Fashion & Clothing

1. Ifya kufwala

   Clothes

   Usage

   Clothes; used for clothing in general

   Grammar Note

   Literally "things for wearing"; also written as one word, "ifyakufwala"; "ukufwala" means "wear"

2. Ishati

   Shirt

   Usage

   A shirt; used when looking for or choosing clothes

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; "ilaya" is also used for a garment worn on the upper body. The source is a conversation corpus only; native review recommended

3. Amatoloshi

   Trousers

   Usage

   Trousers; used when looking for or choosing clothes

   Grammar Note

   A loanword, normally used in the plural; the singular is "itoloshi". Native review recommended

4. Kaputula

   Shorts

   Usage

   Shorts; used when looking for or choosing clothes

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; it is also used for underwear. Native review recommended

5. Ilaya

   Dress / top

   Usage

   A dress; the word is also used for a top or shirt

   Grammar Note

   Used both for women's dresses and for men's tops; the plural is "amalaya". The source is a conversation corpus only; native review recommended

6. Insapato

   Shoes

   Usage

   Shoes; used when looking for or choosing footwear

   Grammar Note

   A loanword, normally used in the plural; the spelling "isapato" is also seen. Native review recommended

7. Indyato

   Sandals

   Usage

   Sandals; used when looking for or choosing footwear

   Grammar Note

   Normally used in the plural; shoes that cover the foot are "insapato"

8. Icisote

   Hat

   Usage

   A hat or cap; used when looking for or choosing a hat

   Grammar Note

   A class 7 noun (prefix ici-); the plural is "ifisote"

9. Inindaminwe

   Ring

   Usage

   A ring; used when looking for or choosing jewelry

   Grammar Note

   A piece of jewelry worn on the finger ("iminwe")

10. Ndefwaya ukushita ishati.

    I want to buy a shirt.

    Usage

    Says which piece of clothing you want to buy at a shop

    Grammar Note

    Swap in other items you want to buy. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

11. Ndefwaya ukushita insapato.

    I want to buy shoes.

    Usage

    Says you want to buy shoes at a shop

    Grammar Note

    "insapato" is treated as a plural noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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