Public Words Challenge! | "Nursie Croissance"

[Coleman]

Nin filɛ – it’s a picture of some public written Bambara words submitted by Leo, an AKT student in the Adv. Beg. Conversation course, who is currently in Bamako

Your challenge:

1. Write out all the Bambara/Jula words in standard spelling!
2. Translate them!
3. Explain the message!

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I will give feedback and/or post the answer before the challenge closes

[Caroline]

N m’a dɔn ne den bɛ kɔrɔbaya kosɛbɛ ni Nursie Croissance ye.

I didn’t know that my child will become very old with Nursie Croissance.

I have now discovered that my child needs Nursie Croissance food to become big and strong.

[Coleman]

@Caroline

N m’a dɔn ne den bɛ kɔrɔbaya kosɛbɛ ni Nursie Croissance ye.

• Very close! I ni baara! But actually the sentence is in the affirmative Care to try again?

[marija]

N bɛ dɔn ne den bɛ kɔrɔbaya kosɛbɛ ni Nursie Croissance ye
I know that my child grow strong with Nursie Croissance …

[Coleman]

@marija

N bɛ dɔn ne den bɛ kɔrɔbaya kosɛbɛ ni Nursie Croissance ye

• Almost! But is the verb k’à dɔn transitive or intransitive? HINT: Look at how Mba is written in the original ad. Why is it Mba… and not Mbe…

[marija]

Its true!N b’a dɔn! I know it!

[Caroline]

N b’à dɔn…?