mu     prep   ▶ 1. in, into, 2. during, 3. out of (the inside of a thing, e.g. kuva mu muriro – to come out of the fire)
kugwa mu gahundwe (-gūye)   phr   ▶ to be dumbfounded
mu maso hiwe   phr   ▶ in his face
kuba mu maraso (-baye)   phr   ▶ to menstruate
umwēte mu bikorwa   phr   ▶ regularity
kuja mu gashitsi (-giye)   phr   ▶ to shiver, shudder, tremble
kuja mu butinyanka (-giye)   phr   ▶ to menstruate
indwāra yo mu mahaha   phr   ▶ bronchitis
umukozi wo mu rugo (aba-)   phr    1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ house worker (male or female)
gukorana mu minwe na (-koranye)   phr   ▶ to shake hands with
ububabare bwo mu mitsi   phr   ▶ neuralgia
fuse   ▶ urutsinga ruba mu matara y'umuyangankuba
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kuva (-vuye)   v   ▶ 1. to come from, 2. to shed, 3. to leak, 4. to let flow from
kuva mu modoka to get out of the car
have get out of my way, get out of there
vaho (same as have)
import   ▶ (to) kurangura mu mahanga
 (to bring new kind of seeds or cattle into country) kurondōra
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climate   ▶ imimerere y'intara
 (cold ~) imimerere yo mu bihugu bikanye
(hot ~) imimerere yo mu bihugu bishushe
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curtain   ▶ irido
 (net ~) ugushira iharire mu mpuzu ibonerana
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cellulose   ▶ imfungurwa ziva mu biterwa, zifasha amara gukora neza, ubugwegwe bashobora guhinguramwo impuzu
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living room  ▶ mu muryango, icumba c'uruganiriro
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net curtain  ▶ ugushira iharire mu mpuzu ibonerana
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ratatouille   ▶ uruvangi rw'imfungurwa zitetse mu tuvuta dekeyi
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suppository   ▶ ikinini bacisha mu kibuno
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assimilation   ▶ (food) uguhinduka kw'ibiribwa mu mubiri
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citrus fruit  ▶ ivyamwa vyo mu bwoko bw'imicungwe, indimu
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stomach pain  ▶ (to have) kurībwa mu inda
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bronchial tube  ▶ agahogohogo kaja mu mahaha, akaringoti kaja mu mahaha
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anal   ▶ mu nyo
 (to have anal intercourse) kuryana inyuma (Sw.)
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and   ▶ (for connecting clauses) kandi, uteko
 (for connecting words in series) na
 (between infinitives or preceding mu or ku) no
 (and then) maze
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anniversary   ▶ (birthday) umusi w'icibukiro ushika rimwe mu mwaka
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artery   ▶ umutsi mvomezi
(pulmonary) umutsi ujana amaraso mu mahaha
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bedside   ▶ (table) akameza ko mu buryamo, akameza k'igitanda
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birthday   ▶ umusi w'icibukiro ushika rimwe mu mwaka
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boiled egg  ▶ uburyo bwo guteka irigi mu mazi ntirishe nēza
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braise   ▶ (to ~) guteka mu tuvuta dukeyi
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brown   ▶ (to ~ food) guhindukiza mu mavuta
(colour) c'inzobe, c'umugina, c'akaga, ibihogo
(light ~) akagājo, umuyēnzi
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diarrhea   ▶ ugucibwamwo, uguhitwa, ugucisha epfo, ako mu nda
(to give) guhita
 (to have) gucībwamwo, guhitwa, kudodomwa, kwīruka, gushuruza
 (to stop) gufutīsha
 (to recover from) gufuta
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dirty   ▶ –bi
 (to be) guhumāna, gucafura
(to be very) gushisha
 (to become, get) kwāndura
 (~ oil) amavuta mabi ava mu mashini
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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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dish   ▶ isahāne, isahāni
(meal) ivyokurya
(pyrex) ikirahuri gikomeye bakoramwo ibikoresho vyo mu gikōni
(to ~ up food) kwārura
 (to do the ~es) kwoza ivyombo
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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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face   ▶ amaso, mu maso
(in his face) mu maso hiwe
 (to be facing each other) guhangana
 (to make a ~ over something that tastes bad) kunyinyirwa
 (to put one's ~ in one's hands in deep thought) kwitangira itama
 (~ to ~) ubwāmāso, imbonankubone
 (showing disapproval on one's ~) ibitsingotsingo
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get   ▶ kuronka, guhabwa
(angry, suddenly when one has been talking nicely) kugangabuka
(big, skin in water) kubōmbōka
(close together) kwegerana
(dark, late) kwīra
(dirty) kwāndura
(food for oneself) gutāra
(~ out of the car) kuva mu modoka, gusohoka mu modoka
(~ out of my way!) have! vaho!
(~ out of there) have, vaho
(left behind as you stare at something) kurēngāra
(something in eye) gutosekara
(thin) kugeruka
(thin, very) kugōgōra
(up) guhaguruka, kuvyūka
(up, quickly) kubaduka
(up, to help another ~) kuvyūra
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hard-boiled egg  ▶ irigi ritetse mu mazi
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ingredient   ▶ imfungurwa zikenewe mu guteka
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napkin   ▶ agatambaro abakenyezi bakoresha iyo bari mu butīnyānka, akabindo
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oil   ▶ amavuta
 (olive) amavuta ya elayo
 (dirty ~) amavuta mabi ava mu mashini
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pyrex   ▶ (dish) ikirahuri gikomeye bakoramwo ibikoresho vyo mu gikōni
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sanitary towel  ▶ agatambaro abakenyezi bakoresha iyo bari mu butīnyānka, akabindo
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snot   ▶ ibiseru vyo mu zūru
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soften   ▶ (another's anger) gufyīta
 (soil) kwōrohereza
 (cloth) kworosha impuzu mu kuyishira mu mazi
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starch   ▶ ibifufu vyo mu mfungurwa
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table   ▶ ameza (Sw.)
(bedside) akameza ko mu buryamo
(for milk containers) uruhīmbi
 (to set the ~) gupānga ameza
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igikorēsho (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ instrument, tool
ibikorēsho vyo mu inzu household (goods)
ibikoresho vyo ku meza tableware
muri   prep   ▶ in, into, within, among
mūsi     adv   ▶ under, beneath, underneath
muka   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ wife of
isumu     3  class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ acid
ubumuga     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ paralysis, diability, handicap, weakness, lameness
mūnsi   adv   ▶ under
Mungu   1  class 1
singular: umu- ▶ God (from Sw., term introduced by missionaries in contrast to the traditional Kirundi term Imāna)
icumu (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ spear
mugabo     conj   ▶ 1. but, 2. however, 3. nevertheless
imuhira   adv   ▶ (no pl.) at home
Madamu   1  class 1
singular: umu- ▶ Madame (Fr.)
ikuzimu    n   ▶ hole in ground, interior of earth
iserumu   3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ serum (med.)
indimu (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ (Sw.) lemon
ingemu (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. remuneration, gift, 2. fee payed to shaman
kumutaga   9  class 9
singular: uku- ▶ midday (from German: Tag)
muhira   2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ home
mukuru (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. older brother of a boy, 2. older sister of a girl
musāza (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ brother (of girl)
musazanje my brother (girl speaking)
musaza wiwe her brother
musazacu our brother (girls speaking)
musaza wanyu your brother (spoken to girls)
mutoyi (ba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ younger brother of boy, younger sister of girl
urukumu (in-)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ thumb
kumugara (-mugaye)     v   ▶ 1. to be or become weak, 2. to be impotent, 3. to be paralyzed
kumugaza (-mugaje)     v   ▶ to make crippled
kumurika (-muritse)     v   ▶ to shine, light the path (esp. with torch)
ikaramu (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ (Sw.) pencil
ipirimu (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ pen
isitimu (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ torch, flashlight (from Sw.)
igikumu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. thumbprint, 2. agreement (gutera igikumu)
ikivumu (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tree of which bark is used for clothing
impwēmu (im-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. breath, 2. spirit, 3. air
mushiki (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ sister (of boy)
mushiki wiwe his sister
mushiki wanyu your sister (spoken to boys)
(see also mushikanje, mushikabo)
muzitsa   2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ (no pl.) wisdom tooth
umuramu (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ mark of a blow, welt
umuvumu (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ tree of which bark is used for clothing
umuzamu (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ guard, watchman (Sw.)
umuzimu (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ spirit, ghost
umwārimu (ab-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ teacher (Sw.)
kumurikwa (-muritswe)     v   ▶ to be lighted by
murakoze   phr   ▶ Thank you! (pl., polite) (lit.: you worked!)
muraduha   excl   ▶ called before entering kraal (knocking being impolite) (from guha)
Mukakaro     2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ July
Munyonyo     2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ November
igikwēmu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ garment that isn't very long
igishimu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ hole in ground
ikinkumu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thumb print, fingerprint
mukūndwa (ba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ dear, beloved (person)
muramuwe (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ brother-in-law (his, her)
murumwanje my brother-in-law
murumuna (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ younger brother of boy, younger sister of girl
mutsitsa (mi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ wisdom tooth
ubuzimuzimu   8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ 1. things used in worship of Kiranga, thought to have special powers, 2. spirit worship, 3. superstitions
umupfumu (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ witch doctor
kumurikira (-murikiye)     v   ▶ to shine at, for
murisānze   phr   ▶ be yourself, make yourself comfortable (said to a visitor)
mugitōndo  n   ▶ (no pl.) morning
murimirwa   2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ traditional sacred drum "for whom one ploughs", kept at Gishora
mushikabo (ba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ their sister (of boys)
kumurikīsha (-murikīshije)     v   ▶ to light with, help to light
mukurwanje (ba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. older brother of a boy, 2. older sister of a girl
mushikanje (ba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ my brother (boy speaking)
kumūkishirīza (-mūkishirīje)     v   ▶ to dry in sun or near fire
mugaturuturu   2  class 2
singular: umu- ▶ (no pl.) early morning (when the morning star is seen)
muramukazanje (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ my sister-in-law
mushakisharubuga (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ internet browser, internet navigator, explorer
-īnshi     adj   ▶ 1. many, 2. much, 3. several
kenshi often
-rē-re     adj   ▶ 1. tall, 2. high, 3. deep (murēmure, etc.)
-rtyo   adj   ▶ like that (gurtyo, durtyo, murtyo, bartyo, etc.)
agahama  ▶ red (like mud)
agahugūgu (udu-)     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ musical instrument (with string)
akunyu   7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ little salt (from umunyu)
amasambambwika    5   ▶ mumps
cane     adv   ▶ 1. much, 2. very, rather, 3. exceedingly, 4. really, 5. too, 6. a lot
cane cane   phr   ▶ 1. very much, 2. especially, 3. enormously
gucimbataza (-cimbataje)     v   ▶ 1. to cause to arrive, 2. to bring to pass, 3. to multiply
gucurarānga (-curarānze)     v   ▶ to play a musical instrument
gukarīsha (-karīhije)     v   ▶ 1. to sharpen, 2. excite, 3. stimulate
gurtyo   adj   ▶ like that (also durtyo, murtyo, bartyo, etc.)
gusagāra (-sagāye)     v   ▶ 1. to multiply (vi), be many (esp. of cows, also of trees), 2. to get in nose and cause to sneeze (as pepper)
gushāya (-shāye)     v   ▶ to be muddy, be stuck in mud
gushāyūka (-shāyūtse)     v   ▶ to get out of mud
gushāyūra (-shāyūye)     v   ▶ to pull out of mud
gusinzikara (-sinzikaye)     v   ▶ to suffer much
gusubiramwo (-subiremwo)   v   ▶ to repeat
Mushobora gusubiramwo? Could you please repeat (this)?
gutēra umugere   phr   ▶ to kick (see umugere)
gutūnda (-tūnze)     v   ▶ 1. to get mildewed, musty, 2. to move things to another place, to unload
gutwēngera mw ijigo (-twēngeye)   phr   ▶ to be secretly amused, to laugh at secretly
igihefu (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)
igihēko (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ amulet, charm (article supposed to have special power to protect)
igihepfo (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ mushroom (also igihefo)
igikōmbe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) 1. cup, mug, 2. small tin container
ihunja   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri- ▶ spectacular women's dance, with sudden rapid movement in an arc, led by the head and shoulders, Mugamba and Kirimiro region
ijigo (ama-)     5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ back teeth (all double teeth, bicuspids, molars)
gutwengera mw ijigo to be secretly amused, to laugh at secretly
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)
ikihuha (ibi-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ calling horn or trumpet, musical instrument
ikiragi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. deaf and dumb person (esp. dumb), 2. mute person
ikirāto (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ shoe
ibirato vyo munzu slippers
ikomine (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ town, commune (Fr.)
imibēmbe    2   ▶ leprosy
umunyamibēmbe leper
imvubu (im-)   3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ hippopotamus
inānga (i-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ burundian zither, harp, musical instrument
indoromyi (i-)   3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ calling horn or trumpet, musical instrument
ingāma (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ tall, straight thing (esp. person) (e.g. umuntu w'ingama)
ingwīza   3  class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ multiplier
ingwīzwa   3  class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ multiplicand
inombe     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ (no pl.) soil with much clay in it
intēko (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ group (esp. of people), multitude
inyāma (i-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. meat, 2. flesh, 3. muscle
inzogera (in-)   3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. bells used as musical instrument, strapped to feet or arms, 2. bells bound to hunting dog to raise the game
irozi (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ (used in pl.) spell, charm, hex, magic formula, conjuration
ishāyo    n   ▶ (no pl.) muddy place (deep mud)
ivyōndo    4   ▶ mud
iyebe (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ rattle, musical instrument
izina (ama-)   5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ name
umunsi ur'izina on a certain day
amazina y'inka poetry praising cattle
amazina y'ubuhizi poetry praising courageousness
amazina y'urugamba war poetry
karyenda   3  class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ traditional sacred royal drum, hidden in its sanctuary and only brought forth on very rare occasions like the umuganuro festival
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 ~
kubāndūka (-bāndūtse)     v   ▶ to rise (of sun) (e.g. umutwēnzi urabandutse)
kudāga (-dāze)     v   ▶ 1. to be amused (child), 2. to enjoy oneself
kugisha (-gishije)     v   ▶ 1. to take to greener pastures, 2. to increase, multiply (because of having fed well) (vi)
kugwīra (-gwīriye)     v   ▶ 1. to multiply (vi), 2. to be abundant, (prepositional form of kugwa)
kugwīza (-gwīje)     v   ▶ to multiply (vt)
kugwīzwa (-gwījwe)     v   ▶ to be multiplied
kujagata (-jagase)     v   ▶ 1. to swarm, 2. abound, 3. multiply rapidly (as insects)
kunywāguka (-nywāgutse)     v   ▶ to fall and hurt oneself, to be sore in one's muscles
kuramagiza (-ramagije)     v   ▶ to give too much to swallow at a time
kuramuka (-ramutse)     v   ▶ 1. to be, to start the day
aramutse agenda and then he went
2. to be skinned by a blow
kuramutsa (-ramukije)     v   ▶ 1. to greet (oneself, not sent by another), 2. to greet in letter, 3. to visit, 4. to stand at door and cough or call 'muraduha'
kurēngerana (-rēngeranye)     v   ▶ 1. to be overripe (bananas), 2. to have too much to do
kurōndōka (-rōndōtse)     v   ▶ to be prolific, to multiply rapidly
kurondōra (-rondōye)     v   ▶ to bring new kinds of seeds or cattle into the country, to multiply
kurondōza (-rondōje)     v   ▶ to cause to multiply
kurūnda (-rūnze)     v   ▶ 1. to pile up, make a heap, 2. to accumulate
kuvyina (-vyinye)   v   ▶ to dance (esp. to music)
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)
kwigemura (-igemuye)   v   ▶ to elope, go to husband without being properly married (kwigemura ku mugabo)
kwīgera (-īgeze)     v   ▶ 1. to try on clothes, 2. to have done, 3. to arrive at (e.g. har'aho wigeze kumubona? – have you ever seen him?)
kwīrunda (-īrunze)     v   ▶ to accumulate, pile up (vi)
kwūngura (-ūnguye)   v   ▶ 1. to multiply (vt), 2. to increase (vt), 3. to cause to make profit
mw   prep   ▶ 1. in, into, 2. during, 3. out of the inside, (form of mu before fifth class nouns in singular, e.g. mw ishuli - in school)
mwaramutse   phr   ▶ good morning (from kuramuka)
nangāhe   adj   ▶ how much?
no     conj   ▶ and (between infinitives or preceding mu or ku)
kurima no gusatura biraruhisha Hoeing and splitting wood is tiring
rwōse     adv   ▶ 1. absolutely, 2. completely, entirely, 3. very much (from -ōse)
uburongo     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) mud, clay
ubusage     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) 1. fringe, 2. long hair (with butter and mud in it), 3. lock of hair, 4. corn silk
ubwīcanyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) murder
ukuguru (ama-)     9  class 9
singular: uku-
plural: ama- ▶ leg
umupira w'amaguru football, soccer
ukwirwanira kw'umubiri   phr   ▶ immunity (med.)
