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1 | Africa: Of Misunderstandings, the Best Laid Plans and Language Challenge | Afrika: Ny Tsy Fifankahazoana, Ny Drafitra Tsara Indrindra Sy Ny Fanambin'ny Fiteny |
2 | I know, I know. | Fantatro, fantatro. |
3 | Months after my last post, here I am, sneaking quietly back into my Global Voices space to post another article like nothing happened, as though it has not been months since you last heard from me. | Volana maro aty aorian'ny lahatsoratro farany, inty indray aho, nipoitra moramora ato habaky ny Global Voices natao ho ahy mba handefa lahatsoratra vaovao indray tahaky ny tsy nisy na inona na inona , tahaka ny hoe tsy efa ho volana maro izay no nahenoanao ahy farany. |
4 | I know you're waiting to hear the chorus. | Fantatro fa miandry handre ilay tononkira ianao. |
5 | Here it comes… say it with me: It's been a while. | Inty ary ilay izy… miaraha miteny amiko : efa ela izay. |
6 | Well, let's get right to it, because if we don't, it will probably be a while before all men get to understand what Kenyan blogger Wanjiku Ndungu is hoping they will internalize someday. | Eny ary, andao tonga dia ho resahana, satria raha tsy izay, ho ela vao ho azon'ny olona ny zavatra irian'ilay bilaogera Keniana Wanjiku Ndungu hotehirizin'izy ireo any am-pony indray andro any. |
7 | According to her, we women are not as complicated as we may seem. | Araka ny heviny, tsy dia sarotra ohatry ny fiheverana antsika isika vehivavy. |
8 | For instance, her ideal man has three simple but very important qualities: he knows God, he is honest with the little and the big things, and he can listen. | Ohatra fotsiny, ny lehilahy laftra aminy dia ireo manana toetra tsotra karazany telo nefa manan-danja: mahalala an'Andriamanitra, marina amin'ny bitika indrindra sy amin'ny lehibe indrindra, ary mahay mihaino. |
9 | If, in addition to these things, he can loosen up and make her laugh, she will be in relationship heaven. | Raha, ho fanampin'ireo zavatra ireo, ka afaka misary adala sy mahavita mampihomehy azy, dia izay no paradisany. |
10 | “With men,” Ciku shares, “It's all mixed up!” | “Miaraka amin'ny lehilahy” hoy i Ciku mizara,”Ambony ambany daholo izany rehetra izany!”. |
11 | She continues: | Manohy izy hoe: |
12 | A man might ask you out and have you thinking, ‘Wow, he likes me, or he wants to know me,' only for you to find out that he was plotless or he just didn't want to go to the movies alone, or his friend stood him up so he decided to call you! | Ny lehilahy dia mety hangataka ny hivoaka hiaraka aminao ary hahatonga anao hisaina fa hoe, ‘Oooay, tia ahy izy, na te hahafantatra ahy izy,' raha lazaina tsotra dia hoe mahao izay hahitanao fa tsy mihevitra ambadika izy na tsy te handeha hivoaka irery fotsiny, na koa navelan'ny namany irery izy ka niantso anao! |
13 | Not all women are after your money! | Tsy ny vehivavy rehetra no ho tia anao noho ny volanao! |
14 | Relax!! | Milaminà!! |
15 | And me offering to pay for dinner or lunch doesn't make you less of a man, or it doesn't mean I'm trying to show you that I'm independent. | Ary raha miantoka ny sakafo lany aho tsy midika fa hoe tsy lehilahy ianao, na hoe te hampiseho aminao aho fa mahavita tena. |
16 | I just want to treat my man as well. | Fa izany fotsiny no tiako hitondrana ny lehilahiko. |
17 | “I'm tired of my brothers using the visual creature excuse on us, a thousand centuries later. | “Leo ny fialantsinin'ireo anadahiko aho amin'ny fahitàny antsika ho toy ny noforonina ho fahafinaretan'ny maso, taonjato maro aty aoriana. |
18 | Please. | Azafady. |
