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56 [fifty-six]

Feelings

56 [ሓምሳንሽዱሽተን] 56 [ḥamisanishidushiteni]	ስምዒታት simi‘ītati

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The language of our ancestors

Modern languages can be analyzed by linguists. Various methods are used to do so. But how did people speak thousands of years ago? It is much more difficult to answer this question. Despite this, scientists have been busy researching for years. They would like to explore how people spoke earlier. In order to do this, they attempt to reconstruct ancient speech forms. American scientists have now made an exciting discovery. They analyzed more than 2,000 languages. In particular they analyzed the sentence structure of the languages. The results of their study were very interesting. About half of the languages had the S-O-V sentence structure. That is to say, the sentences are ordered by subject, object and verb. More than 700 languages follow the pattern S-V-O. And about 160 languages operate according to the V-S-O system. Only about 40 languages use the V-O-S pattern. 120 languages display a hybrid. On the other hand, O-V-S and O-S-V are distinctly rarer systems. The majority of the analyzed languages use the S-O-V principle. Persian, Japanese and Turkish are some examples. Most living languages follow the S-V-O pattern, however. This sentence structure dominates the Indo-European language family today. Researchers believe that the S-O-V model was used earlier. All languages are based on this system. But then the languages diverged. We don't yet know how that happened. However, the variation of sentence structures must have had a reason. Because in evolution, only that which has an advantage prevails…

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to feel like / want to	ድ_የ_ ም_ላ_ d_l_y_t_ m_h_l_w_ ድልየት ምህላው diliyeti mihilawi ድ___ ም___ d_______ m_______ ድልየት ምህላው diliyeti mihilawi ____ ____ ________ ________ ድልየት ምህላው diliyeti mihilawi
We feel like. / We want to.	ድ_የ_ ኣ_ና_ d_l_y_t_ a_o_a_ ድልየት ኣሎና። diliyeti alona። ድ___ ኣ___ d_______ a_____ ድልየት ኣሎና። diliyeti alona። ____ ____ ________ ______ ድልየት ኣሎና። diliyeti alona።
We don’t feel like. / We do’t want to.	ድ_የ_ የ_ል_ን_ d_l_y_t_ y_b_l_n_n_። ድልየት የብልናን። diliyeti yebilinani። ድ___ የ_____ d_______ y__________ ድልየት የብልናን። diliyeti yebilinani። ____ ______ ________ ___________ ድልየት የብልናን። diliyeti yebilinani።

to be afraid	ፍ_ሒ ም_ላ_። f_r_h_ī m_h_l_w_። ፍርሒ ምህላው። firiḥī mihilawi። ፍ__ ም____ f______ m________ ፍርሒ ምህላው። firiḥī mihilawi። ___ _____ _______ _________ ፍርሒ ምህላው። firiḥī mihilawi።
I’m afraid.	ኣ_ ፍ_ሒ ኣ_ኒ_ a_e f_r_h_ī a_o_ī_ ኣነ ፍርሒ ኣሎኒ። ane firiḥī alonī። ኣ_ ፍ__ ኣ___ a__ f______ a_____ ኣነ ፍርሒ ኣሎኒ። ane firiḥī alonī። __ ___ ____ ___ _______ ______ ኣነ ፍርሒ ኣሎኒ። ane firiḥī alonī።
I am not afraid.	ኣ_ ፍ_ሒ የ_ለ_ን_ a_e f_r_h_ī y_b_l_y_n_። ኣነ ፍርሒ የብለይን። ane firiḥī yebileyini። ኣ_ ፍ__ የ_____ a__ f______ y__________ ኣነ ፍርሒ የብለይን። ane firiḥī yebileyini። __ ___ ______ ___ _______ ___________ ኣነ ፍርሒ የብለይን። ane firiḥī yebileyini።

to have time	ግ_ ም_ላ_ g_z_ m_h_l_w_ ግዜ ምህላው gizē mihilawi ግ_ ም___ g___ m_______ ግዜ ምህላው gizē mihilawi __ ____ ____ ________ ግዜ ምህላው gizē mihilawi
He has time.	ን_ ግ_ ኣ_ዎ_ n_s_ g_z_ a_e_o_ ንሱ ግዜ ኣለዎ። nisu gizē alewo። ን_ ግ_ ኣ___ n___ g___ a_____ ንሱ ግዜ ኣለዎ። nisu gizē alewo። __ __ ____ ____ ____ ______ ንሱ ግዜ ኣለዎ። nisu gizē alewo።
He has no time.	ን_ ግ_ የ_ሉ_። n_s_ g_z_ y_b_l_n_። ንሱ ግዜ የብሉን። nisu gizē yebiluni። ን_ ግ_ የ____ n___ g___ y________ ንሱ ግዜ የብሉን። nisu gizē yebiluni። __ __ _____ ____ ____ _________ ንሱ ግዜ የብሉን። nisu gizē yebiluni።

