saat001.002 saat001.002.001 1.620 2.620 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle Formulaic initiation of riddle. See Hausa almara (fiction). The vowel between l and m is phonetically a schwa - transitional vowel. kà'àlə̀màaráa saat001.002.002 2.390 3.390 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl formulaic response. No meaning attached to it by MM. saat001.002.003 3.430 4.430 Markus ǹzṹwã̀ m- 1PS- agp- zũwa roast v -LHL -RLS -vtone ògínó à- NC2- nc- gínó peanut n míndà m- 1PS- agp- inda see v -LHL -RLS -vtone hè hà- AGR2- ag- ì PRO ncpro cé cé NEG neg I roasted groundnuts (at night, in the morning) I didn't see them Noun class pronoun. It is pronounced ha in the recording but Musah insists on 'ha'. Musa also says that the words in brackets should have been included in the riddle. This seems to be the one riddle that everyone knows, so perhaps this is why it was OK to have it in shortened form. The full form is ìnzúwaǹ ògínó [in kàhín'ìn, in kwán'àn] míndà hè cé saat001.002.004 4.650 5.580 Ishaya cìccérè cìccérè star n yì ì- AGR3- ag- ì COP cop it's a star Ishaya gave the singular form but with the plural copula. Musa says the correct form should be with the plural form of the noun. saat001.002.005 6.150 7.150 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle saat001.002.006 6.850 7.850 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.007 8.270 11.460 Markus wúnà wú- 3PS- daff- nà ART art zzá CDup- NC8- nc- zá person n vì v- AGR8- ag- ì COP cop ùyôo u- 3PS- agp- yoo go v -LHL -RLS -vtone a̋ a̋ LOC prep kádábá kà- NC1- nc- dábá bush(countryside) n ǹ ǹ and conj ìláɗì, ì- NC3- nc- láɗì speed n àmáa àmá but conj ùtôonò u- 3PS- agp- toono come_back_home v -LHL -RLS -vtone ǹháalú m̀- NC5- nc- háalú journey n there was a man/he went to the bush running, he came back walking Not sure about vowel/cons length for toono and haallu. saat001.002.008 12.000 13.000 Ishaya kɔ́mmɔ́ kɔ́mmɔ́ dirt? n kwì kù- AGR9- ag- ì COP cop it's the toilet Vowel-initial prefix (I think that because the ku- vowel has been absorbed). check vowel-length saat001.002.009 13.410 14.130 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle saat001.002.010 14.130 15.000 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.011 15.270 20.800 Markus wúnà wú- 3PS- daff- nà ART art zzá CDup- NC8- nc- zá person n vì v- AGR8- ag- ì COP cop ùyôo u- 3PS- agp- yoo go v -LHL -RLS -vtone mòhínò mà- NC4- nc- hino digging n ma̋ayáyù ma̋- AGR4.GEN- aggen- à- NC2- nc- yáyù root n hőoróogò ha̋- AGR2.GEN- aggen- à- NC2- nc- róogò cassava n there was a man / he went digging roots of cassava Note three tone levels on assoc construction. tone on horogo, as well as vowel length on prefix vowel máyāyù, hòorōogò saat001.002.012 22.370 24.670 Markus ánà ánà when conj ùdúkwànà u- 3PS- agp- dukwa go v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone ǹ ǹ and conj mànáa mà- NC4- nc- náa cow n mi̋itángì ma̋- AGR4.GEN- aggen- ì- NC3- nc- tángì item n when he went with a donkey (lit. 'little cow of carrying') Ana was translated as Hausa 'dai'. Musa insists on mitengi, but phonetically it is me- and grammatically it looks like it should be ag4, not ag5. This is Hoffman's coalescence rules for prefixes: a + i = e meetangi tone on miitangi saat001.002.013 25.540 27.600 Markus ùyôonò u- 3PS- agp- yoono stir v -LHL -RLS -vtone hínò hino digging n róogò, róogò cassava n wáyà w- 3PS- agp- aya come v -LHL -RLS -vtone ùtángù u- 3PS- agp- tangu carry_on_head v -LHL -RLS -vtone a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n he went digging cassava, he carried on his head Not sure about the waya - I added that myself, but there is something there. The a (in) is deleted, but it seems to give its high tone to the prefix of katiin uyono uhino? saat001.002.014 28.560 34.090 Markus ù'úngò u- 3PS- agp- 