Kirundi Study & Dictionary

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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melt ▶ gucika, gushōnga, kuyaga
(away) kuyōngayōnga
(to cause to) kuyagiriza
(sugar, salt) kuyōnga

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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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sprinkle ▶ gusukira, kuvōmera
(vi) kumījira
(vt) gucūcagira, kumīja, kumījagira
(as with powder, salt) kumemēra
('medicine' around house to protect it from evil) gutota

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kudūmba (-dūmvye) v ▶ to dunk, do dip in salt

kuyōnga (-yōnze) v ▶ 1. to melt (e.g. sugar, salt), 2. to disappear, 3. to be absorbed

kwūhiza (-ūhije) v ▶ to cause to give salt to cows

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

akunyu 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ little salt (from umunyu)

kumemēra (-memēreye) v ▶ to sprinkle as with powder, salt

kwūhirwa (-ūhiwe) v ▶ to be given salt (cows)

kuzirukanya (-zirukanije) v ▶ 1. to give penuriously, put in only a little (e.g. salt), 2. to infringe, violate, contravene

dip ▶ (in salt) kudūmba
(in sauce) gukoza
(water) kudaha

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enough ▶ (to be) gukwīra
(to be more than ~) gucāguka
(to be ~ for) gukwīrana
(to have) gukwīrwa
(it's ~) birabāye, karabāye, birakwīye
(it's ~, as salt or medicine in something else) gukora
(that's enough, it's fine) basi!

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food ▶ indya, ibifungurwa, imfungurwa
(food that needs to be cooked) igitekwa
(baby ~) umusururu
(big portion of) irobe
(and drink of rich man, ruler) igiturire
(for a journey) impāmba
(without salt) ibise
(one in charge of ~ at a feast) umuteretsi
(place where ~ is plentiful) amasumo, ubusumo
(to be burned slightly) kuyēnga
(to become too dry in cooking) kuyēnga
(to burn, vi) kuzigira
(to dish up) kwārura
(to eat, to serve) gufungura
(to get ~ for oneself) gutāra
(to go to find ~) gusuma
(to go together to produce ~ for guests) gutērēra
(to quickly make ~ for one) kuzina
(to serve) gufungura
(to try to find ~ for unexpected guests) kwīyambagura

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umugōnzo (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ salt made by saking the ashes of a certain plant in water

agashinguramunyu (udu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ saltshaker, saltcellar

gukora (-koze) v ▶ 1. to work, 2. to do, 3. to touch, 4. to make cough (spit), 5. to be fatal, 6. it's enough (salt, medicine, etc.) in something else, 7. to produce
urakoze (or, wakoze) thank you
uzoba ukoze thanks in advance