umugēnzi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ companion, friend (not close)
umukozi mugenzi collegue
umuhanzi (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. singer, 2. musician, 3. performer (Rw.)
umukoloni (aba-)   1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ colonialist, colonist, colonizer (also umukoroni)
umunsi (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ day
uyumunsi today
uyumunsi uyumunsi this very day
umunsi ur'izina on a certain day
umupfuko (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. pocket, 2. sack, 3. bag, 4. purse (also umufuko)
umurōngo (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. row, 2. line, 3. alignment, 4. verse, 5. (pl.) mirongo multiples of ten
mirongwibiri, -tatu, etc. 20, 30, etc.
umusi (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ day
uyumusi today
uyumusi uyumusi this very day
umusoso (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ muscle
umutsi (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. blood vessel, 2. nerve, 3. muscle, 4. tendon
umuziki (imi-)   2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ music
umwīcanyi (ab-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ murderer
umwīdodōmbo (imy-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. complaint, 2. muttering, grumbling
urukayamba   6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ rectangular rattle, musical instrument
urunombe   6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ (no pl.) soil with much clay in it
urushānga (in-)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ dye, black mud
urutirigōngo (in-)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ backbone, vertebral column (from uruti rw'umugōngo)
urwōndo   6  class 6
singular: uru- ▶ mud
uyumunsi   adv   ▶ today, this day (from uyu munsi)
uyumusi   adv   ▶ today, this day (from uyu musi)
abrasion   ▶ (to strike another and peel off the skin) kuramura
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acacia   ▶ umunyinya
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accelerate   ▶ kunyarutsa, gushiramo
 (a car) kwongera umuriro
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accomplice   ▶ (one who keeps police accupied while one sought escapes) umurēmberezi
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accuser   ▶ umurezi
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acid   ▶ aside, isumu, uburozi
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adopted father  ▶ umurēzi
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adult   ▶ igikuze
 (male) umuhumure, umukuru
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adulterer   ▶ umusāmbanyi
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adviser   ▶ umuhanuzi, konseye, umukonseye
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advocate   ▶ umuvunyi
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afternoon   ▶ inyuma ya sasita, ku muhīngamo, umuhīngamo
 (late, early evening) umugorōba, akagorōba
 (good afternoon!) mwīriwe
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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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air   ▶ impwēmu, impemu, ikirēre
 (to air) kwānikira
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aluminium   ▶ aruminiyumu
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among   ▶ mu, muri
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anatomy   ▶ ubumenyi bw'ibihimba vy'umubiri
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angel   ▶ umumarayika, umumalayika (Sw.)
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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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announce   ▶ kubūrira, kubūra, kurānga
 (oneself) kwībūra
 (to stand at door and call greeting) kuramutsa
 (the death of someone) kubika, kubikira
 (everywhere) gukwīragiza, gukwīza
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ant   ▶ (flying, edible) iswa
 (pincher) intozi, urutozi
 (soldier) uburima
 (sugar) ikinywabūki
 (tiny) ubunyegeri, urunyegeri
 (white) umuswa
 (white ~ hill) umugina
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antibiotic   ▶ umuti wica imikorobi
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antibody   ▶ abasoda b'umubiri
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antirust   ▶ umuti ukura ingese
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antiseptic   ▶ akaziraruguma, umuti ubuza uruguma gusebura
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anxiety   ▶ amaganya, umwītwaririko, intūntu, guhagarika umutima
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April   ▶ ukwēzi kwa kane, Ndamukiza, Kabozambuba
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arch   ▶ umuheto (see bow)
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artisan   ▶ umunyamwuga
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ascent   ▶ umudūgo
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ash   ▶ umunyota, amanyota
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asking   ▶ (earnestly persist in ~ for something) kuzigiriza
 (one who is always ~ for things) umusabisabi
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asphyxiation   ▶ ukubura impwemu, ugupfundwa, ukunigwa n'ukubura impwemu
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assistant   ▶ (to chief, esp. in law enforcement) umurōngōzi
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August   ▶ ukwēzi kwa munani, Myandagaro
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automobile   ▶ umuduga, imodoka, ivatiri
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avenger   ▶ umuhōzi
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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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back   ▶ (at the back) inyuma
 (of chair) icēgamo
 (of person or animal) umugōngo
 (small of) ikiyunguyungu
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backbone   ▶ urutirigōngo, uruti rw'umugōngo, agatirigōngo
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backwards   ▶ (to go) kwīfūtānya
 (inadvertently) gufutānya
 (walk) kugēndēsha umugōngo, kugēnda umugōngo
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bacterium   ▶ ubwoko bw'umukorobi
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bad   ▶ (adj.) –bi
 (~ person) umubi
(~ luck) icāgo, akaga
 (that which is ~) ikibi
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bag   ▶ isaho
 (backpack, shoulder bag) agasaho
 (big) indaha
 (sack) igunira, umupfuko
 (sports bag) ishakoshi
 (small sports bag, ladies purse) agashakoshi
 (suitcase) ivarise
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balance   ▶ (weighing) umunzāne
 (of budget) uburinganire bw'ibisohoka n'ivyīnjira
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ball   ▶ umupīra (Sw.), umubumbe
(small) akabumbe
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bamboo   ▶ umugano
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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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band   ▶ (of cloth, long) umugēnde
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bandit   ▶ umusahuzi
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basin   ▶ umubēhe, ikibēhe, ibase
 (wash basin) ikarabo
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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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battery   ▶ ibateri, agatu gatekeye umuyagankuba
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be   ▶ kuba, -ri, kumera, kuramuka
 (at, to have been at) guherūka
 (beside) kubāngikana, guhererana
 (in water) kubōmbeka
 (with always) guhorana
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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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bear   ▶ (children prolificly having been barren) guhonōka
 (fruit) kwāma
 (fruit abundantly) gutēngerera
 (greetings) gutāsha
 (to cause to ~) guhonōra
 (cease to ~) kwāmurura
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beer   ▶ inzōga
 (fresh, with froth) umubira
 (banana) urwārwa, urwāgwa
(sorghum) impeke, indimwa
(given to sick person) umwerēra
 (sharp, anything fermented) inkarisha
 (undiluted) uruhorwe
 (mixed with water) umusharuro
 (to beg for) kuvūmba
 (to put in a warm place) gutara
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beeswax   ▶ ishashara, umushashara
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beggar   ▶ umusēzi, umusabisabi
 (one who begs earnestly but doesn't get it) imvūmūre
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bell   ▶ ingengeri, inzogera
 (smal cylindrical) umudende
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bell tower  ▶ umunara
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bellows   ▶ umuvuba
 (to blow with) kuvuguta
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belt   ▶ umukandara, umusipi (Sw.)
(to wear a ~) gukenyera
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betray   ▶ kugambanira
 (a secret) guhemuka
 (one who) umuguranyi
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bewitch   ▶ kuragura, kuroga, kuvōvōta
 (to have witchdoctor ~ another) kuraguza
 (one who bewitches) umuraguzi, umurozi
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binding   ▶ umusōzo
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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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bitterness   ▶ umururazi, inzika
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black   ▶ (colour) umufyīri, agafyīri
 (very black) umuvyiro
 (to be black) kwīrabura
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blame   ▶ umugayo, akagayo, agasūzuguro
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blamelessness   ▶ inyankamugayo
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blessing   ▶ umugisha, umuhēzagiro, ubuhīrwe
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blood   ▶ amaraso
(clot) umugoma
(of same blood) ubura
(of cow, drawn out to drink) ikiremve
(spurting of) umupfūnda
(~ circulation) itembera ry'amaraso
(~ transfusion) ugutera amaraso
(~ vessel) umutsi
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blue   ▶ (colour) ubururu (Sw.)
(old) umufyīri, agafyīri, umukata
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boat   ▶ ubwato, imasuwa, imeri
(big) icōmba
 (stern) umukōndo
 (to row a ~) gusōza
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body   ▶ umubiri
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bone marrow  ▶ umusokōro
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border   ▶ (boundery) umupaka
 (of basket) umusōzo
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born   ▶ (to be) kuvūka
 (of) kwāmuka
 (of a certain family) gukomoka
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bow   ▶ (arch) umuheto
 (without cord) ikiramvu
 (to stretch, to draw) gufōra
 (to raise one's arm to pull) kubangurira
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box   ▶ isandugu
 (small tin) umukebe
 (of matches) ikibiriti (Sw.)
(to ~) gukubagura
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boy   ▶ umuhūngu
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bracelet   ▶ agakomo
(brass) umububa, umwākaka
(of copper wire) ikidodi, ikidode
(of grass) umunoni
(of metal) akanyabugoro, umurīnga
(of wire) inyerere
(worn at dances) urunana
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brass   ▶ umwākaka
 (bracelet) umububa
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bread   ▶ (european) umukate (Sw.)
(african) umutsima
 (loaf of) irobe
 (lump of) intore
 (soft part of) akavunji k'umukate
(to make) gucūmba
 (to put ground-, peanuts, etc. in ~) gutotera
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break   ▶ (vi) gucīka, kumeneka, kumānyuruka
 (vt) guca
 (and scatter, vt) gusāvya
 (any slender thing, vi) kuvunika
 (any slender thing, vt) kuvuna
 (completely, vi) kudēndūka, gufyonyoka, kuvunagura
 (in two) gusāba
 (the law) kurēnga, kuyoba
 (object with flat surface, vt) kumena
 (off by burning, tree, etc.) gutemuka
 (off a piece, bread) kubega
 (out, as rash) guhurira, guturika
 (rope, chain) kuvutagura
 (suddenly, unexpectedly) gukenyuka
 (a taboo) kurēngwa, kuzirūra, kugōka
 (to bits, vi) kumenagurika, gusatagurika, kuvunagura, kumānyagura
 (to bits, vt) gucagagura, kumenagura, gusatagura, kuvunaguza
 (up, vi) kumānyagurika, kumānyuka
 (up, vt) kujānjagura
 (a break, as bone) imvune
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breath   ▶ impwēmu
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breathe   ▶ guhēma, guhumēka, gukwega impwemu
 (hard) guhēmūka
 (heavily and noisily) gufūha, gupfūha
 (with difficulty, child) gufūrēka
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breathing   ▶ (respiration) ugusohora impwemu
 (~ in) ukwinjiza impwemu
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brickmaker   ▶ umubūmvyi
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bride   ▶ umugeni
 (to give gift to ~, so she will talk) guhorōra
 (to refuse to speak till given gift, ~) guhorōrwa
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bridegroom   ▶ umukwe
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bridle   ▶ umujiginya
 (to ~) kijiginyika
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brigand   ▶ umusahuzi
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brightness   ▶ (dazzling, as sun) umutāri
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bring   ▶ (to ~) kuzana
 (back) kugarura
 (back from far away) guhabūra
 (back wife after she's gone home) gucūra
 (down) kumanura
 (down bee hive) kwegura
 (from dark into light) kwāndagaza
 (from hiding) kunyegurura
 (greeting) gutāsha
 (in passing) guhitana
 (into open from hidden place) kwātura
 (loss or failure) gutāna
 (new kind of seeds or cattle into country) kurondōra
 (out of hiding) gufurūra
 (quickly) gutebūkana
 (things in from sun) kwāmura
 (things and put them together to give to someone) gusorōranya
 (to pass) gucimbataza
 (together) gukoranya, gutēranya
 (up child) gukuza, kurera
 (water) kudahira, kuvōma
 (with one) kuzanana
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bronchitis   ▶ indwāra yo mu mahaha, indwāra y'agahehera, umurura utera agahehera
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broom   ▶ umukubūzo
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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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brother-in-law   ▶ (his, their) muramuwe
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brush   ▶ ishāmba, umukubūzo, uburoso
(the teeth) kwīnyugunura, kwīyugunyura
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bucket   ▶ indobo, akameka
 (handle of) umukono
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bud   ▶ umunago, umuribo, amaso y'ibiterwa
(to ~) gushūrika
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bully   ▶ umusīnzi
 (to ~) gusīnda
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bunch   ▶ (of flowers) umukama w'amashurwe
 (plants) umukama, umuganda, umupfungo, agatekero
(of grass at top of hut) isūnzu
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bundle   ▶ umuzigo
 (esp. dead person wrapped for carrying) ikigagara
 (of grass or grain) umukama
 (of sticks, rope) umugānda
 (to tie up a ~) gutēkera
 (clothes) ibaro
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burden   ▶ umutwāro, umuzigo
 (to lay down ~) gutūra
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burned   ▶ (food forgotten) gutetera
 (~ over place) umuyōnga
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bush   ▶ igisaka
 (kind of) igisuru
 (kind with thorns and edible berries) umukēre
 (the) igisanze
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but   ▶ ariko, mugabo, yamara
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butcher   ▶ (to ~) kubāga, gukēmūra
 (the ~) umuyangayanga
 (~ shop) ibāgiro
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butler   ▶ umukevyi
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buy   ▶ (to) kugura, kununūra
 (to ~ and sell) kudāndaza, guhānjura
 (to ~ a thing together and then divide it) gusorōra
 (look things over in prospect of buying) kugaragura
 (to ~ very much) kurangura
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buyer   ▶ umuguzi, umuranguzi, umukiriya
 (to search for) kubūnga
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calcium   ▶ ikarisiyumu
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calling   ▶ umuhamagaro, ihamagarwa
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calm   ▶ ubutēkānyi
 (to ~) guhorereza, guhoza, guhwāmika
 (to be) kwītōnda
 (to become) guhora, guhūmura
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canal   ▶ umugēnde
 (for irrigation) umugazo, umugende uvomera
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cane   ▶ ikibāndo, inkoni yo gushaza
 (sugar ~, ready to eat) umusigati, umusumba
(sugar ~, plant) igikaju
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cannibal   ▶ umukānkāmyi
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cap   ▶ (of pen) agapfundikizo, akarumyo k'ikaramu
 (headgear) ingofero
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capital   ▶ (money) umutahe
(city) umurwa mukuru
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capsule   ▶ ikinini kirumije, umurumyo w'icupa
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captain   ▶ umugabīsha
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car   ▶ imodoka, umuduga, ivatiri
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carapace   ▶ ikigaragamba, umuruka
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caravan   ▶ (of carriers) umurongo w'abikorezi
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careless   ▶ (one) umunyarwāngara
 (to be) gufudika
 (to be ~ with) kwānjānjwa, kwāndārika
 (to do quickly and carelessly) kuraha
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carpenter   ▶ umubāji, umunyamatanga, umufundi amanika inzu
 (to do carpentry) kubāza
 (~ bee) ifundēri
 (~ shoo) ibarizo, isaramara
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cavity   ▶ (heart) agasaho, agasaho k'umutima
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cease   ▶ kureka
 (to bear fruit) kwāmurūra
 (work) kugodoka
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cell   ▶ (tiny for prisoner) umugāso, ingōbāne
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chaff   ▶ umuguruka, umurāyi
 (fan to blow off) urutaro
 (mixed with grain) ibikūmbi
 (pile of chaff and grain) ubukūmbi
 (to blow out) kugosōra
 (to rub grain to take off) kuvūngura
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chain   ▶ ingoyi, umunyororo
 (small, worn on neck) umugufu
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channel   ▶ (of water in heavy rain) umuvo
 (for irrigation) umugende uvomera
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chauffeur   ▶ umushoferi
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cheek   ▶ umusaya, itama
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chemist   ▶ umushimisite
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chick   ▶ (baby) umuswi
 (very tiny) ubuswi
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chief   ▶ (great) umuganwa
 (sub) umutwāre
 (to go to with trouble, complaint) gushengera, gushengerera
 (to remove) gukōmbōra
 (to take someone to for trial or accusation) gushengeza
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chief's assistant  ▶ (esp. in law enforcement) umurōngōzi
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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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christian   ▶ umukristo
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circle   ▶ imburūngu, umuzingi
 (of people) urukīnja
 (to) guca umuzingi
(to form ~) kuziguza
 (to form ~ by holding hands) gufatana urunana
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circuit   ▶ (electric) inzira y'umuyagankuba
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city   ▶ umuji (Sw.)
(large) igisagara
 (~ dweller) umunyagisagara
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clamor   ▶ urwāmo, imigūmūko, uruhōgo, umuvurungano, uruyogoyogo
 (to raise) kugūmūka
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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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cleanse   ▶ kwēza, gukēmūra
 (~ house ceremoniously after death) kwīkōmvōmvora
 (oneself) kwīsukura
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clear   ▶ (as water) umusarara
 (to be ~, transparent) kubonerana
(to be ~, understandable) kwūmvīkana
(to ~, vt) kuzibūra
 (to ~ suddenly, vi) kuzibūka
 (off) kuyōra
 (off, as table) gupāngūra (Sw.)
