Contacts & SNS

1. Ino mulakkala kuli?

   Where do you live?

   Usage

   Ask which town or area someone lives in

   Grammar Note

   The root kkala means "to sit", "to live" or "to stay"; context decides. Mu- is the polite "you". It is ulakkala ("he lives") with mu- in place of u-. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ndilakkala ku ___.

   I live in ___.

   Usage

   Say where you live; put a town name in the blank

   Grammar Note

   Ndi- is "I". The same shape as ndilaunka ("I am going"), with -la- marking the present. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Lugwalo

   Letter

   Usage

   The word for a letter, for keeping in touch after swapping contacts

   Grammar Note

   A noun starting with lu-. "To write a letter" is kulemba lugwalo

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