Difference between revisions of "Language/Susu/Vocabulary/Tell-the-Time"

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==Cultural Note==
==Cultural Note==


The notion of time is broad in Africa. A precise time/  
The notion of time is broad in Africa. A precise time/hour is often stretched over quite a period. Being on time’s, therefore, often not very exact.




In some African rural areas, to tell time, people refer  
In some African rural areas, to tell time, people refer to certain phenomena such as :


* The position of the sun,
* The position of the sun,
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* Shadows
* Shadows


In the susu area, the people use these expression to mark to time.
In the susu area, the people use these expression to mark to time.


* Subaha sali nu bara
* Subaha sali nu bara

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