food   ▶ indya, ibifungurwa, imfungurwa
 (food that needs to be cooked) igitekwa
 (baby ~) umusururu
 (big portion of) irobe
 (and drink of rich man, ruler) igiturire
 (for a journey) impāmba
 (without salt) ibise
 (one in charge of ~ at a feast) umuteretsi
 (place where ~ is plentiful) amasumo, ubusumo
 (to be burned slightly) kuyēnga
 (to become too dry in cooking) kuyēnga
 (to burn, vi) kuzigira
 (to dish up) kwārura
 (to eat, to serve) gufungura
 (to get ~ for oneself) gutāra
 (to go to find ~) gusuma
 (to go together to produce ~ for guests) gutērēra
 (to quickly make ~ for one) kuzina
 (to serve) gufungura
 (to try to find ~ for unexpected guests) kwīyambagura
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mold   ▶ ifīra
 (on food) umufyīra
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mould   ▶ (bricks, pottery) kubūmba, gufyātura
 (mold) ifīra
 (on food) umufyīra
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friend   ▶ umugēnzi
 (close ~) umukūnzi
 (intimate ~, the one you share your last hidden food with) somambike
 (most intimate ~, ”you die - I die”) pfampfe
 (to visit a ~) kubūngirana
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gusoroma (-soromye)     v   ▶ to gather food from garden
kunohorwa (-nohowe)     v   ▶ to be greedy for a certain food and want only that, to become thin from worry or work
portion   ▶ umugabane, ikigabane, ingaburo
 (big, of food) irobe
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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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ikinonko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ lump (as in food)
gusoromera (-soromeye)     v   ▶ to gather food at, for
dry   ▶ (vi) kwūma,
 (vt) kwūmūtsa, kwūmya
 (in sun or near fire) kumūkishirīza
 (to be) kugaduka
 (to become) gukanyuruka, kwūmūka
 (to become too ~ while cooking) kuyēnga
 (to put food in sun to ~) gukavya
 (to put near fire to ~) gutara
 (up) kugaduka, kugangara, gukaba, gukama, gukamya
 (up and be stiff, clothes or food) gutetera
 (up, breasts) gucūka
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dish   ▶ isahāne, isahāni
(meal) ivyokurya
(pyrex) ikirahuri gikomeye bakoramwo ibikoresho vyo mu gikōni
(to ~ up food) kwārura
 (to do the ~es) kwoza ivyombo
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fall   ▶ kugwa, gutēmba
 (accidentally on spear and be injured) gushōka
 (and hurt oneself) kunywāguka
 (and skin oneself) gukungagurika
 (before) kwikubita imbere
 (down) kwikubita hasi, kwītēmbagaza
 (down, as branches blown down) gukoragurika
 (down, as house) guhenuka, guhomyoka, gusambūka, gusēnyuka, gusituka
 (down continually or in abundance) gukoragurika
 (down together, usually in fright) guhindikirana
 (down from above) kweguka, gukoroka, gushunguruka, gutibuka
 (from high above) guhanantuka
 (from stalk) guhūnguka
 (heavily, rain) kuzibiranya
 (in cascade) gushunguruka, gusūma
 (in, cause to) gusitura
 (in love) kubēnguka
 (into water or food) kudibuka
 (not fall, rain) gutara
 (to the ground) guhūndagara
 (with) gukorokana
 (with a din) guhongoroka
 (to cause to fall) kugwisha, gukungagura, gutēmvya
 (to cause to fall down) guhenura, gusēnyura, gukorora
 (let fall drop by drop) gutōnyāngiriza
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amasumo  5   ▶ place where food is plentiful
ubusumo     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ place where food is plentiful
gukoza (-kojeje)     v   ▶ 1. to dip in sauce, to dunk, 2. to eat two kinds of food together
brown   ▶ (to ~ food) guhindukiza mu mavuta
(colour) c'inzobe, c'umugina, c'akaga, ibihogo
(light ~) akagājo, umuyēnzi
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feast   ▶ amazimāno, inzimāno
 (to give a ~ to) kuzimāna
 (one who is in charge of food at) umuteretsi
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stiff   ▶ (to be from drying up, clothes, food) gutetera
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irobe (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ loaf of bread, big portion of food
gukomba (-komvye)     v   ▶ to curve finger (as in scraping food from dish)
gukōmba (-kōmvye)     v   ▶ 1. to use up, finish food (vt), 2. to clean up one's plate completely