(up) kuvāngūra
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cliff   ▶ agahanamo, umukuka, imānga, ikimānga, agatēmbwe
 (from which unmarried pregnant girls are thrown) urusumanyenzi
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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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clothes   ▶ impūzu, umwāmbaro, icāmbarwa, inyāmbaro
(very nice, colorful) uruhwijima
(worn out) agashāmbara, umushāmbara
(to put on, wear) kwāmbara
(to put on) kwīyambika
(to rinse) kurongorora
(to scrub, to beat, to rub) kunyukura
(to take off) kwīyambura
(to tear) gukākagura
(to tear in anger) gukākura, kumwāga
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clothespin   ▶ umunēngo
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clothing   ▶ umwāmbaro, impūzu, icāmbarwa
 (for work) icāmbazo
 (of king, esp. animal skins or jewels) inyambarabāmi
 (worn underneath outer garments) umugega
 (to remove) kwāmbura
 (to strip one of his) gukoba
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collector   ▶ (of taxes) umutoza, umutozakori
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colony   ▶ igihugu c'umuheto
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colour   ▶ irāngi
 (black) umukata, umufyiri, agafyīri,
 (very) umuvyiro
 (black mud) urushānga
 (blue) ubururu
 (brown) ibihogo
 (brown, light) akagājo, umuyēnzi
 (brownish black cow) ikirāyi
 (gray) -vivi, agahīza, akavūzo, uruvūzo
 (green) akātsi gatoto
 (orange) umutugutu
 (red, like mud) agahama
(tan hair, of goats) umufūmbere
 (very white) derere
 (yellow) umuhōndo, umutugutu
 (yellow, dark) ibihogo
 (yellow, light, reddish) umugina
 (to be black) kwīrabura
 (to be white) kwēra
 (to become yellow or reddish, in ripening) kubēnja
 (to colour) kuraba
 (to ~ in) gusiga amabara
 (to change ~, fade) kubēnjūka, kubēngūka
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comb   ▶ igisokozo
 (old traditional comb) urusokozo
 (of chicken) umubiko, urugaragara
 (to comb) gusokoza
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come   ▶ kūza
(all together suddenly) kurandamuka
(apart) gushānyūka, kudohōka
(to come at) (time) kuzīra
(to do something) guherūka
(to an end) guhenebēra, guhera, kunyika
(be coming to an end) guherengetera
(down) kumanuka, kumanuza, kwūruruka
(from) kwāduka, kwānduruka, gukomoka, guturuka, kuva, kuvuduka
(to greet often when one is in disfavour in hopes of gaining favour) kuneganega
(~ here) ingo, ngo, ngwino
(into sight) kurēnguka
(to light) guhinyuka, kwāndagara
(one by one) gutororokanya, gutēraterana
(out, teeth, hoe handle, etc.) guhongoka
(out, stake) gushingūka
(out of water) kwōgorora
(suddenly) guturūmbuka
(to, after fainting) guhembūka
(to pieces) gusambūka
(to the throne) kwīma ku ngoma
(together, crowd) gukungēra
(unexpectedly) kwubīra
(unsewn) gusonoroka (Sw.)
(untied) kubohōka, gupfunduka
(up of itself) kwimeza
(up out of water) kwiburuka
(up thickly, thus not do well) gusorora
(upon suddenly) kwūbuka
(when called) kurabuka
(with) kuzanana
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comfort   ▶ ihūmure, ukumererwa nēza, ukwikwiza
(to comfort) guhoza, guhubūra, guhūmuriza, kwīrura
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command   ▶ ibwīrizwa, itegeko, itegekoicāgezwe, amatēka
 (one who gives commands) umugezi
 (to ~) kubwīriza, kugera, gutegeka
 (a person to do what he doesn't want to) kuzingirikira
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commit   ▶ (adultery) gusāmbana
 (a crime) gucumura
 (be unwilling to ~ oneself) kwīyumānganya
 (oneself) kuragana
 (suicide) kwīgaragura, kwīyahura, kwīyica
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companion   ▶ umugendanyi, umugēnzi
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complainer   ▶ umutāsi
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condemned   ▶ (to be) gucirwakw itēka
 (person) umuyobe
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condensation   ▶ umuhisha
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confusion   ▶ umuvurungano
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congenital   ▶ ico umuntu yavukanye
(deformity) ikigaga
 (malformed person) ikirema
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consultant   ▶ umuhanuzi, konseye, umukonseye
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conversation   ▶ imbūrano, umubūrano, ikigānīro, ibiyāgo
 (to end) kwīkebanura
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cook   ▶ (the cook) umutetsi
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copper   ▶ umujūmbu, umujūmpu, umuringa
(fine wire) ikidodi
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copy   ▶ kwīmura, kwīgāna
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cord   ▶ umugozi
 (of tongue) inkīngi
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cork   ▶ (stopper) igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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corpse   ▶ ikigaga, ikigagara, umuvyīmba, ikiziga
 (fresh) umupfu
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councilor   ▶ (of chief's council) umunyekōmbe
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counsel   ▶ ināma, ingīngo
 (one who gives) umuhanūzi
 (to reject) gusaragurika
 (to take) guhūza ināma
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countless things  ▶ umurēngera
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courageous person  ▶ umuhizi, intwāri
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cousin   ▶ (paternal) mwēne dāta wācu, mwēne wācu
(maternal) umuvyara, bavyāra bācu
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cover   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo, umufunyiko, igifunyiko
(duvet cover) igisaswa
(of basket) umutemere
(of kettle) umupfuniko
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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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coward   ▶ umunyabwōba, umutinyi
 (to be) kudugudwa
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crack   ▶ umuga, umugāga
 (med) umusaru
(in earth) ikigāga
 (in foot) ikivutu
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craftsman   ▶ umunyamwuga
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cramp   ▶ ukudadara kw'umutsi
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crane   ▶ (golden-crested) umusāmbi
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crazy   ▶ (person) umusazi
 (to be) gusara
 (to talk or act like a ~ person) gusaragurika
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cream   ▶ urubu, urukoko
 (line left by ~ on container) umūza
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crease   ▶ (as in cloth) umupfunyu
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creator   ▶ Umuremyi, Rurema
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crime   ▶ igicumuro
 (to commit) gucumura
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criminal   ▶ (person) umugarariji
 (~ bonds) imvuto
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cripple   ▶ ikimuga
 (person born crippled) ikirema
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crippled   ▶ (to be) guhinyiza, kumugara
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cross   ▶ umusaraba (Sw.)
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crowd   ▶ urugāmba, ishengero
 (esp. people running) igugu
 (mixed ~ of people) amakūngu
 (one who keeps ~ back) umukumirizi
 (to ~) kubānda, kubāndana
 (to go together to see something) gushwabāduka
 (out: to not grow because of too many seeds) kuzīnga
 (together) kurūndāna, kwegerana, kuvurungana
 (together, people sitting) gusegenya, gusegenyeza
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crown   ▶ urugori
 (worn by dancers) umugāra
 (woven or plaited) igitsibo
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current   ▶ (of stream) umukuba
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curse   ▶ umuvumo
 (to ~) kuvuma
 (to ~ each other ) kuvumana
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cushion   ▶ umusego
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custom   ▶ umugēnzo, ingeso
 (ancient) akārānda
 (to persist in old) kuzīrōra
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customer   ▶ umuguzi, umukiriya
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cut   ▶ (to ~) guca, gutānya, gukata (Sw.)
(to be ~) gucībwa
 (banana leaves) kugombōra
 (banana stalk) gutūmbūra, guhānyura
 (chop with hoe or other instrument) kujema
 (crosswise) kugegena
 (down trees left after fire has passed over) gutōngōra
 (easily) gutemuka
 (easily, grass) kwāhirika
 (eyes out) kunogora
 (grass) gutema, gukera, gukerera
 (grass for use) kwāhira
 (grass or brush in order to see path or object) guhūnja
 (hair) kumwa
 (in big chunks) guketagura
 (in even lengths) gucacūra
 (in many pieces) guhimbagura
 (in pieces) gukebagura
 (lengthwise) kwōmānza, gusatura
 (meat, finger, etc.) gukeba
 (neck of animal) gukerera
 (off) gukona
 (off branches) gukōkōra
 (off tail of animal) gukēmūra
 (off top of tree) gukēmūra
 (tree) gukera, gutema, guca
 (trees for building) guhimbura
 (up) gukekagura
 (up into small pieces) gukeka
 (up small as reeds, boards) gutemagura
 (trees or sticks) kugegena
 (with one blow) gutemura
 (with sawing motion) gukerera
 (wood in short bits) kunyuramwo
 (wool of sheep) gukēmūra
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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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darkness   ▶ umwījima, umwīza
 (great) umuzimagiza, umuzitanya
 (in daytime) ubwīrakabiri
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dash   ▶ (punctuation) umukwēgo, agakwego
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daughter   ▶ umukōbwa
(of my, your, his sister if one is girlof my, your, his brother if one is boy) umukōbwācu, umukōbwānyu, umukōbwābo
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daughter-in-law   ▶ umukazāna
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dawn   ▶ amacāca, umutwēnzi, umuseke, ubuca
(night is almost over, about to dawn) ijoro rishira ubuca
(when ~ broke) umutwēnzi ukitse
(to ~) guca, gutambika
(to become light, very early just as darkness ends) gutamānzuka, gutamānzura
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day   ▶ umusi, umunsi
(~ before yesterday, ~ after tomorrow) hirya y'ejo
(it is ~) harakeye
(on a certain ~) umusi ur'izina, umunsi ur'izina
(the next ~) bukeye
(today) uyumusi, uyumunsi
(time of day) :
(9 to 10 a.m.) kumusase
(noon) umutāga, ku mamima ngohe
(middle of day) amashōka
(about 3 p.m.) amasubirayo y'inyana
(after dark) bwateranye
(to be ~) guca
(to spend all ~) kwīrirwa
(to start the ~) kuramuka
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daytime   ▶ umurāngo, umutāga
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dazzling brightness  ▶ (sun, moon) umutāri
 (to be) gukayāngana
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deceitful   ▶ (person) umunyagahwāyi
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deceive   ▶ kudendekeranya, kugūnga, guhēnda, guhūmba, guhumbūra, gukēkeza, kurema, kurementaniriza, guhemukira, gusuka
 (~ another to make him give money) kurimānganya
 (to ~ each other, be skillful at ~) guhēndana
 (habitually) gusukasuka
 (in light joking way) guhēndahēnda
 (oneself) kwīhēnda, kwībesha
(making others think you've done a miracle when it's only a deception) uburyi
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deceiver   ▶ umuhumbūzi, umuhūmvyi, umusukanyi
 (one who goes about lying) indimanya
 (to be a skillful) guhēndana
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defeat   ▶ umushombo
 (to ~) kunēsha, gutsīnda
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defender   ▶ umutabāzi, umuvunyi
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deliverer   ▶ umurokozi
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descend   ▶ kumanuka
 (as tree) kwūruruka
 (to cause to) mumanura
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descent   ▶ umumanuko, akamanuko
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destroyer   ▶ umuranduzi, umwōnōnyi
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difficult   ▶ (person) umuhāmbāzi
 (this is ~!) biragōye
(to be) kugōra, gukomera
 (to be absolutely too ~ for) kunanirana
 (to be ~ to say or know) kuzīnda
 (to be too ~ for) kunanira
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digestive system  ▶ ibihimba vy'ihokwa
(-ka), inzira y'ibiribwa, ibihimba vy'umubiri vyo guhokwa
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direct   ▶ (to be) kubanguka
 (to ~ towards) kwerekeza
 (to make straight for) gutūmbereza
 (to show the way, put on right path) guhubūra, kuzimurura
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director   ▶ umuyobozi
(cooperatives director) umuyobozi w'ikoperative, w'ishirahamwe
(principal) umuyobozi w’ishule
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disagree   ▶ (to) guhāzāna, kuvuguruza, guhīngāna, gutāta
 (one who always disagrees in a council meeting) ikirandamuke
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disappoint   ▶ guhemuka, guhemukira
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discussion   ▶ imbūrano, umubūrano, igihāri, impaka, impāri
 (to lead ~) kuremesha ikiganiro
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dismayed   ▶ (to be) kuranduka umutima, kumāramāra
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distress   ▶ ubucumukure
 (to be in) gucumukura
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ditch   ▶ umufunegi, umufuregi, umukuku, umuvo
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divine   ▶ guhinyuza, gupfīndūra, kuragura, kuvōvōta
 (to have a witch doctor divine) kuraguza
 (one who divines) umuraguzi
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division   ▶ amacakubiri, umuce, urugabano, igice, igitēro
 (where there has been agreement) umucāno
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do   ▶ (to) kugira, gukora
 (again) kwongera
 (always) kwāma, guhora
 (anyhow, in spite of) gupfa
 (continually) kwāma, guhora
 (the dishes) kwoza ivyombo
 (even more) kurushiriza
 (first) kubānza, gushūza
 (forcefully) kwīhanukīra
 (habitually) kumēnyera
 (have too much to ~) kurēngerana
 (the impossible) gufyidikīra
 (~-it-yourself) ukugira utugenegene
 (housework) kugora
 (one's duty) gushimika
 (quickly) gukwākwānya, gushōka, gusobaganya, gusūriranya, gutebūtsa
 (quickly and carelessly) kuraha
 (quickly without thinking) gusimbagurika
 (~ not) -ōye (verb without infinitive)
(reluctantly) kwīyumānganya
 (a sloppy job) kurēngagiza
 (something alone) kwīgūnga
 (something by oneself without authority) kwigenera
 (something that causes pleasure or amazement) gusamāza
 (that which you declared you would not ~) kwīrahuruza
 (two things at once) kubāngikanya
 (unwillingly) kugoyagoya
 (unwillingly and complainingly) kunyinkira
 (the washing up) kwoza ivyombo
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doctor   ▶ umugānga, umuvūzi, dogiteri
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door   ▶ urūgi, umuryāngo, umwāngo
(piece of wood for closing) ikibāndo
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doorway   ▶ umuryāngo
 (to close ~ with branches) guhāngāza
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dried meat  ▶ umurānzi
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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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drinker   ▶ umunywi
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drip   ▶ kujējēta, kujōjōta, gutōnyānga
 (med) ugutera iserumu
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driver   ▶ umushoferi, umudereva
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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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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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dry   ▶ (vi) kwūma,
 (vt) kwūmūtsa, kwūmya
 (in sun or near fire) kumūkishirīza
 (to be) kugaduka
 (to become) gukanyuruka, kwūmūka
 (to become too ~ while cooking) kuyēnga
 (to put food in sun to ~) gukavya
 (to put near fire to ~) gutara
 (up) kugaduka, kugangara, gukaba, gukama, gukamya
 (up and be stiff, clothes or food) gutetera
 (up, breasts) gucūka
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dung   ▶ amavyi, amase
 (human) umusarani
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dust   ▶ umukungugu
 (to ~ off) gupāngūsha (Sw.), kwēyēra
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duty   ▶ umurimo
 (to do one's) gushimika
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dying   ▶ (person) umuhwēre
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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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earthworm   ▶ umusiba
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edge   ▶ imbiga, urubiga, inkombe
 (of sword, knife) ubūgi
 (of cloth) umusozo w'impuzu
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egg yolk  ▶ umutugutu
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eight   ▶ umunāni
 (eight times) umunāni
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eighty   ▶ mirongumunāni, mirongwināni
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elder   ▶ umujēnāma, umukuru, umushīngantahe, umujanāma
(elders and rulers, esp. in regard to their function of helping the poor) barutungabōro
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elderly   ▶ (person) umusāza
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elope   ▶ (go to husband without being properly married) gucīkira, kwigemura
 (to try to persuade to elope) gucīkiza
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employee   ▶ (paid worker) umucāngero
 (workman) umukozi
 (someone instructed to work or overseen at work) umuyoborwa
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employer   ▶ umukoresha
 (my, our) dātabuja
 (your) shōbuja
 (his their) shēbuja
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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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enemy   ▶ umwānsi, umumēnja, umurwānizi
 (to help another overcome an ~) gukōndōrera
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eraser   ▶ umupīra (Sw.)
