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Question Words in the Umbundu

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

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

Where?	Pi?
Where is Sara’s house?	Onjo ya Sara yikasi pi?
Where is this?	Pi eci?
When?	Eteke lipi?
When is Françisco coming?	Francisco otiuka eteke lipi?
When will you travel?	Ungende wove eteke lipi?
How?	Ndati?
How can I get to Benguela?	Ndilinga ndati oco ndipitile ko Mbaka?
How is your brother?	Manjove okasi ndati?
What?	Nye?
What did you do?	Walinga nye?
What is this?	Eci nye?
Who?	Helie?
Who is the traditional leader of this village?	Helie Soma ya palo?
Who did this?	Helie wa cilinga eci?
Why?	Mekonda lie?
Why did he do this?	Mekonda lie acipangela eci?
Why is there no food	Mekonda lie katukuete okulia?

How can you use "how much" to buy things?

How much?	Ci ňami?
How much is this food?	Okulia oku ci ňami
How much is a ticket to Benguela?	Oco ngende ko Mbaka ci ňami?

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Numbers
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Months of the year
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Time Concepts
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Question Words
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Shopping
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