desire   ▶ ishāka
(for certain food) ināmbu
(strong) igishika, icīfuzo
(to ~) kugōmba, gushāka, kwīfūza
(to ~ for) kwīfūriza
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greedy   ▶ (to be) gusahagura
 (for a certain food and want that only) kunohorwa
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gutotera (-toteye)     v   ▶ to put ground peanuts in food
kudibuka (-dibuye)     v   ▶ to fall (into water or food)
improve   ▶ (another's work) guhīngūra
 (physically or otherwise) kwōroherwa
 (to begin to feel better after being ill) gutenzukirwa
 (soil) gutabira
 (taste of food) kuryosha
 (a technique) guteza imbere
 (ubuhinga)
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gufunguza (-funguje)     v   ▶ 1. to ask for food or drink, 2. to dilute with
igihōmba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ lump (as in food)
indebuye (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ long narrow sack for food
umufyīra (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ mold (on food)
gufunereza (-funereje)     v   ▶ to be too full (as with food or as bag)
gufyefyeta (-fyefyese)     v   ▶ to lick food off spoon or dish
somambike  n   ▶ intimate friend, one who shares his secrets or last food with you
baby   ▶ umwāna, uruhīnja, uruyōya
 (not old enough to know fear) igifatanzoka
 (tiny ~) uruhīnja
 (~ clothes) icahi
(~ food) umusururu
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butter   ▶ amavuta
 (to barter) kumadika
 (to make) guterera
 (to melt, vi) kuyaga
 (to put in food) kurunga
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eat   ▶ kurya, gufungura, kunogera, kunoza, kurandagura
(a lot) guhāga, guhīmba
(cause to ~ a lot) gupfunereza
(by sucking only, as candy) kuyongobeza, kuyungubiza
(garden plants, of goats) kwōna
(to refuse to) kuzira
(to refuse to ~ or drink with) kunēna
(together) gusangira
(to ~ what's left on peeling of roasted banana, etc.) gukōra
 (two kinds of food together) gukoza
(with instrument) kurīsha
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guest   ▶ umushitsi
 (to go together to produce food for) gutērēra
(to have a ~ arrive just as food is all consumed) kwēnzūra
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hungry   ▶ (to be) gusōnza
 (to be ~ for) kwōndera
 (after hunting for food in various places) kuburanirwa
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lick   ▶ kurigata
 (lick food from spoon or dish) gufyefyeta
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lump   ▶ (clay, blood clot) umugoma
 (in food) agatiribwa, igihōmba, ikinonko
 (of bread) intore
 (on back) inyōnzo
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peanut   ▶ icēma, ikiyōba
 (to put ~ in food) gutotera
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pick   ▶ (a chicken) kumōngōra
 (a fight) gusōtōra
 (peas, beans, berries) gutōbōra
 (squash, corn) gukōndōra
 (up) gutōra, kuyōra
 (up, as birds do) kunobagura, kunoba
 (up bits of food here and there) kunūranura
 (up here and there) gutōragura
 (up manure and put in garden) kuvūmbura
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place   ▶ ikibānza, ahantu
 (around trees where nothing else grows) impehemyi
 (damp) ikinyōta
 (for spreading out grain) imbuga
 (meeting ~) ihūriro
(of another) igishīngo, icīto
 (prepared to put anything) igitereko
 (smelting) urugānda
 (to offer to the gods) igitabo
 (to receive money or other things) iyakīriro
 (to sit) umusēzero
 (uninhabited) agahīnga
 (very narrow, tight) imbōmbāne
 (where food is plentiful) ubusumo
 (where water has flooded) isēsero
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plenty   ▶ (to eat) guhāga
 (to eat, rude) guhīmba
 (to have plenty) guhīmba
 (place where food is plentiful) ubusumo, amasumo
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sack   ▶ umupfuko, isaho
 (burlap) igunira
 (long narrow for food) indebuye
 (made of skin) umukuza
 (to tie neck of) kuniga
 (to tie up hole in) gutubika
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amasigarira    5   ▶ things left behind (not food)
igitekwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ any food that needs to be cooked
