ABSTRACT
T+C: hPi *7?T £*£-ft*CA 17 JE,/iiS"iA . . . An»tr>- m&Vo* h**in-n^A O-T j^ /n i^A?
+*rA
ho*AT*
tafajja be too spicy, hot (lit. 'destroy'; 'exterminate!' [derived stem], compound imperfect £4>*$£i yiffajjal)
tasala be better, preferable; (as an impersonal verb ^A** tasalan I preferred; compound imperfect mt\V£i yissalannal; I prefer)
amasaggana thank, praise [derived stem], compound imperfect .fflartlTA vamasaginal
£i<?4£V HX. U\a>-*9* ?<%17<D-
h"*Wt V>*A *A*A
•fOTfvA
A/n<n ^/n"iA
Afla^CW
linnasayyih hejje alawk'im yammiggaririaw
indahona indalla alk'wal
vasazzinal
lit'at't'a yitVatVal
lic'arnmirih
so that we show you I have never gone (see note 2) which is located (lit 'found');
from +?7 tagariria be found [derived stem] (see note 3)
(here) how it is (here) whether there is it's finished (from >*A1» allak'a
be finished) it's a pity; (Mff > asazzana make
sad derived stem from Mf> azzana be sad)
let me drink it is drunk, (Le. people drink, one
drinks) let me add for you
Notes on the dialogue l Ethiopian cooking is one of the most distinctive and interesting
cuisines in Sub-Saharan Africa. Food is almost always served with J*7£<5. injara, a large round pancake-like bread preferably made of /n,$ t'ef flour. The various stews or sauces - such as fl>T waf - are served in small bowls which are tipped out on to a pile of two or three injara. Sometimes rolled up strips of injara are also served. The food is eaten by tearing off pieces of injara with the right hand, which are then used to scoop up mouthfuls of meat and sauce. As a special sign of honour your host may do
this for you and feed you directly with often oversized portions! This is called tC7! gursa - the same word is now used for 'tip'!
