"Rice with chicken"

Translation: Wali kwa kuku

[ahun00]

I don't think any restaurant agrees with "kwa" instead of "na"

[deactivated user]

It is one way of using the word "kwa". Here's an example from Dictionary of Standard Swahili: "Alikula wali kwa mchuzi".

[ahun00]

It is. But tell that to the restaurant owners in Arusha or Dar.

[AGreatUserName]

With the verb alikula, kwa mchuzi can describe HOW someone is eating the wali. That sentence does not necessarily illustrate kwa being used to group two things together.

[deactivated user]

You may have a point with the verb kula. But it does not change the fact that kwa can be used to group two things together in many contexts. Example (biblical reference - Book of Revelation): Nikaona wafu, wakubwa kwa wadogo, wamesimama mbele ya kiti cha enzi, na vitabu vikafunguliwa.

[Flickter44]

Sorry, wali na kuku au wali na mchuzi - not kwa

[Sandra250074]

I also heard "na" always. Locals never used "kwa".

[pixilico]

Why "kwa" instead "na"? And, if it is not the way you speak any place, where should I use it?

[aboutpurpo]

I agree with the usage notes, below, even though "kwa" may also be correct.