Pre-Reading Questions
- N'i mako ye fani kudalu la, i di mun kɛ? I di olu sɔdɔn ɲa di?
- I kusan karali la? Mun dɔ, ɔnhɔn wala ɔn-ɔn?
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SITUATION: Sita is talking to her friend, Fanta (who knows how to sew a bit) about fadiyabɔ ('clothing').
-- SITA: Fanta! Duriki karata y n bolo. Jon ne ye i la faninu karala?
-- FANTA: À di n ma, n ye à kara k'à ɲa.
-- SITA: Jeli ye à kara sara di?
-- FANTA: À suu juman?
-- SITA: N ye à fɛ ka i la duruki suu le kara.
-- FANTA: À to n ye i misiri ta.
-- SITA: À kan bonnɛn, jeli ye o di?
-- FANTA: Wa muwan ni loolu.
-- SITA: Awa, n ye na tuma juman?
-- FANTA: Na bi kunɲɔɔn.
Vocab
- fadiyabɔ
- clothing
- k'à kara
- to sew sth (cf. k'à kala(n) in Bambara/Jula)
Flashcards will be here someday!
Activity
You are in Guinea and have been invited to a wedding, but you don't have an appropriate outfit. Imagine that you reach out to Fanta for help. What kind of clothing would you order? What would Fanta suggest? Do you think that your clothes will be ready on time? Create the scene!