19 | You are the man, you're in control, zip it!! | Ianao no lehilahy, ianao no mpibaiko, atsaharo izany!! |
20 | And on the same note, stop ogling at me as if am a piece of meat you want to eat! | Ary manaraka izay, ajanony ny fijerenao ahy toy ny sombin-kena tianao ho hanina izany! |
21 | Looks like the misunderstandings do not end with men and women - Neefemi has a very important point to make in a stern message addressed to all tweeps who think they are better than bloggers: | Toa tsy hifarana ny tsy fifankahazoan-kevitra eo amin'ny lehilahy sy vehivavy- Manana hevitra mafonja i Neefemi, nataony tanaty hafatra masiaka ho an'ireo mpandefa tweet rehetra izay mieriteritra fa mahay lavitra noho ny bilaogera izy ireo : |
22 | So i missed the gist and i'm not curious enough to ask, but its another episode of war against bloggers on twitter. | Koa dia adinoko ny tena laharam-pahamehana ary tsy te hanontany loatra momba izany aho , nefa ampahany hafa mihitsy izany ady atao amin'ny bilaogera ao amin'ny twitter izany. |
23 | I am tired of it, the stereotype is extremely annoying really. | Mandreraka ahy, ilay hevitra raiki-tampisaka ao an-tsaina no tena mahasosotra. |
24 | I am a proud blogger, i blog about everything and anything. | Bilaogera iringiriny aho, manoratra bilaogy momba ny zava-drehetra aho na inona io na inona. |
25 | If i tell you that i blog and its reason enough for you to not talk to me, GOOD RIDDANCE. | Raha miteny aminao aho hoe mpanoratra bilaogy dia efa antony ampy tsy hiresahanao amiko izay, TSARA TSODRANO. |
26 | I am looking for any reason to not talk to guys anyways, so out the door you go, don't let the door hit you. | Mitady antony tsy hiresahako amin'ny lehilahy koa aho, Koa andeha mivoaka any mandehana, Aza avela ny varavarana no hikapoka anao. |
27 | Yes, i am sure my blogging has possibly affected my life ,friendships and relationships. | Eny, azoko antoka fa mety hisy fiantraikany amin'ny fiainako ny fitorahako bilaogy, eo amin'ny sehatry ny finamànana sy fiarahan'olon-droa. |
28 | I DO NOT CARE. | TSY RAHARAHAKO. |
29 | You just do not have to read. | Aza mamaky fotsiny. |
30 | Finish.. | Vita.. |
31 | Her irritation with the blogger-tweep drama is just one of many incidents in this Nigerian unpaid intern's life. | Ny hatezerany momba ilay tantara mampifanolana ireo bilaogera-mpandefa tweet dia iray amin'ireo olana mpitranga amin'ireo Nizeriana mbola mpiofana tsy mandray karama. |
32 | She moves on quickly, sharing the other things that are going on. | Nivadika resaka hafa haingana izy, nitantara ireo zavatra hafa mpiseho. |
33 | Apparently, guys are now sexually attracted to her (they might want to read Ciku's post first). | Raha ny hita, tena voasarika ara-nofo aminy ankehitriny ireo lehilahy (mety mamaky ny lahatsoratr'i Ciku' angamba aloha izy ireo). |
34 | She has exams, and she got a piercing on her neck. | Misy taratasim-pizaham-pahasalamana any aminy, ary mitevika ny tendany. |
35 | One would think being an intern - an unpaid one at that - would mean no adventure, but this is not the case at all, as you will discover when you hit Neefemi's blog. | Misy mieritreritra izao fa kilasy mandry izany - tsy mandray karama - mety midika hoe tsy be tantara, nefa tsy izany mihitsy ny zavatra ho hitanao rehefa mamaky ny bilaogin'i Neefemi' ianao. |
36 | Gee's 30-day challenge. Image from Gee's blog. | Fanamby 30 andron'i Gee. sary avy amin'ny bilaogin'i Gee. |
37 | Gee is taking the 30-day challenge, and apparently, on Day 8, she was on a diet. | Nanaraka ilay Fanamby 30 andro i Gee ary hita fa, nanaraka fanenam-batana izy tamin'ny andro faha-8, |
38 | Well… kind of: | Ka dia…toy izao: |
