Counting 2: ordinal numbers

In this post, we look at how to say first, second, third, etc.

Copula 2: to have

Have in Giriama is literally be with.

Nouns: Class 3 and 4

In this post, we will put together some full sentences involving mu/mi nouns, like mwezi  and mwaka.

Counting 1: months and years

We've seen the numbers in Giriama before, but because Giriama has noun classes, the numbers change depending on what you are counting.

In this post, we look at counting miezi, months and miaka, years, which are from Class 4: mi-. (Class 3, mu-, in the singular: mwezi and mwaka.)

Tenses 4: á, the distant past

We have looked at -dza-, the tense used for things which happened today. In this post, we will look at -a-, the tense used for things which happened longer ago.

Conjunctions 1: and, or

In this post we look at na meaning and, and hedu meaning or.

Possessives 1: Class 1 and 2 (people)

The Giriama word for my is -angu. The dash at the front means that there is something missing: in Giriama, the possessives - my, your, his... - have to agree with the noun. Each noun class has a different consonant which goes at the start.

Family

In this post, we will learn some of the Giriama words for family.

Copula 1: being at

In this post, we look at how to say "I am at home" and "You are at school".