Coding Decoding

Tohono O’odham Matching – Detailed Analysis:

Vocabulary Analysis:
- ceposid → work / working
- neok → speak / speaking
- ‘a:˜ni → not
- Pi → plural subject indicator
- ‘o → present tense marker
- wakial → cowboy
- wisilo → calf
- cecoj → calf (variant?)
- cickpan → branding
- g → the
- ˜ne˜nok → speak
- ‘ac → not
- cipkan → branding (variant spelling)

Now match each sentence with its correct English meaning: --- (1) Ha-cecposid ‘o g wakial g wipsilo.
"ceposid" = working, "wakial" = cowboys → working + cowboys → Plural subject → (F) The men are working.

--- (2) Pi ‘ac ˜ne˜nok ‘a:cim.
"Pi" = plural, "‘ac" = not, "neok" = speaking → (E) We are not speaking.

--- (3) Ceposid ‘o g wakial g wisilo.
"ceposid" = working, "wakial" = cowboy (singular), "wisilo" = calf → (C) I am working.

--- (4) Pi ‘o cickpan g cecoj.
"cickpan" = branding, "Pi" = plural, "cecoj" = calf → (D) The cowboys aren’t branding the calf.

--- (5) Pi ‘o ceposid g wapkial g wisilo.
"ceposid" = working, "Pi" = plural → (I) The men are not working.

--- (6) Cipkan ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.
"cipkan" = branding, "‘a:˜ni" = not → negative form → (G) The cowboy is branding the calf.

--- (7) ˜Neok ‘o g ceoj.
"neok" = speaking, "ceoj" = man → (B) The man is speaking.

--- (8) ˜Neok ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.
"neok" = speaking, "‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni" = I am not → personal subject → (A) I am speaking.

--- Final Answer Mapping:
(1) – (F)
(2) – (E)
(3) – (C)
(4) – (D)
(5) – (I)
(6) – (G)
(7) – (B)
(8) – (A)

Here is the breakdown and matching of the Swahili dates to their English translations:

Vocabulary:

• tarehe: date
• pili: second (2nd)
• tatu: third (3rd)
• nne: fourth (4th)
• tano: fifth (5th)
• Aprili: April
• Oktoba: October
• Disemba: December
• jumamosi: Saturday
• jumapili: Sunday
• jumatatu: Monday
• jumanne: Tuesday
• jumatano: Wednesday

Matching:

1. tarehe tatu Disemba jumamosi
   • tarehe tatu = 3rd
   • Disemba = December
   • jumamosi = Saturday
   • Translation: Saturday, December 3rd
   • Matches: (F)
2. tarehe tano Oktoba jumapili
   • tarehe tano = 5th
   • Oktoba = October
   • jumapili = Sunday
   • Translation: Sunday, October 5th
   • Matches: (E)
3. tarehe pili Aprili jumanne
   • tarehe pili = 2nd
   • Aprili = April
   • jumanne = Tuesday
   • Translation: Tuesday, April 2nd
   • Matches: (B)
4. tarehe tano Oktoba jumatatu
   • tarehe tano = 5th
   • Oktoba = October
   • jumatatu = Monday
   • Translation: Monday, October 5th
   • Matches: (A)
5. tarehe nne Aprili jumanne
   • tarehe nne = 4th
   • Aprili = April
   • jumanne = Tuesday
   • Translation: Tuesday, April 4th
   • Matches: (D)
6. tarehe tano Oktoba jumatano
   • tarehe tano = 5th
   • Oktoba = October
   • jumatano = Wednesday
   • Translation: Wednesday, October 5th
   • Matches: (C)

The correct matching is:

1 – (F), 2 – (E), 3 – (B), 4 – (A), 5 – (D), 6 – (C)