The Language of Mintesinot..................

Minte has four different ways of saying YES and I felt they deserved their own post.

1st (and most obvious) is the "YES MAWM, I LIKE IT!"
I write this in all CAPS because when he says it like this he is excited and wants to make sure I know he is.
2nd (slightly less obvious unless you speak Amharic) is "Ahh". He says this when he is answering me but is in too much of a hurry to think in English.
3rd (this one took me a couple of days to figure out) is the quick inhale. It's just a quick breath in. I'll admit that I myself have started using it because, let's face it, sometimes I am just too lazy to say the entire syllable that is the word YES! That and it is kind of fun to do in a weird way, it makes me feel a little more Ethiopian!
4th (this one is almost indistinguishable) is the Eyebrow Yes. It is just a quick flick of the eyebrows in response to a question. It is so hard to detect that it was just today, after two weeks, that I realized he was answering me when he did it. Before today I would repeat the question over and over until I got one of the other versions as a response. Minte was pleased at this because he immediately realized that I had finally.......finally gotten it! One more hurdle crossed!