Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 10.7: Exercise 2 - Solutions

1. Combine the following sentences into relative constructions:
Example: Ïbaräma noá rebaá. Ïyñ meá papaá. Ïbaräma aâ õreábaá noá yñ meá papaá.
1a. Wõde abõfraá noá kõõ ayaresaábeáa. 1b. Ïyareá. Wõde abõfraá aâ õyaáreá noá kõõ ayaresaábeáa.
2a. Ïbaáa bä gyina hõá. 2b. Ïyñ õkyerñkyerñáni. Ïbaáa aâ õgyäna hõá noá yñ õkyerñkyerñáni.
3a. Nnäpa noá firaáfiàra ntomaá kõkõõá. 3b. Wõán nanaá awuá. Nnäpa aâ wõán nanaá awuá noá firaáfiàra ntomaá kõkõõá.
4a. Ïkæé kyerñáñà wõn. 4b. Na wõdii n'akyä. Ïkæé kyerñáñà wõán aâ na wõdäì n'akyä.
5a. Aémmaá daa õbaräma noá aseá. 5b. Ïkyññ no sikaá. Aémmaá daa õbaräma aâ õkyñáñà no sikaá noá aseá.
6a. Mmarimaáa noá redä agoárõ. 6b. Wõnkõá sukuáuà. Mmarimaáa aâ wõnkõá sukuáuà noá redä agoárõ.
7a. Ïkyerñkyerñáni noá tõõ ataadeáñ. 7b. Ïde ataadeáñ noá maa ne baá. Ïkyerñkyerñáni noá de ataadeáñ aâ õtõáõà noá maa ne baá.
8a. Ïbaräma noá redõá n'afuáom. 8b. Ïpñ adwuáma paa. Ïbaräma aâ õpñá adwuáma paa noá redõá n'afuáom.
9a. Ïbaáa paánin noá firaá kenteá. 9b. Ïyñ heámmaáa. (= Queenmother) Ïbaáa paánin aâ õyñá heámmaáa noá firaá kenteá.
10a. Woáhuànuu õbaräma noá? 10b. Ïbaräma noá atõá kaáaà foáforõ. Woáhuànuu õbaräma aâ õaátõá kaáaà foáforõ?

2. Translate by transforming the following sentences into relative constructions:
1a. The man is running away. 1b. He is a thief (= korõmfoáõ). Ïbaräma aâ õyñá korõmfoáõ noá redwaneá.
2a. Did you meet the woman? 2b. I went to school with her. Woáhyiàaáaà õbaáa aâ meneá noá kõáõà sukuáuà?
3a. I bought cloth yesterday. 3b. It was not expensive at all. Ñnnoára metõõ ntomaá aâ neá 'boáõ nyñá deán koáraa.
4a. The European came here. 4b. What did he bring? Ïburonä aâ õbaáaà haá noá de deáñn brññeá?
5a. Some children are playing. 5b. Do they go to school? Mmõfraá aâ wõreádi agoárõ noá kõá sukuáuà?
6a. The woman is lying in bed. 6b. She's sick. Ïbaáa aâ õyaáre noá daá mpaá soá.
7a. I bought cloth. 7b. It was expensive. Metõõ ntomaá aâ neá 'boáõ yñá deán.
8a. A person is sitting under the tree. 8b. Ask him. Bisa onäpa aâ õteána duaá noá aseá noá!
9a. I saw a woman on the bus to Accra. 9b. She is very beautiful. Mehþþ/Mehunuu õbaáa aâ ne hüé yñá fñfñá noá wõ Nkran bõáõàs noá muá.
10a. I saw a man in the shop. 10b. He is ugly. Ïbaräma noá aâ mehþéþè/mehuánuuà noá wõ sitõáõm noá hüé yñ tan.

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