Sample Phrases
| English | Sa - central dialects (Panngi, Ranwas, Bunlap) |
Sa - northern dialect (Fatsare) |
Sa - southern dialect (Bay Martelli) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where are you going? | O metea bê? | O mfa be? | O metea be? |
| I'm going to... | Nê metea... | Nê mfa... | Nê metea... |
| Where have you come from? | O mamra bê? | O mamra be? | O mamra be? |
| I've come from... | Nê mamra... | Nê mamra... | Nê mamra... |
| What's your name? | Sêm be sê? | Sêm be sê? | Hêm be hê? |
| My name is... | Sêk be... | Sêk be... | Hêk be... |
| How much? / How many? | Beês? | Befês? | Beêh? |
| one | (be)su | shuf | hu |
| two | (be)ru | (be)ru | (be)ru |
| three | (be)têl | (be)jil | (be)têl |
| four | (be)êt | (be)fêt | (be)êt |
| five | (be)lim | (be)lim | (be)lim |
| It's just fine | I mbetô nga | I mbetô nga | I mbetu nga |
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