IRIZA-STARTER 2006

KINYARWNDA-ENGLISH
A KINYARWNDA-
AND
ENGLISH-KINYARWANDA DICTIONARY
ENGLISH-

INKORANYA Y’IKINYARWANDA-
Y’IKINYARWANDA-ICYONGEREZA
N’ICYONGEREZA-
ICYONGEREZA-IKINYARWANDA

Authors
Mr. Emmanuel Habumuremyi
and
Mrs. Claudine Uwamahoro

Kigali, December 2006

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Copyright © Rwanda Community Net 2006
Copyright © E.Habumuremyi & C.Uwamahoro 2006

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 PREFACE

Since 1994, Rwanda is a state with three official languages: Kinyarwanda (a national language
spoken by all Rwandans), French and English. As a trilingual state, Rwanda needs good linguistic
tools to use while handling official documents, rendering contents from one language to another,
preparing teaching materials, and sharing experiences with other communities. At the time being, a
Kinyarwanda-Kinyarwanda and a Kinyarwanda-French Dictionaries have been compiled by the
Rwandan National Institute of Scientific Research (IRST). However, only one attempt to compile a
Kinyarwanda-English was carried out by Geoffrey Rugege (PhD), a Professor of Linguistics at
Grambling University, when he published a Kinyarwanda-English in 2005.
After pointing out that the interaction between Rwandans and their guests from English-
speaking countries is a must, and noticing how quick the English language is becoming an
important language in our country, especially in education, the authors of this dictionary
concluded that materials that can facilitate communication should be put in place.
In your hands is a new attempt to the first Edition of a bilingual Kinyarwanda-English and
English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary by Emmanuel Habumuremyi and Claudine Uwamahoro both
members of Rwanda Community Net. This is a unique Dictionary of this kind in Rwanda because of
two reasons: before its conception in 2000, there was no other available dictionary of this kind to
satisfy the users’ needs. It is also the only Kinyarwanda-English dictionary published in a software
format to facilitate an easy word search for users.
This is the first step towards a future complete Kinyarwanda-English and English
Kinyarwanda dictionary. It is the result of a five-year collection of words from both English
and Kinyarwanda languages books, talks and media. The entries have been chosen from
literary texts, newspapers, speeches by Rwanda authorities and Internet.
As there is a need for good dictionaries to help users to find the right word at the right
time, the authors have thought of conceiving a Dictionary organized as follow:
- A brief introduction on the Kinyarwanda language;
- Kinyarwanda pronunciation;
- Kinyarwanda grammar in brief;
- Origin of words used in this dictionary
- List of abbreviations used in the dictionary;
- Bibliography;
- The dictionary itself.
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 This dictionary intends to provide you with entries followed by their equivalents in the
target language and some examples in sentences. These entries are labelled: terms used in
general use with their synonyms, technical terms and the fields in which they are used.
Proverbs, idioms and expressions are provided to help the users to be accustomed to the
cultural content that will be emphasized as fully as the authors could it. This task will be
reinforced in the second edition which is under way.
This work provides not only equivalents of words but also helps both Kinyarwanda
and English learners to localize words in their cultural environments. Entries are illustrated by
examples from every day language in use. In addition, notes and comments on unusual words
or phrases are given as well as synonyms and antonyms.
I hope this will, at least partly, meet the Kinyarwanda and English learners’ needs and
serve as a bilingual-language reference work for teachers, tourists, translators and whoever
needs to strengthen his/her knowledge in both Rwandan and English culture.
Nevertheless, we all are conscious that the completion of such a project is not an easy
task. Some shortcomings and misuse of words can occur. The authors are waiting from the
users any comments, criticism and suggestions on this edition so as to improve the
forthcoming editions.
Finally, let us note that this dictionary is different from other Bantu dictionaries, whose
search of word is root-based. The present one is a lexemme-based dictionary because of its
first nature: to be an electronic bilingual dictionary. Based on your feedback, the authors think
that the second version will be improved and be a root-based for the sake of linguistics’ needs.

Butare, September 2006

George Rwamasirabo
Head of English Department
National University of Rwanda

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 CONTENTS/IBIKUBIYE MURI IYI NKORANYA

PREFACE ................................................................................................................................ iii

CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. v

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE 1st EDITION........................................................................ vi

WHAT IS RWANDA COMMUNITY NET .................................................................... vii

ACKOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................... viii

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. ix

A GUIDE TO KINYARWANDA PRONUNCIATION ................................................ x

KINYARWANDA GRAMMAR......................................................................................... 17

ORIGIN OF KINYARWANDA WORDS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY ........ xxvii

IMPINE Z’IKINYARWANDA ....................................................................................... xxxi

HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARY ............................................................................ xxxii

IBITABO BYIFASHISHIJWE/BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................... xxxiii

KINYARWANDA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY………………………….……...1-312

ENGLISH-KINYARWANDA DICTIONARY………………………….……...1-60

KINYARWANDA BASIC PHRASES………………………………………………..

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 CONTRIBUTORS TO THE 1st EDITION
/ABAGIZE URUHARE KURI IYI NKORANYA

A. AUTHORS/ABATANGIJE UMUSHINGA
Mr Emmanuel Habumuremyi
(who is now a Content Team Leader at the Rwanda National Portal hold by the Rwanda Development Gateway:
www.rwanda.rw, National University of Rwanda, Huye)
Mrs Claudine Uwamahoro
(a Social Worker, Kigali City)

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Mr Athanase HAVUGIMANA
(In Charge of Communication at the South African Embassy in Kigali)
Mr Jean Paul NYIRINDEKWE
(Director in Charge of TIG implementation at TIG Secretariat-Kigali).