'ungo rise v -LHL -RLS -vtone a̋ a̋ LOC prep kwá'à, kù- NC9- nc- 'wá'à compound n yìní yìní what question yì? ì- AGR3- ag- ì PRO ncpro he went home, what is it? saat001.002.015 34.440 35.330 Ishaya màjàkí? mà- NC4- nc- jàkkíi donkey n a donkey? saat001.002.016 37.000 41.550 Markus á'à á'à no intj cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úréǃ ù- NC7- nc- ré town n no, give me a town! This is a kind of forfeit - if you can't guess you have to offer a town to the riddler. saat001.002.017 40.110 40.950 Musa cíi caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone vì vì 3PS.PRO pro úréǃ ù- NC7- nc- ré town n give him a townǃ saat001.002.018 43.340 44.810 Ishaya ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro Tùngàn... *Tùngàn... *** *** Kàɗè... *Kàɗè... *** *** I give you Tungan Kad'e Tungan Kad'e is a hamlet about 2km away from Galadima. saat001.002.019 45.000 46.320 Markus á'à á'à no intj ǹtá'à m- 1PS- agp- ta'a want v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg Tùngàn... *Tùngàn... *** *** Kàɗè... *Kàɗè... *** *** no I don't want TK. saat001.002.020 48.470 49.430 Ishaya tò tò OK intj ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** OK I give you Makuku saat001.002.021 51.290 53.300 Markus á'à á'à no intj Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** báa báa there_is_no neg ǹgútù m̀- NC5- nc- gútù cripple n ǹtá'à m- 1PS- agp- ta'a want v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** no / Makuku there's no cripples / I don't want Makuku a'a sounds like baa on tape but Musa insists it is a'a even after listening with headphones. nguttu? saat001.002.022 56.480 57.390 Ishaya ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro Sàkábà *Sàkábà *** *** I give you Sakaba saat001.002.023 60.000 61.140 Markus Sàkábà *Sàkábà *** *** báa báa there_is_no neg àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n gẽ́i gẽ́i much adv Sakaba there's not many people saat001.002.024 61.410 62.410 Ishaya ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro Kánòo... *Kánòo... *** *** I give you Kano Musa says the Cicipu form should actually be Konoo (same tones). This makes sense given the vowel-cooccurence restrictions. saat001.002.025 62.590 64.890 Markus yâuwá...ǃ *yâuwá... *** *** ǹrâa m- 1PS- agp- raa eat v -LHL -RLS -vtone Kánòo... *Kánòo... *** *** ǹ ǹ and conj ìtángì ì- NC3- nc- tángì item n a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n fine (Hausa)! I eat Kano with thing on my head i.e. he ate the market and carried back the things he bought saat001.002.026 65.000 67.000 Markus ǹgútú m̀- NC5- nc- gútù cripple n gútù gútù cripple n míllè mì- AGR5- ag- llè that dem mâayà m- AGR5- agv- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone mídòonùwó mi- AGR5- agv- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro may these cripples come and stay with you. malefactive applicative Does the reduplication emphasise the large number of cripples in a town like Kano? long t? saat001.002.027 67.000 71.100 Markus àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n 'étẽ́i 'étẽ́i fine adj héllè hà- AGR2- ag- llè that dem ǹ ǹ and conj àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n hi̋icìnjì ha̋- AGR2.GEN- aggen- ì- NC3- nc- cìnjì money n ǹ ǹ and conj àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n hi̋móotà ha̋- AGR2.GEN- aggen- ì- NC3- nc- móotàa car n hâyà ha- AGR2- agv- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwá a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro may these fine people and people of money and people of cars come and stay with me There may be a coalesced a- agreement prefix between haya and o-donuwa híicīnjì, hímōotà saat001.002.028 71.830 72.990 Ishaya hâayà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone gó gó TOP part ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone