animal    (domestic) igitungano
(wild) igikoko, inyamāswa
(male in heat) ishāshi
(of nice disposition) ikirende
(track of) umwānza
(truly animal) bukōko
(young of) umukāngara
(young of small) imbūnda
(antelope) impōngo
(small antelope) ingeregere
(bat) agahūngarēma
(bear) idubu
(buffalo) imbogo
(young bull) ishūri
(male calf) ikimasa
(camel) ingamiya, ingameya
(cat) akayabo, akayabu
(chameleon) uruvo, uruvuruvu
(cheetah) igikara
(civit cat) icūya
(crocodile) ingōna
(deer) impōngo
(dog) imbwa,
(female) imbwakazi,
(wolf-like wild) ibīngira
(donkey) indogoba, indogobwe
(elephant) inzovu
(ferocious) igisimba
(fox) imbwēbwe
(frog) igikere
(gazelle) ingeregere
(giraffe) umusumbarembe
(goat) impene,
(male) impfīzi,
(young male goat) agasugurume
(goats) intūngwa, igitūngwa
(hare) urukwāvu
(hippopotamus) imvubu
(hyena) imfyisi
(jackal) imbwēbwe
(kid, lamb) umwāgazi
(lion) intāmbwe, intare
(lizard) umuserebanyi
(mongoose) isambwe
(monkey) inkēnde, imamfu
(puppy) ikibwāna, imbūnda
(python) isato
(rabbit) urukwāvu
(ram) isuguru
(rat, mouse) imbeba
(rat, cane) isiha
(sheep) intāma, intūngwa, igitūngwa
(toad) igikere
(weasel) akarīnda, akagomba
(zebra) imparage
(to give salt to domestic ~) kwūhīra
(to lead to drink) gushōra
(to stake out to pasture) kuzirika
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domestic animal   igitungano
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animal de compagnie    pet    igitungwa
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tail    umurīzo
(to cut off tail of animal) gukēmūra
(to wag ~) kuzungagiza
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umwāna (ab-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba-
  
1. child, baby, 2. young of animal
igūmba (i-  3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
sterile female (human or animal)
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)
imbūnda (im-  3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
puppy, young of small animal
ingūmba (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
sterile female (human or animal)
umwanza (imy-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
track of animal
ihēmbe (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama-
  
1. horn (of animal), 2. lot (in casting lots)
kurwara amahembe illness resembling demon possession
igisimba (ibi-  4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
ferocious animal
ubusagwe (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
poison of snake or other animal (in mouth)
umutūmba (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
1. stem, trunk of tree, 2. torso of person or animal
ishāshi (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama-
  