B. TERMINOLOGISTS/ABANOZAMAGAMBO

Mr Jean Marie Vianney MINANI

(Environmental Officer at Rwanda Environment Management Authority, Kigali)

Mr Benjamin NDAHIRWA
(Now a Vice Mayor in Charge of Finance at Nyanza district, Southern Province)

Mr Jean Baptiste HAGENIMANA

(An English-French-Kinyarwanda Editor at the Rwanda Publishing and Advertising Services (RWAPAS), Kigali).
Mr Felicien RUSAGARA
(Now a researcher at the National AIDS Control Commision (CNLS-NACC), Training Unity-Kigali).

C. TYPIST/UWABYANDIKISHIJE IMASHINI

Alexie UWIMPUHWE

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 WHAT IS RWANDA COMMUNITY NET

Rwanda Community Net is a Rwandan non-profit making

organisation.
Our Vision: Rural area access to ICT for sustainable development.

Our mission: Promotion of the community's participation in their socio-

economic welfare through the ICTs.

Our objectives are the following:

• To popularise the ICT in rural areas;

• To contribute to the socio-economic development based on ICT in rural

areas;

• To provide ICT training sessions to the population and the grassroots

entities in rural areas;
• To set up ICT training centres in rural areas;

• To promote Internet access to remote areas and ensure that women and
vulnerable citizens are using it in their activities;

• To help the community to understand the e-government system and its

politico-socio-economic role;

• To contribute in promoting ICT in national

language;
• To sensitise the community in avoiding negative cultural values
disseminated via ICT and to safeguard the positive cultural values of our
country;
• To develop network relationships with other actors in the field of ICT.

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 Ackowledgements

This dictionary is a result of a combination of information gathered from different sources and books
written on both Kinyarwanda and English languages.

We owe special thanks to Prof Chrysologue Karangwa, the current KIST Rector, Prof Silas
Mureramanzi and Canisius Karuranga who are respectively the academic and Financial vice rectors at
the National University of Rwanda, Prof Gerard Rutazibwa a lecturer at the National University of
Rwanda, and Mr Antoine Bigirimana the E-Tools CEO. Their scientific experiences and advice
contributed a lot to the finalization of this work.

We also acknowledge the wisdom of different Rwandan people, especially those who provided us
with context of some Kinyarwanda words and their cultural setting. In addition, we admire the works
by the following scholars: Mr Simon Bizimana, Father Irénée Jacob, Father Pierre Schumacher, Mr
C.M. Overdulve, Mr G. Van Overshilde, Father Alexis Kagame, Mr Cyprien Rugamba, Father
Bernardin Muzungu, Mgr Aloys Bigirumwami, Dr Alexander Kimenyi, Mr François-Xavier Gasimba
and others to whom we acknowledge their contribution to our inspiration.

We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to all our teachers in primary and secondary
schools, and to all the lecturers at the National University of Rwanda for their contribution to our
intellectual education. Special thanks are addressed to Dr Celestin Kanimba the acting Director of the
National Musieum based at Huye, Mr George Rwamasirabo Head of the English Department at the
National University of Rwanda, Dr Chysostome Nkejabahizi, Mr Charles Karugu, Mr Faustin
Mutwarasibo and Mr Canisius Ruterana for their advice and their acceptance to contribute in
proofreading and editing the forthcoming version.

We finally indebted to all friends and people who encouraged us in compiling this dictionary. May
Richard and Ron Moe find here our recognition for their advice and support in using SIL software.
We take this opportunity to all invite people interested in promoting languages, especially scholars in
linguistics and publishers, to contribute in editing, improving and financing the editions to come from
IRIZA-STARTER dictionary series.

The authors

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 INTRODUCTION

About Kinyarwanda
The Rwandan language is known as “Kinyarwanda” by people. It is an important language of East
Central Africa. Besides being the national language of Rwanda, Kinyarwanda is probably, after
Kiswahili the second largest spoken language in the Bantu group. It is a sister dialect of Kirundi, the
national language of Burundi and Giha, a dialect spoken in Tanzania. Its speakers are perhaps more
than 20 million people.

It is the official language in the Republic of Rwanda, spoken by almost everyone in this country - with
over 8,000,000 speakers-and in the neighbouring countries. Apart from its speakers in Rwanda right
now, Burundi has around 7 million speakers of Kirundi who can understand Kinyarwanda very well.
Besides the Giha dialect speakers there are also ethnic Banyarwanda in Southern Uganda in the Kigezi
district known as Bafumbira. Other Kinyarwanda speakers are Banyamulenge in Southern Kivu and
ethnic Banyarwanda in Masisi and Rutshuro in Northern Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kinyarwanda belongs to the interlacustrine (Great Lakes) Bantu languages. There are a total of
approximately 20 million of native speakers of Kinyarwanda (cfr. Kimenyi Alexander for more
Information).

This language is part of the Bantu sub-group of the central branch of the Niger-Congo language
family. It is closely related to Kirundi, the language of Burundi. Kinyarwanda-Kirundi speakers
comprise the third largest group of all the Bantu languages.

