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107 Cards in this Set
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waryaa
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hey! Hi!
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subax
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morning
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wanaagsan
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good
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ma
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positive interrogative mood classifier
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nabad
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peace
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baa
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a focus marker
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waa
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it is; a positive declarative mood classifier
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is
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onself
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ka
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about, from
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warran
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give news
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la
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one (impersonal pronoun)
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Warran!
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Give news (sg.)!
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Warrama!
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Give news (pl.)!
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Keen!
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Bring it (sg.)!
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Keena!
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Bring it (pl.)!
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Tag!
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Go!
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Cun!
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Eat it!
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Jooji!
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Stop it!
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Sug!
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Wait!
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Akhri!
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Read!
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Eeg!
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Look at it!
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Qor!
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Write it!
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Fur!
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Open it!
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Maa shah baa?
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Is it tea?
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Waa shaah.
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It is tea.
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ey
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dog
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sonkor
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sugar
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dukaanka
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the shop
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tagtay
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you went
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haa
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yes
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waan
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positive declarative mood classifier + I
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tegey
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I went
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caleen
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leaves
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keentay
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you brought
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iyo
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and (to join noun phrases)
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caano
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milk
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sonkorba
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as well as sugar
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wax
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thing
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kale
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other
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maya
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no
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laybreeriga
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the library
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laybreerigase
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the library+but
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buug
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book
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…na
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and (to join phrases)
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waa yahay
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okay (lit. it is)
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imminka
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now
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guriga
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the house
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tag
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to go to
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koob
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cup
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ah
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which is
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samee
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to make
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buuggiina
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and the book
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buuggii
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the book
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nabad gelyo
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goodbye
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waan keenay
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I brought
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waad keentay
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You brought
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wuu keenay
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He brought
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way keentay
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She brought
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waynu/waanu keennay
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we brought
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waydin keenteen
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yall brought
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way keeneen
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they brought
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dhisay
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I built, he built
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dhistay
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you built, she built
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dhisnay
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we built
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dhisteen
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yall built
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dhiseen
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they built
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Waad ka baxday.
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You left it there.
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Way qaadday.
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She took it.
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Waad akhriday.
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You read it.
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t-->d after…
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q, kh, c, x, h, and ' (gutterals), d, w, y, vowels
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t-->dh after…
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dh
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Way gaadhay.
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She reached there.
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n-->l after…
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l
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n-->r after…
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r
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Waanu hellay.
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We found it.
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Waanu dirray.
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We sent it.
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lt-->…
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sh
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Waydin gasheen.
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Yall entered.
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Waad heshay.
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You found it.
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I+vowel-->
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I+y+vowel
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Waan akhriyay.
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I read it.
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Way akhriyeen.
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They read it.
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a+ gutteral+een-->
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e+gutteral+een
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Way bexeen.
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They left.
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tag +ay or een-->
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often tegey, tegeen
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t and k at end of syllable-->
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d and g
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m at end of syllable-->
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n
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diid
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to refuse
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baaq
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to announce
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go'
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to cut (intr.)
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dil
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to kill, hit
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miyaan
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positive interrogative mood classifier+I
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miyaad
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positive interrogative mood classifier+you
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miyuu
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positive interrogative mood classifier +he
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miyay
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positive interrogative mood classifier+she
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miyaynu
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positive interrogative mood cl. +we incl.
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miyaannu
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pos. interr. Mood cl. +we excl.
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miyaydin
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pos. interr. Mood. Cl. +yall
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miyay
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pos. interr. Mood cl. +they
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halkaas
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there
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buug fiican
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a good book
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dabadeedna
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and then
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warqad
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letter
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nin
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man
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aammusa
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be quiet (pl.)
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aammus
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to be quiet
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akhriyayaa
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I am reading
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