igiturire (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. food and drink of rich man (ruler), (esp. honey), 2. corruption
impāmba (im-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ food for a journey
ināmbu (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ appetite, desire for a certain food
umuteretsi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ one in charge of food at a feast
gukavya (-kabiye)     v   ▶ to put food in sun to dry, to dry up (flower, corn silk)
gusuma (-sumye)     v   ▶ to go to find food
gutetera (-teteye)     v   ▶ 1. to be thoroughly drenched and cold, 2. to be drawn up from cold or being burnt, 3. to dry up and be stiff (food, clothes), 4. to be burnt (of food forgotten), 5. to be very healthy or strong, 6. to be solid, 7. to be dry
gutāra (-tāye)     v   ▶ to get food for oneself
gutērēra (-tērēye)     v   ▶ 1. to put together to produce food for guests, 2. to help one another in loaning what is needed
kuburanirwa (-buraniwe)     v   ▶ to be hungry after hunting for food in various places
kunūranura (-nūranuye)     v   ▶ to pick up bits of food here and there (esp. dog)
kurunga (-runze)     v   ▶ to put butter in food
kwārura (-āruye)     v   ▶ to dish up food
kwēnzūra (-ēnzūye)     v   ▶ 1. to sweep, clean up, 2. to burst into light (dawn), 3. to have guest arrive just as food is all consumed
kwīyambagura (-īyambaguye)     v   ▶ 1. to torment oneself with grief, 2. to try to find food for unexpected guests
kwūhīra (-ūhīye)   v   ▶ 1. to pour water on another's hands, 2. to give salt to domestic animals (usually in other food)
gufungura (-funguye)     v   ▶ 1. to dine, to eat (used of people), 2. serve food, 3. to dilute
guhora (-hoze)     v   ▶ 1. to cool (food or liquid) (vi), 2. to always do, continue, be eternal, 3. to be silent, become calm
gusoromēsha (-soromēsheje)     v   ▶ to cause to gather food, to help to gather food, to gather by means of
igifungurwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ food
imfungurwa (im-)   3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. food, 2. meal
indya (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ food
irindazi (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ donut like snack food, served with tea
ivyokurya  n   ▶ meal, food, dish
kugāsha (-gāshe)     v   ▶ to spoil (vi) (foods)
kuyēnga (-yēnze)   v   ▶ 1. to burn (food) slightly (vi), 2. to get too dry in cooking
kuzigira (-zigiye)   v   ▶ to burn (food) (vi), to make black for
assimilation   ▶ (food) uguhinduka kw'ibiribwa mu mubiri
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burned   ▶ (food forgotten) gutetera
 (~ over place) umuyōnga
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drop   ▶ (of liquid) ima, itōnyānga, igitōnyānga
 (to ~) gusekura
 (to ~ fruit, tree) guhunguruka
 (in water or food, vi) kudibuka
 (to let fall ~ by ~) gutōnyāngiriza
 (to let go of what you've started to take or do) gutēzūra, gutēnzūra
 (~ out of something because you know you're in the wrong) kwōnjorora
 (one who keeps dropping things here and there) umusābisābi
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finish   ▶ (vt) guheza, kwāhukānya, kumara, kurangiza, gusōzēra, gutōza, gushirīsha
 (vi) guhera, kwāhukāna, kurangira, gushira
 (completely, vi) kwīramvura, gukōmvōmvoka
 (vt) gukōmvōmvora, kumarīra, kumaramara, kunōnōsora, guherengeteza, guheraheza
 (each other off) kumarana
 (food) gukōmba
 (weaving an article) gusōza
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gather   ▶ kumyōra
 (building materials) guhumbira
 (firewood) gusēnya
 (food from garden) gusoroma, kwāha
 (fruit) kwāmūra
 (in loose garment at waist and tie) gukenyera
 (little sticks) gutōrōra
 (manure for garden) kuvūmbura
 (up) kwāndura, gusorōranya, gutororokanya
 (pollen and nectar) kudaha
 (up grass that has been spread out) gusasūra
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get   ▶ kuronka, guhabwa
(angry, suddenly when one has been talking nicely) kugangabuka
(big, skin in water) kubōmbōka
(close together) kwegerana
(dark, late) kwīra
(dirty) kwāndura
(food for oneself) gutāra
(~ out of the car) kuva mu modoka, gusohoka mu modoka
(~ out of my way!) have! vaho!