As Ernest Haddon says, "the word Bantu is derived from a common root found in this group of
African languages meaning people," recognizable in Kinyarwanda as abantu. "The Bantu group includes some
hundreds of languages and dialects stretching right across Africa, mostly south of the Equator." Johnston (Sir H. H.
Johnston, A Comparative Study of the Bantu and Semi-Bantu Languages) thinks that the Bantu language was
evolved south or south-east of Lake Chad, and may date from 400-300 B.C. Others would place the
focus of origin nearer to the White Nile or even east of it. Bantu languages are characterized by the
absence of grammatical Gender and a system of Class Prefixes. Gender is dealt within the main text.

Kinyarwanda is a rich language with many words having similar meanings, yet fine shades of thought.
Two words may be translated by the same English word and yet they may be used interchangeably. So
strive to ferret out the exact meaning of words. Also, remember that each Kinyarwanda word does
not have an exact English equivalent and likewise, do not expect to find a Kinyarwanda equivalent for
every English word. Another thing to remember here is that Kinyarwanda vocabulary has been most
influenced by Swahili and Arabic (through culture, trade and military), Geramany and Latin (through
politics and Religion), and more recently by French and English (through education, science and
technology).
 A Guide to Kinyarwanda Pronunciation
UKO IKINYARWANDA KIVUGWA (KINYARWANDA PRONUNCIATION)

The following text is intended to introduce you to the general characteristics of the pronunciation of
Kinyarwanda. Because of dialect situation, some variations in pronunciation will be heard. Please,
remember that an acceptable pronunciation can be attained through careful attention to the speech
of native speaker.

Like all other languages, Kinyarwanda is made of a certain set of sounds. Its spelling is based on the
Latin alphabet. The consistent relationship between sounds and spelling lacks. Since this language is a
tonal one, variations of pitch of voice as well as length of its syllables will completely change the
meaning. The result is that written Kinyarwanda is often inadequate and misleading representation of
the spoken language. Remember that each written letter is pronounced, unless it is a part of the
consonant combinations.

Whenever you want to pronounce Kinyarwanda well, listen carefully even when you do not
understand. Learn your pronunciation FROM A NATIVE SPEAKER, NOT A FOREIGNER. From the
beginning spend time daily with a Rwanda if you can find one and or try to engage in simple
conversation, with him/her correcting you.

A. Imigemo mu Rurimi rw’Ikinyarwanda (Syllables in Kinyarwanda)

Kinyarwanda syllables appear under three forms :

It can be made of a single vowel or several ones (interjections) : e.g., u-mu-ga-bo (four
syllables), aa! (one syllable);

It can be made of consonant plus a vowel : e.g., u-mu-go-re (four syllables);

It can be made of consonant combinations plus a vowel : e.g., i-mbwa (two syllables).

B. Inyajwi (Vowels)

Normally, if you read written Kinyarwanda you notice that there are five vowel phonemes (distinctive
sounds) represented by the graphs a, e, i, o, and u. These approximately have Latin, Spanish or
Italian values. There are important differences between English and Kinyarwanda vowels. For one, the
Kinyarwanda vowels are sometimes short or long and are not diphthongized as are the comparable
English ones. With these differences in mind, note the following comparisons:
A special caution should be mentioned: Do not tend to neutralize unaccented vowels. Each vowel
should be given its full value whether accented or not.

“Although Kinyarwanda has both long vowels and short vowels as well as high tones or no tones on
syllables, the official orthography does not mark vowel length and melody. Only the context can tell
the reader which word was meant. Written texts are thus ambiguous even to native speakers. Thus

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the written words gusura can stand either for [gusura] 'to fart' or (gusuura) 'to visit', gutaka for
either (gutaka) 'to scream' or (gutaaka) 'to decorate', ino can stand for either (ino) 'toe' or (inó)
'here', inda for (inda) 'stomach' or (indá) 'louse', umuryango for (umuryaango) 'family' or
(umuryáango) and ikirere for (ikireere) 'banana leaf' or (ikiréeré) 'air space'” (cfr. Kimenyi online).

Vowel IPT How it is pronounced Examples in words

/a/ approximately as a in mine mama (mother), papa (father)

a
/aa/ imvano (origine), muraho (hello)

/e/ approximately as e in bed emera (accept), ceceka(keep quiet)

e
/ee/ genda (go), reba (look)

approximately as i made short in imineke (bananas), ipikipiki

/i/ in bee (motorcycle)
i
/ii/
ikintu (thing), ingingo (point)

approximately as o in go (Am.E.)
indoro (gaze), urugomo
/o/
(insubordination)
o
/oo/
ingona (crocodile), ihora (revange)

approximately as o made short in

/u/ do kugura (buy), umunwa (mouth)

u
/uu/ umuntu (person), umwuga (job)

Note: A vowel at the end of a word followed by a word starting with a vowel often follows a pattern of
omission in common speech, though the orthography remains the same. See the following example from
Cyprien Rugamba's song:

e.g. 'Umwami ubasumba aratsinze. Atsimbuye icyaha araganje...' can be pronunced as 'Umwam ubasumb aratsinz.
Atsimbuy icyah araganje...'

