Electronics

1. Mogala wa letheka

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   The word for a mobile phone; a phone number is nomoro ya mogala.

   Grammar Note

   Mogala originally means "cord" (class 3); the telephone sense comes from tn.wikipedia usage. Matumo glosses letheka "waist". The phrase appears on several tn.wikipedia pages for "mobile phone".

2. Khomphiutha

   Computer

   Usage

   For asking to use a computer at an internet cafe or guesthouse.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English "computer"; 18 hits on tn.wikipedia and not a Matumo headword. The spelling khompiutara occurs once.

3. Khamera

   Camera

   Usage

   For naming a camera, for example before asking if photos are allowed.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English "camera"; the English side of Matumo gives khamera and tn.wikipedia has 33 hits.

4. Motlakase

   Electricity

   Usage

   For talking about a power cut or charging.

   Grammar Note

   A Matumo headword (class 3, plural metlakase); over a thousand hits on tn.wikipedia.

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