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Basic Course
Unit 4
/y/ | |||
| yəlləm | 'no' | ayyə | 'he saw' |
| bəlay | 'upon' | Kəyy | 'red' |
| məlləyət | 'to be separated' | mələyyət | 'to separate' |
/z/ | |||
| məzor | 'to turn' | azzəzə | 'he ordered' |
| wənz | 'river' | gəzzu | 'they bought' |
| gənzəb | 'money' | bəzza | 'it multiplied' |
/ž/ | |||
| žəle | 'unarmed' | Kažžə | 'he talked in his sleep' |
| murıž | 'a kind of grass' | ažžə | 'it suppurated' |
| gəži | 'governor' | gıžž | 'purchase' |
/ž/ and /j/ are usually interchangeable.
Substitution Drills
Use the proper Noun Suffix ('Possessive') Pronoun as indicated by the English pronouns listed to the right of the following sentences.
| məSıhafe Tıru nəw. | his | her | |
| your (pl.) | our | your (pol.) | |
| their | your (fem.) | your (masc.) | |
| məkinawo ızzih nəw. | your (masc) | her | our |
| his | your (fem.) | their | |
| your | her | ||
Correlation-Substitution Drills
Change the form of the underlined verb (equivalent to the English 'I have, you have,' etc. or 'I don't have, you don't have,' etc.) to agree with the pronouns listed to the right of each sentence.
| Tıru məSıhaf alləw. | ıne | ınnəssu | antə |
| ınnantə | ırsu | anci | |
| ırsıwo | ıñña | ırswa | |
| ırsaccəw |
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