male animal
docile    (person or animal) ikirende
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imfizi (im-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
1. bull, 2. male animal
inkuba (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
thunder (actually, the imaginary animal that makes the thunder)
impfīzi (im-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
male animal (esp. goat)
umugere (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
1. kick, 2. foot of animal or person
gutera imigere to kick
ikibūnda (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
pup, puppy, young of small animal
umugōngo (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
back (of person or animal)
sterility    (female, human or animal) ingūmba, igūmba, ubugūmba
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igitungano (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
domestic animal
inyambarabāmi (iny-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
king's clothing, esp. animal skins worn by kings or great chiefs, or jewels
back    (at the back) inyuma
(of chair) icēgamo
(of person or animal) umugōngo
(small of) ikiyunguyungu
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heat    ubushūhe, indugūmba, umururūmbo, ikibēngebēnge
(with high humidity) agashūhe
(male animal in) ishāshi
(to be in, animals) kwimanya
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hide    (vi) gufuba, kwinyegeza, kwīhisha, kunyegera
(vt) guhisha, kunyegeza, kuzimanganya
(and wait for hunter, of animal) kuguba
(behind) kwīkīnga
(in a corner) kwīyagiriza
(oneself) kubūndabūnda
(one's thoughts) gufobeka
(the truth) kwiyobagiza
(to have nothing to ~) gutobora
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horn    (musical) inzamba
(of animal) ihēmbe
(small, used for tobacco) inconco, iconco
(used by witch doctor) urukorōnko, inkorōnko
(maze of horns) inka zishashe amahēmbe
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neck    isozi
(to cut ~ of animal) gukerera
(of clothes) izosi ry'impuzu
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track    ikānda
(of animal) umwānza
(of person, anything that indicates path a person has taken) akēhe
(to make) guhonyora
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trunk    (of tree, person, animal) umutūmba
(of banana tree after stalk is cut) igitumbatumba
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urine    (of humans) amasōba, inkari
(of animal) amagānga
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young    –to, -tō-to, –toya, –tonya
(of animal) umwāna, icāna, umukāngara
(of small animal) imbūnda
(plants for transplanting) ingemwe
(girl, unmarried) inkumi
(man, unmarried) umusore
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ubworozi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) livestock farming, animal husbandry
thunder    umuturagaro, inkuba (refers to imaginary animal that makes the thunder)
(to ~) guturagara
(thunderstorm) ikivura
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clothing    umwāmbaro, impūzu, icāmbarwa
(for work) icāmbazo
(of king, esp. animal skins or jewels) inyambarabāmi
(worn underneath outer garments) umugega
(to remove) kwāmbura
(to strip one of his) gukoba
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ikirende (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
1. gourd (long), 2. person or animal of very nice disposition, no malice
disposition    (person or animal of very nice ~) ikirende
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cut    (to ~) guca, gutānya, gukata (Sw.)
(to be ~) gucībwa
(banana leaves) kugombōra
(banana stalk) gutūmbūra, guhānyura
(chop with hoe or other instrument) kujema
(crosswise) kugegena
(down trees left after fire has passed over) gutōngōra
(easily) gutemuka
(easily, grass) kwāhirika
(eyes out) kunogora
(grass) gutema, gukera, gukerera
(grass for use) kwāhira
(grass or brush in order to see path or object) guhūnja
(hair) kumwa
(in big chunks) guketagura
(in even lengths) gucacūra
(in many pieces) guhimbagura
(in pieces) gukebagura
(lengthwise) kwōmānza, gusatura
(meat, finger, etc.) gukeba
(neck of animal) gukerera
(off) gukona
(off branches) gukōkōra
(off tail of animal) gukēmūra
(off top of tree) gukēmūra
(tree) gukera, gutema, guca
(trees for building) guhimbura
(up) gukekagura
(up into small pieces) gukeka
(up small as reeds, boards) gutemagura
(trees or sticks) kugegena
(with one blow) gutemura
(with sawing motion) gukerera
(wood in short bits) kunyuramwo
(wool of sheep) gukēmūra
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dress    (an animal) kubāga
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foot    ikirēnge
(of animal) ijānja
(of animal or person) umugere
(of bed) imirāmbizo
(of mountain) umucāmo
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go    kugenda, kwigira, kuja
(after) kugīra
(ahead a little) kwūnguruza
(all through a house) kuvōgera
(around) kuzunguruka, gukīkira, gukīkuza, kuzīngūka
(around difficulty) kuzunguruka umutego, gukikuza umutego
(around 'Robinhood's barn') gukingitiranya
(aside with someone to talk privately) kwīkebukana
(astray) kuzimira
(away secretly) kwīdohōra
(back and forth) kunyura
(back on what he said, make one) kurahuruza
(backward) kwītūtānya, kugēnda umugōngo
(backward inadvertently) gufūtānya
(beyond) kurēnga
(by car) kugēnda n'umuduga
(by boat) kugēnda n'ubwato
(by land rather than cross river or lake) guca i musozi
(carefully not knowing path) kwātīra
(elsewhere) kugerēra
(everywhere) gukwiragirana, guhetūra
(far away) kwāmbuka, guhaba
(for food) gusuma
(forward) gutēra imbere
(forward little by little) kwūngururuza, kwūnguruza
(forward steadily) kuramiriza
(for a walk) kugēndagēnda
(from one thing to another) kurārāta
(from place to place) kunyuragiza, kuyugayuga
(gaily) kudayadaya
(here and there, child) kurērēta
(home) gutāha, kuganūka
(home from work) kugodoka
(home, of wife when angry) kugēnda buje
(into danger without regard to oneself) kwīroha
(let's go!) hoji, hogi, tugende
(naked) gufurama, kugēnda amēnya, kugēnda gusa
(on tiptoe) kuyōmbōka
(out, fire, light) kuzima
(out to a certain place) gusokoroka
(outside) gusohoka
(to prepare to go) kwīkora
(quietly) kuyōmbōka
(rapidly) gukinagira
(reluctantly) kwīyumānganya
(right in path, animal) gutōta
(round) gukikuza
(secretly because of fear) kwōmba
(seperate ways) gutāna
(slowly) kugoyagoya
(slowly, of convalescent) kwāndāra
(softly) kuyōmbōka
(steadily forward) kuramiriza
(stealthily) kunyobanyoba, kwiyombayomba, kuyombayomba
(straight forward) gutūmbereza
(through a narrow pass) kunyegētera
(to bed) kuryāma
(to chief or superior for something) kwītwāra, gushengera, gushengerera
(to find food) gusuma
(to help another in his work) gusāsīra
(to meal uninvited) kwigemagema
(to meet) gusanganira, gutegēra
(together to produce food for guests) gutērēra
(together to see, crowd) gukōndōrera
(toward) kurora, kwerekera, kwerekeza
(uncertain of the way) guhushagirika
(uncertainly) kudāguza
(up, as hill) kudūga
(up in smoke) gupfūnduka
(walking, esp. at night) kwīkanya
(to wedding) gutāha ubukwe
(well, to cause to ~) kugēnza
(with) kwāmbukana, kujāna
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bukōko     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) truly animal
ubukōko     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. many small insects, 2. animal
agahūngarēma (udu-)     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu-
  