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erect   ▶ (to stand) kwēma, kwemarara
 (for a long time) gushibama
 (one who stands ~) umushibamyi
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eucalyptus tree  ▶ umukaratūsi, igikaratūsi
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evening   ▶ (later afternoon) umugorōba
 (early) akagorōba
 (when sun is very low but still visible) ikirēngazūba
 (to be or become ~) kugorōba
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exchange   ▶ gukāba, kugurāna
 (clothes or other article for a time) kunyurānyura
(greetings) kuramukānya
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excrement   ▶ amavyi
 (human ~) umusarani
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exhorter   ▶ umusigūzi
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explain   ▶ gufobōra, kugenekereza, gusigūra, gusobanura
 (fully till all understand) kurangūra
 (poorly) gufobeka
 (thoroughly) gutumbūra
 (a dream) kurōtōra
 (one who ~) umusigūzi
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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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fable   ▶ umugani
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fail   ▶ gucumukura
 (another) guhemukira
 (to accomplish what one started) kugaburura
 (to do what one intended) kudehūra
 (to find) kubura, guhusha
 (to give what one promised) kugaramāngira
 (to keep one's word) guhemuka, kwīrahuruza, gutēzūra
 (to return) kugīrīra
 (in on'e task) gusibanganya
 (to be unable to do what one attempts) gutāna
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false   ▶ (to reveal what is) guhūmuriza
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family   ▶ indimwe, umuryāngo
 (last one of family who has no children) imponnyi
 (members of) abavandimwe
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favorite   ▶ (person) umutoni
 (~ child) umuhērerezi
 (~ servant or friend) umwīshikira
 (to be) gutona
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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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feast   ▶ amazimāno, inzimāno
 (to give a ~ to) kuzimāna
 (one who is in charge of food at) umuteretsi
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feces   ▶ (human) umusarani
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fee   ▶ ikibuguro, ihadabu (Sw.)
(paid for permission to buy or sell) ingorore
 (payed to shaman) ingemu
 (to collect) kubuguza
(to pay) kubugura
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fellow   ▶ agashusho, agacapo k'umuntu
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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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fever   ▶ (illness) inyōnko, umururūmbo
 (temperature) umuriro, umucānwa, ubushūhe
(to have high fever) umucānwa ururumba (from kururūmba)
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fighter   ▶ umusīnzi
 (to seperate ~s) kubangūranya, gutatūra
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find   ▶ kurōnka, gusānga
 (fault with everything) kunēbagura
 (new building site) kugerēra
 (one's way after being lost) guhubūka, kuzimuruka
 (to be able to be found when looked for) kurondereka
 (to fail to ~) kubura, guhusha
 (something you ~) ikinobano
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finger   ▶ urutoke
 (thumb) urukumu
 (index) nkumbaruboko
 (middle) nsūmbazōse
 (fourth) marere
 (little) uruhererezi
 (extra) indorerezi
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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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first fruits  ▶ umushūzo
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fisherman   ▶ umurovyi
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flashlight   ▶ isitimu, itoroshi, itoci
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flatterer   ▶ umunyagahwāyi
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flesh   ▶ inyāma, umubiri
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flower   ▶ ishurwe
 (calix) ingovyi
 (stamen) umweza
 (pistil) isage
 (pollen) umurāyi
 (ovary) intorobwa
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fold   ▶ umupfunyu, umuzīngo
 (for sheep) uruhongere
(to ~) gukuba, gukubiranya, gupfunya, kuzīnga
 (~ hands together) gufumbata
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follower   ▶ umugendanyi
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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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foot   ▶ ikirēnge
 (of animal) ijānja
 (of animal or person) umugere
 (of bed) imirāmbizo
 (of mountain) umucāmo
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foreigner   ▶ umunyamahānga, umunyankīko, akavāntāra
 (from across border) injabuka
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fortunate   ▶ (person) umuhīrwe
 (to be) gucuna, guhīrwa, kuroranirwa
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fountain   ▶ umugezi, isōko
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friend   ▶ umugēnzi
 (close ~) umukūnzi
 (intimate ~, the one you share your last hidden food with) somambike
 (most intimate ~, ”you die - I die”) pfampfe
 (to visit a ~) kubūngirana
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frightened   ▶ (to be) guhagarika umutima, gucīka ivutu
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fruit   ▶ icāmwa, imbuto
 (to bear) kwāma
 (to cease to bear) kwāmurura
 (to drop, tree) guhunguruka
 (to gather) kwāmūra
 (stewed ~, ~ compote) ivyāmwa bitekanye isukari
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frying fat  ▶ amavuta acemutse batekamwo ifiriti
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funnel   ▶ umubirikira
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game   ▶ (play) igikino, urukino, umukino
 (game field) urukino
 (traditional board ~) igisoro, urubugu
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garbage   ▶ umwāvu, umucafu
 (~ can) ico batamwo umwavu
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garden   ▶ umurima
 (to gather from) kwāha, gusoroma
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garden shears  ▶ umukasi w'amababi, umukasi minini
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gardener   ▶ umurimyi
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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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gather   ▶ kumyōra
 (building materials) guhumbira
 (firewood) gusēnya
 (food from garden) gusoroma, kwāha
 (fruit) kwāmūra
 (in loose garment at waist and tie) gukenyera
 (little sticks) gutōrōra
 (manure for garden) kuvūmbura
 (up) kwāndura, gusorōranya, gutororokanya
 (pollen and nectar) kudaha
 (up grass that has been spread out) gusasūra
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germ   ▶ umukorobe
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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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giraffe   ▶ umusumbarembe
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girdle   ▶ umukānda
 (to wear a) gukenyera
 (with) gukenyeza
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girl   ▶ umukōbwa, umwīgeme
 (~ reaching age of puberty) umuzēzwa
 (teenage ~) inkumi
 (beautiful ~) nyiramwiza
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gloat   ▶ (over) kwītāmba ku muvyimba
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glutton   ▶ umunoho
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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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go-between   ▶ (in a marriage) umureshi
 (to act as) kurehereza, kuresha
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God   ▶ Imāna, Mungu (Sw.)
(who is all seeing) Indāvyi
 (the Creator) Rurema
 (the Lord, Eternal One) ūhoraho
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good morning  ▶ (greeting) bwakeye, mwaramutse
(to tell chief or superior that someone sends in 'bwakeye') gukānda
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goodbye   ▶ n'agasaga, n'akagaruka, n'agahindukira, n'agahumuza, n'agahwane, n'akababa, n'akaza, n'akabandanya, n'akazoza, buroca, turabonanye, ku Mana, ndakwinyungushuye
(to superior) ndakwikebanuye, ndikebanuye, ndigaranzuye
(to bid) gusēzera
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gourd   ▶ igikunga, ikirende, umutānga
 (long) umukuza
 (broken) ibibarara
 (as object of worship) intendēri
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government official  ▶ bulamatāri (Sw.), umusirikāre
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grape   ▶ uruzabibu
 (grapevine) umuzabibu
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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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grave-digger   ▶ (one who helps bury) umuhāmvyi
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gravel   ▶ umucānka
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green bean  ▶ umubimba, umukonyogo, umukerere
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greet   ▶ gusanganira
 (by oneself in person or in letter) kuramutsa
 (for) gutahiriza
 (for another) gutāsha
 (one another) kuramūkanya
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greeting   ▶ indamukanyo
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grief   ▶ umubabaro, amaganya, agahīnda
 (to be in) kuganya, kuganyira
 (to torment oneself with) kwīyambagura
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grieved   ▶ (to be) kwiganyira, kwītsa umutima
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groan   ▶ umuniho, akaborōgo
(to ~) kuniha
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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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grudge   ▶ umujinya, ishavu, inzika, inzigo, igono
 (lasting) isata burēnge
(that never ends) akazika
 (to have ~ against) gukanira
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grumbler   ▶ umutāsi
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guard   ▶ umurīzi, umurīnzi, umunyezamo, umuzamu (Sw.)
(esp. daytime) umusānzi
 (one who stands on ~) umushibamyi
 (to ~) kuzigama, kurinda
 (to be on ~) kuba māso, kugaba
 (oneself) kwihahiriza
 (watch over carefully) kugendeza
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guardian   ▶ (one who rears child) umurēzi
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guest   ▶ umushitsi
 (to go together to produce food for) gutērēra
(to have a ~ arrive just as food is all consumed) kwēnzūra
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guide   ▶ umurōngōzi
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gush   ▶ (of water, blood) umupfūnda
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gutter   ▶ umufurege, umuserege, ikanivo
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guy   ▶ agashusho, agacapo k'umuntu
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hair   ▶ (of baby) imvanda
(bit on top of head) isūnzu
(of human head) umushatsi
(except of human head) ubwōya
(one) urwōya
(pubic) inzya
(hair line) amasoso
(long with mud in it) ubusage
(tan in color, goats) umufumbēre
(white from old age) imvi, uruvi
(to cut) kumwa
(to dampen before cutting) kuvubika
(to have long) guhīmbira
(to have shaved off) kwīkemūra
(to let grow long) gutongoza
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hand   ▶ ikiganza
 (back of) igikōnjo
 (palm of) umunwe, urushi, ikiganza
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handicapped person  ▶ ikimuga
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handle   ▶ (of hoe) umuhini, umumezo
 (of spoon, etc.) inkondo
 (of cup) ikigōmbo
 (of bucket) umukono
 (to put on, esp. hoe) gukwikira
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happiness   ▶ umunēzēro, ikinēzēro
(joy so great it hurts) ikigūmbagūmba
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hard   ▶ (to be) kuguma, guhāmbāra, gukara, gukomera, kudadarara, gukomāntara
 (to be, earth) gutūta
(to be difficult) kugōra, gukomera
(to have a ~ life) kunamba
(to make ~ for one who has lost a loved one by reproaching the dead) kwītāmba ku muvyimba
(to make ~, hearted) gukomāntaza
 (to take out of ~ places) kugobōtora
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hard person  ▶ umuhāmbāzi
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harper   ▶ umucurarānzi
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harsh   ▶ (person) umuhāmbāzi
 (to be) guhāmbāra
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harvest   ▶ ishwābūra, ivyīmburwa, ibirimwa, umwīmbu
(esp. millet) igenya, igesa
 (to ~) kwīmbura, gushwābūra
 (corn) kumyōra
 (millet) kugenya, kugesa
 (esp. perennial plants, fruit) kwāmūra
 (to be ready for) kwīyerēra
 (to put away the) kwīmbura
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harvester   ▶ umwīmbuzi
 (millet) umugenyi
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hatred   ▶ ubwānkanyi, urwānko, agahamo, uruhamo
 (where there has been love) umucāno
 (among members of polygamous family) akēnese
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have   ▶ –fise, kugira, gutūnga
 (absolutely all one wants, and to be a bit showy about it) kunyananyaya
 (abundance) kudibama, guhīmba
 (always) guhorana
 (bad habits, having had good) gufūtāna
 (diarrhea) gucībwamwo, guhitwa, kudodomwa, kwīruka, gushuruza
 (done recently) guherūka
 (fellowship) gufatanya
 (fellowship with) gucudika
 (fever) kurwara inyonko
 (for) –fitiye
 (friendhsip with) gucudika
 (holes from rust) kunyengetērwa
 (much, may be even lots of debts or trouble) kuroranirwa
 (pain) kubabara
 (sex) kuryamana, kwenda, kurongorana, kurya umwana
 (sloping sides, like soup dish) gufukūra
 (speech impediment) kugobwa
 (things in common) kubūngirana
 (to ~ to) kurīnda, –kwīye
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head   ▶ umutwe
(cold in) agahiri, akamango
(of grain) umuhānyu
(pad, when carrying load) ingata, urugata
(to head up, grain) kubogeka, guhaga, kuyāngika
(to head up, cabbage) gufumbata
(to bow one's) kwūnama
(to carry on) kwīremēka, kwīkorera
(to lift up) kuraramuka
(to lose one's) gucika ivutu, kuzimagirika
(to raise one's) kwūnamūka, kwūnamūra, kurāngamīza
(to remove load from) gutūra
(to shake one's ~ in anger or disgust) kuzūnguza umutwe
(to tip back) kurarama
(to tip to one side) guhengama
(to turn one's) gukebuka
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headache   ▶ (to have a ~) kumeneka umutwe
(morning after) ibirare
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head-dress   ▶ (woven of long hair and worn by dancers) umugāra
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headman   ▶ umutōza
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heap   ▶ ikirūndo
 (small heap of products on market) umufungo
 (to make a) kurūnda
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heart   ▶ umutima, umushaha
 (pure, kind) umutima ukeye
(broken) umutima umenetse
(to jump with fear) guhahama
 (to pound) kugurugūmba, gusimbagurika, kudidagizwa
 (to set one's ~ on) guhahamira
 (to beat) gutera indihaguzi
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heat   ▶ ubushūhe, indugūmba, umururūmbo, ikibēngebēnge
 (with high humidity) agashūhe
(male animal in) ishāshi
 (to be in, animals) kwimanya
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heathen   ▶ umupagani, umushēnzi
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heir   ▶ samuragwa, umuragwa
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helper   ▶ umutabāzi, umufasha
 (of the sick) umurwāza
(group of attendants or helpers to elders) ubukūngu
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hem   ▶ umubarīro, umusōzo, umukūnjo, umuzīngo
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herd   ▶ isho, ubusho
 (of animals) umukuku
 (of sheep) urwūri
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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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hoe handle  ▶ umumezo, umuhini
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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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Holy Spirit  ▶ Mpwemu Mweranda, Mpwemu Yēra
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home   ▶ (at ~) i muhira, imuhira
 (at the ~ of) kwa
(at our ~) i wācu, iwācu
(at my ~) i wanyu, iwanyu
(at their ~) i wabo, iwabo
(to go ~) gutāha, kuganūka
(to go ~ from work) kugodoka
(to not stay at) guhugūmba
(to return to parent's ~ when angry at husband) kugēnda buje
(to take ~ objects, cows, after being away long time) kugishūra
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homosexual   ▶ (person) umutinganyi, umukonotsi, umuswezi, umubidadi, umugeyi
(to be gay) kunōnōka
(to have ~ intercourse) kwitomba, guswerana, kuryana akameka
(to act as ~, commit ~ acts) gutingana
(to have ~ intercourse, rude) guswerana nk'imbwa
(effeminate traditional priest) ikihindu, ikimaze
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honesty   ▶ inyankamugayo
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honored person  ▶ umuninahazwa, umutūngwa, umwūbahwa, nyakubahwa
(in adressing him), umupfāsoni
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horn   ▶ (musical) inzamba
 (of animal) ihēmbe
 (small, used for tobacco) inconco, iconco
(used by witch doctor) urukorōnko, inkorōnko
 (maze of horns) inka zishashe amahēmbe
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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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however   ▶ mugabo, yamara, ariko, nubwo
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human   ▶ buntu
(human being) umuntu
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hunter   ▶ umuhīgi
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husband   ▶ umugabo, umugēnzi
 umucance (lit. one who broke the hymen)
(to lose one's ~ by death) gupfākara
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hut   ▶ (bunch of grass at top) isūnzu
 (wood of) umugānda
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hyphen   ▶ umukwēgo, agakwego
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ignorant   ▶ (person) umutūngu, inyoberwa
 (to be) kudebagura
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immunity   ▶ (med) ukwirwanira kw'umubiri
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important   ▶ ngombwa, –kuru
 (person) umukuru
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impotent   ▶ (to be) kumugara
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in   ▶ mu, muri
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industrious   ▶ (person) umunyabwīra
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influence   ▶ (man of) umushīngantāhe
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inhabitant   ▶ (of Burundi) Umurundi
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inhale   ▶ gukwega impwemu
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inheritance   ▶ umwāndu, uburage, umurage, iragi
 (inherited property) ishāmvu
 (inherited property or position) akārōnda
 (to leave ~) kuraga
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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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interior   ▶ (of earth) ikuzimu, i kuzimu
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intimate   ▶ (friend) umukūnzi, somambike, pfampfe
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invalid   ▶ umurwāyi
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irrigation   ▶ (canal) umugazo
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itch   ▶ amahere, uruhere, uburyi, ukuribwa ku mubiri, ugusasatwa, ukuribwaribwa
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jam   ▶ ikonfitire, umutsima w'ivyamwa
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jar   ▶ agacupa k'umunwa wagutse
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jaw   ▶ (lower) umubangabanga
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joy   ▶ umunēzēro, ikinēzēro, akanēza
(great) akanyamunēza
(so great it hurts) ikigūmbagūmba
(cry of) impūndu
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judge   ▶ umucamānza, umucamatēka
 (with final decision) kamaramagāmbo
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July   ▶ ukwēzi kwa ndwi (or, kw'indwi), Mukakaro
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jump   ▶ (to) gusīmba, gusimbagurika
 (about) gukinagira
 (from above) gushunguruka
 (in one's sleep) guhahamuka, kurandamuka
 (in surpise) guhahabuka
 (in surprise or when awakened) kuzanzamuka, gukanguka
 (up and run quickly) kwūbuka
 (when stung or bitten) gushikurwa
 (with fear, heart) guhahama
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junior   ▶ umuhererezi
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kick   ▶ umugere
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knife   ▶ imbugita, icūma
(for cutting banana leaves) urugombōzo
 (long) inkōta
 (long, broad) umupānga
 (long-handled, curved) umuhoro
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kraal   ▶ urugo
 (entrance to king's) ikirīmba
 (head of) sēnaka
 (owner of) umutūngwa, nyene
 (with many houses of members of one family) ikigwati
 (within the kraal) intangāro
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labor   ▶ ubucumukure
 (childbirth) ibise
 (to ~) gutama, gucumukura
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lake   ▶ ikiyaga, itanganyika
 (middle of) igezi, umutānga
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lameness   ▶ ubumuga
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lampshade   ▶ agakingamuco
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launderer   ▶ umumesūzi, umumeshi
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lazy   ▶ (person) umunebwe
 (very lazy person, rude, derogative) ikinebwe
 (to be) kudeha, kunebwa
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lead   ▶ (to) kwōsha, kurōngōra
 (a discussion) kuremesha ikiganiro
 (esp. cows) gucūra, kuyobora, gushorera
 (animals to drink) gushōra
 (astray) guhuvya, kuzimiza
 (cows to pasture) guturutsa
 (to attack) kugomora
 (out, to show the way to one who is lost) kuzimurura
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leader   ▶ indōngōzi, umugabīsha, iremezo, umurōngōzi, umutegetsi
(to choose) kwātira
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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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lemon   ▶ indimu
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lemon-tree   ▶ igiti c'indimu
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length   ▶ umurambararo, uburēbure
 (to be of equal ~ or height) kurēha
 (to arrange according to ~ or height) gusūmbanya
 (to make of equal ~) kurēsha
 (to not be of equal ~ or height) gusūmbana
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leper   ▶ umunyamibēmbe, umubēmbe
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liar   ▶ umubēshi, umusukanyi
 (one who goes about lying) indimanya
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lid   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo, umufunyiko, igifunyiko
(esp. of basket) umutemere
 (to take lid off basket) kurumūra
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lift up  ▶ gukiriza, guterura
 (from ground) kurārūra
 (one who is lying down) kuvyūtsa
 (the head) kuraramuka
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light   ▶ (daylight) umuco
(torch, or artifical light) urumuri, amatara
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lighten   ▶ (a load) kuremurura
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lightning   ▶ umuravyo
 (to flash) kurabagirana, kurabiriza, kuravya
 (to be struck by) guhūndagara
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line   ▶ umurōngo
 (of people, animals, etc.) umuhururu, umukuku
 (typographical) umukwēgo, agakwego
 (to ~ up, vi) gutōnda
 (to ~ up, vt) gutōndēsha, gutōndekanya
 (to march in a ~) gutōndekana
 (to ~ up workers) kurārika
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lines   ▶ (or rows on baskets or cloth, e.g. corduroy) umuhiro
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lip   ▶ umunwa
 (turning down of lower ~) injebejebe
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living   ▶ (together) umubāno
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lizard   ▶ umuserebanyi
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load   ▶ umutwāro, umuzigo
 (to cause another to put down) gutūza
 (to give someone a heavy ~) kuremēka
 (to lighten) kuremurura
 (to remove ~ from head) gutūra, gutūnda
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loin cloth  ▶ umukenyero
(small ~) agahūzu
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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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Lord   ▶ umwāmi, umukama
 (the Lord, Eternal One) ūhoraho
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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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lovable person  ▶ umunyagikūndiro
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love   ▶ urukūndo
 (strong, everlasting) akaramata
 (end of loving another) agahararo
 (one who loves) umukūnzi
(to fall in ~) kubēnguka
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lump   ▶ (clay, blood clot) umugoma
 (in food) agatiribwa, igihōmba, ikinonko
 (of bread) intore
 (on back) inyōnzo
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machete   ▶ umupānga (Sw.)
