strong   ▶ (person) umunyenkomezi
 (something which appears to be ~, but is weak) igihōmbe
 (to be) guhāngama, gukomera, kurema, kurama, kunōnōka
 (to be very) gutetera, gushikama
 (to make) gukomeza
 (to make very) gushikama
 (to remain) gushikama
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kunōnōka (-nōnōtse)     v   ▶ 1. to be healthy, have vitality, 2. to be supple, strong (as rope), 3. to be flexible, 4. to be comfortable, 5. to have virility, to be manly, to be homosexual (gay)
umukonotsi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ 1. strong virile person, 2. homosexual person, gay
old   ▶ (age) ubukuru, zabukuru
 (man) umutāma
 (person) umusāza
 (woman) umutāmakazi, umukamakare
(to be) kurāmba
 (to be, but still strong) kugwagura, guhūmura
 (to become) gusāza
 (to become, woman) gukēcura
 (to grow) gutāma
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kurema (-remye)     v   ▶ 1. to create, make, 2. to lie, deceive, 3. to be brave, quiet, confident, strong
igiti (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. tree, 2. strong stick, 3. rank, position
akaramata     7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) 1. sticking together, 2. strong ever-lasting love, 3. forever
guhūmura (-hūmuye)     v   ▶ 1. to become calm, 2. to recover from fear or anger, 3. to be old but still strong
healthy   ▶ (child, about 4 months) ikibunduguru
 (plant, person) itōto
 (to be) kunōnōka, gukira
 (to be very, strong) gutetera
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icīfuzo (ivy-)   4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ strong wish, desire, covetousness, coveting
gukomezwa (-komejwe)     v   ▶ to be made strong
gushikama (-shikamye)     v   ▶ to make very strong, to be very strong, remain strong
kugwagura (-gwaguye)     v   ▶ 1. to be used but not worn out, 2. to swoop, 3. to be old but still strong (person, garment, etc.)
kuramīsha (-ramīshije)     v   ▶ to make things (esp. pots) strong
igihōmbe (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ something which appears to be strong but is weak
igishika (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thing which one longs for, strong desire
gukomereza (-komereje)     v   ▶ to make strong at, for
igihūhūsi (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ very strong wind
gushikamizwa (-shikamijwe)     v   ▶ to be made strong
igishakashaka (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ big strong reed, stalk of sorghum
umunyenkomezi (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba- ▶ strong person
ijūnja n’ijambo   phr   ▶ physical strength and discursive force, eloquence (description of a strong and eloquent person, two characteristics allegedly rarely going together)
weak   ▶ (person) umugoyigoyi
 (~ and faltering person) urudēndevu
 (place, as scar, on skins or gourds) umuguma
 (something that appears to be strong but is ~) igihōmbe
 (to be ~) kudendebukirwa, kugabanuka, kugira intege, kugoyagoya, kumugara
 (to be ~ and floppy) kuregarega
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-ōye   v   ▶ 1. don't (strong negative), 2. lest, (verb without infinitive)
guhama (-hamye)   v   ▶ 1. to hate very strongly, 2. to be mean to, to mistreat, 3. to persecute
guhāngama (-hāngamye)     v   ▶ 1. to be strong, 2. to have authority (esp. of kings or revered person), 3. pay homage to a king
gukankamira (-kankamiye)     v   ▶ 1. to reprimand, 2. refuse strongly
gukobeza (-kobeje)     v   ▶ to strive, persist more strongly than before
gukomera (-komeye)     v   ▶ 1. to be well, to be strong, to be in good health, 2. to be difficult, to be hard, to be tough, robust, 3. to strike at, for
gukomeza (-komeje)     v   ▶ 1. to continue, to proceed, 2. make strong, 3. to persevere, to sustain, 4. to confirm
gushimika (-shimitse)   v   ▶ 1. to do one's duty, 2. to persist, to persevere, 3. to hold strongly
gutetera (-teteye)     v   ▶ 1. to be thoroughly drenched and cold, 2. to be drawn up from cold or being burnt, 3. to dry up and be stiff (food, clothes), 4. to be burnt (of food forgotten), 5. to be very healthy or strong, 6. to be solid, 7. to be dry
ikigāba (ibi-)     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ headstrong person
intābwīrwa (in-)     3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ 1. disobedient person, 2. headstrong, stubborn person
kujīnjibura (-jīnjibuye)     v   ▶ 1. to question so strongly that one dares not deny again, 2. to prove to one that he's wrong
kurama (-ramye)     v   ▶ to be strong, durable, long-lived (things, not people)
kwānkira (-ānkiye)     v   ▶ 1. to refuse to, 2. to be impossible for, 3. to be willful, 4. to be disobedient (very strongly)
kwīhanukīra (-īhanukīye)     v   ▶ 1. to declare strongly, 2. to do forcefully
declare   ▶ guhamya
 (one's case at a trial) gusāmba
 (strongly) kwihanukira
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desire   ▶ ishāka
(for certain food) ināmbu
(strong) igishika, icīfuzo
(to ~) kugōmba, gushāka, kwīfūza
(to ~ for) kwīfūriza
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don't   ▶ (strong negative) -ōye (verb without infinitive)
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headstrong   ▶ (person) ikigāba, intābwīrwa
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hold   ▶ gufata
 (fast to) kugumiriza
 (from falling) gusama
 (hard feelings) kwīdōga
 (in place) kugumya
 (lightly) kwānjānjwa
 (out) kubangira
 (out arms to receive) guhāngāza ukuboko
 (of rope, vi) kudādira
 (strongly) gushimika
 (take hold of persons) gushorerakw amaboko
 (to) kwūmira
 (up) gushigirika
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love   ▶ urukūndo
 (strong, everlasting) akaramata
 (end of loving another) agahararo
 (one who loves) umukūnzi
(to fall in ~) kubēnguka
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persist   ▶ gucunaguza, kwigumira, gukovya, kunogēra, kuramiriza, gushimika, gushīshikara
 (in asking questions) kuzigiriza
 (in old custom) kuzīrōra
 (more strongly than before) gukobeza
 (patiently) gukenyera, gukenyerera
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populous   ▶ (tribe or family) ikigaga
 (strong) igisata
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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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tribe   ▶ ubwōko
 (strong clan) igisata
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wish   ▶ (strong desire) icīfuzo
 (to wish) kwīfūza
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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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question   ▶ (to ask) kubaza
 (to ~ in sense of examine) gucaca
 (to ~ carefully) gucunaguza, gucunaguriza
 (to ~ so strongly that one dares not deny again) kujīnjibura
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 strong found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 47  ▶ Word Order
lesson 82  ▶ Gurtya, Gurtyo
lesson 112  ▶ Adjectives Expressed by Verbs
 strong found in: Kirundi II (Grammar)
chapter 17  ▶ –kazo– Infix
chapter 19  ▶ Strong Negative Imperatives
chapter 73  ▶ How to say “without”
chapter 78  ▶ Exclamations