39 | …Whenever I make egusi I always end up making stew. | …Amin'ny fotoana anaovako”egusi” mifarana amin'ny fanaovana rony foana ilay izy. |
40 | Plus I now added pasta sauce also and somewhere along the line, I remembered how my beans rocked so I added it. | Ary miampy paty be larony sy zavatra toy izany, tadidiko fa nisy fotoana nitsingevana ny tsaramasoko ka nampiako an'ireny. |
41 | Its not like I don't eat all these foods at all o, because of the fat and oil it all takes, so I just decide to stay away or make substitutes like what I call leaf soup(with no egusi and palm oil), LoL. | Tsy hoe tsy mihinana ireny intsony aho, noho ny tavy sy menaka entiny, koa dia nanapa-kevitra ny hanajanona ireny aho ary nanao solony izay antsoiko hoe lasopy ravina (tsy misy”egusi”sy menaka “palm”),Vazivazy. |
42 | But of course this weekend the real deal was needed. | Nefa mazava ho azy, amin'ity faran'ny herinandro ity no tena nilàna ny tena resaka. |
43 | Also that Hawaiian bread I said I wont eat again(because it is too sweet and once I start the pack of 24 rolls I finish it instantly), I bought it too this weekend, cuz my guest requested for it, even though I had more than half of it still. | Teo koa ilay mofo avy ao Hawai nolazaiko fa tsy hohaniko intsony (satria mamy loatra ka rehefa manomboka mihinana iray amin'ilay fonosana 24 aho dia tsy mijanona raha tsy laniko, izy rehetra), novidiako tamin'ity herinandro ity koa io, satria nitady izany ireo vahiniko, na dia mbola manana ambiny antsasany mahery aza aho. |
44 | Finally there is something that comes with taking walks in the parks and one the riverside with your Boy friend, that thing is called Ice cream! | Ary farany, nisy zavatra voaresaka teny ampandehanana an-tongotra tao amin'ny valan-javaboahary ka ny iray tery amin'ny sisin-drano niaraka tamin'ny sipanao, iny zavatra iny no antsoina hoe glasy! |
45 | Laurenta is also participating in the 30-day challenge. | Laurenta koa dia nandray anjara tamin'ilay fanamby 30 andro. |
46 | Her Day 3 post is dedicated to the first novel she ever read, which is about the cunning tortoise who stole porridge in his cap and wore it. | Ny lahatsorany ,alefany tamin'ny andro faha-3 dia natolony ho an'ilay lahatsorany voalohany izay tsy mbola novakiany mihitsy, izay miresaka sokatra iray fetsifetsy nangalatra laoka nataony tao anaty satrony sy nitondra izany. |
47 | First novel Nigerian blogger Laurent read at the age of 6. Image from Laurenta | Tantara an-tsary voalohany novakian'ilay bilaogera Nizeriana Laurent fony izy 6 taona. Sary avy amin'i Laurenta |
48 | She writes: | Manoratra izy: |
49 | I have decided to go back to the very beginning, when my love for books and reading began at the very young age of 6years when i was in Primary three, we had this book club in my primary school that was sponsored by Lantern Books, they subsidized the prices of their books for anyone that wanted to join the book club and my parents registered me in it, every week we got a new book. | Nanapa-kevitra ny hiverina any amin'ny voalohany indrindra aho, tamin'ny fotoana nitsirian'ny fitiavako boky sy namakiako voalohany raha vao 6 taona monja tany amin'ny kilasy fahatelo tamin'ny ambaratonga fototra aho, nanana fikambanan'ny mpamaky boky izahay tao amin'ny ambaratonga fototra izay notohanan'ny Lantern Books, mihena ny vola aloa amin'ny boky vidiana n'izan'iza miditra ao amin'ilay fikambanan'ny mpalmaky boky ary nosoratan'ny ray aman-dreniko tao ny anarako , nahazo boky vaovao 1 isan-kerinandro izahay. |
