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Ziikuulu 8 zia Logooli (8 Poems in Lulogooli)

8. Ingoko ia muvulimu  Ingoko iamenyaga mukivaanda  Iamala kuteela  Iaaluula vimiinyu  Kaalage kasu kaduukilu  Lua vateenyi vaakalola Vagaywa vatakadiila  Fwaana imbada iagumila Nikaitama na zingulu  Katoonya muvusaka Navuzwa sikaali na imbala Lua vaayi vaakalola Kali vaazyizaa mukidaho vaalola Kiene kimenyaa iua masiimba? Muvusaka vua vinyweele ivi? Musaala guamela swa?  Iageenda na mavuyu muinda Iaaluula vimiinyu vinifu Vigeendaa luvaanda  Ilava ia natuga ivula vigiingi Iali iteele maguuhu ialuule inuusu Imbada na malole ni via mungo
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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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