FUNCTIONS GRAMMAR PHONOLOGY/SCRIPT

1 simple greetings and farewells mama, api (I we)

appropriate for the classroom; uu wms
e.g.
suba Udasanak (good Verbs:
morning!) yanawa, enawa (go,
hondai (good) come)
aubowan (wish you a long hkjd
life!) tkjd
kohomada (How are you?)
gihin ennam (I’ll come back)

iqn WoEikla
fyd|hs
wdhqfndajka
fldfyduo
.syska tkakus'

2 simple formulaic greeting for a dinaya, avuruda, stress two last letters ‘va’
few special ocations: e.g. masaya (date, month,
year) fjsjdæ
Suba upandinayak weva! (Happy
Birthday!)
oskh" wjqreoao" udih"
Suba aluth avurudak weva!
(Happy Newyear!)

Esema weva! (Wish you the

same!)

iqN Wmkaoskhla fjSjdæ

iqN w,q;a wjqreoaola fjsjdæ
tfiau fjsjdæ

3 greetings and farewells with

appropriate register. e.g.

greetings with two hands together

worship monks and parents
4 simple responses to express opposite words e.g.
agreement and disagreement e.g.

Eka hari (it is correct) keye neye

Eka weradi ( it is wrong) Tjs keye
yrs jeros
Ow mama kemathi ( Yes I like) leu;s wlue;s
kemathi nehe (don’t like)
Akemathi (dislike)

tAl yrs'

tAl jeros'

Tjs uu leu;shs'
leu;s keye'
wlue;shs'

5 simple phrases to introduce self owner ship

and to respond to questions about mama, mage, mate
self: e.g. (me, mine, to me)
mama, mage, mata
(me, mine, to me) uu ug uf.a

uu uf.a ug

6 expressions for feelings: e.g. oposit words

seethala - Unu
Seethali (cold), Rasnei (hot), (cold – hot)
sathutui (happy), redenawa iS;, WKq
(pain), aehenawa (hear), lassanai
(beautiful), sathuta – duka
(happy – sad)
iS;,hs i;+g ÿql
riafkhs WKqhs
i;=gqhs Similes:
oqlhs iudk mo(
fyd|hs
rsfokjd Unu, Rasnaya
wefykjd (hot)
,iaikhs seethala, sisal
le;ehs (cold)
WKq riakh
 iS;, isis,a

7 simple statements to describe self counting numbers eka,

(including age, nationality, deka, thuna etc. (one,
address): e.g. two three etc.

mama nayana, mata avurudu

nawayai Simple nouns

(I am Nayna, and I am nine years Pasala (school), panthia

old) ( class) etc.

uu khkd ug wjqreÿ kjhhs'

uu bf.k.kafka rcfha mdif,ah

Using simple phrases to introduce

others: e.g.

fus bkafka wur fus uf.a hd¿jd'

Wur bf.k.kafka uf.a mdif,a" uf.a
mka;sfha'

8 simple responses to identify

people places and things: e.g.

Understands simple identification

questions: e.g.

kavuda ae? (who is that?), eka

mokakda? ( what is it?), eka
koheda? (where is it?) etc.

ljso tA@ tAl fudllao@ tAl

fldfyao@

Uses simple responses to identify

people places and things: e.g.

ae Amara ( He is Amara), eka

 bus ekak ( is is a bus), eka
methane ( it is here).

tA wur' tAl nia tlla' tAl fu;k'

Written language: e.g.

eya methane ( it is here), eya bus

rathayak ( it is a bus), ae inne
Amara (he is Amara)

th fu;k' th nia r:hla' tA bkafka

wur'

9 simple questions about "da" to end questions.

likes/dislikes; o@

Oya mekata kamathida? (do you

like this?/(Yes I like this) Ow
mama kamathie .
Thd fuslg leu;so@
Tjs uu leu;shs

Naha mama kamathi naha opposits

mekata (No, I don't like this)
Ow naha -
keye uu leu;s key fuslg Yes no

ha baha -
can can't

hondai narakai -
good bad

hari varadi -
correct wrong

Tjs keye
yd neye
fyd|hs krlhs
yrshs jeroshs
10 simple questions about self: e.g.

Oyage nama mokakda? (What is

your name?)

Thdf.a ku fudllao@

Oyata Vayasa keeyada? (How

old are you?)
Thdf.a jhi lSho@

Oya ennne koheda (Where do

you live?)

