Social Media Challenge | May 1

Prompts & Challenges
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Nin filè :backhand_index_pointing_down: It’s a social media post from Mandenkan:

May 1 Instagram Post from Mandenkan
May 1 Instagram Post from Mandenkan1125×1938 389 KB

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Your challenge

  1. Identify what the post is about
  2. Translate the caption
  3. BONUS: Find and correct any spelling mistakes :wink:

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The post is acknowledging working people (Mandenkan students) and wishing that they see the fruits of their labor.

Translation + corrections:

bi ye lonba ye (Today is a big day)

an ya foli bɛ baarakɛlaw bɛɛ ye
an ya foli kɛ baarakɛla bɛɛ ye (Let’s shout out all the workers)

*ivory coast jula uses ya instead of ka

Allah ye baraka don á ya sɔrɔw la (May God bless the fruits of your labor)
*uses ye instead of ka

kunadiya ni kɛnɛya, Allah ye o di á ma
kùnnandiya ni kɛnɛya, Ala ye o di á ma (Good luck and health, May God grant that to you)

Mandenkan kanubagaw, an b’a fo! (Mandenkan fans, we thank you!)

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It’s about labour day!

"Today is a big day. Greetings to all the workers. May God give work to those who seek it (?). ? and health , may god give it to them. Manding speaking admirers, say it to them. "U

Not sure about spelling mistakes

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Work’s day /Today is a big day / We greet all the workers / Allah bless what has been obtained / Allah gave luck and health / Lovers of mandinguelanguages: We greet yoy /

- An bɛ foli kɛ baarɛlaw bɛɛ yen -An b’aw fo

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Aw ni ce, @malikdiallo @Caroline @marija ! Thanks for your submissions. I will provide the answer and some feedback before the challenge closes (I set it to 7 days) :wink: LMK if you think that’s a solid way to handle “challenges” or “practice prompts”

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O ka di n ye ka ca. I ni ce!!!

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Ayiwa :slight_smile:

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Aw ni ce!

This challenge is closing :slight_smile:

@malikdiallo, @marija ni @Caroline, aw ni baara! Thanks for participating!

Answer

It’s a labor day (May 1) post!

Bi ye lonba ye
Today is a big day

An ya foli bɛ baarakɛlaw bɛɛ ye
We salute all the workers

  • You can arguably just write baarakɛla bɛɛ. Writing it baarakɛlaw bɛɛ is possible, but it makes it definite; as in, “all the workers” instead of “all workers”.

Allah ye baraka don á ya sɔrɔw la
May God put power into your all’s earnings

  • The spelling Allah is calqued from Arabic. Writing it Ala is more standard in Bambara/Jula.

Kunadiya ni kɛnɛya, Allah ye o di á ma
Luck and health, may God give it to you all

  • The word kunadiya is spelled with two Ns (e.g., kunnadiya or kunnandiya)

Mandenkan kanubagaw, an b’a fo !!!
Lovers of Mandenkan, we salute you all !!!

  • The phrase “Mandenkan kanubagaw” could arguably be written as one compound word: “Mandenkankanubagaw”.

Feedback

I ni baara, @malikdiallo !

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