Na'dze [nɑˑʔdzɛ̌]

Number 2

Pronunciation

• Rising tone is placed on the first syllable unless the word has only one syllable.

Basic Words and Phrases

Words
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	[dɒ̌kɒ]	daka	Hello
	[ɸɒs]	fas	Goodbye
Phrases
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	[rɒɛ̌ mɒ̌ɸɛ zǐʒːnɒː]	rae mafe zijna	My name is ...
	[ʧǐnuː niˑʔmɒ̌ɸɛ zǐʒːnɒː mɛ]	chinu ni'mafe zijna me	What is your name?

Breaking Down the Phrases

"My name is..."

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	[rɒɛ̌ mɒ̌ɸɛ zǐʒːnɒː]	rae mafe zijna	My name is ...

• The word "rae" translates to the first person nominative pronoun "I".
• The second word, "mafe", translates to "to have/I have". The infinitive and first person present conjugations of any verb are always the same.
• The final word, "zijna", translates to "name".

What is your name?

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	[ʧǐnuː niˑʔmɒ̌ɸɛ zǐʒːnɒː mɛ]	chinu ni'mafe zijna me	What is your name?

• "Chinu" translates to "what".
• "Ni'mafe" is the present tense second person singular conjugation of "mafe". It means "you have".
• "me" is a particle denoting a question. Particles go at the end of the sentence.