Places in the city

 

bank (house-money)
d.idp
tan itapi

hospital (house-medicine)
d.adr
tan atala

library (house-book)
d.lmn
tan limani

museum (house-things-interest)
d.lS-X.jpt
tan lisai-xain capiti

park
ifm
ifima

post office (house-letter)
d.lmf
tan limafi

restaurant (open room-food)
nsf.ihs
nisifin ihisi

school (house-give-knowledge)
d.fjm.jnh
tan ficaman canihi

supermarket (business-food)
nsg.ihs
nisikan ihisi

theater (house-see-hear)
d.ihi.e
tan ihin ai

train station (house-many-vehicle)
d.t2S.gr
tan tifosain kala

bus station (many-platform-bus)
t2S.otm.grc
tifosain aotiman kalaci

I lost my wallet in the big park.
s1 b-).w s1t llf.idp lmd xQ wnp-V ifm .
Sico pa-kihon wa sicoti lilifin itapi limata xikwa wanipi-fao ifima.

I forgot my school notebook in the library.
s1 jnk-) s1t d-V.fjm.jnh kmn.xdv lmd xQ d.lmn .
Sico caniki-kiho sicoti ta-faon ficaman canihi kimanin xitafa limata xikwa tan kimani.

The big supermarket closes thirty minutes before five.
xQ wnp-fao nsg.ihs l-A z30 hbh-X.zgp qcv z17 .
Xikwa wanipi-fao nisikan ihisi li-ha sohohao hipahi-xain sokapi kocifa socoto.

Your brother will buy stamps at the post office.
s2t rhcv idp-(.lS rks-X rnf xQ d.lmf .
Sifoti lahicifa itapi-kiyon lisai lakisi-xai lanifi xikwa tan limafi.

My mother is buying tickets at the train station.
s1t rdsu idp-A m-X.fkn rnf xQ d.t2S.gr .
Sicoti latasio itapi-ha ma-xain fikini lanifi xikwa tan tifosain kala.

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