isho (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ flock, herd
ijīsho     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri- ▶ eye; (pl. amaso) face
mu maso hiwe in his face
kuba maso to watch, to be alert, to be on guard
urw'amaso before others but not in private (e.g. being nice to someone)
impisho    n   ▶ (no pl.) secretly, in hiding
ubwīhisho     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) hiding place
kwīshōra (-īshōye)     v   ▶ to go oneself to drink
kwīshōza (-īshōje)     v   ▶ 1. to quench one's thirst, 2. drink after a meal
umurisho (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ stick for beating drum
indimisho (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ hoe
inyīgīsho (iny-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ teaching
urwīhisho (imp-)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ secretly
kwishongora (-ishongoye)   v   ▶ speaking or chanting of a lyrical poem characterized by long phrases (where emphasis is on the lyrical text, not accompanied by dancing)
igisabīsho (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ prayer
umufutisho (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ medicine for diarrhea
umucumbisho (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ large wooden spoon
ubufashanyigisho   8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ facilitation
umuvuzamurisho (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ traditional drummer, following the movement of the dancer
akanyarira jisho (utu-)     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ tiny insect in eye
umufashanyigisho (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ facilitator
amaso  5   ▶ 1. face, 2. eyes, (sg. ijisho) eye
guheranira (-heraniye)     v   ▶ 1. to refuse to pay loan, 2. be dishonest
guhumānya (-humānije)     v   ▶ 1. to dishonor, 2. defile, make unclean
ibara (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. spot, 2. woe, 3. suffering, 4. dishonor
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
kugūnga (-gūnze)     v   ▶ 1. to be dishonest, 2. to cheat, deceive, 3. refuse to give another his own
murimirwa   2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ traditional sacred drum "for whom one ploughs", kept at Gishora
ruciteme   6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ traditional sacred drum "for whom one clears brush", kept at Gishora
ubugūnge     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) 1. dishonesty, 2. deceitfulness, 3. selfishness
umusenyeri (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ bishop (catholic)
umwepiskopi (ab-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ bishop
umwepiskopi mukuru   phr   ▶ archbishop
ankle   ▶ ijīsho ry'ikirēnge
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ask   ▶ (another to repeat to check his veracity) gucaca
 (each other) kubazānya
 (each other to explain) gusiguzānya
 (each other riddles) gusōkōrānya
 (for) gusaba
 (for daily) kubōbōtereza
 (frequently) gusabiriza
 (many in order to verify) gushīshōza
 (many questions) kubazagiza
 (of someone that which he has promised) guhāngūra
 (oneself) kwībaza, kwītsa
 (over and over again) kubaririkiza
 (persistently, though refused) gucuna
 (question) kubaza
 (a riddle) gusōkōza
(stupid questions) kudedēmvya
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combustible   ▶ cokwaka, gishobora kwaka, icaka
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confirm   ▶ (to) gukomeza
 (by asking many) gushīshōza
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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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corroborate   ▶ (to verify what one has heard by asking many) gushīshōza
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drink   ▶ (anything to be drunk) ikinyōbwa
 (sweet banana) umutobe
 (soft ~) ifanta
 (to ~) kunywa
 (to ~, of king) gukamagura
 (animals, go to ~) gushōka
 (after a meal) kwīshōza
 (all there is in a container) kwūgunyuza
 (to cease to ~) guhodoka
 (from a reed) gusōma
 (from hollow of one's hand) kwīyūhīra
 (in) kubōmba
 (to lead animals to ~) gushōra
 (to make one ~, pour milk down throat) kuramiza
 (to refuse to eat and ~ with) kunēna
 (to go where others are drinking in hopes of getting some) kuvūmba
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drum   ▶ ingoma
 (sacred royal ~) karyenda
 (sacred ~ ”for whom one ploughs”) murimirwa
 (sacred ~ ”for whom one clears brush”) ruciteme
 (sacred ~ accompanying the king) rukinzo
 (sacred ~ ”dispenser of peace”) nyabuhoro
 (sacred ~ ”lady of the land”) inakigabiro
 (to beat ~) kuvuza
 (to beat continuously, thus setting time for others beating) gusāsīra
 (stick for beating ~) umurisho, umukembe
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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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esthetic   ▶ kiryoheye ijisho
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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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flock   ▶ isho, ubusho, urwūri
 (of little birds) urwīha
 (of sheep or goats) inzirikwa
 (to entrust ~ to another to pasture) kuragiza
 (to watch flock) kuragira
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fried egg  ▶ ijisho ry'irigi
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herd   ▶ isho, ubusho
 (of animals) umukuku
 (of sheep) urwūri
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hiding   ▶ (in ~) impisho
 (hiding place) ubwīhisho
 (to bring from) kunyegurura, gufurūra, guhishūra
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hoe   ▶ isuka, indimīsho
 (without handle) amakera
 (worn out) ifuni
 (to ~) kurima
 (hard and fast) kurimagura
 (to tighten loose hoe) guhata
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inquire   ▶ (about someone) kubariritsa
 (to ask for particulars or description) kudondōza
 (to verify what one has heard by asking many) gushīshōza
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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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medicine   ▶ umuti
 (for diarrhea) umufutisho
(to make one to talk freely, to release inhibitions) urudedēmvya
 (to make people like one) urusango
 (material smeared about kraal to keep away thieves and evil spirits) urugombeka, ururēmbeko
 (to ask for ~ to counteract poison) kurogōza
 (to put out ~ to keep away thieves and spirits) gutota, kurēmbeka, kugombeka
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merchandise   ▶ igishōrano, ibicuruzwa, ibidandazwa
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peg   ▶ urumāmbo, ijisho ry'ikirenge
(to stretch out skin to dry by putting sherpened pegs around edges) kubāmba
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prayer   ▶ igisabīsho, isengēsho
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quench   ▶ (one's thirst) guhodoka, kwīshōza, kwīca inyōta
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secretly   ▶ urwīhisho, impisho, inēnge
 (to plan to do something ~) kwīmbirira
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spoon   ▶ ikiyīko
(large wooden ~) umucumbisho
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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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teaching   ▶ indēro, imyīgīshe, inyīgīsho
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thirst   ▶ inyōta
 (excessive) ishārara, isari
 (to quench one's) guhodoka, kwīshōza
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verify   ▶ guhinyuza
 (what one has heard by asking many) gushīshōza
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whistle   ▶ uruhwa, agahwa, umwīronge, irāngo, ishoro
(to ~) kuvuza uruhwa
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poetry   ▶ (sung ~ in honor of cattle) ibicuba
 (sung legend) igitito
 (to recitate lyrical ~) kwishongora
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facilitator   ▶ umufashanyigisho
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facilitation   ▶ ubufashanyigisho
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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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drum stick  ▶ umukembe, umurisho
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