Health & Hospital

1. Nasengeli kokende epai ya monganga

   I need to see a doctor

   Usage

   When unwell; epai ya means to the place of.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Nasengeli plus a ko- infinitive means I must.

2. Luka monganga sikoyo!

   Find a doctor now!

   Usage

   Calls for help in an urgent illness.

   Grammar Note

   A corpus sentence has botinda ete baluka munganga sikoyo (send for the doctor at once); luka means look for.

3. Nazali na bokono

   I am ill

   Usage

   Says you are ill; bokono is illness.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Bokono is illness in the Bible and wiki.

4. Lino ezali pasi

   I have a toothache

   Usage

   Tells of a toothache; lino is tooth.

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as libumu ezali pasi; lino is tooth in the dictionary.

5. Liso ezali pasi

   My eye hurts

   Usage

   Tells of eye pain; liso is eye.

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as libumu ezali pasi; liso is eye.

6. Lokolo ezali pasi

   My leg hurts

   Usage

   Tells of leg or foot pain; lokolo is leg or foot.

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as libumu ezali pasi; lokolo is leg or foot.

7. Mosapi na ngai ezali pasi

   My finger hurts

   Usage

   Tells of a sore finger; mosapi is finger.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Mosapi is finger in the corpus (kokata mosapi na yo te).

8. Nakoki kopema te

   I cannot breathe

   Usage

   An urgent sign of breathing trouble.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Nakoki ... te means cannot; kopema is breathe or rest in the Bible and wiki.

9. Makila ezali kobima

   It is bleeding

   Usage

   When a wound is bleeding.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Makila is blood; kobima means come out.

10. Nasengeli kopema

    I need to rest

    Usage

    When tired or unwell.

    Grammar Note

    A corpus sentence has bosengeli kovanda mpe kopema (you need to sit down and rest).

11. Pulupulu

    Diarrhea

    Usage

    The noun for the symptom; handy to show to a doctor or pharmacist.

    Grammar Note

    The headword of the ln.wikipedia article on diarrhea. The Bible has pulupulu ya makila (bloody diarrhea, dysentery), and the dictionary glosses dysentery.

12. Nyei

    Poop

    Usage

    The word for feces. No casual everyday word could be verified, so use this one at a doctor's or when caring for a child.

    Grammar Note

    The Bible has bakolia nyei na bango mpe komela masuba na bango (eating their own dung and drinking their own urine), and ln.wikipedia's sanitation and infection articles use nyei ya batu (human feces). The dictionary glosses excrement.

13. Masuba

    Pee

    Usage

    The word for urine. No casual everyday word could be verified, so use this one at a doctor's or when caring for a child.

    Grammar Note

    The Bible has komela masuba na bango (drinking their own urine), and ln.wikipedia's medical articles have nzela ya masuba (urinary tract). The dictionary also glosses urine.

14. Nazali na pulupulu

    I have diarrhea

    Usage

    To tell a doctor or pharmacist you have diarrhea.

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as Nazali na bokono (I am ill). Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar.

15. Nalingi kosuba

    I need to pee

    Usage

    To tell a companion or a child you need to pee. Kosuba is to urinate.

    Grammar Note

    The same pattern as Nalingi kokende na libongo (I want to go). Kosuba appears in ln.wikipedia's medical articles (mpasi mpo na kosuba, pain when urinating) and in the dictionary. Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar.

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