Kirundi Study & Dictionary

ni ▶ 1. it is, he is, she is, there is, (negative si), 2. if, when

ni ko conj ▶ 1. all right, 2. that's so, 3. thus

ni ▶

neither ▶ nta na kimwe

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-nini adj ▶ 1. large, 2. big, 3. thick

ni nēza phr ▶ it's fine, it's good

ni sawa phr ▶ it's ok, it's alright (Sw.)

ni vyiza phr ▶ that's good, fine

ni mwicare phr ▶ Please sit down

izina ryanje ni phr ▶ my name is ...

ni vyiza kubonana nāwe phr ▶ nice to meet you, nice to see you

right ▶ (hand, side) uburyo, ukuryo, iburyo
(~ arm) ukuboko kw'iburyo, ukuboko kw'ukuryo
(all right) niko, ni ko, n'ūko, sawa
(right now) non'aha, ubu nyene
(to be) kugororoka
(to become ~ side up) kwūburuka
(to turn ~ side up) kwūburura, gucurūra
(~ side of cloth) uruhande rwiza rw'impuzu
(to put ~) gutūngānya

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all ▶ –ōse
(all right) niko, ni ko
(together) icārimwe

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okay ▶ sawa (Sw.), ni sawa

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niho emph ▶ (emphatic particle placing emphasis on the preceding constituent)
umwana niho the/ this/ that child (emphasizing the child)

niko conj ▶ all right, that's so, thus

umunāni adj ▶ eight, eight times

ubunini 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ 1. largeness, 2. size, 3. width

ubutoni 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) favor, favoritism

uruhuni 6 class 6
singular: uru- ▶ (no pl.) forgetting one's skill or errand

urunigi 6 class 6
singular: uru- ▶ necklace

kuniga (-nize) v ▶ 1. to strangle, 2. to choke, suffocate, stifle, 3. to grab by neck, 4. to tie neck of a sack

kuniha (-nishe) v ▶ 1. to groan, to wail, 2. to sigh, 3. to complain

ninde ▶ who? who is it?

nivyo ▶ is it like this? isn't it? (answered by nivyo or sivyo)

nītwa phr ▶ my name is ..., I am called ...

ideni (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ debt

idīni (ama-) 3 5 sg. class 3: i-,in-
pl. class 5: ama- ▶ religion

ifuni (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ worn out hoe

inoni (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ finger snap

isoni (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. shame, 2. respect, 3. timidity, 4. bashfulness

ukunigwa 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ strangling, strangulation

urunani (i-) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ holding hands to form circle or line (gufatana urunani)

kunigwa (-nizwe) v ▶ to be strangled

nimero 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ number

amahereni 5 ▶ earrings

imboni (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ pupil of eye

inkoni (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ walking stick

inyoni (iny-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ bird (small one)

ubupagani 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) heathenism

kunigana (-niganye) v ▶ 1. to fight, 2. to strangle each other

kunigira (-nigiye) v ▶ to strangle at, for

kunihira (-nihiye) v ▶ to groan at, for

isabuni (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ (Sw.) soap

isahāni (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. plate, dish, 2. container (Sw.)

igikōni (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ (Sw.) kitchen

ikinini (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. cinchona tree, 2. tablet, pill (from Fr. quinine)

ubupfāsoni 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) nobility

umugani (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ proverb, parable, fable, tale (from kuganira)

umugeni (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ bride

umuhini (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ handle (of hoe, etc.)

umunoni (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ grass bracelet

umunūni (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ bird that sucks honey (some black with red throat, others metallic green)

umutoni (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ favorite (from gutona)

kunigīsha (-nigīshije) v ▶ to cause to strangle, strangle with

kunihīsha (-nihīshije) v ▶ to cause to groan

guca inoni phr ▶ to finger snap

imashīni (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ machine (Fr.)

ishetani (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. devil, satan, 2. demon

insukōni (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ fig

kunibaniba (-nibanivye) v ▶ to strut about in fine clothes

kuninahaza (-ninahaje) v ▶ to praise highly, to exalt

nimushike phr ▶ Come on in!

idayimoni (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ demon

imisiyoni (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ mission (station)

ivitamini (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ vitamin

umukarani (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ clerical worker

umukoloni (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ colonialist, colonist, colonizer (also umukoroni)

umuliyoni (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ million

umupagani (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ heathen, pagan

umusarani (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. toilet, 2. human dung, excrement, feces

umusokōni (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ fig tree

umusukōni (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ fig tree

kuninahazwa (-ninahajwe) v ▶ to be praised, exalted

vunumuhini n ▶ kind of sweet potato

istasiyoni (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ station

inkorofani (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ wheelbarrow (from Sw.)

umupfāsoni (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. lady, noble woman, woman of high rank, 2. woman of noble character, 3. married woman (polite), (from isoni = timidity)

niyo mpamvu phr ▶ because of that, hence

mirongwināni adj ▶ eighty

kutagira isoni phr ▶ 1. to be shameless, unashamed, 2. to be rude, vulgar, obtrusive, coarse

umukongomani (Aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ Congolese person

mirongumunāni adj ▶ eighty

guhetera inkoni (--ye) phr ▶ to give cow (or other gift) a second time to one who has brought many gifts

agasendabageni (udu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ just below eye, cheekbone

nigiria ikigongwe phr ▶ excuse me

-fise v ▶ to have (verb without infinitive or past)

-fitiye v ▶ to have for (verb without infinitive or past)

-īza adj ▶ 1. good, nice, fine, better, 2. beautiful, pretty, attractive, handsome, gorgeous, sexy, lovely, 3. clean, 4. correct

-kazi ▶ suffix used to form the feminine (imbwakazi – female dog, inkokokazi – hen)

-kuru adj ▶ 1. important, 2. senior, 3. great (not size), 4. ancient

-ōye v ▶ 1. don't (strong negative), 2. lest, (verb without infinitive)

-ri v ▶ is, are (verb without infinitive or past)
-rimwo contains
irahari available

-rimwo v ▶ to contain, to include, including (verb without infinitive, from -ri)

-ti v ▶ says (verb without infinitive)
ati he, she says
avug'ati he, she says that

-zi v ▶ to know (verb without infinitive or past)

agahīnga 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) open space, uninhabited place

agahomerabunwa 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) astonishing thing

agahūngarēma (udu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ bat (animal)

agahuru 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) early morning just before dawn

agakōko (udu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ small animal, insect

agatōndo (idu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ early morning

agaturuturu 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) morning star

akabindo (utu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ napkin, sanitary towel

akaborōgo 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ 1. cry, 2. moaning (from kuborōga)

akadegedege (utu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ child learning to walk, toddler, kid

akagaruka 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ a returning

akagorōba 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) early evening, late afternoon

akēnge 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ cunning

akūmiza 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) astonishment, astounding thing, miracle

amaborōgo 5 ▶ wailing, mourning (from kuborōga)

amagānga 5 ▶ urine of animals

bitangāje phr ▶ fantastic, astounding, amazing, astonishing, bewildering, stunning, breathtaking, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, extraordinary, wonderful, marvelous (from gutangāza)

Bujumbura 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ largest city and former capital of Burundi, originally called Usumbura, it was renamed to Bujumbura at independence, mainly for the negative meaning of Usumbura in Swahili

bukōko 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) truly animal

bwakēye phr ▶ Good morning (from guca, greeting used almost any time of day if first meeting, also bgakēye)

emwe gaye excl ▶ you there! (exclamation of astonishment)

guca (-keye) v ▶ 1. to be day, to dawn, 2. to be clean, pure
bwakeye good morning

gucīkāna (-cīkānye) v ▶ 1. to die, 2. to agonize

gucobogoza (-cobogoje) v ▶ 1. to wear out (vt), 2. to exhaust, 3. to exaggerate, 4. to speak hatefully to another, 5. to tarnish, besmirch, smirch

gufyāta (-fyāse) v ▶ 1. to be flat (esp. of nose), 2. to flatten out (vt), 3. to tramp on something unintentionally

guhana (-hannye) v ▶ 1. to punish, 2. rebuke, 3. scold

guhanahana (-hanahanye) v ▶ to punish repeatedly

guhāngāza (-hāngāje) v ▶ 1. to close entrance with branches, 2. to defend, protect (old meaning), 3. to be almost time to do something

guhanira (-haniye) v ▶ to punish at, for, because of

guhanirwa (-haniwe) v ▶ to be punished at, for, because of

guhanisha (-hanishije) v ▶ to cause to punish, to punish with

guhanūra (-hanūye) v ▶ 1. to admonish, 2. to warn, 3. to advise

guhanurira (-hanuriye) v ▶ to admonish at, for, because of

guhanurwa (-hanuwe) v ▶ to be admonished

guhanwa (-hanwe) v ▶ to be punished

guhāza (-hājije) v ▶ 1. to satisfy, 2. to finish milking a cow

guhekenya (-hekenye) v ▶ to chew, to nibble

guhema (-hemye) v ▶ 1. to offer but take back, 2. to be insincere, 3. to make fun of, 4. to be ironic, sarcastic

guhera (-heze) v ▶ 1. to finish (vi), come to an end, 2. to grind badly, coarsely, 3. to perish, to be dying

guheraheza (-heraheje) v ▶ 1. to finish completely, 2. to accomplish, 3. to perfect

guherekezwa (-herekejwe) v ▶ 1. to be followed, 2. to be accompanied

guherengeteza (-herengeteje) v ▶ to finish (vt), to consume, finish completely

guheza (-heje) v ▶ 1. to finish, to complete, to end (vt), 2. to achieve, 3. to conclude, 4. to exhaust
(often used for 'then' when one action is directly followed by another, e.g. Umwigisha ahanura abana, araheza arabasezera = the teacher admonished the children, then he bid them goodbye)

guhibongoza (-hibongoje) v ▶ to sing very nicely

guhīngūra (-hīngūye) v ▶ 1. to answer (as on exam), 2. find the solution, 3. to repair or improve another's work, 4. to exercise an art, trade, 5. be skillful, to perfect, 6. to return from running away

guhogōmboka (-hogōmbotse) v ▶ to speak many words (usually quite meaningless ones)

guhūndagara (-hūndagaye) v ▶ 1. to be struck by lightning, 2. to fall to ground

guhwerwa (-hwewe) v ▶ to be weaned (animal)

guhweza (-hweje) v ▶ to wean (of animals)

gukangīra (-kangīriye) v ▶ 1. to frighten unintentionally, 2. to threaten, scold

gukānkamwa (-kānkamwe) v ▶ 1. to be cannibalistic, 2. to desire to harm another without reason

