Dietary & Allergies

1. Sindimadya nyama.

   I don't eat meat.

   Usage

   Tells hosts or cooks that you do not eat meat

   Grammar Note

   One written word: si- (not) + ndi- (I) + habitual -ma- + root -dya "eat". "nyama" means both "animal" and "meat".

2. Nyama ya nkhumba

   Pork

   Usage

   Used to name pork when explaining what you avoid

   Grammar Note

   "nyama ya" + an animal name gives the meat of that animal.

3. Nyama ya ng'ombe

   Beef

   Usage

   Used to name beef when explaining what you avoid

   Grammar Note

   In "ng'ombe", "ng'" is a single velar nasal sound.

4. Dzira

   Egg

   Usage

   Means egg; the plural is "mazira"

   Grammar Note

   "dzira" is class 5 and its plural is the class 6 form "mazira".

5. Mtedza

   Peanut

   Usage

   Means peanut (groundnut); "ufa wa mtedza" is groundnut flour

   Grammar Note

   "mtedza" is the noun for groundnut.

6. Anyezi

   Onion

   Usage

   Means onion; useful for naming what you want left out

   Grammar Note

   "anyezi" is the noun for onion.

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