Thd bkafka fldfyao@

11 simple responses to express statements like this, yes,

likes/dislikes e.g. no, Ow, naha, last letter
needs to be stressed
Ow mama kamathie (yes I like it)
Tjs uu leu;shs

neha mama kamathi neha

No, I don't like it

keye uu leu;s keye

12 simple statements to express

likes/dislikes: e.g.

Meka honda nahe (This is not

good)
Meka hondai (This is good)
fusl fyd| keye
fusl fyd|hs
13 numbers, days of the week and All number names end
months: e.g. with "da" means (day)

Number names:
eka ,deka, tuna, etc: (one, two,
three..)

tl fol ;=k
Days of the week:
Sanduda, Agaharuwada,
Badada,etc; (Monday,
Tuesday,etc;
iªod w`.yrejdod nodod
Days of the Months:
Janawari, Pebarawari, Martu,
Aprail:etc. (January, Febrary,
etc:)

ckjdrs fmnrjdrs udr;= wmafAr,a

14 appropriate non-verbel ways to

confirm/disconfirm and express
understanding/ lack of
understanding: e.g.

(Shaking head moving up and

dpwn to express understaning)
Oluwa solawanawa uda yata,
T¿j fid,jkak Wv hg

Shaking head side ways to

disconfirm
15 appropriate titles to attract Gender Thahttha (father) is
attention: e.g. Feminene Masquline pronounced" th"as in
English
Amma Thaththa - Mother Amma Thatha
Father wusud  ;d ;a ;d All names last letter
Akka Aiya needs to be stressed
wusud ;d ;a ;d
 Akka Aiya - Sister wlald whshd
Brother Nangi Malli
kx.S u,a,S
wlald whshd
Akka Aiya
Nangi Malli - little sister, wlald whshd
little bother
kx.S u,a,S Mehenin wahansa -
Swamin wahansa - Venerable Siri fufyKska jykai
Swamin wahansa
iajduSka jykai

16 simple thanks: e.g.

Bohoma Stutie! (Thank you!)

fndfydu ia;=;shsæ
ia;=;shsæ
17 The Student understands: learning the nouns
simple questions about self: e.g.
Oyage nama , Wayasa, Pasela
(Your name, age & school)

Thdf.a ku jhi mdie,

18 simple questions about likes /

dislikes e.g.

Oya mekata kamatida? (DO you

like this?)

Thd fuslg leu;s o@

19 simple identification questions: All end up with "da" sound

e.g. at the end

meka mokakda? (What is this?)

Potha koheda? (Where is the
book?)

fusl fudllao@
tA fmd ; fldfyao@

20 simple questions to describe when , kawadada – similies

places and things: e.g. ljodo
eka (one)
E' kauda? ( Who is that?) where, koheda
 Eka mokakda? (What is that?) fldfyao Stress the first letter ,eka
(that one) gives a different
Eka koheda? (Where is it?)
who, kauda meaning
ljqo
tA ljqo@
tAl fudllao@ what mokakda
tAl fldfyduo@ fudllao

21 questions checking understanding All questions end with

lack of understanding: e.g. "da'

Oyata therunada? ( Did you

understand?
Thdg f;arekdo?

Oyata therune nadda? ( Didn't

you understand)
Thdg f;arefka keoao?

22 formulaic instructions for Formaulaic instructions

repetition: e.g. for repetitions end with
"nna"
Katunakara nawatha karanna
lrekdlr kej ; lrkak

Ayth karanna! (pl. do it again)

wdfh ;a lrkak

23 simple exclamations of praise: when using

e.g.
Hondai, Ehtama hondai,
( Harima hondai), Shorck,
(good,Very good, well done!)
exclamations of praise:
eg hondai (good) most
words end with:" ie"

fyd|hs, b;du fyd|hs, yßu fyd|hs,

24 simple classroom instructions:

e.g.

Wadiwenna, nagitinna,
nishshbda wenna,
 Katha nokara enna, me ahanna,
dan liyanna, aye kiyanna, etc;
(Sit down, stand up, be quite,
listen to this, start writing now)

jdäfjkak, ke.sgskak, ksIaYnso

fjkak, ld;d fkdlr bkak, fus whkak,
oeka ,shakak, wdfha lshkak