ubu nyene   adv    right now, immediately
ubu   adv    now, currently
ubu nyene right now, immediately
kur'ubu perhaps
idubu    n    bear
ubuho   adv    now (emphatic)
ubusa     adv    1. nothing, 2. in vain
ubūgi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) edge of sword, knife, etc.
ububi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. evil, 2. ugliness
ubuca   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
dawn
ubufu   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
flour
ubugi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
tiny egg
ubuhūmbu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) evil deeds, wickedness
ubuja     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) servitude
ubuku     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) sudden startled cry or scream (gutura ubuku)
ubura (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
1. of same blood, 2. intestines (used in pl.)
uburo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) millet
ubute     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) indifference, negligence, laziness
ubuto     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) childhood
ubūki   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) honey
umubu (imi-)     2  class 2
singular: umu-
plural: imi-
  
mosquito
urubu (im-)     6  class 6
singular: uru-
plural: in-
  
1. turn, 2. yogurt, sour milk (clabbered, unskimmed), 3. sour taste
kwūbuka (-ūbutse)   v    1. to discover, 2. to come upon suddenly, 3. to jump up and run quickly
ubundi   adv    another time
imvubu (im-  3  class 3
singular: i-,in-
plural: i-,in-
  
hippopotamus
ububwa     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) bringing reproach on others
ubukwe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
wedding
ubumwe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
unity
ubuntu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. grace, generosity, 2. free (yampaye ku buntu)
ubupfu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. folly, 2. ignorance
uburyo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) right hand or side, opportunity, occasion, manner
ubushe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) burn
ubusho (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
flock, herd
ubuswi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) very tiny baby chicks
kur'ūbu     perhaps
ubugene   how, as (not in questions)
Ubudagi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
Germany
Uburaya   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
Europe (Sw. Ulaya)
ububire     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) boiling
ububīko (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
1. cupboard, 2. bank account
ubucafu   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
dirtiness
ubucuti   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
friendship
ubudede     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) beads, big perls
ubugabe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) authority
ubugabo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. authority, 2. bossiness, 3. manhood, penis
ubugali   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
thick bread-like porridge (Sw.)
ubugari   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
thick bread-like porridge (from Sw. ugali)
ubugome     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) revolt, wickedness
ubugāri     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) width
ubuhiri (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
stick, club
ubuhizi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. handsomeness, 2. praiseworthiness, 3. skill, 4. courage
ubuhoma     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. dirt (esp. on body), 2. dirtiness
ubuhuku     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) cave, den (of wild animals, as in rocks)
ubujōra     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) meanness and quarrelsomeness
ubukame     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) sap (sweet)
ubukare     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) sharpness (of beer, etc.)
ubukene     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. need, want, 2. poverty
ubukire   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
riches, wealth
ubukiru     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) place where steps are cut in hillside, rough place, bumps, hillocks
ubukoyo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) stoop-shouldered-ness (as result of illness or hunger) (term of scorn)
ubukuba     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. quickness, 2. agility
ubukumi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) marriageable (trad.) age of young girl
ubukuru     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) old age, seniority, importance
ubukōko     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. many small insects, 2. animal
ubumago     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) magic
ubumara     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) poison
ubumere   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
condition, state, status
ubumoso     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
left hand or side
ubumuga     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
paralysis, diability, handicap, weakness, lameness
ubumāka     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) changing wife or husband frequently
ubumāna     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) godliness
ubumōte     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) fragrance
ubunini     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. largeness, 2. size, 3. width
uburage     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) inheritance, legacy
uburagi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) dumbness (of speech)
uburake     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) anger
ubureve     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
lisping, speech defect (esp. for s, sh, c)
uburezi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. accusation (old), 2. education
uburiba   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
weight
uburima     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no sing.) soldier ants
uburire     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
rheum (certain kind of illness of eyes)
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
uburiza     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) first-born
uburozi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. witchcraft, 2. poison, 3. acid
uburuhe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) weariness, fatigue
ubururu   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
blue
uburāya   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
prostitution (from Sw.)
ubusage     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. fringe, 2. long hair (with butter and mud in it), 3. lock of hair, 4. corn silk
ubusaro     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) beads (esp. big ones)
ubusazi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) folly, willful stirring up of trouble
ubusore     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) youth
ubusumo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
place where food is plentiful
ubusōsa   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
delicious taste
ubusōse     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) flavor, good taste
ubutame     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) weariness
ubutare     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) metal ore
ubutoni     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) favor, favoritism
ubutēri     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
uninhabited place
ubutūku   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
gnat, tiny fly
ubuvumo   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) cave, den (as of wild animal, in rocks)
ubuvuzi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. medicine (practice of), healthcare, 2. healing
ubuyobe   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) wickedness
ubuzima   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. life, 2. health, 3. wholeness
kwūburuka (-ūburutse)   v    1. to peel (vi) (skin after a burn), 2. to become right side up
kwūburura (-ūburuye)   v    to turn right side up
kwūburūrwa (-ūburūwe)   v    to be turned right side up
ububabwe   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
smell
ububāmfu   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
left hand, left side, left
ububāsha     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. power, 2. ability
ububēshi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) lying
ubugavyi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
government
ubugīngo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. life, 2. soul
ubugūmba   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
sterility, barrenness
ubugūnge     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. dishonesty, 2. deceitfulness, 3. selfishness
ubuhamya   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
1. testimony, 2. declaration
ubuhanga   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) intelligence
ubuhanzi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) bald headedness
ubuhīnga     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) skillfulness, artificial intelligence, computer science etc.
