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em giving reasons 2   »   ti ገለ ምኽንያት ምሃብ 2

76 [seventy-six]

giving reasons 2

giving reasons 2

76 [ሰብዓንሽዱሽተን]

76 [sebi‘anishidushiteni]

ገለ ምኽንያት ምሃብ 2

[gele miẖiniyati mihabi 2]

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Why didn’t you come? ስለ--ታ- ኢኻ-ዘይ-ጻእካ? ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
s----i--tay- --̱--ze--mets-a’-ka? sileminitayi īh-a zeyimets’a’ika? s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
I was ill. ሓ----ረ። ሓሚመ ኔረ። ሓ-መ ኔ-። ------- ሓሚመ ኔረ። 0
ḥ---me-n-r-። h-amīme nēre። h-a-ī-e n-r-። ------------- ḥamīme nēre።
I didn’t come because I was ill. ሓ-- ስ--ነበርኩ እየ------ኩ። ሓሚመ ስለዝነበርኩ እየ ዘይመጻእኩ። ሓ-መ ስ-ዝ-በ-ኩ እ- ዘ-መ-እ-። ---------------------- ሓሚመ ስለዝነበርኩ እየ ዘይመጻእኩ። 0
h--mī-----le-in-b-ri----y---eyi----’----u። h-amīme silezineberiku iye zeyimets’a’iku። h-a-ī-e s-l-z-n-b-r-k- i-e z-y-m-t-’-’-k-። ------------------------------------------ ḥamīme silezineberiku iye zeyimets’a’iku።
Why didn’t she come? ስለ---ይ -- ን--ዘይመጸ-? ስለምንታይ ኢያ ንሳ ዘይመጸት? ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ን- ዘ-መ-ት- ------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢያ ንሳ ዘይመጸት? 0
s-lem--itay---ya-n-sa --------’e--? sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti? s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-a n-s- z-y-m-t-’-t-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti?
She was tired. ደ---ኔራ። ደኺማ ኔራ። ደ-ማ ኔ-። ------- ደኺማ ኔራ። 0
de--ī-a-nēra። deh-īma nēra። d-h-ī-a n-r-። ------------- deẖīma nēra።
She didn’t come because she was tired. ደ-- ስለዝ--ረት--ይመጸ-- ። ደኺማ ስለዝነበረት ኣይመጸትን ። ደ-ማ ስ-ዝ-በ-ት ኣ-መ-ት- ። -------------------- ደኺማ ስለዝነበረት ኣይመጸትን ። 0
de--īm- si---i--b---ti-ay----s’e-i-i ። deh-īma silezinebereti ayimets’etini ። d-h-ī-a s-l-z-n-b-r-t- a-i-e-s-e-i-i ። -------------------------------------- deẖīma silezinebereti ayimets’etini ።
Why didn’t he come? ንሱ-ስለምንታይ----ጸን። ንሱ ስለምንታይ ኣይመጸን። ን- ስ-ም-ታ- ኣ-መ-ን- ---------------- ንሱ ስለምንታይ ኣይመጸን። 0
n-su -i-e--nit-y--ay---t-’---። nisu sileminitayi ayimets’eni። n-s- s-l-m-n-t-y- a-i-e-s-e-i- ------------------------------ nisu sileminitayi ayimets’eni።
He wasn’t interested. ድ-የ---ይነ--ን። ድልየት ኣይነበሮን። ድ-የ- ኣ-ነ-ሮ-። ------------ ድልየት ኣይነበሮን። 0
di--ye-i-a---e--r---። diliyeti ayineberoni። d-l-y-t- a-i-e-e-o-i- --------------------- diliyeti ayineberoni።
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. ንሱ-ኣይ-ጸን------ --የት-ስ-ዘይ--ሮ። ንሱ ኣይመጸን መኽንያቱ ድልየት ስለዘይነበሮ። ን- ኣ-መ-ን መ-ን-ቱ ድ-የ- ስ-ዘ-ነ-ሮ- ---------------------------- ንሱ ኣይመጸን መኽንያቱ ድልየት ስለዘይነበሮ። 0
n--- -yimets’eni-m--̱-n-yatu dili-e-i----ezeyi-e--r-። nisu ayimets’eni meh-iniyatu diliyeti silezeyinebero። n-s- a-i-e-s-e-i m-h-i-i-a-u d-l-y-t- s-l-z-y-n-b-r-። ----------------------------------------------------- nisu ayimets’eni meẖiniyatu diliyeti silezeyinebero።
Why didn’t you come? ን-ኻ-ኩም -ለ--ታ- ዘይ-ጻ-ም? ንስኻትኩም ስለምንታይ ዘይመጻኹም? ን-ኻ-ኩ- ስ-ም-ታ- ዘ-መ-ኹ-? --------------------- ንስኻትኩም ስለምንታይ ዘይመጻኹም? 0
nis-h-a---u-i -il-m-n-ta-i ---im---’ah-umi? nisih-atikumi sileminitayi zeyimets’ah-umi? n-s-h-a-i-u-i s-l-m-n-t-y- z-y-m-t-’-h-u-i- ------------------------------------------- nisiẖatikumi sileminitayi zeyimets’aẖumi?
