Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Talk-About-Time
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| 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 |