- 1909 — Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first President of Senegal, is born.
- 1847 — Slavery is abolished in the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy.
- 1779 — Franco-American forces suffer heavy casualties during the Siege of Savannah in the American Revolutionary War.
- 2015 — The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Bin
Indicates past tense
Breakdown: Been is commonly used for past tense. Adding it to a verb turns the verb into past tense. Eg "dey" represents is/am/are, was/were now becomes "been dey"
e.g.
I been dey sleep when you been call me
en
I was asleep when you called me
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Sani saa aboro Samson somo saburi siaya
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Its Two, Samson is reading the book of Psalms in Siaya.
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-ruru
Bitter
e.g.
Omuthi eratharukia eruru.
or
Eriogo eratharukia eriruru.
en
The medicine tastes bitter.
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