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|'''Zarma'''
|'''Zarma'''
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|this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week
|day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow)
|Alarba wo
|subasi
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|he gave me this ten days ago
|a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
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|I haven't seen him for two days
|zaari hinka a mana di a
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|next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday
|I haven't seen him for two days
|Alarba kan ga kaa
|a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
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|next Wednesday
|I spent two days and one night in Dosso
|hine Alarba
|a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
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|last Wednesday
|last Wednesday
|Alarba kan bu
|Alarba kan bu
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|Wednesday after next
|last week
|Alarba beene
|habu kan bu
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|hunkuna
|next Wednesday
|today
|hine Alarba
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|bi
|next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday
|yesterday
|Alarba kan ga kaa
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|bi fo
|next week; next market
|usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday
|hino habu
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|bifo hendi; bifo yongo
|the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago
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|since 3 days, 3 days ago
|za jirbi hinza
|za jirbi hinza
|since 3 days, 3 days ago
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|suba
|the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago
|tomorrow
|bifo hendi; bifo yongo
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|subasi
|the day next after subasi, that is 3 days hence
|day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow)
|subasi hendi; subasi yongo
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|subasi hendi; subasi yongo
|this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week
|the day next after ''subasi'', that is 3 days hence
|Alarba wo
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|subasi yongo, a cella fa
|this week
|4 days hence
|habu wo
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|a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
|today
|I spent two days and one night in Dosso
|hunkuna
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|zaari hinka a mana di a
|tomorrow
|I haven't seen him for two days
|suba
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|-
|a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
|usually day before yesterday, but may be another  yesterday
|I haven't seen him for two days
|bi fo
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|-
|a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
|Wednesday after next
|he gave me this ten days ago
|Alarba beene
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|week (also: market)
|habu
|habu
|week (also: market)
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|habu wo
|week after next
|this week
|habu beene
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|habu kan bu
|yesterday
|last week
|bi
|-
|hino habu
|next week; next market
|-
|habu beene
|week after next
|}
|}

Revision as of 23:04, 31 May 2022

English Zarma
day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow) subasi
he gave me this ten days ago a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
I haven't seen him for two days zaari hinka a mana di a
I haven't seen him for two days a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
I spent two days and one night in Dosso a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
last Wednesday Alarba kan bu
last week habu kan bu
next Wednesday hine Alarba
next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday Alarba kan ga kaa
next week; next market hino habu
since 3 days, 3 days ago za jirbi hinza
the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago bifo hendi; bifo yongo
the day next after subasi, that is 3 days hence subasi hendi; subasi yongo
this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week Alarba wo
this week habu wo
today hunkuna
tomorrow suba
usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday bi fo
Wednesday after next Alarba beene
week (also: market) habu
week after next habu beene
yesterday bi
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