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1. ⵙ ⵜⴷⵓⵙⵉ!

   S tdusi!

   Cheers! (to your health)

   Usage

   Said at the table or over tea in the sense of "enjoy, to your health"; it does not imply alcohol.

   Grammar Note

   In the corpus "ⵙ ⵜⴷⵓⵙⵉ" is glossed "Gesundheit! / eat well"; ⵜⴷⵓⵙⵉ also means "health".

2. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵜⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵏⵏⵄⵏⴰⵄ

   Fk iyi atay n nnɛnaɛ

   Mint tea, please

   Usage

   For ordering at a tea house or cafe; an imperative, but normal for everyday requests.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the pattern "ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ" (give me water). ⴰⵜⴰⵢ is attested in all three corpora; ⵏⵏⵄⵏⴰⵄ is a dictionary headword (51 Wikipedia hits).

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