APPENDIX.
Reading edition
A Vocabulary of the Short Phrases of the Houssa Tongue.
English. Houssa.
One Deah.
Two Bew.
Three Booko.
Four Foodo.
Five Beaha
Six Shedah.
Seven Buckevee.
Eight Togus.
Nine Farra.
Ten Gomma.
Eleven Gommashadeah.
Twelve Gommashabew.
Thirteen Gommashahooko.
Fourteen Gommashafoodo.
Fifteen Gommashabeah.
Sixteen Gommashashidah.
Seventeen Gommashabuckwee.
Eighteen Gommashatogus.
Nineteen Gommashatarra.
Twenty Ashareen.
Thirty Thallateen.
Forty Harbine.
Fifty Humpseen.
Sixty Setteen.
Seventy Sabine.
Eighty Tissine.
Ninety Tamaneene.
One Hundred Duree.
One Thousand Zumbrudayah.
One day Gunah deah.
One month Wâtah deah.
This minute Yonsoo.
Silver Zinnariyea.
Gold Hasraffa.
Brass Becken Murraffee.
Beads Dushee.
Salt Gesharie.
A woman’s girdle Zanié.
A rogue Mogue.
The sun Ramah.
The moon Wâttah.
The stars Dula.
Morning De Saffey.
Noon Rangah.
Night Nooway.
Day Yow.
A box Sundook.
Wild (a.) Dowah.
An antelope Naming.
A needle Allurah.
A looking glass Mydubee.
A knife Hooker.
A sword Tacobee.
A gun Bindegah.
Curdled milk squeezed and dried in the sun—a kind of cheese Chuckkumarra.
To-morrow morning early Sigovey da Saffey.
Go on as fast as you can for there are robbers in the path Tuffee muzzah muzzah acqui mugo chiken talabah.
Sweep the house Bally gidah.
Wash my shirt Wankee regar.
Mix a little flour and water Damma mossa fouro du boo.
Bring my mat into the hut Kow shimpidah chiken giddah.
Any river Golabee.
The river Niger Golabee Quarra.
Put the baggage on the camel Sadu kiah besah du ba comme.
A wild hog Mugen dowah.
Soldiers of the Sultan Doggalee du Sulakee.
The Sultan’s slaves Bowah de Sulakee.
I am going to my house Ne tuffee giddah.
There are fine horses for sale in the market Acqui dorkee nuggree chikeen caswâh.
What’s the news? Ah fiel—ah bour on donnaih.
Nothing particular, all’s well Baboo coome sa laf fare.
There is war on the road near the city of Kano Acqui yiki chikeen tulabah couso bernee Kano.
Against whom are the people of Kano fighting? Against the sons of dogs and unbelievers? Menenee mutanee birnee Kano yikee yon zu duncollen Caffrée?
Who’s there Maneni acka?
I do not know Ba sanni ba.
Tell him that I should like to see him Fuddee moossa nee shee nashá dubàah.
What’s this town called? Whaso neen du bernee?
It is the town of Catshenah Bernee Catsheenah.
O dear, O dear, O dear, it’s very warm to-day Ki, ki, ki, zafey yow.
I will take a ride in the East to-morrow Ni how dorkee tuffee gubu Sigovey.
How many days’ journey is it from hence to Kano Quanah nowah ranah acka bernee Kano?
There is much water in the path Acqui rowah chikeen talabah daywowa.
THE END.
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