Personal pronoun

u becomes w when followed by letters a, e, i. 

Example of use

ubwalwa INSTEAD OF ubualwa

uluendo INSTEAD OF uluendo

ubwito INSTEAD OF ubuito

When followed by i in the reflexive form, the contraction does not take place

Example of use

ukuicefya REMAINS ukuicefya

u followed by o coalesce and become o

Example of use

mobole INSTEAD OF muobole

MEANING 1

Personal pronoun 

Example of use

1.     Umwele uli kwi? Nshiumwene, MEANING: Where is the knife? I have not seen it.

2.    MEANING 2

      Relative pronoun

      Example of use 

      Uukashala tukamutana, MEANING: He who stays behind, we will give him nothing.