Kirundi Study & Dictionary

that ▶ (demonstrative, with class agreements) uwo, -rya, urya, -rīya, urīya uno, wa
(demonstrative, invariable) nya
(conjunction) ko, ngo, yūko
(in orther ~) kugira ngo

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like that ▶ -rtyo

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hate ▶ kwānka, kugaya, gukēngēra, gutītūra, guhama
(cause people to hate that which they had liked) gutītūra
(everything) kunebagura
(one's master) kugāmbāna

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taste ▶ (to ~) kwūmva, kwūmviriza
(to ~ good) gusōsa, kuryōha
(to ~ to prove that it's safe for others) kurogōra

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want ▶ (to ~) gushāka, kugōmba
(one thing and that alone) gufūha
(something, but fear you won't get it) guhahama

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-rtya adj ▶ like this (see also -rtyo, like that)

gufūha (-fūshe) v ▶ 1. to breathe heavily and noisily, 2. to yearn over, 3. want one thing and that alone, 4. to purpose to revenge

gutara (-taze) v ▶ 1. to be late (of rains), to not fall, 2. to put near fire to dry, scorch or roast, 3. to put beer in a warm place, 4. to argue and swear that you're right, 5. to take one's case to chief knowing you're right

heard ▶ (to be ~ plainly) kwūmvīkana
(to speak so that one is heard but not understood, because of distance) guhwirima, guhihima

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plant ▶ imbuto, ikimera, ibitērwa
(small) urugāmba
(small trees that start up around big one) umuvyāro
(stunted) ikirūmbirane
(young for transplanting) ingemwe

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

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water ▶ amazi
(rapidly flowing) umupfūnda
(anything that falls in) ikirohe
(dirt in) ikirohe
(large deep place of) icōgo
(thing for drawing) ikivōmesho
(to ~ plants) gusukira, kuvōmera
(to draw, go for) kuvōma
(to be covered with) kurengerwa
(to be in) kubōmbeka
(to filter ~) kuyōra amazi
(to flow softly, quietly) kuyōmbekēra
(to go in, swim) kwōga
(to have dirt in) gutobeka
(to pour on another's hands) kwūhīra
(to put into) kurobeza
(to remove foreign article) gutosōra

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isata (ama-) 5 class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama- ▶ ~ burēnge word that remains in heart causing sorrow or anger, lasting grudge

guhamya (-hamye) v ▶ 1. to declare, assert that a thing is true, to attest 2. witness

gather ▶ kumyōra
(building materials) guhumbira
(firewood) gusēnya
(food from garden) gusoroma, kwāha
(fruit) kwāmūra
(in loose garment at waist and tie) gukenyera
(little sticks) gutōrōra
(manure for garden) kuvūmbura
(up) kwāndura, gusorōranya, gutororokanya
(pollen and nectar) kudaha
(up grass that has been spread out) gusasūra

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gurtya adj ▶ like this (see also gurtyo, like that)

guhebūza (-hebūje) v ▶ 1. to tell someone that his friend has died, 2. to be perfect, complete, absolutely wonderful, 3. to surpass all others either good or bad, 4. to deny emphatically, 5. to discourage

gutītūra (-tītūye) v ▶ 1. to hate, despise, 2. to disillusion, 3. to cause people to hate that which they had liked, 4. to lose original force, to weaken

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

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igisate (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ piece of something that has been cut, slate

igitema (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ the pain from tropical ulcer (one that develops rapidly)

maintain ▶ kugumya, kugumiriza
(one's position, argue and swear that you're right) gutara

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igitanga (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tick that causes recurrent fever

igitangu (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ tick that causes fever

igitekwa (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ any food that needs to be cooked

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

amazement ▶ (to do something that causes pleasure or amazement) gusamāza

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something ▶ ikintu
(~ that stinks) agacūku

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akaminūza (utu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ something that surpasses anything of its kind

gutēgekanya (-tēgekanije) v ▶ 1. to hesitate between two actions, 2. to have several plans of what to do so that at least one will please the other people, 3. to have two methods of defending yourself, but use the one you hadn't planned on

ask ▶ (another to repeat to check his veracity) gucaca
(each other) kubazānya
(each other to explain) gusiguzānya
(each other riddles) gusōkōrānya
(for) gusaba
(for daily) kubōbōtereza
(frequently) gusabiriza
(many in order to verify) gushīshōza
(many questions) kubazagiza
(of someone that which he has promised) guhāngūra
(oneself) kwībaza, kwītsa
(over and over again) kubaririkiza
(persistently, though refused) gucuna
(question) kubaza
(a riddle) gusōkōza
(stupid questions) kudedēmvya

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-rya ▶ that over there

itu ▶ you don't say? is that really so?

nya ▶ (invariable demonstrative) that

akēhe 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) tracks of person, anything that indicates path a person has taken

face ▶ amaso, mu maso
(in his face) mu maso hiwe
(to be facing each other) guhangana
(to make a ~ over something that tastes bad) kunyinyirwa
(to put one's ~ in one's hands in deep thought) kwitangira itama
(~ to ~) ubwāmāso, imbonankubone
(showing disapproval on one's ~) ibitsingotsingo

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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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such ▶ (to be ~ that) kumera

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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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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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-rtyo adj ▶ like that (gurtyo, durtyo, murtyo, bartyo, etc.)

