Soot, as in chimneys, is just ashes. The word is majivu, the same as produced by by a cigarette, fireplace, or a pipe.
CORRECTION:
Soot = masizi
Ashes = majivu
The Swahili word for devil is "shetani."
Soot's plural is soot.
The Swahili word for "Honey" is "asali".
The Swahili word for goat is "mbuzi."
The Swahili word for grief is huzuni.
The Swahili word for "Skin" is "ngozi".
Swahili word for desert is "jangwa"
The Swahili word for "Hippopotamus" is "kiboko".
The Swahili word for pastor is "mchungaji."
The Swahili word for "nothing" is "hakuna."
Hapana in Swahili means "no" or "not." It is used to express negation or refusal.
The word for devil in Swahili is "shetani."