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| <h3>Basics</h3>
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| <b>yata</b> - <small>greet/farewell</small> - <i>Hello. / Goodbye.</i><br>
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| <b>iyomani</b> - <small>PROX-day-nice</small> - <i>Good day/morning.</i><br>
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| <b>ipuamani</b> - <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> - <i>Good night/evening.</i><br>
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| <b>to tayo ka</b> - <small>manner 2SG.POSS Q</small> - <i>How are you?</i><br>
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| <b>niha, nyasa</b> - <small>fine thank</small> - <i>Fine, thank you.</i><br>
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| <b>ke ata tayo ka</b> - <small>O name 2SG.POSS Q</small> - <i>What is your name?</i><br>
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| <b>____ ke ata nayo</b> - <small>____ O name 1SG.POSS</small> - <i>____ is my name.</i><br>
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| <b>ya pesoni</b> - <small>VOC meet-nice</small> - <i>Nice to meet you.</i><br>
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| <b>tsepa</b> - <small>please</small> - <i>Please.</i><br>
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| <b>nyasa</b> - <small>thank</small> - <i>Thank you.</i><br>
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| <b>nyasampa</b> - <small>thank-much</small> - <i>Thank you very much.</i><br>
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| <b>hako</b> - <small>welcome</small> - <i>You're welcome.</i><br>
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| <b>munyek</b> - <small>be.problem-NEG</small> - <i>No problem.</i> (less formal)<br>
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| <b>yali</b> - <small>pardon</small> - <i>Excuse me.</i><br>
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| <b>na koya</b> - <small>1SG apologize</small> - <i>I'm sorry</i><br>
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| <b>tama</b> - <small>be.good</small> - <i>It's okay.</i> (polite response to "I'm sorry")<br>
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| <h3>Communicating</h3>
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| <b>na unyak</b> - <small>1SG understand-NEG</small> - <i>I don't understand.</i><br>
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| <b>na ke kala unyak</b> - <small>1SG NOM language know-NEG</small> - <i>I don't know Kala.</i><br>
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| <b>ta ke enkala unya ka</b> - <small>2SG O English know Q</small> - <i>Do you know English?</i><br>
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| <b>hina kola ke enkala unya ka</b> - <small>here someone O English know Q</small> - <i>Does someone here know English?</i><br>
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| <b>ke ____ yani ka</b> - <small>O ____ meaning Q</small> - <i>What does ____ mean?</i><br>
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| <b>to ____ kala ka</b> - <small>method ____ say Q</small> - <i>How do you say?</i><br>
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| <h3>Emergencies</h3>
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| <b>itla mutsi!</b> - <small>this emergency</small> - <i>It's an emergency!</i><br>
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| <b>yote!</b> - <small>help</small> - <i>Help!</i><br>
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| <b>na yotehe</b> - <small>1SG help-NEC</small> - <i>I need help.</i><br>
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| <b>na ke yote tayo heya</b> - <small>1SG O help 2SG.POSS need</small> - <i>I need your help.</i><br>
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| <b>tlatsa!</b> - <small>fire</small> - <i>Fire!</i><br>
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| <b>tsonyoko!</b> - <small>police-AG</small> - <i>Police!</i><br>
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| <b>ya nusuko, hika!</b> - <small>VOC steal-AG stop</small> - <i>Stop! Thief!</i><br>
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| <b>na tekatlo heya</b> - <small>1SG heal-AG need</small> - <i>I need a doctor.</i><br>
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