Dietary & Allergies

1. Nshilya inama.

   I do not eat meat.

   Usage

   Tells a host or cook that you do not eat meat

   Grammar Note

   "nshi-" is the first-person negative and "-lya" is "eat"; "inama" means both "animal" and "meat". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Inama

   Meat

   Usage

   Meat; used when explaining what you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   The same word also means "animal", so context decides; "umunani" is also used for meat eaten as a relish

3. Inama ya nkumba

   Pork

   Usage

   Pork; used to name what you avoid

   Grammar Note

   "ya" means "of" and the initial vowel of the following noun drops (inkumba becomes nkumba). Composed from known words; native review recommended

4. Inama ya ng'ombe

   Beef

   Usage

   Beef; used to name what you avoid

   Grammar Note

   "ng'" is a single nasal sound (ŋ), and "ng'ombe" is the general word for cattle. Composed from known words; native review recommended

5. Amani

   Eggs

   Usage

   Eggs; used to name an ingredient you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   Normally used in the plural form

6. Isabi

   Fish

   Usage

   Fish; used to name an ingredient you cannot eat

   Grammar Note

   The plural can also be heard as "amasabi"

7. Ndefwaya ifyakulya ukwabula inama.

   I want food without meat.

   Usage

   Asks for a dish prepared without meat when ordering

   Grammar Note

   "ukwabula" means "without" and the same pattern works for ordering drinks. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Nshilya isabi.

   I do not eat fish.

   Usage

   Tells a host or cook that you do not eat fish

   Grammar Note

   Swap the name of another food into the place of "isabi". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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