ubuhīrwe (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
1. blessing, 2. chance, good fortune, 3. privilege, benefit, advantage, 4. fun
ubuhōmbe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) deficit, loss
ubukonje   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
coldness, cold
ubukūmbi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) pile of mixed grain and chaff
ubukūngu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
group of attendants or helpers to elders
ubukūnzi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) affection, charity
ubumenyi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. science, knowledge, 2. acquaintance, 3. education
ubunebwe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) laziness
ubunyovu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
uncultivated land
uburimyi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) agriculture
uburongo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) mud, clay
uburyamo   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
sleeping (from kuryāma)
uburyōhe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) flavor, deliciousness
ubusagwe (ama-)     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
poison of snake or other animal (in mouth)
ubushaza     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) peas
ubushūhe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. heat, 2. fever
ubutumba     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) little hills, knolls
ubutumbi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(med.) swelling
ubutumwa     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. message, 2. text
ubutwāre   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) chieftanship, authority
ubutūngu     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) ignorance
ubutūnzi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. wealth, possessions, riches, 2. economy, 3. treasure
ubuyōnga   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) fringe
ububabare   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
pain, suffering (from kubabara)
ububoneke     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) appearance
ubudasība     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
ceaselessly
ubufafara     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) poverty (absolute)
ubufafare   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) poverty (absolute)
ubugesera     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) wickedness, skillfulness
ubugorane   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
boredom
ubugurano     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) servitude, slavery
ubuherezi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) priesthood
ubuherūka     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. end, 2. the very last time, 3. finally, 4. at last
ubuhumāne     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) uncleanness
ubuhēhēsi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) lustful thinking and practices
ubuhūmvyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) deceit
ubukenuke     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) abundance, supplying of need
ubukirīro     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) refuge
ubukomezi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. consistency, 2. strength
ubukristo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) Christianity
ubumanuko   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
South, to the south, southwards
ubupagani     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) heathenism
ubupfunya     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) failure to grow properly
ubupfīndo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) lot (as in drowing lots)
uburagamo     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) dwelling place
uburakari     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) anger
uburaruko   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
north
uburyarya     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) itching, making others think you've done a miracle when it's only a deception
uburēbure     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) height, length, depth (dimension and time)
ubusahuzi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. pillage, 2. thievery, 3. plundering
ubusasāte     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) itching
ubuseruko   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
east, eastwards
ubutumire   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) invitation
ubuvyimbe   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
swelling
ubuyobozi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
leadership, administration, management
ubuzimire   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) ignorance, being lost
Ubufaransa   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
France
ububwīriza     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) office, authority
ubudandaji   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
trade, business
ubugaragwa     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) desert
ubugwanēza     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) meekness
ubuhāmbāzi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
severity
ubuhūngiro     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) refuge
ubunyegeri     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
tiny ants
ubupfāsoni     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) nobility
uburēngero   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
west, westwards
ubusambiri   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
a non-traditional dance of the youth, influenced by neighboring Tanzania, Buragane region
ubushiriro     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) place of destruction
ubushobozi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) power, ability, strength, potential
ubutegetsi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
power
ubutēkānyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) peace, calm, quiet
ubuvunguka   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) crumbs, chips of wood
ububangutsi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
ardour, fervour
ubucumukure     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
toil, labor, distress
ubudīgidīgi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) tickling sensation
ubugambanyi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
betrayal, treason (from kugambanira)
ubugarariji     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) wickedness, rebellion
ubukiruruke   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
altitude
ubukūndanyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) kindness, graciousness
uburuhūkiro     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) 1. resting place, 2. refuge, 3. stopping place
ubushinguro   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(fixed) board
ubushākanyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) lust
ubusāmbanyi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) adultery
ubutēritēri   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
uninhabited place
ubutīnyānka     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) menstruation, illness of women (hemorrhage)
ubuzimuzimu   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
1. things used in worship of Kiranga, thought to have special powers, 2. spirit worship, 3. superstitions
ubuzīndūtsi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
memory (from kuzīndūka)
ubuhinguriro   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
industry
ubukerebutsi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
ardour, fervour
ubukurugutwi     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) ear wax
uburinganire   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
equality, equitability
ubusesanguzi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
science
ubusugurirwe     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) anger (note above)
ubusumbasumbane   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
plural: ama-
  
1. inequality, 2. surface
ubuzima bwiza   phr    fitness
ubushirukanyi   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
(no pl.) audacity
ubutumwa bwiza   phr    gospel, good news
ubufashanyigisho   8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
facilitation
ubushizi bw'amanga     8  class 8
singular: ubu-
  
fearlessness (because one knows he is right)
ububabare bwo mu mitsi   phr    neuralgia
akayābo (utu-  7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu-
  
(or ubu-) cat
akayābu (utu-  7  class 7
singular: aka-,aga-
plural: utu-,udu-
  
(or ubu-) cat
guhofōra (-hofōye)     v    to rub eyes in order to see (esp. one who has been sick with uburire, rheum)
gushīra   v    (verb without past) to be almost over (night)
ijoro rishīra ubuca night is almost over, about to dawn
gushiruka (-shirutse)     v    ~ ubute to be zealous, energetic, active, diligent
izina (ama-  5  class 5
singular: i-,iri-
plural: ama-
  
name
umunsi ur'izina on a certain day
amazina y'inka poetry praising cattle
amazina y'ubuhizi poetry praising courageousness
amazina y'urugamba war poetry
Kiranga     4  class 4
singular: iki-,ic-
  
(high priest of the Burundian traditional supreme god, mediator between the traditional god and man, today associated by Christians with the devil)
ubuzimuzimu fetishes
igihwēba, igishegu one dedicated to service of ~
kuvōvōta to give oneself to ~
kubāndwa to dance in honor of
kubāndwa to be devoted to his service
guterekēra to worship ~
kuja imbu (-giye)   phr    to take turns (from urubu)
ukubungwa   9  class 9
singular: uku-
  
1. caries, 2. decay (of teeth) (from kubungwa)
ability    ububāsha, ubushobozi
(to not be equal in) gusūmbana
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abundance    ubukenuke
(to have) kudibama, guhīmba, gukenuka
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account    (on account of) kubwa
(bank) ikonte, ububīko
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accusation    ikirēgo, uburēzi
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acid    aside, isumu, uburozi
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administration    intwaro, ubuyobozi
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adultery    ubusāmbanyi
(to commit) gusāmbana
(euphemistically, of man) kwīsomōra
(to be pregnant through) gutwāra inda y'ishushu, gutwāra inda y'indāro
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advantage    akarusho, ubuhīrwe
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advise    guhanūra, guhubūra, kugira ināma
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affection    igikūndiro, ubukūnzi, urukundo
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age    (to reach age of accountability) kwāruka
(to begin to get wrinkled with age) gukāmba
(old age) ubukuru, zabukuru
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agility    ingoga, ubukuba
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altitude    ubukiruruke
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anatomy    ubumenyi bw'ibihimba vy'umubiri
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anemia    ukubura amaraso, indwara yo gukama amaraso
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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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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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announce    kubūrira, kubūra, kurānga
(oneself) kwībūra
(to stand at door and call greeting) kuramutsa
(the death of someone) kubika, kubikira
(everywhere) gukwīragiza, gukwīza
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anorexia    ukubura akayabagu
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another    –ndi
(~ time) ubundi
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ant    (flying, edible) iswa
(pincher) intozi, urutozi
(soldier) uburima
(sugar) ikinywabūki
(tiny) ubunyegeri, urunyegeri
(white) umuswa
(white ~ hill) umugina
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antiseptic    akaziraruguma, umuti ubuza uruguma gusebura
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appearance    ububoneke, akarānga
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ardour    ububangutsi, ubukerebutsi, igise
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as    ku, uko, ingene, ubugene
(introducing clauses) nk'uko
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asphyxiation    ukubura impwemu, ugupfundwa, ukunigwa n'ukubura impwemu
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attendants    (group of helpers to elders) ubukūngu
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authority    ububwīriza, ubugabe, ubugabo, ingānji, ubutwāre
(to have, esp. kings or revered person) guhāngama
(to rebel against) kumēnja
(to take on oneself) kurēngera
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balance    (weighing) umunzāne
(of budget) uburinganire bw'ibisohoka n'ivyīnjira
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baldness    ubuhanzi
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ball    umupīra (Sw.), umubumbe
(small) akabumbe
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bank    (bankhouse) ibanki
(~ account) ikonte, ububīko
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barrenness    (of person) ubugūmba
(of land) ukutamera, igaduka, ukugaduka, ukugagarara
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base    (of brain) agakomokomo
(of tree) itsina, igitsina
(of bed) isaso y'uburiri
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beads    ubudede, akadede
(esp. big ones) ubusaro
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bed    igitanda, uburiri
(foot of) imirāmbizo
(under a ~) urutara
(to go to) kuryāma
(to make) gusāsa
(to put to) kuryāmika
(to unmake) gusasūra
(time to go to) amaryāma
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bedroom    icūmba c'uburyamo
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benefit    akamaro, ikimazi, ubuhīrwe
(economy) inyungu
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berry    inkēri, inkēre
icamwa kitagira utubuto
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biology    ibinyabuzima, ubumenyi bw'ibintu bifise ubuzima
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birth    ivuka
(to give ~) kuvyāra
(to be about to give ~) gukurirwa
(to be about to give ~, of cow) kudigiriza
(to give ~, to litter, esp. dog) kubwāgura
(to come to day to give ~) kuramukwa
(to give ~, to child who dies at once) kuruhira ubusa
(to aid woman in childbirth) kuvyāza
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blessing    umugisha, umuhēzagiro, ubuhīrwe
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blister    ibavu
(from burns) ubutute bw'ubushe
(to ~) kubūbika, kugurugūmba
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blood    amaraso
(clot) umugoma
(of same blood) ubura
(of cow, drawn out to drink) ikiremve
(spurting of) umupfūnda
(~ circulation) itembera ry'amaraso
(~ transfusion) ugutera amaraso
(~ vessel) umutsi
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blue    (colour) ubururu (Sw.)
