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1. Ilelo ni Cimo.

   Today is Monday.

   Usage

   States the day of the week; swap "Cimo" for another day name

   Grammar Note

   "Ni" links the subject to what it is. Day names come from the numerals, starting with Cimo (one). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ilelo

   Today

   Usage

   Today

   Grammar Note

   An adverb, placed at the start of a sentence. In conversation it is also said "lelo", but "lelo" can also mean "but". Native review recommended

3. Mailo

   Tomorrow / yesterday

   Usage

   Used for both tomorrow and yesterday; the verb tense tells them apart

   Grammar Note

   One word covers both the future and the past; the future or past form of the verb in the sentence decides which

4. Mulungu

   Week

   Usage

   Means "week"; "this week" is "uyu mulungu" and "next week" is "uyu mulungu uleisa"

   Grammar Note

   "pa Mulungu" is also used to mean Sunday. Native review recommended

5. Ulucelo

   Morning

   Usage

   Morning; also used after a preposition, as in "mu lucelo"

   Grammar Note

   A class 11 noun (prefix ulu-)

6. Icungulo

   Afternoon / evening

   Usage

   The part of the day from afternoon into evening

   Grammar Note

   A noun with the prefix i-; it is also written without the prefix, as "cungulo"

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