Cooking & Markets

3 phrases · Kikuyu with romanization, English and audio

  1. Cumbĩ

    Salt

    Usage

    To name a cooking ingredient.

    Grammar Note

    Class 14 noun (plural "macumbĩ"). In Wiktionary and Benson; the Bible uses it in the name of the Salt Sea.

  2. Cukari

    Sugar

    Usage

    To name a cooking ingredient.

    Grammar Note

    Class 14 noun, from Swahili "sukari" with s becoming c. In Wiktionary and Benson.

  3. Thiki

    Vinegar

    Usage

    To name a cooking ingredient.

    Grammar Note

    Class 9/10 noun, from Swahili "siki". In Benson, and in the Bible (vinegar made from wine).

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