(old) umufyīri, agafyīri, umukata
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board    urubāho, ikibaho, ubushinguro
(~ game) igisoro
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boiled egg   uburyo bwo guteka irigi mu mazi ntirishe nēza
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boiling    ububire
(of water in sense of bubbling) agaseba
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bossiness    ubugabo
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botany    ubumenyi bw'ibimera
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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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brass    umwākaka
(bracelet) umububa
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brick    itafāri
(to make bricks) kubūmba, gufyātura
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brickmaker    umubūmvyi
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broiled meat   uburyo bwo kwotsa
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brood    kubundikīra
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broom    umukubūzo
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brush    ishāmba, umukubūzo, uburoso
(the teeth) kwīnyugunura, kwīyugunyura
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budget    itunga
(balance of) uburinganire bw'ibisohoka n'ivyīnjira
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bump    ubukiru
(to ~ into) guseka
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burn    ubushe
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business    urudāndaza, ubudandaji
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buyer    umuguzi, umuranguzi, umukiriya
(to search for) kubūnga
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calm    ubutēkānyi
(to ~) guhorereza, guhoza, guhwāmika
(to be) kwītōnda
(to become) guhora, guhūmura
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care    (anxiety) umwītwaririko
(of body, house, etc.) isuku
(to care about) kubabara
(for) kuziganya
(to take ~ of) kubungabunga, kwītwaririka, gutūnga
(to take very good ~ of) kubukabuka
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caries    ukubungwa, ukubora kw'amenyo
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case    (container) urwūbati
(law) ibūrana
(to declare one's case at a trial) gusāmba
(to know the facts of) guhinyura
(to make another lose his) kuzingirikira
(to take ~ to chief) kubūranya
(to take ~ to chief, knowing one is right) gutara
(to win ~) gutsīnda
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cause    inyānduruko, inkomānzi, impāmvu, igituma, imvo
(to plead a ~) kubūrana
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cave    isenga, ubuhūku
(of wild animals) ubuvumo
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ceaselessly    ubudasība
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cellulose    imfungurwa ziva mu biterwa, zifasha amara gukora neza, ubugwegwe bashobora guhinguramwo impuzu
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ceramic    ubuhinga bwo kubumba
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chaff    umuguruka, umurāyi
(fan to blow off) urutaro
(mixed with grain) ibikūmbi
(pile of chaff and grain) ubukūmbi
(to blow out) kugosōra
(to rub grain to take off) kuvūngura
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charity    ubukūnzi
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chick    (baby) umuswi
(very tiny) ubuswi
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chieftanship    ubutwāre
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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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childhood    ubwāna, ubuto
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chip    ibāngo
(of wood) ubuvunguka, utuvunguka
(to ~ stone) gukorogoshora
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christianity    ubukristo
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clay    ibūmba, uburongo
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clean    -īza
(to be) guca
(to become) guhumānuka
(to make) gusukura, guhumānura
(out ear wax) gukurugutura
(out path) gusibūra
(sweep) gukubūra
(up) kwēnzūra
(up a field) gukāngaza
(up a place) gukēsha
(up one's plate completely) gukōmba inkono
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club    (stick) ubuhiri
(short stick) ingāge
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cold    –bisi
(in chest) agaherēra
(in head) agahiri, akamango, akamangu,
(cough) inkorora
(common cold, flu) ibicurane
(weather) imbeho, ubukonje
(weather, severe) igikonyozi
(to be) gukōnja, gukanya, gutīmba
(to be drawn up from ~) gutetera
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collage    uguhomesha uburembo
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collect    gutororokanya
(fees) kubuguza
(taxes) gutōreza, gutōza
(wood) gusenya inkwi
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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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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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comfort    ihūmure, ukumererwa nēza, ukwikwiza
(to comfort) guhoza, guhubūra, guhūmuriza, kwīrura
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common    (to be) gusangwa
(to have things in) kubūngirana
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confidence    icīzigiro
(fearlessness because one knows he is right) ubushizi bw'amanga
(to have ~ in) kwīzigira
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conflict    ugupfa ubutegetsi
(to be in ~) gutāta
(armed conflict) intambara
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conjunctivitis    ubwoko bw'indwara y'amaso yandukira
(certain kind) uburire
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consistency    ubukomezi
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conversation    imbūrano, umubūrano, ikigānīro, ibiyāgo
(to end) kwīkebanura
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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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courage    ubuhizi
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craft industry   uguhingura utugenegene, ubuhinguzi, iyigiro ry'imyuga
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cream    urubu, urukoko
(line left by ~ on container) umūza
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crumbs    udukorokera, ubuvunguka, utuvunguka
(to become ~) kuvūngagurika
(to ~ easily) kuvūnguka
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cry    akaborōgo
(of joy) impūndu
(sudden startled) ubuku
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culture    akaranga
(biol.) ubuhinga bwo kwiga imikorobi
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cupboard    akabāti, ububīko
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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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dance    intāmbo
(of men) umuhamirizo, ibirorēro, agasimbo, umuyebe
(of women) ihunja, imisambi
(of women, celebrating a child's birth) umutsibo
(of women celebrating the birth of twins) igisuru
(non-traditional, of youth) ubusambiri
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danger    akāga, irīnde
(to go into without regard to oneself) kwīroha
(to warn of) kubūrira
(to watch out for) guhwebutsa
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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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deceit    ubuhūmvyi, amaremano
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deceitfulness    ubugūnge, ibihēndo, uruhēndo
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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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defect    (speech defect, esp. s, sh, c) ubureve, kuvuga ubureve
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defend    guhāngāza, gutēturura, kuvuna
(another) gukīmbūka
(oneself, take case to chief) kubūranya, kwīkirānura
(to have 2 methods of defending oeself but use one you hadn't planned on) gutēgekanya
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deficit    uruhōmbo, igihōmbo, ubuhōmbe
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deliciousness    uburyōhe
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den    (of wild animals) ubuhūku, ubuvumo
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depth    amajēpfo, uburēbure
(of heart) ubwīgobeko
(of water) i bwīna
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dermatology    ubuvuzi bw'indwara zo ku rukoba
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desert    ubugaragwa, akarēre
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destruction    amahonero, ubwōnōnyi
(place of) ubushiriro
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dig    kwīmba, kurima
(and break through to hollow place) guhubura
(as chicken does) gukoba
(out grass rapidly) gusūriranya
(under crop, grass) kuzika
(up) gusibanganya
(up the earth) gutaba
(up sweet potatoes with fingers, or, to make hole for setting out tree) gukoba
(to be impossible to dig even though water is on top) gutūta
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direct    (to be) kubanguka
(to ~ towards) kwerekeza
(to make straight for) gutūmbereza
(to show the way, put on right path) guhubūra, kuzimurura
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dirt    umwānda, ico, ubucafu
(esp. on body) ubuhoma, imvyiro
(in water) ikirohe
(in water, milk) igitotsi
(to have dirt in water, milk) gutobeka
(to rubb off) guhungura
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discover    kwūbuka
(~ the truth) guhinyura
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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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dishonesty    ubugūnge
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distress    ubucumukure
(to be in) gucumukura
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divorce    (vi) kwāhukāna,
(vt) kwāhukānya
(changing wife or husband frequently) ubumāka
(one who frequently ~) ikimāka
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dumbness    (of speech) uburagi
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dump    (all out at once) gucuncubura
(into something) kurotsa
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dwelling place   uburagamo, ikiragamo
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ear wax   ubukurugutwi
(to clean out) gukurugutura
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east    iburasirazūba, ubuseruko
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economy    ubutunzi
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edge    imbiga, urubiga, inkombe
(of sword, knife) ubūgi
(of cloth) umusozo w'impuzu
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egg    irigi, igi
(boiled) uburyo bwo guteka irigi mu mazi ntirishe nēza
(fried) ijisho ry'irigi
(hard-boiled) irigi ritetse mu mazi
(shell) ikibarara
(tiny) ubugi
(to lay ~) guta amagi
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embroidery    ubuhinga bwo kudesa
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encounter    guhūra
(suddenly) kwūbuka
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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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enegetic    (to be) guciririka, gukovya, kwigumira, gushiruka ubute, gushiruka umwēte
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Europe    Uburaya, Buraya
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evil    ikibi, ububi, inābi
(adj.) –bi
(to speak ~ of) gukana, kunegura
(to speak ~ of one another) gucurikanya
(to speak ~ of a ruler) kuyoba
(to seek out ~ doer, witch doctor) kuragura
(to have witch doctor seek out ~ doer) kuraguza
(to sprinkle 'medicine' around house to protect it from ~) kurēmbeka, gutota
(to chase away ~ spirits) gusēnda
(to succeed in persuading someone to leave his ~ ways) gukōndōra
(speaking ~ of another with whom you work) ikēba
(~ deed) ubuhūmbu
(example) akābarore
(~ language, esp. young girl's) ubweruzi
(~ look) igitsūre
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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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fail    gucumukura
(another) guhemukira
(to accomplish what one started) kugaburura
(to do what one intended) kudehūra
(to find) kubura, guhusha
(to give what one promised) kugaramāngira
(to keep one's word) guhemuka, kwīrahuruza, gutēzūra
(to return) kugīrīra
(in on'e task) gusibanganya
(to be unable to do what one attempts) gutāna
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favor    ubutoni
(to ~) gushīnga
(to ~ unjustly) kubera
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favoritism    urwānkūnzi, ubutoni
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fear    ubwōba
(great) agatēngo
(of losing position) igihababu
(~ to hurt another because you love him) impuhwe
(thing or person stricken with ~) igihūmura
(to act or go secretly because of ~) kwōmba
(to jump with ~, in heart) guhahama
(to shout in sudden ~) gutura ubuku
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fearlessness    (because one knows he is right) ubushizi bw'amanga
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fee    ikibuguro, ihadabu (Sw.)
