igi (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ egg
urunigi   6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ necklace
imigi    2   ▶ nits
igice (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. half, 2. part, fraction, division, 3. piece, slice, 4. chapter
igico (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ division, section, segment, group, troop
igicu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cloud
igihe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. time, 2. season, time period, 3. circumstance (in pl.)
igika (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ paragraph
igise (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ardour, fervour
igiti (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. tree, 2. strong stick, 3. rank, position
igito   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ concrete
irigi (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ egg
kwīgina (-īginnye)     v   ▶ 1. to rejoice in coming of another, 2. be very happy
kwīgīra (-īgīye)     v   ▶ 1. to go, 2. to depart, 3. make oneself to go, to depart
igipfu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ foolish person
imyīgīshe    2   ▶ teaching, doctrine
kwīgīsha (-īgīshije)     v   ▶ to teach
igicapo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) 1. picture, 2. design
igicapu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) 1. picture, 2. design
igiceri (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ coin (Sw.)
igicugu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ midnight
igicuri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ part, half, premature arrival
igicīro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. price, rate, 2. cost, 3. value
igifuka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pleurisy
igihamo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wide path or cleared place
igihano (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ punishment
igiharo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ lima bean
igihaya (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ white potato
igihaza (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pumpkin
igihefu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)
igihere (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bedbug
igiheri (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bedbug
igihozo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ lullaby
igihugu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. country, 2. nation
igihuma (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ deep hole in ground in a grassy place where pregnant girls and lepers were thrown
igihuna (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ owl
igihute (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ boil, abscess
igihāri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. argument, 2. discussion
igihēko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ amulet, charm (article supposed to have special power to protect)
igihōri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ grasshopper
igihūme (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ spirit, superhuman thing, a one-armed and one-legged ghost with grass growing out of its ears that lives in the valley (used as a serious insult)
igihūza (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ fool
igihūzu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ very large cloth
igikaju (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ sugar cane
igikanu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ nape of the neck
igikara (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cheetah
igikera (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cheetah
igikere (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ frog, toad
igikino (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ game, play
igikoma (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ porridge
igikopo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) tin can
igikoti (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cuttings for planting (esp. manioc)
igikumu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. thumbprint, 2. agreement (gutera igikumu)
igikuri (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ dwarf, midget
igikuze (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ adult, grown-up (from gukura)
igikāri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. temporary house, 2. back yard, 3. private part of yard
igikōko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wild animal, insect
igikōna (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ crow
igikōni (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) kitchen
igipaca (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ a kind of banana for brewing beer
igipahu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ shovel
igipawa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ spade, shovel
igipesi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ button on clothing
igipimo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) measure
igisafu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wild goose
igisaka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bush, shrub
igisata (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thorn, sliver, thorny bush
igisate (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ piece of something that has been cut, slate
igisebe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bad ulcer
igiseke (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tall, pointed basket
igisigo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pain, constipation
igisoro (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ traditional board game for 2 players ('African chess')
igisozi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ very big hill, large mountain
igisozo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ blunder
igisuma (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thief
igisuru (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. kind of bush (leaves eaten during famine), 2. women's dance celebrating the birth of twins
igisābo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ calabash
igisāga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. things over above 10, 2. excess, surplus, 3. garment that is too big
igisīga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. hawk, 2. falcon, 3. raptor, bird of prey
igisīka (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. partition, 2. wall, 3. room in house
igisōsa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thing that tastes good
igitabo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. book, 2. altar, place to offer to the gods
igitabu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ book (Sw. kitabu)
igitare (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ any white thing, whiteness
igitega (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ plain, flat area
igitema (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ the pain from tropical ulcer (one that develops rapidly)
igitiba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bee hive
igitigu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ liver
igitiko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ fairy story
igitito (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ singing, sung legend or story
igitoro (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. fuel, petrol, petroleum, 2. cartridge, cartridge case
igitovu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thistle
igituba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ vagina, vulva
igitugu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ shoulder
igituma (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. reason, 2. cause, 3. purpose
igitēbo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ huge basket, woven stretcher, raft
igitēro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. legion, division, 2. assault
igitēza (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ creeping vine (almost impossible to kill)
igitōke (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ banana tree, banana, plantain
igitōki (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ banana tree, banana
igitūtu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ shade, shadow
ikidigi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ swamp, marsh
umuhīgi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ hunter
uruhīgi (impīgi)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ the hunt
kwīginana (-īginanye)     v   ▶ to rejoice together, in each other
kwīginira (-īginiye)     v   ▶ to rejoice over
kwīgirira (-īgiriye)     v   ▶ to do to, for oneself
kwīgīshwa (-īgīshijwe)     v   ▶ to learn
igifwera (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ snail
igifūngo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) button
igihepfo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)
igihongo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pile of rocks
igihwēba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ one dedicated to service of Kiranga
igihēmbo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. pay, salary, wage, 2. reward, 3. prize
igihīmba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ part, half
igihīnda (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ noise (as of wind, rain, running feet, etc.), by extension: great number of things
igihōmba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ lump (as in food)
igihōmbe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ something which appears to be strong but is weak
igihōmbo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ deficit, loss
igihōngo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bribe
igihūmbi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thousand
igihūmbu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. illegitimate child, 2. dishonest person, 3. untrustworthy, unwise, 4. one who won't stay home, vagabond, gadabout
igihūnda (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ dry banana leaves
igikohwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ spur (of chicken)
igikombe (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ brow of hill, slopes between two hills
igikonyo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ indifference
igikorwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. work, task, deed, 2. action, 3. service
igikunga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ squash, gourd
igikweme (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ground corn that has first been roasted
igikwēmu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ garment that isn't very long
igikānge (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ghost (thing which resembles person but has supernatural powers)
igikīngi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ large stick stuck in ground, pillar, post, gatepost, cord of tongue
igikōmbe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) 1. cup, mug, 2. small tin container
igikōnjo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. wrist, 2. back of hand
igikūmbi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. debris, 2. grain and chaff mixed
igipangu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. compound, 2. wall or fence around compound
igipānde (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) card, ticket
igisaswa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ duvet cover
igishegu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ person consecrated to Kiranga
igishika (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thing which one longs for, strong desire
igishimu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ hole in ground
igishīmo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ gift of appreciation
igishōro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tender new corn
igisimba (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ferocious animal
igisundi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ vagina
igisāmba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ deep, uncovered basket
igisēnge (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ roof
igisīmbo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ basket with tall pointed top
igisōmwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ text
igisōnga (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tip, point
igitanda (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) bed
igitanga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tick that causes recurrent fever
igitangu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tick that causes fever
igitekwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ any food that needs to be cooked
igitenge (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wrap skirt
igitotsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ foreign article (in eye, milk, water)
igitsibo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ crown (woven or plaited), rope
igitsina (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. base of tree, 2. sex, gender
igitsūre (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ evil look
igitutsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ slander
igitērwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ plant (lit. something planted)
igitōndo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ morning
igitūntu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. chest, 2. tuberculosis
igitūtsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ language of Batutsi
ubudīgidīgi     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) tickling sensation
igicaniro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. altar, 2. fire made in enclosure for animals
igicucume (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ puree
igicumuro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. sin, 2. crime
igicurane (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. influenza, flu, 2. common cold (usually used in pl.: ibicurane)
igihababu   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ 1. lack of foresight, poor foresight, 2. fear of losing position
igiharage (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bean
igiharūro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ number
igihembwe (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ semester, school term
igihitira (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ something that's been saved up for a year (beans, etc.)
igihororo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pure white cow
igihururu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ one who can't keep a secret or says inappropriate things
igihūhūsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ very strong wind
igihūhūta (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ whirlwind, heavy wind
igihūmura (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thing or person stricken with fear
igikiriza (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ chest (of body)
igikomere (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. ulcer, 2. wound, sore
igikorane (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ meeting
igikwāshu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ safety pin
igipapuro (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ large sheet of paper
igipfūngo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) button
igipfūngu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ fog, mist
igipfūnsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ fist
igisagara (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ big city, capital
igisakuzo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ riddle
igisebuzi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ splashing of water in river or lake on rocks
igisengwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ image, idol
igisesema (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ nausea
igishinwa   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ Chinese language (from Fr. chinois)
igishitsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ stump, root
igishusho (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ picture
igishīngo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ place of another
igishītsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. big earthquake, 2. shaking, trembling
igisikafu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ scarf
igisokoro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. gonorrhea, 2. information gained by eavesdropping, 3. eavesdropper
igisokozo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ comb
igisubizo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. response, reply, answer, 2. outcome, result
igisukari (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ red banana
igisōkōzo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ traditional riddle loved by children
igitereko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. place prepared to put anything, 2. lamp stand
igitigiri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ number (of things)
igiturire (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. food and drink of rich man (ruler), (esp. honey), 2. corruption
igitūngwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. livestock (sheep and goats), 2. pet
umubiligi (Aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ Belgian person
umubirigi (Aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ Belgian person
umuyibigi (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ child (boy)
kwīgīshanya (-īgīshanije)     v   ▶ to teach each other
igicamunsi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ afternoon
igifaransa   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ French language
igifunyiko (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. cover, lid, 2. stopper
igihīmbāro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pleasure
igikangīro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ threat, warning, scolding