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magician   ▶ umumago
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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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male   ▶ izinamuhūngu
 (animal, esp. goat) impfīzi, imfīzi
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man   ▶ (married) umugabo
 (of influence) umushīngantāhe
 (old) umutāma
 (young, unmarried) umusore
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mark   ▶ (made by hoe or axe) ibāngo
 (of a blow) umuramu
 (to ~) kudoma
 (to have marks, scratches, as pot) gusaragurika
 ('get on the mark') gutuna
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marriage   ▶ (wedding) ubukwe
 (go-between for) umureshi
 (to act as a go-between) kuresha
 (to be accompanied to, as bride is) gushingīrwa
 (to be attendant for) gushingīra
 (to be paid for, for ~) gukōbwa
 (to go to a wedding feast) gutāha ubukwe
 (to take marriage vows) kuragana
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marrow   ▶ (in bone) umusokōro
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marsh   ▶ ikidigi, urufūnzo, umurago
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master   ▶ Bwana (Sw.), umukama, umushīngantāhe, nyene
 (my, our) dātabuja
 (your) shōbuja
 (his, her, their) shēbuja
 (of an art) umuhīnga
 (to be) kugaba
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mat   ▶ (grass mat to sit on) umusēzero
 (made of slipt papyrus) ikigāra, ikinyāmbuga
 (sleeping) ikirago
 (small) umukeka
 (very nice, used by king or chief) indāva
 (worn-out) umusāmbi
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meat   ▶ inyāma
 (dried) umurānzi
 (fat) ibinure
 (to slip down on spear – if it slips it's supposed to be diseased) gushōka
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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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meek   ▶ (person) umugwanēza
 (to be) gutēkereza
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member   ▶ (of group) umunywanyi
(of chief's council who listens to trials) umunyekōmbe
 (of family) abavandimwe
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mending   ▶ ukuremura, ugusana
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meningitis   ▶ umugiga
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menu   ▶ ikarita ivyērekana
(set ~) imfungurwa zitegekanijwe ku munsi
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merchant   ▶ umuhānjuzi, umunyebahasha, umudāndazi
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merciful person  ▶ umunyembabazi
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messenger   ▶ intumwa, umutumwa
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metal   ▶ icūma
 (foot piece on spear) umuhūnda
 (ore) ubutare
 (piece placed on stoves over fire to set pot on) ikinjanja
 (sheet of, for roof) ibāti
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metal worker  ▶ umucuzi
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microbe   ▶ umukorobe
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middle   ▶ amacāmbwa
 (in the ~) hagati
 (in the ~ of day) amashōka
 (in the ~ of lake, river) idāmba, umutānga
 (of lake, see, jungle) igezi
 (to go down the ~ of path or country) kwātīra
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milkman   ▶ umukamyi
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millet   ▶ uburo
 (one head) ururo
 (harvest of) igenya, igesa
 (harvester) umugenyi
 (to harvest) kugenya, kugesa
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minister   ▶ (servant) umusuku
 (prime minister) Ministre mukuru
 (cabinet minsiter) umushikiranganji
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misdeed   ▶ umuziro
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miserable person  ▶ umugōrwa
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mist   ▶ urwīrungu, igipfūngu
 (to ~) kunyanyāga
 (condensation) umuhisha
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mister   ▶ Bwana (Sw.), Bgana, umushīngantāhe
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mold   ▶ ifīra
 (on food) umufyīra
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monarch   ▶ umukama
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month   ▶ ukwēzi
(January) ukwezi kwa mbere, Nzero
(February) ukwezi kwa kabiri, Nyamagoma, Ruhuhuma
(March) ukwezi kwa gatatu, Ntwarante
(April) ukwezi kwa kane, Ndamukiza, Kabozambuba
(May) ukwezi kwa gatanu, Rusama
(June) ukwezi kwa gatandatu, Rwirabura, Kiyumpu
(July) ukwezi kwa ndwi, Mukakaro
(August) ukwezi kwa munani, Myandagaro
(September) ukwezi kwa cenda, Nyakanga
(October) ukwezi kwa cumi, Gitugutu
(November) ukwezi kwa cumi na rimwe, Munyonyo
(December) ukwezi kwa cumi na kabiri, Kigarama
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mood   ▶ (gram.) umuvugire
 (temper) ibicunduguta, imico
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mortar   ▶ ikarabasasi, ubudongo bw'isima
 (for grinding) isekuru (or isekuro)
(pestle for) umusekuzo
 (to grind or shell in wooden mortar) gusekura
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mosquito   ▶ umubu
 (~ net) umusegetera
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mother   ▶ (dearly loved) māma w'umukōndo
(my, our) māma, māwe, ma
(your) nyōko (sometimes with negative implication, rude derogative)
(his, her, their) nyina
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mould   ▶ (bricks, pottery) kubūmba, gufyātura
 (mold) ifīra
 (on food) umufyīra
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mountain   ▶ umusozi
 (large ~) igisozi
(foot of) umucāmo
 (peak) impīnga
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mouth   ▶ akanwa
 (big, many) amanwa
 (person whose mouth is very dry) umwūnwa
(to burn in, smart in) gukera
 (to cover the mouth of another with hand to keep him from making a sound) gupfūnda
 (to open) gutēranura umunwa, kwāsama
 (to put in the ~ of) gutamika
 (to rinse the) kwīyugunyura, kwīnyugunura
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move   ▶ (vi) kwīmuka
 (vt) kwīmura
 (about) gutēmbēra (Sw.)
(things to another place) gutūnda, gutereka
 (to another chieftanship) gucikira
 (to a new location) kujōnjōra
 (to cause to move) gusegenyesha
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much   ▶ cane, –inshi
(very much) rwōse
(to be too much) gucāguka
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mud   ▶ ivyōndo, uburongo, urwōndo
(black) urushānga
 (to be stuck in) gushāya
 (to get out of) gushāyūka
 (to pull out of) gushāyūra
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muddy   ▶ (deep ~ place) ishāyo
 (to be) gushāya
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multiplicand   ▶ ingwizwa
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multiplier   ▶ ingwiza
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multiply   ▶ (vi) kugwīra, gusagāra
 (vt) kugwīza, gucimbataza, kwūngura
 (because of having fed well, cows) kugisha
 (rapidly, as insects) kujagata
 (rapidly) kurōndōka
 (as seeds, cows, etc.) kurondōra
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multitude   ▶ intēko, ishengero
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mumps   ▶ amasambambwika
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murder   ▶ ubwīcanyi
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murderer   ▶ umwīcanyi
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muscle   ▶ inyāma y'umubiri, umurya, umusoso, umutsi
 (to be sore in) kunywāguka
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mushroom   ▶ igihepfo, igihefo, igihefu, ikizinu
(little) ubumegeri
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musical   ▶ (instrument, esp. zither) inānga
 (with strings) agahugūgu
 (large bow-like instrument) idono, indono
 (to play) gucurarānga, kuvuza
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must   ▶ (to have to) kurīnda, gukwīra
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musty   ▶ (to get) gutūnda
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muttering   ▶ umwīdodōmbo
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nail   ▶ umugera, urumāmbo, umusumari (Sw.)
(fingernail, toenail) urwāra
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navel   ▶ umukōndo
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necklage   ▶ (chain worn on neck) umugufu
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needlework   ▶ umubarīro
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needy person  ▶ umukene
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neighbour   ▶ umuturanyi, umubānyi
 (to be) kumana
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nephew   ▶ (son of brother) umuhūngwacu, umusēngezana
 (nephew or niece, child of one's sister if one is a boy) umwīshwa
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nerve   ▶ umutsi
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net   ▶ (for fishing) urusēnga
 (mosquito ~) umusegetera
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neuralgia   ▶ ububabare bwo mu mitsi
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newcomer   ▶ umucīkire, incīkire
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news   ▶ inkuru, amakuru, indemano, impūha
 (in TV, radio) amakuru
 (esp. of battle) imigūmūko
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niece   ▶ (daughter of sister, if a girl; daughter of brother, if boy) umukōbwacu, umukōbwanyu, umukōbwabo
 (daughter of brother, if one is a girl) umusēngezana
 (daughter of one's sister if one is a boy) umwīshwa
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night watchman  ▶ umurāririzi, umunyezamo (Sw.), umuzamu (Sw.)
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noble person  ▶ umupfāsoni
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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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November   ▶ ukwēzi kwa cumi na rimwe (or, kw'icumi na rimwe) Munyonyo
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oarsman   ▶ umusōza
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occupation   ▶ umurimo, igikorwa
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odor   ▶ (of scorched flesh or hair) umubabwe
(mouth ~) ubwaku
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official   ▶ (of government) umusirikare, bulamatari
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old   ▶ (age) ubukuru, zabukuru
 (man) umutāma
 (person) umusāza
 (woman) umutāmakazi, umukamakare
(to be) kurāmba
 (to be, but still strong) kugwagura, guhūmura
 (to become) gusāza
 (to become, woman) gukēcura
 (to grow) gutāma
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one   ▶ -mwe, rimwe
 (one solitary thing) urudēnde
 (one banana, head of grain, etc.) umuhānyu
 (to come ~ by ~) gutororokanya
 (~ by ~) isorōsoro
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open   ▶ (vi) kwāturuka, gukīnguruka, gupfunduka
 (vt) gufungūra (Sw.), kugarānzura, gukīngūra, gupfundurura, kurumūra, kwūgurura, kuzibūra
 (the eyes) gukanura
 (the eyes of another) guhumūra
 (flower) kwātura
 (the mouth) gutēranura umunwa, kwāsama
 (mouth, or book) kubūmbūra
 (suddenly, vi) kuzibūka
 (to be ~ to view) kugaragara
 (to be wide ~) kurāngāra
 (to leave ~) kurāngāza
 (space) agahīnga
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opponent   ▶ (in game) uwo muhiganwa, uwo mudasangiye umurwi, uwuhiganwa
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orange   ▶ (fruit) icunga, umucūngwe, umucūngwa
 (color) umutugutu
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originate   ▶ (person) kwāmūka, kwānduruka, gukomoka
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outcry   ▶ imigūmūko
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outer   ▶ (garment) umutamana
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overflow   ▶ ibibōgabōga, umusēsekara
 (place where river has overflowed the banks) ikidēngeri
 (to ~) kubōgabōga, gusēsekara
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overthrow   ▶ umushombo
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owner   ▶ (of) nyene
 (of kraal) umutūngwa, sēnaka
 (to be sole) kwegukira
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package   ▶ uruboho, umuzigo
 (of goods) ipaki
(small) itu
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pagan   ▶ umupagani
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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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pallbearer   ▶ umuhāmvyi
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palm   ▶ (of hand) ikigānza, urushi, umunwe
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parable   ▶ umugani
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paralysis   ▶ ubumuga, ugukongatara
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paralyzed   ▶ (to be) kumugara, kuremara
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parent   ▶ umuvyēyi
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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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pasture   ▶ (belonging to great chief) icānya
 (fresh, new shoots of grass) umugutu
 (to ~, vi) kwāhuka
 (to ~, vt) kuragira, kurīsha
 (animals in good place) kwāhura
 (in greener pastures, vt) kugisha
 (to lead cows to) guturutsa
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patch   ▶ ikiremo, ikiraka, icome
(to ~) gutera ibiremo, kuremura
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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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peace   ▶ amahoro, impore, amarembe, ihūmure, ubutekanyi
 (to make ~) kubangūranya
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pen   ▶ (for writing) ipirimu
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pencil   ▶ ikaramu (Sw.)