(paid for permission to buy or sell) ingorore
(payed to shaman) ingemu
(to collect) kubuguza
(to pay) kubugura
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fervour    ububangutsi, ubukerebutsi
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fetish    (bark cloth used as a thing of worship) indabe
(gourd used) intendēri
(heathen charm on head) urugori
(spotted barkcloth) indome
(things used in worship of Kiranga, thought to have special powers) ubuzimuzimu
(charm) igiheko
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fever    (illness) inyōnko, umururūmbo
(temperature) umuriro, umucānwa, ubushūhe
(to have high fever) umucānwa ururumba (from kururūmba)
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fibre    ubugwegwe
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find    kurōnka, gusānga
(fault with everything) kunēbagura
(new building site) kugerēra
(one's way after being lost) guhubūka, kuzimuruka
(to be able to be found when looked for) kurondereka
(to fail to ~) kubura, guhusha
(something you ~) ikinobano
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first-born    uburiza
(child) imfura
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flattery    indyārya, uburyārya
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flavor    icānga, uburyōhe, ubusōse, akanovera
(thing with good ~) igisōsa
(to be of the ~ of) gusōsera
(to have good ~) gusōsa
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flock    isho, ubusho, urwūri
(of little birds) urwīha
(of sheep or goats) inzirikwa
(to entrust ~ to another to pasture) kuragiza
(to watch flock) kuragira
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flour    ifu, ubufu
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fly    isāzi
(big, tsetse) ikibugu
(tiny) agatūku, ubutūku
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folly    ubupfu, ubusazi
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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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forbid    (to) kwāmira, kwīhaniza, kuziza, kuvuna, kubuza
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foretell    kubūrira
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fortune    (good) ihīrwe, ubuhīrwe
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fragrance    ubumōte, akamōto
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friend    umugēnzi
(close ~) umukūnzi
(intimate ~, the one you share your last hidden food with) somambike
(most intimate ~, ”you die - I die”) pfampfe
(to visit a ~) kubūngirana
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fringe    ubusage, ubuyōnga
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game    (play) igikino, urukino, umukino
(game field) urukino
(traditional board ~) igisoro, urubugu
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generosity    ubuntu
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gnat    agatūku, ubutūku
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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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godliness    ubumāna
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gospel    (good news) ubutumwa bwīza
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grace    ubuntu
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graciousness    ubukūndanyi
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grilled meat   uburyo bwo kwotsa
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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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gynaecology    ubuvuzi bw'indwara z'abakenyezi
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hail    urubura
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hair    (of baby) imvanda
(bit on top of head) isūnzu
(of human head) umushatsi
(except of human head) ubwōya
(one) urwōya
(pubic) inzya
(hair line) amasoso
(long with mud in it) ubusage
(tan in color, goats) umufumbēre
(white from old age) imvi, uruvi
(to cut) kumwa
(to dampen before cutting) kuvubika
(to have long) guhīmbira
(to have shaved off) kwīkemūra
(to let grow long) gutongoza
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handsomeness    ubuhizi
(with good character) intōre
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hatch    kuberagura
(vt) kubundikīra
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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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health    amagara, ubuzima
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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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heathenism    ubupagani
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height    igihagararo, ijūnja, uburēbure
(to be of equal ~ or length) kurēha
(to make equal ~) kurēsha
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helper    umutabāzi, umufasha
(of the sick) umurwāza
(group of attendants or helpers to elders) ubukūngu
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hemorrhage    kuva amaraso
(from nose) umwūna
(of woman) ubutīnyānka
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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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hill    umusozi, umudūgo, umutumba
(brow of) igikombe
(of earth, to plant in) iburi
(slope of) inkūka, akamanuko, umurwa
(top of) impīnga
(little hills) ubutumba
(very big ~) igisozi
(white ant hill) umugina
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hillocks    ubukiru
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hinder    kubuza, gutangīra, guteba, gutēsha
(from harming another) kuzina
(from hearing) kubugiriza
(to try to ~ from doing wrong) guhōyahōya
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hippopotamus    imvubu
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honey    ubūki
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how    (adv., not in questions) ukuntu, ingene, ubugene
(conj.) uko
(in questions only) -te, gute?
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hungry    (to be) gusōnza
(to be ~ for) kwōndera
(after hunting for food in various places) kuburanirwa
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hypocrisy    ubwīyorobetsi, uburyārya, indyārya
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ignorance    ubupfu, ubutūngu, ubuzimire
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ill    (to be) kurwāra, kuyōka
(often) kurwāragurika, kubūnga
(to become ~ one after another) guhindikirana
(to lie around ~ long time) kuvūnda
(see also under 'sick')
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importance    ubukuru
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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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improvement    (of soil) ukubungabunga
(isi)
(of environment) uguteza imbere ahantu, ukubungabunga ibidukikije
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increase    (vi) kugisha, gukakama, gutūbūka, kwūnguka
(vt) kwongera, kwūngura
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incubate    kubundikīra
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indifference    igikonyo, ubute
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inform    (to) kumenyēsha, kurānga, kurangīra, kubarira, kubūrira
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inheritance    umwāndu, uburage, umurage, iragi
(inherited property) ishāmvu
(inherited property or position) akārōnda
(to leave ~) kuraga
