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65 [sixty-five]

Negation 2

65 [ስልሳ አምስት] 65 [ስልሳ አምስት]	ተቃራኒ 2 tek’aranī 2

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Genetic mutation makes speaking possible

Man is the only living creature on Earth that can speak. This distinguishes him from animals and plants. Of course animals and plants also communicate with each other. However, they do not speak a complex syllable language. But why can man speak? Certain physical features are needed in order to be able to speak. These physical features are only found in humans. However, that does not necessarily mean that man developed them. In evolutionary history, nothing happens without a reason. Somewhere along the line, man began to speak. We do not yet know when exactly that was. But something must have happened that gave man speech. Researchers believe that a genetic mutation was responsible. Anthropologists have compared the genetic material of various living beings. It is well known that a particular gene influences speech. People in which it is damaged have problems with speech. They can't express themselves well and have a hard time understanding words. This gene was examined in people, apes, and mice. It is very similar in humans and chimpanzees. Only two small differences can be identified. But these differences make their presence known in the brain. Together with other genes, they influence certain brain activities. Thus humans can speak, whereas apes cannot. However, the riddle of the human language is not yet solved. For the gene mutation alone is not enough to enable speech. Researchers implanted the human gene variant in mice. It didn't give them the ability to speak… But their squeaks made quite a racket!

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Is the ring expensive?	ቀ_በ_ ው_ ነ_? k_e_e_e_u w_d_ n_w_? ቀለበቱ ውድ ነው? k’elebetu widi newi? ቀ___ ው_ ነ__ k________ w___ n____ ቀለበቱ ውድ ነው? k’elebetu widi newi? ____ __ ___ _________ ____ _____ ቀለበቱ ውድ ነው? k’elebetu widi newi?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	አ_ደ_ም ፤ ዋ_ው አ_ድ መ_ ኢ_ሮ ብ_ ነ_። ā_i_e_e_i ; w_g_w_ ā_i_i m_t_ ī_i_o b_c_a n_w_. አይደለም ፤ ዋጋው አንድ መቶ ኢውሮ ብቻ ነው። āyidelemi ; wagawi ānidi meto īwiro bicha newi. አ____ ፤ ዋ__ አ__ መ_ ኢ__ ብ_ ነ__ ā________ ; w_____ ā____ m___ ī____ b____ n____ አይደለም ፤ ዋጋው አንድ መቶ ኢውሮ ብቻ ነው። āyidelemi ; wagawi ānidi meto īwiro bicha newi. _____ _ ___ ___ __ ___ __ ___ _________ _ ______ _____ ____ _____ _____ _____ አይደለም ፤ ዋጋው አንድ መቶ ኢውሮ ብቻ ነው። āyidelemi ; wagawi ānidi meto īwiro bicha newi.
But I have only fifty.	ግ_ ያ_ኝ ሃ_ሳ ብ_ ነ_። g_n_ y_l_n_i h_m_s_ b_c_a n_w_. ግን ያለኝ ሃምሳ ብቻ ነው። gini yalenyi hamisa bicha newi. ግ_ ያ__ ሃ__ ብ_ ነ__ g___ y______ h_____ b____ n____ ግን ያለኝ ሃምሳ ብቻ ነው። gini yalenyi hamisa bicha newi. __ ___ ___ __ ___ ____ _______ ______ _____ _____ ግን ያለኝ ሃምሳ ብቻ ነው። gini yalenyi hamisa bicha newi.

Are you finished?	ጨ_ሰ_ል_ ሻ_? c_’_r_s_k_l_/ s_a_i_ ጨርሰካል/ ሻል? ch’erisekali/ shali? ጨ_____ ሻ__ c____________ s_____ ጨርሰካል/ ሻል? ch’erisekali/ shali? ______ ___ _____________ ______ ጨርሰካል/ ሻል? ch’erisekali/ shali?
No, not yet.	አ_ ፤ ገ_ ነ_። ā_i ; g_n_ n_n_i_ አይ ፤ ገና ነኝ። āyi ; gena nenyi. አ_ ፤ ገ_ ነ__ ā__ ; g___ n_____ አይ ፤ ገና ነኝ። āyi ; gena nenyi. __ _ __ ___ ___ _ ____ ______ አይ ፤ ገና ነኝ። āyi ; gena nenyi.
But I’ll be finished soon.	ግ_ አ_ን እ_ር_ለ_። g_n_ ā_u_i i_h_e_i_a_e_i_ ግን አሁን እጨርሳለው። gini āhuni ich’erisalewi. ግ_ አ__ እ______ g___ ā____ i_____________ ግን አሁን እጨርሳለው። gini āhuni ich’erisalewi. __ ___ _______ ____ _____ ______________ ግን አሁን እጨርሳለው። gini āhuni ich’erisalewi.

