fu

How to say it

Meaning

a bound suffix meaning dead, attached to a noun such as nyamafu (carrion, dead meat), rather than used as a freestanding word.

Good to know

a bound adjective suffix attached to a noun, as in nyamafu (carrion, dead meat), rather than a freestanding word.

Examples

• Waislamu hawali nyamafu.Muslims do not eat the meat of dead animals.
• Je, mnyama huyu ni nyamafu?Is this animal carrion?
• Hawakugusa mzoga wa nyamafu.They did not touch the carcass of the dead animal.
• Nyamafu haifai kuliwa kwa afya.Carrion is not healthy to eat.