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26 [twenty-six]

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26 [ዕስራንሽዱሽተን] 26 [‘isiranishidushiteni]	ኣብ ተፈጥሮ abi tefet’iro

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Positive languages, negative languages

Most people are either optimists or pessimists. But that can apply to languages too! Scientists repeatedly analyze the vocabulary of languages. In doing so they often come to astounding results. In English, for example, there are more negative than positive words. There are almost double the number of words for negative emotions. In western societies, the vocabulary influences the speakers. The people there complain quite often. They also criticize many things. Therefore, they use language with an altogether more negative tone. But negative words are interesting for another reason too. They contain more information than positive terms. The reason for this could lie in our evolution. It was always important for all living things to recognize dangers. They had to react quickly to risks. Besides that, they wanted to warn others of dangers. Therefore it was essential to be able to pass along information very quickly. As much as possible should be said with as few words as possible. Apart from that, negative language doesn't have any real advantages. That is easy for anyone to imagine. People who only speak negatively are surely not very popular. Furthermore, negative language affects our emotions. Positive language, on the other hand, can have positive effects. People that are always positive have more success in their career. So we should use our language more carefully. Because we choose which vocabulary we use. And through our language we create our reality. So: Speak positively!

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Do you see the tower there?	እ_ ግ_ቢ ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī g_m_b_ a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ግምቢ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gimibī abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ግ__ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ g_____ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ግምቢ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gimibī abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ ___ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ ______ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ግምቢ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gimibī abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?
Do you see the mountain there?	እ_ ጎ_ ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī g_b_ a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ጎቦ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gobo abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ጎ_ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ g___ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ጎቦ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gobo abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ __ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ ____ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ጎቦ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī gobo abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?
Do you see the village there?	እ_ ቁ_ት ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī k_u_h_t_ a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ቁሸት ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’usheti abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ቁ__ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ k_______ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ቁሸት ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’usheti abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ ___ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ ________ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ቁሸት ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’usheti abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?

Do you see the river there?	እ_ ፈ_ግ ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī f_l_g_ a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ፈለግ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī felegi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ፈ__ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ f_____ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ፈለግ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī felegi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ ___ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ ______ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ፈለግ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī felegi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?
Do you see the bridge there?	እ_ ድ_ድ_ ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī d_l_d_l_ a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ድልድል ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī dilidili abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ድ___ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ d_______ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ድልድል ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī dilidili abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ ____ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ ________ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ድልድል ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī dilidili abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?
Do you see the lake there?	እ_ ቀ_ይ ኣ_ኡ ት_እ_ ዶ ኣ_ኻ_ኺ_ i_ī k_e_a_i a_i_u t_r_’_y_ d_ a_o_̱_/_̱_? እቲ ቀላይ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’elayi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? እ_ ቀ__ ኣ__ ት___ ዶ ኣ_____ i__ k______ a____ t_______ d_ a__________ እቲ ቀላይ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’elayi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī? __ ___ ___ ____ _ ______ ___ _______ _____ ________ __ ___________ እቲ ቀላይ ኣብኡ ትርእዮ ዶ ኣሎኻ/ኺ? itī k’elayi abi’u tiri’iyo do aloẖa/ẖī?

I like that bird.	እ_ ጭ_ እ_ኣ ደ_ ኢ_ት_። i_a c_’_r_ i_ī_a d_s_ ī_a_i_ī_ እታ ጭሩ እቲኣ ደስ ኢላትኒ። ita ch’iru itī’a desi īlatinī። እ_ ጭ_ እ__ ደ_ ኢ____ i__ c_____ i____ d___ ī_______ እታ ጭሩ እቲኣ ደስ ኢላትኒ። ita ch’iru itī’a desi īlatinī። __ __ ___ __ _____ ___ ______ _____ ____ ________ እታ ጭሩ እቲኣ ደስ ኢላትኒ። ita ch’iru itī’a desi īlatinī።
I like that tree.	እ_ ገ_ብ እ_ኣ ደ_ ኢ_ኒ_ i_ī g_r_b_ i_ī_a d_s_ ī_u_ī_ እቲ ገረብ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī gerebi itī’a desi īlunī። እ_ ገ__ እ__ ደ_ ኢ___ i__ g_____ i____ d___ ī_____ እቲ ገረብ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī gerebi itī’a desi īlunī። __ ___ ___ __ ____ ___ ______ _____ ____ ______ እቲ ገረብ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī gerebi itī’a desi īlunī።
I like this stone.	እ_ እ_ኒ እ_ኣ ደ_ ኢ_ኒ_ i_ī i_i_ī i_ī_a d_s_ ī_u_ī_ እቲ እምኒ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī iminī itī’a desi īlunī። እ_ እ__ እ__ ደ_ ኢ___ i__ i____ i____ d___ ī_____ እቲ እምኒ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī iminī itī’a desi īlunī። __ ___ ___ __ ____ ___ _____ _____ ____ ______ እቲ እምኒ እቲኣ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī iminī itī’a desi īlunī።

