Traveling with Kids

1. Abaana bange baagala kulya ki?

   What food do my children like?

   Usage

   Asking what food suits your children; abaana means children.

   Grammar Note

   Combines Tatoeba's Abayizi baagala kulya nkoko and Oyagala kulya ki?. composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

2. Nneetaaga entebe y'omwana

   I need a children's chair

   Usage

   Asking for a child's chair; entebe means seat or chair.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary seat = entebe and child = omwana. composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

3. Omwana wange abuze

   My child is lost

   Usage

   An urgent phrase when a child is missing.

   Grammar Note

   Follows "Mbuze" and "Ensawo yange ebuze". composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

4. Abaana bange baagala okuwuga

   My children want to swim

   Usage

   Saying your children want to swim.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary swim = okuwuga (19 lg.wikipedia hits). composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

5. Waliwo omusawo w'abaana kumpi?

   Is there a pediatrician nearby?

   Usage

   Asking for a pediatrician; literally "doctor of children".

   Grammar Note

   No verified word for "pediatrician" was found, so it is expressed as "doctor of children". composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

6. Abaana bange bakooye

   My children are getting tired

   Usage

   Saying your children are tired.

   Grammar Note

   Plural of Tatoeba's Nkooye "I am tired". composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

7. Nnina abaana babiri

   I have two children

   Usage

   Saying how many children you have.

   Grammar Note

   From Tatoeba's Olina abaana? and the numeral agreement in Abantu babiri. composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review advised

8. Omwana

   Child

   Usage

   Singular noun for a child; the plural is abaana.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary headword

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