C. Ingombajwi (Consonants)

Kinyarwanda consonants in normal writing are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y,

z. They generally have English values, but as in the case of vowels, there are considerable
differences.
Note the following:

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1. The letters p, t, f, k, g are voiceless stops, similar to English; but they can be aspirated or
unaspirated. That is, speaking the first two words below would release a burst of air that would
rustle a sheet of paper held in front of the speaker's mouth. For the second set of words, the
sheet of paper would remain still.
A. Generally, while pronouncing /p/, /t/, and /f/ one can hear the aspiration. They look like to be
followed by the sound /h/:
Examples:

papa [p(h)a-p(h)a] 'papa'

ipasi [i-p(h)aâ-si] ‘iron’

ipata [i-p(h)a-t(h)â] ‘hinge’, ‘butt-hinge’

itabi [i-t(h)âa- βi] ‘tabacco’

ifu [i-f(h)u] ‘flour’
B. The letters k, g followed by /o/, /u/ they change in /kw/ and /gw/. (See /w/ below).
Examples:

kugura /kwu-gwu-ra/ (to buy)

kogosha /kwo-gwo-sha/ (to shave)
C. The letters k, g followed by /i/and /e/ sounds as if they are followed by /y/
Examples:

ikigega [i-k(y)i-g(y)e-ga] ‘attic, store house’

kera [k(y)e-ra] ‘formerly in the past’

igi [i-g(y)i] ‘egg’

Note: The g is always hard as in English ‘goat’ vs. the g in ‘gin’.

Example: umugabo [u-mu-ga-βo] 'a man'

D. The letter k followed by /a/ sounds as if it is followed by /h/.

Example: ikara [i-k(h)a-ra] ‘charcoal’.

2. The letter b has a very soft sound –phonetically presented by /β/ -with the lips barely touching
unless it is preceeded by /m/ (that is when it is a part of clusters made of the combinations of
consonants). At this time it is quite heard. It does not have the rather explosive quality that it
has in English.
Examples: ikibabi /ikyiβaβi/ 'leaf'
imbaraga /imbaraga/ ‘force’

3. The sound /d/ as English voiced stops, but they are imploded, that is, in
their pronunciation the air is sucked into the mouth as they are released.
Example: data /daa-t(h)â/ 'father'

4. The sounds /v/ /s/ /z/ are pronounced as in English. /s/ is never pronounced as /z/
Example: ivi /i-vi/‘knee’
ivuriro /i-vuu-ri-ro/‘hospital’
umusare /u-mu-saa-re/ 'navy'
umusore /u-mu-so-re/'young man'
gusasa /gwu-sa-sa/ 'make the bed'
umwiza /u-mŋii-za/'the good'
amazi /a-maa-zi/‘water’

5. The sounds /m/, /n/, when they occur before other consonants, /m/ and /n/ are never
pronounced separately as a syllable as for some case in English.
Example: inyuma /i-nyu-ma/ 'at the back'
umpundu /i-mpuu-ndu/ ‘a kind of monkey’
imvaho /i-mvaa-ho/ ‘truth’

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 umuntu /u-mu-nt(h)u/ 'a person, human being'
imboga /i-mbo-ga/ 'vegetable'
indege /i-ndee-gye/ 'airplane'

6. The sound /ny/ as the /ñ/ in Spanish España (Espagne), or approximately as the segment ni in
English 'onion':
Example: inyanya /i-ñaa-ña/'tomato'
inyoni /i-ño-ni/ 'bird'

7. The sound /ŋ/ represented by ng in writing as in ‘sing’ only exists in Kinyarwanda before other
consonants: ingoma as ‘nŋg’ in finger inka as ‘nk’ in think /thiŋk/ gutekereza.
Example: ingoma /i-nŋgo-ma/ ‘drum’
inka /i- ŋk(h)a/'cow, cattle'.

8. The letter c always has the sound of /č/ as the first sound in English 'cheek' and 'church', not as
in 'car':
Example: cukura /ču-kwu-ra/ 'dig'
bucece /βu-če-če/ 'quietly'

9. The sound /j/ is not pronounced as in English 'job', but as a very soft sound, like /z/ in azure.
A fairly accurate pronunciation can be achieved by pronouncing it from the native speaker.
Example: ejo /e-jo/ 'yesterday, tomorrow'
ijana /i-ja-na/ 'a hundred'

10. /y/ as in 'you'. (It is used for the combination with other consonants (see below)). It is never a
vowel like y in 'baby' or 'by'.
Example: uyu /u-yu/ 'this'

11. /w/, /h/ as in English.

Example: wowe /wo-we/'you '
ihoho /i-hwoo-hwo/ 'very good, beautful'

12. The sound /r/ has a slight strill sound. The tongue should just flip against the roof of the mouth.
Kinyarwanda /r/ is quite different from the English one; it is similar to the Spanish tapped /r/
as in pero 'but' orclaro 'of course':
Example: amakuru /a-ma-kwu-ru/ 'news'
urabeho /u-ra-βe-ho/ 'good bye'

13. The sound /l/ is used mainly in words of foreign origin that is borrowings. However, in many books
where one might expect ri, li is written. You can find these especially in Proper nouns. But the
sound is the same.
Example: telefone /t(h)e-le-foo-ni/ 'telephone'
Kamali /k(h)a-maa-li/ (name of a person)
Kigali /kyi-ga-li/ (name of a town)
But Ruhengeri /ru-hee-ngje-ri/ (name of a town)

14. /z/ as in 'zone'.

Example: umuzi /u-mu-zi/ 'root'

15. The sound /sh/ is pronounced as in English 'push'.

Example: ishuri [i-shuu-ri] 'school'
umushahara [u-mu-sha-ha-ra] 'salary'

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16. Letters q and x do not exist in Kinyarwanda.