gukayangana (-kayanganye) v ▶ to be dazzling, shining, to glisten

gukēmūra (-kēmūye) v ▶ 1. to clean, wipe off, wash (esp. body), 2. to butcher, 3. to cut wool of sheep or tail of animal, 4. to cut off top of tree

gukerera (-kereye) v ▶ to saw, cut with sawing motion, cut neck of animal, cut grass

gukēsha (-kēsheje) v ▶ 1. to spend all night without sleeping, 2. to clean up a place

gukōmba (-kōmvye) v ▶ 1. to use up, finish food (vt), 2. to clean up one's plate completely

gukōmvōmvoka (-kōmvōmvotse) v ▶ to finish completely (vi)

gukōmvōmvora (-kōmvōmvoye) v ▶ to finish completely (vt), consume, destroy completely

gukuka (-kutse) v ▶ to rise, to swell (of anything containing leaven)

gukurikirana (-kurikiranye) v ▶ 1. to follow one after the other, 2. to pursue, 3. to monitor

gukūrwakw ijambo phr ▶ 1. to be teachable, 2. willing to be admonished

gupoperaniriza (-poperanirije) v ▶ to unite in

gupoperanya (-poperanije) v ▶ to unite (to put things of different types together)

gusahura (-sahuye) v ▶ 1. to steal, 2. to pillage, 3. to remove everything from burning house

gusāmbana (-sāmbanye) v ▶ to commit adultery, to fornicate

gusēzera (-sēzeye) v ▶ 1. to bid goodbye, to dismiss, 2. to fix up nice place to sit (old use)

gushīngirwa (-shīngiwe) v ▶ to be accompanied to wedding (as bride is)

gushīra v ▶ (verb without past) to be almost over (night)
ijoro rishīra ubuca night is almost over, about to dawn

gushira (-shize) v ▶ 1. to put, to place, 2. to wear out, to finish (vi)

gushirīsha (-shirīshije) v ▶ to use up, finish, cause to put

gushirwa (-shizwe) v ▶ 1. to not quit without accomplishing a certain thing, 2. to be convinced after proof or persuasion, to be satisfied, 3. to be astonished, 4. to be put

gushōka (-shōtse) v ▶ 1. to do quickly (esp. used by Batwa), 2. to go to drink (animals), 3. to slip down on spear (of meat they've put on tip – if it falls it's supposed to be diseased), 4. to fall accidentally on spear and be injured

gushōra (-shōye) v ▶ 1. to sell, 2. to lead animals to drink

gusōza (-shoje) v ▶ 1. to finish weaving an article, 2. to row, to paddle (boat)

gusōzēra (-sōzēreye) v ▶ to finish, to complete

gutamānzuka (-tamānzutse) v ▶ to become light suddenly (early morning just as darkness ends, or after eclipse)

gutamānzura (-tamānzuye) v ▶ to become light suddenly (early morning just as darkness ends, or after eclipse)

gutāmirana (-tāmiranye) v ▶ to smell nice

gutānga (-tānze) v ▶ 1. to offer, pay, give, submit, offer, proffer, hand in, send in, put forward, issue, supply, furnish, 2. precede, be ahead of, to arrive before, 3. to die (of king)

gutangāra (-tangāye) v ▶ to marvel, to be astonished, to be amazed, to be astounded

gutangāza (-tangāje) v ▶ 1. to amaze, astound, astonish, 2. to surprise, 3. to impress

gutangīza (-tangīje) v ▶ 1. to initiate, 2. to inaugurate, 3. to cause to begin, 4. to start something

gutegūra (-tegūye) v ▶ 1. to prepare, 2. to organize, 3. to plan

gutērēra (-tērēye) v ▶ 1. to put together to produce food for guests, 2. to help one another in loaning what is needed

gutēsha (-tēsheje) v ▶ 1. to hinder, 2. to cause to lose, 3. to deprive, 4. to inconvenience, to embarrass

gutinda (-tinze) v ▶ to be late, to finish by... (Rw)

gutōta (-tōse) v ▶ 1. to go along right in path (of animals), 2. to not be side-tracked

gutōza (-tōjeje) v ▶ to finish (vt)

gutubika (-tubitse) v ▶ 1. to tie together, to tie up hole in sack, 2. to put on tourniquet

gutumbagana (-tumbaganye) v ▶ to be swollen, to swell (esp. of dead animals, also of beans, etc.)

gutūnga (-tūnze) v ▶ 1. to be rich, 2. to own, possess, 3. protect, 4. to raise (animals), 5. to excuse

gutūngānya (-tūngānije) v ▶ 1. to make perfect, 2. to put right, 3. to tidy, 4. to organise

guturagara (-turagaye) v ▶ 1. to thunder, 2. to make a loud frightening noise

gutūvya (-tūbije) v ▶ to make smaller, diminish (vt)

hāfi adv ▶ near, nearby, close by, nigh, about, around, approximately, roughly, or so, around

ibido (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ can, canister (from Fr. bidon)

ibihumbwa 4 ▶ gleanings

ibinyavu 4 ▶ (no sing.) mineral matter (inanimate things)

ibirare 4 ▶ 1. effect of sleeping badly, 2. 'morning after' headache

ibisazi 4 ▶ craziness, madness, insanity, insaneness, lunacy

icāna (ivy-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. colt, 2. young of some large animals

icānzo (ivy-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ small opening in backyard enclosure for emergency exits or used by women and children

icārimwe 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ (no pl.) all together, in unison

icēnda adj ▶ nine, nine times

icūbahiro (ivy-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. respect, 2. reverence, 3. honor, dignity

icūma (ivy-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. knife, 2. metal, iron, 3. tool

ifero 3 class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ iron (for ironing cloths), (Fr.)

ifuku (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ mole (animal)

igicaniro (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. altar, 2. fire made in enclosure for animals

igicugu (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ midnight

igihano (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ punishment

igihendabaja 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ red sun when very low at night

igihīnda (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ noise (as of wind, rain, running feet, etc.), by extension: great number of things

igikāngaga (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ worms (tenia), grass in water

igikangīro (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ threat, warning, scolding

igikayangana (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. something dazzling, shining, glistening, 2. enamel

igikōko (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wild animal, insect

igikoti (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cuttings for planting (esp. manioc)

igisimba (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ferocious animal

igitangāza (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ miracle, astonishing thing, marvel

igitōndo (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ morning

igitungano (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ domestic animal

igitunguru (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ onion

igiturūmbuka (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ sudden happening

igugu (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ crowd (esp. that's running)

igūmba (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ sterile female (human or animal)

ihambwa (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ burial (used usually for animals)

ihēmbe (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. horn (of animal), 2. lot (in casting lots)
kurwara amahembe illness resembling demon possession

ijānja (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ paw, foot of animal (also used of person carrying something in one hand when it should be two: urafashe mw ijanja)

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)

ijoro (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ night

ijoro ryiza phr ▶ goodnight

ikibūnda (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ pup, puppy, young of small animal

ikidegedege (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ child learning to walk, toddler, kid

ikigorozo (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ikigorozo c'impuzu iron (for ironing clothes)

ikigoti (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cuttings for planting (esp. manioc)

ikigotigoti (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cuttings for planting (esp. manioc)

ikiguti (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ cuttings for planting (esp. manioc)

ikilito (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. singing, 2. sentimental evening song

ikirāyi (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ brownish black cow

ikirende (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. gourd (long), 2. person or animal of very nice disposition, no malice

ikirēngazūba 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic- ▶ (no pl.) evening (when sun is very low but still visible)

ikirīngo (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ time, moment (of finishing or attaining a thing)

ikivumbiko (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ wood that holds fire as ashes are put over it for the night

ikiziriko (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ rope (as for tying animals)

ikurujeti 3 class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ courgette, zucchini (Fr.)

imbombovu (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ furniture, possessions

imboro (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ penis (Sw.)

imbugita (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ knife

imbūnda (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ puppy, young of small animal

imfizi (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. bull, 2. male animal

imigabo 2 ▶ 1. preparation, 2. plan, planning, strategy, 3. foresight, 4. intentions

imigi 2 ▶ nits

impaka (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. discussion, dispute, 2. questioning
kubigira ku mpaka to do it on purpose

impēshi (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. beginning of dry season (about June), 2. spring, early summer

impfīzi (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ male animal (esp. goat)

indāva (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. footstool, 2. very nice mat (used by king or chief)

indemano (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. created thing, 2. barkcloth garment, 3. nicely made basket, 4. news

indero (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. education, teaching, instruction, training, 2. rearing of children, 3. discipline

ingūmba (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ sterile female (human or animal)

inivo (i-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ niveau, level (from Fr.)

injebejebe (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ wrinkle (actually, turning down of lower lip), red thing on chicken below beak (wattle)

inkomoka (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ beginning, origin

inkōta (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ sword, long knife

inkuba (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ thunder (actually, the imaginary animal that makes the thunder)

insiguro (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. meaning, 2. definition, 3. explanation, 4. speech (from gusigūra)

insobanuro (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. explanation, 2. definition, 3. meaning, semantics, 4. reference

intango (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ beginning

intanguro (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ beginning

intavyi (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ child beginning to walk

intirobwa (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ zucchini, courgette

inyamāswa (iny-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. wild animal, beast, 2. monster

inyambarabāmi (iny-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ king's clothing, esp. animal skins worn by kings or great chiefs, or jewels

inzanyi (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ penis

ipāsi (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ (Sw.) iron (for ironing clothes)

iremezo 3 class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ (no pl.) 1. leader, one to be imitated, 2. beginning, foundation, 3. principle

irīro (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. dining room, 2. eating place

isenga (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. cave, 2. perfume, nice-smelling oil

ishāshi (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ male animal

isheferi (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ administrative region, area (Fr. chefferi)

ishirahamwe (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ association, NGO, organisation

ishirahamwe mpuzamakungu phr ▶ international organisation

itanguriro (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ beginning, foundation

itazanure 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri- ▶ universe

ivūriro (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ dispensary, clinic, small hospital, health center

jēho emph ▶ I in contrast, concerning me

kaminūza 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ university

kīgēnzi n ▶ infinitive

ku musase phr ▶ morning between 9 and 10 o'clock

kubāga (-bāze) v ▶ 1. tu butcher, to slaughter, dress an animal, 2. to operate

kubāngikanya (-bāngikanije) v ▶ 1. to start a job before finishing the previous one, 2. do two things at once, 3. to place two things parallel, or side by side

kubangūra (-bangūye) v ▶ 1. to diminish, 2. to relax, 3. to take another's place in watching

