wali

How to say it

Meaning

Rice that has been cooked, a main food at meals, often eaten with beans, meat, fish or stew.

Good to know

Uncountable (u class): wali mweupe, plain rice; wali wa nazi, rice cooked in coconut milk. Uncooked rice is mchele and the rice plant mpunga.

Examples

• Leo tumepika wali na samaki.Today we have cooked rice and fish.
• Wali wa nazi ni chakula kitamu sana.Rice cooked in coconut milk is very tasty.
• Watoto walikula wali wote.The children ate all the rice.