Letter Writing

Lɛta ko gɔŋɔ gulesegɔ de la sɛla ti nɛreba dɔla bini sɔsera bɔ'ɔra taaba gulesegɔ puan, yele yele wuu sɛba n zaɛ la taaba.

Lɛta gulesegɔ pu la buyi kankaŋi

i). Fum guleseri bɔ'ɔra nɛra, magesi wuu; se'em m boi nasaa tuuma puan dɛna zuo daana. (Formal).

ii). Fum guleseri bɔ'ɔra nɛra magesi wuu; fu zɔ, fu me la se'em n malum taaba bii se'em ti ya yuuma la kpe'eŋo ka baɛ zaɛ la taaba. (Informal).

Tuna tuyi wa tiŋasuka, tu tari sɛba n baɛ zaɛ la fu gee me ka lɛm kpe'eŋo puan, yuuma puan la suɔ puan. (Semi Formal)

Lɛta Zure(Forma Lɛta)

Kalam, Lɛta duma la guleseri bɔ'ɔra gee zɛ'ɛta la;

• Gɔmena zuto duma bii ɔfisi duma puusin.(Government Officers).

• fum boti tuuma zi'an ( application letters).

• Lasebaarɛ tuuma zi'sn (the press/ news/ media).

• Gɔnɔ zamesegɔ yeleŋo puan.(Educational institutions).

• Tigesego duma zi'an (societies.e.g Red cross).

• Banki, polinteesi, Yindeto.( Institutions like banks, police station and churches).

Lɛta n ka de Lɛta Zure ( Informal Lɛta)

Kalam Lɛta duma la guleseri bɔ'ɔra bii zɛ'ɛta la;

• Nɛresɛba ti fum la bama dɛna buuri bii yizuyiŋɔ.(members of the same families).

• Fum la sɛba n lagum kiŋɛ sukuuyiŋa. (Classmates, school mates).

• Zɔduma zi'an. (Friends)

• Fum la sɛba n lagum bɔna ye le enɔ kuyina puan. (People of na the same level or status).

Magesi wuu fum guleseri bɔ'ɔra bii zɛ'ɛti se'em tabelɛ pa'alɛ fu Sukuu puan n ani se'em.

Fum guleseri bɔ'ɔra fu zɔduma dɔgereba bii fu sɔ n boi zi'an n zaɛ sa.

Sɛla n Nari Ti Tu Mina Lɛta Gulesegɔ Puan

Puti'ira la bii sɛla n nari la bɔna Lɛta gulesegɔ puan.- (content)

∆ Aderesi/Aderesi duma.- address (es)

∆ Ŋmarega, dabeserɛ la yuuma. (Date)

∆ Pu'usegɔ. (Salutation)

∆ Zuo/tile, la San nara. (Heading)

∆ Pi'ileŋo n ani suŋa. ( Good introduction).

∆ Gulesegɔ la nyɔ'ɔ (body)

∆ Kilesego/ki'ileŋɔ. ( Conclusion)

∆ Saŋerɛ. ( Subscription)

Sɔsega la nimmu'urɛ n de se'em.

Fu san gulesera bɔ'ɔra fu zɔ, tɔgebumɔ boi bu tɔka la fum guleseri bɔ'ɔra kɛ'ɛm se'em n gaŋɛ fu.

La San dɛna fu zɔ ti fu gulesera bɔ'ɔra, fu ta'am dagesera de'eŋo yetɔm ita bini. Magesi wuu; " La de la kim". "Kum" dagi sɛla ti nɛrawoo mina, gee fu zɔ la mí di vuurɛ. Fu ta'am le lɔɔsa yele kigela ita bini.