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Dagbani dialogues for vision health outreach Alhassan Aliyu Mohammed and Peter de Groot April 2011

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Dagbani dialogues for vision health outreach. Alhassan Aliyu Mohammed and Peter de Groot April 2011. These Dagbani dialogues…. …were created by Unite for Sight coordinator Ali (Alhassan Aliyu Mohammed) and UFS volunteer Peter de Groot in March, 2011. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Dagbani dialogues for vision health outreach

Alhassan Aliyu Mohammed and Peter de GrootApril 2011

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• …were created by Unite for Sight coordinator Ali (Alhassan Aliyu Mohammed) and UFS volunteer Peter de Groot in March, 2011.

• They are intended as an introduction and phrase book for the Dagbani language, adapted to the needs of UFS volunteers working in vision health screening

• Each of the eight dialogues include both native speaker audio embedded in the presentation and a transcription of the dialogue, with corresponding English translation

• Note that Dagbani does not have an established writing system agreed by everyone, therefore no attempt has been made to transcribe the Dagbani according to a consistent methodology

• The written Dagbani is intended only to provide some mnemonic guide to the dialogue—the proper use of the dialogues is to listen carefully to the audio and imitate the sounds, rhythm and tonality of the native speaker

These Dagbani dialogues…

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• Dagbani itself has multiple dialects

• There is no guarantee that Dagbani will be spoken on all outreach programs, especially if the community is far from Tamale

• One use of the dialogues is to provide a template for collecting appropriate phrases in other languages

Northern Region of Ghana is home to many languages

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_map.asp?name=GH&seq=10

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• Dagbani Language Resource, Yuri Hanada (UFS Tamale, January 2009)

• Wikipedia article on the Dagbani language, including references and external links

• Dagbani-English Dictionary prepared by Roger Blench (2004, 2006)

Also of interest are…

• A dictionary of Ghanaian English by Roger Blench (2006)

• Many web sites for Twi, a common language alongside English

Additional Dagbani resources are available on the web…

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Dialogue 1: Greetings

Gah-fah-rah Excuse me

Eng… (acknowledgement)

Dah-see-bah Good morning

Nah… (acknowledgement)

Kah-u-lah? Hello, how’s it going

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Nah-wu-nee-n-song Good bye

Ah mee (Response)

Click the icon for audio

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Dialogue 2: Who are you? Where are you from?

Gah-fah-rah Excuse me

Eng… (acknowledgement)

Ah-mah-rah-bah Welcome! (join us or come in)

Ng go-yee-yah (response)

Ahn-tee-reh Good afternoon

Nah… (acknowledgement)

Ah yu-leh? What is your name?

Ng yu-ley Ali My name is Ali

Yah polo kah-yee nah? Where are you from?

Ng yeh-lah Ah-meh-ree-kah nah I am from America

Ah yu mah-lah? What is your age?

PaHm sug-lo sub-mah Please write it down

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Dialogue 3: How are things?

Ahn-nu-lah Good evening

nah (acknowledgement)

Ahg-bee-hee-rah? How are you?

Gom-behn-neh I’m fine

Ah paHa beh wu lah? How is your wife?

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Ah bee-hee beh wu lah? How are your children?

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Ah zo beh wu lah? How is your friend?

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Ah tu-mah beh wu lah? How is your work?

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Toh, sahah shehl-leh! OK, see you later!

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Dialogue 4: Getting stuff

Kah-u-lah? Hello, how’s it going

Ah-lah-fee Fine (there is health)

Ah lah mbo ngo? How much is this?

PaHm sug-lo sub-mah Please write it down

Teh dehm-ah Let’s eat

Ng ku lan dee I won’t eat

Om pu-hee-yah Thank you

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Dialogue 5: Visual acuity

Pob-mah ah nim-blah Cover your eye

Ahn-yeh-mah Do you see me?

Eng… Yes

Bo-kah-ng-ning-dah? Ng mah- What am I doing? Show me-

Yeh polo kah-dee-pah? Which way does it face (E chart character?)

Ngo polo This side

Vehng yehl-lah Very good

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Dialogue 6: Counting fingers

Nu beh-heh ah-lah mmbo ngo? How many fingers is this?

Nu-beh-leh yeh neh One finger

Ah-lah mmbo ngo? How many is this?

Nu beh-heh ah-yee Two fingers

Ah-lah? How many?

Ah tah Three

Ah-lah? How many?

Ah nah heh Four

Ah-lah? How many?

Ah nu Five

Vehng yehl-lah Very good

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Dialogue 7: Refraction

Deh neh? Is it clear?

Eng… Yes

Ahn to kaH-rehm ngo? Can you read this?

Ah yee, deh beh-neh No, it’s not clear

Kah ngo? And this?

Eh, deh neh Yes, it is clear

Wu-lah ngeh-neh pkara-ngo? How are these glasses?

Deh neh It is clear

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Dialogue 8: Helping patients

Baba, ngo polo Father, this way (to an older man)

Mma, ngo polo Mother, this way

Dwehl-mah Follow me

Dwehl-mah Follow me

Zhe neh-mah Sit down

m-bo That’s right

Don neh-mah Lie down

Song meh ah-zoho peeyeh Head here

Ah nah-bah peeyeh Feet here

Sah sem-nah Move towards me

Sah sem-hah Move back (away from me)

Don bah-lehm Relax