Language Animals (Intermediate)

Animal Extended Sentences

Mko

Mko ndaw.  Wango yawen e’da yan.  Jak shna gego wash gbek nmi jen.  Nmenpedan amo zizbakwet.  Wiyas geshe nmi jen.

I am a bear.  I live in a den.  I eat all kinds of sweet stuff. 

I like the taste of honey.  I also eat meat.

Ged gene

Ged gene ndaw.  Ni jan o neneyem.  Me gwesegya nde dnes.  Neneyem dodo shabo ndeshmek e’ga chi yan.  Wika she mishkosen e’wep mich yan.  Nde gde ges weye e’bwa wabmegwyan e bza nshen yan. 

I am a fawn.  The doe is my mother.  I stay in the thick bush (woods).  My mom feeds me milk when I am really small.  Finally I start eating grass.  I am spotted so no one can see me when I lay still.

Mek Chako

Mek Chako ndaw.  Mbish kik eye yeyan.  Kwedbik mi ne nambik nde dnes.  Mne doshesek ndemwak mi ne zgemek. 

I am a frog.  I stay on wetlands.  I stay on top of water and under water.  I eat insects and mosquitoes. 

Mo e'we

Mo e’we ndaw.  Wango e’da yan.  Mtegwakgik nde dnes.  Mich bye Yek mi ne mich byesek nde mowak.  E bme da kiwek ndo shton e’da yan.

 I am a wolf.  My home is a den.  I stay in the forest.  I eat small animals and animals.  I make my home on hill sides.

Es ben

Es ben ndaw.  Nangodgen wangok nde dnes mi ne Mtegok begwnesjek.  Mek chako yek, zinakwegeshiyek nde mwak mi ne jak shna gego mbik ednesimgek.  Nge sibinan gego e’migan e’michyan. 
Nekmek shna nde dnes. 

 I am a raccoon.  Once in a while I stay in a den (in the ground) and in the trees that have holes in them.  I eat frogs, crabs, and all kinds of things that live in the water.  I wash anything that I eat.  I stay all over.

Mek

Mek ndaw.  Mtegosen nde yonen eshe toyan e’da yan.  Mbik temget e’da yan.  Negek nmi jen mi ne jibkesen.  Ezadi, weye o mamo mnowenmek.  Pene gbengen ndo shto nen.

 I am a beaver.  I use small sticks to make my home.  My home is on the water.  I eat bark and small roots.  Popple is the one I like the most. 

I make dams all the time.