Difference between revisions of "Kamba and English/Lexical selection"

Revision as of 14:50, 27 April 2023

One-to Many Mappings

Case 1
(kam) na → 
i. (eng) and
ii. (eng) but

Example i. Na syaatu ii ni nzau. → But these shoes are new.

Example ii. Mbui, Ngiti na Ng’ombe mai anyanyae anene. → Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends.

Generalization: Undetermined

Case 2
(kam) nthĩ → 
i. (eng) ground 
ii. (eng) earth
iii. (eng) country

Example i. Nĩyavalũkile nthĩ na yanyaĩka tũlungu tunini. → It smashed into pieces on the ground.

Example ii. Nake ngai wa matu Nyame aĩ na ũĩ w’onthe ĩũlũ wa nthĩ. → The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the earth.

Example iii. Ĩndĩ no nginya ũsyoke nthĩ ĩla nasyaĩwe... → But thou shalt go unto my country...

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   '''Case 2'''
-  (kam) ''na'' → i. (eng) ''and''; ii. (eng) ''but''
+  (kam) ''nthĩ'' →
-  Example 1. ? → ?
+ i. (eng) ''ground''
- Example 2. ? → ?
+ ii. (eng) ''earth''
-* (kam)
+  iii. (eng) ''country''
+'''Example i.''' Nĩyavalũkile nthĩ na yanyaĩka tũlungu tunini. → It smashed into pieces on the ground.
+'''Example ii.''' Nake ngai wa matu Nyame aĩ na ũĩ w’onthe ĩũlũ wa nthĩ. → The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the earth.
+'''Example iii.''' Ĩndĩ no nginya ũsyoke nthĩ ĩla nasyaĩwe... → But thou shalt go unto my country...
 == Eng → Kam ==
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