igikogoshi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ white worm found in soil, grub
igikonyozi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ frost, severe cold
igikororwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ phlegm, spittle, spit, sputum
igikorēsho (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ instrument, tool
ibikorēsho vyo mu inzu household (goods)
ibikoresho vyo ku meza tableware
igikwerere (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. bachelor, 2. middle aged man
igikāngaga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ worms (tenia), grass in water
igikūndiro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. permission, 2. affection, sympathy
igisabīsho (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ prayer
igisamunyu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ kind of bananas (for cooking)
igishishwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ peeling, bark
igishōrano (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ merchandise
igiswahiri   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ Swahili language, Kiswahili
igisāngāza (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ deep, uncovered basket
igitangāza (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ miracle, astonishing thing, marvel
igitarikwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. bridge, 2. scaffolding
igitumbura (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ doughnut, donut, fritter, sinker
igitungano (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ domestic animal
igitunguru (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ onion
igitāmbara (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. cloth (over shoulder), 2. shawl
igitāndara (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ big stone
igitīnyiro (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ that which is feared or respected
kwīgishiriza (-īgishirije)     v   ▶ to teach at
igifungurwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ food
igihagararo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ size, height
igihanaguzo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ rag
igihenēhene (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ eyelid turned back
igihogohogo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ esophagus
igihubahuba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ bark of banana tree
igikaratāsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) paper
igikaratūsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ eucalyptus tree
igikororgwa (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ phlegm
igipfāmatwi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ deaf person
igitiritiri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ corn cob
igitōnyānga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ drop of liquid (pl. also amatōnyānga)
kwīgishirizwa (-īgishirijwe)     v   ▶ to be taught at
igihe runaka   phr   ▶ some time
igifatanzoka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ baby (not old enough to know fear)
igihendabaja     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ red sun when very low at night
igikayangana (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. something dazzling, shining, glistening, 2. enamel
igishushānyo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ image, idol, picture
igisōkōzanyo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ story, riddle
igitsīntsīri (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ heel
igiturūmbuka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ sudden happening
igitwikirizo (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ veil, head covering worn over face
igihe c'imana   phr   ▶ God's time
igihe c'izuba   phr   ▶ 1. summer time, 2. autumn
igipfundikizo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. cover, lid, 2. stopper
igishakashaka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ big strong reed, stalk of sorghum
igisānda-sānda (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ small trees with fronds resembling palms
igitambamboga (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ child (before he begins to know anything)
igitangurirwa (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. spider, 2. spider web
igitumbatumba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ trunk of banana tree after banana is cut
igishimaryango (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ doorpost
igisubiramuhira (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ woman who has left many husbands and gone home and finally builds at parent's home (same for a man)
igishato c'ugutwi   phr   ▶ earlobe
igihungur amabebe  n   ▶ light rain that makes these seeds fall off just before rainy season really starts
igitwengerabarozi (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ child (before he begins to know anything)
igitoro ca essence   phr   ▶ petrol, benzin
ukwīgīra sindabibazwa   phr   ▶ laxity
umwīgīsha wa kaminuza   phr   ▶ professor (at university)
igitabo c’inzira (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ passport
igitoro c‘amazutu   phr   ▶ diesel
igitāmbara c'ikigoma (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ plaid
akārōnda     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) 1. inherited property or position, 2. origin
Bujumbura     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ largest city and former capital of Burundi, originally called Usumbura, it was renamed to Bujumbura at independence, mainly for the negative meaning of Usumbura in Swahili
guheza (-heje)     v   ▶ 1. to finish, to complete, to end (vt), 2. to achieve, 3. to conclude, 4. to exhaust
(often used for 'then' when one action is directly followed by another, e.g. Umwigisha ahanura abana, araheza arabasezera = the teacher admonished the children, then he bid them goodbye)
gukomānga (-komānze)     v   ▶ to knock (originally, to strike earth to make ants come out)
gutītūra (-tītūye)     v   ▶ 1. to hate, despise, 2. to disillusion, 3. to cause people to hate that which they had liked, 4. to lose original force, to weaken
gutītūza (-tītūje)     v   ▶ to cause to lose original force, to cause to disillusion
idīni (ama-)     3   5  sg. class 3: i-,in-
pl. class 5: ama- ▶ religion
impaka (im-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. discussion, dispute, 2. questioning
kubigira ku mpaka to do it on purpose
inkomoka (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ beginning, origin
inyāmo (iny-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. race, 2. ancestry, 3. origin
inyānduruko (iny-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. reason, 2. origin, 3. cause
isambusa (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ samosa (fried pastry of Indian origin)
Kiranga     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ (high priest of the Burundian traditional supreme god, mediator between the traditional god and man, today associated by Christians with the devil)
ubuzimuzimu fetishes
igihwēba, igishegu one dedicated to service of ~
kuvōvōta to give oneself to ~
kubāndwa to dance in honor of
kubāndwa to be devoted to his service
guterekēra to worship ~
kudadarara (-dadaraye)     v   ▶ 1. to be rigid, straight, hard, 2. to refuse to acknowledge one's wrong
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)
kwāmūka (-āmūtse)     v   ▶ to be born of, to originate
kwānduruka (-āndurutse)     v   ▶ to originate, to come from
kwegukira (-egukiye)     v   ▶ 1. to possess, be sole owner, 2. to be one's task (e.g. negukiye kwīgīsha)
kwūhagira (-ūhagiye)   v   ▶ to bathe (vt) (originally associated with ceremonial cleansing at time of a death in family)
umufrēre (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ religious brother, monk
urukiramēnde     6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ any four-sided figure (originally, a place fixed for pole-vaulting)
abscess   ▶ igihute
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administrative subdivision  ▶ (arrondissement) arondisema, igice gikuru c'intara
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adult   ▶ igikuze
 (male) umuhumure, umukuru
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affection   ▶ igikūndiro, ubukūnzi, urukundo
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agreement   ▶ igikumu, ināma
 (contract) isezerano
 (gutēra igikumu)
(to be in) kubwiririkanya, guhwāna, gutātūka
 (to reach an) gutegēranya
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altar   ▶ igitabo, igicaniro, icōtero
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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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answer   ▶ inyīshu, igisubizo
(as on examination) impīngūro
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apparatus   ▶ (instrument, machine) igikoresho
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appreciation   ▶ (gift of) igishīmo
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ardour   ▶ ububangutsi, ubukerebutsi, igise
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argument   ▶ amahāne, igihāri, impāri
 (to give) gutanga iciyumviro
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arm   ▶ ukuboko, ukuboke
 (upper) ikizigira
 (left ~) ukuboko kw'ibubamfu, ukubamfu
 (right ~) ukuboko kw'iburyo, ukuryo
 (to raise one's ~, to strike, to pull a bow) kubangurira
 (to stretch out) kurāmvura
 (to take a child in ~) kurera, gukīkira
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army   ▶ ingabo, igisata
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arrival   ▶ (premature) igicuri
 (to rejoice at ~, of one) gukēra
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asking   ▶ (earnestly persist in ~ for something) kuzigiriza
 (one who is always ~ for things) umusabisabi
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assault   ▶ igitēro
 (esp. young man ~ girl) kunkīranya
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astonishing   ▶ (thing) agahomerabunwa, igitāngaza, akūmiza
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baby   ▶ umwāna, uruhīnja, uruyōya
 (not old enough to know fear) igifatanzoka
 (tiny ~) uruhīnja
 (~ clothes) icahi
(~ food) umusururu
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backyard   ▶ ikigo, igikāri
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banana   ▶ igitōke, igitōki, umuneke
 (plantation) urutoke
(one or one hand of) umuhānyu
 (ripe) umuhwi, umuneke
 (kinds of) ikinyamunyu, igisamunyu
 (beer banana) igipaca
 (lady-finger) akamaramasenge
 (red banana) igisukari
 (bark of tree) igihubahuba
 (beer) urwārwa
 (sweet drink) umutobe
 (leaf, green) umutōto
 (leaf) ikirere
 (leaf, dry) ihuba
 (leaves, dry) igihūnda, ibihūndahūnda
 (center of leaf) ikigongo-gongo
(leaves, knife for cutting) urugombōzo
 (young shoot) umutsīnda
 (trunk after stalk is cut) igitumbatumba
 (to cut leaves) kugombōra
 (to cut from stalk) guhānyura
 (to cut stalk) gutūmbūra
 (to remove dry leaves) gutūtūra
 (to squeeze juice from) kugana, kuvuguta
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bar   ▶ (iron) igihimba c'icuma
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bark   ▶ igishishwa
 (of banana tree) igihubahuba
 (cloth garment) indemano
 (cloth with painted spots, used as thing of worship) indabe, indome
 (~ stripped from tree) udukōkōrwa
 (used for perfume) imibavu
 (put on new ~) kwībwira
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barnyard   ▶ igituru, ikirutu, idundu, idunda
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base   ▶ (of brain) agakomokomo
(of tree) itsina, igitsina
(of bed) isaso y'uburiri
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basket   ▶ (big) intonga, igitēbō
 (deep, uncovered) ikigagara, igisāmba, igisāngāza
 (flat, small) icibo
 (flat with lid) inkōko
 (little) akēbo
 (shallow) ikivūmvu
 (tall) inkēnga
 (tall, pointed) igiseke, igisīmbo
 (border of) umusōzo
 (lid, cover) umutemere
 (nicely made) indemano
 (to cover) kurumya
 (to remove lid) kurumūra
 (to be upside down) kwūbika
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bean   ▶ igiharage
(green) umubīmba, umukerere, umukonyogo
(lima) igiharo
(red) ishigisha
(small red) uduharawe
(leaves) umukubi
(leaves, first two) ingāmba
(pod) urusokoro
(sprout) umugōndōra
(that have been put away for a year) igihitira
(to put ~ away for a year) guhitiza
(to put away ~ for several years) guhitikirana, guhitirana
(to tie ~ on hedge to dry) gushisha
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bed   ▶ igitanda, uburiri
 (foot of) imirāmbizo
 (under a ~) urutara
 (to go to) kuryāma
 (to make) gusāsa
 (to put to) kuryāmika
 (to unmake) gusasūra
 (time to go to) amaryāma
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bedbug   ▶ igihere, igiheri
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bedside   ▶ (table) akameza ko mu buryamo, akameza k'igitanda
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bee   ▶ uruyūki
 (carpenter) imvūndēri
 (to catch swarming bees) gutururuza
 (to put in new hive) kwātira
 (~ sting) urubōyi
 (~ hive) igitiba
 (bring down ~ hive) kwegura
 (to put up ~ hive) kwegeka
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believe   ▶ kwīzēra, kwīzigira, kwemera
 (cause to) kwīzēza
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bird   ▶ ikiguruka
 (little ones) inyoni
 (crane, golden-crested) umusāmbi
 (crow) igikōna
 (dove) intunguru, inuma
 (duck) imbati
 (eagle) inkona, inkukuma, ikinyakabaka, impūngu
 (goose, wild) igisafu
 (hawk) igisiga
 (kite) ikinyakabaka
 (parrot) gasuku
 (partridge) inkwāre
 (robin, African) inyōmvyi
 (that sucks honey, black with red throat, or metallic green) umunūni
 (wagtail) inyamanza
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birth   ▶ ivuka
 (to give ~) kuvyāra
 (to be about to give ~) gukurirwa
 (to be about to give ~, of cow) kudigiriza
 (to give ~, to litter, esp. dog) kubwāgura
 (to come to day to give ~) kuramukwa
 (to give ~, to child who dies at once) kuruhira ubusa
 (to aid woman in childbirth) kuvyāza
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blouse   ▶ igice c'impuzu hejuru
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board   ▶ urubāho, ikibaho, ubushinguro
 (~ game) igisoro
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boast   ▶ kwīmānya, kwīrāta
 (of what one will do) kwigenera
 (over another) kudigiriza
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boil   ▶ (vi) kubira
 (vt) kubiza
 (up water) kugurugūmba
 (medical, noun) igihute
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boiled egg  ▶ uburyo bwo guteka irigi mu mazi ntirishe nēza
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book   ▶ igitabo, igitabu
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bowl   ▶ ibakure (Sw.), akabakure
(salad ~) igikoresho cumisha imboga
 (sugar ~) agashingurasukari
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bribe   ▶ ikibuguro, igihōngo, impongano
 (to ~) guhōnga, guhōngera
 (to pay ~ to win one's case) kwīhōnga
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bridge   ▶ ikiraro, igitarikwa, igitarurwa
(of nose) umwīrīri
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bridle   ▶ umujiginya
 (to ~) kijiginyika
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brother   ▶ (my) mwēne data
(your) mwēne so
(his, her, their) mwēne se
(older ~ of boy) mukuru, mukurwanje
(younger ~ of boy) mutoyi, murumuna
(of girl) musāza
(of my mother) mārume
(of your mother) nyokorume
(of his, her, their mother) inarume
(of father, uncle) dāta wacu, dāta wanyu, dāta wabo
(to be ~ and sister, or to be ~s) kuvūkana
(religious, monk) umufrere
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brow   ▶ (of hill) igikombe
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bush   ▶ igisaka
 (kind of) igisuru
 (kind with thorns and edible berries) umukēre
 (the) igisanze
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button   ▶ igipfūngo (Sw.), igifūngo, igipesi
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buttonhole   ▶ intoboro y'igipfūngo
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cactus   ▶ ubwoko bw'igihane
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can   ▶ (tin) igikopo
 (canister) ibido
 (garbage ~) ico batamwo umwavu
 (watering) ishwāro
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canape   ▶ (for apēritif) igicucume c'ivyamwa bidatetse
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cane   ▶ ikibāndo, inkoni yo gushaza
 (sugar ~, ready to eat) umusigati, umusumba
(sugar ~, plant) igikaju
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card   ▶ igipande (Sw.), ikarata
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cause   ▶ inyānduruko, inkomānzi, impāmvu, igituma, imvo
 (to plead a ~) kubūrana
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cereal   ▶ igiterwa c'intete, igiterwa c'intete kivamwo ifu
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charm   ▶ (heathen) igihēko
 (heathen, worn on head) urugori
 (used by witch doctor) urukorōnko, inkorōnko
 ('medicine' smeared about kraal to keep away thieves and evil spirits) ururēmbeko
 (spell, hex) amarozi
 (white shell worn by children) iyugi
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cheetah   ▶ igikera
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child   ▶ umwāna, umugisye, umukeme, umurerwa
(before he begins to know anything) igitambamboga, igitwengerabarozi
(disobedient) intabarirwa
 (first-born) imfura
(healthy, about 4 months) ikibunduguru
(illegitimate) igihūmbu, ikivyārwa
(learning to walk) ikidegedege, intavyi
(male) umuyibigi
(of) mwene
(of mixed marriage) ikivyārwa
(only) ikinege, umwāna w'ikinege
(derogative) umuhimbiri
(small) ikibondo
(starting to know a little) umwankavu
(that doesn't grow properly) imfunya
(unwanted or orphan) intābwa
(up to 8 or 10 years) umugimbi
(weaned) umucūko, umukurira
(youngest or favourite) umuhererezi
(~ care) ubuhinga bwo kurera abana
(~ benefit) imfashanyo y'umuryango
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chunk   ▶ (of wood) ikigiga, urugiga
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city   ▶ umuji (Sw.)