17. Sounds like /æ/, /θ/, /δ/, /x/, /q/ do not exist in Kinyarwanda.

D. Ibihekane (Consonant Clusters)

Igihekane (Clusters) Urugero (Examples)

bw /bg/ Ubwato /u-bgâa-t(h)o/ 'canoe'
by /ßgy/ kubyara /kwu-ßgy-âa-ra/ 'give birth'
byw /ßygw/ kuyobywa /kwu-yo-ßygwa/ ' to be misled'
mb /mb/ Imbeba /i-mbe-ßa/ 'mouse'
mbw /mbg/ imbwa /i-mbgâ/ 'dog'
mby /mbgy/ Imbyino /i-mbgyî-no/ 'dance'
Mbyw /mbgygw/ kurembywa kwu-ree-mbgygwa/ ' to be exasperated '
nc /nč/ incarwatsi /i-nčâa-rgwaâ-tsi/ ' a kind of non-venomous snake '
ncw /nčkw/ ncweze /nčkwee-zê/ ' let me keep quiet '
ncy /nky/ incyamuro /i-nkyâa-mu-ro/ 'a small hoe or pointed mattock to
hoe up or plant '
dw /dgw/ kudagadwa /kwu-da-ga-dgwa/ 'to lose one's self-confidence '
nd /nd/ inda /i-nda/ 'womb, abdomen '
ndw /ndgw/ indwara /i-ndgwâa-ra/ 'illness, desease'
fw /fk/ igufwa /i-gwû-fka/ 'bone'
mf /mf(h)/ imfizi /i-mf(h)îi-zi/ 'bull'
mfw /mfk(h)/ Imfwati /i-mfk(h)aa-t(h)i/ 'a kind of hoe'
gw /gw/ kugwa /kwu-gwa/ 'fall'
mp /mph/ imparage /i-mpha-ra-gye/ 'zebra'
mpw /mpk(h)/ impwempwe /i-mpk(h)ee-mpk(h)e/ 'hair on the adult man chest '
mpy /mpky/ Impyisi /i-mpkyi-sî/ 'hyena'
pf /pf/ gupfa /gwu-pfa/ 'die'
pfw /pfk/ gukapfakapfwa/gwu-kâa-pf(h)a-kaa-pfka/ ' to have his strength
sapped by the sickness '
pfy pfky/ nakapfakapfye /naa-kâa-pf(h)a-kaa-pfkye/ 'I am undermined '
rw /rgw/ Urwara /u-rgwâa-ra/ 'toe or finger nail'
ry /rgy/ iryinyo /i-rgyîi-nyo/ 'tooth'
sw /skw/ umuswa /u-mu-skwâ/ 'termite, white ant'
sy /sky/ gusya /gwu-skya/ 'grind'
ns /ns/ insina /i-ns-îna/ 'banana tree'
nsw /nskw/ Konswa /kwôo-nskwa/ ' to be breast-fed'
nsy /nsky/ insyo /i-nskyo/ ' mills'
sh /sh/ ishami /i-shâ-mi/ 'branch'
shw /shkw/ igishwi /i-gyi-shkwî/ 'sparrow with a grey head'
shyw /shykw/ umwishywa /umŋîishykwa/' niece'
nsh /nsh/ inshuti /inshuti/ 'friend'
nshw /nshkw/ yanshwanyagurije /yaanshkwâañagwurije/ ' '
nshy /nshy/ inshyimbo /inshyîimbo/ 'stick'
ng /nŋg/ Ingoma /inŋgoma/ 'drum'
ngw /nŋgw/ ingwa /inŋgwâ/ 'chalk'
hw /hw/ amahwa /amahwâ/ 'thorn'
jw /jgw/ ijwi /ijgwî/ 'voice'
jy /gy/ kujya /kwugya/ 'go'
nj /nj/ uruhinja /uruhîinja/ 'new born, baby'
njw /njgw/ injwri /injgwîiri/ 'frizzy hair'
njy /ngy/ Injyana /ingyaana/ 'harmony'
kw /kw/ Ubukwe /ußukwê/ 'wedding ceremonies'
nk /ŋk(h)/ inka /iŋk(h)â/ 'cow'
nkw /nŋkw/ inkwano /inŋkwâano/ 'dowry, bride price'
ly /rgy/ Kalyabwite /kargyaabgiîte/ 'name of a man'
mw /mŋ/ umwana /u-mŋâa-na/ 'child'
myw /mŋw/ kuramywa /kwuramŋwa/ 'be praised'
nw /nŋw/ umunwa /u-mu-nŋwa/ 'mouth'
ny /ñ/ inyoni /i-ño-ni/ 'bird'
nyw /ñŋw/ or /nŋw/ kunywa /kwu-ñŋwâ, kwu-nŋwâ/ 'drink'
nny /nñ/ umukinnyi /u-mu-kyi-nñi/ 'player'