kudebagura (-debaguye) v ▶ 1. to speak foolishly, 2. to be unintelligent, 3. to be ignorant (used in NT for barbarous)

kudūga (-dūze) v ▶ 1. to go up (as a hill), to ascend, 2. to rise (as bread, or anything containing leaven), 3. to increase

kugabanuka (-gabanutse) v ▶ 1. to diminish, to reduce, 2. to be weak, 3. to separate oneself

kugabanya (-gabanije) v ▶ 1. to reduce, to diminish, 2. to divide, 3. to limit, 4. to restrict

kugabanywa (-gabanijwe) v ▶ to be divided, diminished

kugangabuka (-gangabutse) v ▶ 1. to suddenly get angry when you've been talking nicely, 2. to be startled out of sleep

kugaragurika (-garaguritse) v ▶ 1. to writhe, 2. toss about on ground, 3. change opinion often

kugereka (-geretse) v ▶ 1. to place thing above another, 2. repeat, 3. add to, 4. to crow second time in morning

kugereranya (-gereranije) v ▶ 1. to compare, 2. estimate, 3. diminish

kugeruka (-gerutse) v ▶ to get thin, diminish (vi)

kugerūra (-gerūye) v ▶ to diminish, shorten (vt)

kugerūrira (-gerūriye) v ▶ to diminish for, in favor of

kugerūza (-gerūje) v ▶ to cause to diminish, diminish by

kugimīra (-gimīye) v ▶ 1. to work complainingly, 2. be stubborn

kugoherwa (-gohewe) v ▶ to be tired for no reason (e.g. in morning)

kugorōba (-gorōvye) v ▶ to be evening

kuguba (-guvye) v ▶ to hide and wait for hunter (animal), to lie in wait

kugubwa (-gubwe) v ▶ to be settled down nicely, good pleasant living (pass. of kugwa)

kujabuka (-jabutse) v ▶ 1. to cross river, valley, 2. (also used of woman who has come to the menopause), 3. to finish menstrual period

kujanirana (-janiranye) v ▶ 1. to accept a decision in spite of oneself, 2. to lack opportunity to say what you intended

kujaniranwa (-janiraniwe) v ▶ 1. to accept a decision in spite of oneself, 2. to lack opportunity to say what you intended

kujegeza (-jegeje) v ▶ 1. to silence one's opponent by speaking the truth, 2. to astound, astonish, 3. to roll about (vt), 4. throw down, 5. to surprise

kujējēta (-jējēse) v ▶ 1. to drip, 2. to have running sores

kujīsha (-jīshe) v ▶ 1. to weave, knit, tie cow's legs while milking, 2. to make wax for honey (bees), 3. to close doors (used only in speaking of royal palace)

kujumarara (-jumaraye) v ▶ to be speechless with astonishment

kumara (-maze) v ▶ 1. to finish (vt), 2. to spend time, 3. to last, 4. to destroy

kumaramara (-maramaze) v ▶ to finish completely (vt)

kumarana (-maranye) v ▶ 1. to spend time together, 2. to finish each other off

kumarīra (-marīriye) v ▶ to finish completely (vt), to end at, finish for

kumarwa (-mazwe) v ▶ to be finished, destroyed

kumenya (-menye) v ▶ 1. to know, 2. to be acquainted, 3. to recognize, identify, realize, register, perceive, grasp, understand, discern, apprehend, notice

kumwemwamwemwa (-mwemwamwemwe) v ▶ to smile (manifest pleasure, but not necessarily show teeth)

kuneganega (-neganeze) v ▶ to come to greet often (when one is in disfavor in hopes of gaining favor)

kunōnōsora (-nōnōsoye) v ▶ to finish completely (vt)

kunyinkira (-nyinkiye) v ▶ to work or do unwillingly, complainingly

kurāba (-rāvye) v ▶ 1. to look at, 2. to examine, to monitor, 3. to visit

kurabagirana (-rabagiranye) v ▶ to flash (as lightning)

kurabiriza (-rabirije) v ▶ to flash (as lightning)

kurandagura (-randaguye) v ▶ to resist or fight, to eat, bite (as animal, pain), to weed out grass quickly

kurangira (-rangiye) v ▶ to be finished, to be exhausted, to finish (vi)

kurangiza (-rangije) v ▶ 1. to finish (vt), 2. to graduate

kurāra (-rāye) v ▶ 1. to spend the night, to pass the night, 2. to lodge

kurārīra (-rārīriye) v ▶ to watch (as night watchman)

kurārīra (-rārīye) v ▶ to spend the night at

kurārīrwa (-rārīwe) v ▶ to keep someone for the night

kuravya (-rabije) v ▶ to flash (lightning)

kurāza (-rāje) v ▶ to keep for the night, to keep overnight, give lodging

kurāzwa (-rājwe) v ▶ to be kept for the night

kurēnguka (-rēngutse) v ▶ 1. to approach, come into sight, 2. to introduce oneself, 3. to answer to a superior when called, to come running

kuroreka (-roretse) v ▶ to be nice to look at

kurtyekeza (-rtyekeje) v ▶ to speak sarcastically, ironically

kurya (-riyrīye) v ▶ to eat (used for people and animals)
(more polite, for people only) gufungura

kurya umwana (-riyrīye) phr ▶ 1. to have intercourse, 2. to fornicate

kuryāmira (-ryāmiye) v ▶ to lie in wait for, await opportunity to harm, to lie on

kuryāna (-ryānye) v ▶ to bite (of animals, insects)

kuvōvōta (-vōvōse) v ▶ 1. to talk nonsense when drunk, to say a lot of slanderous talk, 2. to speak incoherently, 3. to rain early in morning or for a long time, 4. to give oneself to the service of Kiranga (also kubāndwa), 5. to divine

kuvūmbura (-vūmbuye) v ▶ 1. to have natural intelligence (yavumbuye ubwenge), 2. to pick up droppings of animals and put them in garden

kuvūnda (-vūnze) v ▶ 1. to lie around ill long time, 2. to be sedentary, 3. to get moldy (esp. manioc or grass)

kuyāga (-yāze) v ▶ 1. to talk, chatter, animate a conversation, 2. visit

kuyoberanya (-yoberanije) v ▶ to make unrecognizable

kuyōka (-yōtse) v ▶ to diminish (vi), to get thin, to not be well

kuzigiriza (-zigirije) v ▶ to earnestly persist in asking for something, to surround animals or person hunted

kuzinduka (-zindutse) v ▶ to start early in the morning, to get up early

kuzira (-zize) v ▶ 1. to be forbidden, taboo, to refuse to eat, to despise, 2. to be punished for someone else's wrong doing, to suffer or be punished because of a certain thing, 3. to avenge wrong done to one's family

kwāhukāna (-āhukānye) v ▶ 1. to seperate, to divorce (vi), 2. to finish (vi)

kwāhukānya (-āhukānije) v ▶ 1. to seperate, divorce, 2. to finish (vt)

kwāhura (-āhuye) v ▶ 1. to pasture animals in good place, 2. to put to work

kwāmūra (-āmūye) v ▶ 1. to gather fruit, to harvest (esp. from perennial plants), 2. to bring things in from sun (from kwanikira)

kwēnda (-ēnze) v ▶ 1. to receive (from someone's hands), 2. to have sex, to make love, to have intercourse, 3. to fornicate (rude)

kwībabaza (-ībabaje) v ▶ to cause oneself to suffer, to agonize

kwīciraho (--yeho) v ▶ to punish by death on the spot

kwīgemagema (-īgemagemye) v ▶ 1. to go to a man's house to entice him, 2. to go to a meal uninvited

kwīkanya (-īkanye) v ▶ to go walking (esp. at night or of king)

kwīkōmvōmvora (-īkōmvōmvoye) v ▶ to cleanse house ceremoniously after a death

kwīma (-īmye) v ▶ 1. to deny, to refuse to give, to withhold, 2. to become king, to ascend to the throne, 3. to go to male, to copulate (only of female animals)

kwimanya (-imanye) v ▶ to be in heat (animals)

kwīra (-īje) v ▶ 1. to get dark, to be night, 2. to get late

kwīramvura (-īramvuye) v ▶ 1. to finish completely (vt or vi), 2. to stretch out (vi), 3. to devote oneself to task in order to finish it

kwīrāza (-īrāje) v ▶ to spend the night alone

kwīrīra (-īrīye) v ▶ to be overtaken by nightfall

kwishongora (-ishongoye) v ▶ speaking or chanting of a lyrical poem characterized by long phrases (where emphasis is on the lyrical text, not accompanied by dancing)

kwīyuhagira (-īyuhagiye) v ▶ 1. to bathe oneself (formerly a ceremonial cleansing, but now bathing in general), 2. to shower

kwōsa (-ōsheje) v ▶ to put on, or to burn nice-smelling stuff

kwūhagira (-ūhagiye) v ▶ to bathe (vt) (originally associated with ceremonial cleansing at time of a death in family)

kwūhīra (-ūhīye) v ▶ 1. to pour water on another's hands, 2. to give salt to domestic animals (usually in other food)

kwūmiza (-ūmije) v ▶ to astonish, render speechless

mirongurwēnda adj ▶ ninety

mirongwicēnda adj ▶ ninety

mugaturuturu 2 class 2
singular: umu- ▶ (no pl.) early morning (when the morning star is seen)

mugitōndo n ▶ (no pl.) morning

mwaramutse phr ▶ good morning (from kuramuka)

mwīriwe n ▶ 1. good afternoon, good evening, 2. hello (in afternoon/evening, greeting used when meeting for second time same day)

mwīshwanje (b-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ my sister's son (usually used for an oath with indecent meaning)

ndagize bwakeye phr ▶ Good morning (to a superior)

ndaguhaye bwakeye phr ▶ Good morning (to a superior)

nde adj 1 class 1
singular: umu- ▶ who? (in questions and with 1. class sg. only)
(who is it?) ninde

nēza adv ▶ nicely, well, fine

no conj ▶ and (between infinitives or preceding mu or ku)
kurima no gusatura biraruhisha Hoeing and splitting wood is tiring

nyāco adj ▶ good, nice

nyāwo adj ▶ good, nice

nyāyo adj ▶ 1. good, nice (impuzu nyayo), 2. real

rutuku 6 class 6
singular: uru- ▶ prohibited locally brewed spirit made of manioc

sivyo ▶ isn't it? (answered by nivyo)

ubugabo 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ 1. authority, 2. bossiness, 3. manhood, penis

ubugambanyi 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ betrayal, treason (from kugambanira)

ubūgi 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) edge of sword, knife, etc.

