Unit 5: Time Expressions + Prayer Times

waxtu

time/ period

fajar

dawn

subë teel

early in the morning

midi/diggu bëccëg

midday/noon

ngoon

afternoon

ci subë si/gi

in the morning

ci bëccëg bi

during the day

ci guddi gi

during the night

kañ

when? (questions)

tey

today

subë/ëllëg

tomorrow

démb

yesterday

ci wiken bi

during the weekend

wiken biiy ñëw

next weekend (lit. this coming weekend)

wiken bii paase/weesu

last weekend (lit. this past weekend)

léég-léég /saa-saa

from time to time/sometimes

yenn saa yi

sometimes/some of time

njël (b)

dawn

bërset/bëtset

daybreak

jant feenk

sunrise

subë (s,g)

morning

yoor-yoor (b)

mid-morning

diggu bëccëg (b)

midday

bëccëg (b)

daytime/daylight

njolloor (b)

around one/two o'clock

ngoon (s)

afternoon

jant so

sunset

guddi (g)

night

xaaju guddi (g)

middle of the night

fajar

dawn prayer

tisbaar

(g) early afternoon prayer

tàkkusaan (j)

late afternoon prayer (around 5 pm)

timis (g)

sunset prayers (around 6̀30 -7 pm)

gee/geewe (g)

evening prayer

am na ñaari at

two years ago

déwén

next year

ren

this year

daaw

last year

daaw-jéég

year before last

daawaati-jéég

three years ago

am na ñeenti fan

four days ago

su/bu weer wi deewee

at the end of the month

ba ci kanam

in a little bit, later

ba jant fenk/so

until sunset/sunrise

bu jant fenkee/sowee

when the sun sets/rises

balaa

before

gannaaw

after

sànq

earlier/a little while ago

keroog

the other day

bërkaati démb

day before the day before yesterday

bërki démb

day before yesterday

geewe (g)

evening prayer

guddi

night

juróóm-ñaari waxtu

seven o'clock

saa-saa

from time to time / sometimes