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 pw /pk/ gucapwa /gwu-ča-pka/ 'to be printed'
py /pky/ gupyoka /gwu-pkyoo-ka/ 'to be grazed, to be scarped; leave quick '
ts /ts/ umutsi /umutsî/ 'blood vessel, ligament, tendon '
tsw /tskw/ kotswa /kwootskwa/ '(for a person) to be cauterized; (meat) to be grilled'
vw /vg/ guhovwa /gwuuhoovga/ 'for a new beehive) to be exploded by bees '
vy /vgy/ zahovye /zahoovgye/ 'they sucked the honey from cells of a honeycomb '
mv /mv/ imvura /imvûra/ 'rain'
mvw /mvg/ kumvwa /kwûumvga/
mvy /mvgy/ yahomvomvye /yaahôomvoomvgye/ 'he/she said the stupid things/insanities'

mvyw /mvg/ urahomvomvywa (n'iki?) /u-ra-hôo-mvoo-mvga/ 'why do you want to say the
stupidity?'
zw /zgw/ guhazwa /gwu-haa-zgwa/ 'to receive Holy Communion'
nz /nz/ inzu /i-nzu/‘house’
nzw /nzgw/ kuganzwa /kwu-gaa-nzgwa/ 'to be defeated /dominated'
tw /tkw/ umutwe /u-mu-tkwê/ ‘head’
ty /tky/ ityazo /i-tkyâa-zo/ 'a stone used to sharpen '
nt /nt(h)/ intare /i-nt(h)â-re/ ‘lion’
ntw /nt(h )kw/ Intwaro /i-nt(h)kwâa-ro/ 'weapon'
nty /ntk(h)y/ Intyoza /i-nt(h)kyoô-za/ 'eloquant'

We ca notice that:

wherever the sound /y/ is found it is pronounced:
/ñ/ after /m/, /n/
/ky/ after /p/, /s/, /t /, /c/.
/gy/ after /d/, /l/, /r/, /v/, /b/, /j/.

Whenever the sound /w/ appears, it is pronounced:

/gw/ after /d/, /g/, /j/, /r/, /z/
/kw/ after /c/, /k/, / s /, /sh/, / shy/, / t/
/g/ after /b/, /v/.

The cluster mw sounds as a combination of m followed immediately by /ŋ/ of sing:

Example: umwarimu /u-mŋâa-ri-mu/ 'teacher'
umwana /u-mŋâa-na/ 'a child'

The clust bw sounds as a combination of b and g:

Example: ubwato /u-bgâa-t(h)o/'boat'
imbwa /i-mbga/ 'dog'

Note:
One can find /bg/, instead of /bw/ in the name Kabgayi. It was also used in old Bible
and books.

E. Amasaku (Stress and Suprasegmental phonemes)

In Kinyarwanda, stress is generally marked by using suprasegmental phonemes1 to indicate where the
sounds have high pitch. Stress is a difficulty matter to deal with as it is for English. It falls on the
different syllables according the word and tone:
Examples: inkâ 'cow'
umuganî 'tale'
ndê? 'who?'

1Phonemes pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech
sound.

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The suprasegmental phonemes indicate syllables with height which is often unpredictable. But you do
not worry. It is like in English! You know, it is often not possible to know where to place the stress in
unfamiliar word. In Kinyarwanda, it can be helpful to remember that one must learn the nouns
carefully associated with their height at the same time. This could help. In this course, the syllable
with emhasis will be shown.

F. Izamuka ry’ijwi (Intonation)

There are at least two intonation patterns for questions in Kinyarwanda, one used in reading
questions or in emphatic contexts, another in non-emphatic or normal contexts. Compare and practice
the following examples:

Questions in normal contexts:

Ugiye he? 'Where are you going?'

So araho? 'Is your father well?'
Uzaza ryari? 'When will you come?'
Igitabo kiri he? 'Where is the book?'

The bold syllables are said with a high tone.

Emphatic questions:

Ugiye he? 'Where are you going?'

So araho? 'Is your father well?'
Uzaza ryari? 'When will you come?'
Igitabo kiri he? 'Where is the book?'

Note that correct intonation is important, so it is a matter of learning by ear.

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 KINYARWNDA GRAMMAR2
NOUNS

Kinyarwanda Noun Classes

A. Classes 1 to 10
Class/Indanganteko
mu/mw- ba/b- mu/mw- mi/my- ri/ry/ø- ma/m- ki/cy/gi- bi/by- n/ø- n/ø -
sing./bu pl./bw. sing./bu pl./bw. sing./bu pl./bw. sing./bu pl./bw. sing./bu pl./bw.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Example word/Urugero rw’izina umugore abagore umusozi imisozi irindazi amariba ikibabi ibibabi inka inka
umwana abana umwiko imyiko iryoya amoya icyayi ibyayi iøsake3 iøsake
iøtabi amatabi igikoma ibikoma
Verb subject prefix/Inyibutsangenga n- tu-
- - - - - - - -
1st pers./Ng. 1 bu.&bw. (niga i Kabgayi)
2nd pers./Ng. 2 bu.&bw. (ukora i Ngarama) u- mu- - - - - - - - -
rd
3 pers./Ng. 3 bu.&bw. (asa na bike) a- ba- u- i- ri- a- ki- bi- i- zi-
Verb subject prefix (negative)
/Inyibutsangenga (indango ihakana) si-n- nti-tu- - - - - - - - -
1st pers./Ng. 1 bu.&bw. (siniga i Kabgayi)
2nd pers./Ng. 2 bu.&bw. (ntiyumva amakuru) nti-u- nti-mu- - - - - - - - -
rd
3 pers./Ng. 3 bu.&bw. (ntasa na bike) nti- nti-ba- ntu-u- nti-i- nti-ri- nta-a- nti-ki- nti-bi- nti-i- nti-zi-
verb object infix/Impagike nyibutsacyuzuzo) -n- -du/tu-
- - - - - - - -
1st pers./Ng. 1 bu.&bw. (yantemye ukuboko)
2nd pers./Ng. 2 bu.&bw. (umwana yakujujubije) -gu/ku- -ba- - - - - - - - -
rd
3 pers./Ng. 3 bu.&bw. (yamwizeho bihagije) -mu/mw- -ba/b- -wu/w- -yi- -ri/ry- -ya- -gi/ki- -bi- -yi- -zi-

