Cooking & Markets

1. Umunyu

   Salt

   Usage

   Naming a seasoning

   Grammar Note

   umunyu is "salt", as in Hari umunyu usigaye? (is there salt left?)

2. Isukari

   Sugar

   Usage

   Naming a seasoning

   Grammar Note

   isukari is "sugar"

3. Pilipili

   Chilli pepper

   Usage

   Naming a hot seasoning

   Grammar Note

   pilipili is "chilli pepper", a loanword from Swahili

4. Amavuta

   Cooking oil

   Usage

   Naming oil used for cooking

   Grammar Note

   amavuta means "oil, butter, fat", as in Amavuta n'amazi ntibivangana. (oil and water do not mix)

5. Ubuki

   Honey

   Usage

   Naming a sweetener, as in Afata ubuki mu kibanza c'isukari. (he takes honey instead of sugar)

   Grammar Note

   ubuki is "honey"

6. Igitunguru

   Onion

   Usage

   Naming a vegetable

   Grammar Note

   igitunguru is "onion"; the plural is ibitunguru

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