ubuhuku 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) cave, den (of wild animals, as in rocks)

ubukōko 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) 1. many small insects, 2. animal

ubukristo 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) Christianity

ubukuru 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) old age, seniority, importance

ubumwe 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ unity

uburiri (ama-) 8 5 sg. class 8: ubu-
pl. class 5: ama- ▶ bed (plural used only for an indefinite number)
amariri menshi many beds
uburiri bubiri two beds

uburyo 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) right hand or side, opportunity, occasion, manner

ubusagwe (ama-) 8 class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama- ▶ poison of snake or other animal (in mouth)

ubusambiri 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ a non-traditional dance of the youth, influenced by neighboring Tanzania, Buragane region

ubutēri 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ uninhabited place

ubutēritēri 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ uninhabited place

ubuvumo 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) cave, den (as of wild animal, in rocks)

ubuyobozi 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ leadership, administration, management

ubwāto (am-) 8 5 sg. class 8: ubu-
pl. class 5: ama- ▶ 1. boat, 2. traditional dugout canoe
(plural only used for indefinite numbers)
amāto menshi = many boats, but
ubwāto bubiri = two boats

ubworozi 8 class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) livestock farming, animal husbandry

ugucāna 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ ignition

uguhūza 9 class 9
singular: uku-
plural: ama- ▶ 1. connection, 2. coordination, 3. synchronisation, 4. harmonization

ugutunganya 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ the cleaning-up, the organising of

ugutyoza abandi phr ▶ denigration, disparagement

ukugorōra 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ ironing (cloths)

ukuryo 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ right hand or side, opportunity, occasion, manner

ukwātira 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ 1. traditional initiation ceremony, 2. dedication, ordination, initiation

ukwiga 9 class 9
singular: uku- ▶ learning, education

ukwirwanira kw'umubiri phr ▶ immunity (med.)

umugēndanyi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ follower, companion

umugēnzi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ companion, friend (not close)
umukozi mugenzi collegue

umugere (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. kick, 2. foot of animal or person
gutera imigere to kick

umugiga (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ meningitis

umugōngo (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ back (of person or animal)

umugorōba (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ evening, late afternoon

umuhamagazi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ lowest rank in traditional Burundian administration

umuhoro (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ long handled curved knife

umuhururu (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ row, line of people, animals or objects

umukāngara (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. young of animal, young bull, 2. teenager (traditionally boys only)
imikangara y'abakobwa teenage girls

umukanishi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ mechanic (Fr. mécanicien)

umukānkamyi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ cannibal

umukuku (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. ditch, trench, ravine, 2. line, row (of people or animals), 3. herd of animals (tame or wild)

umuniho (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ groan, moaning

umupānga (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ (Sw.) machete, grass knife, long bread knife

umurāririzi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ night watchman

umuravyo (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ lightning

umusase 2 class 2
singular: umu- ▶ midmorning

umushikiranganji (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ cabinet minister (lit. someone who has attained authority)

umusōnga (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ point, sharp pain, pneumonia, pleurisy

umusuku (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. servant (male or female), 2. minister

umutegetsi (aba-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. administrator, 2. commander, 3. ruler, 4. dictator, 5. head, leader (from gutegeka)

umutsima (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ local kind of bread, made of corn or manioc

umutūmba (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. stem, trunk of tree, 2. torso of person or animal

umuturagaro (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ thunder, loud frightening noise

umuziro (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ 1. prohibition, 2. wrong done deserving punishment

umwāna (ab-) 1 class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. child, baby, 2. young of animal

umwanza (imy-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ track of animal

umwīgīsha wa kaminuza phr ▶ professor (at university)

umwūmbati (imy-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ manioc, cassava

urugombōzo (in-) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ knife for cutting banana leaves

uruhongore (impongore) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ 1. house for animals, 2. sheepfold

uruhwijima (impwijima) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ very nice clothes (colorful)

urukanka (in-) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ framework of house (finished except grass)

urw'amaso phr ▶ before others but not in private (e.g. being nice to someone)

Usumbura n ▶ (Sw.) former name of Bujumbura before independence, changed to Bujumbura because of its negative meaning in Swahili

we ▶ you (sing.)
weho you, etc. (in contrast to another)
nāwe and you
nkāwe like you
yewe! you there! (sing.), (exclamation of surprise)
yemwe! you there!
yemwe gaye! (exclamation of astonishment)

yemwe gaye excl ▶ you there! (exclamation of astonishment)

accept ▶ kwemera
(to cause to) kwemeza
(a decision in spite of oneself) kujanirana, kujaniranwa
(not accept helpful suggestions) gutagara
(not accept judgement rendered) kudadika, gutagara

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accompany ▶ kwāmbukana, kugendanira, guherekeza
(to be accompanied to wedding, as bride is) gushīngirwa

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accomplish ▶ (be zealous to) gufūhira
(earnestness) ifūhe
(to finish) guheraheza
(not quit without accomplishing a certain thing) gushirwa
(to be accomplished) kurangūka

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admonish ▶ (to) guhanūra
(be willing to be admonished) gukūrwakw ijambo

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afternoon ▶ inyuma ya sasita, ku muhīngamo, umuhīngamo
(late, early evening) umugorōba, akagorōba
(good afternoon!) mwīriwe

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air ▶ impwēmu, impemu, ikirēre
(to air) kwānikira

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alone ▶ -sa
(to be) kwīherēra
(to do) kwīgūnga
(to spend the night ~) kwīrāza
(I am lonely) mfise irungu

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altar ▶ igitabo, igicaniro, icōtero

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alternation ▶ (of day and night) ikurikirana ry'imitaga n'amajoro

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aluminium ▶ aruminiyumu

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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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angry ▶ (to be) kuraka, kurakara, gupfūhagushangashirwa
(to be very) kujīngitwa
(because of accusation) gushungumirwa
(to suddenly get ~, when one has been talking nicely) kugangabuka

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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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are ▶ -ri, ni

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argue ▶ (the liking to ~) amahāne
(to ~) guhārīra, kuja impāri
(to ~ about) gukiranira
(to ~ and swear that you're right) gutara

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arrange ▶ gutūmbereza
(according to length, height) gusūmbanya
(properly) kurorānya
(place in order) kuringaniza

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ashamed ▶ (to be) kumāramāra, kugira isoni, gutēra isoni
(to make) kumāramāza

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asphyxiation ▶ ukubura impwemu, ugupfundwa, ukunigwa n'ukubura impwemu

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August ▶ ukwēzi kwa munani, Myandagaro

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await ▶ (a fixed time) kugerereza
(opportunity to harm) kuryāmira

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back ▶ (at the back) inyuma
(of chair) icēgamo
(of person or animal) umugōngo
(small of) ikiyunguyungu

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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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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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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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bat ▶ (animal) agahūngarēma

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because ▶ kuko
(~ of) kubwa, kubera
(~ of that) niyo mpamvu

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betray ▶ kugambanira
(a secret) guhemuka
(one who) umuguranyi

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bidet ▶ akabesani nyamabanga

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big ▶ -nini
(to be too) gusāguka, kudēnda
(to be, of growing things, esp. child) gushisha

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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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bite ▶ gushikura
(as animal, or pain) kurandagura
(of animal, insect) kuryāna
(insect) gusurira
(of person only) kuguguna, gutsontsomera
(serpent) gukomora

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bitter ▶ (to be) kubīha, gukara, gukariha, kurura
(~ flavour, to taste) kururirwa
(anything ~) ibāmba
(not ~, esp. of manioc) -horo

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blot out ▶ gusibānganiza, gusibānganya

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bond ▶ ifatanirizo

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bone ▶ igufa
(to break, vt) kuvuna
(to break, vi) kuvunika

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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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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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bride ▶ umugeni
(to give gift to ~, so she will talk) guhorōra
(to refuse to speak till given gift, ~) guhorōrwa

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budget ▶ itunga
(balance of) uburinganire bw'ibisohoka n'ivyīnjira

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burlap sack ▶ igunira (Sw.)

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can ▶ (tin) igikopo
(canister) ibido
(garbage ~) ico batamwo umwavu
(watering) ishwāro

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cane ▶ ikibāndo, inkoni yo gushaza
(sugar ~, ready to eat) umusigati, umusumba
(sugar ~, plant) igikaju

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capsule ▶ ikinini kirumije, umurumyo w'icupa

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carpenter ▶ umubāji, umunyamatanga, umufundi amanika inzu
(to do carpentry) kubāza
(~ bee) ifundēri
(~ shoo) ibarizo, isaramara

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cave ▶ isenga, ubuhūku
(of wild animals) ubuvumo

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change ▶ (vi) guhinduka
(vt) guhindura
(esp. colour) kubēngūka, kubēnjūka
(mind) guhindura
(money) kuvūnja
(often) guhindagura
(opinion often) kugaragurika

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chat ▶ (to) guterabiri, kuyāga, kuganira

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cheekbone ▶ agasendabageni

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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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choke ▶ kuniga, kunyoha

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cleanse ▶ kwēza, gukēmūra
(~ house ceremoniously after death) kwīkōmvōmvora
(oneself) kwīsukura

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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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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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coat stand ▶ akamanikampuzu, ikimanikampuzu

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coathanger ▶ akamanikampuzu, ikimanikampuzu

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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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colt ▶ (animal) icāna

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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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complain ▶ kugambarara, guhigimānga, kwīdodōmba, kwītōnganiriza, kuniha, gutāta
(continually) kuganyira
(in heart at not having gotten what one wanted) kudundumirwa

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complete ▶ (to) gusōzēra, guheza
(see 'to finish')
(~ a thing) gutobora
(to be ~) guhebūza, kwūzura

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condemn ▶ guhinyuza, gutsīndanīsha

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confluence ▶ ihwaniro ry'inzuzi

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congenial ▶ (to be) kuba ikirende
(person of very nice disposition) ikirende

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contain ▶ –rimwo (verb without infinitive)

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contend for ▶ kumaranira

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conversation ▶ imbūrano, umubūrano, ikigānīro, ibiyāgo
(to end) kwīkebanura

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converse ▶ kugānīra, kuyāga

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copulate ▶ (to ~, of female animals only) kwīma

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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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crooked ▶ (to be) kugorama
(malunion of bone) kuremara
(to make) kugoreka

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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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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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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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debt ▶ umwēnda, ideni
(payment of) inyīshu
(to be in ~, but refuse to pay) guherana, kurīrīra
(to pay a ~) kwīshura

