Abinci mai mai ba shi da kyau ga lafiya.

the food

Breakdown of Abinci mai mai ba shi da kyau ga lafiya.

• ba … ba: not
• ga: for
• lafiya: the health

Questions & Answers about Abinci mai mai ba shi da kyau ga lafiya.

What does each word in Abinci mai mai ba shi da kyau ga lafiya literally mean?

Word‑by‑word:

• abinci – food
• mai (first mai) – that has / that is characterized by (a linker that forms adjectives: “thing that has X”)
• mai (second mai) – oil, fat, grease
• ba – negative marker “not”
• shi – “he/it” (3rd person singular masculine pronoun, here: it, referring to abinci)
• da – with / having
• kyau – goodness, beauty, quality → “good”
• ga – to / for / towards
• lafiya – health, wellbeing

Literally something like: “Food that has oil, it is not with goodness for health.” → “Oily food is not good for (your) health.”

Why do we have mai mai after abinci? How is that describing the food?