Festivals & Events

1. Pobwe

   Feast / festival

   Usage

   A gathering with food and celebration, such as a feast or festival

   Grammar Note

   A class 5 noun. "Kupobwe" means "at the feast" or "at the festival"

2. Ndiyanda kuunka kupobwe.

   I want to go to the festival.

   Usage

   Says that you would like to go to a festival or feast

   Grammar Note

   "Kupobwe" is "ku" (to, at) joined to "pobwe". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Sena kuli pobwe aano?

   Is there a festival here?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a festival or feast nearby

   Grammar Note

   "Sena kuli ... aano?" means "Is there ... here?". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Pobwe lyabwiinga

   A wedding feast

   Usage

   The celebration feast at a wedding

   Grammar Note

   "Lya-" means "of" and agrees with the class 5 noun "pobwe"; it is followed by "bwiinga" (wedding)

5. Bwiinga

   Wedding

   Usage

   A wedding; it can also mean the bridegroom

   Grammar Note

   A class 14 noun (prefix bu-); the bridegroom is "sibwiinga"

6. Buzuba bwakuzyalwa

   Birthday

   Usage

   The day someone was born; used for a birthday celebration

   Grammar Note

   Literally "the day of being born". "Buzuba" is a class 14 noun meaning "day"; native review recommended

7. Kusekelela

   To celebrate / to rejoice

   Usage

   Celebrating, or rejoicing

   Grammar Note

   A verb infinitive, beginning with ku-; the root is "-sekelela"

8. Lwiindi

   Traditional festival (harvest, planting)

   Usage

   A traditional festival of the region for the harvest, for planting, or for the first fruits

   Grammar Note

   A class 11 noun (prefix lu-). Source: dictionary only; native review recommended

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