2
This Kinyarwanda Grammar is not complete. We expect to improve it next time.
3
This word also has its plural form in ma class (Class 6).
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 He is here / It is here ndi hano turi hano uri hano iri hano riri hano ari hano kiri hano biri hano iri hano ziri hano
uri hano muri hano
ari hano bari hano
this/these (near the speaker) uyu aba uyu iyi iri aya iki ibi iyi izi
that/those (near the hearer) uwo abo uwo iyo iryo ayo icyo ibyo iyo izo
this/these (near the speaker) uno bano uno ino rino ano kino bino ino zino
that/those (near the hearer) uriya bariya uriya iriya ririya ariya kiriya biriya iriya ziriya
that/those (that the speaker and hearer urya barya urya irya rirya arya kirya birya irya zirya
remember well)
that/those (that the speaker wants the hearer wa ba wa ya rya ya cya bya ya za
to remember)
n- n-
Noun Class mu- ba- mu- mi- ri- ma- ki- bi-
adjective prefix -iza mwiza4 beza mwiza myiza ryiza meza cyiza byiza nziza nziza
ikayi nziza
a good notebook
adjective prefix -nini muto bato muto mito rito mato gito bito nto nto
ijisho rinini
a small eye
-fite (having/possessing) ufite bafite ufite ifite rifite afite gifite bifite ifite zifite
umugabo ufite ikote
the man with the coat
-ose (all) wese bose wose yose ryose yose cyose byose yose zose
kurangiza imirimo yose
finish all you have as you task
-ndi (another) undi abandi undi indi irindi ayandi ikindi ibindi indi izindi
undi muntu
someone else
-njye (my) possessive (1st pers. sg.) wanjye banjye wanjye yanjye ryanjye yanjye cyanjye byanjye yanjye zanjye

4
Some sound changes occur while
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 umukobya wanjye my daughter
-cu (our) possessive (1st pers. pl.) wacu bacu wacu yacu ryacu yacu cyacu byacu yacu zacu
umukobwa wacu our daughter
-we (your) possessive (2nd pers. sg.) wawe bawe wawe yawe ryawe yawe cyawe byawe yawe zawe
umukobya wawe your daughter
-nyu (your) possessive (2nd pers. pl.) wanyu zanyu wanyu yanyu ryanyu yanyu cyanyu byanyu yanyu zanyu
umukobya wanyu your daughter
-e (his/her) possessive (3rd pers. sg.) (animate) we be we ye rye ye cye bye ye ze
umukobya we my child
rd
-bo (their) possessive (3 pers. pl.) (animate) wabo babo wabo yabo ryabo yabo cyabo byabo yabo zabo
umukobwa wabo our daughter
of wa ba wa ya rya ya cya bya ya za
inka ya Sogokuru
(name of my grandfather)
relative infix /Impagike nsobanuzi wa- ba- wa- ya- rya- ya- cya- bya- cya- za-
umukecuru wagarutse
(the thing which remains)
numbers -mwe one umwe babiri umwe ibiri rimwe abiri kimwe bibiri imwe ebyiri5
-biri two

5
Note here that there is sound changes.
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B. CLASS 11 to 19

Class/Indanganteko
ru/rw- ka/ga- tu/tw/du- bu/bw- ku/gu- ha-
sing./bu sing./bu pl./bw. pl./bw. sing./bu sing.&pl./bw.
11 12 13 14 15 16
Example word/Urugero rw’izina urukwavu akabando udukoko uburo ukuguru ahantu
urwabya agakondo utwana ubwatsi ugutwi
utubindi
3rd pers./Ng. 3 bu.&bw. (ntasa na bike) nti-ru- nti-ga- ntu- nti-bu/bw- nti- nti-ha-
du/tu/tw- ku/gu-
verb object infix/Impagike -ru/rw- -ga/ka-
nyibutsacyuzuzo)
-tu/tw/du- -bu/bw- -ku/gu- -ha-
3rd pers./Ng. 3 bu.&bw. (yamwizeho
bihagije)
He is here / It is here ruri hano kuri hano turi hano buri hano kuri hano hari hano
this/these (near the speaker) uru aka utu ubu uku aha
that/those (near the hearer) urwo ako utwo ubwo ukwo aho
this/these (near the speaker) runo kano tuno buno kuno hano
that/those (near the hearer) ruriya kariya turiya buriya kuriya kariya
That/those (that the speaker and hearer rurya karya turya burya kurya harya
remember well)
that/those (that the speaker wants the rwa ka twa bwa ka ha
hearer to remember)
Noun Class ru- ka- tu- bu- ku- ha-
6
adjective prefix -iza rwiza keza twiza bwiza kwiza heza
ikayi nziza
a good notebook
adjective prefix -nini ruto gato duto buto guto hato
ijisho rinini
a small eye

