Chapter 5 - Or Karnn | MY FAMILY TREE

OBJECTIVES:
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to describe people by using the verbs j, ni
- How to use the negation k
- How to use the interrogative ta ni
- How to describe ones family

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) wn r ( Vocabulary )

wn r ( Vocabulary )

Nouns
aw differences
br younger sibling
gb older person
agbol compound
dgb neighborhood
gblagb older person
agbjr lawyer
kjp collection
akk student
lf peace
apgn pharmacist
pnl respect
ara body
culture
bal male head (of family)
burw ugly
dkt doctor
gbn older sibling
k studies
w beans
gbogbo all
dgbsk progress, development
dbl prostration
dl family (immediate)
l town, city, country
gbgb belief
igun branch (of family)
pd meeting
gn medicine
tum the meaning
kd in fact

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) wn r ( Vocabulary )

mlb family (extended)

ojoojm every month
k husband
olr head
ooo every month
ss every week
onj food
j market
md youth
pjwr emergency
ppar settling of; completion of
wr gold

Noun Phrases
brda lgbj brother (of somebody)
t b organization of family

Verbs
dr confused, disorganized
fn for
gb to live in/at
gbd must
j to eat
j to be
knl kneel down
par to complete
sr to talk
t if
tm s translates to/means/implies
w p said that

Verb Phrases
b tl to be born following
kra j to get together
l dr can lead to chaos; can be disorganized

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) wn r ( Vocabulary )

k t has/have not yet

ma wy always takes place
lgbra to be strong
e kk is important; is crucial
e ptk is important

Adjectives
ga tall
kr small
kr short
kkan each
sanra fat
tbi big
tnnrn skinny (thin)

Adverbs
pr only

Conjunction
ti and
ntor y because of this
ntor p because
npa about

Prepositional phrases
lrn among, in the middle of
ngb mrn at other times

Interrogative
ml ni how many?

Other Expressions
ni t b juni l anyone that is older than oneself
d y ni w p this/that is why
k ay gn for the world to be in good shape
gbn ti ye wisdom and understanding
kan lra one of

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

Lesson 1 - k Kn:
The verbs j to be and ni to be

The Verb J

The verb j implies to be. It is frequently used with professions.

For example:

Ladi j dkt. Ladi is a doctor.

Fadrera j agbjr. Fadrera is an attorney/a lawyer.
Mo j akk. I am a student.

The verb j can be used to link phrases.

For example:

w j onj t dra lti j Beans are good to eat.

J can also be used to express ones age.

For example:

Kmi j m dn mw Kmi is 10 years old

Mm mi j m ogj dn My mother is 40 years old

J + negation

J k e

Ladi j dkt Ladi k e dkt

Ladi is a doctor Ladi is not a doctor

Mo j akk N k e akk
I am a student I am not a student

Kmi j m dn mw Kmi k e m dn mw
Kmi is 10 years old Kmi is not 10 years old

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

The verb Ni

In Yorb, ni is another form of the verb to be as used in the sentences below:

mi ni mma Tnd. I am Tnds mother.

Dkt ni Ldi. Ladi is a doctor.

la ni j Tomorrow is market day.

y ni wr Mother is gold.

However, one cannot say:

* Dkt j Ldi
* la j j

one would rather say

Ldi j dkt
la j j j

Negation k

When ni is negated, it becomes k ni, as found in the examples below:

mi ni bba Ky. I am Kys father.

mi k ni bba Ky. I am not Kys father.

wn ni mm mi. She is my mother.

wn k ni mm mi. She is not my mother.

Ol ni br Ad Ol is Ads younger sibling.

Ol k ni br Ad Ol is not Ads younger sibling.

wn ni olk r? Is s/he your teacher?

Rr, wn k ni olk mi. No, he is not my teacher.

Regular pronouns cannot be used with ni as in the following examples:

*Mo ni dkt
* ni olk

Similarly, k cannot be used with regular pronouns as in the following examples:

*Mo k ni dkt
* k ni olk

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny n d.
Respond to the following questions negatively.

1. bb r ni olr l?

2. wn ni gbnn Kk?

3. w ni dkt?

4. j ti ej ni snn?

5. mi ti w ni yin?

I e 2
Y wn gblhn y s d.
Turn the following into negative.

1. Bb mi j olr l.

2. wn ni gbnn mi.

3. j lp.

4. mi ti iw ni r.

5. Mo j agbjr.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kn ( Lesson 1 )

I e 3
Lo j tb ni lti fi d wn lfo wny.
Use j or ni to fill out the blank spaces below.
1. Mm mi ns.

2. mi m i n il-w.

3. Wn jgbn n il-w mi.

4. wn mm r?