bat (animal)
agakōko (udu-)     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu-
  
small animal, insect
amagānga    5    urine of animals
guhwerwa (-hwewe)     v    to be weaned (animal)
guhweza (-hweje)     v    to wean (of animals)
gukēmūra (-kēmūye)     v    1. to clean, wipe off, wash (esp. body), 2. to butcher, 3. to cut wool of sheep or tail of animal, 4. to cut off top of tree
gukerera (-kereye)     v    to saw, cut with sawing motion, cut neck of animal, cut grass
gushōka (-shōtse)     v    1. to do quickly (esp. used by Batwa), 2. to go to drink (animals), 3. to slip down on spear (of meat they've put on tip – if it falls it's supposed to be diseased), 4. to fall accidentally on spear and be injured
gushōra (-shōye)     v    1. to sell, 2. to lead animals to drink
gutōta (-tōse)     v    1. to go along right in path (of animals), 2. to not be side-tracked
gutumbagana (-tumbaganye)     v    to be swollen, to swell (esp. of dead animals, also of beans, etc.)
gutūnga (-tūnze)     v    1. to be rich, 2. to own, possess, 3. protect, 4. to raise (animals), 5. to excuse
icāna (ivy-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
1. colt, 2. young of some large animals
ifuku (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama-
  
mole (animal)
igicaniro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
1. altar, 2. fire made in enclosure for animals
igikōko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
wild animal, insect
ihambwa (i-  3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
burial (used usually for animals)
ikiziriko (ibi-  4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy-
  
rope (as for tying animals)
inyamāswa (iny-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
1. wild animal, beast, 2. monster
kubāga (-bāze)     v    1. tu butcher, to slaughter, dress an animal, 2. to operate
kuguba (-guvye)     v    to hide and wait for hunter (animal), to lie in wait
kurandagura (-randaguye)     v    to resist or fight, to eat, bite (as animal, pain), to weed out grass quickly
kurya (-riyrīye)     v    to eat (used for people and animals)
(more polite, for people only) gufungura
kuryāna (-ryānye)     v    to bite (of animals, insects)
kuvūmbura (-vūmbuye)   v    1. to have natural intelligence (yavumbuye ubwenge), 2. to pick up droppings of animals and put them in garden
kuzigiriza (-zigirije)   v    to earnestly persist in asking for something, to surround animals or person hunted
kwāhura (-āhuye)     v    1. to pasture animals in good place, 2. to put to work
kwīma (-īmye)     v    1. to deny, to refuse to give, to withhold, 2. to become king, to ascend to the throne, 3. to go to male, to copulate (only of female animals)
kwimanya (-imanye)     v    to be in heat (animals)
kwūhīra (-ūhīye)   v    1. to pour water on another's hands, 2. to give salt to domestic animals (usually in other food)
ubuhuku     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) cave, den (of wild animals, as in rocks)
ubuvumo   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) cave, den (as of wild animal, in rocks)
umuhururu (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
row, line of people, animals or objects
umukāngara (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
1. young of animal, young bull, 2. teenager (traditionally boys only)
imikangara y'abakobwa teenage girls
umukuku (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
1. ditch, trench, ravine, 2. line, row (of people or animals), 3. herd of animals (tame or wild)
uruhongore (impongore)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in-
  
