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Lesson 37 : Ziimbu (Songs of Logooli)

Pic: Muami Mugasu, a famous drum-singer among the Logooli Logooli music is unmatched! Listen to the sweet melodies below and tell us!  ... The lyrics are courtesy of structural writing to assist in deciphering voice-word meaning. 3. Vohovole pupils' (listen) Ijiliki ikuumulanga io Ijiliki ikuumulanga io... Ikuumulanga sya iali iitu! Zyi muvoolele baaba na maama Vakaana vazya muliteenya Inyaanza iavaigalila nzilili nzilili! Vakaana vatano vazya muliteenya Vanyoola lilina lia liaga Vavoolela mulala ingila muo Na uo aaingila muo vuangu Woi woi Woi woi Vanyoola liliina lia liaga Woi woi Woi woi Na uo aaingila muo vuangu! Nali naitema kileenge muinzu mua nali Naitema naitema kino Nasuunga munzu mua nali Nisuusu... nisuusu! *** 2. Kuba magulu! ( listen ) Magoondi gaa mu'mba muno  simutula kuakina kuba! Zimbuli zia mu'mba muno  Simutula kuakina kuba! Kuba magulu mangusanguse Mangusanguse... muoyo guidoola! Guidoola... singila mazi! Singila mazi kasaata inda kamala! Aakamala kaha...
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Lesson 21 : Viungi via (Conjunctions of) Lulogooli

The conjunctions of Lulogooli include words as "na, ni, kuli, sya, niiva, fwaana, lugano, kinga, kigila, ma and vujila" among others.

These words often join parts of a word in show of togetherness, resemblance, likelihood or even ending a listing as shown in the chart examples below. 

It should be noted that the commonly used "na" is often articulated "<na-, ne-, ni-, no-, nu->" courtesy of the following word as the word enjoin in speech. An example is "Vuchima na inyama" often spoken as "<Vuchima ninyama>. Care should be taken that the conjuction "na" is maintained both in structural writing and speech. 



















Exercise

  1. Read aloud the sentences featuring Lulogooli conjunctions as shown in the charts
  2. Add your own sentence scenario, using the conjunction word as in every chart lesson

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