Nature & Outdoors

1. Ngwenda kuona mũrũũthi

   I want to see a lion

   Usage

   To say which animal you hope to see on a safari or in a park.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words (the phrase itself is not attested). The Bible has "nĩngwenda kuona ũthiũ" (I want to see the face). "mũrũũthi" is lion (Bible 102x; Wiktionary spells it "mũrũthi"; the Bible spelling is used here).

2. Rũũĩ rũrũ rwĩtagwo atĩa?

   What is this river called?

   Usage

   To ask the name of a river.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words (the phrase itself is not attested). The Bible has "Rũũĩ rwa mbere rwĩtagwo Pishoni" (the first river is called Pishon). "rũũĩ" is river (class 11); the demonstrative is "rũrũ".

3. Iria rĩrĩ rĩĩtagwo atĩa?

   What is this lake called?

   Usage

   To ask the name of a lake.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words (the phrase itself is not attested). "iria" is a place where water collects, a lake (Wiktionary); in the Bible it covers lakes and seas. The same spelling also means "milk", so context decides. "rĩĩtagwo" occurs 21x in the Bible (itũũra rĩu rĩĩtagwo Zoari = that town is called Zoar).

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