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76 [seventy-six]

Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

76 [ሰብዓንሽዱሽተን]

76 [sebi‘anishidushiteni]

ገለ ምኽንያት ምሃብ 2

gele miẖiniyati mihabi 2

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Why didn’t you come? ስ--ንታ--ኢኻ-ዘ-መጻ-ካ? ስ_____ ኢ_ ዘ______ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
ge---m--̱i-iyati m-ha-- 2 g___ m_________ m_____ 2 g-l- m-h-i-i-a-i m-h-b- 2 ------------------------- gele miẖiniyati mihabi 2
I was ill. ሓሚ- ኔ-። ሓ__ ኔ__ ሓ-መ ኔ-። ------- ሓሚመ ኔረ። 0
g-l- m-h-iniyati miha-i 2 g___ m_________ m_____ 2 g-l- m-h-i-i-a-i m-h-b- 2 ------------------------- gele miẖiniyati mihabi 2
I didn’t come because I was ill. ሓሚመ -ለዝ-----እየ--ይ--እኩ። ሓ__ ስ______ እ_ ዘ______ ሓ-መ ስ-ዝ-በ-ኩ እ- ዘ-መ-እ-። ---------------------- ሓሚመ ስለዝነበርኩ እየ ዘይመጻእኩ። 0
s-----n-tay--ī--- --y-------’---? s___________ ī__ z______________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
Why didn’t she come? ስለ--ታ--ኢያ-ን------ት? ስ_____ ኢ_ ን_ ዘ_____ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ን- ዘ-መ-ት- ------------------- ስለምንታይ ኢያ ንሳ ዘይመጸት? 0
s--emi----yi īh-a -e--m---’a-i--? s___________ ī__ z______________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
She was tired. ደ----ራ። ደ__ ኔ__ ደ-ማ ኔ-። ------- ደኺማ ኔራ። 0
si-e-i-i--yi-īh-- -------s-a-ika? s___________ ī__ z______________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-̱- z-y-m-t-’-’-k-? --------------------------------- sileminitayi īẖa zeyimets’a’ika?
She didn’t come because she was tired. ደኺ- --ዝነበረ- -ይ---- ። ደ__ ስ______ ኣ_____ ። ደ-ማ ስ-ዝ-በ-ት ኣ-መ-ት- ። -------------------- ደኺማ ስለዝነበረት ኣይመጸትን ። 0
h---īm--nē--። ḥ_____ n____ h-a-ī-e n-r-። ------------- ḥamīme nēre።
Why didn’t he come? ን- -ለ---ይ ----ን። ን_ ስ_____ ኣ_____ ን- ስ-ም-ታ- ኣ-መ-ን- ---------------- ንሱ ስለምንታይ ኣይመጸን። 0
h---ī-- nēre። ḥ_____ n____ h-a-ī-e n-r-። ------------- ḥamīme nēre።
He wasn’t interested. ድ-የ- ---በ-ን። ድ___ ኣ______ ድ-የ- ኣ-ነ-ሮ-። ------------ ድልየት ኣይነበሮን። 0
ḥ---me nēre። ḥ_____ n____ h-a-ī-e n-r-። ------------- ḥamīme nēre።
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. ን- ኣይ-ጸን--ኽንያቱ-ድ-የ--ስ---ነበሮ። ን_ ኣ____ መ____ ድ___ ስ_______ ን- ኣ-መ-ን መ-ን-ቱ ድ-የ- ስ-ዘ-ነ-ሮ- ---------------------------- ንሱ ኣይመጸን መኽንያቱ ድልየት ስለዘይነበሮ። 0
ḥ--ī-- s---zi-e--ri-u i-- zeyimet--a’i-u። ḥ_____ s_____________ i__ z______________ h-a-ī-e s-l-z-n-b-r-k- i-e z-y-m-t-’-’-k-። ------------------------------------------ ḥamīme silezineberiku iye zeyimets’a’iku።
Why didn’t you come? ን--ትኩም ስለ-ንታይ-ዘይ-ጻኹ-? ን_____ ስ_____ ዘ______ ን-ኻ-ኩ- ስ-ም-ታ- ዘ-መ-ኹ-? --------------------- ንስኻትኩም ስለምንታይ ዘይመጻኹም? 0