ìvɔ́ ìvɔ́ 2PS.PRO pro may they stay with you Ishaya is referring to the cripples. Hausa translation of 'odonuo' is sun zauna maka. The tone on ivoo is obscured by a child crying, I'm not sure of what I've transcribed. Is it ivoo or vu? saat001.002.029 72.810 76.880 Markus hâayà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ádòonùwá a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù, mù 1PS.PRO pro lápà lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg ìrí ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n yínà? ì- AGR3- ag- nà ART art ìpándárí ì- NC3- nc- pándárí forgetting n yì ì- AGR3- ag- ì COP cop may they come and stay with me. You don't know the thing? Forgetting. ba ka san mene ne ba? There may be a coalesced a- agreement prefix between haya and o-donuwa last word amo is extra-low tone. the last vowel is actually fall-rise, presumably this is ynq intonation. Does ipandarii have a derivational suffix -rii? Is this related to the word for thing? here Markus means the fine people should stay with him ìríinà = ìrí yínà saat001.002.030 77.460 80.360 Markus wàtò, wàtò that_is_to_say part ùyúu u- 3PS- agp- yuu CONT aux -LHL -RLS -vtone hìnò hino dig v -L -L -INF -vtone ù'úngò u- 3PS- agp- 'ungo rise v -LHL -RLS -vtone ùnáhà u- 3PS- agp- naha leave v -LHL -RLS -vtone màjàkí mà- NC4- nc- jàkkíi donkey n llè llè that dem it's like this, he was digging he got.up he left the donkey there [in the bush] Markus actually says min, not lle, but is this a performance error? hínò - what kind of a tone pattern is this if said with normal intonation? saat001.002.031 80.560 83.620 Markus wáyà w- 3PS- agp- aya come v -LHL -RLS -vtone ùtángù u- 3PS- agp- tangu carry_on_head v -LHL -RLS -vtone a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i, kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n ùnáhà u- 3PS- agp- naha leave v -LHL -RLS -vtone màjàkí mà- NC4- nc- jàkkíi donkey n 'ũ̂ 'ũ̂ there loc 'ásù 'ásù place n wúnà wú- AGR7- ag- nà ART art ùhínònò u- 3PS- agp- hino dig v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone àyáyù à- NC2- nc- yáyù root n he carried [them] on his head...he left the donkey there at the place he was digging roots far distal deictic compared to the previous sentence. I added waya myself - there is something there. saat001.002.032 84.000 86.560 Markus víndà v- 2PS- agp- inda see v -LHL -RLS -vtone mèmékú... *mèmékú... *** *** úvà'ànù ù- NC7- nc- va'a tie v -nu -RES -res -L -COMPL -ntone wáyà w- 3PS- agp- aya come v -LHL -RLS -vtone ùnáhà u- 3PS- agp- naha leave v -LHL -RLS -vtone mè m- AGR4- ag- ì PRO ncpro 'ũ̂ 'ũ̂ there loc you see instead of tying. he left it there maimako úvà'àǹú is a noun which takes wi copula and means tying (Hausa daurawa). mʌ̀mùgó tone on u va'anu saat001.002.033 86.770 88.500 Ishaya á'à á'à no intj lêe lêe there loc ìpándárí ì- NC3- nc- pándárí forgetting n yìcé ì- AGR3- ag- cé NEG neg kàmìyáatà kà- NC1- nc- mìyáatà hardship n kéǃ kà- AGR1- ag- ì COP cop that wasn't forgetting it was difficulty! I think he means difficulty for the man in the bush rather than for the riddle-guesser tone on ipandari saat001.002.034 89.440 90.440 Markus à'àlàmàaráǃ à- NC2- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddless saat001.002.035 90.560 91.610 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.036 92.210 94.210 Markus kàdábá kà- NC1- nc- dábá bush(countryside) n kókúllò, kà- AGR1- ag- kùríllò eight num kànáhà ka- AGR1- agv- naha leave v -LHL -RLS -vtone dágá dágá belt_k.o. n The bush burned / it left a belt yā ƙone anaphoric gender agreement saat001.002.037 94.490 95.490 Ishaya ùyáa ù- NC7- nc- yáa road n road saat001.002.038 95.370 96.260 Markus à'àlàmàaráǃ à- NC2- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddles! saat001.002.039 96.220 96.860 