(large) igisagara
 (~ dweller) umunyagisagara
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clan   ▶ umuryāngo
 (populous) igisata
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class   ▶ (of nouns or objects) umutigiri
 (to observe ~ distinctions) kuzīrōra
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cleared   ▶ (place) igihamo
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clearing   ▶ igihamo
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cloth   ▶ igitāmbara
 (large, tied on shoulder) umuhagatiro
 (long band of) umugēnde
 (made of bark) indemano
 (plaid) igitāmbara c'ikigoma
(shiny, silk, rayon) ihariri
 (very large) igihūzu, uruhūzu
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cloud   ▶ igicu
 (small) agacu
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cob   ▶ (corn) igitiritiri
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coin   ▶ urupiya, igiceri
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cold   ▶ –bisi
 (in chest) agaherēra
(in head) agahiri, akamango, akamangu,
 (cough) inkorora
 (common cold, flu) ibicurane
 (weather) imbeho, ubukonje
 (weather, severe) igikonyozi
 (to be) gukōnja, gukanya, gutīmba
 (to be drawn up from ~) gutetera
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colony   ▶ igihugu c'umuheto
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comb   ▶ igisokozo
 (old traditional comb) urusokozo
 (of chicken) umubiko, urugaragara
 (to comb) gusokoza
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comment   ▶ (of master, teacher) ugushīma kw'umwigisha
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complain   ▶ kugambarara, guhigimānga, kwīdodōmba, kwītōnganiriza, kuniha, gutāta
 (continually) kuganyira
(in heart at not having gotten what one wanted) kudundumirwa
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concrete   ▶ ibeto, igito
(reinforced) igito kirimwo ivyuma
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confidence   ▶ icīzigiro
 (fearlessness because one knows he is right) ubushizi bw'amanga
(to have ~ in) kwīzigira
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conquest   ▶ ugufata
 (~ of a country) ukwigarurira igihugu
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constipation   ▶ igisigo, ukugumbiza, ukugumirwa
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container   ▶ (small covered) ikazānga
(small tin) igikōmbe
 (square tin) idebe (Sw.)
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cork   ▶ (stopper) igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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corn   ▶ ikigōri
 (cob) igitiritiri
 (early kind) isega
 (kind with big kernel) ikijigo
 (ground corn that has first been roasted) igikweme
 (silk) ubusage
 (tender new) igishōro
 (yellow kind) amashigisha
 (to shell) guhungura, kuvūngurīsha
 (wheat) ingano
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country   ▶ igihugu, intāra
 (foreign) ihānga
 (to leave one's ~ because of famine) gusuhūka
 (to return after famine) gusuhūkuruka
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cover   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo, umufunyiko, igifunyiko
(duvet cover) igisaswa
(of basket) umutemere
(of kettle) umupfuniko
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covering   ▶ (over eyes, body, etc.) icītwikīro
 (head ~ worn over face) igitwikirizo
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cow   ▶ inka
 (brownish black) ikirāyi
 (gray) uruhīza
 (white) igihororo
 (~ without horns) imvure
 (blood of, to drink) ikiremve
 (~ path) umuhōra
 (to be at rest) kuvyāgira
 (to be many) gusagara
 (to be many together) gusasa amahembe
 (to ask ~ from one to whom ~ was given) kwōkōza
 (to chase flies off) kuzīnga
 (to entrust ~s to another and they increase while there) gutongoza
 (to get medicine to make ~ like her calf) kwōrokereza
 (to lead) kuyobora, gushorera
 (to lead to pasture) guturutsa
 (to put skin of dead calf before ~ to make her to give milk) kwōrokēra
 (to return ~ or calf to one from whom one received a ~) kwōkōra
 (to take up hill) kurārūra
 (to tie legs while milking) kujīsha
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craft industry  ▶ uguhingura utugenegene, ubuhinguzi, iyigiro ry'imyuga
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crime   ▶ igicumuro
 (to commit) gucumura
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crow   ▶ (bird) igikōna
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crown   ▶ urugori
 (worn by dancers) umugāra
 (woven or plaited) igitsibo
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cup   ▶ urwāto, igikōmbe
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cutting   ▶ (for planting) ikiguti, igikoti, akagegene k'igiti
(of manioc) ikigoti, ikigotigoti, ikiguti
(of sweet potatoes) umubuto, umujishi, umuvyaro
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dance   ▶ intāmbo
(of men) umuhamirizo, ibirorēro, agasimbo, umuyebe
 (of women) ihunja, imisambi
 (of women, celebrating a child's birth) umutsibo
 (of women celebrating the birth of twins) igisuru
 (non-traditional, of youth) ubusambiri
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deaf   ▶ (~ person) igipfāmatwi
 (~ and dumb person) ikiragi
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deficit   ▶ uruhōmbo, igihōmbo, ubuhōmbe
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deliver   ▶ (sense of save) gukiza
 (child) kuvyāra
 (to be about to, cow only) kwerēra, kudigiriza
 (help to) kuvyāza
 (to take something out to an appointed place) gusokorora
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depart   ▶ kwīgīra, kugēnda
 (quickly) gushibuka
 (from respected person) kugaranzura
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desire   ▶ ishāka
(for certain food) ināmbu
(strong) igishika, icīfuzo
(to ~) kugōmba, gushāka, kwīfūza
(to ~ for) kwīfūriza
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destroy   ▶ guhomvora, guhonnya, guhonyora, gukōmbōra, kwōnōna, gusambūra, gutikiza, kuyigiza, kumara
 (completely) gukomvōmvora, gusangangura, gusiribānga
 (by fire) kuyigiza
 (garden, of goats etc.) kwōna
 (the work of another) gusīvya
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disapprove   ▶ (to look at another with disapproval) kurāba igitsūre
 (showing disapproval on one's face) ibitsongotsingo, or, ibisingosingo
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dirt   ▶ umwānda, ico, ubucafu
 (esp. on body) ubuhoma, imvyiro
 (in water) ikirohe
 (in water, milk) igitotsi
 (to have dirt in water, milk) gutobeka
 (to rubb off) guhungura
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discouraged   ▶ (to be) kwīhebūra, kudundumirwa
 (to be absolutely, in difficulty) kuzigirizwa
 (to be completely) kwīheba
 (to be tired and ~) gucobogora
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discussion   ▶ imbūrano, umubūrano, igihāri, impaka, impāri
 (to lead ~) kuremesha ikiganiro
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disease   ▶ indwāra
(AIDS) sida
(billharcia) birariziyoze
(boil, abscess) igihute
(burn) ubushe
(bronchitis) indwara yo mu mahaha
(chicken pox) ibihara, agasāma
(diarrhea) ugucibwamwo, uguhitwa, ugucisha epfo
(elephantiasis) imisozi
(epilepsy) intandara
(eyes: certain kind of conjunctivitis) uburire
(fever) inyonko
(goiter) umwīngo
(gonorrhea) igisokoro
(leprosy) imibēmbe
(malaria) marariya, inyonko
(meningitis) umugiga
(mole) isunūnu
(mumps) amasambambwika
(pleurisy) umusōnga
(pneumonia) umusōnga
(recurrent fever) kimputo (Sw.)
(rheum, disease of eyes) ururire
(rheumatism) amakonyera, imisozi, imikuku
(smallpox) akarānda
(sore, little) akarōnda
(syphilis) agashāngāra
(tick fever) kimputo (Sw.)
