Question 2
Nuna tsayin wasalin gavovin waxannan kalmomi:
(a)Fitina (f) abinci (k) sabulu
(b)Vangare (g) qiriniya (l) kakaki
(c)Fura (h) habaici (m) tsintsiya
(d)Harshe (i) mota (n) goro
(e)Kunu (j) mulki (o) buta
Observation
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The question is on Phonology, the candidate was required to indicate the vowel lenght of the given words above.
The answer should be as follows:
(a) fitinaa (f) abincii (k) saabuluu
(b) vangaree (g) qiriiniyaa (l) kaakaakii
(c) furaa (h) habaicii (m) tsintsiyaa
(d) harshee (i) mootaa (n) gooro
(e) saabuluu (j) mulkii (o) buutaa
Or this other pattern:
(a)fi - ti - naa (i) moo - taa
(b)van - ga - ree (j) mul - kii
(c)fu - raa (k) saa - bu - luu
(d)har - shee (l) kaa - kaa - kii
(e)ku - nuu (m) tsin - tsi - yaa
(f)a - bin - cii (n) goo - ro
(g)qi - rii - ni - yaa (o) buu - taa
(h)ha - bai - cii
Few candidates attempted the question and their performance was very poor.