-rīya adv ▶ that over there (e.g. zirīya, kirīya, barīya etc.)

hīyo ▶ on that side

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

akazīka 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) grudge that never ends

ikirarashamba (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ one that likes to go by himself rather than with others

anger ▶ uburake, uburakari, ishavu, ubusugurirwe,
(rare) ipfūhe, ifūhe
(to soften another's) gufyīta
(to tear clothes in) kumwāga
(to treat with) gushinyagura
(word that remains in heart and causes anger) isata burēnge

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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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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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igihungur amabebe n ▶ light rain that makes these seeds fall off just before rainy season really starts

inshūmbūshanyo (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ compensation, that which replaces what one has lost

gukanda (-kanze) v ▶ to tell chief that someone sends greetings ('bwakeye')

hidden ▶ (thing that comes to light suddenly) icūbirizi

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insect ▶ igikōko, agakōko
(many small) ubukōko
(ant, flying, edible) iswa
(ant, pincher) intozi, urutozi
(ant, soldier) uburima
(ant, sugar) ikinywabūki
(ant, tiny) ubunyegeri
(ant, white) umuswa
(ant hill, white) umugina
(bedbug) igiheri, igihere
(bee) uruyūki
(bee, carpenter) imvūndēri
(bug) agasīmba
(bumblebee) impingwe
(butterfly) ikinyungunyungu, ikinyugunyugu
(centipede, small) inyōngōri
(chigoe flea) imvūnja, ivūnja
(cicada) ijeri
(cockroach) inyēnzi
(fly, big, tsetse) ikibugu
(fly, house) isāzi
(flea) imbaragasa
(gnat) agatūku, ubutūku
(grasshopper) uruhige, agahōri, igihōri
(jigger) imvūnja, ivūnja
(locust) uruyige
(louse) inda
(mosquito) umubu
(moth) ikinyungunyungu
(tick) inyōndwi, inyōndwe
(tick that causes recurrent fever) igitangu
(tiny ~ in eye) akanyarira jisho
(wasp) ivūbi
(to sting or bite) gusurira

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reject ▶ gushibura
(council) gusaragurika
(food that you've always eaten) guhura

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gurtyo adj ▶ like that (also durtyo, murtyo, bartyo, etc.)

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

gucurīra (-curīriye) v ▶ 1. to call to someone that cannot answer, 2. to make fun of someone by recalling the good he has lost

gukebuka (-kebutse) v ▶ 1. to see that someone wishes to see you alone, 2. to turn one's head, look behind

gusamāza (-samāje) v ▶ 1. to wait or long for, 2. to expect, 3. to do something that causes pleasure or amazement, 4. to distract

gusasūra (-sasūye) v ▶ 1. to gather up grass that has been spread out, 2. to unmake a bed

kugurāna (-gurānye) v ▶ 1. to exchange, 2. to lend, 3. borrow (money, or that for which you'll return equivalent rather than that very article), 4. to swap

kurengwa (-renzwe) v ▶ 1. to slander a superior (not intentionally but he interprets it that way), 2. to break taboo

kurogōra (-rogōye) v ▶ 1. to overcome or remove enchantment, 2. to taste to prove that it's safe for others

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

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surpass ▶ (one who surpasses all others) agahebūza, agakūra
(thing that surpasses everything of its kind) akaminūza, akarēnzo
(to ~) kurēnga, kurusha, kurushiriza, kuruta, gusūmba
(all others, good or bad) guhebūza, kunengesēra
(to try to ~) guhiga

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agacūku 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga- ▶ (no pl.) something that stinks

igihūme (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ spirit, superhuman thing, a one-armed and one-legged ghost with grass growing out of its ears that lives in the valley (used as a serious insult)

igisāga (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. things over above 10, 2. excess, surplus, 3. garment that is too big

igisōsa (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ thing that tastes good

ikirohe (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ dirt in water, anything that falls in water

imfunya (im-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ child that doesn't grow properly

pleasure ▶ igihīmbāro
(to do something that causes) gusamāza
(to give) kunēzēra

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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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ivyabaye 4 ▶ things that happened in the past

akarēnzo (utu-) 7 class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu- ▶ something that surpasses anything else of its kind

umuvyāro (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ little plant for transplanting, small trees that start up around big one

different ▶ (to be) gutandukāna
(anything that is ~ from others in group) indobeke