(typhus) tifusi
(tuberculosis) igitūntu, agatūntu
(ulcer) igikomere
(ulcer, bad) igisebe
(ulcer, pain from tropical) igitema
(wart) isunūnu, intongāngira
(whooping cough) akānira, inkorora y'akanira
(yaws) ibinyoro
(cause of ~ something supposed to be in person making him sick) ibitēga
(person sick with wasting ~) umunywera
(to be a contagious ~) kwāndukira
(to catch contagious ~) kwāndura, kwāndukirwa
(to transmit) kwāndukiza
(to have an incurable ~) kugīrīra
(to improve, begin to feel better) gutenzukirwa
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dishonest   ▶ (to be) kugūnga, guheranira
 (person) igihūmbu
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division   ▶ amacakubiri, umuce, urugabano, igice, igitēro
 (where there has been agreement) umucāno
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doctrine   ▶ imyīgishe
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domestic animal  ▶ igitungano
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doorpost   ▶ igishimaryāngo
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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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duck   ▶ imbāti, imbata, igisapfu
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earnestness   ▶ umwēte, ifūhe
 (at a task) ubwīra
 (to work with) gushira igikonyo
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earth   ▶ (world) isi
 (soil) agataka, ivu
 (hard-packed) urutare
 (interior of) ikuzimu, i kuzimu
(of reddish brown color) inginagina
 (to shake, vi) gutigita
 (to slide) gutemuka, kunyika, gusiduka
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earthquake   ▶ umushītsi, igishītsi
 (rumble of) umugigimo
 (to quake) kunyiganyiga, gutigita
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eavesdropper   ▶ igisokoro
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eavesdropping   ▶ (information gained by) igisokoro
 (to tell what one has heard while ~) gutumbūra
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egg   ▶ irigi, igi
(boiled) uburyo bwo guteka irigi mu mazi ntirishe nēza
 (fried) ijisho ry'irigi
(hard-boiled) irigi ritetse mu mazi
(shell) ikibarara
(tiny) ubugi
(to lay ~) guta amagi
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enamel   ▶ igikayangana
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enclosure   ▶ urugo, igipangu (about house and yard)
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end   ▶ iherezo, umuhero, ihero, ubuherūka, impera, imperuka, itahīriro
 (~ of boat) umukōndo
 (at the ~ of every year) uk'umwāka utāshe
(to be the ~) kugwa mahera
(to be at an ~ of one's resources) kuzigirizwa
 (to be at the ~) kwīherezo
(to be at an ~ of one's patience) kudundumirwa
 (to be coming to an ~) guherengetera
 (to come to an ~) guhenebēra, guhera, kunyika
 (to ~ a conversation) kwīkebanura
 (to finish) guheza
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esophagus   ▶ igihogohogo
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eucalyptus tree  ▶ umukaratūsi, igikaratūsi
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evil   ▶ ikibi, ububi, inābi
 (adj.) –bi
(to speak ~ of) gukana, kunegura
 (to speak ~ of one another) gucurikanya
 (to speak ~ of a ruler) kuyoba
 (to seek out ~ doer, witch doctor) kuragura
 (to have witch doctor seek out ~ doer) kuraguza
 (to sprinkle 'medicine' around house to protect it from ~) kurēmbeka, gutota
 (to chase away ~ spirits) gusēnda
 (to succeed in persuading someone to leave his ~ ways) gukōndōra
 (speaking ~ of another with whom you work) ikēba
 (~ deed) ubuhūmbu
 (example) akābarore
 (~ language, esp. young girl's) ubweruzi
 (~ look) igitsūre
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excess   ▶ igisāga
 (to be in, left over) gusigara
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expect   ▶ (to) gusamāza, kwīzigira, kurindīra
(to get a certain thing) kuziga
(to ~ a child) gukurirwa
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extra   ▶ (additional) inyongera
 (to be left over) gusigara
 (~ digit, toe, teat) indorerezi
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eye   ▶ ijīsho
(to close one's eyes) guhumiriza
(to cut ~ out) kunogora
(to fall into, or hurt) gutosekaza
(to get something in) gutosekara
(to make another close his) kwūnamika
(top open) gukanura
(to open ~ of another) guhumūra
(to remove foreign body from ~) gutosōra
(to wash in one's ~) kwīhumūra
(foreign body in) igitotsi
(matter in) ibikaragāshi
('sand', esp. a certain type of conjunctivitis) uburire
('sand' on awakening) ibirashi
(tiny insect in) akanyarira jisho
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eyelid   ▶ (turned back) igihenēhene
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facecloth   ▶ agafuko biyogesha, ikinyuko, igikunyuzo
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faithful   ▶ (to be) kuyoboka
 (~ person) umwīzigirwa
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farmyard   ▶ igituru, ikirutu, idundu, idunda
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fear   ▶ ubwōba
 (great) agatēngo
 (of losing position) igihababu
 (~ to hurt another because you love him) impuhwe
 (thing or person stricken with ~) igihūmura
(to act or go secretly because of ~) kwōmba
 (to jump with ~, in heart) guhahama
 (to shout in sudden ~) gutura ubuku
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feared   ▶ (that which is) igitīnyiro
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fetish   ▶ (bark cloth used as a thing of worship) indabe
 (gourd used) intendēri
 (heathen charm on head) urugori
 (spotted barkcloth) indome
 (things used in worship of Kiranga, thought to have special powers) ubuzimuzimu
 (charm) igiheko
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figure   ▶ (number) igiharuro
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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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fist   ▶ igipfūnsi
 (to hit with ~ repeatedly but gently, mother with child) gutumagura
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flat   ▶ (area) igitega, ikiyāya
 (thing spread out ~) ikiramvu
 (to be ~) kubāta, gutega
 (to be ~, as plate) kugarama
 (esp. of nose) gufyāta
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flavor   ▶ icānga, uburyōhe, ubusōse, akanovera
(thing with good ~) igisōsa
(to be of the ~ of) gusōsera
(to have good ~) gusōsa
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flax   ▶ igiterwa kivamwo inyuzi
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fog   ▶ igipfūngu
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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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fool   ▶ igihūza, ikijūju, umutūngu
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foolish   ▶ (to be) kujūjūta, gusara
 (person) injurajuzi, igipfu
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force   ▶ (to) kugōbēra, guhadikiriza, kuzingirikira
 (someone to do something against his will) guhāta
 (to obey) kugandūra
 (to lose original ~) gutītūra
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forearm   ▶ ikizigira
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foreign body  ▶ (in eye, milk, water) igitotsi
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foresight   ▶ imigabo
 (lack of) igihababu
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fraction   ▶ igice, ikimānyu
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fried egg  ▶ ijisho ry'irigi
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frighten   ▶ kudigiriza, gukānga, gutīnyīsha, gutēra ubwōba, kuvyigiriza
 (away with shouting) kwāmira
 (unintentionally) gukangīra
 (to make a loud frightening noise) guturagara
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frog   ▶ igikere
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frost   ▶ igikonyozi
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frown   ▶ ibitsingotsingo, ibisingosingo
 (to ~ at) kunyinyirwa, kurāba igitsūre
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fruit tree  ▶ igiti c'ivyamwa
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gadabout   ▶ (one who doesn't stay home) igihūmbu
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game   ▶ (play) igikino, urukino, umukino
 (game field) urukino
 (traditional board ~) igisoro, urubugu
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gangrene   ▶ ukubora kw'igikomere
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garment   ▶ umwāmbaro, impūzu
 (for work) icāmbazo
 (long) umwitēro
 (long, trails on ground) imvune
 (of barkcloth, nicely sewn) indemano
 (outer) ipfūndo, umutamana
 (that is too big) igisāga
 (that isn't very long) igikwēmu
 (with sleeves or armholes) umwīnjiro
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gatepost   ▶ inkīngi, igikīngi
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ghost   ▶ umuzimu, igikānge
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gift   ▶ ingabano, ingabire, ishikanwa, itūro, ingemu, ikado
(of appreciation or thanks) ishīmwe, igishīmo
 (given on return from journey) iganūke
 (nothing expected in return) impāno
 (to chief to get something from him) ingororano
 (to make up for offending someone) icīru
 (to offer ~) gutereka, gutūra
 (to pass out ~, distribute) kugaba
 (to present, with something expected in return) kugemura
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give   ▶ guha, guhēsha, gutānga
(back) gusubīza
(back cow, calf to one from whom one received a cow) kwōkōra
 (birth) kuvyāra
(birth, cow about to ~) kudigiriza
(cow a second time to one who has brought many gifts) guhetera inkoni
(example) kugereraniriza, guha akarorero
(gift to bride so she will talk) guhorōra
(give me...) mpa
(good measure) kunengesēreza
(in to) kurōnsa
(information) kurangīra
 (life to) kubēshaho
(more) kwongera, kwongeza
(oneself to) kwīhāmbīra
(oneself to service of Kiranga) kubāndwa, kuvōvōta
(over a possession) kwegura
(penuriously) kuzirukanya
(pledge or security) kugwatiriza
(present) kugabira
(refuse to) kwīma
(refuse to ~ another his own) kugūnga, kwīmana
(sacrifice) gushikana
(someone a hand) gusahiriza
 (someone a heavy load) kuremēka
(to) guha, guhēra, guhēreza, kurōnsa, gushikiriza
(to each other) guhāna
(to each other often) guhānahāna
(to one whose house has burned) gusuhūza
(talk) kugamba
(up everything) kwīgura
(warm welcome, one does not say it of himself) gukēra
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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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goat   ▶ impene, intūngwa, igitūngwa
 (heard of) inzirikwa
 (male) impfizi
 (young male) agasugurume
 (skin for carrying baby) ingovyi
 (billy ~) isuguru, ihebe
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gonorrhea   ▶ igisokoro, imburugu
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good citizenship  ▶ urukundo rw'igihugu c'amavukiro
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goose   ▶ (wild) igisafu
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gourd   ▶ igikunga, ikirende, umutānga
 (long) umukuza
 (broken) ibibarara
 (as object of worship) intendēri
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grass   ▶ ivyātsi, ubwātsi
 (kind poisonous to cows) inzūzi
 (pieces of a certain kind used for weaving) agatēte
 (tall) ubwātsi
 (in water) igikāngaga
 (~ knife) umupānga
 (to cut) gukera, gukerera, gutema
 (to cut for use) kwāhira
 (to dig out rapidly) gusūriranya
 (to gather up that which has been spread out) gusasūra
 (to leave grass growing in kraal) gutongoza
 (to spread) gusasa
 (to spread around something, as coffee) gusasira
 (to weed out quickly) kurandagura
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grasshopper   ▶ agahōri, igihōri, uruyige
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group   ▶ umuce, umuco, igico
 (of people) umurwi, intēko
 (of people, moving along) akavuvu
 (standing or sitting) akarwi
 (to be in large ~, cows or people standing) gusagaza
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grow   ▶ gukura, kwāruka, gukaka
 (after cutting) kunaga
 (larger, esp. moon) gutūbūka
 (let hair ~ long) gutongoza
 (old) gutāma
 (rapidly in spurts) kuvugumuka
 (smaller, sometimes used of moon) gutūba
 (to cause to grow) gukuza
 (to not ~, plant) kunyigīra
 (to not ~, because of too many seeds) kuzīnga
 (very fast, child) kugurugūmba
 (well) kubaduka
 (child that doesn't ~ properly) imfunnya
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grub   ▶ igikogoshi
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gums   ▶ ibinyigishi
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half   ▶ igice, igicuri, igihīmba, inusu (Sw.)