h-a-ī-e -i---i---erik- iye----im--s’a’-k-። ḥ_____ s_____________ i__ z______________ h-a-ī-e s-l-z-n-b-r-k- i-e z-y-m-t-’-’-k-። ------------------------------------------ ḥamīme silezineberiku iye zeyimets’a’iku።
Our car is damaged. መ-ና --ላሽ--- ። መ__ ተ______ ። መ-ና ተ-ላ-ያ-ና ። ------------- መኪና ተባላሽያትና ። 0
h-a--me --l---neb--i---i----e-i--ts-a’-ku። ḥ_____ s_____________ i__ z______________ h-a-ī-e s-l-z-n-b-r-k- i-e z-y-m-t-’-’-k-። ------------------------------------------ ḥamīme silezineberiku iye zeyimets’a’iku።
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. መኪ-- -ለዝ--ላ-----ና---መጻእ- ። መ___ ስ________ ኢ_ ዝ_____ ። መ-ና- ስ-ዝ-በ-ሸ-ት ኢ- ዝ-መ-እ- ። -------------------------- መኪናና ስለዝተበላሸወት ኢና ዝይመጻእና ። 0
s-l-m---t--i---a-n--- z-----ts-e-i? s___________ ī__ n___ z____________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-a n-s- z-y-m-t-’-t-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti?
Why didn’t the people come? እቶ--ሰባት ስ-ም--ይ-ኢዮ--ዘ--ጽኡ? እ__ ሰ__ ስ_____ ኢ__ ዘ_____ እ-ም ሰ-ት ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ-ም ዘ-መ-ኡ- ------------------------- እቶም ሰባት ስለምንታይ ኢዮም ዘይመጽኡ? 0
s-le----ta-i--y- nis- z--ime-s’--i? s___________ ī__ n___ z____________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-a n-s- z-y-m-t-’-t-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti?
They missed the train. ባቡ- -ዲ--ም--ይ-። ባ__ ገ____ ከ___ ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ከ-ዳ- -------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ከይዳ። 0
s-l----itayi------i---ze--m-ts-eti? s___________ ī__ n___ z____________ s-l-m-n-t-y- ī-a n-s- z-y-m-t-’-t-? ----------------------------------- sileminitayi īya nisa zeyimets’eti?
They didn’t come because they missed the train. ባ-- -ዲ--ም -ለ-ዝ-ደት እዮ--ዘ-መ- ። ባ__ ገ____ ሰ_ ዝ___ እ__ ዘ___ ። ባ-ር ገ-ፋ-ም ሰ- ዝ-ደ- እ-ም ዘ-መ- ። ---------------------------- ባቡር ገዲፋቶም ሰለ ዝኸደት እዮም ዘይመጹ ። 0
deẖ----n-r-። d_____ n____ d-h-ī-a n-r-። ------------- deẖīma nēra።
Why didn’t you come? ስለም-ታ--ኢ- --መ---? ስ_____ ኢ_ ዘ______ ስ-ም-ታ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-? ----------------- ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዘይመጻእካ? 0
deẖīma-n--a። d_____ n____ d-h-ī-a n-r-። ------------- deẖīma nēra።
I was not allowed to. ኣይተ-ቐ---ን-ኔሩ። ኣ________ ኔ__ ኣ-ተ-ቐ-ለ-ን ኔ-። ------------- ኣይተፍቐደለይን ኔሩ። 0
d-ẖīma n-ra። d_____ n____ d-h-ī-a n-r-። ------------- deẖīma nēra።
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ፍቓድ---ዘ-ነ-ረ--ኢ---ይ-ጻእ-፣። ፍ__ ስ_______ ኢ_ ዘ_______ ፍ-ድ ስ-ዘ-ነ-ረ- ኢ- ዘ-መ-እ-፣- ------------------------ ፍቓድ ስለዘይነበረኒ ኢየ ዘይመጻእኩ፣። 0
d-ẖ-----ilez---b-ret---y--e--’-t--i ። d_____ s_____________ a____________ ። d-h-ī-a s-l-z-n-b-r-t- a-i-e-s-e-i-i ። -------------------------------------- deẖīma silezinebereti ayimets’etini ።

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…