Food & Drinks

1. Ṋama

   Meat

   Usage

   Means meat in general

   Grammar Note

   "ṋ" has a mark below; add the kind after it, as in "ṋama ya khuhu" (chicken)

2. Khovhe

   Fish

   Usage

   Means fish

   Grammar Note

   "kh" at the start is one sound

3. Makumba

   Eggs

   Usage

   Means eggs; this is the plural

   Grammar Note

   A plural "ma-" form

4. Mafhi

   Milk

   Usage

   Means milk

   Grammar Note

   Always used in the plural "ma-" form

5. Vhurotho

   Bread

   Usage

   Means bread

   Grammar Note

   A "vhu-" class noun

6. Muṋo

   Salt

   Usage

   Means salt

   Grammar Note

   "ṋ" has a mark below

7. Swigiri

   Sugar

   Usage

   Means sugar

   Grammar Note

   A loanword

8. Mutoli

   Honey

   Usage

   Means honey

   Grammar Note

   A "mu-" class noun

9. Mitshelo

   Fruit

   Usage

   Means fruit; one fruit is "mutshelo"

   Grammar Note

   The plural of a "mu-/mi-" class noun

10. Miroho

    Vegetables

    Usage

    Means vegetables

    Grammar Note

    A "mi-" plural form

11. Mavhele

    Maize

    Usage

    Means maize

    Grammar Note

    Always used in the plural "ma-" form

12. Vhuswa

    Vhuswa (porridge)

    Usage

    A porridge that is a staple food

    Grammar Note

    The same spelling can also mean youth, but in talk about food it means porridge

13. Ndi na ḓora

    I am thirsty

    Usage

    Tells people you are thirsty

    Grammar Note

    Literally "I have thirst"; "ḓ" has a mark below

14. Ndi na nḓala

    I am hungry

    Usage

    Tells people you are hungry

    Grammar Note

    Literally "I have hunger"; "nḓala" also means famine. This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

15. Kha vha ḓise maḓi

    Please bring me water

    Usage

    A polite way to ask for water at a shop or lodging

    Grammar Note

    The request form of "ḓisa" (bring); put what you want after "Kha vha ḓise ..."

16. A thi ḽi ṋama

    I do not eat meat

    Usage

    Says that you do not eat meat

    Grammar Note

    In the negative, "ḽa" (eat) ends in "-i". This is a composed sentence; native review is advised

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