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hand   ▶ ikiganza
 (back of) igikōnjo
 (palm of) umunwe, urushi, ikiganza
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happening   ▶ (sudden) igiturūmbuka
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happy   ▶ (to be) kunēzērwa, guhīmbāra, guhīrwa, gushanyuka, guhīmbārwa, gushwāshwānuka
 (very) kudayadaya, kugāyagāya, kwigina
 (to make) kunēzēra, kunēzereza, kugāzagāza
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hard-boiled egg  ▶ irigi ritetse mu mazi
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hawk   ▶ igisīga
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heel   ▶ igitsīntsīri
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height   ▶ igihagararo, ijūnja, uburēbure
 (to be of equal ~ or length) kurēha
 (to make equal ~) kurēsha
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hemp   ▶ urumogi, ubwoko bw'igiterwa kivamwo urunyuzi
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hesitate   ▶ guhigima, guhīngītana, kwīyubāra, guhigimānga, gukēkeranya, kujuragirika
 (between two actions) gutēgekanya
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hill   ▶ umusozi, umudūgo, umutumba
(brow of) igikombe
 (of earth, to plant in) iburi
 (slope of) inkūka, akamanuko, umurwa
 (top of) impīnga
 (little hills) ubutumba
(very big ~) igisozi
 (white ant hill) umugina
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hive   ▶ (bee) igitiba
 (to put bees in new) kwātira
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hoarse   ▶ (to be) kujwigira
 (to become) gusarara
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hold   ▶ gufata
 (fast to) kugumiriza
 (from falling) gusama
 (hard feelings) kwīdōga
 (in place) kugumya
 (lightly) kwānjānjwa
 (out) kubangira
 (out arms to receive) guhāngāza ukuboko
 (of rope, vi) kudādira
 (strongly) gushimika
 (take hold of persons) gushorerakw amaboko
 (to) kwūmira
 (up) gushigirika
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hole   ▶ (deep ~ in ground in grassy place) igihuma
 (for planting beans) ibāngo
 (in paper, cloth, container) intoboro, icehere
 (in ground) ikuzimu, i kuzimu, ikinogo, icōbo, urwōbo, igishimu
 (small ones like rats make) umwōbo, umwēnge
 (to get a ~ in) gutoboka
 (to ahve ~ from insects) kunyengetērwa
 (to make ~) kunyengetēra
 (to make ~ in stone) gukorogoshora
 (to make a small ~ for setting out tree or plant) gukoba
 (to tear a big ~, vi) kumānyuka
 (to tie up ~ in sack) gutubika
 (to pierce a ~) gutobora
 (thing with ~ in it) umwēnge
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hope   ▶ icīzigiro, ivyīzigiro, umwīzero
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house   ▶ inzu
 (in ruins) umusaka
 (little ~, built for spirit of one who has died) nyabugoro
 (of king) ingoro
 (temporary) urusāgo, igikāri
 (small, cabin) akazu
(with high pointed roof) umushonge, agashūngēre
 (place opposite door of ~) umukōndo
 (to cause to fall down) gusambūra, gusēnyura, guhenūra
 (to chase others out of ~) guturumbura
 (to fall down) gusāmbuka, gusēnyuka, guhenuka
 (to put roof on) gusakāra
 (to repair a) gusanura
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hunt   ▶ uruhīgi
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hunter   ▶ umuhīgi
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hurry   ▶ kwīhūta, kwīruka, gukovya, gukōkōbereza, gukwākwānya, kunyānyasa, kunyaragasa, kunyaruka, gushibuka
 (of child only) kudirigiza
 (to go) kubāndānya
 (to go and return) gutebūka
 (along, as cows to better pasture, or child stumbling after something he wants) kurārāta
 (to be in a ~) gufuruguta
 (to do in a ~) kubanguka
(to not be in a ~) kwītōnda
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idol   ▶ ikigirwamāna, igisengwa, igishushānyo
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illegitimate   ▶ (child) igihūmbu, ikivyārwa
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image   ▶ igisengwa, ishusho, igishushānyo
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indifference   ▶ igikonyo, ubute
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information   ▶ inkenuzo
 (gained by eavesdropping) igisokoro
 (to give) kurangīra
 (to seek) kugenzūra
 (to seek about someone) kubariritsa
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insect   ▶ igikōko, agakōko
 (many small) ubukōko
 (ant, flying, edible) iswa
 (ant, pincher) intozi, urutozi
 (ant, soldier) uburima
 (ant, sugar) ikinywabūki
 (ant, tiny) ubunyegeri
 (ant, white) umuswa
 (ant hill, white) umugina
 (bedbug) igiheri, igihere
 (bee) uruyūki
 (bee, carpenter) imvūndēri
 (bug) agasīmba
 (bumblebee) impingwe
 (butterfly) ikinyungunyungu, ikinyugunyugu
 (centipede, small) inyōngōri
 (chigoe flea) imvūnja, ivūnja
 (cicada) ijeri
 (cockroach) inyēnzi
 (fly, big, tsetse) ikibugu
 (fly, house) isāzi
 (flea) imbaragasa
 (gnat) agatūku, ubutūku
 (grasshopper) uruhige, agahōri, igihōri
 (jigger) imvūnja, ivūnja
 (locust) uruyige
 (louse) inda
 (mosquito) umubu
 (moth) ikinyungunyungu
 (tick) inyōndwi, inyōndwe
 (tick that causes recurrent fever) igitangu
 (tiny ~ in eye) akanyarira jisho
 (wasp) ivūbi
 (to sting or bite) gusurira
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instrument   ▶ igikoresho
 (musical, zither or harp) inānga
 (monochord instrument) umuduri, indonongo
 (musical, lamellophone) ikembe
 (musical, with string) agahugūgu
 (large bow-like instrument) idono, indono
 (sharp) inkazi
 (to play) kuvuza, gucurarānga
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intentionally   ▶ ibigirānkana
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iron   ▶ icuma
(~ bar) igihimba c'icuma
(for ironing clothes) ipāsi, ikigorōzo c'impūzu, ifero
(to ~) gutēra ipāsi, kugorōra impūzu
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kitchen   ▶ igikōni
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lack   ▶ (of foresight) igihababu
(to ~) kubura, kugōmba, guhaza, guteba, gukērērwa
(opportunity to say what you intended) kujanirana, kujaniranwa
(respect) kwūbahuka
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lampstand   ▶ igitereko
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leaf   ▶ ibabi, ikibabi
(banana, dry) ihuba, igihūnda
(banana, green) umutōto
(central part of banana ~) ikigongogongo
(bean) umukubi
(pumpkin) umusoma
(used for perfume) imbazi
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learn   ▶ kwīga, kwīgīshwa, gusharira
 (by heart) gufata ku mutwe
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leave   ▶ (to) guheba, kujījūka, kureka, gusiga, kugēnda, kuvaho, gutāha
(at, for) kurekera, gusigira
(abruptly) kwōnjorora
 (behind) gusiga
 (country) kwāmbuka, guhaba
 (country because of famine) gusuhūka
 (grass and stuff growing in kraal) gutongoza
 (group and go by oneself) kujōnjōra
 (inheritance) kuraga
 (intention or place) gucungūra
 (open) kurāngāza
 (out) guhaza
 (over) gusigaza
 (place) gushingūka
 (something with someone) kubītsa
 (with) gusigarana
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leek   ▶ igitunguru c'amababi
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legion   ▶ igitēro
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lemon-tree   ▶ igiti c'indimu
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lid   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo, umufunyiko, igifunyiko
(esp. of basket) umutemere
 (to take lid off basket) kurumūra
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lima   ▶ (bean) igiharo
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liver   ▶ igitigu
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livestock   ▶ ibitungwa, igitigiri c'ibitungwa
(livestock farming) ubworozi
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long   ▶ (to ~ for) gusamāza, gukūmbura
(thing for which one longs) igishika
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look   ▶ (evil) igitsūre
 (all about) kuraraguza
 (around on all sides) kweraguza, gukebaguza
 (at) kurāba, kurereka, kurora, kwirora
 (at carefully) guhwēba, kwīhwēza
 (at hastily) kurangaguza
 (at in wonder) gusamāra
 (at intently) kwīhwēza, kwītegereza
 (to let look for) gushakisha
(look at me!) kundāba
(at one thing after another, many things) kurābarāba
 (at oneself) kwīrāba
 (at repeatedly) gukanaguza
 (at without paying attention) gusamāra
 (at with disapproval) kurāba igitsūre
 (behind) gukebuka
 (carefully to see if anyone is there) gukengūza
 (down, to make another) kwūnamika, kwūnamīsha
 (for) kurereka, kurondera
 (esp. to feel around) gukabakaba
 (for a fault in one another) kugenzanya
 (from side to side trying to see everything) kurunguruka
 (in the face, to be unwilling to) kwīyobagiza
 (like) gushusha
 (over, in prospect of buying) kugaragura
(straight up) kurarama
 (through) gusesa
 (towards) kwerekera, gutūmbēra
 (up) gukanura, kurangamiza, kurangamira, kuraramura
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lose   ▶ guhōmba, guta, gutakaza
 (by death) gupfīsha
 (by death, one's child) gupfusha
 (interest) gutenzēkanya, gutezēkanya, gutēzūra
 (one another) gutāna
 (one's head) gucika ivutu, kuzimagirika
 (one's husband or wife by death) gupfākara
(one's zeal or enthusiasm) kudehūra
 (original force) gutītūra
(to cause to) gutēsha
 (to ~ elections) gutindwa amatora
(to ~ reason) gusara
(to make another ~ his case) kuzingirikira
 (one who has lost everything in trial) imvumure
 (weight) kugōgōra
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loss   ▶ ubuhōmbe, uruhōmbo, igihōmbo
 (to bring) gutāna
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lullaby   ▶ igihozo, icugumbiro
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lump   ▶ (clay, blood clot) umugoma
 (in food) agatiribwa, igihōmba, ikinonko
 (of bread) intore
 (on back) inyōnzo
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make   ▶ kugira, kurema
 (afraid) gutēra ubwōba
 (a bed) gusāsa
 (blunt) gufyīta
 (bread) gucūmba
 (clean) guhumānura
 (clear, cause to understand) gutegereza
 (crooked) kugoreka
 (drunk) kuborēra
(effort) kwāndāra
 (empty) kugaragaza
 (equal in length or height) kurēsha
 (excuses) kudendekanya, kudendekeranya, kuzāngazānga
 (face over something that tastes bad) kunyinyirwa
 (a fire) gucāna, gukongereza
 (firm) kugumya
 (fun of) kunegura
 (fun of, esp. someone in trouble) kwīshinyira
 (fun of, by recalling the good he has lost) gucurīra
 (good) kuryōsha
 (hedge) kuzitira
 (hard for one who has lost a loved one, by reproaching the dead) kwītāmba ku muvyimba
(known) kwāndagaza, kwātura, kumenyēsha, kwāngāza, kwerura, kurānga, gukwīza, gukwīragiza, kwāmāmaza, guhishūra, guserura
 (laugh, one that makes others laugh) akagūgu
 (level) gusēna
 (narrow) kwāza
 (nest) kwārika
 (noise, big) kwāsana, gusāma, kubomborana, kubugiriza
 (oneself) kwīgīra
 (others like you) kwīkūndiriza
 (peace) kubangūranya
 (perfect) gutūngānya, kwūzuza, kuroraniriza
 (place) kubisa
 (place for one another to pass) kubisīkanya
 (progress) gutēra imbere, kuyoboza
(reparations) guhōnga, guhōngera
 (restitution) kuriha
 (sacrifice) gushikana
 (sign) kugereraniriza
 (smooth) gusēna
 (straight) kugorōra, kurorānya
 (tired) kurusha
 (vow) gushīnga
 (watering place) kugomera
 (white) kwēza
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marsh   ▶ ikidigi, urufūnzo, umurago
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meeting   ▶ igikorane, igikoraniro, itēraniro, ināma
 (~ place) ihūriro
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merchandise   ▶ igishōrano, ibicuruzwa, ibidandazwa
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midnight   ▶ igicugu
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miracle   ▶ igitangāza, akūmiza
 (not by God's power) amarēba
 (making others think you've done a ~ when it's only a deception) uburyi
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mist   ▶ urwīrungu, igipfūngu
 (to ~) kunyanyāga
 (condensation) umuhisha
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morning   ▶ igitōndo
 (early) agatōndo
 (early, just before dawn) agahuru
 (good morning!) bwakēye
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mountain   ▶ umusozi
 (large ~) igisozi
(foot of) umucāmo
 (peak) impīnga