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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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insincerity    uburyārya, indyārya
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intelligence    ubuhanga, ubwēnge, ubuhīnga
(to have natural ~) kuvūmbura
(e.g. yavūmbuye ubwēnge)
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intercede    (to ~ for) kubūranira
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itch    amahere, uruhere, uburyi, ukuribwa ku mubiri, ugusasatwa, ukuribwaribwa
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itching    uburyi, ubusasāte
(to scrape feet on floor, esp. because of itching) gusyēgenya
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jump    (to) gusīmba, gusimbagurika
(about) gukinagira
(from above) gushunguruka
(in one's sleep) guhahamuka, kurandamuka
(in surpise) guhahabuka
(in surprise or when awakened) kuzanzamuka, gukanguka
(up and run quickly) kwūbuka
(when stung or bitten) gushikurwa
(with fear, heart) guhahama
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kindness    ubukūndanyi
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knife edge   ubūgi
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knolls    ubutumba
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knowledge    ubwēnge, inkenuzo, ubumenyi, ukumenyēra
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labor    ubucumukure
(childbirth) ibise
(to ~) gutama, gucumukura
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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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lameness    ubumuga
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land    (piece of) ishāmvu, ikivi
(uncultivated) ubunyovu
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large    -nini
(grow larger, esp. moon) gutūbūka
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largeness    ubunini
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last    imperūka
(one of anything) imperēra
(one of family who has no children) imponnyi
(at ~) ubuherūka, aho rēro
(to be ~, previous) guherūka
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laziness    ubunebwe, ubute
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left    ukubāmfu, ububāmfu, ibubāmfu, i bumoso
(~ arm) ukuboko kw'ibubamfu, ukubamfu
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left hand   ukubāmfu, ububāmfu, ubumoso, ibubāmfu, i bumoso
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left side   ubumoso, i bumoso
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length    umurambararo, uburēbure
(to be of equal ~ or height) kurēha
(to arrange according to ~ or height) gusūmbanya
(to make of equal ~) kurēsha
(to not be of equal ~ or height) gusūmbana
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life    ubugīngo, ubuzima, ukubaho
(years of one's) amavūka
(to give ~ to) kubēshaho
(to regain) guhembūka
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lisping    ubureve
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loss    ubuhōmbe, uruhōmbo, igihōmbo
(to bring) gutāna
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lost    (being) ubuzimire
(to be) guhuba, kujurajura, gutakara, kuzimira
(to become really lost and wander about) kuzimagirika
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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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lustful    (thinking and practices) ubuhehesi
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lying    ububēshi
(one who goes about lying) indimanya
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magic    ubumago, amangetengete, amareba
(to take out objects from body, as witch doctors supposedly do) guhura
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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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management    ugutunganya itunga, ubuyobozi
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manhood    ubugabo
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manner    uburyo
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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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marriageable age   ubukumi
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maybe    kūmbure, nkeka, kur'ubu, hashobora, ndibaza, yomba
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meanness    ubujōra
(of one who rules others) itūntu
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meekness    ubugwanēza
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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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menstruation    ubutinyanka
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message    ubutumwa
(to send) gutuma
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metal    icūma
(foot piece on spear) umuhūnda
(ore) ubutare
(piece placed on stoves over fire to set pot on) ikinjanja
(sheet of, for roof) ibāti
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milk    amata
(human) amabērebēre
(buttermilk) amaterere
(skimmed) amatererwa
(given to sick) umwērēra
(sour) urubu
(containers, table or shelf for) uruhīmbi
(cup) icānsi
(to have dirt in ~) gutobeka
(to pour ~ down another's throat) kuramiza
(to put skin of dead calf before cow so she will give milk) kwōrokēra
(to remove a foreign body from) gutosōra
(to sour, curdle) kuvura
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millet    uburo
(one head) ururo
(harvest of) igenya, igesa
(harvester) umugenyi
(to harvest) kugenya, kugesa
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miracle    igitangāza, akūmiza
(not by God's power) amarēba
(making others think you've done a ~ when it's only a deception) uburyi
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miscarriage    ukuruhira ubusa
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miss    gusība
(aim and) guhusha
(be lonesome for) gukūmbura
(each other on path) kunyuranwa
(fail to find) kubura
(pass by but not meet) guhubana
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moon    ukwēzi
(name of) Nzero
(to wane) gutūba
(to wax) gutūbūka
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mortar    ikarabasasi, ubudongo bw'isima
(for grinding) isekuru (or isekuro)
(pestle for) umusekuzo
(to grind or shell in wooden mortar) gusekura
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mosquito    umubu
(~ net) umusegetera
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mould    (bricks, pottery) kubūmba, gufyātura
(mold) ifīra
(on food) umufyīra
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mud    ivyōndo, uburongo, urwōndo
(black) urushānga
(to be stuck in) gushāya
(to get out of) gushāyūka
(to pull out of) gushāyūra
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mushroom    igihepfo, igihefo, igihefu, ikizinu
(little) ubumegeri
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nature    (of person, thing) akamere, akameremere, ubumere
(spirit) imbāndwa
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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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negligence    urwāngāra, ubute
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neuralgia    ububabare bwo mu mitsi
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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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nobility    ubupfāsoni
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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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north    uburaruko, ikasikazi (Sw.)
