Gbagli lagoon
Gùngbè
Gbagli to Họgbonu. Gùngbè — a Gbe tongue, not Yoruba.
Beginner Intermediate Professional Kids yard Eré Nu xó
Yard school
A short path a child can clap.
Ogu is Gùngbè (ISO guw). The voice is a song: high ´, mid, low `. Same letters, new word — tɔ́ is father, tɔ̀ is the lagoon. Two writings: Benin primers use ɛ ɔ; Gbagli books often use ẹ ọ. Same mouth.
intermediate
Gànmɛ̀ — time
Today, tomorrow, and the hour. Aboh: égbè = today.
Today and tomorrow The week in five words. The hours Morning to night, without rushing.intermediate
Yì — on the road
Aboh: yì go, wá come. Then sit and eat.
Go and come The two verbs that move a day. At the table Hungry, thirsty, enough.intermediate
Wehọmẹ — the written page
Gungbe Wikipedia (guw.wikipedia.org) is the largest living written Gùngbè. Ouémé schools taught the 1975 orthography.
A line from Gungbe Wikipedia Read it slowly. ẹ ọ here — Wikipedia’s pen. The school also writes ɛ ɔ. A line from Aboh Porto-Novo Gungbe, written for the grammar. The school keeps the sentence.intermediate · wisdom
Nu xó — the road
Gùngbè keeps short wise lines at Gbagli and Họgbonu. Not Yoruba òwe. Wikipedia writes ẹ ọ; the school also writes ɛ ɔ. If your town says it differently, send the town form.
Nu xó — the road When to use them. Nu xó · sitting 3 The longer ones, still one breath. Nu xó · sitting 4 The road sitting. Nu xó · sitting 5 Town and market òwe. Nu xó · sitting 6 Keep them in the mouth.intermediate
Azǎn — the week
Vodúnzán is Sunday in the Gbe week — the vodun day. Not the English calendar pasted on.
Name the day The Gbe week as the house still names it.intermediate
Láflá — the body unwell
Headache, fever, medicine — adult speech.
It hurts Say where, then ask for help.intermediate
Àkwɛ́ — money
Pay, change, expensive — the stall and the bank.
Pay well Price is a conversation.