School & Education

1. Koree sukuul?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asking where the school is

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Sukuul is a loanword from English "school"; it is also spelled sukul. Borrowed word; native review recommended

2. Koree olmalimui?

   Where is the teacher?

   Usage

   Looking for a teacher

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Olmalimui is a masculine singular noun (ol-) from Swahili mwalimu; a native term, olaiteng'enani ("one who gives others knowledge"), also exists. Borrowed word; native review recommended

3. Kayieu embuku

   I want a book

   Usage

   Saying that you want a book to study from

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Embuku means "book" and comes from English; the plural is mbukui. Borrowed word; native review recommended

4. Nchooki enkalamu

   Give me a pen

   Usage

   Asking to borrow something to write with

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Enkalamu means "pencil, pen" and comes from Swahili kalamu. Borrowed word; native review recommended

5. Embuku

   Book

   Usage

   A single word for a book

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English "book" that takes the feminine-class prefix em-. The plural is mbukui. Borrowed word; native review recommended

6. Olmalimui

   Teacher

   Usage

   A single word for a teacher

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from Swahili mwalimu with the masculine-class prefix ol-. Borrowed word; native review recommended

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