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en 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? ስ---ታይ ---ዘይመጻእካ? ስ----- ኢ- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
si---in---y- īh-a-z--i-ets---ik-? s----------- ī--- z-------------- s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
I was ill. ሓሚመ-ኔ-። ሓ-- ኔ-- ሓ-መ ኔ-። ------- ሓሚመ ኔረ። 0
h-amī-e-n-re። h------ n---- h-a-ī-e n-r-። ------------- ḥamīme nēre።
I didn’t come because I was ill. ሓሚመ--ለ----ኩ -የ ዘይ--እኩ። ሓ-- ስ------ እ- ዘ------ ሓ-መ ስ-ዝ-በ-ኩ እ- ዘ-መ-እ-። ---------------------- ሓሚመ ስለዝነበርኩ እየ ዘይመጻእኩ። 0
h-amī-----le-i--ber-ku ----zey-mets’---k-። h------ s------------- i-- z-------------- 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? ስለምን-- -ያ-ንሳ ዘ-መ-ት? ስ----- ኢ- ን- ዘ----- ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ን- ዘ-መ-ት- ------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢያ ንሳ ዘይመጸት? 0
si-emi--t-yi īy- -i---ze--me--’-t-? s----------- ī-- n--- z------------ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-a n-s- z-y-m-t-’-t-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti?
She was tired. ደኺ- --። ደ-- ኔ-- ደ-ማ ኔ-። ------- ደኺማ ኔራ። 0
de-̱--a-nē--። d------ n---- d-h-ī-a n-r-። ------------- deẖīma nēra።
She didn’t come because she was tired. ደ-ማ -ለዝነ--ት -ይመጸት--። ደ-- ስ------ ኣ----- ። ደ-ማ ስ-ዝ-በ-ት ኣ-መ-ት- ። -------------------- ደኺማ ስለዝነበረት ኣይመጸትን ። 0
de---ma sil-z-ne--re-i---i-et--e--ni ። d------ s------------- a------------ ። 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 ስ--ን-ይ -ይ-ጸን። ን- ስ----- ኣ----- ን- ስ-ም-ታ- ኣ-መ-ን- ---------------- ንሱ ስለምንታይ ኣይመጸን። 0
n-su --le-i---ay- ayim-t-’e-i። n--- s----------- a----------- n-s- s-l-m-n-t-y- a-i-e-s-e-i- ------------------------------ nisu sileminitayi ayimets’eni።
He wasn’t interested. ድ-የ- ኣ-ነበ-ን። ድ--- ኣ------ ድ-የ- ኣ-ነ-ሮ-። ------------ ድልየት ኣይነበሮን። 0
d--i-eti a--n-beroni። d------- a----------- d-l-y-t- a-i-e-e-o-i- --------------------- diliyeti ayineberoni።
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. ንሱ-ኣይመጸ- -ኽ-ያቱ---የ--ስ---ነ-ሮ። ን- ኣ---- መ---- ድ--- ስ------- ን- ኣ-መ-ን መ-ን-ቱ ድ-የ- ስ-ዘ-ነ-ሮ- ---------------------------- ንሱ ኣይመጸን መኽንያቱ ድልየት ስለዘይነበሮ። 0
n--u---i-et-’------h---iya---di-----i--ile-eyi-eber-። n--- a---------- m---------- d------- s-------------- 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? ንስ-ትኩም -ለምንታ---ይመጻ--? ን----- ስ----- ዘ------ ን-ኻ-ኩ- ስ-ም-ታ- ዘ-መ-ኹ-? --------------------- ንስኻትኩም ስለምንታይ ዘይመጻኹም? 0
n--------k-m--sile-in----- ------ts-aẖumi? n------------ s----------- z--------------- 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-- ተ----ትና ። መ-- ተ------ ። መ-ና ተ-ላ-ያ-ና ። ------------- መኪና ተባላሽያትና ። 0
m--īna-t-b--ash-y-ti-- ። m----- t-------------- ። m-k-n- t-b-l-s-i-a-i-a ። ------------------------ mekīna tebalashiyatina ።
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. መ--- ስ-ዝተ-ላ-ወት -ና ዝ------። መ--- ስ-------- ኢ- ዝ----- ። መ-ና- ስ-ዝ-በ-ሸ-ት ኢ- ዝ-መ-እ- ። -------------------------- መኪናና ስለዝተበላሸወት ኢና ዝይመጻእና ። 0
m---na----il-zi-e-e--sh--et----a --yim-t--------። m------- s------------------ ī-- z------------- ። 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? እ---ሰባት--ለ--ታይ ኢ-ም ዘ--ጽ-? እ-- ሰ-- ስ----- ኢ-- ዘ----- እ-ም ሰ-ት ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም ዘ-መ-ኡ- ------------------------- እቶም ሰባት ስለምንታይ ኢዮም ዘይመጽኡ? 0
i-om---eb-ti----eminit-y--ī--mi -eyi-et--i-u? i---- s----- s----------- ī---- z------------ 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. ባ-- -ዲፋቶም -ይ-። ባ-- ገ---- ከ--- ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ከ-ዳ- -------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ከይዳ። 0
b-b--- -ed--ato-i---y---። b----- g--------- k------ b-b-r- g-d-f-t-m- k-y-d-። ------------------------- baburi gedīfatomi keyida።
They didn’t come because they missed the train. ባ-ር -ዲፋ-ም ሰለ--ኸደ--እዮ- ---- ። ባ-- ገ---- ሰ- ዝ--- እ-- ዘ--- ። ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ሰ- ዝ-ደ- እ-ም ዘ-መ- ። ---------------------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ሰለ ዝኸደት እዮም ዘይመጹ ። 0
bab-ri---dī---omi s----z-ẖ-d----iy-mi --------’- ። b----- g--------- s--- z-------- i---- z--------- ። 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-ምንታይ ኢ- -ይመጻእ-? ስ----- ኢ- ዘ------ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
sil--in--ay- ---- z---m-ts’--i--? s----------- ī--- z-------------- s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
I was not allowed to. ኣይ--ቐደ--- ኔሩ። ኣ-------- ኔ-- ኣ-ተ-ቐ-ለ-ን ኔ-። ------------- ኣይተፍቐደለይን ኔሩ። 0
ayi-efik---del-yini nē--። a------------------ n---- a-i-e-i-̱-e-e-e-i-i n-r-። ------------------------- ayitefiḵ’edeleyini nēru።
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ፍቓ--ስለዘ-ነ-ረ--ኢ- ----እ--። ፍ-- ስ------- ኢ- ዘ------- ፍ-ድ ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-፣- ------------------------ ፍቓድ ስለዘይነበረኒ ኢየ ዘይመጻእኩ፣። 0
fi-----i --le-e--ne-er-nī --- z--im-t--a’-ku-። f------- s--------------- ī-- z--------------- 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 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…