Writing Cummings Devices
Chapter 6
CYCLE 19
| M-l | |||
| èmwan | èmwan ɔ ghi dì'à | here | He lives here now. |
| ghi | ɛ̀bhò nâ ɔ̀ ghi ye | now | He lives in this city now. |
| ebha | ebha ɔ ghi dì'à | there | He lives there now. |
| diya | òwa nâ ɔ ghi dì'à | live in | He lives in this house now. |
| ye | idùmwun nâ ɔ̀ ghi ye | to be | He now lives (is) on this street. |
| M-2 | |||
| k'èkè | d'èkè n' èjonì ghi di'ǎ? | What place | Where does John now live? |
| kere | diɛ̀bhò n' ɔ kerě? | come from | Where does he come from? |
| C-1 | |||
| A: | d-ɛ̀b?ò ? ejɔnì kerě? | A: | where is John from? |
| B: | èshìkagò ɔ kerè. | B: | He is from Chicago. |
| A: | èbha ɔ ghi dì'à? | A: | Does he live there now? |
| B: | ɛò, ɛ̀r̄ ebha 3 ghi dì'à | B: | No, he does not live there now |
| émwan ɔ̀ ghi ye. | He is here now. |
Comments on Example 6
Again, the C-phase is relatively strong. Notice that it brings in yes-no questions, which had been covered in a previous lesson, and also that it recombines elements from the M-phase more boldly than C-1, C-2 of Example 5.
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