Local Drinks

1. Ikawa

   Coffee

   Usage

   Coffee is one of Burundi's main exports; as a drink it is ikawa

   Grammar Note

   ikawa is confirmed in Tatoeba and the Matana dictionary; the beans or the tree itself are akawa

2. Icayi

   Tea

   Usage

   Drunk like black tea, with sugar or milk

   Grammar Note

   icayi is confirmed in Tatoeba and the Matana dictionary; it is borrowed from Swahili

3. Amata

   Milk

   Usage

   Cattle matter a great deal here, and milk is an everyday drink

   Grammar Note

   amata is milk; Tatoeba has Inka zitanga amata (cows give milk)

4. Ikawa canke icayi?

   Coffee or tea?

   Usage

   When offering or choosing a drink; a sentence found in Tatoeba

   Grammar Note

   ikawa is coffee, canke is or and icayi is tea

5. Unywa ikawa yawe gute?

   How do you take your coffee?

   Usage

   For asking a friend how they like their coffee; a sentence found in Tatoeba

   Grammar Note

   unywa is you drink, ikawa yawe is your coffee and gute is how. The singular u- makes it informal

6. Nyongera ikawa

   More coffee, please

   Usage

   For asking for a refill; a sentence found in Tatoeba

   Grammar Note

   nyongera is the imperative "add more for me", a casual request

7. Icayi n'amata

   Tea with milk

   Usage

   Put ndashaka before it when ordering

   Grammar Note

   n' means and. Composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Urwarwa

   Banana beer

   Usage

   A home-brewed drink fermented from banana juice, shared at celebrations

   Grammar Note

   Matana gives urwarwa as banana beer, and the rn.wikipedia article Igitoke describes how it is made

9. Umutobe w'ibitoke

   Banana juice

   Usage

   The sweet juice that banana beer is made from

   Grammar Note

   umutobe is juice, w' is of and ibitoke is bananas. Composed from dictionary-verified words

10. Inzoga

    Alcohol (beer)

    Usage

    The general word for alcoholic drinks; name the type with words such as urwarwa for banana beer

    Grammar Note

    inzoga is listed under beer in the Matana dictionary, and Tatoeba has several examples

11. Primus

    Primus (beer brand)

    Usage

    A beer brewed by Brarudi in Burundi; put ndashaka before it when ordering

    Grammar Note

    The brand name is used unchanged

12. Amstel

    Amstel (beer brand)

    Usage

    One of the beer brands brewed by Brarudi in Burundi

    Grammar Note

    The brand name is used unchanged

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