Part of Speech

In English there are a lot to know about part of Speech as there are applied in English is almost the same in the kpelle language however let look it in kpelle and how we can go about using them.

Sԑŋ-(Noun)


Definition:

Kpelle: Nyȋȋ Ke֜lee gaa ŋenei sui naa бa sԑŋ

English: Everything in the World is called a Noun.

Examples
  • Pԑ֜rԑ - (House)
  • kᴐlᴐ - (Book)
  • kᴐpu - (Cup)

Sԑŋ pͻͻ-tͻͻ woo-(Pronoun)


Definition:

Kpelle: Sԑŋ pɔɔ-tɔɔ woo kaa a sԑŋ-pɔɔ -ŋa tɔɔ woo.

English: Pronoun is a word that takes the place of a Noun.

Examples
  • ŋả - (I)
  • Yả - (You)
  • Kwa - (We)

Kԑ-woo-(Verb)


Definition:

Kpelle: kԑ-woo kaa a sԑŋ-kԑ woo.

English: Verb is a doing word.

Examples
  • pả - (Come)
  • Li - (Go)
  • Lȏno - (Speak)

Maa-nԑ́ԑ woo-(Adverb)


Definition:

Kpelle: Maa-nἐԑ woo kaa wooi a kԑ-woo, maa-kula woo, da maa-nἐԑ woo gbi֮ŋ, kȗla.

English: Adverb is a word that describe verb, adjective and another adverb.

Examples
  • Pȗŋ - (So Much)
  • ŋanả - (Brightly)
  • nyɔ֜-nyɔ - (Slowly)

Maa kúla woo-(Adjective)


Definition:

Kpelle: Maa-kȗla woo kaa a wooi a sԑŋ, da kἐ-woo ma kȕla

English: An adjective is a word that modifies a nouns or verb.

Examples
  • Tԑi - (Black)
  • Kἐtԑ - (Big)
  • Gbȗa -(Short)

Naa-lԑ́ woo-(Preposition)


Definition:

Kpelle: Naa-lἐ woo kaa a wooi a sԑŋ ŋaa naa lԑԑ̑.

English: Preposition is a word that show a now or pronoun in a sentence.

Examples
  • ŋa - (On)
  • Su - (In)
  • Mu - (Under)

Laa-tͻ̑ŋ-woo-(Conjunction)


Definition:

Kpelle: Laa-tɔ̑ŋ-woo kaa a wooi a woo-ŋa, kpaa woo ɤԑli-gbulu laa-tɔ̑ŋ.

English: A conjuction is a word that joins words or groups of words.

Examples
  • Da - (And)
  • Bԑlԑ - (Plus)
  • Kԑԑ - (But)

Sͻͻ-ma-woo (Kula-tԑi-woo)-(Interjection)


Definition:

Kpelle: Kula tԑi woo kaa a woo, kpaa woo – gbulu-ŋa, a nuu lii mȕ siɤe a meni kԑἐ ẻ kԑ.

English: An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and when something happens.

Examples
  • Oỏ-oo - (Oh!)
  • Tɔɔ֜-kpɔ֜ - (Wait)
  • Aả - (Oh)