Vehicles

1. Mootokala

   Car

   Usage

   A car; a word taken from English

   Grammar Note

   Loanword. Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

2. Indeke

   Airplane

   Usage

   An airplane; in a sentence the initial i- may drop and it is written "ndeke"

   Grammar Note

   Treated as both class 5 and class 9. Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

3. Incinga

   Bicycle

   Usage

   A bicycle. The same form is also the name of a tree fruit, so rely on context; the form "ncinga" also exists

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun. Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

4. Mududuudu

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   A motorcycle; "honda" is also a word for a motorbike

   Grammar Note

   Loanword. Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

5. Cimbayambaya

   Lorry

   Usage

   A lorry, a large vehicle that carries goods

   Grammar Note

   A class 7 noun (prefix ci-). Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

6. Ing'ola

   Wagon

   Usage

   A wagon; in a sentence the initial i- drops and it is written "ng'ola"

   Grammar Note

   A class 9 noun. It is written with ng' and an apostrophe. Attested in dictionary only; native review recommended

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