(~ out of there) have, vaho
(left behind as you stare at something) kurēngāra
(something in eye) gutosekara
(thin) kugeruka
(thin, very) kugōgōra
(up) guhaguruka, kuvyūka
(up, quickly) kubaduka
(up, to help another ~) kuvyūra
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hunger   ▶ inzara
 (extreme) isari
 (for certain food, appetite) ināmbu
 (to faint from) kugwīra isari
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journey   ▶ urugēndo
 (food for) impāmba
(to prepare things for) gutēkera
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prepare   ▶ (to ~) gutegūra, guteganya, kuroraniriza
 (food quickly for one) kuzina
 (ground for sorghum) guhānda
 (oneself to strike) kubangura
 (a place for building) gutaba
 (place for newborn baby) kubīkīra
 (things for a trip) gutēkera
 (to fight) gukenyera
 (to go) kwīkora
(one who prepares for another) integūza
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reject   ▶ gushibura
 (council) gusaragurika
 (food that you've always eaten) guhura
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rich man  ▶ umutūnzi, umukire
 (food and drink of) igiturire
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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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seek   ▶ kurondera
 (advice) kugīsha
 (assistance to overcome) kugomorera
 (doer of evil, as witch doctor does) kuragura
 (food) gusuma
 (information) kugenzūra
 (information about someone) kubariritsa
 (one's way) kujurajura
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serve   ▶ gusukūrira
 (as a servant) kujakarira, gushūmba
 (food) gufungura
 (king) kugarānzura
 (meal to) kuzimāna
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spoil   ▶ (to ~, vi) kubora, kwōnōna
(vt) kuboza
 (of foods) kugāsha
 (another's reputation) kwāmbika ibara
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left behind  ▶ (things, not food, ~) amasigarira
 (to get ~ as you stare at something) kurēngāra
(to be ~) gusigara
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burn   ▶ (vi) gusha
 (and break off, tree, etc.) gutemuka
 (easily, quickly, vi) gutemuka
 (food, vi) kuzigira
 (food slightly, vi) kuyēnga
 (incense, nice smelling bark) kwōsa
 (in the mouth) gukera
 (let burn) kuzigiza
 (quickly, vt) kubabura
 (up, vt) guturira, kuyigiza
 (to peel after a burn) kwūburuka
 (to put something cool on a burn) gupfuvya
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 food found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 71  ▶ Far Past Tense
lesson 72  ▶ Negative of Far Past
lesson 73  ▶ Father and Mother
lesson 83  ▶ Passive Verbs
lesson 91  ▶ Dependent Clauses
lesson 92  ▶ Dependent Not Yet Tense
lesson 95  ▶ Relative Clauses (No noun antecedent)
lesson 121  ▶ More Miscellaneous Expressions
 food found in: Kirundi II (Grammar)
chapter 31  ▶ Causatives formed irregularly