5. mi m bbaTd.

6. me o. md ni.

I e 4
Y wn gblhn wny s d.
Turn the following sentences into negation.

1. Mo j ns

2. A j akk

3. O j dkt

4. j jgbn

5. j olk

6. Wn j olr l

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

Lesson 2 - k Kej:
The interrogative Ta ni
The interrogative ta ni implies who

Ta ni r r?
Ta ni bb r?

srngbs (Dialogue)

l: Bb mi, mo n r kan. Dad, I have a friend.

Bb l: yn dra o. Ta ni r r? Thats nice. Who is your friend?
l: Ork r ni Lre. His name is Lre.
Bb l: Ta ni bba Lre ? Who is Lres father?
l: jgbn ndre ni bba Professor ndre is Lres
Lre father.

Cultural Vignette: PNL

pnl j kan lra ti i wn Yorb. Yorb ma pa lwe p: ni t b ju ni

l l juni n . tum y ni p, ni t b ju nyn l n gbn ti ye ju nyn l. wn
Yorb tn ma wp: bw fn gb ni k j k ay gn. Ely tm s p: il ay
dr ntor w p wn nyn k e pnl t y fn wn t j wn l.

Bb ti y nyn nkan k l y k nyn e pnl fn. e ptk fn gbogbo nyn

lti e pnl fn gbn, b, ar ti ojlm t b jun l. nyn k gbd pe gblagb
lrk. Brda lgbj tb ti/ssta lgbj ni nyn gbd pe ni t b jun l.
dbl ni knrin ma k ni t b ju nyn l. wn obnrin ma knl lti fi
pnle wn hn. N n mrn, nyn k gbd lo fn ni t b dgb ju nyn l,
kd k j w p dn kn pr ni ni n gb lw nyn. ni t k b n k il n ma
pe gblagb lrk. Ara k il ni b a ti e k w t b ju nyn l.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kej ( Lesson 2 )

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Ta ni y k nyn e pnl fn?

2. K ni pnl n il Yorb?

3. Ta ni ma pe gblagb lrk?

4. K ni tum we y: ni t b ju ni l l juni n?

5. K ni pnl n l r?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Lesson 3 - k Kta:
b n dl Mta ( Three Generations of a Family )

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 1
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. K ni ork dle bb dk?

2. K ni ork bba bb dk?

3. Ta ni mm dk?

4. Ta ni m m lnk?

5. Ta ni wn m m lnk?

6. m ml ni lnk n?

7. m m ml ni lnk n?

8. Ta ni Baball?

9. Ta ni bro Gbdb?

10. Ta ni gbn dk?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 2
Par wn r wny.
Complete the following sentences.

B pr:
Baball ni k Ttll. un ni bba Atink ti Gbdb. un s ni k m lnk
ti Adny

1. Adny ni

2. Gbdb ni

3. Oltk ni

4. Bd ni

5. Atink ni

I e 3
S lt ni tb lt k fn wn gblhn wny.
State whether the following sentences are true or false.
t ni t k
1. dk ni k lp.
2. lp ni yw dk.
3. Atink ni m m lnk.
4. Bd ni bb Atink.
5. Adny ni bba bba Gbdb.
6. Baball ni bba Gbdb.
7. Oltk ni gbnn Ttll.
8. lnk ni yw Adny.
9. lp ni m Bd.
10. Bd ti Tt ni wn m Adny ti lnk.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 4
Dhn wn br wny.
Answer the following questions.

B pr:
k Ttll ni? Baball

1. Bba bb dk ni?

2. b dk ti lp ni?

3. Bba Bd ni?

4. m Bd ni?

5. m Baball ti Ttll ni?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

W wn r wny.
Look for these words in the puzzle below. Pay attention to the tones!
pnl gblagb brd gbn dbl wr dl olr dgbsk

g b a l a d b d l
d l e l o b l a g l
w d g b s d l e l a a
d k b k k o l
w u r l e a g b a l a g
t b d b g m b
g i d b d g j b n o
d d o d p o k l b a l
k g l b d l b b k n
o g a b i t s a n n g b
l o r n r b l d b a
a d s l b r d k i
k o r b l d l a r i
a d b o d b i g d b
b d g b s k k e

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

Cultural Vignette: b n il Yorb

N il Yorb, mlb j kjp pap igun. Bal il ni olr igun kkan. t b j

nkan t e ptk fn lf lrn wn m b ti l lpap. d y ni w p, lf
lrn mlb e kk fn dgbsk l. Yorb n gbgb w p l l dr t lf k
b s lrnin mlb. Gbogbo nyn ni gbd j mlb kan tb mrn. Ntor y ni
Yorb fi ma s w p: A k wy k m lb. pde mlb ma wy n ss
tb n ooo. Ngb mrn, wn mlb m n pd pjwr. Gbogbo mlb tn
ma kra j lti e gbyw, smlrk ti jdek.
Gbogbo b ni n olr b. Olr b j knrin t dgb jl nnu mlb. gbn ngb
mrn olr b l j obnrin t dgb jl nnu mlb. Ara wn oje olr b ni ppar
aw lrn wn mlb. Olr b tn ma oj wn mlbi r n pd dgb,
pd agbol, tb pd l. e ptk k olr b r i w p b k t m un lr.
dgbsk b n e pl ir olr b t wn b n.

