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umwaka wa mbere w'amashuri abanza baba bazi kwandika neza inyuguti ya A => Students in the first
form of the primary school are able to write well the letter A
A, a2 |a^a| N A-2 [ =*Letters of alphabet] (of vowel) A, a Iri ni ijambo ritangirwa n'inyuguti ya a
=> This is a word that begins with a
A1 |a^a| N A-2 [ =Mathematics] (of one or the other) A Uramutse ugabanyije A, B na C imineke
itandatu, buri wese yatwara imineke ingahe? => If A, B, and C share 6 bananas equally, how many does
A13 |A| N.B-4 [ =Bleed, blood] (of blood) A syn: urwego A rw'amaraso1.
A2 |a^a| N A-2 [ =Shape] (of shape) A
A3 |a^aa| N A-2 [ =Music] (of music) A Umva iyi ndirimbo ihimbiye ku inota rya A rw'urwego
A4 |a^a| N A-2 [ =Test] (of mark) A Teteto yabonye A mu kizamini => Tetero got an A on the
exam syn: inota ry'ikirenga, inota ry'indashyikiwa.
amazi |amazi| N A-1 [= Water] water Waba ushaka ikirahuri cy'amazi? => Would you like a glass of water?
isuku |isuku| N B-3 [= Doctor, nurse] hygiene
isuku |isuku| N B-3 [= Adornment] hygiene => personal hygiene
isuku |isuku| N B-3 [= Treat disease] hygiene
ri- (5/6) |ri| [= Adjectives] Adj. CM.5/6 sg
ri-2 |ri| [ =Pronouns] Pron.CM:5/6 sig
-ri- |ri| [= Verb affixes] V. stem (=eat) Ndiye igitoki => I have just eaten banana
-ri-2 |ri| [ =Noun affixes] N.CM:5/6 sig
-ri |ri| [= Be] be Uri nde? => Who are you?
ibiri mu isi1 |ibiri mu isi| FxPhr [ =Religion] world
ibiri mu isi2 |ibiri mu isi| FxPhr [ =Universe, creation] creation
ibiri mu isi3 |ibiri mu isi| FxPhr [ =Universe, creation] universe
ibiri mu isi4 |ibiri mu isi| FxPhr [ =Universe, creation] macrocosm
guhamya.
umugabo (1/2Sg) (pl. abagabo) |umugabo| N A-1 [= Animal home] part of a beehive
umugabo (1/2Sg) (pl. abagabo) |umugabo| N A-1 [= Occupation] man Umugabo ukora amagare yaje hano
=> The man who repairs bikes came here
umugabo (1/2Sg) (pl. abagabo) |umugabo| N A-1 [= Man] man Gasore ubu yabaye umugabo => Gasore is a
grown man now
umugabo19 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Man] chap
umugabo2 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Male, female] male
umugabo20 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Man] geezer
umugabo21 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Man] fellow
umugabo22 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Man] guy
umugabo3 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Male, female] masculine person
umugabo (1/2Sg) (pl. abagabo) |umugabo| N A-1 [= Brave] brave Nshaka kuvugisha umugabo wambaye
ikoti ry'umukara => I would like to talk to the man with a black coat
igitabo
ubuharike bukozwe n'umugabo1 |ubuharike bukozwe n'umugabo| [ =Marriage] (of male) polygamy
umugabo ufite umugore1 |umugabo ufite umugore| N A-1 [ =Husband, wife] husband
umugabo wa mama2 |umugabo wa mama| N A-1 [ =Father, mother] father
umugabo wa mbere2 |umugabo wa mbere| N A-1 [ =Widow, widower] first husband
umugabo wacu2 |umugabo wacu| N A-1 [ =In-law] brother-in-law
umugabo washatse3 |umugabo washatse| N A-1 [ =Husband, wife] husband
umugabo washatse4 |umugabo washatse| N A-1 [ =Related by marriage] hubby
umugabo washatse5 |umugabo washatse| N A-1 [ =Related by marriage] spouse
umugabo18 |umugabo| N A-1 [ =Grandson, granddaughter] man syn: umwuzukuru5.
nabonye umugore (uwo ari we wese) amuvugisha => Yesterday, I saw a woman speaking to him