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mushroom   ▶ igihepfo, igihefo, igihefu, ikizinu
(little) ubumegeri
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nape   ▶ (of neck) igikanu, irugu
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nausea   ▶ igisesema, iseseme, ikirungurira
(to cause) gusesema
(to feel) kurungurirwa
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necklace   ▶ urunigi, ikirezi
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nits   ▶ imigi
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noise   ▶ urwamo
 (loud, frightening) umuturagaro
 (esp. of battle or strife) umuvurungano
 (of earthquake, or approaching storm) umugigimo
 (of rain, thunder) umuhīndo
 (of wind, rain, running feet, etc.) igihīnda
 (to make a big) kwāsana, kubomborana, kubugiriza, gusāma
 (to make a lot) kuvurungana, kuyogora
 (to make a loud frightening) guturagara
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noun   ▶ izina
 (class of) umutigiri
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number   ▶ igiharūro, nimero
 (a very large, ten thousand etc.) isīnzi
 (of things) igitigiri
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object   ▶ (of worship) ikigirwamāna
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occupation   ▶ umurimo, igikorwa
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offer   ▶ (to) gutānga, kubangira, gushikana
 (gift) guterēka, gutūra
 (presents) guhōnga
 (sacrifice) gushikana
 (to spirits) guterekēra
 (but take back) guhema
 (place to offer to the spirits) igitabo
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onion   ▶ igitunguru
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owl   ▶ igihuna
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pain   ▶ igisigo, umubabaro, ububabare
 (sharp) umusōnga
 (to get relief from) kwōroherwa
 (to grit one's teeth to avoid showing) gushinyanga, gushinyiriza
 (to have) kubabara
 (to have severe) kurībwa
 (to suffer) gucumukura
(to suffer without complaint) kwīyumānganya
 (to take pains with) kwītōndera
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paper   ▶ igikaratasi, urukaratāsi, urupapuro
(large sheet) igipapuro
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part   ▶ igice, igicuri, umugabane, ikigabane, igihīmba, ingaburo
(to be ~ of) gukukira
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partition   ▶ ikibambāzi, umukīngo, urusīka, igisīka
 (of reeds) impete
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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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pattern   ▶ ikigereranyo, igipapuro c'umuderi
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pay   ▶ ingero, urugero, igihēmbo, impēmbo
 (salary) umushahara
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peeling   ▶ igishishwa, udukōkōrwa
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permission   ▶ uruhusha, igikūndiro
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persist   ▶ gucunaguza, kwigumira, gukovya, kunogēra, kuramiriza, gushimika, gushīshikara
 (in asking questions) kuzigiriza
 (in old custom) kuzīrōra
 (more strongly than before) gukobeza
 (patiently) gukenyera, gukenyerera
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pet   ▶ igitungwa
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phlegm   ▶ igikororgwa
 (to spit up) kuruka
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picture   ▶ igicapu, igicapo, igishushānyo, ishusho, igishusho
(to ~) gushushānya
 (to take, draw) gucapura
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piece   ▶ ikimānyu, ikigegene, igice
(of bread) ikibege
 (of fruit) icamwa
 (of land) ishāmvu, ikivi
 (of paper or cloth) ibitabu
 (of something that has been cut) igisate
 (to come to pieces) gusambūka
 (to tear in pieces) gutabagura
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pile   ▶ ikirūndo
 (of grain) amarwi
 (of grain and chaff mixed) ubukūmbi
 (of rocks) igihongo
 (of wood) akarwi
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pillar   ▶ inkīngi, igikīngi
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pin   ▶ umusumāri (Sw.), agapengeri
(clothespin) umunēngo
 (safety) igikwāsho, igikwāshu
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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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plaid cloth  ▶ igitāmbara c'ikigoma
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plain   ▶ igitega, ikiyāya
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pleasure   ▶ igihīmbāro
 (to do something that causes) gusamāza
 (to give) kunēzēra
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pleurisy   ▶ umusōnga, igifuka
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plug   ▶ (stopper) igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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point   ▶ umugera, isōnga, igisōnga, umusōnga
(to reach a certain ~) kugera
(to sharpen to a ~) gusongora
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populous   ▶ (tribe or family) ikigaga
 (strong) igisata
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porridge   ▶ umwengano, umusururu, igikoma
 (thick bread-like) ubugari
 (to stir) gushigisha
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potato   ▶ (sweet) ikijūmbu, ikijūmpu
 (sweet, vines) imibuto, imivyūka
 (white) ikiraya, ikiyāra, igihaya, intofanyi
 (fried chips) ifiriti
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prayer   ▶ igisabīsho, isengēsho
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price   ▶ igicīro, ikiguzi
 (purchase price) ikiguzi
 (redemption ~) ingorore, inkūka
 (to ask very high ~) kuzimba
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prop   ▶ urwēgo
 (for closing door) ikibāndo
 (something on ground, not high up) gushigikira
 (up) kwegeka
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pumpkin   ▶ umwūngu, igihaza
 (leaves) umusoma
 (plant) uruyūzi, umuvyūka
 (seed) uruyūzi
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punishment   ▶ igihano
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pupil   ▶ (student) umwīgīshwa, umunyushure, umunyeshure (Rw.)
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puree   ▶ igicucume
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purpose   ▶ urwēgo, umugambi, igituma
(on ~) ibigirānkana
 (to do it on ~) kubigira ku mpaka
(or, ibigirankana)
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quake   ▶ (earth) kunyiganyiga, gutigita
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raft   ▶ igitēbo
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rag   ▶ igihanaguzo, igitāmbara co guhanagura
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rank   ▶ igiti
(person of high ~) umupfāsoni
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reason   ▶ inyānduruko, inkomānzi, impāmvu, imvo, igituma
 (to ~ with someone to try to persuade her to elope) gucīkiza
 (to ~ within oneself) kwībūranya
 (to be tired without ~) kudendebukirwa
(to lose ~) gusara
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reed   ▶ ikibīngo, ikibīngobīngo, irēnga, igishakshaka
(papyrus) urufūnzo, urukorogoto
 (to drink from) gusōma
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rejoice   ▶ kunēzērwa
 (at arrival of someone) gukēra
 (in another's troubles) gukēkeza
 (in coming of another) kwigina, gusāsīrira
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reply   ▶ inyīshu, igisubizo
(to ~) kwīshura
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resources   ▶ (money) inkomoko y'ibintu
 (to be at end of one's) kuzigirizwa
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respect   ▶ isoni, icūbahiro
 (that which is respected) igitīnyiro
 (to ~) gusona, gusonera, kwūbaha
 (to lack) kwūbahuka
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respected   ▶ (person) umwūbahwa
 (that which is ~) igitīnyiro
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reward   ▶ ingero, urugero, impēra, igihembo
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rich man  ▶ umutūnzi, umukire
 (food and drink of) igiturire
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riddle   ▶ igisōkōzanyo, igisōkōzo, igisakuzo
 (to ask) gusōkōza, gupfīnda, gupfīndana
 (to solve) gupfīndūra
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rock   ▶ ibuye, ikibuye, urutare
 (pile of rocks) igihongo
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roof   ▶ igisēnge
 (house with high pointed ~) umushōnge, agashūngēre
 (to put on a) gusakāra
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room   ▶ ikibānza, umwānya
 (in house) icūmba, urusīka, igisīka
(inner) haruguru
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root   ▶ umuzi, igishitsi
 (of word) itsina
 (to pull out by roots) kurandura, gusitura, kumomora
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rope   ▶ ingoyi, umugozi, akagozi, umuzana, ikiziriko
 (to bind criminal) imvuto
 (heavy) injīshi
 (loop of) impururu
 (made of papyrus) umuhotora
 (woven or plaited) igitsibo
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rubber   ▶ umupira (Sw.), igikawucu
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rumble   ▶ (of earthquake, or approaching storm) umugigimo
 (in stomach) kuborōga, kugonga
 (thunder) guhīnda
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sacrifice   ▶ ikimazi, impērezwa
 (to ~ for) kwīgura, kwīheba
 (to give, offer, make) gushikana
 (place to offer to the spirits) igitabo
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safety pin  ▶ igikwāshu
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salad bowl  ▶ igikoresho cumisha imboga
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salary   ▶ igihēmbo, umushahara, impēmbo
 (to demand, to ask for) guhembesha
 (to pay) guhēmba, kugerera
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saved   ▶ (person) umurokore
(to be) gukizwa, kurokoka
(to be for a year, beans) guhitira
(to be for several years, beans) guhitikirana, guhitirana
(something that's been saved up for a year) igihitira
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say   ▶ kubara, kugira, gukerutsa, kurānga, kuvuga, kubarira, –ti
(no infinitive)
(to say no) guhakana
(he says) ngo, ati
(nothing) kunuma
(not ~ directly) gukingitiranya
(mean things to provoke another) kwīyandagaza
(things to make others laugh) guswāganya
(say!) erega
(you don't say!) itu
(slanderous talk) kuvōvōta
(one who says things he shouldn't when with others) ikirandamuke
(one who says inappropriate things) igihururu
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scaffolding   ▶ igitarikwa
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scarf   ▶ igisikafu
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scolding   ▶ igikangīro
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season   ▶ igihe
(dry ~) ici
 (beginning of dry ~) impēshi
 (~ of early rains) agatasi
 (time for planting small seeds) ibiba
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secret   ▶ ibānga
 (to betray) kumena ibānga, guhemuka
 (one who can't keep) igihururu
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section   ▶ (of people) umuco, igico
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segment   ▶ (of population) umuco, igico
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shade   ▶ igitūtu
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shadow   ▶ igitūtu, icījīji
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shake   ▶ (vi) kudēgedwa, kudēgemwa, guhīnda agashitsi, kunyoganyoga
 (vt) gukunkumura
 (as earth) kunyiganyiga, gutigita
 (down to seperate from dirt) gukebanya
 (down as when measuring) kunyīngisha
 (hands) guhānayāmbo
 (hands with) gukorana mu minwe na
(in the wind) guhuzēnwa
(one's head in anger or disgust) kuzūnguza umutwe
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shaking   ▶ igishītsi
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sheep   ▶ intāma, intūngwa, igitūngwa
 (flock) urwūri, inzirikwa
 (sheepfold) uruhongore
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shoulder   ▶ igitugu, urutugu
 (to toss garment over) gukūba
 (shoulder bag) agashakoshi
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shovel   ▶ igipahu, iposhoro (Sw.)
