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67 [sixty-seven]

Possessive pronouns 2

Possessive pronouns 2

67 [ሱሳንሸውዓተን]

67 [susanishewi‘ateni]

ናይ ዋንነት ቃላት 2

[nayi wanineti k’alati 2]

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the glasses እቲ -ነ-ር እቲ መነጽር እ- መ-ጽ- ------- እቲ መነጽር 0
it---e--t--i-i itī menets’iri i-ī m-n-t-’-r- -------------- itī menets’iri
He has forgotten his glasses. ንሱ------ረ-ዑ-። ንሱ መነጽሩ ረሲዑዎ። ን- መ-ጽ- ረ-ዑ-። ------------- ንሱ መነጽሩ ረሲዑዎ። 0
n-s- m---t-’ir- -e-ī--wo። nisu menets’iru resī‘uwo። n-s- m-n-t-’-r- r-s-‘-w-። ------------------------- nisu menets’iru resī‘uwo።
Where has he left his glasses? መ--ሩ --ይ--ዩ---ዑ-? መነጽሩ ኣበይ ድዩ ረሲዑዎ? መ-ጽ- ኣ-ይ ድ- ረ-ዑ-? ----------------- መነጽሩ ኣበይ ድዩ ረሲዑዎ? 0
m-n---’--u-abeyi d--- r---‘---? menets’iru abeyi diyu resī‘uwo? m-n-t-’-r- a-e-i d-y- r-s-‘-w-? ------------------------------- menets’iru abeyi diyu resī‘uwo?
the clock እ- ሰዓት እታ ሰዓት እ- ሰ-ት ------ እታ ሰዓት 0
i-a s-‘ati ita se‘ati i-a s-‘-t- ---------- ita se‘ati
His clock isn’t working. ሰ-ቱ ተ-ላ--። ሰዓቱ ተባላሽያ። ሰ-ቱ ተ-ላ-ያ- ---------- ሰዓቱ ተባላሽያ። 0
se--tu--ebala-hi--። se‘atu tebalashiya። s-‘-t- t-b-l-s-i-a- ------------------- se‘atu tebalashiya።
The clock hangs on the wall. እታ-ሰ-- -ብ -ንደቕ-ተሰ-ላ-ኣላ። እታ ሰዓት ኣብ መንደቕ ተሰቒላ ኣላ። እ- ሰ-ት ኣ- መ-ደ- ተ-ቒ- ኣ-። ----------------------- እታ ሰዓት ኣብ መንደቕ ተሰቒላ ኣላ። 0
i----e‘a--------e---e--’i-t-s----ī-a-al-። ita se‘ati abi menidek-’i tesek-’īla ala። i-a s-‘-t- a-i m-n-d-k-’- t-s-k-’-l- a-a- ----------------------------------------- ita se‘ati abi menideḵ’i teseḵ’īla ala።
the passport እቲ-ፓ-ፖ-ት እቲ ፓስፖርት እ- ፓ-ፖ-ት -------- እቲ ፓስፖርት 0
i-- pasi----ti itī pasiporiti i-ī p-s-p-r-t- -------------- itī pasiporiti
He has lost his passport. ን--ፓ-ፖርቱ --ኑዎ። ንሱ ፓስፖርቱ ሲኢኑዎ። ን- ፓ-ፖ-ቱ ሲ-ኑ-። -------------- ንሱ ፓስፖርቱ ሲኢኑዎ። 0
n-su -----o--t- s---nuw-። nisu pasiporitu sī’īnuwo። n-s- p-s-p-r-t- s-’-n-w-። ------------------------- nisu pasiporitu sī’īnuwo።
Where is his passport then? ፖ-ስ-----በይ ጌ--? ፖኣስፖርቱ ኣበይ ጌሩዎ? ፖ-ስ-ር- ኣ-ይ ጌ-ዎ- --------------- ፖኣስፖርቱ ኣበይ ጌሩዎ? 0
po--si-oritu-a-e-i-gē---o? po’asiporitu abeyi gēruwo? p-’-s-p-r-t- a-e-i g-r-w-? -------------------------- po’asiporitu abeyi gēruwo?
they – their ንሳ-- --ና-ም ንሳቶም - ናቶም ን-ቶ- - ና-ም ---------- ንሳቶም - ናቶም 0
ni----m- - nat--i nisatomi - natomi n-s-t-m- - n-t-m- ----------------- nisatomi - natomi
The children cannot find their parents. እ-- -ልዑ-ንወለ--- ----። እቶም ቆልዑ ንወለድኦም ሲነሞም። እ-ም ቆ-ዑ ን-ለ-ኦ- ሲ-ሞ-። -------------------- እቶም ቆልዑ ንወለድኦም ሲነሞም። 0
i--m--k’o-i---n-w---di’--i s-----m-። itomi k’oli‘u niweledi’omi sīnemomi። i-o-i k-o-i-u n-w-l-d-’-m- s-n-m-m-። ------------------------------------ itomi k’oli‘u niweledi’omi sīnemomi።
Here come their parents! ግን---ድኦ- እነ- ይመጽ--። ግን ወለድኦም እነዉ ይመጽኡ ። ግ- ወ-ድ-ም እ-ዉ ይ-ጽ- ። ------------------- ግን ወለድኦም እነዉ ይመጽኡ ። 0
g-ni w--edi’om----ewu y-mets’i-- ። gini weledi’omi inewu yimets’i’u ። g-n- w-l-d-’-m- i-e-u y-m-t-’-’- ። ---------------------------------- gini weledi’omi inewu yimets’i’u ።
you – your ን-------ት-ም ንስኹም - ናትኩም ን-ኹ- - ና-ኩ- ----------- ንስኹም - ናትኩም 0
n--iẖ--- - na-i-umi nisih-umi - natikumi n-s-h-u-i - n-t-k-m- -------------------- nisiẖumi - natikumi
