Nipigie simu jioni.

Call me in the evening.

Breakdown of Nipigie simu jioni.

• jioni: the evening
• nipigie simu: call me

Questions & Answers about Nipigie simu jioni.

What does Nipigie simu jioni mean word by word?

A simple breakdown is:

• Ni- = me
• -pigie = call / more literally a form built from piga
• simu = phone / telephone
• jioni = in the evening / this evening

So the whole sentence means Call me this evening or Give me a call in the evening.

Why does ni- mean me here?

In this sentence, ni- is an object prefix, meaning the action is being done to me.

So:

• piga simu = make a phone call
• nipigie simu = call me

This is very common in Swahili: object pronouns are often attached directly to the verb rather than written as separate words.

Why is it pigie and not just piga?