Malipo ya awamu yanaanza kesho.

The instalment payment starts tomorrow.

Breakdown of Malipo ya awamu yanaanza kesho.

• kesho: tomorrow
• kuanza: to start
• malipo ya awamu: the instalment payment

Questions & Answers about Malipo ya awamu yanaanza kesho.

Why is it malipo and not a verb like kulipa?

Malipo is a noun, meaning payment or payments.
Kulipa is the verb to pay.

So in this sentence, malipo is the thing being talked about: the payments. The sentence is not saying to pay starts tomorrow, but rather the installment payments start tomorrow.

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What does ya awamu mean, and why is ya used there?

Ya awamu means of installments or more naturally installment in English.

Swahili often links nouns with a connector that agrees with the first noun. Here:

• malipo = payments
• ya = of, agreeing with malipo
• awamu = installment / phase / stage

So malipo ya awamu literally means payments of installments, but in smoother English it is usually understood as installment payments.

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Why is it yanaanza and not inaanza or wanaanza?