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.040 97.860 100.270 Markus ìrí, ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n ìrí ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n yìyáa i- AGR3- agv- yaa arrive v -LHL -RLS -vtone wɔ́ɔtɔ̀, ù- NC7- nc- ɔ́tɔ̀ moon n u'úyònò u- 3PS- agp- 'úyó light adj a̋ a̋ LOC prep íɗáa ì- NC3- nc- ɗáa ground n a thing matches the moon, it shines on the ground Note short vowel at end of iri even prepausally. Is this closed off by a glottal stop? There is a nasal vowel or an n in 'ja' but couldn't get Musa to reproduce it (he says it is a mistake by Markus) I don't really understand the riddle. Yams are dark outside and white inside, but the moon? is shining here a gerund? is 'uyono the verb? Is it person agreement, nc7, or ag7 agreement? saat001.002.041 104.280 105.000 Ishaya ǹlápà m- 1PS- agp- lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg I don't know saat001.002.042 105.450 106.260 Markus tò, tò OK intj cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úrée ù- NC7- nc- ré town n OK / give me a town "muu ure" coalesces to give a short u vowel I think. saat001.002.043 107.160 107.820 Musa cìyɔ́ɔ tì- NC6- nc- yɔ́ɔ yam n tì tì- AGR6- ag- ì COP cop it's yams ci- sounds like ti-. saat001.002.044 109.337 109.897 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddleǃ saat001.002.045 109.840 110.570 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.046 113.660 115.710 Markus kùlácí kù- NC9- nc- lácí young_woman n [kűkwá'à] kű- AGR9.GEN- aggen- kù- NC9- nc- 'wá'à compound n kúttù kù- AGR9- ag- ttù 1PP.POSS ppro kúllṹu kúllṹu every_day adv kùzílá kù- NC9- nc- zila bathing n kwì kù- AGR9- ag- ì COP cop A young girl [of our house] washes every day Musa said that the word in brackets should have been there. Check tone on prefix of kukwa'a. not convinced by long u in kulluun. saat001.002.047 116.700 117.330 Ishaya kúsílú kù- NC9- nc- sílú tuwo_stick n stirring stick the meaning of the riddle is that they wash the stick afterwards. saat001.002.048 117.980 118.600 Markus 'àlàmàaráǃ 'àlàmàará riddle n riddleǃ saat001.002.049 118.610 119.280 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.050 119.380 121.000 Markus súkúsúkú súkúsúkú rustling? ideo ùkóndònò u- 3PS- agp- kondo enter v -na -VENT -vent -LHL -RLS -vtone cè cé NEG neg rustling it (e.g. the wind) can't enter note inanimate person agreement (with 'fence') saat001.002.051 121.480 122.380 Ishaya tìttúmò tì- NC6- nc- ttúmò granary_cover n tí, tí similar_to prep Thatched roof (of a granary) fence is the correct answer - when the fence is blowing it makes a noise, but it never comes into the compound saat001.002.052 126.190 127.040 Ishaya kèdérèníi kè- NC1- nc- dérèníi cornstalk_fence n kè à- GR1- g- ì COP cop it's a fence saat001.002.053 127.710 128.389 Markus 'àlàmàaráǃ 'àlàmàará riddle n saat001.002.054 128.300 129.090 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl No riddles forthcoming - they couldn't think of any more saat001.002.055 139.250 140.000 Markus 'àlàmàaráǃ 'àlàmàará riddle n saat001.002.056 140.000 140.920 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl No riddles forthcoming - they couldn't think of any more and then moved on to a folktale. This is taken from later on in the file, after Markus' first folktale saat001.002.057 161.000 162.000 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle saat001.002.058 162.690 163.320 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.059 166.360 170.900 Markus ìnáa ì- NC3- nc- náa cow n yɔ̋ɔsɔ́ɔ i̋- AGR3.GEN- aggen- ɔ̀sɔ́ɔ father n víttù vì- AGR8- ag- ttù 1PP.POSS ppro páttì páttì all quant kàmángá kà- NC1- nc- mángá rope n kòtò kà- AGR1- ag- tò one numadj ké kà- AGR1- ag- ì COP cop àsívà'ã̀ a- 3PP- agp- si- HAB- asp- va'ã tie v rè rè 3PP.PRO pro all the cattle of our father it's with one rope that