I like that park.	እ_ ፓ_ክ እ_ ደ_ ኢ_ኒ_ i_ī p_r_k_ i_ī d_s_ ī_u_ī_ እቲ ፓርክ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī pariki itī desi īlunī። እ_ ፓ__ እ_ ደ_ ኢ___ i__ p_____ i__ d___ ī_____ እቲ ፓርክ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī pariki itī desi īlunī። __ ___ __ __ ____ ___ ______ ___ ____ ______ እቲ ፓርክ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī pariki itī desi īlunī።
I like that garden.	እ_ ጀ_ዲ_ እ_ ደ_ ኢ_ኒ_ i_ī j_r_d_n_ i_ī d_s_ ī_u_ī_ እቲ ጀርዲን እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī jeridīni itī desi īlunī። እ_ ጀ___ እ_ ደ_ ኢ___ i__ j_______ i__ d___ ī_____ እቲ ጀርዲን እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī jeridīni itī desi īlunī። __ ____ __ __ ____ ___ ________ ___ ____ ______ እቲ ጀርዲን እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī jeridīni itī desi īlunī።
I like this flower.	እ_ ዕ_ባ_ እ_ ደ_ ኢ_ኒ_ i_ī ‘_n_b_b_ i_ī d_s_ ī_u_ī_ እቲ ዕንባባ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī ‘inibaba itī desi īlunī። እ_ ዕ___ እ_ ደ_ ኢ___ i__ ‘_______ i__ d___ ī_____ እቲ ዕንባባ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī ‘inibaba itī desi īlunī። __ ____ __ __ ____ ___ ________ ___ ____ ______ እቲ ዕንባባ እቲ ደስ ኢሉኒ። itī ‘inibaba itī desi īlunī።

I find that pretty.	ኣ_ዩ ጽ_ቕ ረ_በ_። a_i_u t_’_b_k_’_ r_h_ī_e_o_ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo። ኣ__ ጽ__ ረ____ a____ t_________ r_________ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo። ___ ___ _____ _____ __________ __________ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo።
I find that interesting.	ኣ_ዩ ማ_ኺ እ_ ረ_በ_። a_i_u m_r_h_ī i_e r_h_ī_e_o_ ኣዝዩ ማራኺ እየ ረኺበዮ። aziyu maraẖī iye reẖībeyo። ኣ__ ማ__ እ_ ረ____ a____ m______ i__ r_________ ኣዝዩ ማራኺ እየ ረኺበዮ። aziyu maraẖī iye reẖībeyo። ___ ___ __ _____ _____ _______ ___ __________ ኣዝዩ ማራኺ እየ ረኺበዮ። aziyu maraẖī iye reẖībeyo።
I find that gorgeous.	ኣ_ዩ ጽ_ቕ ረ_በ_። a_i_u t_’_b_k_’_ r_h_ī_e_o_ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo። ኣ__ ጽ__ ረ____ a____ t_________ r_________ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo። ___ ___ _____ _____ __________ __________ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ ረኺበዮ። aziyu ts’ibuḵ’i reẖībeyo።

I find that ugly.	ኣ_ዩ ክ_እ ረ_በ_። a_i_u k_f_’_ r_h_ī_e_o_ ኣዝዩ ክፉእ ረኺበዮ። aziyu kifu’i reẖībeyo። ኣ__ ክ__ ረ____ a____ k_____ r_________ ኣዝዩ ክፉእ ረኺበዮ። aziyu kifu’i reẖībeyo። ___ ___ _____ _____ ______ __________ ኣዝዩ ክፉእ ረኺበዮ። aziyu kifu’i reẖībeyo።
I find that boring.	ኣ_ል_ዊ ኮ_ኑ ዝ_ኽ_። a_e_i_h_w_ k_y_n_ z_r_h_i_o_ ኣሰልቻዊ ኮይኑ ዝረኽቦ። aselichawī koyinu zireẖibo። ኣ____ ኮ__ ዝ____ a_________ k_____ z_________ ኣሰልቻዊ ኮይኑ ዝረኽቦ። aselichawī koyinu zireẖibo። _____ ___ _____ __________ ______ __________ ኣሰልቻዊ ኮይኑ ዝረኽቦ። aselichawī koyinu zireẖibo።
I find that terrible.	ዘ_ካ_ክ_ ረ_በ_። z_s_k_h_i_i_̣_ r_h_ī_e_o_ ዘስካሕክሕ ረኺበዮ። zesikaḥikiḥi reẖībeyo። ዘ_____ ረ____ z_____________ r_________ ዘስካሕክሕ ረኺበዮ። zesikaḥikiḥi reẖībeyo። ______ _____ ______________ __________ ዘስካሕክሕ ረኺበዮ። zesikaḥikiḥi reẖībeyo።

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