Emergency

1. Amundigwasye!

   Please help me!

   Usage

   To ask nearby adults for help in danger or trouble

   Grammar Note

   a-mu-ndi-gwasye: a polite request form with ndi (me) and the root gwasya (help)

2. Kondigwasya!

   Help me!

   Usage

   To call for help at once in an urgent situation

   Grammar Note

   ko-ndi-gwasya: an imperative for one person, with ndi (me)

3. Ndiyandika musilisi.

   I need a doctor.

   Usage

   When you are unwell or need a doctor called

   Grammar Note

   yandika means to be needed; the pattern is the same as bayandika musilisi (they need a doctor), with the subject changed to "I". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Ndilaciswa.

   I am sick.

   Usage

   To say you are ill or in pain

   Grammar Note

   ndi-la-ciswa (I am sick); ulaciswa (he is sick) with the subject changed to "I". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ino cibbadela cili kuli?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   To ask where a hospital or clinic is

   Grammar Note

   cibbadela is a ci- class noun, so "is" becomes cili; it is ino uli kuli with uli changed to cili. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Mulilo!

   Fire!

   Usage

   To warn others when you see a fire

   Grammar Note

   The noun for fire shouted on its own; a mu- class noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Mubbi!

   Thief!

   Usage

   To alert others when something has been stolen or you spot a theft

   Grammar Note

   A mu- class person noun with the plural babbi; bb is a real double consonant

8. Kofwambaana!

   Hurry up!

   Usage

   To urge someone to hurry in an urgent situation

   Grammar Note

   ko-fwambaana: an imperative for one person; fwambaana means hurry

9. Ndayoowa.

   I'm scared.

   Usage

   When you feel in danger or want to say you are frightened

   Grammar Note

   ndi-a-yoowa (I am afraid); the root yoowa means fear

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