50 | This helped my understanding of the English Language so much, by the time i was out of primary school my reading speed was through the roof, i could devour an entire novel in hours, even to this day people marvel at how fast i read and write. | Nanampy betsaka ny fahazoako ny teny anglisy izany, by the time i was out of primary school my reading speed was through the roof, i could devour an entire novel in hours, ary hatramin'izao aza dia gaga ny olona hoe mahay mamaky sy manoratra haingana aho. |
51 | Sugabelly has come up with language challenge where Nigerian bloggers have to make an audio post in traditional dialects. | Nifarana ny fifaninanan'i Sugabelly fifaninanana fiteny zay nanaovan'ny bilaogera Nizeriana lahatsoratra an'onjam-peo amin'ny fomba fiteny nenti-paharazana. |
52 | Here are some of the rules: | Ireto ny sasany amin'ireo fitsipika: |
53 | 1. It DOES NOT MATTER how well you can speak your language. | 1. Tsy OLANA na ahoana na ahoana fahaizanao miteny ny teninao. |
54 | The goal is to speak regardless. So don't worry if you don't speak that well or you have to include lots of English words. | Ny tanjona dia ny hahay hiteny izay ihany. koa aza manahy raha tsy mahay miteny tsara na tsy maintsy hisy teny anglisy ao anatiny. |
55 | ALL language levels are welcome. | Tolorana arahaba tonga soa avokoa ny haavom-pitenenana REHETRA.. |
56 | 2. Video posts or Audio posts are strongly preferred. | 2. Lahatsary sy tahirim-peo no tena tian'ny olona. |
57 | This is because the point is to hear and enjoy the spoken language. | Satria ny tadiavina dia ny hihaino sy hankafy ny fiteny tenenina. |
58 | Written posts are frowned upon but will be accepted too. ^_^ | Somary maivana ny lahatsoratra soratana saingy ekena ihany koa. ^_^ |
59 | 3. Please always provide a translation for your readers of other ethnicities! | 3. Miangavy mba asio diknteny ho an'ireo mpamaky anareo avy amin'ny foko hafa! |
60 | Translations should be in English and can be in the form of captions under a video post, or written transcripts for audio and written posts. | Tokony ho amin'ny teny Anglisy ilay dikanteny ary mety ho haka endrika teny fanazavàna ery ambanin'ny lahatsary, na dika soratra ho an'ireo tahirim-peo sy ny lahatsoratra nosoratana. |
61 | This is the transcript of Sugabelly's language challenge entry: | Ity ny fandikàna ny fanambin'ny teny nataon'i Sugabelly: |
62 | Hi …. | Manao ahoana …. |
63 | It's Sugabelly… This is my post. | Sugabelly ihany ity…ity ny lahatsoratro. |
64 | I want to thank all the people who've said they'll participate in my Language Challenge. | Misaotra ireo rehetra izay nilaza fa handray anjara amin'ilay fanambin'ny teny. |
65 | Everyone please do your best because it will be really great for us all to hear all the various Nigerian languages on Blogville. | Miangavy ny tsirairay mba hanome ny tsara indrindra avy aminy satria ho tsara ho antsika ny haheno karazàna fiteny Nizeriana ao amin'ny Blogville (tanànan'ny bilaogy). |
66 | I'm really happy because we've already got a few entries in three languages: Sting did hers in Pidgin, Aseni did hers in Yoruba, and IphyIgboGurl did hers in Igbo. | Tena faly aho satria efa nahazo fampidirana vitsivitsy amin'ny fiteny telo sahady izahay : Sting nanao ny azy tao Pidgin, Aseni nanao ny azy tany Yoruba, ary IphyIgboGurl tany Igbo. |
67 | Meanwhile, I've put links on the Language Challenge page so you can see who's already done theirs. | Nandritra izany, efa nisy rohy napetrako ao amin'ny pejin'ny Fanambin'ny Fiteny ka dia afaka jerena ao hoe iza no efa nahavita ny azy. |
68 | It's quite comforting to discover that I'm not the only one whose plans have fallen through from time to time! | Tena mampahazo aina ny mahafantatra fa tsy izaho irery no tsy nahatanteraka ny tetikasako matetika! |