Our car is damaged. መ-ና-----ያት- ። መኪና ተባላሽያትና ። መ-ና ተ-ላ-ያ-ና ። ------------- መኪና ተባላሽያትና ። 0
m--ī---tebala--iya-ina-። mekīna tebalashiyatina ። m-k-n- t-b-l-s-i-a-i-a ። ------------------------ mekīna tebalashiyatina ።
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. መኪ-ና ስለዝ-በላሸ-ት ኢ- -----ና-። መኪናና ስለዝተበላሸወት ኢና ዝይመጻእና ። መ-ና- ስ-ዝ-በ-ሸ-ት ኢ- ዝ-መ-እ- ። -------------------------- መኪናና ስለዝተበላሸወት ኢና ዝይመጻእና ። 0
m-kīn-----i-e-it---la-h--e---īna-z--ime-s’--ina ። mekīnana silezitebelasheweti īna ziyimets’a’ina ። m-k-n-n- s-l-z-t-b-l-s-e-e-i ī-a z-y-m-t-’-’-n- ። ------------------------------------------------- mekīnana silezitebelasheweti īna ziyimets’a’ina ።
Why didn’t the people come? እቶም ----ስ-ምን-ይ-ኢ-- ---ጽኡ? እቶም ሰባት ስለምንታይ ኢዮም ዘይመጽኡ? እ-ም ሰ-ት ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም ዘ-መ-ኡ- ------------------------- እቶም ሰባት ስለምንታይ ኢዮም ዘይመጽኡ? 0
it-m- sebat- s---min---y- ---mi-zey-me--’---? itomi sebati sileminitayi īyomi zeyimets’i’u? i-o-i s-b-t- s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-o-i z-y-m-t-’-’-? --------------------------------------------- itomi sebati sileminitayi īyomi zeyimets’i’u?
They missed the train. ባቡ- --ፋቶ--ከ--። ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ከይዳ። ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ከ-ዳ- -------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ከይዳ። 0
b---r---ed-f----i-keyi-a። baburi gedīfatomi keyida። b-b-r- g-d-f-t-m- k-y-d-። ------------------------- baburi gedīfatomi keyida።
They didn’t come because they missed the train. ባቡር -ዲ--ም--ለ-ዝ--ት እዮም--ይ-ጹ ። ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ሰለ ዝኸደት እዮም ዘይመጹ ። ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ሰ- ዝ-ደ- እ-ም ዘ-መ- ። ---------------------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ሰለ ዝኸደት እዮም ዘይመጹ ። 0
babu---g-d--at-m---ele --------i iy--i--e---ets-u-። baburi gedīfatomi sele zih-edeti iyomi zeyimets’u ። b-b-r- g-d-f-t-m- s-l- z-h-e-e-i i-o-i z-y-m-t-’- ። --------------------------------------------------- baburi gedīfatomi sele ziẖedeti iyomi zeyimets’u ።
Why didn’t you come? ስ----ይ ኢኻ --መጻ--? ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
si------t-y- -h-a---y--e-s’--ik-? sileminitayi īh-a zeyimets’a’ika? s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
I was not allowed to. ኣ----ደ-ይን--ሩ። ኣይተፍቐደለይን ኔሩ። ኣ-ተ-ቐ-ለ-ን ኔ-። ------------- ኣይተፍቐደለይን ኔሩ። 0
a-i--fik----el-y-n- ----። ayitefik-’edeleyini nēru። a-i-e-i-̱-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------- ayitefiḵ’edeleyini nēru።
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ፍቓድ ስ-ዘ---ረኒ-ኢየ-----እ--። ፍቓድ ስለዘይነበረኒ ኢየ ዘይመጻእኩ፣። ፍ-ድ ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-፣- ------------------------ ፍቓድ ስለዘይነበረኒ ኢየ ዘይመጻእኩ፣። 0
f--̱-a-i s--e---in-ber-nī ī-e--eyime-s’-’ik--። fik-’adi silezeyineberenī īye zeyimets’a’iku፣። f-k-’-d- s-l-z-y-n-b-r-n- ī-e z-y-m-t-’-’-k-፣- ---------------------------------------------- fiḵ’adi silezeyineberenī īye zeyimets’a’iku፣።

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America over more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…