How was your trip, Mr. Miller? መ--ኹም-ከመይ-ሩ፣ ---ሙለር? መገሻኹም ከመይኔሩ፣ ኣቶ ሙለር? መ-ሻ-ም ከ-ይ-ሩ- ኣ- ሙ-ር- -------------------- መገሻኹም ከመይኔሩ፣ ኣቶ ሙለር? 0
m-gesh--̱u----e-e---ēru- -to-m-le-i? megeshah-umi kemeyinēru፣ ato muleri? m-g-s-a-̱-m- k-m-y-n-r-፣ a-o m-l-r-? ------------------------------------ megeshaẖumi kemeyinēru፣ ato muleri?
Where is your wife, Mr. Miller? ሰ--ት-ም---ይ ---ኣ- ሙለር? ሰበይትኹም ኣበይ ኣላ ኣቶ ሙለር? ሰ-ይ-ኹ- ኣ-ይ ኣ- ኣ- ሙ-ር- --------------------- ሰበይትኹም ኣበይ ኣላ ኣቶ ሙለር? 0
se-e-i---̱u----bey- a-a a-o -ul--i? sebeyitih-umi abeyi ala ato muleri? s-b-y-t-h-u-i a-e-i a-a a-o m-l-r-? ----------------------------------- sebeyitiẖumi abeyi ala ato muleri?
you – your ን-ኽን---ና--ን ንስኽን - ናትክን ን-ኽ- - ና-ክ- ----------- ንስኽን - ናትክን 0
nis---i-i-- n-tik--i nisih-ini - natikini n-s-h-i-i - n-t-k-n- -------------------- nisiẖini - natikini
How was your trip, Mrs. Smith? መገሻ-ን--መ- -ሩ--ይ-- ሽ--? መገሻኽን ከመይ ኔሩ ወይዘሮ ሽሚት? መ-ሻ-ን ከ-ይ ኔ- ወ-ዘ- ሽ-ት- ---------------------- መገሻኽን ከመይ ኔሩ ወይዘሮ ሽሚት? 0
mege-h--̱-ni k-m-----ē------iz--o--h-m-ti? megeshah-ini kemeyi nēru weyizero shimīti? m-g-s-a-̱-n- k-m-y- n-r- w-y-z-r- s-i-ī-i- ------------------------------------------ megeshaẖini kemeyi nēru weyizero shimīti?
Where is your husband, Mrs. Smith? ሰ----ን ኣበይ -ሎ --ዘሮ-ሽ--? ሰብኣይክን ኣበይ ኣሎ ወይዘሮ ሽሚት? ሰ-ኣ-ክ- ኣ-ይ ኣ- ወ-ዘ- ሽ-ት- ----------------------- ሰብኣይክን ኣበይ ኣሎ ወይዘሮ ሽሚት? 0
se-i--yik-----be-i--lo wey-z-r--sh--ī--? sebi’ayikini abeyi alo weyizero shimīti? s-b-’-y-k-n- a-e-i a-o w-y-z-r- s-i-ī-i- ---------------------------------------- sebi’ayikini abeyi alo weyizero shimīti?

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Genetic mutation makes speaking possible

Man is the only living creature on Earth that can speak. This distinguishes him from animals and plants. Of course animals and plants also communicate with each other. However, they do not speak a complex syllable language. But why can man speak? Certain physical features are needed in order to be able to speak. These physical features are only found in humans. However, that does not necessarily mean that man developed them. In evolutionary history, nothing happens without a reason. Somewhere along the line, man began to speak. We do not yet know when exactly that was. But something must have happened that gave man speech. Researchers believe that a genetic mutation was responsible. Anthropologists have compared the genetic material of various living beings. It is well known that a particular gene influences speech. People in which it is damaged have problems with speech. They can't express themselves well and have a hard time understanding words. This gene was examined in people, apes, and mice. It is very similar in humans and chimpanzees. Only two small differences can be identified. But these differences make their presence known in the brain. Together with other genes, they influence certain brain activities. Thus humans can speak, whereas apes cannot. However, the riddle of the human language is not yet solved. For the gene mutation alone is not enough to enable speech. Researchers implanted the human gene variant in mice. It didn't give them the ability to speak… But their squeaks made quite a racket!