Accommodation

1. Ng'anda

   House

   Usage

   A house; "kung'anda" means "at the house" and "mung'anda" means "inside the house"

   Grammar Note

   Treated as both a class 7 and a class 9 noun. It is spelled with "ng'"; plain "ng" is a different sound

2. Bulo

   Bed

   Usage

   A bed or sleeping place

   Grammar Note

   A class 14 noun (prefix bu-)

3. Mweenzu

   Guest

   Usage

   A guest, or someone staying in a place that is not their own

   Grammar Note

   A class 1 noun (prefix mu-); the plural is "beenzu"

4. Mulyango

   Door

   Usage

   A door or doorway

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix mu-)

5. Windo

   Window

   Usage

   A window

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English; native review recommended

6. Ndiyanda koona.

   I want to sleep.

   Usage

   Tells a host or hotel staff that you want to sleep

   Grammar Note

   "Koona" is the verb "to sleep". Found only in the Peace Corps Zambia teaching material (Harris 2013), not in the Bible translations; native review recommended

7. Hotela

   Hotel

   Usage

   A hotel

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English. Source: dictionary only; native review recommended

8. Matoilete

   Toilet

   Usage

   A toilet; a loanword that is used in the plural form

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English (class 6 plural form). Source: dictionary only; native review recommended

9. Ingubo

   Blanket

   Usage

   A blanket; also said "ipayi"

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun. Source: dictionary only; native review recommended

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