they tied them. the normal word order would be "asiva'an re kamanga koto (*ke)". the ke is not allowed in SVO word order. Start of a new section of riddles. yɔ́ɔsɔ̀ɔ saat001.002.060 171.000 171.970 Ishaya kùvísù kù- NC9- nc- vísù broom n kwì kù- AGR9- ag- ì COP cop it's a broom The v is rounded. saat001.002.061 174.000 175.000 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n saat001.002.062 175.000 176.080 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.063 178.000 179.080 Markus ǹkóllò m- 1PS- agp- kollo look_at v -LHL -RLS -vtone míndà m- 1PS- agp- inda see v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè cé NEG neg I looked I didn't see tone is definitely low on cee check this low ce saat001.002.064 184.120 184.920 Ishaya ángá à- NC2- nc- ngáa tooth n hè hà- AGR2- ag- ì COP cop it's teeth saat001.002.065 185.210 187.510 Markus ǹkóllò m- 1PS- agp- kollo look_at v -LHL -RLS -vtone míndà m- 1PS- agp- inda see v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè, cé NEG neg cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úrée ù- NC7- nc- ré town n I looked I didn't see give me a town mu ure coalesces to give a short u vowel. saat001.002.066 195.810 197.410 Ishaya ǹkóllò m- 1PS- agp- kollo look_at v -LHL -RLS -vtone míndà m- 1PS- agp- inda see v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg àmù àmù 1PS.PRO pro lápà lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg I looked I didn't see / I don't know See high tone on ce, contrasting with the utterance-final low of Markus given above. saat001.002.067 198.600 199.250 Markus cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úrée ù- NC7- nc- ré town n give me a town muu ure coalesces to give a short u vowel. saat001.002.068 200.000 201.000 Ishaya tò tò OK intj ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** OK I give Makuku saat001.002.069 201.400 203.000 Markus ǹrâa m- 1PS- agp- raa eat v -LHL -RLS -vtone Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** ǹ ǹ and conj ìtángì ì- NC3- nc- tángì item n a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n I eat Makuku with things on my head check tone on a katiin, which was odd before L H L saat001.002.070 203.270 205.000 Markus ǹgútú m̀- NC5- nc- gútù cripple n gútù gútù cripple n míllè mì- AGR5- ag- llè that dem mâayà m- AGR5- agv- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ńdòonùwó m- AGR5- agv- doonu sit_down v -wa -ANTIC -antic -HL -IRR -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro May those cripples come and live with you Note the n- prefix where before we had mi-. Also it seems to be low tone, not high. This may of course simply be a contraction - when I went through this with Musa we put mi- instead of n-. the l sounds short not long saat001.002.071 205.000 207.310 Ishaya á'à á'à no intj ǹgútù m̀- NC5- nc- gútù cripple n mâyà m- AGR5- agv- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone dòonù, doonu sit_down v -HL -IRR -vtone àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n 'étẽ́i 'étẽ́i fine adj háyà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro No may the cripples come and live with you, may the fine people come and live with me saat001.002.072 207.240 208.660 Markus àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n 'étẽ́i 'étẽ́i fine adj hâayà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro may the fine people come and live with me saat001.002.073 207.670 209.610 Ishaya àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n 'ètẽ̀i 'étẽ́i fine adj háyà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwò a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro may the fine people come and live with me saat001.002.074 210.460 211.460 Markus lápà lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg ìrí ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n