Do you want some more soup?	ተ_ማ_ ሾ_ባ ት_ል_ለ_/_ያ_ሽ_ t_c_’_m_r_ s_o_i_a t_f_l_g_l_h_/_ī_a_e_h_? ተጨማሪ ሾርባ ትፈልጋለህ/ጊያለሽ? tech’emarī shoriba tifeligalehi/gīyaleshi? ተ___ ሾ__ ት___________ t_________ s______ t______________________ ተጨማሪ ሾርባ ትፈልጋለህ/ጊያለሽ? tech’emarī shoriba tifeligalehi/gīyaleshi? ____ ___ ____________ __________ _______ _______________________ ተጨማሪ ሾርባ ትፈልጋለህ/ጊያለሽ? tech’emarī shoriba tifeligalehi/gīyaleshi?
No, I don’t want anymore.	አ_ ፤ ተ_ማ_ አ_ፈ_ግ_። ā_i ; t_c_’_m_r_ ā_i_e_i_i_i_ አይ ፤ ተጨማሪ አልፈልግም። āyi ; tech’emarī ālifeligimi. አ_ ፤ ተ___ አ______ ā__ ; t_________ ā___________ አይ ፤ ተጨማሪ አልፈልግም። āyi ; tech’emarī ālifeligimi. __ _ ____ _______ ___ _ __________ ____________ አይ ፤ ተጨማሪ አልፈልግም። āyi ; tech’emarī ālifeligimi.
But another ice cream.	ግ_ ሌ_ አ_ስ ክ_ም g_n_ l_l_ ā_i_i k_r_m_ ግን ሌላ አይስ ክሬም gini lēla āyisi kirēmi ግ_ ሌ_ አ__ ክ__ g___ l___ ā____ k_____ ግን ሌላ አይስ ክሬም gini lēla āyisi kirēmi __ __ ___ ___ ____ ____ _____ ______ ግን ሌላ አይስ ክሬም gini lēla āyisi kirēmi

Have you lived here long?	ለ_ዙ ጊ_ እ_ህ ኖ_ክ_ሽ_ l_b_z_ g_z_ i_ī_i n_r_k_/_h_? ለብዙ ጊዜ እዚህ ኖርክ/ሽ? lebizu gīzē izīhi noriki/shi? ለ__ ጊ_ እ__ ኖ_____ l_____ g___ i____ n__________ ለብዙ ጊዜ እዚህ ኖርክ/ሽ? lebizu gīzē izīhi noriki/shi? ___ __ ___ ______ ______ ____ _____ ___________ ለብዙ ጊዜ እዚህ ኖርክ/ሽ? lebizu gīzē izīhi noriki/shi?
No, only for a month.	አ_ይ ፤ ገ_ አ_ድ ወ_ ብ_ ā_a_i ; g_n_ ā_i_i w_r_ b_c_a አያይ ፤ ገና አንድ ወር ብቻ āyayi ; gena ānidi weri bicha አ__ ፤ ገ_ አ__ ወ_ ብ_ ā____ ; g___ ā____ w___ b____ አያይ ፤ ገና አንድ ወር ብቻ āyayi ; gena ānidi weri bicha ___ _ __ ___ __ __ _____ _ ____ _____ ____ _____ አያይ ፤ ገና አንድ ወር ብቻ āyayi ; gena ānidi weri bicha
But I already know a lot of people.	ግ_ ብ_ ሰ_ች_ አ_ቃ_ው_ g_n_ b_z_ s_w_c_i_i ā_i_’_l_w_. ግን ብዙ ሰዎችን አውቃለው። gini bizu sewochini āwik’alewi. ግ_ ብ_ ሰ___ አ_____ g___ b___ s________ ā__________ ግን ብዙ ሰዎችን አውቃለው። gini bizu sewochini āwik’alewi. __ __ ____ ______ ____ ____ _________ ___________ ግን ብዙ ሰዎችን አውቃለው። gini bizu sewochini āwik’alewi.

