"A canal of dirty water"

Translation: Mfereji wa maji machafu

[Lobatsi]

So ,I would like to know a list of "of "s , as in this phrase given - a canal "of" dirty water - Mfereji "wa" majo chafu - but , with other nouns . As there are varied classes of nouns , does the "wa"/"of" become different ? E.g. What would "of" become if in the phrase - " a glass 'of' water "? Or "a book 'of' pictures?" Or a bottle 'of' oil" Which noun would influence the "of"?
Any "fundís"(specialists) out there who can explain this for us ?

[vitoreiji]

This "of" is what is called the "-a of association" in the Tips & Notes. Yes, it is different for each noun class. Here's a quick rundown:

• Mtoto wa Lobatsi - Lobatsi's child
• Watoto wa Lobatsi - Lobatsi's children
• Mti wa Lobatsi - Lobatsi's tree
• Miti ya Lobatsi - Lobatsi's trees
• Gari la Lobatsi - Lobatsi's car
• Magari la Lobatsi - Lobatsi's cars
• Kitabu cha Lobatsi - Lobatsi's book
• Vitabu vya Lobatsi - Lobatsi's books
• Ndizi ya Lobatsi - Lobatsi's banana
• Ndizi za Lobatsi - Lobatsi's bananas
• Uso wa Lobatsi - Lobatsi's face
• Upendo wa Lobatsi - Lobatsi's love

[Lobatsi]

Thank you so much, Vitoreiji . - I will make a note of them all and look up the details re the different noun classes . This is a good start ! :)

[-J.J.]

If i say chafu its still understood as machafu

[ScorpioGir5]

M class. So it's only right it would be machafu instead of vichafu.