Leo mimi ninakutakia afya njema.

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Breakdown of Leo mimi ninakutakia afya njema.

• leo: today
• njema: good
• afya: the health

Questions & Answers about Leo mimi ninakutakia afya njema.

What does each part of Leo mimi ninakutakia afya njema literally correspond to in English?

Breakdown:

• Leo – today
• mimi – I / me
• ni- – subject prefix for I
• -na- – present tense marker (am/are/is …-ing, or general present)
• -ku- – object marker for you (singular)
• -takia – verb meaning to wish (for someone)
• afya – health
• njema – good (nice, fine, wholesome)

So structurally:

Leo mimi ni-na-ku-takia afya njema
Today I am you-wishing good health
→ Today I wish you good health.

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Why do we have both mimi and the prefix ni-? Isn’t that saying “I” twice?