Vehicles

1. Mũtokaa

   Car

   Usage

   To name a vehicle.

   Grammar Note

   Class 3 noun. In Wiktionary and Benson (motor car). "ngarĩ" is the leopard in the Bible, so it is not used for a car.

2. Ndege

   Airplane

   Usage

   To name a vehicle.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9/10 noun. Wiktionary gives aeroplane, and Benson gives aeroplane too (the same form also means a shotgun there). It has the same form as Swahili "ndege".

3. Marikabu

   Ship

   Usage

   To name a vehicle.

   Grammar Note

   128 times in the Bible (e.g. Hiram's ships). Benson lists "merikebu / marikabu", a loan from Swahili "merikebu".

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