Are you driving home tomorrow?	ነ_ ወ_ ቤ_ ት_ዳ_ህ_ሽ_ n_g_ w_d_ b_t_ t_h_d_l_h_/_h_? ነገ ወደ ቤት ትሄዳለህ/ሽ? nege wede bēti tihēdalehi/shi? ነ_ ወ_ ቤ_ ት_______ n___ w___ b___ t______________ ነገ ወደ ቤት ትሄዳለህ/ሽ? nege wede bēti tihēdalehi/shi? __ __ __ ________ ____ ____ ____ _______________ ነገ ወደ ቤት ትሄዳለህ/ሽ? nege wede bēti tihēdalehi/shi?
No, only on the weekend.	አ_ይ ፤ በ_ም_ቱ መ_ረ_ ቀ_ች ብ_ ነ_። ā_a_i ; b_s_m_n_t_ m_c_’_r_s_a k_e_o_h_ b_c_a n_w_. አያይ ፤ በሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ቀኖች ብቻ ነው። āyayi ; besaminitu mech’eresha k’enochi bicha newi. አ__ ፤ በ____ መ___ ቀ__ ብ_ ነ__ ā____ ; b_________ m__________ k_______ b____ n____ አያይ ፤ በሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ቀኖች ብቻ ነው። āyayi ; besaminitu mech’eresha k’enochi bicha newi. ___ _ _____ ____ ___ __ ___ _____ _ __________ ___________ ________ _____ _____ አያይ ፤ በሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ቀኖች ብቻ ነው። āyayi ; besaminitu mech’eresha k’enochi bicha newi.
But I will be back on Sunday.	ግ_ እ_ድ እ_ለ_ለ_። g_n_ i_u_i i_e_e_a_e_i_ ግን እሁድ እመለሳለው። gini ihudi imelesalewi. ግ_ እ__ እ______ g___ i____ i___________ ግን እሁድ እመለሳለው። gini ihudi imelesalewi. __ ___ _______ ____ _____ ____________ ግን እሁድ እመለሳለው። gini ihudi imelesalewi.

Is your daughter an adult?	ሴ_ ል_ህ_ሽ ለ_ቅ_ ሄ_ን ደ_ሳ_ች_ s_t_ l_j_h_/_h_ l_’_k_i_e h_w_n_ d_r_s_l_c_i_ ሴት ልጅህ/ሽ ለአቅመ ሄዋን ደርሳለች? sēti lijihi/shi le’āk’ime hēwani derisalechi? ሴ_ ል____ ለ___ ሄ__ ደ_____ s___ l_________ l________ h_____ d___________ ሴት ልጅህ/ሽ ለአቅመ ሄዋን ደርሳለች? sēti lijihi/shi le’āk’ime hēwani derisalechi? __ _____ ____ ___ ______ ____ __________ _________ ______ ____________ ሴት ልጅህ/ሽ ለአቅመ ሄዋን ደርሳለች? sēti lijihi/shi le’āk’ime hēwani derisalechi?
No, she is only seventeen.	አ_ይ ፣ እ_ አ_ራ ሰ_ት አ_ቷ ነ_። ā_a_i , i_w_ ā_i_a s_b_t_ ā_e_w_ n_w_. አያይ ፣ እሷ አስራ ሰባት አመቷ ነው። āyayi , iswa āsira sebati āmetwa newi. አ__ ፣ እ_ አ__ ሰ__ አ__ ነ__ ā____ , i___ ā____ s_____ ā_____ n____ አያይ ፣ እሷ አስራ ሰባት አመቷ ነው። āyayi , iswa āsira sebati āmetwa newi. ___ _ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ _ ____ _____ ______ ______ _____ አያይ ፣ እሷ አስራ ሰባት አመቷ ነው። āyayi , iswa āsira sebati āmetwa newi.
But she already has a boyfriend.	ግ_ የ_ን_ ጋ_ኛ አ_ት_ g_n_ y_w_n_d_ g_d_n_a ā_a_i_ ግን የወንድ ጋደኛ አላት። gini yewenidi gadenya ālati. ግ_ የ___ ጋ__ አ___ g___ y_______ g______ ā_____ ግን የወንድ ጋደኛ አላት። gini yewenidi gadenya ālati. __ ____ ___ ____ ____ ________ _______ ______ ግን የወንድ ጋደኛ አላት። gini yewenidi gadenya ālati.

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