Saturday, 3 October 2009

Africa Day

Here is a West African story that will intrigue you. You will need to let us know all the cognates you heard in the film. There are 29 cognates and near cognates, can you identify them?

16 comments:

  1. mere sounds like mother. Sorceress sounds like sorcer. . Neuvew souds like nephew. Nonese sounds like nonsence. Enfant sounds like infant. Village sounds like village.
    Magique sounds like magis.
    Imagine sounds like imagine.

    Scarlett 6V

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  2. himself, sorcerss, uncle, nephew, geine, authority, you, forest, holes, magic,me, far, er..., village ,heor, magnific.

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  3. Sorceress,uncle,nephew,forest,
    authority,magic

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  4. Mere sounds like slightly like mum.
    Moi sounds like me. Source is like the word 'source'. 'Sourcier' sounds like sourcerer. Possible sounds like possible. Neuvew souns like nephew. Authoite sounds like authority. Enfant sounds like infant.
    Some more are:
    Uncle sounds like uncle.
    Village sounds like village. Nonsense sounds like nonsense. Magique sounds like magic. Peace sounded like peace.
    Most of them are there, but I'll do some more tommorrow if have time. Its a good story, though. Quite funny.

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  5. The words that sound like the English are:

    self, sorsurres, uncle, moi, infant, magic.

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  6. The words that sound like the English are:

    village,magic,self,

    Maia

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  7. The cognates and near cognates are: sorciere, oncle, village

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  8. the cognates are oncle, tremble, sorcier, karaba, village, fetishes, bebe

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  9. mere moi sorceress pere where nephew

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  10. Ariella 6X:
    I love this story!

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  11. the words that sound the same in french are:
    sauser/sorceress
    authority
    tremble/tremble
    magic/magic
    polite/polite
    village/village
    peace
    second
    uncle
    attack/attack
    by LULU 6v

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  12. sorceress fere himself him warrior authority you but misstriss joy tremble complain you man approach

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  13. the words that sound the same to english are: sorceress,uncle,moi,sorcer,foret,authority

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  14. sorceress fere himself him warrior authority you but misstriss joy tremble complain you man approach

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  15. film,sorcier,karaba,road,uncle


    By Helena Lindgren 6W

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