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Lesson 10 – 'is a'


Kampala kibuga? ♫ (Is Kampala a city?)
Yee, Kampala kibuga. ♫ (Yes, Kampala is a city.)
Uganda kibuga? ♫ (Is Uganda a city?)
Nedda, Uganda si kibuga; nsi. ♫ (No, Uganda is not a city; It’s a country.)
Kampala nsi? ♫ (Is Kampala a country?)
Nedda, Kampala si nsi; kibuga. ♫ (No, Kampala is not a country; It’s a city)
Buganda nsi oba kibuga? ♫ (Is Buganda a territory or a town?)
Buganda nsi. ♫ (Buganda is a territory)

Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Eno ofiisi ya posita. ♫ (This is a post office.), Kino kisaawe ky'ennyonyi. ♫ (This is an airfield / airport), Guno mugga. ♫ (This is a river.), Omugga guno... ♫ (This river...)

Building Vocabulary
engatto ♫ [n/n] (shoes), ekiteeteeyi ♫ [ki/bi] (a dress), ensawo ♫ [n/n] (a bag), ensawo ey’omu ngalo ♫ (a handbag), essaati ♫ [n/n] (shirt), empale ♫ [n/n](trousers)

Summary
ensi ♫ [n/n] (country, district, territory), ekibuga ♫ [ki/bi] (a city, a town), oba ♫ (or)