Communicative Task - Mali

The emphatic “ de “
It is used when we want to insist on the situation. It always goes with the emphatic
pronouns.
e.g: JǤn ka biki don? Whose pen is it?
Ne de ka biki don. It is my pen.
Ne de ta don. It is mine.
N.B.: The emphatic pronouns can be subjects too whenever we put an emphasis on a factor or situation.
e.g: Ne de bε bǤ Ameriki. It’s me who comes from USA.
Ale de bε taa Bamako. It’s him who goes to Bamako.
Using the structure:
Subj. + bε + Obj. + V + ni + x + ye Subj. + V + with the Obj.
e.g: N bε so furan ni furalan ye. I sweep the house with the broom.
A bε ji ta ni shiyo ye. He/she takes water with the bucket.
N.B.: This structure can be used only with the objects we can take easily with our hands work with.
The above structure is used to answer to the question below
Subj. + bε + mun + kε + ni + x + ye? What does Subj. do with x?
e.g: I bε mun kε ni alimεti ye? What do you do with the matches?
N bε lanpan mεnε ni alimεti ye. I light the kerosene lamp with the matches.
But when the object is not taken to work with the question is:
Subj. + bε + mun + kε + Obj. + la/na?
e.g: I bε mun kε taji la? What do you do with the kerosene?
N bε taji kε lanpan kǤnǤ. I put the kerosene in the kerosene lamp.
Safety and Security Notes:
When in trouble, knowing the names of things may be helpful.
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