Compliments

1. Ndako na yo ezali kitoko

   Your house is beautiful

   Usage

   When invited to a home; kitoko means beautiful.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. The possessive follows the noun as na yo.

2. Bilei ezali elengi mingi

   The food is very delicious

   Usage

   After being served a meal.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Elengi means tasty or pleasant; bilei is food.

3. Ozali moto malamu

   You are a good person

   Usage

   To add after someone has been kind.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Moto is person; the adjective malamu follows the noun.

4. Osali malamu

   You did well

   Usage

   Praises someone's work or help.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Osali is the perfect of kosala (do).

5. Oyembaka malamu

   You sing well

   Usage

   After enjoying someone's singing.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Koyemba means to sing; -aka is the habitual form, the same as in Osalaka wapi? (where do you work).

6. Ozali na mayele

   You are clever

   Usage

   Praises someone's wit; mayele is wisdom.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Ozali na X means you have X.

7. Mwana oyo azali kitoko

   This child is cute

   Usage

   Praises a child; a corpus sentence has mwana moko, eza kitoko.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Oyo (this) follows the noun.

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