(for slate) idushi
 (~ box) agapfuko k'amakaramu
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pestle   ▶ (for grinding in mortar) umusekuzo
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pillow   ▶ umusego
 (to ~ one's head) gusegura
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pin   ▶ umusumāri (Sw.), agapengeri
(clothespin) umunēngo
 (safety) igikwāsho, igikwāshu
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pincer   ▶ (of wood used by snuff smokers) umunēngo
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pipe   ▶ (as hollow bamboo) umugano
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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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plan   ▶ imigabo, umugambi, integuro
(upset plans) inkomānzi
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plant   ▶ imbuto, ikimera, ibitērwa
(small) urugāmba
 (small trees that start up around big one) umuvyāro
 (stunted) ikirūmbirane
(young for transplanting) ingemwe
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planter   ▶ umubivyi
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plateau   ▶ (high) umugāmba
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play   ▶ (to) gukina, gufyina, gufyinata
 (musical instrument) kuvuza, gucurarānga
 (musical instrument vigorously) kwōmānza
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player   ▶ (of musical instrument) umucurarānzi
 (sport) umukinyi
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pleurisy   ▶ umusōnga, igifuka
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plug   ▶ (stopper) igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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plunderer   ▶ umusahuzi
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pneumonia   ▶ umusōnga
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pocket   ▶ umupfuko
 (to take from pocket or other concealed place) kugoborora
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point   ▶ umugera, isōnga, igisōnga, umusōnga
(to reach a certain ~) kugera
(to sharpen to a ~) gusongora
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pointer   ▶ (of scales) urushinge rw'umunzane
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pollen   ▶ umurāyi
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pool   ▶ (of water) ikidēngēri, umunyika
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poor   ▶ (man) nyarucari
(person) umufafara, umufafare, umwōro
(elders and rulers, esp. in regard to their function of helping the poor) barutungaboro
(to be) gukena
(to become ~ after wealth) gucobogora
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pork butcher  ▶ umuyangayanga w'ingurube
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porridge   ▶ umwengano, umusururu, igikoma
 (thick bread-like) ubugari
 (to stir) gushigisha
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portion   ▶ umugabane, ikigabane, ingaburo
 (big, of food) irobe
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possessions   ▶ umurēngera, itūnga, imbombovu, ubutunzi, amarōnko
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pot   ▶ (clay cooking) inkono, inaga, impānge
(for water) umubīndi, umuhānge, umukātwa, ikibīndi
(coffee ~) ibirika y'ikawa
(small for butter) urwāvya, ikebano
(very large) intāngo
(with long narrow neck) agakarabo
(cooking pot) isafuriya, isafuria
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potter   ▶ umubūmvyi
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poverty-stricken   ▶ (person) umufafara, umufafare, nyarucari
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praise   ▶ ishīmwe, amatāzīrano
 (person worthy of ~ or love) umunyagikūndiro
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preacher   ▶ umusigūzi
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present   ▶ (gift) ingabire, ishimwe, impano, ikado, itūro
(to give) kugabira
 (to receive) gushikirwa
 (to ~ a gift with something expected in return) kugemura
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priest   ▶ umuhērezi
 (traditional gender-crossing ~) ikihindu, ikimaze
 (catholic priest) umusaseredoti, umupadiri
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prince   ▶ (blood relationship) umuganwa
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prison   ▶ ibohero, umunyororo
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prison cell  ▶ (tiny) umugāso, ingōbāne
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prisoner   ▶ imbohe, umunyororo
(to escape) gutoroka
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prohibition   ▶ umuziro
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promise   ▶ indagano, umuhāngo, iragi, isezerano
 (to ~) kuraganira, gusezerana, kuragana
 (to fail to keep) gutēzūra
 (to fail to give what one has promised) kugaramāngira
 (to ~ and then pretend you haven't) kwiyobagiza
 (result of failure to keep ~) urudubi
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prone position  ▶ (anything in) umurambararo
(to be in) kwūbika inda
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prosperity   ▶ umugisha
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prophet   ▶ umumenyi, umuhanūzi
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protein   ▶ indemamubiri
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proverb   ▶ umugani
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puff   ▶ (with exertion) guhēmūka
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pull   ▶ gukwēga, gushikura
 (by roots) gusitura, kumomora, kurandura
 (easily) kumomoka, gushikuka
 (things away from plant or tree) gukurira
 (~ out, ~ up stake) gushingūra
 (out of the mud) gushāyūra
 (teeth) guhongora
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pumpkin   ▶ umwūngu, igihaza
 (leaves) umusoma
 (plant) uruyūzi, umuvyūka
 (seed) uruyūzi
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pupil   ▶ (student) umwīgīshwa, umunyushure, umunyeshure (Rw.)
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purpose   ▶ urwēgo, umugambi, igituma
(on ~) ibigirānkana
 (to do it on ~) kubigira ku mpaka
(or, ibigirankana)
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pygmy   ▶ umutwa
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queen   ▶ (wife of king, or of great chief) umwāmikazi
 (ruling, mother of king) umugabekazi
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rags   ▶ agashāmbara, umushāmbara
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rain   ▶ imvura
 (light, fine) urunyanyāga
 (main rain season) itumba
 (season of early rains) agatāsi
 (very heavy) isegenya
 (very heavy, sweeps away crops on hillside) inkukūra
 (wind and rain, storm) inkūbi
 (path of water in heavy rain) umuvo
 (to ~) kugwa
 (with imvura, i.e. imvura iragwa)
(to begin to ~ after dry season) gutāsura
 (to cause to, sorcerer) kuvuba
 (early in morning or for a long time) kuvōvōta
 (heavily) guhonoka
 (a long time without stopping) kujobanya
 (on) kuvubira
 (softly) kunyanyāga
 (to threaten to) gukuba
 (to fall continuously) gushāna
 (to fall heavily) kuzibiranya
 (to go for shelter in) kwūgama
 (to be soaked by downpour) kujōbeka
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rain maker  ▶ umuvurati
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rainbow   ▶ umunywamazi, umukororōmvyi
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raise   ▶ gusokōra
 (animals) gutūnga
 (arm) kurāmvura, gutarika
 (arm to strike, to pull a bow) kubangurira
 (clamor) kugūmūka
 (eyes) kurarama
(from dead) kuzūra
 (higher) kurārūra
 (in sense of increase) kwongera
 (head) kurāngamiza, kwūnamūka, kwūnamūra
(up) kumanika, kwūnamūka, kurāngamiza, kwūnamūra, kuraramuka, kuvyūra, kuvyūtsa
(voice) kurangurura
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rank   ▶ igiti
(person of high ~) umupfāsoni
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ravine   ▶ imānga, ikimānga, umukuku
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reach   ▶ (to) gushika
 (a certain point) kugera
 (for) kurondera
(term, pregnancy) kuramukwa
 (goal) gushika kw'ihangiro
(up) gutaramura
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recover   ▶ (get well) gukira, kurokoka
 (from fear or anger) guhūmura
 (sight) guhumūka
 (when others around are dying) kurokoza
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reddish   ▶ umugina, urugina
(to become, fruits) kubēnja
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redeemer   ▶ umucūnguzi
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regularity   ▶ (work) ubwira, umwēte mu bikorwa
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relieve   ▶ (need) gukenūra
 (another, as soldier) kugombōra
 (one's own need) kwīkenūra
 (to go to give things to one whose house has burned) gusuhūza
 (to be relieved of load) kuremurukwa
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remove   ▶ gukūra, gukūraho
(chief) gukōmbōra
 (clothing) kwāmbūra
 (completely) gutōngōra
 (dry leaves from banana trees) gutūtūra
 (enchantment) kurogōra
 (everything from burning house) gusahura
 (foreign body from eye, milk or water) gutosōra
 (from cross) kubāmbūra
 (from fire or oven) kwōkōra
 (from hiding) guhishūra
 (from hole in ground, what one has put there) kuzīkuruka
 (grass from house) gukākura
 (lid of basket) kurumūra
 (load from head) gutūra
 (skin from drying) kubāmbūra
 (sliver for oneself) kwīhāndūra
 (taboo) kuzirūra
 (things) kuyōra
 (things from flesh as witch doctors supposedly do) guhura
 (thorn or sliver) guhāndūra
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remuneration   ▶ ingemu
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reproach   ▶ (bringing ~ on others) ububwa
 (~ a dead person thus making it hard for loved ones) kwītāmba ku muvyimba
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rescuer   ▶ umurokozi, umukiza
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reveal   ▶ kwāndagara, kwātura, kwerekana, gufobōra, gufurūra, kugaragara, kugaragaza, kugoborora, guhishūra, kunyegurura, gusokorora
 (oneself) kwibonekeza, kwībūra
 (what is false) guhūmuriza
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revolt   ▶ ubugome, umugome, umugararizo
 (mild in character) akagūma
(to ~) kugarariza, kugoma, kugūmūka
 (against king) kugesera
 (to subdue) kugandūra, kugomora, kugomoza
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revolutionary   ▶ umugesera, umugome
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rice   ▶ umuceri
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rich man  ▶ umutūnzi, umukire
 (food and drink of) igiturire
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riches   ▶ itūnga, ubutūnzi, ubukire
 (great) umurēngera
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righteous person  ▶ umugorotsi
(to be) kugororoka
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righteousness   ▶ inyankamugayo
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rip   ▶ gusonoroka, kubārurura
 (grass from house) gukākura
 (to tear a big ~) kumwanyuruka
 (up, vt) gutantamura
 (up, vi) gutantamuka
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rise   ▶ (arise from lying) kuvyūka
(of sun) kubāndūka, kurasa (e.g. umutwēnzi urabāndūtse)
(of anything containing leaven) gukuka, gukakama, gututūmba
 (from the dead) kuzūka
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river   ▶ urūzi
 (bank) inkokoro, inkengera, inkombe
 (current of) umukuba
 (gentle flowing of) akayōmbēro
 (middle of) umutānga, idāmba
 (to cross over) kujabuka
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road   ▶ umuhanda, ibarabara, umuharuro, irāngo
 (main ~) ihwaniro ry'amabarabara
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roadman   ▶ umunyubarabara
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roll   ▶ umuzīngo
 (of church members) itōrero
 (to roll, vi) gutembagara
 (about, vt) kujegeza
 (about on ground, vi) kuvurūnga, kwītēmbagaza
 (along) gusegenyeza, gusegenyēsha
 (over) gutēmbagaza
 (up) gukuba,
 (vt) kuzīnga
 (up several times) kuzīngazīnga
 (up, vi) kwīzingīra
 (up, a skin that's been wet, vi) gukōba
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roof   ▶ igisēnge
 (house with high pointed ~) umushōnge, agashūngēre
 (to put on a) gusakāra
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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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row   ▶ umuhururu, umurōngo
 (of people or animals) umukuku
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rower   ▶ umusōza
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rows   ▶ (on basket, cloth) umuhiro
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royal place  ▶ umurwa
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rubber   ▶ umupira (Sw.), igikawucu
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rubbish   ▶ umucafu, umwāvu
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rug   ▶ (small) umukeka
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ruins   ▶ (house in) umusaka
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ruler   ▶ umugabīsha, umugezi, umutegetsi
(to sit) kuvyāgira
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rumble   ▶ (of earthquake, or approaching storm) umugigimo
 (in stomach) kuborōga, kugonga
 (thunder) guhīnda
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sack   ▶ umupfuko, isaho
 (burlap) igunira
 (long narrow for food) indebuye
 (made of skin) umukuza
 (to tie neck of) kuniga
 (to tie up hole in) gutubika
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sadness   ▶ akabōnge, umubabaro, intimba
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salary   ▶ igihēmbo, umushahara, impēmbo
 (to demand, to ask for) guhembesha
 (to pay) guhēmba, kugerera
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salt   ▶ umunyu
(native crude, made by soaking ashes of a certain plant) umugōnzo
(food without) ibise
(to give salt to domestic animals) kwūhīra
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saltcellar   ▶ agashinguramunyu
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saltshaker   ▶ agashinguramunyu
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sand   ▶ umusēnyi
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sandpit   ▶ ikinogo c'umusenyi co gushushanya mwo
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satchel   ▶ agasaho k'umunyushure
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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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savior   ▶ umurokozi, umukiza
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saw   ▶ urukero, urukerezo, umusumēno
 (to ~) gukerera
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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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scales   ▶ ibikaragāshi
 (for weighing) umunzāne
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scar   ▶ inkovu
 (from medical cutting) ururāsago, indāsago
 (left by person scratching or biting another) inkogote
(on gourd or skin) umuguma
 (of plant) ibango
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schoolbag   ▶ agasaho k'umunyushure
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scissors   ▶ umukasi, amakasi, imikasi
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scorn   ▶ umugayo, akagayo, agasūzuguro
 (one who scorns others) umucōkōranyi
 (spit spurted from between teeth as indication of) inyeri
 (to ~) guhinyura, kunēma, kugaya, gukēngēra
(to show ~ by spitting out) gucīra inyeri
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scratch   ▶ umukwābu
 (to ~) gukūba
 (as wood, slate, etc.) guharura, guharagura
 (oneself) kwīyāga
 (with fingernails) kwāga
(with a nail) guhānda
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seam   ▶ umubarīro
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seat   ▶ icīcaro
(bench) intebe ndende ifise umudo
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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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security   ▶ umutēkano, ingwāti
 (to give as pledge or security) kugwatiriza
 (to receive back) kugwatūra
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see   ▶ kubona
 (after being blind) guhumūka
 (see here!) erega
 (that someone wishes to see you alone) gukebuka
 (through deceit) guhinyura
 (with comprehension) kurabukwa
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segment   ▶ (of population) umuco, igico
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send   ▶ (esp. with message) gutuma
 (person rather than message) kurungika
 (back) kurekura
 (back, esp. cows) gucūra
 (back woman to her husband when she's gone home) gucūrira
 (forth shoots) gutōha
 (from room) gukumīra, gutaramura
 (greetings) kuganūka, kuganūtsa
 (in a hurry) kwīhanikiriza
 (workers, some to one place, some to another) gutānya
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serum   ▶ serumu, iserumu
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servant   ▶ umushūmba, umusuku
 (girl) incokere
(esp. at table) umugabuzi
 (female) umuja
(male) umugaragu
(trusted, favorite) umukevyi
 (to be ~ to) kujakarira, gusukūrira
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sever   ▶ (to) guca
(with one blow) gutemura
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severe   ▶ (person) umuhāmbāzi
 (one who is great, severe, wise) akaranda
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sewing   ▶ umubarīro
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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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shaved   ▶ (to be) kumōbwa
 (to have hair ~ off) kwīkemūra
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sheaf   ▶ (of grain) umukama
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shear   ▶ (to ~, as sheep) gukēmūra
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shell   ▶ (of gun) urusoro
 (peanuts, etc.) ibishishwa
 (egg) ikibarara
 (carapace) ikigaragamba, umuruka
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shelter   ▶ (from rain, crude) umutāra
 (for animals) uruhongore
 (for cows) irāro
 (to ~) gukīnga
 (to ~ oneself behind) kwīkingiriza
(to take ~ in rain) kwūgama
 (to give ~) kwūgamīsha
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shin   ▶ umurundi
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shine   ▶ kwāka, kumurika
 (brilliantly) kuyagiriza
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shiver   ▶ (to) kudēgedwa, kudēgemwa, kujugumira, guhīnda agashitsi, kuja mu gashitsi
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shoot   ▶ (sprout) umunago
 (tiny, of bean or other plant) umugoreko
 (new shoots of grass, fresh pasture) umugutu
 (to send forth shoots) gutōha
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shopkeeper   ▶ umunyabutike
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shopper   ▶ (in shop) umuguzi, umuranguzi, umukiriya
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show   ▶ kwereka, kwerekana, gufurūra, guserura, kubonēsha
 (contempt, by spitting) gucīra inyeri
(off) kwīkakīsha
 (oneself) kwibonekeza, kwībūra
 (the way) guhubūra, kurangīra, kuyobora
 (the way to one who is lost) kuzimurura
 (to not ~ one's feelings) kwīrengagiza
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sibling   ▶ umuvukanyi
 (my ~ of the same sex) mwēne wācu
(to be) kuvūkana
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sick   ▶ (person) umurwāyi
(child) uruzingo
(to be) kurwāra, kuyōka
 (to be often) kurwāragurika, kubūnga
 (i.e. indwara irambūngamwo)
(to assist ~ person in walking) kwāndāza
 (to make) kurwāza
 (to be taken ~ suddenly, supposedly from python looking at one) gukāngwa
 (to visit the ~) gusuhūza
 (to take care of the ~) kurwāza
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sigh   ▶ guhēmūka, guhumēka, kuniha
(with disgust or displeasure) guhigimānga
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sight   ▶ (come into) kurēnguka
 (to pass out of) kurēngēra
 (to recover) guhumūka
 (to restore) guhumūra
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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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single   ▶ (one) -mwe, umwe, rumwe etc.
