Kirundi Study & Dictionary

noun ▶ izina
(class of) umutigiri

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boil ▶ (vi) kubira
(vt) kubiza
(up water) kugurugūmba
(medical, noun) igihute

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-nyene adv ▶ 1. only, 2. the very one, 3. -self, (with pronoun prefix: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) 4. exactly

gukwīragiza (-kwīragije) v ▶ 1. to scatter, place here and there, 2. announce everywhere

gukwīza (-kwījije) v ▶ 1. to spread abroad, 2. announce everywhere, 3. make known

ikāze 3 class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ (noun, no pl.) welcome

inābi 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ (no pl.) evil (noun)

inēza 3 class 3
singular: i-,in- ▶ (noun) good

kubika (-bitse) v ▶ 1. to announce the death of someone, 2. to crow

kubikira (-bikiye) v ▶ to announce to someone about a death

kubūra (-būze) v ▶ 1. to warn of danger, 2. to announce something

kubūrira (-būriye) v ▶ 1. to tell what's going to happen, 2. to announce, notify, inform, 3. to warn of danger

kunegura (-neguye) v ▶ 1. to denounce, 2. to blame, 3. speak evil of, 4. to make fun of, 5. to criticize,

kurānga (-rānze) v ▶ 1. to indicate, 2. to inform, make known, announce, 3. to tell, say

kw prep ▶ 1. on, 2. at, 3. to (the outside of a thing), 4. from (outside of a thing), (form of ku before fifth class nouns in singular, e.g. kw ibuye - on a rock)

kwātura (-ātuye) v ▶ 1. to make known, 2. bring into open from hidden place, 3. to confess, 4. to pronounce clearly, to articulate, 5. to open (flower)

kwībūra (-ībūye) v ▶ 1. to reveal oneself, 2. announce oneself

kwīnegura (-īneguye) v ▶ renounce oneself

mw prep ▶ 1. in, into, 2. during, 3. out of the inside, (form of mu before fifth class nouns in singular, e.g. mw ishuli - in school)

umutigiri (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ class of objects, class of nouns

class ▶ (of nouns or objects) umutigiri
(to observe ~ distinctions) kuzīrōra

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death ▶ urupfu, impfīro
(point of) impfīro
(to announce ~ of someone) kubika
(to be near ~) gutāmbūra
(to bleed to ~) gutetera

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good ▶ (the good) icīza
(adj.) -īza, nyāwo, nyāyo, nyāco etc.
(noun) inēza
(economy) icemezo co gufata ibintu
(to be good ostensibly but not really) kwīyorobeka
(to become good after being bad) gufūtānuka
(to make good) kuryōsha

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king ▶ umwāmi
(entrance to king's kraal) ikirīmba
(house of) ingoro
(pronouncements or commands sent out to chiefs) amatēka
(to become) kwīma
(to die) gutānga
(to make) kwīmika
(to sit) kuvyāgira
(to speak evil of ~) kurogota

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noun found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)

lesson 1 ▶ Class 1 umu–, aba–

lesson 3 ▶ Possessive Adjective

lesson 5 ▶ Mu and Ku

lesson 8 ▶ Adjectives I

lesson 10 ▶ Review 1 - 9

lesson 18 ▶ Class 5 i–, ama–

lesson 20 ▶ Review 11 - 19

lesson 32 ▶ Class 9 uku–, ama–

lesson 34 ▶ Chart of the Classes

lesson 37 ▶ Cardinal Numbers 1-10