Kirundi Study & Dictionary

also ▶ kāndi

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umusore (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. adolescent, 2. bachelor, unmarried young man, (pl. also imisore, then with negative connotation: youth mob)

song ▶ indirīmbo, ururirimbo
(~ for two alternating choirs) ikimpwiri
(milling ~) indengo
(war songs) amazina y'ubuhizi, amazina y'urugamba
(sing or play plaintive) gucurira intimba
see also singing

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leaves ▶ (young bean ~, when only the first two are there) ingāmba
(stripped from tree) udukōkōrwa
(used for perfume) imbazi
(see also 'leaf')
(to have abundant) gusagaba
(to put forth new) kurēmba
(to strip from tree or stick) gukōkōra

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ijāmbo (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. word, 2. term, (pl. also amagambo), 3. good discursive condition

iradiyo (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ radio (plural also amaradiyo)

mushiki (ba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ sister (of boy)
mushiki wiwe his sister
mushiki wanyu your sister (spoken to boys)
(see also mushikanje, mushikabo)

ill ▶ (to be) kurwāra, kuyōka
(often) kurwāragurika, kubūnga
(to become ~ one after another) guhindikirana
(to lie around ~ long time) kuvūnda
(see also under 'sick')

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-rtya adj ▶ like this (see also -rtyo, like that)

swell ▶ kuvyīmba, kubōmboka, gutumba
(as beans) gukakama
(as beans, bread) gututūmba
(bread) gukuka
(esp. dead animal, also beans) gutumbagana
(in welts) kuramura

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ifi (ama-) 3 5 sg. class 3: i-,in-
pl. class 5: ama- ▶ fish (plural sometimes also i-)

gutāmba (-tāmvye) v ▶ to dance (see also kwītāmba)

kugānza (-gānje) v ▶ to rule over, govern (past also njije)
ganza, sabwe! long live the king! (greeting to superior)

gurtya adj ▶ like this (see also gurtyo, like that)

gusagāra (-sagāye) v ▶ 1. to multiply (vi), be many (esp. of cows, also of trees), 2. to get in nose and cause to sneeze (as pepper)

bwakēye phr ▶ Good morning (from guca, greeting used almost any time of day if first meeting, also bgakēye)

gutumbagana (-tumbaganye) v ▶ to be swollen, to swell (esp. of dead animals, also of beans, etc.)

kuzūnguruka (-zūngurutse) v ▶ to go around, to cycle (the stem 'zungu' is also the origin of umuzungu, which does not mean 'white person' but rather 'someone going around', describing the first European explorers)

igitōnyānga (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ drop of liquid (pl. also amatōnyānga)

ibitōke vyokeje phr ▶ roasted bananas (see also -okeje)

teeth ▶ amēnyo (see also tooth)
(grinding of) insya z'amēnyo
(very close together) impatane
(to brush the) kwīnyugunura, kwīyugunyura
(to get the first) kwēra
(to grit) gukomānya, kuzyēgenya
(to grit one's ~ to avoid showing pain) gushinyanga, gushinyiriza
(to notch) guhongora
(to pull) guhongora

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-ndi adj ▶ other, another, more (uwūndi, abāndi etc., see also ukundi, ahandi)

inzu (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ house, building (plural sometimes also amazu)

agakomokomo (udu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ base of brain, occiput (also inkomokomo)

firigo (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. refrigerator, fridge, 2. freezer (also frigo)

frigo (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. refrigerator, fridge, 2. freezer (also firigo)

gurtyo adj ▶ like that (also durtyo, murtyo, bartyo, etc.)

ifarāshi (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ (Sw.) horse (also ifarasi)

igihefu (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)

igihepfo (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)

ijānja (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ paw, foot of animal (also used of person carrying something in one hand when it should be two: urafashe mw ijanja)

ipantaro (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ trouser (also ipantalo, Fr.)

isekuru (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ mortar for grinding (also isekuro)

kāndi conj ▶ and, and then, also, furthermore (used for connecting clauses, not words in a series)

kujabuka (-jabutse) v ▶ 1. to cross river, valley, 2. (also used of woman who has come to the menopause), 3. to finish menstrual period

kuruta (-rushe) v ▶ to surpass, to be better (also used to make comparative)

kuvōvōta (-vōvōse) v ▶ 1. to talk nonsense when drunk, to say a lot of slanderous talk, 2. to speak incoherently, 3. to rain early in morning or for a long time, 4. to give oneself to the service of Kiranga (also kubāndwa), 5. to divine