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nothing    (a ~) imburūngu, igaragara
(adv.) ubusa
(adj.) ntanakimwe
(to say ~) kunuma
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notify    kubūrira
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now    nōne, ubu, ubuho
(right now) ubu nyene, non'aha
(now then) nōne
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occasion    uburyo
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office    ububwīriza,
(room) ibiro
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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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open    (vi) kwāturuka, gukīnguruka, gupfunduka
(vt) gufungūra (Sw.), kugarānzura, gukīngūra, gupfundurura, kurumūra, kwūgurura, kuzibūra
(the eyes) gukanura
(the eyes of another) guhumūra
(flower) kwātura
(the mouth) gutēranura umunwa, kwāsama
(mouth, or book) kubūmbūra
(suddenly, vi) kuzibūka
(to be ~ to view) kugaragara
(to be wide ~) kurāngāra
(to leave ~) kurāngāza
(space) agahīnga
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ophthalmology    ubuvuzi bw'amaso
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opportunity    umwānya, uburyo
(to lack ~ to say what you intended) kujanirana, kujaniranwa
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ore    (metal) ubutare
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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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pain    igisigo, umubabaro, ububabare
(sharp) umusōnga
(to get relief from) kwōroherwa
(to grit one's teeth to avoid showing) gushinyanga, gushinyiriza
(to have) kubabara
(to have severe) kurībwa
(to suffer) gucumukura
(to suffer without complaint) kwīyumānganya
(to take pains with) kwītōndera
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paralysis    ubumuga, ugukongatara
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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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pea    ubushaza, ubwīshaza
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peace    amahoro, impore, amarembe, ihūmure, ubutekanyi
(to make ~) kubangūranya
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pediatry    ubuvuzi bw'indwara z'abana
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peel    guhwāta, kumyōra
(of skin after burn) kwūburuka
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perhaps    kūmbure, kur'ubu, nkēka, hashobora, yomba
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pile    ikirūndo
(of grain) amarwi
(of grain and chaff mixed) ubukūmbi
(of rocks) igihongo
(of wood) akarwi
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pillage    iminyago, ubusahuzi
(to ~) kunyaga, gusahura
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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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plead    (a cause) kubūrana
(earnestly for something) kubobōta
(with) kugōbēra
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plenty    (to eat) guhāga
(to eat, rude) guhīmba
(to have plenty) guhīmba
(place where food is plentiful) ubusumo, amasumo
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poison    ubumara, uburozi, ishano
(of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe
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porridge    umwengano, umusururu, igikoma
(thick bread-like) ubugari
(to stir) gushigisha
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possessions    umurēngera, itūnga, imbombovu, ubutunzi, amarōnko
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potter    umubūmvyi
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poverty    ubukene, ubwōro
(absolute) ubufafara, ubufafare
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power    ububāsha, ingānji, ubushobozi, imbaraga, ubutegetsi
(one who has) intwāri
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praiseworthiness    ubuhizi
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prevent    kubuza, gutururuza
(from speaking) guhwāmika
(one from harming another) kuzina
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priesthood    ubuhērezi
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prophesy    (to) kubūrira
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protect    (to) kubūngabūnga, guhāngāza, gukīnga, gutūnga, kuzigama
(oneself) kwīrinda
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quarrelsomeness    ubujōra
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quickness    ubukuba, ingoga
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rebellion    ubugarariji
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refuge    ubuhūngiro, ubwīrukiro, ubukiriro, uburuhūkiro
(little place of) agahēngekezo
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relief    (of need) ubukenuke
(to get ~ from pain) kwōroherwa
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reproach    (bringing ~ on others) ububwa
(~ a dead person thus making it hard for loved ones) kwītāmba ku muvyimba
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resting place   uburuhūkiro
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revolt    ubugome, umugome, umugararizo
(mild in character) akagūma
(to ~) kugarariza, kugoma, kugūmūka
(against king) kugesera
(to subdue) kugandūra, kugomora, kugomoza
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riches    itūnga, ubutūnzi, ubukire
(great) umurēngera
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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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rough    (place) ubukiru
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round    (to be) kwībūmbabūmba, kwībūmba, kwīburūngushura
(to make) kubūmbabūmba, kuburūngushura
(object) imburūngu
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run    kwīruka
(as water) gutēmba
(down hill) gukoragurika
(to jump up and run quickly) kwūbuka
(like a little child) kudiririmba
(out bit by bit till all is gone) gushīrīra
(out to see something, usually of a crowd) gushwabāduka
(over) gusēsekara
(very fast) kwīrukānga, gushīnga amano
(to lean forward preparing to run) gutuna
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sap    (sweet) ubukame
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satisfy    kubūmba, guhāza
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scream    akāmo, ubuku
(to ~) gutura ubuku
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scum    urubobi, urububi, urukoko
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search    kwīhwēza, gusesa
(carefully) gusūra
(for) guhama, kurondera
(for a buyer) kubūnga
(carefully to see if anyone is there) gukengūza
(to make ~ for) gushakisha
(in vain) kujarajara
(research) gusesangura
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selfishness    ubugūnge
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seniority    ubukuru
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servitude    ubugurano, ibija, ubuja
