Chokwe Language


Question Words in Chokwe

Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How Much?

Here are some useful question words to help you ask the right questions with people in Chokwe


Where?

1) Kuli?
2) Hali?

Where is Antonio's house?

1) Kuli lili zuwo lia Antonio?
2) Ku zuwo lia Antonio kuli?
Where is this? Kuliko aku?

When?

1) Shimbu lika?
2) Tangwa lika? (amount of days)

When is Ronaldo coming?

1) Shimbu lika meza Ronaldo? (within a day)
2) Tangwa lika meza Ronaldo? (if taking days)
When will you visit us? Tangwa lika mulinga ungeji?
When will the visit take place? Ungeji tangwa lika?
How? Kuchi?
How can I arrive in Saurimo? Kuchi munguhasa kuheta ku Saurimbo?
How is your brother? Kuchi ali dumbwe wa lunga?
How did you do it? Kuchi walinganga?

Which?

1) Yiya? (Person)
2) Yili? (Thing)

What?

1) Ika?
2) Kuchi?
What did you do? Ika wunakalinga?
Who? Hiya?
Who is the traditional leader of this village? Hiya mwenya chihunda?
Who did this? Hiya wachilinganga chino?

Why?

1) Mumu yika?

2) Chilumbu?
Why did he do this? Momo yaka hachilinganga chino?

Why are you not eating here?

1) Momo ya yika kushi kulya kuno?
2) Chilumbu chaka kuno kushi kulya?

How you can use "how much" to buy things

How much? ____ chingahi?
How much is this food? Achi culia chingahi?
How much is a ticket to go to N’zagi? Chingahi wuli ungeji wa kuya ku N’zagi?

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