Beach & Activities

1. Ndiyanda kuunka kulwizi.

   I want to go to the lake.

   Usage

   Say that you want to go to a lake or the water's edge

   Grammar Note

   With ku the word lwizi (lake, sea) becomes kulwizi, "to the lake", written as one word. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Lwizi

   Lake / sea

   Usage

   The word for a large body of water, such as a lake or the sea

   Grammar Note

   A noun starting with lu-. The Sea of Galilee is Lwizi lwa Galilaya. It is also used as a name for the Zambezi river

3. Musenga

   Sand

   Usage

   The word for sand, on a lake shore or river bank

   Grammar Note

   A noun starting with mu-. The spelling museenga also occurs

4. Mayuwe

   Waves

   Usage

   The word for waves on a big lake or the sea

   Grammar Note

   A plural form starting with ma-. The singular is iyuwe. Mayuwe mulwizi means "the waves on the lake"

5. Bwato

   Boat

   Usage

   The word for a boat on a lake or river

   Grammar Note

   A noun starting with bu-. "In the boat" is mubwato

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