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severity    ubuhāmbāzi
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share    (to) kubūngirana, kugabana, kugabura, gusangira
(to buy a thing together and then divide it) gusorōra
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sharpness    (beer, etc.) ubukare
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shelf    ubushinguro bugerekeranye
(for milk containers) uruhīmbi
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short    –gufi, –gufiya, –gufinya
(to be ~ something) gusība, gukērērwa, kubura
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show    kwereka, kwerekana, gufurūra, guserura, kubonēsha
(contempt, by spitting) gucīra inyeri
(off) kwīkakīsha
(oneself) kwibonekeza, kwībūra
(the way) guhubūra, kurangīra, kuyobora
(the way to one who is lost) kuzimurura
(to not ~ one's feelings) kwīrengagiza
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sick    (person) umurwāyi
(child) uruzingo
(to be) kurwāra, kuyōka
(to be often) kurwāragurika, kubūnga
(i.e. indwara irambūngamwo)
(to assist ~ person in walking) kwāndāza
(to make) kurwāza
(to be taken ~ suddenly, supposedly from python looking at one) gukāngwa
(to visit the ~) gusuhūza
(to take care of the ~) kurwāza
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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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silk    ihariri
(of corn) ubusage
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size    ijunja, ubunini
(to be the same) kuringanira
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skill    ubuhizi, ukumenyēra
(special) umwūga
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skillfulness    ubugesera, ubuhizi, ubuhīnga
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slavery    ubugurano
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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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sneak    (along) kubūndabūnda, kwīyombayomba
(in) kunyegētera
(out) kwīyonjorora
(out of an argument or obligation) kwīdohōra
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snow    (hail) urubura
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soldier    ingabo, umusirigana, umusoda, umusirikare, intōre
(ants) uburima
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song    indirīmbo, ururirimbo
(~ for two alternating choirs) ikimpwiri
(milling ~) indengo
(war songs) amazina y'ubuhizi, amazina y'urugamba
(sing or play plaintive) gucurira intimba
see also singing
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sour    (milk, taste) urubu
(to ~, milk) kuvura
(to be ~) kubīha, kurura
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south    ikūsi (Sw.), ubumanuko
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speech    imvugo, insiguro
(defect, esp. for s, ch, c) ubureve, e.g. kuvuga ubureve
(to be freed from ~ impediment) kugobōdoka
(to have ~ impediment) kugobwa
(to try to give ~ but feel restrained) guhaga amatama
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spill    (vi) gusēseka, gusēsa
(vt) gucuncubura
(anything not liquid) gusanzāra
(over) gusēsekara
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spirit    igihūme, impwēmu, umuzimu
(Holy Spirit) Mpwemu Mweranda, Mpwemu Yera
(nature spirit) imbāndwa
(of person) umushaha
(to chase away or drive out evil ~) gusēnda
(to offer to ~) guterekēra
(~ worship) ubuzimuzimu
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startled    (to be) guhababuka, kuranduka umutima
(out of sleep) kugangabuka
(to give a ~ cry) gutūra ubuku
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step    intambuko
(measure by steps) itāmbwe
(place where steps are cut in hillside) ubukiru
(to ~) gutambuka
(aside to make light) gukīngūra, gukīnguruka
(on) guhonyora
(take little steps) kunyonyera
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sterility    (female, human or animal) ingūmba, igūmba, ubugūmba
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sting    (of bee) urubōyi, umugera
(to ~ or bite, insect) gusurira
(sharpness of beer, etc.) ubukare
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stoop    gutumbūra
(down) kujōndamika, kwūbama
(over) kwūnama
(to go along stooped over) kubūndabūnda
(to make another ~) kwūnamika
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stoop-shouldered    amabega, ubukoyo (term of scorn)
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stop    (vi) guhagarara, kureka, gusigaho
(vt) guhagarika, gutururuza, kubuza
(diarrhea) gufutīsha
(quarrel and make like each other) kwūnga
(~ talking abruptly though others continue) kwōnjorora
(a thing because someone has repeatedly warned and advised) gukōndōka
(up) kuzibiza
(working) kugodoka
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stopping place   uburuhūkiro
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strength    imbaraga, inkomezi, ubukomezi
(muscular) intege
(physical) amagara
(my ~ has left me) amagara yandyarutse
(to regain) guhembūka
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sufficient    (to be, for) kubūmba, gukwīra
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superstition    (observing certain days) kuziririza
(pagan ~) ubuzimuzimu
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supplying    (of need) ubukenuke
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surgery    ubuhinga bwo kubaga abantu
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sweep    gukubūra, kwēnzūra, kwēyēra,
(away, as rain water) gusūriranya
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swelling    ubuvyimbe
(med.) ubutumbi
(to reduce, vi) kuvyīmbūka
(vt) kuvyīmbūra
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sword    inkōta
(edge of) ubūgi
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take    gufata, gucakīra, guhitana
(another's place in watching) kubangūra
(apart what has been stuck together) kumatūra
(authority on oneself) kurēngera
(away) gukūra, gushingūra, gutwāra
(away from) kwāka, kunyaga
(away completely) gukōmbōra, gutōngōra
(away with) kuvāna
(by force) kunyaga
(care of) kubungabunga, kwītwaririka
(care of, very good) kubukabuka
(case to chief or court) kubūranya
(case to chief, knowing one is right) gutara
(child in arms) kurera, gukīkira
(council together) guhūza ināma
(cows uphill) kurārūra
(down) kumanura
(down tent) gupāngūra
(everything for oneself) kwīgūngirako
(far away) kwāmbukana
(firm hold of) kubāngiriza
(from another) kwākīra
(from pocket or other concealed place) kugoborora
(here, take this) enda
(hold of) gufata
(hold of person) gusūmira, gushorerakw amaboko
(home) gutāhāna
(home object or cows after being away long time) kugishūra
(in one's arms) kugūmbīra, gukīkira
(mouthful) gutamira
(oath) kurahīra
(off clothes) kwīyambura
(off lid of basket) kurumūra
(out) gusokōra
(out of) gukūra, gusokorora, kugobōtora
(out of hole in ground what one has put there) kuzīkuruka
(outside) gusohora
(picture) gucapura (Sw.)