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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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decision ▶ (final) ingīngo
(to accept a decision in spite of oneself) kujanirana, kujaniranwa

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den ▶ (of wild animals) ubuhūku, ubuvumo

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detergent ▶ isabuni y'ifu, ubwoko bw'ifu

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devote ▶ (oneself to task) kwītako
(oneself to task in order to finish it) kwirāmvura

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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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dirty ▶ –bi
(to be) guhumāna, gucafura
(to be very) gushisha
(to become, get) kwāndura
(~ oil) amavuta mabi ava mu mashini

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discuss ▶ (to) guhārīra, gukiranira, gutāta, kuvuga

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discussion ▶ imbūrano, umubūrano, igihāri, impaka, impāri
(to lead ~) kuremesha ikiganiro

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disease ▶ indwāra
(AIDS) sida
(billharcia) birariziyoze
(boil, abscess) igihute
(burn) ubushe
(bronchitis) indwara yo mu mahaha
(chicken pox) ibihara, agasāma
(diarrhea) ugucibwamwo, uguhitwa, ugucisha epfo
(elephantiasis) imisozi
(epilepsy) intandara
(eyes: certain kind of conjunctivitis) uburire
(fever) inyonko
(goiter) umwīngo
(gonorrhea) igisokoro
(leprosy) imibēmbe
(malaria) marariya, inyonko
(meningitis) umugiga
(mole) isunūnu
(mumps) amasambambwika
(pleurisy) umusōnga
(pneumonia) umusōnga
(recurrent fever) kimputo (Sw.)
(rheum, disease of eyes) ururire
(rheumatism) amakonyera, imisozi, imikuku
(smallpox) akarānda
(sore, little) akarōnda
(syphilis) agashāngāra
(tick fever) kimputo (Sw.)
(typhus) tifusi
(tuberculosis) igitūntu, agatūntu
(ulcer) igikomere
(ulcer, bad) igisebe
(ulcer, pain from tropical) igitema
(wart) isunūnu, intongāngira
(whooping cough) akānira, inkorora y'akanira
(yaws) ibinyoro
(cause of ~ something supposed to be in person making him sick) ibitēga
(person sick with wasting ~) umunywera
(to be a contagious ~) kwāndukira
(to catch contagious ~) kwāndura, kwāndukirwa
(to transmit) kwāndukiza
(to have an incurable ~) kugīrīra
(to improve, begin to feel better) gutenzukirwa

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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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dishonest ▶ (to be) kugūnga, guheranira
(person) igihūmbu

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disposition ▶ (person or animal of very nice ~) ikirende

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distinction ▶ itandukāniro
(to observe class ~) kuzīrōra

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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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docile ▶ (person or animal) ikirende

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don't ▶ (strong negative) -ōye (verb without infinitive)

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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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drowsiness ▶ uruhuni

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dry season ▶ ici
(beginning of, about June) impēshi

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drying ▶ ukwanikira

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dung ▶ amavyi, amase
(human) umusarani

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early ▶ kare
(early morning) agahuru
(to start ~ in the morning) kuzinduka

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earrings ▶ amahereni

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eaten ▶ (to be) kurībwa
(also used meaning to have severe pain)

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edge ▶ imbiga, urubiga, inkombe
(of sword, knife) ubūgi
(of cloth) umusozo w'impuzu

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eight ▶ umunāni
(eight times) umunāni

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eighty ▶ mirongumunāni, mirongwināni

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elephantiasis ▶ imisozi, amafuni

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emaciated ▶ (to be) kwīraburanirwa, kunyūnyūka

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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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equal ▶ (to be) kungana, kuringanira
(in length, height) kurēha
(to make ~) kuringaniza, kunganya, kurēhēsha
(to not be ~ in length, height or ability) gusūmbana
(to make ~ in length, height) kurēsha
(to make oneself ~ to another) kwīgereranya

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exalt ▶ guhaya, kuninahaza

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example ▶ icītegererezo, akarorero, ikigereranyo
(evil ~) akābarore
(person to be imitated) iremezo
(to give an) kugereraniriza, guha akarorero

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exclamation ▶ (of astonishment) yemwe gaye!
(watch out!) mpore!

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excrement ▶ amavyi
(human ~) umusarani

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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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eye pupil ▶ imbonero, imboni

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fable ▶ umugani

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favor ▶ ubutoni
(to ~) gushīnga
(to ~ unjustly) kubera

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favorite ▶ (person) umutoni
(~ child) umuhērerezi
(~ servant or friend) umwīshikira
(to be) gutona

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favoritism ▶ urwānkūnzi, ubutoni

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feces ▶ (human) umusarani

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fig ▶ (fruit) insukoni

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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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fire bank ▶ (wood that hold fire through night) ikivumbiko

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fix ▶ (up nice place to sit) gusēzera

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flash ▶ (to ~, as lightning) kurabagirana, kurabiriza, kuravya

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follow ▶ kugendanira, guherekeza, gukurikira, gukwirikira
(after) kunyurana
(closely) kwōma
(a fad) guharara
(old customs) kuzīrōra
(one after the other) gukurikirana

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foot ▶ ikirēnge
(of animal) ijānja
(of animal or person) umugere
(of bed) imirāmbizo
(of mountain) umucāmo

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forbid ▶ (to) kwāmira, kwīhaniza, kuziza, kuvuna, kubuza

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forgetting ▶ (one's skill) uruhuni

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fortunate ▶ (person) umuhīrwe
(to be) gucuna, guhīrwa, kuroranirwa

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freezer ▶ imashīni ikanyisha

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frighten ▶ kudigiriza, gukānga, gutīnyīsha, gutēra ubwōba, kuvyigiriza
(away with shouting) kwāmira
(unintentionally) gukangīra
(to make a loud frightening noise) guturagara

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garden shears ▶ umukasi w'amababi, umukasi minini

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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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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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give ▶ guha, guhēsha, gutānga
(back) gusubīza
(back cow, calf to one from whom one received a cow) kwōkōra
(birth) kuvyāra
(birth, cow about to ~) kudigiriza
(cow a second time to one who has brought many gifts) guhetera inkoni
(example) kugereraniriza, guha akarorero
(gift to bride so she will talk) guhorōra
(give me...) mpa
(good measure) kunengesēreza
(in to) kurōnsa
(information) kurangīra
(life to) kubēshaho
(more) kwongera, kwongeza
(oneself to) kwīhāmbīra
(oneself to service of Kiranga) kubāndwa, kuvōvōta
(over a possession) kwegura
(penuriously) kuzirukanya
(pledge or security) kugwatiriza
(present) kugabira
(refuse to) kwīma
(refuse to ~ another his own) kugūnga, kwīmana
(sacrifice) gushikana
(someone a hand) gusahiriza
(someone a heavy load) kuremēka
(to) guha, guhēra, guhēreza, kurōnsa, gushikiriza
(to each other) guhāna
(to each other often) guhānahāna
(to one whose house has burned) gusuhūza
(talk) kugamba
(up everything) kwīgura
(warm welcome, one does not say it of himself) gukēra

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go ▶ kugenda, kwigira, kuja
(after) kugīra
(ahead a little) kwūnguruza
(all through a house) kuvōgera
(around) kuzunguruka, gukīkira, gukīkuza, kuzīngūka
(around difficulty) kuzunguruka umutego, gukikuza umutego
(around 'Robinhood's barn') gukingitiranya
(aside with someone to talk privately) kwīkebukana
(astray) kuzimira
(away secretly) kwīdohōra
(back and forth) kunyura
(back on what he said, make one) kurahuruza
(backward) kwītūtānya, kugēnda umugōngo
(backward inadvertently) gufūtānya
(beyond) kurēnga
(by car) kugēnda n'umuduga
(by boat) kugēnda n'ubwato
(by land rather than cross river or lake) guca i musozi
(carefully not knowing path) kwātīra
(elsewhere) kugerēra
(everywhere) gukwiragirana, guhetūra
(far away) kwāmbuka, guhaba
(for food) gusuma
(forward) gutēra imbere
(forward little by little) kwūngururuza, kwūnguruza
(forward steadily) kuramiriza
(for a walk) kugēndagēnda
(from one thing to another) kurārāta
(from place to place) kunyuragiza, kuyugayuga
(gaily) kudayadaya
(here and there, child) kurērēta
(home) gutāha, kuganūka
(home from work) kugodoka
(home, of wife when angry) kugēnda buje
(into danger without regard to oneself) kwīroha
(let's go!) hoji, hogi, tugende
(naked) gufurama, kugēnda amēnya, kugēnda gusa
(on tiptoe) kuyōmbōka
(out, fire, light) kuzima
(out to a certain place) gusokoroka
(outside) gusohoka
(to prepare to go) kwīkora
(quietly) kuyōmbōka
(rapidly) gukinagira
(reluctantly) kwīyumānganya
(right in path, animal) gutōta
(round) gukikuza
(secretly because of fear) kwōmba
(seperate ways) gutāna
(slowly) kugoyagoya
(slowly, of convalescent) kwāndāra
(softly) kuyōmbōka
(steadily forward) kuramiriza
(stealthily) kunyobanyoba, kwiyombayomba, kuyombayomba
(straight forward) gutūmbereza
(through a narrow pass) kunyegētera
(to bed) kuryāma
(to chief or superior for something) kwītwāra, gushengera, gushengerera
(to find food) gusuma
(to help another in his work) gusāsīra
(to meal uninvited) kwigemagema
(to meet) gusanganira, gutegēra
(together to produce food for guests) gutērēra
(together to see, crowd) gukōndōrera
(toward) kurora, kwerekera, kwerekeza
(uncertain of the way) guhushagirika
(uncertainly) kudāguza
(up, as hill) kudūga
(up in smoke) gupfūnduka
(walking, esp. at night) kwīkanya
(to wedding) gutāha ubukwe
(well, to cause to ~) kugēnza
(with) kwāmbukana, kujāna

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grab ▶ gucakīra, kuraha, kuramira, gushikura
(by neck) kuniga
(quickly) kunyakura

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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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greet ▶ gusanganira
(by oneself in person or in letter) kuramutsa
(for) gutahiriza
(for another) gutāsha
(one another) kuramūkanya

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groan ▶ umuniho, akaborōgo
(to ~) kuniha

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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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gutter ▶ umufurege, umuserege, ikanivo

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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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hang up ▶ kumanika

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hare ▶ (animal) urukwāvu

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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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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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headache ▶ (to have a ~) kumeneka umutwe
(morning after) ibirare

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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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heathenism ▶ ubupagani