(one banana, head of grain, etc.) umuhānyu
(single object) urudēnde
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sinner   ▶ umunyavyāha
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sister   ▶ mwēne data, mwēne se, mwēne nyina
(older ~ of girl) mukuru, mukurwanje
(of boy) mushiki
(younger ~ of girl) mutoyi, murumuna
(of my father) māsenge
(of your father) nyogosenge
(of his, her, their father) inasenge
(of man's sister or woman's brother) mwishwa
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sister-in-law   ▶ (my) muramukazanje
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sit   ▶ kwīcara
 (to ~ fidgeting, or to go from place to place to ~ because others speak evil of you) kuyugayuga
 (of kings or rulers) kuvyāgira
 (together talking for a long time) gutūrika
 (to fix up nice place to ~) gusēzera
 (place to ~) icīcaro, umusēzero
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skilled   ▶ inkerebutsi
(person) umuhānga, umuhīnga, umuhizi, umugesera, umufūndi (Sw.), umuntu w'inkuba
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skinned   ▶ (to be ~ by a blow) kuramuka
 (to be ~ by falling) gukunguka
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skunk   ▶ umusakanyika
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slanderer   ▶ umucōkōranyi
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slave   ▶ umugurano
 (slave trader) umuguranyi
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sleep   ▶ itiro
 (to sleep, to lie down and ~) kuryama
 (to fall asleep) gusinzīra
 (to jump in one's ~, to walk in one's ~) guhahamuka, kurandamuka
 (to nod in sleeping) gutūringiga
 (to put to, cause to) gusinziriza
 (sitting up) gutūringiga
 (to talk in one's) kurāzirana
 (to walk in one's) kurandamuka
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slide   ▶ (to) kunyika, gusiduka, gutemuka
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slope   ▶ inkingu
 (of hill) inkūka, akamanuko, umurwa
(steep) agahanamo
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snare   ▶ akamashu, umutego, imero
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sneeze   ▶ kwāsamura
 (to get in nose and cause to ~, as pepper) gusagāra
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soil   ▶ ivu, agataka
 (with much clay in it) inōmbe
 (to soften up) kwōrohereza
 (to be worn out) gutītūka
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soldier   ▶ ingabo, umusirigana, umusoda, umusirikare, intōre
 (ants) uburima
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son   ▶ umuhūngu
 (of) mwene
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soot   ▶ umusēngesēnge, umuvyiro
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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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sorrow   ▶ umubabaro, akabōnge, agahīnda, ishavu, intūntu, intimba
 (words that remains in heart causing sorrow) isata burēnge
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sound   ▶ (whirring, wind blowing through things, or stick whipped through air) umuvuguvugu
 (well) kwūmvīkana
 (to make a bubbling ~) gusāma
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sower   ▶ umubivyi
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spare parts  ▶ (cloths) igitambara baremuza yatabutse
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spark   ▶ isase, umusēngesēnge
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speak   ▶ (speaking evil of another with whom you work) ikēba
 (one who speaks with senseless repititions of words) ikirogorogo
 (all speaking together) imvugarimwe
 (to ~) kuvuga
 (against) guhāririza
 (carelessly) gufudika
(clearly) gufobōra, gutobekeranya
 (distinctly) gutobora
 (distinctly, not having been able to before) gutumbūra
 (evil of one another) gucurikanya
 (evil of) gukana, kunegura
 (evil of the king) kurogota
 (evil of a ruler) kuyoba
 (fearlessly) kwūbahuka
 (foolishly) kudebagura
 (hatefully) gucobogoza
 (hesitantlyusually used in negative) guhengēshanya
 (in a mysterious language) gufobeka
 (incoherently) kuvōvōta
(in someone's favor) gutēturura
 (lightly) kujajura
 (loudly) kurangurura, kurandamuka
 (many words, usually quite meaningless ones) guhogōmboka
 (sarcastically) kurtyekeza
 (the truth) guhinyuza
 (thoughtlessly) kurandamuka
 (unwisely or rudely) kurofokwa
 (very beseechingly) kubobōteza
 (when one shouldn't) kuyogora
 (where others hear voices but do not understand) guhwirima
 (without arriving at point) kurerembuza
 (to cause to) kuvuza
 (to leave off speaking evil and speak kindly) kwigarura
 (to prevent from speaking) guhwāmika
 (give gift to bride so she will ~) guhorōra
 (refuse to speak till given gift, as bride does) guhorōrwa
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spear   ▶ icumu
 (stuck in person) urubāngo
 (spears on big reeds and grasses) umusokoro
 (to fall on ~ and be injured) gushōka
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spine   ▶ uruti rw'umugongo
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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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spirit   ▶ (alcoholic) rutuku, umuraha
 (med) arukoro, ubwayi
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spokesman   ▶ imvuzi, umuvuzi
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spoon   ▶ ikiyīko
(large wooden ~) umucumbisho
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spot   ▶ ibara, indome, irabagu, ikirabagu, agasembwa
 (in sense of dirt) icēyi
 (opposite door of house) umukōndo
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spring   ▶ umugezi, isōko, imbizi
(thermal ~) amashūha
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sprout   ▶ umugera, ingūndu, umunago
 (bean) umugōndōra
 (sorghum) ikirōnge
 (to ~) kumera
 (to ~, millet) gusēsa
 (after cutting) kunaga
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spurting   ▶ (of blood) umupfūnda
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spurts   ▶ (to grow rapidly in) kuvugumuka
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spy   ▶ umutasi, inderetsi
 (to ~) gutata
 (to ~ on) gusūra
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squash   ▶ umwūngu, igikunga
 (leaves) umusoma
 (seed, plant) uruyūzi
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staring   ▶ (in evil manner) umufyure
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start   ▶ kwānzika, gutangura
 (by) kubānza
 (early in the morning) kuzinduka
 (fire) gucāna
 (job before finishing the previous one) kubāngikanya
 (the day) kuramuka
 (something) gutangīza
(up from ground, e.g.g locusts) guharara
 (up in one's sleep) kurandamuka
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startled   ▶ (to be) guhababuka, kuranduka umutima
 (out of sleep) kugangabuka
 (to give a ~ cry) gutūra ubuku
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steam   ▶ umuhīsha, umwūka
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stem   ▶ umutūmba
 (of word) itsina
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stern   ▶ (of boat) umukōndo
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stethoscope   ▶ icuma gipima itera ry'umutima, icuma gipima indihaguzi
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steward   ▶ umujēnāma, umujanāma
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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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sting   ▶ (of bee) urubōyi, umugera
(to ~ or bite, insect) gusurira
 (sharpness of beer, etc.) ubukare
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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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stitch   ▶ umubariro wo ku ruhande
(to ~ up) gusubira, kubarīra
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stomach   ▶ inda, umushīshīto
 (big, fat) ikizeze
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stopper   ▶ igipfūndikizo, umupfūndikizo, umufundikizo
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storekeeper   ▶ umunyabutike
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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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strain   ▶ (muscle) gukāshuka, guhānyuka
 (water) kumimina
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stranger   ▶ umunyamahānga, umunyankīko
 (from across border) injabuka
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streak   ▶ (caused by water, sweat) umukororōmvyi
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stream   ▶ icōgo, urūzi
(current of) umukuba
 (middle of) umutānga, idāmba
 (tiny) umugēnde, imbizi
 (winding) ikigobe
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street   ▶ umuhanda, irāngo, amayirabiri, inzira
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strength   ▶ imbaraga, inkomezi, ubukomezi
 (muscular) intege
(physical) amagara
 (my ~ has left me) amagara yandyarutse
(to regain) guhembūka
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string   ▶ umugozi, akagozi
 (of bow) uruvuto
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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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stripe   ▶ (from beating) umumyōre
 (mark of a blow) umuramu
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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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stuck   ▶ (in mud) gushāya
 (to get) guhamāngira
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stuff   ▶ (to ~ a mattress) kugira umudo, gukora umudo
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sub-chief   ▶ umutwāre
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sucker   ▶ (on plant) ingūndu, umuvyāro
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suffer   ▶ kubabara, gucumukura
 (because of certain thing) kuzira
 (much) gusinzikara
 (pain without complaint) kwīyumānganya
 (to cause to) kubabaza, gusinzikaza
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suffering   ▶ umubabaro, ibara
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Sunday   ▶ icūmwēru, umusi w'Imāna, kuw'Imāna, kuwa Mungu (Sw.), kw'iyīnga
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sundown   ▶ (toward) umuhīngamo
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superintendent   ▶ umushikirwa, umuntu ahishirigwa
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superstition   ▶ (observing certain days) kuziririza
 (pagan ~) ubuzimuzimu
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surgeon   ▶ umuganga abaga abantu
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surplus   ▶ umusesekara, igisāga
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surprise   ▶ (to) kujegeza, kujorera, gutangāza
 (to be taken by) gufata mpiri
(to jump in) guhababuka, kuzanzamuka
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swallow   ▶ kumira, gutamira
 (gluttonously) kumiragura
 (to give too much to ~ at one time) kuramagiza
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swamp   ▶ urufūnzo, umurago, ikidigi
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sweater   ▶ umupira (Sw.)
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swell   ▶ kuvyīmba, kubōmboka, gutumba
(as beans) gukakama
 (as beans, bread) gututūmba
 (bread) gukuka
 (esp. dead animal, also beans) gutumbagana
 (in welts) kuramura
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tadpole   ▶ ikinyamurobo
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tail   ▶ umurīzo
 (to cut off tail of animal) gukēmūra
(to wag ~) kuzungagiza
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take   ▶ gufata, gucakīra, guhitana
 (another's place in watching) kubangūra
 (apart what has been stuck together) kumatūra
 (authority on oneself) kurēngera
 (away) gukūra, gushingūra, gutwāra
 (away from) kwāka, kunyaga
 (away completely) gukōmbōra, gutōngōra
 (away with) kuvāna
 (by force) kunyaga
(care of) kubungabunga, kwītwaririka
 (care of, very good) kubukabuka
 (case to chief or court) kubūranya
 (case to chief, knowing one is right) gutara
 (child in arms) kurera, gukīkira
 (council together) guhūza ināma
 (cows uphill) kurārūra
 (down) kumanura
 (down tent) gupāngūra
 (everything for oneself) kwīgūngirako
 (far away) kwāmbukana
 (firm hold of) kubāngiriza
 (from another) kwākīra
 (from pocket or other concealed place) kugoborora
 (here, take this) enda
(hold of) gufata
 (hold of person) gusūmira, gushorerakw amaboko
 (home) gutāhāna
 (home object or cows after being away long time) kugishūra
 (in one's arms) kugūmbīra, gukīkira
 (mouthful) gutamira
 (oath) kurahīra
 (off clothes) kwīyambura
 (off lid of basket) kurumūra
 (out) gusokōra
 (out of) gukūra, gusokorora, kugobōtora
 (out of hole in ground what one has put there) kuzīkuruka
 (outside) gusohora
 (picture) gucapura (Sw.)
(place of another) kwākīra
 (quickly) gutebūkana
 (someone aside) kwīkebana
 (someone to chief for trial or accusation) gushengeza
 (something out to an appointed place) gusokorora
 (to put away) kwāndūra
 (to someone) gushīra
 (to someone where he is) gusānza
 (turns) kwākīrana, kwākīranwa, kuja imbu, gukūranwa
 (up space) gutabarara
 (walk) kugēndagēnda
 (wife) kwābīra
 (wife, without marrying her properly) gucīkiza
 (with) kujāna
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tale   ▶ umugani
 (to tell ~s) gutika
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tall   ▶ –rē-re, muremure etc.
(or big thing, esp. person) ingāma
(e.g. umuntu w'ingama)
(and fat) ikigwīnyīra
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tan   ▶ (hides) guhara, guhaza
 (color) umuyēnzi
 (goats' hair) umufumbēre
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tanner   ▶ umuhazi
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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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tax   ▶ ikōri, ibirāre
 (to collect) gutōreza
 (tax official, tax collector) umutozakori
(to pay taxes) gutanga ikōri
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tax collector  ▶ umutōza, umutōzakōri
 (to appoint) gutoza
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teacher   ▶ umwīgīsha, umwārimu (Sw.)
(professor) umuprofeseri, umwīgīsha wa kaminuza
(comment of ~) ugushīma kw'umwīgīsha
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tear   ▶ (vi) gucīka, kumānyuruka, gutabuka, gutantamuka
 (vt) gutabura, gutantamura
 (along, water, rain) gusūriranya
 (away) gushikura
 (big hole, vi) kumānyuka
 (big rip, vi) kumwanyuruka
 (clothes, vt) gukākagura
 (clothes in anger) gukākura, kumwāga
 (down) guhenura, guhomvora, guhonyora, gusambūra, gusangangura
 (down nest) kwāruza
 (in pieces) gutabagura
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tell   ▶ (one who tells others of good things, tells them where to go to find something good) umurānzi
 (one who refuses to do as told) intābarirwa
 (to ~) kubara, kubarira, kubwīra, gukerutsa, kurānga
 (all about something) kujōja
(certainly) kujījūra
 (dream) kurōtōra
 (events) kudōnda
 (fairy tales, stories passed down from long ago) gutika, kugana
 (how one's affaires are going) kwīrāta
(make one ~ truth) kurahuruza
(publicly) kwerura
 (someone that his friend has died) guhebūza
 (something in a kind, easy way) kubembetereza
 (to, divulge secret) gukerukiriza
 (to others what you've heard) kwīgānīra
 (what one has done) kwīyagiriza
 (what one has heard while eaves-dropping) gutumbūra
 (whole truth without hiding a thing) kwātagura
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temper   ▶ (put temper in metal) kuramura
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temple   ▶ (of head) umusaya, imvuridahita
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tempter   ▶ umugeragezi, umurwānizi
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tendon   ▶ umutsi, umurya
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terrine   ▶ umubehe, urwavya
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thank you  ▶ urakoze, murakoze, wakoze
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then   ▶ buno, maze, rero, kuramuka (e.g. aramutse agenda – and then he went)
(and ~) kāndi
(and ~ afterwards) hanyuma
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thief   ▶ umwāmbuzi, umuhumbūzi, umwīvyi, umunyazi, umusuma, igisuma
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thin   ▶ -to, -tō-to, -toya, -tonya
(person who gets ~ gradually) umunywera
 (to be, from hunger, bones show) kugōberwa
 (to become) kudohōka, kugeruka, kunohoka, kwōnda, kuyōka, kwīfūtānya
 (to become from work or worry) kunohorwa, kugōgōra
 (to get very) kugōgōra
 (to ~ out plants) kwānkanya
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thinness   ▶ (excessive way loss) umunya
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thorn   ▶ ihwa, igisata
 (bush) igisata
 (tree) umubambāngwe, umugūnguma, umurīnzi, umutobotobo, umunyinya
 (to remove) guhāndūra
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thoughtlessly   ▶ (to speak) kurandamuka
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throat   ▶ umuhogo, uruhogo, agahogo
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thumb   ▶ urukumu, akagabo
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thumbprint   ▶ igikumu, ikinkumu
 (to make) gutēra igikumu
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thunder   ▶ umuturagaro, inkuba (refers to imaginary animal that makes the thunder)
(to ~) guturagara
 (thunderstorm) ikivura
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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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today   ▶ uyumunsi, uyu munsi
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together   ▶ hamwe
 (all) icārimwe
 (living) umubāno
 (all speaking) imvugarimwe
 (with) kumwe
 (sticking) akaramata
 (trees grown very close ~) impatane
 (to be) kumana
 (to bring) gukoranya, gutēranya
 (to come, as crowd) gukungēra
 (to come all ~, suddenly, as at call of trouble) kurandamuka
 (to crowd ~) kwegerana
 (to get close) kwegerana
 (to go ~ to see something, of many people) gukōndōrera
 (to live) kubāna
 (to live, be always) kwāmana
 (to meet) gukorana, gutērana
 (to cause to meet) gukoranya, gutēranya, guhūza
 (to put) kwegeraniriza, guhūza
 (to put things or people close ~) kwegeranya
 (to spend time) kumarana
 (to stick, vi) gufatana, kumata
 (to stick, vt) gufatanya, kumatanya
 (to strive and crowd) kuvurungana
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toil   ▶ ubucumukure
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toilet   ▶ umusarani, umusalani
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tooth   ▶ iryīnyo
 (back) ijigo
 (cuspid) ibwēna
 (front) amarwi
 (wisdom) muzitsa, mutsitsa
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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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torch   ▶ urumuri, isitimu, itoroshi, itoci
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torso   ▶ umutūmba
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tower   ▶ umunara
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trader   ▶ umucuruzi, umudāndazi, umudandaji, umudāndaza
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traitor   ▶ umuguranyi
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transplant   ▶ (young plants for transplanting) ingemwe, umuvyāro
 (to ~) kubadika, kubātura
 (to make little hole in ground for planting tree or plant) gukoba
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trap   ▶ akamashu, umutego, ururiba
 (to ~) gutega
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treat   ▶ (one who treats illness) umuvūzi
 (to ~ illness) kuvūra
 (with anger) gushinyagura
 (patient who does not recover) gufufahaza
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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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trench   ▶ umufunegi, umufuregi, umukuku
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troop   ▶ umuco, igico
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trouble   ▶ icāgo, amaganya, amagōrwa, amarushwa, akaga
 (to ~) kugōra
 (to be free from ~, when others have it) gucuna
 (to help one in ~) kwemānga
 (to stir up ~) kugūmūka
 (med) uguta umutwe
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troublemaker   ▶ umutāsi
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troubled   ▶ (to be) kuganya, kuganyira, guhagarika umutima
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trunk   ▶ (of tree, person, animal) umutūmba
 (of banana tree after stalk is cut) igitumbatumba
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trustworthy   ▶ (person) umwīzigirwa, umunyakuri
 (to be) kwīzigirwa
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truthful   ▶ (person) umunyakuri, imvugakuri
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tube   ▶ (as hollow bamboo) umugano
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turn   ▶ urubu
 (to take) kuja imbu, kwākīrana, kwākīranwa, gukūranwa
 (to have one's) kuramukirwa
 (about, vt) kuzūnguza, kuzūnguriza
 (against) guhinyura
(against one you've loved) gucāna
 (around, vi) guhindukira
(around, vt) guhindukiza
 (around several times, vt) kuzungagiza
 (away, vt) guhīnda
 (back, vt) gukuba
 (as fold)
(bad suddenly, e.g. weather, attitude) gufurūngana, gufurāngana
 (on side, vt) guhēngeka
 (one's head) gukebuka
 (over and over, vt) kugaragura
 (right side up) gucurūra
 (upside down) kwūbika, gucuramika
 (upside down or wrong end to) gucurika
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tutor   ▶ umurēzi
 (to ~ child) kurera
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umbrella   ▶ umutāra
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uncivilized   ▶ (person) umushēnzi
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uncover   ▶ gupfukūra, gutwikurura
 (basket) kurumūra
 (to become) gupfunduruka
 (to be) gutwikururwa
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under   ▶ mūsi, mūsi ya
(~ a bed) urutara
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under-clothing   ▶ (long one piece garment) umugega
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underwear   ▶ ikariso
(for women) impuzu zo munsi
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unfortunate   ▶ (person) indushi, umugōrwa, umurushwa, umutīndi
 (to be) guhumirwa
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urchin   ▶ umuhimbiri
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Urundi   ▶ Burundi
 (inhabitant of) Umurundi
 (language of) ikirundi
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utensil   ▶ (basin) umubēhe, ikibēhe
 (bowl) ibakure
 (clay cooking pot) inkono, inaga, impānge
 (tall clay water pot) umubīndi
 (cooking) icōmbo
 (small covered container) ikazānga
 (small pot girls put butter in) ikebano, urwāvya
 (spoon) ikiyīko
 (very large pot) intāngo
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vaccination   ▶ ugucandaga, imugu, ururāsago, indāsago
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vehicle   ▶ umuduga
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verse   ▶ umurōngo
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vessel   ▶ (blood) umutsi
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village   ▶ umuhana (used usually in plural)
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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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violation   ▶ (wrong done which deserves punishment) umuziro
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virus   ▶ umugera
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vision   ▶ imbonankubone
 (to regain) guhumūka
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visitor   ▶ umushitsi
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wagon   ▶ igāri, igāre (Rw.), umukogote
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wait   ▶ guhagarara, kwīhāngāna, kurēngagiza, kurorēra
 (for) kwītega, kurindīra, kurorēra, gusamāza
 (for another a long time) kugungarara
 (for someone expected) gutegereza
 (opportunity to harm) kuryāmira
 (the right moment) guhēngēra
 (wait!) hīnge!
