School & Education

1. Kasambilisha wandi ni nani?

   Who is my teacher?

   Usage

   Asks who your assigned teacher is at a school or class

   Grammar Note

   "Kasambilisha" is a class 1 noun and "wandi" is the matching "my"; "nani" means "who". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Bushe sukulu lili kwi?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asks where a school is

   Grammar Note

   "Sukulu" is a loanword that takes class 5 agreement, hence "lili". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Sukulu

   School

   Usage

   A school; often seen in the form "mwi sukulu" (at school)

   Grammar Note

   A loanword; native review recommended

4. Kasambilisha

   Teacher

   Usage

   A teacher; also used as a form of address

   Grammar Note

   A class 1 noun formed from the verb -sambilisha, "teach"

5. Umusambi

   Student / learner

   Usage

   A student or disciple; the plural is "abasambi"

   Grammar Note

   A class 1 noun; the plural is the class 2 form "abasambi"

6. Icitabo

   Book

   Usage

   A book; the plural is "ifitabo"

   Grammar Note

   A class 7 noun (prefix ici-); the plural is the class 8 form "ifitabo"

7. Ukusambilila

   To learn

   Usage

   The infinitive "to learn"; used as in "Ndefwaya ukusambilila ..." (I want to learn ...)

   Grammar Note

   A verb infinitive begins with uku-

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