Samaki

Samaki

fish

Swahili → English

Example

Tulila samaki wa kuka na wali jana jioni.
We ate fried fish with rice yesterday evening.
Pronunciation: Too-LEE-lah sah-MAH-kee wah KOO-kah nah WAH-lee JAH-nah jee-OH-nee
Grammar: Samaki is class 9/10 and invariable in form; the relative marker -o- in wa kuka agrees with class 9/10 (samaki wa kuka = fish that is fried).