Chapter 10 Exercise # 2

2 A

Below is a passage form the Gospel according to St. Mark in Cameroon English Pidgin.  See how  much you can understand before consulting the English translation given below.  State some of the similarities and differences between CEP and SAE.

a. CEP - Di fos tok fo di gud muus fo Jesus Christ God yi Pikin.

a. SAE - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God.

b. CEP -I bi sem as i di tok fo di buk fo Isaiah, God yi nchinda (prophet), “Lukam, mi a di sen man nchinda fo bifo yoa fes    weh yi go fix yoa rud fan.”

b. SAE - As it is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,which shall prepare thy way before thee.”        

c. CEP - Di vos fo som man di krai fo bush: “Fix di ples weh Papa God di go, mek yi rud tret.”

c. SAE - The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”

Similarities/Differences 

• The names used remained the same.  (God, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, Isaiah and prophet)

• The spelling in the CEP seemed phonetic.  It reminded me of how some of my kindergarten and first graders write when they are learning how to spell by sounding out or stretching a word.  Some examples are:
• Fos -first
• Buk -book
• Bifo before
• Fes - face
• Weh - way
• Vos- voice
• Sen - send

• Some of the words used in the CEP are related, mean the same or just a simplified version of the SAE. Some examples are:
• Fos (first) - beginning
• Fix -prepare
• Man- messanger
• Bush-wilderness
• Rod (road) path

2 B

 Here are some words from TOK Pisin.  What are the English words from which they are derived?  The answer is shown for the first entry.

Tok Pisin	Gloss	Answer
Taim biloong kol	Winter	Time belong cold
Pinga bilong fut	Toe	Finger belong on foot
Hamas krismas you gat?	How old are you?	How many Christmas you get?
Kukim long paia	Barbecue	Cooking big pig
Sapos	If	Suppose
Haus moni	bank	House of money
Kamup	arrive	Come up
Tasol	only	That’s all
Olgeta	all	All together
Solwara	sea	Solo water
House sik	hospital	House of sick
Handet yia	century	Hundred year