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

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kujīnjibura (-jīnjibuye) v ▶ 1. to question so strongly that one dares not deny again, 2. to prove to one that he's wrong

kunyinyirwa (-nyinyiriwe) v ▶ to make face over something that tastes bad, to frown

kwīrahuruza (-īrahuruje) v ▶ 1. to fail to keep a vow, 2. to do that which you declared you wouldn't

kugira ngo conj ▶ in order that

igitīnyiro (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ that which is feared or respected

recollection ▶ (words that remains in heart causing sorrow or anger) isata burēnge

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kubura Shinge na Rugero (-buze) phr ▶ to lose control, to fail badly (Shinge and Rugero are two strategic hills that Rwanda lost to Burundi in a famous historic battle between the two kingdoms)

borrow ▶ (money, or that for which you'll return equivalent rather than that very thing) kugurāna
(a thing to be returned) gutīra

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corn ▶ ikigōri
(cob) igitiritiri
(early kind) isega
(kind with big kernel) ikijigo
(ground corn that has first been roasted) igikweme
(silk) ubusage
(tender new) igishōro
(yellow kind) amashigisha
(to shell) guhungura, kuvūngurīsha
(wheat) ingano

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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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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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for ▶ kuri
(for that) kubwivyo

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good morning ▶ (greeting) bwakeye, mwaramutse
(to tell chief or superior that someone sends in 'bwakeye') gukānda

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greedy ▶ (to be) gusahagura
(for a certain food and want that only) kunohorwa

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grow ▶ gukura, kwāruka, gukaka
(after cutting) kunaga
(larger, esp. moon) gutūbūka
(let hair ~ long) gutongoza
(old) gutāma
(rapidly in spurts) kuvugumuka
(smaller, sometimes used of moon) gutūba
(to cause to grow) gukuza
(to not ~, plant) kunyigīra
(to not ~, because of too many seeds) kuzīnga
(very fast, child) kugurugūmba
(well) kubaduka
(child that doesn't ~ properly) imfunnya

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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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like ▶ bēne, nka
(conj.) nk'uko
(like that) -rtyo
(like this) -rtya
(to be like) gusa
(to look like) gushusha
(to like) gukūnda
(for a short time) guharara
(to try to make someone ~ what he has refused) kwōrekēra

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memory ▶ ubuzīndūtsi
(word that remains in heart causing sorrow or anger) isata burēnge
(to escape the ~) kuzīnda

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order ▶ (decree) itēka
(in ~ that) kugira ngo, ngo, bitayeko

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piece ▶ ikimānyu, ikigegene, igice
(of bread) ikibege
(of fruit) icamwa
(of land) ishāmvu, ikivi
(of paper or cloth) ibitabu
(of something that has been cut) igisate
(to come to pieces) gusambūka
(to tear in pieces) gutabagura

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prove ▶ kwāgiriza, kwerekana, guhinyuza, kujījūra
(that a drink is not poisoned) kurogoza
(to one that he's wrong) kujīnjibura
(a prove) icemezo

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side ▶ (of person) urubavu
(not of person) uruhānde
(on this ~) hīno
(on this ~ of river, valley) hākuno
(on that ~) hīyo
(on the other ~ of something but this ~ of river or valley) hirya
(on the other ~ of river or valley) hākurya
(on the ~ of, beside) iruhānde
(to become right ~ up) kwūburuka
(to lay thing on it's ~) guhēngeka
(to lay someone on his) gukīkira
(to lie on one's ~) gucurama
(to put to one ~) guherereza
(to turn right ~ up) gucurūra, kwūburura

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since ▶ (cause, not time) ko, nuko
(now that, seeing that) ubwo

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sorrow ▶ umubabaro, akabōnge, agahīnda, ishavu, intūntu, intimba
(words that remains in heart causing sorrow) isata burēnge

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ulcer ▶ igikomere, igisebe
(pain from tropical ~, one that develops rapidly) igitema
(mouth ~) ibisebe biterwa n'isuna

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word ▶ ijāmbo, amajāmbo, amagambo
(root or stem) itsina
(one who speaks with senseless repititions of ~) ikirogorogo
(to not keep one's ~, or to do that which you declared you wouldn't) kwīrahuruza

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kubwivyo conj ▶ so, for that

ngo ▶ in order that, that

sīko ▶ isn't it? isn't that so?