I e 6
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. K ni ptk mlb n il Yorb?

2. Ta ni olr b n il Yorb?

3. K ni i olr b nn b ti n l?

4. K ni mlb j fn dgbsk l?

5. K ni tum mlb?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 7
Tm wn r wny ni de Yorb.
Provide the meanings of the following words in Yorb Language.

1. olr

2. pd

3. gbd

4. oje

5. bal il

r ds (Monologue)

bk sr npa bi r fn Arbnrin Flad, olk r.

bk is talking about her family to Mrs. Flad, her teacher.

b mi ( My Family )

b mi ni b Addran
gb n l bdn n dgb ygnk. Bb ti y mi b m mrin. kb wn j
Adol. m dn mjllgbn ni wn. Apgn s ni wn pl. Wn n yw. Ork
ywo wn ni Gbmi. Wn b m mj, Doyin ti Ytnd. knrin ni Doyin. Doyn j
m dn mrin. Ytnd s j m dn mj. m kej t bb ti mm mi b ni
Bmp. Bmp j m gbn dn. Dkt ni wn, gbn wn k t f k. ni t
tl Bmp ni Jd. m dn mrndnlgbn ni wn. Agbjr ni wn. Wn s b
m kan t ork r j Rnk. Rnk j m o mta. mi ni bgbyn nn b
mi. Ork mi ni bk. Mo j m dn mjllgn. Mo w n Yunifst ti l bdn.
Mo k npa k gn.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 8
Dhn wn br wny.
Respond to the following questions.
1. K ni ork ni t sr?

2. K ni i t Bmp e?

3. Ip wo ni Adol w nn b y?

4. K ni ork dgb wn bk?

5. K ni ork yw Adol?

6. Ta ni wn b tl Bmp?

7. m dn ml ni Jd?

8. K ni ork wn m Adol?

9. K ni ork il-w gga bk?

10. K ni ork b y?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 9
Par wn r wny.
Complete the following based on the monologue.

B pr:
m dn mjllgn ni = bk

1. Apgn ni =
2. yw Adol ni =
3. Doyin ti Ytnd ni =
4. m keji bb ti mm mi ni =
5. m dn mrin ni =
6. m dn mj ni =
7. m gbn dn ni =
8. Dkt ni =
9. k npa k gn =
10. m mta ni =
11. bgbyn ni =
12. Agbjr ni =
13. m dn mrndnlgbn ni =
14. m Yunifst ni =
15. sr npa bi r =

r ds (Monologue)

b Aknwl

Ork mi ni Ll. Ork bb mi ni Fmi. Ork mm mi ni lnk. Mo n abr

mta. Ork wn ni Jd, By ti Bnmi. Jd ti By ni wn abr mi knrin, Bnmi
s ni br mi obnrn. Jd ni m kej. By ni m kta. Bunmi ni br mi bgbyn.
gb n l k. Mo frnan gbogbo wn b mi gan-an ni.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

b Aknwl
Baba ati Mama

Femi Olanikee

Lola Jide Bayo Bunmi

I e 10
Dhn wn br wny n knrr.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. K ni ork bi Ll?
2. K ni ork bba Jd?
3. Ta ni By?
4. K ni ork wn bro Ll?
5. Ta ni lnk ?
6. K ni ork gbnn Ll?
7. Ta ni Bnmi?
8. m ml ni w nn b Aknwl?

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 11
M y t b tn nn wn dhn wny.
Circle the correct answer.

1. Ork bba Ll ni?

a. Gbnga
b. Fmi
c. By
d. eun

2. K ni ork bro By?

a. Ll
b. Bnmi
c. Kmi
d. Jd

3. m ml ni lnk b?
a. m mta
b. m mrnn
c. m kan
d. m mrin

4. gbn ml ni Bnmi n?
a. Mj
b. Mta
c. Mf
d. Mrin

5. l wo ni b Aknwl gb?
a. bdn
b. Abkta
c. k
d. Il-If

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 12
Tm wn r wny ni de Yorb.
Provide the meanings of the following words in Yorb language.