1. house for animals, 2. sheepfold
bat    (animal) agahūngarēma
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bite    gushikura
(as animal, or pain) kurandagura
(of animal, insect) kuryāna
(insect) gusurira
(of person only) kuguguna, gutsontsomera
(serpent) gukomora
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cave    isenga, ubuhūku
(of wild animals) ubuvumo
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colt    (animal) icāna
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copulate    (to ~, of female animals only) kwīma
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den    (of wild animals) ubuhūku, ubuvumo
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drink    (anything to be drunk) ikinyōbwa
(sweet banana) umutobe
(soft ~) ifanta
(to ~) kunywa
(to ~, of king) gukamagura
(animals, go to ~) gushōka
(after a meal) kwīshōza
(all there is in a container) kwūgunyuza
(to cease to ~) guhodoka
(from a reed) gusōma
(from hollow of one's hand) kwīyūhīra
(in) kubōmba
(to lead animals to ~) gushōra
(to make one ~, pour milk down throat) kuramiza
(to refuse to eat and ~ with) kunēna
(to go where others are drinking in hopes of getting some) kuvūmba
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fire    umuriro
(bit of) umucānwa
(built for cows) icōtero
(made in enclosure for animals) igicāniro
(to blow the) kwātsa
(to destroy by) kuyigiza
(to extinguish) kuzimya
(to go out) kuzima
(to keep ~ going) gucānira
(to light) kudomeka
(to make, start, build) gucāna, gukongereza
(to put out) kuzimya
(to put wood on ~) gukomānya
(to set ~ to) guturira
(to fire from job, dismiss, throw out of house) kwirukana
(altar fire) igicāniro
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hare    (animal) urukwāvu
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herd    isho, ubusho
(of animals) umukuku
(of sheep) urwūri
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lead    (to) kwōsha, kurōngōra
(a discussion) kuremesha ikiganiro
(esp. cows) gucūra, kuyobora, gushorera
(animals to drink) gushōra
(astray) guhuvya, kuzimiza
(cows to pasture) guturutsa
(to attack) kugomora
(out, to show the way to one who is lost) kuzimurura
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line    umurōngo
(of people, animals, etc.) umuhururu, umukuku
(typographical) umukwēgo, agakwego
(to ~ up, vi) gutōnda
(to ~ up, vt) gutōndēsha, gutōndekanya
(to march in a ~) gutōndekana
(to ~ up workers) kurārika
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male    izinamuhūngu
(animal, esp. goat) impfīzi, imfīzi
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mole    (animal) ifuku
(on skin) isunūnu
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pasture    (belonging to great chief) icānya
(fresh, new shoots of grass) umugutu
(to ~, vi) kwāhuka
(to ~, vt) kuragira, kurīsha
(animals in good place) kwāhura
(in greener pastures, vt) kugisha
(to lead cows to) guturutsa
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path    inzira, irāngo, umuyobōro
(made by cows) umuhōra
(of water in heavy rain) umuvo
(wide) igihamo
(to go along right in, esp. animals) gutōta
(to go down the middle of) kwātīra
(to light the) kumurika
(to put on the right) guhubūra
(into rugo) umuharuro, umurombero
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poison    ubumara, uburozi, ishano
(of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe
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raise    gusokōra
(animals) gutūnga
(arm) kurāmvura, gutarika
(arm to strike, to pull a bow) kubangurira
(clamor) kugūmūka
(eyes) kurarama
(from dead) kuzūra
(higher) kurārūra
(in sense of increase) kwongera
(head) kurāngamiza, kwūnamūka, kwūnamūra
(up) kumanika, kwūnamūka, kurāngamiza, kwūnamūra, kuraramuka, kuvyūra, kuvyūtsa
(voice) kurangurura
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row    umuhururu, umurōngo
(of people or animals) umukuku
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salt    umunyu
(native crude, made by soaking ashes of a certain plant) umugōnzo
(food without) ibise
(to give salt to domestic animals) kwūhīra
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shelter    (from rain, crude) umutāra
(for animals) uruhongore
(for cows) irāro
(to ~) gukīnga
(to ~ oneself behind) kwīkingiriza
(to take ~ in rain) kwūgama
(to give ~) kwūgamīsha
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surround    kujiguza, gukīkiza, gukīkuza, gusagaza, gusugereza, kuzīngūka, kuzūnguriza, kuziguza
(esp. country) guhererana
(animal or person hunted) kuzigiriza
(with a wall) kuzitira
(wrap around) gukenyeza
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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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venom    (poison of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe
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wean    gucūtsa, kuramura
(of animals) guhweza
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weaned    (to be, baby) gucūka
(animal) guhwerwa
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wild    (animal) inyāmaswa, igikōko
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husbandry    (animal husbandry) ubworozi
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burial    iziko
(of animals) ihambwa
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bear    (animal) idubu
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pasture    (to ~, vi) kwāhuka
(to ~, vt) kuragira, kurīsha
(animals in good place) kwāhura
(in greener pastures, vt) kugisha
(to lead cows to) guturutsa
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 animal found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 14   Class 4 iki–, ibi– (continued)
lesson 15   Special Uses of Class 4 iki–, ibi–
lesson 20   Review 11 - 19
lesson 29   Future Tense
lesson 60   Review 51 - 59
lesson 114   Quotations, Direct and Indirect