Vehicles

1. Konkolaataa

   Car

   Usage

   Any car, private or hired.

2. Atoobisii

   Bus

   Usage

   The word for a bus; atoobisiin is the subject form. This word is confirmed in only one travel phrasebook; a native check is advisable.

3. Baabura

   Train

   Usage

   The word for a train; a station is buufata baaburaa.

4. Xiyyaara

   Airplane

   Usage

   The word for an airplane; an airport is buufata xiyyaaraa.

5. Bidiruu

   Boat

   Usage

   A boat; doonii is also used for a ship.

6. Doonii

   Ship

   Usage

   A ship; in a landlocked country it usually means a lake vessel.

7. Konkolaataa fe'umsaa

   Truck

   Usage

   Konkolaataa is a car and fe'umsaa is the loading kind.

8. Doqdoqqee

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   Found only in a phrasebook; a native check is advisable.

9. Bishikileettii

   Bicycle

   Usage

   A loanword found only in a phrasebook; a native check is advisable.

10. Ambulaansii

    Ambulance

    Usage

    Show in an emergency. A loanword found only in a phrasebook.

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