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shrub   ▶ igisaka, akagundu k'ibiti, agati
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sigh   ▶ guhēmūka, guhumēka, kuniha
(with disgust or displeasure) guhigimānga
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sin   ▶ icāha, igicumuro, ikigabitānyo
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singing   ▶ ururirimbo, indirīmbo
 (dancing with ~) uruvyino
 (pastoral ~, sung poetry) ibicuba
 (sung legend) igitito
 (post-drinking song) amayaya
 (pastoral ~) umuvovoto
 (sentimental evening ~) ikilito
 (~ for the hunt) gukokeza
 (to lead in ~) kuririmbisha
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slander   ▶ igitutsi
 (to ~) gucōkōra, gukera, gusiba, gutuka
 (a superior unintentionally, but he believes it intentional) kurengwa
 (to say a lot of slanderous talk) kuvōvōta
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slate   ▶ urubāho, igisate, ikigura
(pensil) idushi
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slice   ▶ ikimānyu, ikigegene, igisate, igice
(of bread) ikibege
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sliver   ▶ akabāngo, igisata
 (to remove) guhāndūra
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snail   ▶ igifwera
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sore   ▶ igikomere
 (little) akarōnda
 (to be) gutonekara
 (in one's muscles) kunywāguka
 (to hit a ~ place) gutoneka
 (to have running sores) kujējēta
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spade   ▶ igipawa, iposhoro
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spare parts  ▶ (cloths) igitambara baremuza yatabutse
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spider   ▶ igitangurirwa
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spirit   ▶ igihūme, impwēmu, umuzimu
 (Holy Spirit) Mpwemu Mweranda, Mpwemu Yera
 (nature spirit) imbāndwa
 (of person) umushaha
 (to chase away or drive out evil ~) gusēnda
(to offer to ~) guterekēra
 (~ worship) ubuzimuzimu
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spit   ▶ amate, igikororwa
(spurted from between teeth as indication of scorn) inyeri
(to ~) gucīra amate
(to ~ on) kuvuma amate
(~ up milk, baby) kubōga
(~ up phlegm) kuruka
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spittle   ▶ amate, igikororwa
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splash   ▶ kumījīra
 (and tumble, water in river) gusūriranya
 (splashing of water on rocks in river) igisebuzi
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spur   ▶ (chicken) igikohwa
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squash   ▶ umwūngu, igikunga
 (leaves) umusoma
 (seed, plant) uruyūzi
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squeak   ▶ (as rat) kujwigira
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stalk   ▶ (of bananas) igitoki
 (of sorghum) igishakshaka
(to fall from) guhūnguka
 (to pluck from) kumyōza
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stammer   ▶ kugigimiza
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stay   ▶ kuguma
 (at king's court) gusasa
 (away frequently from home) guhīmbira
 (for a time) gusībira
 (in one place permanently) guhama, gutsīndāza
 (to cause to) kugumya
 (to not ~ at home) guhugūmba
 (to not ~ in place) kujuragira, gucambagirana
 (one who does not ~ home) igihūmbu
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stick   ▶ igiti
(for beating drum) umurisho, umukembe
(large, stuck in ground) inkīngi, igikīngi
(short, club) ingāge
(stuck in person) urubāngo
(thrown to kill bird etc.) injugujugu
(walking) inkoni
(with nail in end) umuhūnda
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stir   ▶ gucucuma, kuvānga, kuvāngavānga, kuvurūnga
 (around) gucambagirana
 (in one's sleep) guhahamuka
 (porridge) gushigisha
 (up trouble) kugūmūka
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stone   ▶ ibuye
 (big) igitāndara, urutāndara
 (grinding) urusyo
 (rolling) urunāna
 (sharpening) irtyāzo
 (small, round) akabuyēnge
 (three, placed for fireplace) amashiga, izīko
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stopper   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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storm   ▶ (wind and rain) inkūbi
 (wind) inkūrūma
 (noise of approaching) umugigimo
(thunderstorm) ikivura
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story   ▶ (in sense of fable) umugani
 (in sense of riddle) igisōkōzanyo
 (fairy) igitiko
 (news) inkuru
(sung legend) igitito
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stretcher   ▶ inderuzo, iburankara
(woven) igitēbo
(to carry corpse) ikigagara
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strip   ▶ (leaves from tree or stick) gukōkōra
(one of his clothing) gukoba, gukākagura
(cloth) igitabu c'impuzu
(paper) umuzingo
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strong   ▶ (person) umunyenkomezi
 (something which appears to be ~, but is weak) igihōmbe
 (to be) guhāngama, gukomera, kurema, kurama, kunōnōka
 (to be very) gutetera, gushikama
 (to make) gukomeza
 (to make very) gushikama
 (to remain) gushikama
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stumble   ▶ (that which causes to) igitsītāza
(to ~) gutsītāra, kudāguza
 (to cause to) gutsītāza
(over words) gufudika
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stump   ▶ igishitsi
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stutter   ▶ kugigimiza
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sudden   ▶ (happening) igiturūmbuka
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sun   ▶ izūba
 (red sun when very low at night) igihendabaja
 (to rise) kurasa
 (to set) kurēnga
 (to bring things in from) kwānura
(to put out in) kwānikira
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superhuman   ▶ (thing) igihūme
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supernumerary   ▶ (digit, or teat of cow) indorerezi
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support   ▶ ishimikiro
 (to ~) gushigikiza, gufasha
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surplus   ▶ umusesekara, igisāga
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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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swamp   ▶ urufūnzo, umurago, ikidigi
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tablecloth   ▶ igitambara co ku meza
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tapeworm   ▶ igikāngaga
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task   ▶ igikorwa, akazi, umurimo
 (assigned) ibāngo
 (to begin ~) kwāhuka
 (to be one's) kwegukirae.g. negukiye kwigisha
 (to cause to work at several ~ at once) kujuragiza
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teach   ▶ kwīgīsha
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teacher   ▶ umwīgīsha, umwārimu (Sw.)
(professor) umuprofeseri, umwīgīsha wa kaminuza
(comment of ~) ugushīma kw'umwīgīsha
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teaching   ▶ indēro, imyīgīshe, inyīgīsho
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temporary   ▶ (house) urusāgo, igikāri
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ten   ▶ icumi, cumi
(~ times) icumi
 (things over and above ten) igisaga
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thermometer   ▶ igipimo c'ubushuhe
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thief   ▶ umwāmbuzi, umuhumbūzi, umwīvyi, umunyazi, umusuma, igisuma
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thistle   ▶ igitovu
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thorn   ▶ ihwa, igisata
 (bush) igisata
 (tree) umubambāngwe, umugūnguma, umurīnzi, umutobotobo, umunyinya
 (to remove) guhāndūra
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thousand   ▶ igihūmbi
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threat   ▶ agahahirizo, igikangīro, imihigo
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threaten   ▶ kudigiriza, guhahiriza, guhiga, kwīhanikirza, gukana, gukangīra, kuvyigiriza
 (to rain) gukuba
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thumbprint   ▶ igikumu, ikinkumu
 (to make) gutēra igikumu
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tick   ▶ inyōndwe, inyōndwi
 (that causes ~ fever) igitangu
 (cattle ~) uruguha
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ticket   ▶ igipande (Sw.), itike
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tickle   ▶ kudīgadīga
 (tickling sensation) ubudīgidīgi
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time   ▶ umwānya, ikibariro, igihe, amango
 (another ~) ubundi
(a short time) akanya
 (the very last) ubuherūka
 (of finishing or attaining something) ikirīngo
(God's time) igihe c'imana
(for planting small grain) ibiba
 (to set a ~, to do something at a ~) guhēnga
 (to set, measure, await a fixed ~) kugerereza
 (to spend ~ together) kumarana
 (to waste one's ~) gukinanga
 (how many ~) kangahe?
