| Vocabulary |
| Luḥo d mele | ܠܘܚܐ ܕܡܶܠܶܐ |
| aj jirane | the neighbours | ܐܰܔ ܔܝܪܰܢܶܐ |
| azza | she went | ܐܰܙܙܰܗ |
| azze d moyadde | he left to pick them up | ܐܰܙܙܶܗ ܕܡܳܝܰܕܕܶܗ |
| u barёḥmayḏa | her brother-in-law (her husband’s brother) | ܐܘ ܒܰܪܷܚܡܰܝܕ݂ܰܗ |
| baynoṯan | in private | ܒܰܝܢܳܬ݂ܰܢ |
| bёnyone | buildings | ܒܷܢܝܳܢܶܐ |
| byoṭo | to light (fireworks) | ܒܝܳܛܐ |
| ceḏo brixo! | Merry Christmas! | ܥܶܕ݂ܐ ܒܪܝܟ݂ܐ |
| d ḥozina lxu | to see you | ܕܚܳܙܝܢܰܐ ܠܟ݂ܘ |
| d zayrina lxu | to visit you | ܕܙܰܝܪܝܢܰܐ ܠܟ݂ܘ |
| daciri | they turned back | ܕܰܥܝܪܝ |
| damṯo | sister-in-law (wife of husband’s brother) | ܕܰܡܬ݂ܐ |
| dawmo du ceḏo | Christmas tree | ܕܰܘܡܐ ܕܘ ܥܶܕ݂ܐ |
| deri yawmo | the following/next day | ܕܶܪܝ ܝܰܘܡܐ |
| dlo meni | without me | ܕܠܐ ܡܶܢܝ |
| dёšne | presents | ܕܷܫܢܶܐ |
| dukane dilonoye | special shops | ܕܘܟܰܢܶܐ ܕܝܠܳܢܳܝܶܐ |
| ёzzёn | (that) they go | ܐܷܙܙܷܢ |
| fayišo | she stayed | ܦܰܝـܝܫܐ |
| foqёcyoṯe | fireworks | ܦܳܩܷܥܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ |
| fṣiḥo | she was happy | ܦܨܝܚܐ |
| gёd mёfṣoḥina | we will be happy | ܓܷܕ ܡܷܦܨܳܚܝܢܰܐ |
| gёd mšayalno | I will ask | ܓܷܕ ܡܫܰܝܰܠܢܐ |
| gёdše | accidents | ܓܷܕܫܶܐ |
| ḥawrone | friends | ܚܰܘܪܳܢܶܐ |
| ḥёḏriyat | preparations | ܚܷܕ݂ܪܝـܝܰܬ |
| iqaryoṯe | families | ܐܝܩܰܪܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ |
| kёbcina | we want | ܟܐܷܒܥܝܢܰܐ |
| knošo | sweeping | ܟܢܳܫܐ |
| kojore | it happens | ܟܳܔܳܪܶܐ |
| komar | he says | ܟܐܡܰܪ |
| komfarqёci | they light fireworks | ܟܳܡܦܰܪܩܷܥܝ |
| komawqḏi | they burn | ܟܳܡܰܘܩܕ݂ܝ |
| korowёn | they get drunk | ܟܳܪܳܘܷܢ |
| layt kёlyono | no problem | ܠܰܝܬ ܟܷܠܝܳܢܐ |
| lwёšle | he got dressed | ܠܘܷܫܠܶܗ |
| madcarno xabro | I answer | ܡܰܕܥܰܪܢܐ ܟ݂ܰܒܪܐ |
| marga | stew with meat and onions, traditional Christmas dish | ܡܰܪܓܰܐ |
| markawwe | they set up | ܡܰܪܟܰܘܘܶܗ |
| u maṯyaṯxu | your (pl.) visit | ܐܘ ܡܰܬ݂ܝܰܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ |
| mfalaġġe | they distributed | ܡܦܰܠܰܓ݂ܓ݂ܶܗ |
| mawṣёn | they ordered | ܡܰܘܨܷܢ |
| mšaralle | they started | ܡܫܰܪܰܠܠܶܗ |
| mšayalle | they asked | ܡܫܰܝܰܠܠܶܗ |
| nafiqi | they left, they went outside | ܢܰܦܝܩܝ |
| rawixo | she boarded (the plane) | ܪܰܘܝܟ݂ܐ |
| ṣalone | halls | ܨܰܠܳܢܶܐ |
| šato catёqto | last year | ܫܰܬܐ ܥܰܬܷܩܬܐ |
| sёmme | they did | ܣܷܡܡܶܗ |
| šqёlle | they took/bought | ܫܩܷܠܠܶܗ |
| šqila | she took/bought | ܫܩܝܠܰܗ |
| taḥta | under/beneath her | ܬܰܚܬܰܗ |
| xёlle | they ate | ܟ݂ܷܠܠܶܗ |