Laundry

1. Nkilani

   Clothes

   Usage

   Names clothes and things you wear, the object when asking for laundry

   Grammar Note

   A plural noun that often appears with the verb "aishopo" (to wear). It is also written "inkilani", but the form without the initial "i" is more common

2. Osabuni

   Soap

   Usage

   Names soap for washing clothes or yourself

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun taken from Swahili "sabuni". Borrowed word; native review recommended

3. Kayieu naituku nkilani

   I want to wash clothes

   Usage

   Says you want to do laundry, a way to ask where or how

   Grammar Note

   "Kayieu na-" + a subjunctive verb means "I want to ...". "aituku" means to wash; "aisuj" also means wash and is used for clothes too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Kayieu nainyang'u osabuni

   I want to buy soap

   Usage

   Tells a shop you want to buy soap for washing

   Grammar Note

   "Kayieu na-" + a subjunctive verb means "I want to ...". "nainyang'u" is the subjunctive of "buy". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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