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hello ▶ (morning) bwakeye
(afternoon) mwīriwe
(informal) yambu, bite, amaho, gute, gute none, vyifashe gute

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help ▶ gufasha
(another get up) kuvyūra
(exclamation: help please!) ntabāra
(in battle) gutabāra
(in trouble or grief) kwīrūra
(one another) gufatanya
(one another in loaning what is needed) gutērēra
(one in trouble) kwēmanga
(oneself even if you do not know how to do the thing) kwīgereza
(oneself, relieve one's own need) kwīkenūra
(overcome an enemy) gukōndōrera
(secretly someone to escape by taking his things for him) kunyuruza
(sick person walk) kwāndāza
(to call for ~) kwāmbaza, gutabāza
(~ to carry) gutwāza
(to cry out for) kuborōga
(to go to ~ another in his work) gusāsira
(without expectation of reward) gutabāra

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herd ▶ isho, ubusho
(of animals) umukuku
(of sheep) urwūri

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hide ▶ (vi) gufuba, kwinyegeza, kwīhisha, kunyegera
(vt) guhisha, kunyegeza, kuzimanganya
(and wait for hunter, of animal) kuguba
(behind) kwīkīnga
(in a corner) kwīyagiriza
(oneself) kubūndabūnda
(one's thoughts) gufobeka
(the truth) kwiyobagiza
(to have nothing to ~) gutobora

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hoe ▶ isuka, indimīsho
(without handle) amakera
(worn out) ifuni
(to ~) kurima
(hard and fast) kurimagura
(to tighten loose hoe) guhata

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hoe handle ▶ umumezo, umuhini

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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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hot ▶ (to be) gushūha, gucānīrwa
(esp. fever) kururūmba
(moderately) gususuruka
(to make hot) gususurutsa

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hungry ▶ (to be) gusōnza
(to be ~ for) kwōndera
(after hunting for food in various places) kuburanirwa

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I ▶ jēwe, je
(concerning me, I in contrast) jeho
(and I) nānje

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if ▶ asangwa, iyo, namba, ni, iyaba

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illustrate ▶ kugereraniriza

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immunity ▶ (med) ukwirwanira kw'umubiri

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improve ▶ (another's work) guhīngūra
(physically or otherwise) kwōroherwa
(to begin to feel better after being ill) gutenzukirwa
(soil) gutabira
(taste of food) kuryosha
(a technique) guteza imbere
(ubuhinga)

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incense ▶ (to burn nice smelling stuff) kwōsa

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income ▶ imfashanyo, ivyīnjira
(minimal) imfashanyo y'uwabuze

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infection ▶ ukuziranirwa, ukwandukira

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infra-orbital ▶ (region) agasendabageni

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intercede ▶ (to ~ for) kubūranira

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iron ▶ icuma
(~ bar) igihimba c'icuma
(for ironing clothes) ipāsi, ikigorōzo c'impūzu, ifero
(to ~) gutēra ipāsi, kugorōra impūzu

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is ▶ -ri, ni
(negative, ~ not) si

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joint ▶ urugīngo, itēraniro, ingingo
(to bend) gukonya, kugōnda

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justify ▶ gutsīndanīshiriza
(oneself) kwīregūra

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keep ▶ kugumya
(a fire going) gucānira
(for the night) kurāza
(law) kwītōndera
(things for oneself) kwīgūnga
(too long) gutebana
(not ~ one's wordto do that which one has declared he would not do) kwīrahuruza

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kitchen ▶ igikōni

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knot ▶ ipfūndo, ifatanirizo, ifūndo
(slip knot) impururu
(to ~) gupfundika

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know ▶ kumenya, -zi, kuzirikana
(another's thoughts completely) kuvōgera
(facts of a case) guhinyura
(for certain) kujījūka
(to not ~) kuyobera, kuyoberwa
(to not ~ what to do) mwījījānya, kurīgānirwa
(to try to ~ something) kugenzūra
(one who knows more than is expected of him) akagūgu

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lack ▶ (of foresight) igihababu
(to ~) kubura, kugōmba, guhaza, guteba, gukērērwa
(opportunity to say what you intended) kujanirana, kujaniranwa
(respect) kwūbahuka

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large ▶ -nini
(grow larger, esp. moon) gutūbūka

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largeness ▶ ubunini

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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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lest ▶ -ōye (verb with no infinitive)

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level ▶ inivo
(to be) gutega
(to make) gusēna, gutaba

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lie ▶ (deception) ikinyoma
(to ~) kubēsha, kurema, kurementanya
(a little) kubēshabesha
(about) kurementaniriza, kwānguha, kudendekeranya, guhūmba

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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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lip ▶ umunwa
(turning down of lower ~) injebejebe

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living room ▶ mu muryango, icumba c'uruganiriro

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loan ▶ (to receive and then not pay back ~) guherana
(to refuse to pay ~) guheranira

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lot ▶ (in casting lots) ihēmbe, ubupfīndo
(to cast) gupfīnda
(to draw) gupfīndana
(to have a ~, even debts or troubles) kuroranirwa

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main road ▶ ihwaniro ry'amabarabara

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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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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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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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meet ▶ guhāmvya, guhwāna, guhūra
(to go to) gusanganira, gutegēra
(together) gukorana, gutērana
(to cause to ~ together) gukoranya, gutēranya

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meeting ▶ igikorane, igikoraniro, itēraniro, ināma
(~ place) ihūriro

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menstrual ▶ (to have finished ~ period) kujabuka

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menu ▶ ikarita ivyērekana
(set ~) imfungurwa zitegekanijwe ku munsi

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minister ▶ (servant) umusuku
(prime minister) Ministre mukuru
(cabinet minsiter) umushikiranganji

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moldy ▶ (to become, esp. manioc or grass) kuvūnda

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mole ▶ (animal) ifuku
(on skin) isunūnu

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moment ▶ amango, ikibariro, umwānya, ikivi
(of finishing or attaining something) ikirīngo
(to wait the right) guhēngēra
(a short time) akanya

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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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morning ▶ igitōndo
(early) agatōndo
(early, just before dawn) agahuru
(good morning!) bwakēye

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neck ▶ isozi
(to cut ~ of animal) gukerera
(of clothes) izosi ry'impuzu

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necklace ▶ urunigi, ikirezi

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need ▶ ubukene, ibikenewe
(to be in ~) gukena
(to ~) gukenera
(to be in, having lost one's possessions) gusurura
(to have ~ of) kwōndera
(to help one another in loaning what is needed) gutērēra
(to relieve) gukenura
(supplying of) ubukenuke
(to have one's needs supplied) gukenuka

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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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nice ▶ -īza, nyawo, etc.
(to be ~ to look at) kuroreka
(~ to meet you) ni vyiza kubonana nawe

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nicely ▶ nēza

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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 ▶ ijoro
(to be) kwīra
(to be almost over) gushīra
(e.g. ijoro rishīra ubuca)
(to lodge for the) kurāza
(to spend the ~) kurāra
(to spend the ~ alone) kwīrāza
(to spend the ~ at) kurārīra
(to watch, as watchman) kurārīra

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night watchman ▶ umurāririzi, umunyezamo (Sw.), umuzamu (Sw.)

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nightfall ▶ (to be overtaken by) kwīrīra

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nine ▶ icēnda, cēnda
(nine times) icēnda

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ninety ▶ mirongwicēnda, mirongurwēnda

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nits ▶ imigi

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nobility ▶ ubupfāsoni

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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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noodles ▶ ubwoko ba'amakaroni

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number ▶ igiharūro, nimero
(a very large, ten thousand etc.) isīnzi
(of things) igitigiri

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obey ▶ kugamburuka, kugendanira, kwītōndera, kwūmvira, kugandūkira
(unwillingly) kugambarara
(to force to) kugandūra
(to refuse to) kugaranya

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obliged ▶ (to be ~ to) kurīnda, gutegerezwa
(to be ~ to adopt the less desirable of two plans) gutēgekanishwa

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oil ▶ amavuta
(olive) amavuta ya elayo
(dirty ~) amavuta mabi ava mu mashini

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opportunity ▶ umwānya, uburyo
(to lack ~ to say what you intended) kujanirana, kujaniranwa

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over ▶ (way over there) harīya
(not too far away) harya
(to be almost, night) gushīra, e.g. ijoro rishīra ubuca
(to be left) gusigara
(to leave) gusigaza
(left-overs) imisigazwa

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overcome ▶ kunēsha, gutsīnda, kunaniza
(to be ~ by something difficult) kunanirwa
(to ~ an enchantment) kurogōra
(seek assistance to) kugomorera
(to help another ~ enemy) gukōndōrera

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over-ripe ▶ (to be ~ by nightfall) kwīrīra

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pagan ▶ umupagani

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pale ▶ cēra
(to be) gucēkūka, kubēnjūka, kwiraburanirwa

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parable ▶ umugani

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pass ▶ guhita
(allow to) kubisa
(allow another to) kubisiriza
(between) kunyura
(by) guhita, gukīkira
(by, but not meet) guhubana
(gas) gusurira
(out gifts) kugaba
(out of sight) kurēngāna
(over, by, aside) kurēngāna, kurēngānya
(the night) kurāra
(through) guca
(to bring to ~) gucimbataza
(to go through a narrow ~) kunyegētera
(to bring in passing) guhitana

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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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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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perfect ▶ guheraheza, guhīngūra
(to be) kuba agahore, guhebūza, kunengesēra, gutūngāna, kwūzura
(to make) kuroraniriza, gutūngānya, kwūzuza

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perfume ▶ isenga
(bark used for) imibavu
(leaves used for) imbazi
(to put on nice smelling stuff) kwōsa

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persuade ▶ (in underhanded way) kubembeteranya
(to succeed to ~ someone to leave his evil ways) gukōndōra
(to talk with someone to try to ~ her to elope) gucīkiza
(to try to ~) gukiranira

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pity ▶ akagōngwe, ikigōngwe
(without ~) utwininga, irarīrari
(to have ~ for) kubabarira

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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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plate ▶ isahāni, isahāne
(to ~ as with silver) kumadika
(to clean up one's ~ completely) gukōmba

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poison ▶ ubumara, uburozi, ishano
(of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe

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prepare ▶ (to ~) gutegūra, guteganya, kuroraniriza
(food quickly for one) kuzina
(ground for sorghum) guhānda
(oneself to strike) kubangura
(a place for building) gutaba
(place for newborn baby) kubīkīra
(things for a trip) gutēkera
(to fight) gukenyera
(to go) kwīkora
(one who prepares for another) integūza

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preposition ▶ indondahwaniro

