Conjunction

MEANING

MEANING1

As……..as, 

so……….as (in comparison)

Example of use

Amasuku yaba nga impundu ukubulungana MEANING Amasuku are as round as impundu

 

MEANING 2

If (denoting supposition or condition)

Example of use

1 Nga ndeumfwa ulelila, ndekuuma, MEANING: If I hear you weeping I shall beat you.

2 Kanje ndengula imbuto shandi nga nashimena, MEANING: Let me go and see if my7 seeds have germinated.

 

MEANING3

When

Example of use

Ndeya akasuba nga kawa MEANING I will go when the sun sets

 

MEANING 4

like or similarly,

Example of use

Nga filya ndandile pakubala, uyu muntu cipondo MEANING Like I said in the beginning, this man is an enemy

 

MEANING 5

however, nevertheless

Example of use

Makasa mumutane; nomba nga anakakilila kuti mwamupeelako akanoono MEANING, Don’t give Makasa; however if he becomes obedient you can give him a little

 

MEANING 6

as it might be over there or over here

Exampleof use

Nati mpilibuke, nasanga ngoshe nalaala nga apa (nga palya, nga kulya, nga uko) MEANING As I turned round, I found the black mamba lying down just next to me (over there)

MEANING 7

At that moment

Example of use

Naisa pona, nga ifi, nasanga kolwe alentamba MEANING I fell and at that moment I found the monkey just watching me

MEANING 8

A lot, very much

Example of use

Ameenso yalencusha nga nshi MEANING The eyes are troubling me a lot

 

MEANING 9

What is

Example of use

Nga kanshi cinshi wacimumina MEANING What is the reason for beating him

MEANING 10

Exclamation to draw attention, what of, what about

Example of use

Nga ine! MEANING What of me!

Nga cilya? MEANING What about that?

Nga Chola, ena bushe teko aali? MEANING What of Chola, was she not also there?