Electronics

1. Essimu

   Phone

   Usage

   A device name; handy for pointing when asking for charging or a connection.

   Grammar Note

   Noun (class 9). Found in the Tatoeba sentence "Nsobola okukozesa ko essimu yo?", in lg.wikipedia (24 hits) and under "telephone" in the dictionary.

2. Kompyuta

   Computer

   Usage

   A device name; handy for pointing when asking for charging or a connection.

   Grammar Note

   Noun (class 9). A loanword from English; found in the Tatoeba sentence "Tom ajja kugula kompyuta empya" and in lg.wikipedia (81 hits).

3. Ttivvi

   Television

   Usage

   A device name; handy for pointing when asking for charging or a connection.

   Grammar Note

   Noun (class 9). A loanword from English "TV"; 134 hits in lg.wikipedia.

4. Kamera

   Camera

   Usage

   A device name; handy for pointing when asking for charging or a connection.

   Grammar Note

   Noun (class 9). A loanword from English; 9 hits in lg.wikipedia.

5. Amasannyalaze

   Electricity

   Usage

   Electricity; used when talking about power cuts or charging.

   Grammar Note

   Noun (class 6, a plural form). Used in lg.wikipedia, for example "Amaanyi g'amasannyalaze" (electrical energy; 72 hits).

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