Cooking & Markets

1. Natemwa ukwipika.

   I like cooking.

   Usage

   Says you enjoy cooking, a good opener when you want to learn local dishes

   Grammar Note

   "-temwa" means "like, love", and "ukwipika" means "to cook, to boil". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ukwipika

   To cook / boil

   Usage

   To cook, or to boil water

   Grammar Note

   A verb infinitive, beginning with uku-

3. Umucele

   Salt

   Usage

   Salt

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix umu-)

4. Amafuta

   Oil / fat

   Usage

   Cooking oil or fat

   Grammar Note

   A class 6 plural noun (prefix ama-); also written without the initial vowel as "mafuta"

5. Umulilo

   Fire

   Usage

   Fire, such as a cooking fire or hearth

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix umu-)

6. Umukate

   Bread

   Usage

   Bread; the plural is "imikate"

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix umu-); the plural is the class 4 form "imikate"

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