greet    gusanganira
(by oneself in person or in letter) kuramutsa
(for) gutahiriza
(for another) gutāsha
(one another) kuramūkanya
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gutāsha (-tahije)     v    to greet (for another)
kuramutsa (-ramukije)     v    1. to greet (oneself, not sent by another), 2. to greet in letter, 3. to visit, 4. to stand at door and cough or call 'muraduha'
kuneganega (-neganeze)     v    to come to greet often (when one is in disfavor in hopes of gaining favor)
kuramukira (-ramukiye)     v    to get up, for, to greet authorities
gutahiriza (-tahirije)     v    to greet for
kuramukānya (-ramukānije)     v    1. to greet one another, to exchange greetings, 2. to visit
come    kūza
(all together suddenly) kurandamuka
(apart) gushānyūka, kudohōka
(to come at) (time) kuzīra
(to do something) guherūka
(to an end) guhenebēra, guhera, kunyika
(be coming to an end) guherengetera
(down) kumanuka, kumanuza, kwūruruka
(from) kwāduka, kwānduruka, gukomoka, guturuka, kuva, kuvuduka
(to greet often when one is in disfavour in hopes of gaining favour) kuneganega
(~ here) ingo, ngo, ngwino
(into sight) kurēnguka
(to light) guhinyuka, kwāndagara
(one by one) gutororokanya, gutēraterana
(out, teeth, hoe handle, etc.) guhongoka
(out, stake) gushingūka
(out of water) kwōgorora
(suddenly) guturūmbuka
(to, after fainting) guhembūka
(to pieces) gusambūka
(to the throne) kwīma ku ngoma
(together, crowd) gukungēra
(unexpectedly) kwubīra
(unsewn) gusonoroka (Sw.)
(untied) kubohōka, gupfunduka
(up of itself) kwimeza
(up out of water) kwiburuka
(up thickly, thus not do well) gusorora
(upon suddenly) kwūbuka
(when called) kurabuka
(with) kuzanana
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ndabaramukije   phr    I greet you (pl.)
amaho  5    hi, hello (informal greeting, short form of amahoro)
amahoro    5    peace, (typical greeting: n'amahoro)
amaki     phr    How are you? (greeting)
amakuru  5    (greeting) What's new?
amarembe    5    1. peace, 2. tranquility (greeting: n'amarembe)
bite   phr    1. how are things? how is it going? 2. hello, hi (informal greeting)
bwakēye     phr    Good morning (from guca, greeting used almost any time of day if first meeting, also bgakēye)
ga     excl    you, thou (mainly in greetings or questions)
gukanda (-kanze)     v    to tell chief that someone sends greetings ('bwakeye')
gusanganira (-sanganiye)     v    1. to go to meet, 2. to greet, 3. to welcome
gute   What's up? How is it? (informal greeting among friends)
gute none   phr    What's up? How is it? (informal greeting among friends)
indamukanyo (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
greeting
kuganūka (-ganūtse)     v    1. to send greetings, 2. to go home (often used in farewell to one's superior: ndaganutse)
kuganūtsa (-ganūkije)     v    to send greetings
kugānza (-gānje)     v    to rule over, govern (past also njije)
ganza, sabwe! long live the king! (greeting to superior)
kuramutswa (--kijwe)     v    to be greeted, to be visited
mwīriwe    n    1. good afternoon, good evening, 2. hello (in afternoon/evening, greeting used when meeting for second time same day)
n'amaki   phr    How are you? (greeting)
ndakwinginze   phr    please (greeting, reply)
ndīgaranzuye   phr    (greeting, said when taking leave from a respected person)
turikumwe   phr    we are together, we'll stay in touch, we'll see us (greeting when parting from friends)
umeze gute   phr    What's up? How is it? (informal greeting, from kumera)
umudagi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba-
  
German (person) (referring to the German greeting 'Guten Tag')
uragumye   phr    Are you in form? (informal greeting)
vyifashe gute   phr    What's up? (greeting)
yambi   excl    hello (greeting to small children or of women among each other)
yambiiii (emphatic greeting to small children or among women)
announce    kubūrira, kubūra, kurānga
(oneself) kwībūra
(to stand at door and call greeting) kuramutsa
(the death of someone) kubika, kubikira
(everywhere) gukwīragiza, gukwīza
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bear    (children prolificly having been barren) guhonōka
(fruit) kwāma
(fruit abundantly) gutēngerera
(greetings) gutāsha
(to cause to ~) guhonōra
(cease to ~) kwāmurura
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bring    (to ~) kuzana
(back) kugarura
(back from far away) guhabūra
(back wife after she's gone home) gucūra
(down) kumanura
(down bee hive) kwegura
(from dark into light) kwāndagaza
(from hiding) kunyegurura
(greeting) gutāsha
(in passing) guhitana
(into open from hidden place) kwātura
(loss or failure) gutāna
(new kind of seeds or cattle into country) kurondōra
(out of hiding) gufurūra
(quickly) gutebūkana
(things in from sun) kwāmura
(things and put them together to give to someone) gusorōranya
(to pass) gucimbataza
(together) gukoranya, gutēranya
(up child) gukuza, kurera
(water) kudahira, kuvōma
(with one) kuzanana
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exchange    gukāba, kugurāna
(clothes or other article for a time) kunyurānyura
(greetings) kuramukānya
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good morning   (greeting) bwakeye, mwaramutse
(to tell chief or superior that someone sends in 'bwakeye') gukānda
En-En dictionary 
greeting    indamukanyo
En-En dictionary 
greetings    (to bring, bear ~) gutāsha
(to send ~) kuganūka, kuganūtsa
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send    (esp. with message) gutuma
(person rather than message) kurungika
(back) kurekura
(back, esp. cows) gucūra
(back woman to her husband when she's gone home) gucūrira
(forth shoots) gutōha
(from room) gukumīra, gutaramura
(greetings) kuganūka, kuganūtsa
(in a hurry) kwīhanikiriza
(workers, some to one place, some to another) gutānya
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thou    (mainly in greetings or questions) ga
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you    (sing.) wewe, weho, we
(pl.) mwebwe, mweho
(and you) nawe, namwe
(like you) nkawe, nkamwe
(mainly in greetings, questions) ga
(you there!) yewe! yemwe!
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good evening   mwīriwe (used any time during the day or evening when greeting one after first time)
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how are you   urakomeye? amakuru?
(informal greeting) bite? amaki? n'amaki? amaho? umeze gute? gute none? gute? vyifashe gute?
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what's up   (informal greeting) bite? amaki? n'amaki? amaho? umeze gute? gute none? gute? vyifashe gute?
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 greet found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 120   Miscellaneous Expressions