 (waiting outside because you have no permission to enter with others) umugumo
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waiter   ▶ (at table) umugabuzi, umuhereza
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walk   ▶ kugēnda, kugēndagēnda
(backward) kugēndēsha umugōngo, kugēnda umugōngo
(esp. at night) kwīkānya
(help sick person ~) kwāndāza
(in footsteps of another) kugera ikirēnge
(in one's sleep) kurandamuka
(in water) kuvōgera
(noisily) gukacagira
(on tiptoe) gusōbōka, kuyōmbōka
(slowly) kugoyagoya
(stealthily) gukacakaca, kwōmboka
(to take a ~, go for a ~) kugēndagēnda, gutēmbēra
(~ about in house without permission) kudōbēra
(barefoot) kugēnda n'ibirēnge
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wall   ▶ ikibambāzi, umukīngo, uruhome
(inside house) urusīka, igisīka
(surrounding) uruzitiro
 (to ~) kuzitira
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wash   ▶ kwōza
 (esp. body) gukēmūra, kwūhagira
 (clothes) kumesa, kumesūra
 (hands) gukaraba
 (legs, esp.) kwīyoga
 (in lots of water) gufyikinyura, kwīfyikinyura
 (in one's eyes) kwīhumūra
 (oneself) kwōga, kwīyuhagira, kwīsukura
 (vegetables) kurōnga
 (very thoroughly) gufyikinyura
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wasting disease  ▶ (person with) umunywera
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watchman   ▶ umurinzi, umuteramyi, umunyezamo (Sw.), umuzamu (Sw.)
(esp. in daytime) umusānzi
 (night) umurāririzi
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water   ▶ amazi
 (rapidly flowing) umupfūnda
 (anything that falls in) ikirohe
 (dirt in) ikirohe
 (large deep place of) icōgo
 (thing for drawing) ikivōmesho
 (to ~ plants) gusukira, kuvōmera
 (to draw, go for) kuvōma
 (to be covered with) kurengerwa
 (to be in) kubōmbeka
 (to filter ~) kuyōra amazi
(to flow softly, quietly) kuyōmbekēra
 (to go in, swim) kwōga
 (to have dirt in) gutobeka
 (to pour on another's hands) kwūhīra
 (to put into) kurobeza
 (to remove foreign article) gutosōra
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water pot  ▶ umubīndi, umuhānge, umukātwa, ikibīndi
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waterman   ▶ (for plants) umuvōmezi
 (for carrying) umuvōmyi
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wave   ▶ ingūnza, umupfūnda, umukuba
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wax   ▶ (esp. bees) ishashara, umushashara
 (to ~, moon) gutūbūka
 (to make ~ for honey, bees) kujīsha
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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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weakness   ▶ intege nke, ubumuga
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wean   ▶ gucūtsa, kuramura
 (of animals) guhweza
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welt   ▶ umuramu, umushishagu
 (to swell up in ~ when beaten or burned) kuramura
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whirring   ▶ (sound of stick or string whipped through air) umuvuguvugu
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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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whore   ▶ marāya, indaya (Sw.)
(woman who has left many husbands and finally gone and built at parent's home) igisubiramuhira
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wicked   ▶ (person) umuyobe, umugesera, umuhāmbāzi
 (to be) guhāmbāra
 (to be very) kugabitanya
 (to be, having been good) gufūtāna
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widow   ▶ umupfākazi
 (disrespectful term) umukēcuru
 (to be, of chief, etc.) gutūmbūra
 (to become) gupfākara
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wife   ▶ umugēnzi, umugore
(abandoned) intabwa
(favorite) inkūndwākazi
(wife of) muka
(wife of king, chief) umwāmikazi
(to bring back ~ after she's gone home) gucūra
(to lose ~ by death) gupfākara
(to send ~ back to husband when she's gone home) gucūrira
(to take) kwābīra
(to take, without marrying her properly) gucīkiza
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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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wipe   ▶ guhanagura, gukēmūra, gupānga (Sw.), gukoropa
(esp. mother, wiping baby) guheha
 (child's nose) kumyīra
 (one's nose) kwīmyīra
(out) gusangangura
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wise   ▶ (person) umunyabwēnge, akaranda
 (to be) gukerebuka
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witch doctor  ▶ umupfumu
 (certain kind) umumago
 (to have him bewitch someone) kuraguza
 (to have him divine) kuraguza
 (to seek out evil doers) kuragura
 (to take out objects from the body) guhura
 (bits of things used for divining) agatēte
 (stones, etc. which he claims to take from swollen places on body) umutundiro
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withdraw   ▶ (from room) gutaramuka
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witness   ▶ icābona, agahinyuza, umushīngantāhe
 (fact) intāhe
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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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worker   ▶ umukozi
(in metals) umucūzi
 (paid) umucāngero
 (to hire, line up) kurārika
 (to send some to one place, some to another) gutānya
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workman   ▶ umukozi, umunyakazi
 (skilled) umufundi (Sw.)
(someone instructed to work or overseen at work) umuyoborwa
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worn out  ▶ (clothes) agashāmbara, umushāmbara
(mat) umusāmbi
(thing) akāhebwe, umushiro
(to be, of soil no longer productive) gutītūka
(to become) gusāza, gucobogora, gutama
(to repair repeatedly something absolutely ~) gusanasana
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worthy   ▶ (person ~ of praise or love) umunyagikūndiro
 (to be ~) kubērwa, gukwīra
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wrinkle   ▶ umukanya
 (as in cloth) umupfunyu
 (in face) umunya, injebejebe
 (to ~) gupfunya, gupfunyirana
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wrong   ▶ (a ~ done which deserves punishment) umuziro
(~ side of cloth) uruhande rubi rw'impuzu
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yellow   ▶ umuhōndo, umugina, umutugutu
 (dark) ibihogo
 (of egg) umutugutu
 (to become ~) kubēnja
 (to become yellowish) kubēnjūka
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yolk   ▶ (of egg) umutugutu
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young   ▶ –to, -tō-to, –toya, –tonya
 (of animal) umwāna, icāna, umukāngara
 (of small animal) imbūnda
 (plants for transplanting) ingemwe
 (girl, unmarried) inkumi
(man, unmarried) umusore
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younger   ▶ (the ~ or, youngest) umuhererezi
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youth   ▶ (age group) ubusore
 (young man) umusore
 (youth) intōre
 (youth mob) imisore
 (group of) urwaruka
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wine   ▶ umuvinyo, umuvinyu
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mattress   ▶ imatera, umufariso
 (grass ~) isaso
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identity   ▶ (card) akarangamuntu
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million   ▶ umuliyoni, umuriyoni
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chef   ▶ umukoresha, umuyobozi
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neighbor   ▶ umuturanyi, umubānyi
 (to be) kumana
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omelet   ▶ umurete, umuleti, umureti
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sorghum   ▶ ihūndo, amasāka, amahonda
 (plant) umuyānge
 (sprout) ikirōnge
 (stalk) igishakashaka
 (to prepare ground for) guhānda
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protestant   ▶ umuprotestanti
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town   ▶ ikomine (Fr. commune)
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missionary   ▶ umumisiyoneri
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pastor   ▶ umupasitori
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cucumber   ▶ umuhiti
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lady   ▶ umupfasoni
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bishop   ▶ umwepiskopi, umusenyeri (catholic)
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archbishop   ▶ umwepiskopi mukuru
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basketball   ▶ (ball) umupira wa basketi
(game) umukino wa basketi, umukino w'amaboko
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football   ▶ (ball) umupira w'amaguru
(game) umukino w'amaguru
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soccer   ▶ (ball) umupira w'amaguru
(game) umukino w'amaguru
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police   ▶ (officer) umupolisi
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politician   ▶ umunyapolitiki
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president   ▶ perezida, umuperezida, umukuruwigihugu, umukuru w'igihugu
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boss   ▶ umuyobozi
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wage   ▶ (salary) igihēmbo, umushahara, impēmbo
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collegue   ▶ umukozi mugenzi, umukozi dukorana
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principal   ▶ (school director) umuyobozi w’ishule
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professor   ▶ umuprofeseri
 (university professor) umwigisha wa kaminuza
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mechanic   ▶ umukanishi
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disability   ▶ ubumuga
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handicap   ▶ ubumuga
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cooperation   ▶ umubano, ugufashanya
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pillager   ▶ umusahuzi
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looter   ▶ umusahuzi
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apostle   ▶ intumwa, umutumwa
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envoy   ▶ intumwa, umutumwa
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baggage   ▶ umuzigo
 (suitcase) ivarise
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purse   ▶ umupfuko, umufuko
(ladies ~) agashakoshi
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French   ▶ (person) umufaransa
 (language) igifaransa
 (french fries) ifiriti
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American   ▶ (person) umunyamerika
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drug   ▶ (medical) umuti
 (narcotic) ikiyobezabwenge
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Burundian   ▶ Umurundi
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pullover   ▶ umupira
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slippers   ▶ ibirato vyo munzu
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Belgian   ▶ (person) umubirigi, umubiligi
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African   ▶ (person) umwirabura, umunyafirika
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Rwandese   ▶ Umunyarwanda
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Rwandan   ▶ (person) Umunyarwanda
 (language) Kinyarwanda, ikinyarwanda
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Indian   ▶ (person) Umuhindi
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Congolese   ▶ (person) umunyekongo, umukongomani
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party   ▶ (political) umugambwe
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Madam   ▶ Madamu
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boundery   ▶ umupaka
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employment   ▶ umurimo
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kinship   ▶ umuryāngo
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midmorning   ▶ umusase
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legislator   ▶ umushingamateka
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adolescent   ▶ (young man) umusore
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bachelor   ▶ (unmarried young man) umusore
 (middle aged) igikwerere
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carrier   ▶ (porter) umwikorezi
(of water) umuvōmyi
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fart   ▶ umusuzi
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drummer   ▶ (~ following the movement of the dancer) umuvuzamurishyo
 (~ keeping the basic rhythm) umukokezi
 (traditional ~, "one who hits hard") umutimbo
 (members of drummer lineages) abazimbura, abanyuka, abanyakisaka
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lover   ▶ umukūnzi
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German   ▶ (person) umudagi
 (language) ikidagi
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seer   ▶ umuhanuzi
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vagina   ▶ igituba, umusundi, igisundi
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within   ▶ muri, mu
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into   ▶ muri, mu
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Jew   ▶ Umuyuda
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pharisee   ▶ umufarisayo
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handsome   ▶ -īza
 (person) umuhizi
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repairing   ▶ ukuremura, ugusana
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temper   ▶ ibicunduguta
(bad ~) umujinya
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businessman   ▶ umucuruzi, umudāndazi, umudandaji, umudāndaza
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fucker   ▶ umuswezi
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nurse   ▶ (children's) umurēzi w'abana
 (medical, male) umuforoma
(medical, female) umuforomakazi
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dance   ▶ (to ~) gutāmba, guhamiriza
(parade dancing as traditional warriors) kwīyereka
 (~ to music) kuvyina
 (to cause to ~) kuvyinisha
 (to ~ in honor of) kuvyinira, gutambira
 (to ~ together) gutambana
 (in honor of Kiranga) kubāndwa
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alignment   ▶ umurōngo
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breakfast   ▶ akavunamusase
 (~ tea) akāyi
(to have a ~ tea) gufata akāyi
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facilitator   ▶ umufashanyigisho
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comfortable   ▶ (to be) kunōnōka
(make yourself ~!) murisānze
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commander   ▶ umutwāre, umutegetsi
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cure   ▶ (medical) umuti
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dear   ▶ (person) mukūndwa
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during   ▶ mu
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electricity   ▶ umuyagankuba, umuyaga nkuba
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sin   ▶ (to ~) gucumura, kugabitānya, gukora icāha
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back pain  ▶ kuvunika umugōngo
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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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kick   ▶ (to ~) gutēra umugere
 (violently, as child does) gusyēgenya
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kind   ▶ (to be) kugira umutima mwiza
(to be very ~ to) kubukabuka
(~ person) umushiranzigo, umwēranda
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light   ▶ (to ~ fire, lamp) gucāna, kudomeka, gukongereza, kwātsa
(the path, esp. with torch) kumurika
(to become ~ suddenly, early in morning just as darkness ends, or after eclipse) gutamānzuka, gutamānzura
(to come to light) guhinyuka, kwāndagara
(to put out) kuzimya
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leash   ▶ umushumi
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leech   ▶ umureberebe
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Kenyan   ▶ (person) umukenya
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Ugandan   ▶ (person) umuganda
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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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coach   ▶ (sport) umutōza
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integrity   ▶ inyankamugayo
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colonialist   ▶ umukoloni, umukoroni
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gay   ▶ (homosexual person) umutinganyi, umukonotsi, umuswezi, umubidadi, umugeyi
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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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neighbourhood   ▶ umuhana, umubāno
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permit   ▶ iperemi
(driver's licence) iperemi yo gutwara umuduga
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team   ▶ umurwi
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administrator   ▶ umutegetsi
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dictator   ▶ umutegetsi
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singer   ▶ umuhanzi
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model   ▶ (photo, fashion) umumaneke
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music   ▶ umuziki
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intent   ▶ umugambi
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project   ▶ umugambi
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play   ▶ igikino, urukino, umukino
(at theater) utugenegene
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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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long   ▶ (adj.) –rēre
 (~ thing, as banana stalk) umusoko
(to live, last ~) kurāmba
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mason   ▶ umwūbatsi, umufūndi
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mend   ▶ (to) kuremura, kubarīra
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menstruate   ▶ (to) kuja mu butinyanka, kuba mu maraso
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moaning   ▶ umuniho, akaborōgo
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mute   ▶ (person) ikiragi
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older   ▶ (~ brother of boy) mukuru
(~ sister of girl) mukuru
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out of  ▶ mu
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designer   ▶ umuderi
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print   ▶ (thumb) igikumu, ikinkumu
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purple   ▶ (color) -tugutu, umutugutu
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robber   ▶ umusuma
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savanna   ▶ umukenke
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drug addiction  ▶ ikiyayuramutwe
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stool   ▶ amavyi
(human excrement) umusarani
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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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surprised   ▶ (to be) kujorerwa, gufata mpiri, kugwa mu gahundwe
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witch   ▶ umurozi
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heart failure  ▶ (congestive) uguhagarara umutima
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heart problems  ▶ indwāra y'umutima
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drum stick  ▶ umukembe, umurisho
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overseer   ▶ umuntu ahishirigwa
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anyone   ▶ umuntu uwo ari we wese, uwariwe wese
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someone   ▶ umuntu kanaka
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Chinese   ▶ (person) umushinwa, (language) igishinwa
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luggage   ▶ umuzigo
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murder   ▶ (to) kwīca, kwongeranya
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everyday   ▶ buri munsi, burimunsi
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legacy   ▶ uburage, umurage
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browser   ▶ (internet ~) mushakisharubuga
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explorer   ▶ umushakisha
(internet ~) mushakisharubuga
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eloquent   ▶ (~ person) umuhānga
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insecurity   ▶ umutēkano muke
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fig tree  ▶ umusukōni, umusokōni
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deputy   ▶ umukenguzamateka
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