(place of another) kwākīra
(quickly) gutebūkana
(someone aside) kwīkebana
(someone to chief for trial or accusation) gushengeza
(something out to an appointed place) gusokorora
(to put away) kwāndūra
(to someone) gushīra
(to someone where he is) gusānza
(turns) kwākīrana, kwākīranwa, kuja imbu, gukūranwa
(up space) gutabarara
(walk) kugēndagēnda
(wife) kwābīra
(wife, without marrying her properly) gucīkiza
(with) kujāna
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taste    icānga, akanovera
(good) ubusōse
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textile    ubugwegwe bahinguramwo impuzu
(~ mill) uguhingura inyuzi
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theft    ubwāmbuzi, ubwība, ubwīvyi, ubusahuzi
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thermometer    igipimo c'ubushuhe
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thermostat    akuma kagumya ubushuhe
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thievery    ubwāmbuzi, ubwība, ubwīvyi, ubusahuzi
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tickle    kudīgadīga
(tickling sensation) ubudīgidīgi
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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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toil    ubucumukure
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tooth decay   ukubungwa, ukubora kw'amenyo
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trade    urudāndaza, ubudandaji
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turn    urubu
(to take) kuja imbu, kwākīrana, kwākīranwa, gukūranwa
(to have one's) kuramukirwa
(about, vt) kuzūnguza, kuzūnguriza
(against) guhinyura
(against one you've loved) gucāna
(around, vi) guhindukira
(around, vt) guhindukiza
(around several times, vt) kuzungagiza
(away, vt) guhīnda
(back, vt) gukuba
(as fold)
(bad suddenly, e.g. weather, attitude) gufurūngana, gufurāngana
(on side, vt) guhēngeka
(one's head) gukebuka
(over and over, vt) kugaragura
(right side up) gucurūra
(upside down) kwūbika, gucuramika
(upside down or wrong end to) gucurika
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ugliness    ububi
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uncleanness    ubuhūmane
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understand    gutāhūra, kurabuka, guhubūka
(to cause to) gutāhūza, gutegereza, gukurugutura
(to hear) kwūmva
(to think over) gutegēra
(after thinking over) gutegereza
(one another) kwūmvīkana, kwūmvana
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uninhabited place   agahīnga, ubutēri, ubutēritēri
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unity    ubumwe
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vain    (in ~) ubusa
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venom    (poison of snake or other animal, in mouth) ubusagwe
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ventilation    uburyo bwo gutanga akayaga keza
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visit    kugēndera, kugēndagēndera, kurāba, gutēmbēra (Sw.), gusēmbēra, guterabiri, kuyāga
(a friend) kubūngirana
(the sick, to go to help one whose house has burned) gusuhūza
(someone important) gushengera, gushengerera
(to retun from visiting chief) gushengurūka
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want    ubukene
(to be in ~) gukena
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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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wax    (esp. bees) ishashara, umushashara
(to ~, moon) gutūbūka
(to make ~ for honey, bees) kujīsha
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way    inzira
(to feel the way before one with foot or spear) gukebagiza, guhwihwisha
(to find one's way after being lost) guhubūka
(to go seperate ways) gutāna
(to show the ~, put on right path) guhubūra, kurangīra
(by the way) hārya
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weakness    intege nke, ubumuga
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wealth    ubutūnzi, ubukire
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weariness    uburuhe, ubutame
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web    urubuga
(spider ~) igitangurirwa
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wedding    ubukwe
(to be ~ attendant) gushīngira
(to go to ~ feast) gutāha ubukwe
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weevils    (to have) kubūngwa
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west    iburēngerazūba, uburēngero
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wickedness    ubugararije, ubugesera, ubugome, ubuhūmbu, ubuyobe, ikigabitānyo
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width    ubugari, ubwaguke
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witchcraft    uburozi
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wormy    (to be) kubūngwa
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youth    (age group) ubusore
(young man) umusore
(youth) intōre
(youth mob) imisore
(group of) urwaruka
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zealous    (to be) kwītwaririka, gushiruka ubute, kugira umwēte
(to be ~ to accomplish) gufūhira
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yogurt    urubu
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agriculture    uburimyi, irima
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industry    ubuhinguriro
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coldness    ubukonje
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leadership    ubuyobozi
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government    ubugavyi
(state) leta
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disability    ubumuga
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handicap    ubumuga
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plundering    ubusahuzi
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education    indero, uburezi, ubumenyi, ukwiga
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southwards    ubumanuko
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westwards    iburēngerazūba, uburēngero
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eastwards    iburasirazūba, ubuseruko
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active    (to be) kubanguka, gushiruka ubute
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diligent    (to be) gushiruka ubute
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energetic    (to be) gushiruka ubute
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text    igisōmwa, ubutumwa, urukurikirane rw'amajambo
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penis    inzanyi, imboro (Sw.), ubugabo
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Germany    Ubudagi
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France    Ubufaransa
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condition    (state, shape) ukumererwa, ubumere
(good discursive ~) ijāmbo
(good physical ~) ijūnja
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betrayal    ubugambanyi
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treason    ubugambanyi
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acquaintance    ubumenyi
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finally    ubuherūka, aho rēro
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audacity    ubushirukanyi
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bear    (animal) idubu
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boredom    ubugorane
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facilitation    ubufashanyigisho
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soul    roho, ubugīngo
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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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fun    ubuhīrwe
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immediately    ubu nyene
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kind    (to be) kugira umutima mwiza
(to be very ~ to) kubukabuka
(~ person) umushiranzigo, umwēranda
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lock    (of hair) ubusage
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weight    uburiba
(to lose) kunamba
(to lose a lot of ~) kugōgōra
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pay    (to ~) gutānga, guhēmba
(bribe to win one's case) kwihonga
(debt) kwīshura
(dowry) gukwa
(for work done) guhēmba
(fee) kubugura
(homage to) guhōngera, gushengera, gushengerera
(no attention to) gusamāra, gutimba
(salary) kugerera
(money into account) kubika amahera
(to make up for wrong doing) kwīcungura
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form    (to ~, as mould) kubūmba, gufyātura
(to ~ grains) guhūnda
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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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shout    (to ~) gukoma indūru, gusemerera
(for help) gutakāmba, gutaka, kwāmbaza, gutabāza
(in sudden fear) gutūra ubuku
(to frighten away) kwāmira
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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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worship    amasengēsho
(catholic) imisa
(gourd used as object of) indendēri
(objects used in ~ of Kiranga) ubuzimuzimu
(object of) ikigirwamāna
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lust    ubushākanyi
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altruism    akagōngwe, ubukūndanyi, ubuntu
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stick    (to ~ out, as garment with something under it) kudundūra
(to stick) guhoma, guhomesha uburembo
(~ together, vi) gufatana, kumata, kwōmeka, kumatana
(vt) gufatanya, guhoma, kumatanya
(~ up for another) gukīmbūka
(put ~ in ground) gushīnga
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suggest    guhubūra
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suppress    (to) kubuza, gutururuza
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inequality    ubusumbasumbane
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prostitution    uburāya
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equality    uburinganire
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control    (to ~) gutwāra
(to ~ onself) kwīfata
(to lose ~ over) kubura
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testimony    ubuhamya
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treasure    ubutūnzi
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fitness    ubuzima bwiza
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legacy    uburage, umurage
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surface    ubusumbasumbane
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browser    (internet ~) mushakisharubuga
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website    urubuga
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internet    ingurukanabumenyi (from kwīrukana and ubumenyi)
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explorer    umushakisha
(internet ~) mushakisharubuga
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privilege    ubuhīrwe
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potential    ubushobozi
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friendship    ubucuti
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science    ubusesanguzi, ubumenyi
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