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КIэупчIэн – блэкIыгъэ шъуашэр 1

85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [тIокIиплIырэ тфырэ]

85 [tIokIiplIyrje tfyrje]

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КIэупчIэн – блэкIыгъэ шъуашэр 1

[KIjeupchIjen – bljekIygje shuashjer 1]

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How much did you drink? Сы- ф---- и--------? Сыд фэдиз ипшъугъэр? 0
Sy- f----- i--------? Syd fjediz ipshugjer?
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How much did you work? Сы- ф------ I-- п------? Сыд фэдизрэ Iоф пшIагъэ? 0
Sy- f-------- I-- p-------? Syd fjedizrje Iof pshIagje?
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How much did you write? Сы- ф---- п-------? Сыд фэдиз птхыгъэр? 0
Sy- f----- p-------? Syd fjediz pthygjer?
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How did you sleep? Сы------- у------? Сыдэущтэу учъыягъ? 0
Sy----------- u------? Sydjeushhtjeu uchyjag?
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How did you pass the exam? Сы------- э-------- п-----? Сыдэущтэу экзаменыр птыгъэ? 0
Sy----------- j--------- p-----? Sydjeushhtjeu jekzamenyr ptygje?
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How did you find the way? Сы------- г----- к----------? Сыдэущтэу гъогур къэбгъотыгъ? 0
Sy----------- g---- k--------? Sydjeushhtjeu gogur kjebgotyg?
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Who did you speak to? Хэ-- у--------------? Хэта узыдэгущыIагъэр? 0
Hj--- u-----------------? Hjeta uzydjegushhyIagjer?
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With whom did you make an appointment? Хэ-- у---------- у-----------? Хэта узыIукIэнэу узэзэгъыгъэр? 0
Hj--- u------------ u------------? Hjeta uzyIukIjenjeu uzjezjegygjer?
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With whom did you celebrate your birthday? Ук---------- м---- х--- з------------------? Укъызыхъугъэ мафэр хэта зыдэбгъэмэфэкIыгъэр? 0
Uk-------- m----- h---- z---------------------? Ukyzyhugje mafjer hjeta zydjebgjemjefjekIygjer?
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Where were you? Ты-- у-------? Тыдэ ущыIагъа? 0
Ty--- u--------? Tydje ushhyIaga?
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Where did you live? Ты-- у------------? Тыдэ ущыпсэущтыгъа? 0
Ty--- u----------------? Tydje ushhypsjeushhtyga?
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Where did you work? Ты-- I-- щ--------? Тыдэ Iоф щыпшIагъа? 0
Ty--- I-- s----------? Tydje Iof shhypshIaga?
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What did you suggest? Сы-- и---- ф------------? Сыда игъоу фэплъэгъугъэр? 0
Sy-- i--- f------------? Syda igou fjepljegugjer?
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What did you eat? Сы-- п-------? Сыда пшхыгъэр? 0
Sy-- p--------? Syda pshhygjer?
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What did you come to know? Сы-- к-----------------? Сыда къызэжъугъэшIагъэр? 0
Sy-- k------------------? Syda kyzjezhugjeshIagjer?
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How fast did you drive? Сы- и----------- ш-----------? Сыд ипсынкIагъэу шъукIощтыгъэ? 0
Sy- i----------- s-------------? Syd ipsynkIagjeu shukIoshhtygje?
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How long did you fly? Сы- ф------ ш--------? Сыд фэдизрэ шъубыбыгъ? 0
Sy- f-------- s-------? Syd fjedizrje shubybyg?
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How high did you jump? Сы- и--------- ш-----------? Сыд илъэгагъэу шъудэпкIэягъ? 0
Sy- i--------- s-------------? Syd iljegagjeu shudjepkIjejag?
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African Languages

In Africa, a great deal of different languages are spoken. No other continent has so many different languages. The variety of African languages is impressive. It is estimated that there are about 2,000 African languages. However, all of these languages are not alike! Quite the opposite – they are often completely different! The languages of Africa belong to four different language families. Some African languages have one-of-a-kind characteristics. For example, there are sounds that foreigners cannot imitate. Land boundaries are not always linguistic boundaries in Africa. In some regions, there are a great deal of different languages. In Tanzania, for example, languages from all four families are spoken. Afrikaans is an exception among the African languages. This language came into being in the colonial period. At that time people from different continents met each other. They came from Africa, Europe and Asia. A new language developed out of these contact situations. Afrikaans exhibits influences from many languages. It is most closely related to Dutch, however. Today Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia more than anywhere else. The most unusual African language is the drum language. Every message can be theoretically sent with drums. The languages that are communicated with drums are tonal languages. The meaning of words or syllables depends on the pitch of the tones. That means that the tones have to be imitated by the drums. The drum language is even understood by children in Africa. And it is very efficient… The drum language can be heard for up to 12 kilometers!