1. My brother-in-law
2. Her mother-in-law
3. His niece
4. Your nephew
5. My first cousin
6. Our uncle
7. Your aunt
8. My grandfather
9. Their great grandfather
10. Her grandmother

I e 13
So wn t bara mu ni w A ti w B pap.
Match the words in column A with those in column B.
A B
b Younger sibling
Bb Older sibling
Mm Grandmother
Bba bb Grandfather
Mma mm Mother
gbn Father
br Family

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 14
So wn t bara mu ni w A ti w B pap.
Match the words in column A with those in column B.
A B
knl Respect
dbl Culture
pnl Compound
Kneeling down
Agbol Prostration

I e 15
Ya wrn b r. T o b e e, ya wrn y tt d ran kta.
Draw a picture of your family, if possible a three- generation family tree.

1. Generation

2. Generation

3. Generation

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Kta ( Lesson 3 )

I e 16
M ft b r w s kls. Fi ft b r han r r, j k r r gbynj by l s
npa wn b r fn .
Bring a picture of your family to class. Show it to your partner in class, and let your partner
guess who the members of your family are.

I e 17 N mj mj. ( In pairs)
Nnu kls, lls ft, e pjwe b r fn r r, k r r n s e pjwe bi r
fn w n. k ohun t s fn ara yn sl.
In pairs, without pictures, let each student describe his or her family to his or her partner.
Each of you should write down what the other person said.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Lesson 4 - k Krin:
Describing people

br mi knrin lgbra My younger brother is strong

r mi sanra My friend is fat
Mo kr I am short
Td ga Td is tall

gbnn mi tnnrn My older sibling is skinny

Bb mi kr My father is short
r mi tbi My friend is big
K kr k ga S/he is neither tall nor short

nyn dd a black person

nyn pupa a light-skinned person
nyn funfun a white person

Abl ny. sanra. K ga. ni. Snd ny. tnnrn. ga. yl.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

Knl ny. tbi. lgbra. Tt ny. K kr. K ga.

Aknkanj nyn ni.

Gerunds are formed from adjectival verbs.

Some examples of adjectival verbs include ga (tall), sanra (fat) and tbi (big).
ga gga
sanra ssanra
tbi ttbi

However, some adjectival verbs do not follow the above structure.

Some examples include:

kr kker small
kr kkr short
bur bbur wicked, mean

Gerunds can be used to describe people. They follow their nouns.

For example:

mm mi j nyn gga my mother is a tall person

OR

nyn ssanra ni bb mi my father is a fat person

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

The prefixes on-, al-, l-, l- (one who is ) can be added to the noun to describe people.

For example:

gbn lgbn
n aln
wpl onwpl

Example:

mm mi j lgbn

OR
mm mi j lgbn nyn

OR
lgbn nyn ni mm mi

r ds (Monologue)
Ol e pjwe bi r nnu kls.
Ol is describing his family in the classroom.
Bb mi tnnrn, wn s dd. Mm mi sanra, wn s pupa. Wn lw. K e p
bb mi brw o! Wn j lgbn, aln ti onrl. Wn s tn j nyn gga.
Mm mi j onwpl. Wn k e ongbraga. Wn k ga bi bb mi. Wn k s kr
pp. Wn j nyn rere. Wn s j mlwb nyn.

I e 1
S lt ni tb lt k fn wn gblhn wny.
State whether the following sentences are true or false.

t ni t k
1. Bb Ol sanra.
2. Mm Ol ga.
3. Bb Ol j onwpl.
4. Bb Ol k brw.
5. Mm Ol k gbraga.

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 Or Karnn ( Chapter 5 ) k Krin ( Lesson 4 )

I e 2
e pjwe wn nyn wny.
Describe the following people.

B pr:
Britney Spears = kr, kr, k gbraga.
1. George H. W. Bush =
2. Miley Cyrus =
3. 50 Cent =
4. Barack Obama =
5. Michael Jackson =
6. Michael Phelps =
7. Bill Clinton =
8. Hillary Clinton =
9. Carrie Underwood =
10. Michelle Obama =
11. Kanye West =
12. Oprah Winfrey =
13. Will Smith =
14. Paula Abdul =
15. Simon Cowell =
16. Christina Aguilera =
17. Angelina Jolie =
18. Brad Pitt =
19. Jennifer Aniston =
20. Nelson Mandela =
21. Dolly Parton =
22. Percy Sledge =
23. Beyonc Knowles =
24. King Sunny Ade =
25. Fela Anikulapo Kuti =
26. Jennifer Aniston =
27. Denzel Washington =
28. Dalai Lama =
29. Muhammed Ali =
30. Martin Luther King Jr. =

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