yūko ▶ that (esp. to introduce indirect quotation or other dependent clause)

icūbirizi (ivy-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ unexpected thing, anything hidden or unseen that comes to light suddenly

igikweme (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ ground corn that has first been roasted

igikwēmu (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ garment that isn't very long

ikibi (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ that which is bad, evil

ikivi (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ 1. piece of land, 2. certain measure of time or place (e.g. that a person is to work, so long, or so big a place), 3. moment

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

indobeke (in-) 3 class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in- ▶ anything that is different from others in group

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

umusēngesēnge (imi-) 2 class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi- ▶ sparks or coals that go up with the smoke, soot

urudubi (in-) 6 class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in- ▶ that which a person says or does for which he may be convicted, result of failure to keep promise, dilemma, difficulty

aho rēro phr ▶ that's it, at last

bācō ▶ that's so!

basi excl ▶ enough!, it is enough, that's fine

bitāyeko conj ▶ in order that, moreover, furthermore

gucūra (-cūye) v ▶ 1. to marry a widow and go to her kraal, 2. to bring a wife back that's gone home, 3. to lead or send back (esp. cows), 4. to address the people (used only of king or other authority)

gukāngaza (-kāngaje) v ▶ 1. to clean up a field, 2. take away grass that's been hoed out

gukōba (-kōvye) v ▶ to draw up, roll up (vi), (e.g. a skin that's been wet)

gutīza (-tīje) v ▶ to lend, loan (that which will itself be returned)

igihitira (ibi-) 4 class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
plural: ibi-,ivy- ▶ something that's been saved up for a year (beans, etc.)

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

ko conj ▶ 1. since (cause, not time), 2. that, 3. as

kunohorwa (-nohowe) v ▶ to be greedy for a certain food and want only that, to become thin from worry or work

n'ūko conj ▶ therefore, so, it is thus, that's right, then

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

ni vyiza phr ▶ that's good, fine

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

niyo mpamvu phr ▶ because of that, hence

nuko conj ▶ therefore, so, it is thus, that's right, then

pē adv ▶ absolutely! extremely! think of that!

ubwo ▶ 1. perhaps, 2. now that, 3. since, 4. seeing that, 5. moreover

assert ▶ (that a thing is true) guhamya

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assure ▶ (that a thing is true) guhamya

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bad ▶ (adj.) –bi
(~ person) umubi
(~ luck) icāgo, akaga
(that which is ~) ikibi

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bean ▶ igiharage
(green) umubīmba, umukerere, umukonyogo
(lima) igiharo
(red) ishigisha
(small red) uduharawe
(leaves) umukubi
(leaves, first two) ingāmba
(pod) urusokoro
(sprout) umugōndōra
(that have been put away for a year) igihitira
(to put ~ away for a year) guhitiza
(to put away ~ for several years) guhitikirana, guhitirana
(to tie ~ on hedge to dry) gushisha

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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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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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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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feared ▶ (that which is) igitīnyiro

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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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grudge ▶ umujinya, ishavu, inzika, inzigo, igono
(lasting) isata burēnge
(that never ends) akazika
(to have ~ against) gukanira

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lend ▶ (that for which equivalent will be returned) kugurāna
(that which will itself be returned) gutīza
(something and not get it back soon) gutongoza
(money) kugurana, gukopesha amahera

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

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respected ▶ (person) umwūbahwa
(that which is ~) igitīnyiro

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roll ▶ umuzīngo
(of church members) itōrero
(to roll, vi) gutembagara
(about, vt) kujegeza
(about on ground, vi) kuvurūnga, kwītēmbagaza
(along) gusegenyeza, gusegenyēsha
(over) gutēmbagaza
(up) gukuba,
(vt) kuzīnga
(up several times) kuzīngazīnga
(up, vi) kwīzingīra
(up, a skin that's been wet, vi) gukōba

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saved ▶ (person) umurokore
(to be) gukizwa, kurokoka
(to be for a year, beans) guhitira
(to be for several years, beans) guhitikirana, guhitirana
(something that's been saved up for a year) igihitira

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see ▶ kubona
(after being blind) guhumūka
(see here!) erega
(that someone wishes to see you alone) gukebuka
(through deceit) guhinyura
(with comprehension) kurabukwa

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stumble ▶ (that which causes to) igitsītāza
(to ~) gutsītāra, kudāguza
(to cause to) gutsītāza
(over words) gufudika

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that's it ▶ aho rero! baco!

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that's right ▶ n'ūko

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thatch ▶ (roof) ubwatsi bwo gusakara, ivyatsi vyo gusakara

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think ▶ kwīyumvīra, gucīra, kugira, kwīkēkāko, kwīrimbūra
(about) kuziga
(over) gutegēra, kuzirikiana
(over whether a thing is right) kurimbūra
(to do quickly without thinking) gusimbagurika
(I think, you don't think, one might think) umēnga, umēngo
(think of that!) pe!

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