Intro
In the following video, people in Bamako, Mali respond to my questions about the nafa ('benefit; utility') of greetings.
The video itself is a single "question segment" from Episode 1 of Na baro kè.
Watch
Watch the video without the subtitles. If they are on, click on the little "CC" symbol and turn them off.
Watch & Read
Now turn on the subtitles in Bambara/Jula (click on the little "CC" button) and read along.
If you are lost, you can also switch it into English and then re-watch in Bambara/Jula.
And remember, you can also slow down the video to make it easier to follow along. I recommend 75%. Click on the little gear symbol.
List of Selected Grammar Points
- Coming later
Grammar Points Explained
- Coming later
Vocab
- nafa
- benefit; utility
- foli
- greetings
- ka foli kɛ
- to greet [Lit. "to do greeting"]
- laada
- custom; culture
- adamadenya
- humanity; human-ness
- jɔsen
- pillar [Lit. "stand-foot"]
- seli
- prayer
- ka seli
- to pray
- silamɛya
- Islam
- k'à bonya
- to respect sb
- bonya
- respect
- k'à jate
- to count sth; to take sth into account
- karisa
- so-and-so
- ɲɛnama
- "good" [Lit. "alive"]
- taamaseere
- symbol; sign
- sɛbɛ
- serious
- mɔgɔ-sɛbɛ
- upstanding person [Lit. "person serious"]
- mɔgɔsɛbɛya
- upstanding person-ness [Lit. "serious-person-hood"]
- k'à matarafa
- to reinforce sth; to make sth whole
- kunko
- problem; worry [Lit. "head-affair"]
- bolofa
- trust; confidence; satisfaction [Lit. "hand-fill"]
Vocab will be here at some point!