Local Drinks

1. Mabisi

   Sour milk

   Usage

   Milk that has been left to sour; it is drunk or eaten with other food

   Grammar Note

   A class 6 noun (prefix ma-) used as a mass noun. The dictionary glosses it as "sour milk" and "curds". Ordinary milk is "mukupa"

2. Ndiyanda mabisi.

   I want some sour milk.

   Usage

   When asking for a drink or food, put what you want after "ndiyanda"

   Grammar Note

   "Ndiyanda" (I want) is followed by a noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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