The Kalabari
form (Kf) for Conjunction is given as [Kọnjọkịsọnị] and defined in Kalabari below:
◙ Kọnjọkịsọnị anịẹ dukoye ma pakịrị gbolomar' ẹkwẹn bịbị.
Examples:
◙ and = 4 forms: na ... na, pịkị,
wẹnị, tẹ
Daba and Boma will go
= Daba na Boma na mu ba
And God blessed him = Tamụnọ wẹnị
O boma
◙ but = kụma
◙
but for = ofori kụma
◙ because = kẹ gotẹ oko bẹar' ye
◙
because of = gotẹ
◙ as = b'ra
Tell us as it happened = Anị paka b'ra duko Wa p'rịị
◙ or = 2
forms: anịanịa, mụnọọ
Come this morning or afternoon = Mị
dedebio anịanịa enebaka boo
Which do you like, this or that?= Tiye I bẹlẹar', miemẹ mụnọọ aniemẹ?
◙ so = aniemẹ ẹrẹs'
◙ therefore = aniemẹ ẹrẹs'
◙ until (also till) = 3
forms: wenii, trẹmẹ,
sime ogbo (with the verbs in the negative)
I danced until he slept = A sẹkị
wenii O monom
Till I come, peace
be with you = Trẹmẹ A bo, dein I na s'mee
I
will not dance until he sleeps = A sẹkị
bịya O mono'a sime ogbo
◙ before
= trẹmẹ
See her before you leave = Ar
ẹrị trẹmẹ
I so
◙ if = 3 forms: bẹbẹẹ,
boto, kụma
I will go if you want = A
mu ba I bii bẹbẹẹ
Find out if he has returned = Dọkị nimi O pịkịmabo tẹ
boto
You will be amazed if you go
there = I bụbua ba I
anịanga mu kụma
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