to be bored	መ_ል_ው ም_ላ_ m_s_l_c_e_i m_h_l_w_ መሰልቸው ምህላው meselichewi mihilawi መ____ ም___ m__________ m_______ መሰልቸው ምህላው meselichewi mihilawi _____ ____ ___________ ________ መሰልቸው ምህላው meselichewi mihilawi
She is bored.	ን_ ሰ_ቸ_ዋ ኣ_ ። n_s_ s_l_c_e_i_a a_o ። ንሳ ሰልቸይዋ ኣሎ ። nisa selicheyiwa alo ። ን_ ሰ____ ኣ_ ። n___ s__________ a__ ። ንሳ ሰልቸይዋ ኣሎ ። nisa selicheyiwa alo ። __ _____ __ _ ____ ___________ ___ _ ንሳ ሰልቸይዋ ኣሎ ። nisa selicheyiwa alo ።
She is not bored.	ን_ ኣ_ሰ_ቸ_ን ። n_s_ a_i_e_i_h_w_n_ ። ንሳ ኣይሰልቸዋን ። nisa ayiselichewani ። ን_ ኣ______ ። n___ a_____________ ። ንሳ ኣይሰልቸዋን ። nisa ayiselichewani ። __ _______ _ ____ ______________ _ ንሳ ኣይሰልቸዋን ። nisa ayiselichewani ።

to be hungry	ጥ_የ_ ም_ላ_ t_i_i_e_i m_h_l_w_ ጥምየት ምህላው t’imiyeti mihilawi ጥ___ ም___ t________ m_______ ጥምየት ምህላው t’imiyeti mihilawi ____ ____ _________ ________ ጥምየት ምህላው t’imiyeti mihilawi
Are you hungry?	ጥ_የ_ ኣ_ኩ_ ዶ_ t_i_i_e_i a_e_u_i d_? ጥምየት ኣለኩም ዶ? t’imiyeti alekumi do? ጥ___ ኣ___ ዶ_ t________ a______ d__ ጥምየት ኣለኩም ዶ? t’imiyeti alekumi do? ____ ____ __ _________ _______ ___ ጥምየት ኣለኩም ዶ? t’imiyeti alekumi do?
Aren’t you hungry?	ጥ_የ_ የ_ል_ም_ ዲ_? t_i_i_e_i y_b_l_k_m_n_ d_y_? ጥምየት የብልኩምን ዲዩ? t’imiyeti yebilikumini dīyu? ጥ___ የ_____ ዲ__ t________ y___________ d____ ጥምየት የብልኩምን ዲዩ? t’imiyeti yebilikumini dīyu? ____ ______ ___ _________ ____________ _____ ጥምየት የብልኩምን ዲዩ? t’imiyeti yebilikumini dīyu?

to be thirsty	ም_ማ_ m_t_’_m_’_ ምጽማእ mits’ima’i ም___ m_________ ምጽማእ mits’ima’i ____ __________ ምጽማእ mits’ima’i
They are thirsty.	ን_ኹ_ ጸ_ኹ_ ። n_s_h_u_i t_’_m_h_u_i ። ንስኹም ጸሚኹም ። nisiẖumi ts’emīẖumi ። ን___ ጸ___ ። n________ t__________ ። ንስኹም ጸሚኹም ። nisiẖumi ts’emīẖumi ። ____ ____ _ _________ ___________ _ ንስኹም ጸሚኹም ። nisiẖumi ts’emīẖumi ።
They are not thirsty.	ን_ኹ_ ኣ_ጸ_ኣ_ም_ ። n_s_h_u_i a_i_s_e_i_a_u_i_i ። ንስኹም ኣይጸምኣኩምን ። nisiẖumi ayits’emi’akumini ። ን___ ኣ_______ ። n________ a________________ ። ንስኹም ኣይጸምኣኩምን ። nisiẖumi ayits’emi’akumini ። ____ ________ _ _________ _________________ _ ንስኹም ኣይጸምኣኩምን ። nisiẖumi ayits’emi’akumini ።

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