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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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proverb ▶ umugani

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public ▶ (being nice to someone in ~ but not in private) urw'amaso

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push ▶ gusunika
(another down) gukungagura
(each other) kugundana, gusunurana
(forward) gusekura
(a person down where he belongs) gutururuza
(out, e.g. wind bulging cloth) kubāndūra
(violently) gusunura
(to help to) gusunuza

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put ▶ gushira
(away) kubīka, gushingūra
(away the harvest) kwīmbura
(away beans for a year) guhitiza
(away for a year, to be ~) guhitira
(away, for several years) guhitikirana, guhitirana
(away, to take to) kwāndūra
(back) gusubīza
(bees in new hive) kwātira
(down) guhwāmika
(down roughly) gusekura
(forth new leaves) kurēmba
(hand to face in gesture of surprise) kujorerwa
(handle on) gukwikira
(higher) gukiriza
(in certain place) kugabānyānya
(in order) kurorānya
(into water) kurobeza
(near fire to dry) gutara
(on clothes) kwāmbara, kwīyambika
(on nice smelling stuff) kwōsa
(off doing what one should) kwīrengagiza
(oneself above where he belongs) kwītāra
(out fire, light) kuzimya
(out great branches) gusagarara
(out in sun) kwānikira
(outside) gusohora
(right) gutūngānya
(skin of dead calf before cow to make her give milk) kwōrokēra
(something cool on burn) gupfuvya
(somewhere) gushiraho
(things together) kurementanya, gusorōranya
(to bed) kuryāmika
(together) kwegeraniriza, guhūza, gutororokanya, kwegeranya
(to one side) guherereza
(to sleep) gusinziriza
(to work) kwāhura
(up, e.g. arms) gutarika
(up bee hive) kwegeka
(wood on fire) gukomānya
(yeast in beer) kubetera

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puzzle ▶ kuzāzānira

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puzzled ▶ (to be) kuzāzānirwa, kwījījānya

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pyrex ▶ (dish) ikirahuri gikomeye bakoramwo ibikoresho vyo mu gikōni

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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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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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reconcile ▶ gukūndanīsha, kwūzuza, kwūzuriza

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reduce ▶ (~ swelling, vi) kuvyīmbūka
(vt) kuvyīmbūra
(diminish) kugabanuka
(to ~ price) kugabanya

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refuse ▶ kwānka, kugāmbāna, guhakana, kunana
(absolutely) guta agati, kuziririza
(esp. girl to marry a certain man) kubēnga
(strongly) gukankamira
(to acknowledge one's wrong) kudadarara
(to eat) kuzira
(to eat or drink with) kunēna
(to eat what you've always eaten) guhura
(to give) kwīma
(to give to another) kwīmana
(to give another his own) kugūnga
(to go on helping someone) guhasha
(to listen, almost as crazy) gutaragurika
(to listen to authority) kugarariza
(to obey) kugaranya
(to repay loan) guheranira

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regard ▶ (without) utwininga, irarīrari
(to go into danger without ~ to oneself) kwīroha

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region ▶ (administrative) intāra, isheferi

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relate ▶ kudōnda
(stories of long ago) kugana
(to tell others what you've heard) kwīgānira

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religion ▶ idini (Sw.)

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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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repair ▶ guhīngūra
(car) gukanika imodoka
(house) gusanura
(something absolutely worn out, or, ~ repeatedly) gusanasana
(woven thing) gusana

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respect ▶ isoni, icūbahiro
(that which is respected) igitīnyiro
(to ~) gusona, gusonera, kwūbaha
(to lack) kwūbahuka

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return ▶ (to where speaker is) kugaruka
(other than where speaker is) gusubira
(vt) kugarukana, gusubiza
(from far away) guhabūka
(from hunting) guhīgūka
(from running away) guhīngūra
(from war) gutabāruka
(home, of wife when angry at husband) kugēnda buje
(to) gushikiriza
(to cause to) kugarura, gukubiranya, gusubiza
(to fail to) kugīrīra
(to have to ~ home because of bad news) gukuba
(to one's country after famine is over) gusuhūkuruka
(with) kugarukana
(person who goes never to return) akagīrīre
(an investment ~) umwimbu

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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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road ▶ umuhanda, ibarabara, umuharuro, irāngo
(main ~) ihwaniro ry'amabarabara

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row ▶ umuhururu, umurōngo
(of people or animals) umukuku

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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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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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same ▶ (the) hamwe
(to be the) kungana
(to be the ~ size) kuringanira
(to be ~ length, height) kurēha
(to make ~ length, height) kurēsha

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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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season ▶ igihe
(dry ~) ici
(beginning of dry ~) impēshi
(~ of early rains) agatasi
(time for planting small seeds) ibiba

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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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seperating ▶ (thing) itandukāniro

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settled ▶ (down, to be nicely) kugūbwa

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shame ▶ isoni, akamāramāza

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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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sigh ▶ guhēmūka, guhumēka, kuniha
(with disgust or displeasure) guhigimānga

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sign ▶ ikimenyamenya, ikimenyetso
(to make a) kugereraniriza

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sing ▶ kurirīmba
(loudly) guhogora
(of troubles) gucurira intimba
(very nicely) guhibongoza

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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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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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size ▶ ijunja, ubunini
(to be the same) kuringanira

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slander ▶ igitutsi
(to ~) gucōkōra, gukera, gusiba, gutuka
(a superior unintentionally, but he believes it intentional) kurengwa
(to say a lot of slanderous talk) kuvōvōta

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slaughterhouse ▶ icuniro, ibāgiro

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sleepy ▶ (to be) guhunikira, guhūnyiza
(to be so ~ one falls over and stays there) gufurama

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smell ▶ ububabwe, ubumote
(to ~, vt) kwīnukiriza, kwūmva, kwūmviriza, kwīmōtereza
(to smell bad, vi) kunūka
(to smell good, vi) kumōta
(smell spreading, smell filling the air, vi) gutāmirana
(to put on nice smelling stuff) kwōsa

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smile ▶ akamwemwe
(to ~) kumwēnyura
(often) kumwenyagura
(manifest pleasure, but not necessarily show teeth) kumwemwamwemwa

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soak ▶ (in water, be soaked by rain) kujōbeka
(to put to ~, esp. grain) kwīnika

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soap ▶ isabuni

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soapy ▶ (water) amazi arimwo isabuni

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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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space ▶ umwānya, ikibānza
(open) agahīnga
(a small space) akanya
(cosmos) isaganirizo, isaganiro
(to take up ~) gutabarara

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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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spend ▶ (all day) kwīrirwa
(all night without sleeping) gukēsha
(the night) kurāra
(the night alone) kwīrāza
(time) kumara
(time together) kumarana

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star ▶ urunyenyēri, inyenyēri
(morning star) agaturuturu

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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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sterility ▶ (female, human or animal) ingūmba, igūmba, ubugūmba

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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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stone ▶ ibuye
(big) igitāndara, urutāndara
(grinding) urusyo
(rolling) urunāna
(sharpening) irtyāzo
(small, round) akabuyēnge
(three, placed for fireplace) amashiga, izīko

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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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strangle ▶ kuniga

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strike ▶ kubomboranya, gukoma, gukubita, kudoda
(against in order to knock down) gusita
(down and almost kill) kurabika
(one against the other, knees) gukomānya
(oneself) kwīkubita
(oneself in amazement) kwīshishītira
(sore place) gutomeka
(together) kubomborana
(thunder, lightning) guhūndagaza
(prepare oneself to, grasp in preparation to) kubangura
(to raise one's arm to) kubangurira

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strive ▶ gukobeza, gushīshikara, guharanira
(~ after) gukovya
(~ and crowd together) kuvurungana

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struck ▶ (to be, by lightning) guhūndagara

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strut ▶ (about in fine clothes) kunibaniba

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sudden ▶ (happening) igiturūmbuka

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sun ▶ izūba
(red sun when very low at night) igihendabaja
(to rise) kurasa
(to set) kurēnga
(to bring things in from) kwānura
(to put out in) kwānikira

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suppository ▶ ikinini bacisha mu kibuno

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surround ▶ kujiguza, gukīkiza, gukīkuza, gusagaza, gusugereza, kuzīngūka, kuzūnguriza, kuziguza
(esp. country) guhererana
(animal or person hunted) kuzigiriza
(with a wall) kuzitira
(wrap around) gukenyeza

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suspend ▶ gutarika
(to hang) kumanika

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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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tablet ▶ (medicine) ikinini

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tail ▶ umurīzo
(to cut off tail of animal) gukēmūra
(to wag ~) kuzungagiza

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tale ▶ umugani
(to tell ~s) gutika

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talk ▶ kuyāga, gusakuza, kugānīra
(foolishly, or act) gusaragurika
(give discourse) kugamba
(in one's sleep) kurāzirana
(lightly) kujajura
(loudly) guhogora
(a lot) kuregeteza
(nonsense when drunk) kuvōvōta
(over) gutegēranya
(slanderously) kuvōvōta
(together in whispers) kunwengurana, kwītōnganya
(to oneself) kwītonganya
(unkindly to each other) kurandagurana
(when one shouldn't) kuyogora
(with someone to try to persuade her to elope) gucīkiza
(to sit together talking for a long time) gutūrika
(one who talks a lot, esp. tells others what to do) ingāre

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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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tempter ▶ umugeragezi, umurwānizi

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thick ▶ -nini

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threaten ▶ kudigiriza, guhahiriza, guhiga, kwīhanikirza, gukana, gukangīra, kuvyigiriza
(to rain) gukuba

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thunder ▶ umuturagaro, inkuba (refers to imaginary animal that makes the thunder)
(to ~) guturagara
(thunderstorm) ikivura

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thus ▶ niko, ni ko
(it is thus) n'ūko

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tie ▶ (to ~) kuboha, guhāmbīra
(beans on hedge to dry) gushisha
(clothes at waist) gukenyeza
(cow's legs while milking) kujīsha
(firmly) kudādira
(neck of sack) kuniga
(oneself to) kwīhābīra
(rope) kudādira
(securely) kudaga
(together) gutubika, gupfundikanya
(up a bundle) gutēkera
(with knot) gupfundika
(as goat in pasture) kuzirika

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time ▶ umwānya, ikibariro, igihe, amango
(another ~) ubundi
(a short time) akanya
(the very last) ubuherūka
(of finishing or attaining something) ikirīngo
(God's time) igihe c'imana
(for planting small grain) ibiba
(to set a ~, to do something at a ~) guhēnga
(to set, measure, await a fixed ~) kugerereza
(to spend ~ together) kumarana
(to waste one's ~) gukinanga
(how many ~) kangahe?
(many times) kēnshi
(no time) nta umwanya, ntamwanya
(number of times) ibihetangabo, e.g. seven times – ibihetangabo ndwi