 (many times) kēnshi
(no time) nta umwanya, ntamwanya
(number of times) ibihetangabo, e.g. seven times – ibihetangabo ndwi
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time of day  ▶ amango
(dawn) umutwēnzi
(early morning) agatōndo
(morning) igitōndo
(between 9 and 10 am) ku musase
(near noon) umutāga, ku mamina ngohe
(about 1 pm, when cows leave drinking place) amahodoka
(about 3 pm) amasubirayo y'inyana
(toward sundown) umuhīngamo
(after dark) bwateranya
(sun low, but visible) ikirēngazūba
(early evening) akagorōba
(late afternoon or evening) umugorōba
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tin   ▶ (small box) umukebe
(can) igikopo
(cake ~) iforoma y'igato
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tip   ▶ isōnga, igisōnga
(payment) impēmbo, agashirukabute
(to ~ head back) kurarama
(to ~ head to one side) guhengama
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tithe   ▶ ikigira cumi
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toad   ▶ igikere
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tongue   ▶ ururimi
(cord of) inkīngi, igikīngi
(to be tongue-tied) kugobwa
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tool   ▶ icūma, igikoresho
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top   ▶ (of roof) agatwe
 (of mountain or hill) impīnga, igikombe
 (to arrive at) kurēngēra
 (to cut ~ of grass or tree) gukēmūra
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tree   ▶ igiti
(fruit tree) igiti c'ivyamwa
(base of) igitsina, itsina
(trunk) umutūmba
(small ones around big one) umuvyāro
(big spreading) umutagare
(palm) ikigazi
(small, palmlike) igisāndasānda
(of whih bark was used for clothing) umumānda, icōmore, umuvumu, ikivumu
(of which bark is used for rope) umuvūmvu
(to be many) gusagāra
(to climb) kwūrira
(to climb down) kwūruruka
(to cut) gukera, gutema, guca
(to cut off top) gukēmūra
(trees grown very close together) impatane
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tremble   ▶ guhīnda agashitsi, kujugumira
(as hands in grasping) gususumira
 (earth) kunyiganyiga, gutigita
 (in fear) kudēgedwa, kudēgemwa, kudugudwa
 (of hands, from cold or fever) gutetemera
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trembling   ▶ agashītsi, igishītsi
 (because of fear) agatēngo
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tribe   ▶ ubwōko
 (strong clan) igisata
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troop   ▶ umuco, igico
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trunk   ▶ (of tree, person, animal) umutūmba
 (of banana tree after stalk is cut) igitumbatumba
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trust   ▶ (to ~) kwīzera, kwīzigira
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trustworthy   ▶ (person) umwīzigirwa, umunyakuri
 (to be) kwīzigirwa
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tuberculosis   ▶ igitūntu, agatūntu
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ulcer   ▶ igikomere, igisebe
 (pain from tropical ~, one that develops rapidly) igitema
 (mouth ~) ibisebe biterwa n'isuna
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undecided   ▶ (to be) guhigima, kujuragira
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untrustworthy   ▶ (person) igihūmbu
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unwise   ▶ (person) igihūmbu
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upper arm  ▶ ikizigira
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vagabond   ▶ umwāngāzi, igihūmbu
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valley   ▶ umwōnga
(with water) iriba
(with no water) akabānde
(brow of hill) igikombe
 (to cross) kujabuka
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veil   ▶ igitwikirizo
 (to ~) gutwikīra
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vine   ▶ (creeping) igitēza
 (grape) umuzabibu
 (of certain sort) umurāndarānda
 (red flowering) umukakampiri
 (sweet potato) imibuto, umuvyūka
 (pumpkin) umuvyūka
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wall   ▶ ikibambāzi, umukīngo, uruhome
(inside house) urusīka, igisīka
(surrounding) uruzitiro
 (to ~) kuzitira
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wanderer   ▶ umwāmbukīra, ingēnzi, inyāmbukīra, inyererezi, igihūmbu, inzererezi
 (to be a ~) kuzerēra
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warning   ▶ igikangīro
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water tower  ▶ ikigega, igikono c'amazi
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weak   ▶ (person) umugoyigoyi
 (~ and faltering person) urudēndevu
 (place, as scar, on skins or gourds) umuguma
 (something that appears to be strong but is ~) igihōmbe
 (to be ~) kudendebukirwa, kugabanuka, kugira intege, kugoyagoya, kumugara
 (to be ~ and floppy) kuregarega
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weaker   ▶ (to lose original force, to be ~) gutītūra
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weather   ▶ (severe cold) igikonyozi
 (cloudy but not rainy) urufuri
 (to be cool) gupfuka
 (to turn bad suddenly) gufurūngana
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web   ▶ urubuga
(spider ~) igitangurirwa
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whirlwind   ▶ igihūhūta, agashūrurwe
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white   ▶ cēra
 (anything ~) igitare
 (cow) igihororo
 (something spotlessly) umwēru
 (person) umwera, umuzūngu (lit. one who aimlessly travels around)
(potato) igihaya, ikiyāra, ikiraya, intofanyi
 (to be) kwēra
 (to make) kwēza
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whiteness   ▶ igitare
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whore   ▶ marāya, indaya (Sw.)
(woman who has left many husbands and finally gone and built at parent's home) igisubiramuhira
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wild   ▶ (animal) inyāmaswa, igikōko
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willfully   ▶ bigirankana
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willingly   ▶ bigirankana
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wind   ▶ umuyaga
 (heavy) igihūhūta, igihūhūsi
 (and rain, storm) inkūbi
 (sound of things blown by wind) umuvuguvugu
 (around, as string) kuzīngīra
 (to shake in ~) guhuzēnwa
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wit's end  ▶ (to be at) kuzigirizwa
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woman   ▶ (lit. one wearing a wrap skirt) umukenyezi
 (married ~) umugore
 (lady-like, respected) umupfasoni
 (elderly, respectful term) umukamakare
 (elderly, disrespectful term) umukēcuru
 (who has left many husbands and finally goe's to parent's home to build) igisubiramuhira
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wood   ▶ igiti
(chunk of) ikigiga, urugiga
(for fire) inkwi, urukwi
(of the hut) umugānda
(to put ~ on fire) gukomānya
(to work with) kubāza, ibiti vyo kwubaka
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work   ▶ igikorwa, akazi (Sw.)
(amount assigned) ikivi
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worm   ▶ inzōka
 (tapeworm) igikāngaga
 (white, found in soil) igikogoshi
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wound   ▶ uruguma, igikomere
 (incurable) akagīrīre
 (to ~) gukomeretsa
 (to be sore) gutonekara
 (to dress a) gusomōra
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wrist   ▶ igikōnjo
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zeal   ▶ umwēte, umwītwaririko, ishāka, ifūhe
(to have) gushiruka umwete, gushira igikonyo
(to lose one's) kudehūra
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compound   ▶ igipangu
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sorghum   ▶ ihūndo, amasāka, amahonda
 (plant) umuyānge
 (sprout) ikirōnge
 (stalk) igishakashaka
 (to prepare ground for) guhānda
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prize   ▶ igihembo
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duvet   ▶ (cover) igisaswa
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president   ▶ perezida, umuperezida, umukuruwigihugu, umukuru w'igihugu
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wage   ▶ (salary) igihēmbo, umushahara, impēmbo
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student   ▶ umwigishwa
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semester   ▶ igihembwe
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term   ▶ (school ~) igihembwe
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trimester   ▶ igihembwe
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professor   ▶ umuprofeseri
 (university professor) umwigisha wa kaminuza
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fuel   ▶ igitoro
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cartridge   ▶ igitoro
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diesel   ▶ igitoro c‘amazutu
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benzin   ▶ igitoro ca essence
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petrol   ▶ ibitoro, igitoro ca essence
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French   ▶ (person) umufaransa
 (language) igifaransa
 (french fries) ifiriti
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wrap skirt  ▶ igitenge
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Belgian   ▶ (person) umubirigi, umubiligi
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bachelor   ▶ (unmarried young man) umusore
 (middle aged) igikwerere
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Swahili   ▶ (language) igiswahiri
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plantain   ▶ igitōke
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poetry   ▶ (sung ~ in honor of cattle) ibicuba
 (sung legend) igitito
 (to recitate lyrical ~) kwishongora
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legend   ▶ (sung legend, poetic) igitito
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fiddle   ▶ (monochord traditional instrument) indigiti, indonongo, akadonongo, izeze
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text   ▶ igisōmwa, ubutumwa, urukurikirane rw'amajambo
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vagina   ▶ igituba, umusundi, igisundi
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post   ▶ (column) inkīngi, igikīngi
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action   ▶ igikorwa
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blunder   ▶ igisozo, ifuti
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facilitator   ▶ umufashanyigisho
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facilitation   ▶ ubufashanyigisho
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chapter   ▶ igice
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chest   ▶ (of body) igikiriza, igitūntu, agatūntu
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shawl   ▶ igitāmbara
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deed   ▶ igikorwa
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dwarf   ▶ igikuri
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earlobe   ▶ igishato c'ugutwi
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hope   ▶ (to ~) kwīzigira, kwīzera
(for) kwītega
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person   ▶ umuntu
(bad) umubi
(Black or African) umwirabura
(cross) ibāmba
(courageous) intwāri
(dedicated to Kiranga) igihwēba, igishegu
(dishonest) igihūmbu
(elderly) umusāza
(fearful) igihumura
(from far away) umunyankīko
(good, kind, just, holy, righteous) umwerānda
(grammar, ~ of verb) umuvugwa
(handsome) umuhizi
(hard to get along with) ikigoryi
(harsh) umuhāmbāzi
(honest, speaking truth) imvugakuri, umunyakuri
(honorable) umupfāsoni, umwūbahwa, nyakubahwa
(intelligent, skilled, eloquent) umuhānga
(kind and charitable) umukūndanyi
(lovable) umunyagikūndiro
(malformed) ikirema
(mean and quarrelsome) ikijōra
(meek) umugwanēza
(merciful) umunyembabazi
(miserable) umugōrwa
(of high rank, noble character) umupfāsoni
(of nice disposition) ikirende
(one by himself) inyakamwe
(sharp) inkazi
(skillful) umuntu w'inkuba, umugesera
(strong) umunyenkomezi
(stubborn) intakonywa, intābwīrwa
(tall, fat) ikigwīnyīra
(weak) umugoyigoyi, urudēndevu
(white) umuzungu, umwera
(who is great, severe, wise) akaranda
(with many children) umurēngera
(worthy of praise or love) umunyagikūndiro
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work   ▶ (to ~) gukora
 (at several tasks at once) kujuragira
 (carelessly wanting to quit) kuregarega
 (complainingly) kugimīra
 (for king, chief) gusasa ibwāmi
 (for oneself) kwīkorera
 (hard) gucumukura, gutama
 (hard at) kuramiriza
 (lazily) kuregarega
 (rapidly) gufuruguta
 (together) gukorana
 (unwillingly, complainingly) kunyinkira, kugimīra
 (with earnestness) gushira igikonyo
 (with wood) kubāza
 (with zeal) gushira igikonyo
(to cease, go home from) kugodoka
 (to ~ for another without approval) kuruhira
 (to do housework) kugora
 (to feign) gushaza
 (to put to) kwāhura
 (to not keep at the job faithfully) gutenzekanya
 (to try to get out of, pretend to work) gushaza
 (to have ~ in one place many years) kuzyātira
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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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result   ▶ ingaruka, igisubizo
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God's time  ▶ igihe c'imana
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play   ▶ igikino, urukino, umukino
(at theater) utugenegene
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rate   ▶ (price) igicīro
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service   ▶ (church ~) amasengēsho
(as work) igikorwa
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worship   ▶ amasengēsho
(catholic) imisa
(gourd used as object of) indendēri
(objects used in ~ of Kiranga) ubuzimuzimu
 (object of) ikigirwamāna
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marvel   ▶ igitangāza
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print   ▶ (thumb) igikumu, ikinkumu
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paragraph   ▶ igika
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sex   ▶ igitsina
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sugar cane  ▶ umusigati, umusumba (for eating), igikaju (plant)
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certain   ▶ (a ~ day) umusi ur'izina
(a ~ person) umuntu kanaka
(a ~ thing) ikintu kanaka
(a ~ time) umwānya kanaka, igihe runaka
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injury   ▶ uruguma, igikomere
 (incurable) akagīrīre
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diabetes   ▶ indwāra y'igisukari
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corruption   ▶ igiturire
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corruption   ▶ igiturire
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laxity   ▶ ukwīgīra sindabibazwa
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donut   ▶ irindazi, igitumbura
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anytime   ▶ umwānya uwari wo wose, uwariwo wose, igihe ico ari co cose, icarico cose
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Chinese   ▶ (person) umushinwa, (language) igishinwa
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vulva   ▶ igituba
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passport   ▶ igitabo c’inzira
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calabash   ▶ igisābo
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