"Are the children not arriving?"

Translation: Watoto hawafiki?

[Joanne394981]

Can't this be "hawafiki watoto?"

[machieng]

no, the order is usually noun-verb, unless it's in the imperative, in which case it can be noun-verb or verb-noun

[JasonFries2]

Is there any relationship between the negative stem "-fiki" and the noun "rafiki" or are they just 2 similar sounding words?

[machieng]

no relationship