yínà? ì- AGR3- ag- nà ART art you don't know it? tone goes up right at the end. saat001.002.075 211.000 212.000 Ishaya ǹlápà m- 1PS- agp- lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cé cé NEG neg I don't know saat001.002.076 212.260 212.940 Markus cìyímbó tì- NC6- nc- yímbó blind_person? n tì tì- AGR6- ag- ì COP cop It's a blind man long m? saat001.002.077 213.300 214.360 Markus sáa sáa or conj ùkóllò u- 3PS- agp- kollo look_at v -LHL -RLS -vtone ùnáhà u- 3PS- agp- naha leave v -LHL -RLS -vtone úwìndà ù- NC7- nc- inda see v -L -COMPL -ntone even if he looks he didn't see lit. he left seeing The w- prefix has a high tone. saat001.002.078 216.240 216.990 Markus kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle saat001.002.079 216.940 217.740 Ishaya àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response Markus couldn't think of anymore saat001.002.080 232.000 233.000 Ishaya kà'àlàmàará kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n káavù kà- AGR1- ag- ávù 2PS.POSS ppro your riddle This is what you say when you want to start telling riddles saat001.002.081 233.000 234.000 Markus àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.082 234.000 235.310 Ishaya gàngàrà gangara roll v -L -L -L -INF -vtone gàngàrà gangara roll v -L -L -L -INF -vtone hár... *hár... *** *** Kánòo... *Kánòo... *** *** rolling rolling until Kano har is Hausa. not sure of tone on verb, or even if it is a verb. saat001.002.083 236.800 237.650 Markus màcìjí mà- NC4- nc- cìijíi calabash n mè m- AGR4- ag- ì COP cop it's a calabash Not sure about vowel length on maciijii saat001.002.084 238.000 239.510 Ishaya á'à á'à no intj cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úrée ù- NC7- nc- ré town n no give me a town mu ure coalesce to a long u saat001.002.085 243.320 244.150 Markus tò tò OK intj ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro pâa pâa here loc OK I give you here The vu seems to undergo lenition to wu. saat001.002.086 245.230 246.000 Ishaya pâa pâa here loc yìní yìní what question yónò yo be v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone pâa pâa here loc here? what's here? me yake nan? i.e. there's nothing of value here. saat001.002.087 246.090 247.000 Markus a̋ a̋ LOC prep kà'íngàwà kà- NC1- nc- 'íngàwà village n kámpà kà- AGR1- ag- mpà this dem in this village "a ka'ingawa" pronounced agaangaa HHL - Musa says 'a' here is really ncaa (I give) saat001.002.088 247.510 249.340 Ishaya tò tò OK intj ǹrâa m- 1PS- agp- raa eat v -LHL -RLS -vtone ká'íngàwà kà- NC1- nc- 'íngàwà village n kámpà kà- AGR1- ag- mpà this dem ǹ ǹ and conj ìtángì ì- NC3- nc- tángì item n a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n OK I eat this village with things on my head the wa in ka'ingawa is not in the audio file, but this is the word I was given when discussing with Musa saat001.002.089 249.650 253.250 Ishaya àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n bàa báa there_is_no neg 'étẽ́i 'étẽ́i fine adj héllè hà- AGR2- ag- llè that dem háyà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone vù, vù 2PS.SG pro àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n 'étẽ́i 'étẽ́i fine adj háyà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù, mù 1PS.PRO pro lápà lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè cé NEG neg ìrí ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n yínà? ì- AGR3- ag- nà ART art may the non-nice people come and stay with you / may the nice people come and stay with me // you don't know it? saat001.002.090 253.310 253.810 Markus ḿ'm̀... *ḿ'm̀... *** *** no saat001.002.091 253.900 254.530 Ishaya kàkátà kà- NC1- nc- kátà headpad n kè kà- AGR1- ag- ì COP cop it's a headpad tone saat001.002.092 257.260 257.740 Markus tò tò OK intj OK! saat001.002.093 258.860 259.579 Ishaya kà'àlàmàaráǃ kà- NC1- nc- 'àlàmàará riddle n riddle saat001.002.094 259.610 260.320 Markus àbílà'ájìǃ àbílà'ájì response_to_riddle excl response saat001.002.095 260.480 266.980 Ishaya dàgà dègè from prep 'ũ̂ 'ũ̂ there loc hõ̂i hõ̂i far adv múuwànà m- 1PS- agp- uuwa feel v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone kùɗô kù- NC9- nc- ɗôo voice n kűkámã́yã̀ kű- AGR9.GEN- aggen- kà- NC1- nc- mã́yã̀ elder n (kóvôo) kà- AGR1- ag- vô 1PS.POSS ppro from far off I heard the voice of my older brother. This is Musa's correction - Ishaya' actually says drum (cikoto) instead of voice. He also starts off in Hausa (daga can...) kūkámã̄ỹà tone? saat001.002.096 268.130 269.000 Markus cìkóotò tì- NC6- nc- kóotò drum n tì tì- AGR6- ag- ì COP cop It's a drum saat001.002.097 269.590 271.050 Ishaya á'à, á'à no intj cáa caa give v -LH -IMP -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro úrée ù- NC7- nc- ré town n no give me a town saat001.002.098 273.250 273.990 Markus tò tò OK intj ǹcâa m- 1PS- agp- caa give v -LHL -RLS -vtone Màkúukù... *Màkúukù... *** *** OK I give Makuku saat001.002.099 274.490 275.800 Ishaya tò tò OK intj ǹrâa m- 1PS- agp- raa eat v -LHL -RLS -vtone mè m- AGR4- ag- ì PRO ncpro ǹ ǹ and conj ìtángì ì- NC3- nc- tángì item n a̋ a̋ LOC prep kátĩ́i kà- NC1- nc- tĩ̂i head n OK I eat it with things on head Note noun class pronoun. Kaduna and Kano would be referred to as ke, apparently, and Sakaba and Diri as vi - shows that there are phonological rules at work in gender assignment too. saat001.002.100 276.430 277.990 Ishaya àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n hè'ètẽ̀i hà- AGR2- ag- 'étẽ́i fine adj héllè hà- AGR2- ag- llè that dem hâayà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone mù mù 1PS.PRO pro may these fine people come and stay with me saat001.002.101 277.990 280.840 Ishaya ɔ̀bɔ́wɔ́ à- NC2- nc- bɔ́wɔ́ thief n héllè hà- AGR2- ag- llè that dem àzá à- NC2- nc- zá person n hánà hà- AGR2- ag- nà ART art lúbànà laba lack v -na -PFV -asp -LHL -RLS -vtone tìlípã̀i tì- NC6- nc- lípã̀i good n hâayà a- 3PP- agp- aya come v -HL -IRR -vtone ódòonùwó a- 3PP- agp- doonu sit_down v -wa -APPL -appl -HL -IRR -vtone vù vù 2PS.SG pro lápà lapa know v -LHL -RLS -vtone cè cé NEG neg ìrí ì- NC3- nc- rí thing n yínà? ì- AGR3- ag- nà ART art may those thieves and the people lacking goodness come and stay with you / you don't know the answer? Check tone on tilipai and also agreement on article - is it a long a previously? 'The people lacking goodness' is what Musa gave but it is NOT what Ishaya said. He said s.t like check tone on tilipain and lapa ce àzáː lə̀bài tìlìpâi hájá dónú vùː saat001.002.102 280.930 281.300 Markus ḿ'm̀... *ḿ'm̀... *** *** no saat001.002.103 282.170 283.650 Ishaya kàmá kàmá like conj kèlèngúu... *kèlèngúu... *** *** like a talking drum kelengu is a Hausa word. saat001.002.104 283.740 284.390 Markus gùláa... *gùláa... *** *** a talking drum 8/3 this is Hausa too. I've also heard gulee According to Musa the noise travels as far as from Galadima to Makuku (4 km) saat001.002.105 284.440 285.660 Ishaya ẽ̀hẽ̂eǃ ẽ̀hẽ̂e fine intj gùláa... *gùláa... *** *** yes, a talking drum saat001.002.106 285.560 286.560 Markus m̀hḿ... *m̀hḿ... *** *** yes saat001.002.107 286.760 287.420 Ishaya tò tò OK intj yã́anà yãa do v -LH -IMP -vtone -nà -IMP.PL -imp OK do. He wants Markus and Musa to carry on saat001.002.108 304.540 305.560 Markus gúyà guya can v -LHL -RLS -vtone kòmísòoní? kò- NC1- nc- mísòoní story n do you know a folktale? saat001.002.109 307.210 308.600 Ishaya m̀pándà m- 1PS- agp- panda forget v -LHL -RLS -vtone kòmísòoní, kò- NC1- nc- mísòoní story n m̀pándà m- 1PS- agp- panda forget v -LHL -RLS -vtone 'ũ̂ 'ũ̂ there loc kòmísòoní kò- NC1- nc- mísòoní story n I forgot folktale, I've forgotten folktale perfect ../audio/saat001_file02.mp3 audio/x-wav