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time of day ▶ amango
(dawn) umutwēnzi
(early morning) agatōndo
(morning) igitōndo
(between 9 and 10 am) ku musase
(near noon) umutāga, ku mamina ngohe
(about 1 pm, when cows leave drinking place) amahodoka
(about 3 pm) amasubirayo y'inyana
(toward sundown) umuhīngamo
(after dark) bwateranya
(sun low, but visible) ikirēngazūba
(early evening) akagorōba
(late afternoon or evening) umugorōba

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timidity ▶ isoni

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tired ▶ (to be) kudendebukirwa, kunanirwa, kuruha
(and discouraged) gucobogora
(for no reason, e.g. in morning) kugoherwa
(to make) kurusha

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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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toilet ▶ umusarani, umusalani

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track ▶ ikānda
(of animal) umwānza
(of person, anything that indicates path a person has taken) akēhe
(to make) guhonyora

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trample ▶ guhonyanga, guhonyora, guhonyagura, gusiribānga, gukāndagira
(unintentionally) gufyāta

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trunk ▶ (of tree, person, animal) umutūmba
(of banana tree after stalk is cut) igitumbatumba

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try ▶ kugerageza, kugeza
(on clothes) kwīgera
(over and over in several places and ways) gutarataza
(to get out of work) gushaza
(to hinder from doing wrong) guhōyahōya
(to know something) kugenzūra
(to persuade) gukiranira
(to persuade in underhanded way) kubembeteranya
(repeatedly unseccessfully) kwānkika
(to rule or act in another's place) kurēngera
(to surpass another) guhiga

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unashamed ▶ (to be) kwerura, kutagira isoni

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uncertain ▶ (to be) guhugūmba
(to be, of what to do) kuzāzānirwa
(to be, of what a person is, to go carefully because one does not know the path well) guhwihwisha
(to go ~ of the way) guhushagirika

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unite ▶ (to put things of different types together) gupoperanya
(unite in) gupoperaniriza

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urine ▶ (of humans) amasōba, inkari
(of animal) amagānga

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venom ▶ (poison of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe

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violation ▶ (wrong done which deserves punishment) umuziro

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vitamin ▶ ivitamini

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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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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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warn ▶ guhanūra, guhubūra, kwīhanikiriza
(against) kwīhaniza
(of danger) kubūrira, kubūra

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watch ▶ kurīnda, guterama, kuba māso
(as night watchman) kurārīra
(i.e. workers) kurereka
(carefully) kugendeza, kugēnza
(flock) kuragira
(for) gusūra
(house) gusānga
(out for danger) guhwebutsa
(over) kubūngabūnga, kugendeza, guteramira, kuzigama

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watchman ▶ umurinzi, umuteramyi, umunyezamo (Sw.), umuzamu (Sw.)
(esp. in daytime) umusānzi
(night) umurāririzi

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wean ▶ gucūtsa, kuramura
(of animals) guhweza

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weaned ▶ (to be, baby) gucūka
(animal) guhwerwa

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weaving ▶ ukujisha impuzu
(certain kind of grass used for ~) agatēte
(to finish ~ an article) gusōza

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weep ▶ kurira, kwānira, kwāna
(to weep over) kuririra

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welcome ▶ ikāze
(welcome!) kāze, karibu (Sw.)
(to ~) guha ikāze, gusanganira
(to give warm) gukēra (one does not say this of himself)

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wheelbarrow ▶ inkorofani (Sw.)

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when ▶ (not in questions) aho, iyo, ni
(in questions only) ryari?

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whooping cough ▶ akānīra, inkokora y'akānīra

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wild ▶ (animal) inyāmaswa, igikōko

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wink at ▶ kuvunira akagohe

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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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with ▶ na
(between two infinitives) no

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without ▶ (without is expressed by a verb in the –ta– negative, e.g. He went without saying Goodbye = Yagiye atavuze N’agasaga)
(~ pity or regarding) utwīninga, irarīrari

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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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wrong ▶ (a ~ done which deserves punishment) umuziro
(~ side of cloth) uruhande rubi rw'impuzu

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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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zucchini ▶ intirobwa, ikurujeti

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million ▶ umuliyoni, umuriyoni

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station ▶ istasiyoni

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lady ▶ umupfasoni

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husbandry ▶ (animal husbandry) ubworozi

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elections ▶ amatora
(organize ~) gutegura amatora
(to win ~) gutsinda amatora
(to lose ~) gutindwa amatora

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burial ▶ iziko
(of animals) ihambwa

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professor ▶ umuprofeseri
(university professor) umwigisha wa kaminuza

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mechanic ▶ umukanishi

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service ▶ (to repair, maintain) gukanika

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sex ▶ (to have ~, to lie down together) kuryamana
(to marry, to have ~, only used of men) kurongora
(to be married, to have ~, only of women) kurongorwa
(to have ~ without being married) kurongorana
(to have ~, only used of men, rude) guswera
(to have ~, only used of women, rude) guswerwa
(to have ~, to fornicate) kwenda, kurya umwana
(to have homosexual intercourse) kwitomba, guswerana, kuryana akameka, kuryana inyuma
(to make love like dogs, to have homosexual intercourse, derogative) guswerana nk'imbwa

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Congolese ▶ (person) umunyekongo, umukongomani

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difference ▶ (distinction) itandukāniro

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event ▶ (meeting) ikoraniro
(festival day) ibirori

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intercourse ▶ (to have ~, to lie down together) kuryamana
(to marry, to have ~, only used of men) kurongora
(to be married, to have ~, only of women) kurongorwa
(to have ~ without being married) kurongorana
(to have ~, only used of men, rude) guswera
(to have ~, only used of women, rude) guswerwa
(to have ~, to fornicate) kwenda, kurya umwana
(to have homosexual ~) kwitomba, guswerana, kuryana akameka
(to have anal ~) kuryana inyuma
(to make love like dogs, to have homosexual ~, derogative) guswerana nk'imbwa

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tire ▶ (to ~ out) kunanira, kunaniza, guzamiza, gutamya

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fuck ▶ (to ~, only used of men, rude) guswera
(to ~, only used of women, rude) guswerwa
(to ~, to fornicate) kwenda, kurya umwana

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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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bear ▶ (animal) idubu

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crow ▶ (to ~ as rooster) kubika
(to ~ second time in morning) kugereka

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demon ▶ ishetani, idayimoni

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devil ▶ ishetani, satani

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dialogue ▶ ikigānīro

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dress ▶ (an animal) kubāga

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lucky ▶ (to be) gucuna, guhīrwa, kuroranirwa

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fight ▶ (to ~) kurwāna, kunigana, kurandagura, gusugurirwa,
(vt) kurwānya
(~ and defete completely) kunūtsa
(aggrevate a ~) kubūnga
(for) kumaranira
(for independance) kumēnja
(in fun) gukubagura
(one bigger than oneself) guhaga
(to pick a ~) gusōtōra
(to provoke a ~) gusōmborotsa
(to stop fighting) gutātūka
(with equal force) kurindana

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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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ironic ▶ (to be ~) guhema
(to speak ironically) kurtyekeza

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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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good evening ▶ mwīriwe (used any time during the day or evening when greeting one after first time)

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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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colonialist ▶ umukoloni, umukoroni

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praise ▶ (to) gushīma, guhīmbāza, gushemagiza, gutāzīra, guhaya, gushīmagiza
(for something received) gushemeza
(highly) kuninahaza
(highly, one of whom you've heard) gusāsira
(often) guhayagiza
(oneself) kwīhaya, kwīshima
(oneself often) kwīhayagiza
(the wealth of another) gukāma

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race ▶ (to ~) guhiga, kumaranira, gusiganwa, gutanguranwa, kurutanya

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fine ▶ sawa, nēza
(it's ~) ni sawa, ni nēza

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cry ▶ (to ~, weep) kurira, kwāna, kwānira
(to give ~ of alarm) gukoma induru
(to give startled ~) gutura ubuku
(to sob silently) gupfunagira
(out) kuyogora
(out for help) kuborōga
(to ~, young about to die) kwānāna

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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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refrigerator ▶ frigo, firigo
(freezer) imashīni ikanyisha

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place ▶ (to) gushira
(to ~ here and there) gukwīragiza
(in order) gukirānura, kuringaniza, kurorānya
(facing each other) kurorānya
(objects together in irregular fashion, end for end) gucurikiranya
(obliquely) guhirika, gukīkama
(be placed obliquely) gukīka
(on) gushikiriza
(one thing above another) kugereka, kugerekeranya
(oneself) guherēra
(somewhere) gushiraho
(two things side by side, parallel) kubāngikanya
(to be placed wrong end to) gucurama
(to give place to each other) kubisīkanya
(to hold in) kugumya
(to leave a) gushingūka
(to make) kubisa
(to make for one another to pass) kubisīkanya
(to put a thing in its certain ~) gutereka
(to remain in ~ of another) gusigarira
(to stand in a certain ~ thus making ~ for another) kubisiriza
(to take the ~ of another) kwākīra
(to take the ~ of another watching) kubangūra
(to go from ~ to ~) kuyugayuga

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plan ▶ (to) gutegūra, guteganya
(to ~ for) gutūmbēra, kugira imigabo
(secretly to do something) kwimbirira
(to be obliged to adopt the less desirable of two plans) gutēgekanishwa
(to have several plans of what to do) gutēgekanya

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point ▶ (to) kwereka
(to ~ at) kugena, kugenekereza, gutūnga urutoke
(~ out the way) kugereraniriza

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program ▶ (entertainment, TV) ikigānīro

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milk ▶ (to) gukama
(to finish milking a cow) guhāza
(to ~ into mouth) kugoba

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moaning ▶ umuniho, akaborōgo

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my name is ▶ nītwa ..., izina ryanje ni ...

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nineteen ▶ icumi n'icēnda

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order ▶ (to) gutumiza, gusaba
(to place in) gukirānura, kuringaniza, kurorānya

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pasture ▶ (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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pupil ▶ (of eye) imbonero, imboni

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finger snap ▶ inoni
(to) guca inoni

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stool ▶ amavyi
(human excrement) umusarani

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waste away ▶ (to ~ from illness) kwīraburanirwa

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wail ▶ (to ~) kuborōga, gukoma indūru, kuniha

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equality ▶ uburinganire