6
Some sound changes occur while
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 -fite (having/possessing) rufite gafite dufite bufite gufite hafite
umugabo ufite ikote
the man with the coat
-ose (all) rwose kose twose bwose kose hose
kurangiza imirimo yose
finish all you have as you task
-ndi (another) urundi akandi utundi ubundi ukundi ahandi
undi muntu
someone else
-njye (my) possessive (1st pers. sg.) rwanjye kanjye twanjye bwanjye kwanjye hanjye
umukobya wanjye my daughter
-cu (our) possessive (1st pers. pl.) rwacu kacu twacu bwacu kacu hacu
umukobwa wacu our daughter
-we (your) possessive (2nd pers. sg.) rwawe kawe twawe bwawe kwawe hawe
umukobya wawe your daughter
-nyu (your) possessive (2nd pers. pl.) rwanyu kanyu twanyu bwanyu kwanyu hanyu
umukobya wanyu your daughter
-e (his/her) possessive (3rd pers. sg.) rwe ke twe bwe ke he
(animate)
umukobya we my child
of rwa ka twa bwa kwa ha
inka ya Sogokuru
(name of my grandfather)
relative infix /Impagike nsobanuzi rwa- ka- twa- bwa- ka- ha-
umukecuru wagarutse
(the thing which remains)
numbers -mwe one rumwe kamwe tumwe bubiri kumwe hamwe
-biri two habiri

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VERBS

Kinyarwanda verb tenses

A. Indagihe isanzwe

A.1. Present continuous (-ra-)/Indagihe isanzwe nkomeza

Affirmative Negative
ndarya [n-ra-ri-a] I am eating sindya [si-n-ri-a] I am not eating
urarya [u-ra-ri-a] You (singular) are eating nturya [nti-u-ri-a] You (singular) are not eating
ararya [a-ra-ri-a] He/she is eating ntarya [nti-a-ri-a] He/she is not eating
turarya [tu-ra-ri-a] We are eating ntiturya [nti-tu-ri-a] We are not eating
murarya [mu-ra-ri-a] You (plural) are eating ntumurya [nti-mu-ri-a] You (plural) are not eating
bararya [ba-ra-ri-a] They are eating ntibarya [nti-ba-ri-a] They are not eating
urarya [u-ra-ri-a] It (class 3) is eating nturya [nti-u-ri-a] It (class 3) is not eating
irarya [i-ra-ri-a] They (class 4) are eating ntirya [nti-i-ri-a] They (class 4) are not eating
rirarya [ri-ra-ri-a] It (class 5) is eating ntirirya [nti-ri-ri-a] It (class 5) is not eating
ararya [a-ra-ri-a] They (class 6) are eating ntarya [nti-a-ri-a] They (class 6) are not eating
kirarya [ki-ra-ri-a] It (class 7) is eating ntikirya [nti-ki-ri-a] It (class 7) is not eating
birarya [bi-ra-ri-a] They (class 8) are eating ntibirya [nti-bi-ri-a] They (class 8) are not eating
irarya [i-ra-ri-a] It (class 9) is eating ntirya [nti-i-ri-a] It (class 9) is not eating
zirarya [zi-ra-ri-a] They (class 10) are eating ntizirya [nti-zi-ri-a] They (class 10) are not eating
rurarya [ru-ra-ri-a] It (class 11) is eating ntirurya [nti-ru-ri-a] It (class 11) is not eating
kararya [ka-ra-ri-a] It (class 12) is eating ntikarya [nti-ka-ri-a] It (class 12) is not eating
turarya [tu-ra-ri-a] They (class 13) are eating ntiturya [nti-tu-ri-a] They (class 13) are not eating
burarya [bu-ra-ri-a] It/they (class 14) is/are eating ntiburya [nti-bu-ri-a] It/they (class 14) is/are not eating
kurarya [ku-ra-ri-a] It (class 15) is eating ntikurya [nti-ku-ri-a] It (class 15) is not eating
hararya [ha-ra-ri-a] It/they (class 16) is/are eating ntiharya [nti-ha-ri-a] It/they (class 16) is/are not eating
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A.2. Present simple (-)7/Indagihe y’ubusanzwe
Affirmative
ndya [n-ø-ri-a]
urya [u-ø-ri-a]
arya [a-ø-ri-a]
turya [tu-ø-ri-a]
murya [mu-ø-ri-a]
barya [ba-ø-ri-a]
urya [u-ø-ri-a]
irya [i-ø-ri-a]
rirya [ri-ø-ri-a]
arya [a-ø-ri-a]
kirya [ki-ø-ri-a]
birya [bi-ø-ri-a]
irya [i-ø-ri-a]
zirya [zi-ø-ri-a]
rurya [ru-ø-ri-a]
karya [ka-ø-ri-a]
turya [tu-ø-ri-a]
burya [bu-ø-ri-a]
kurya [ku-ø-ri-a]
harya [ha-ø-ri-a]
7
This form requires an object in Kinyarwanda.
I eat
You (singular) eat
He/she eats
We eat
You (plural) eat
They eat
It (class 3) eats
They (class 4) eat
It (class 5) eats
They (class 6) eat
It (class 7) eats
They (class 8) eat
It (class 9) eats
They (class 10) eat
It (class 11) eats
It (class 12) eats
They (class 13) eat
It/they (class 14) eats/eat
It (class 15) eat
It/they (class 16) eats/eat
Negative
sindya [si-n-ri-a] I do not eat
nturya [nti-u-ri-a] You (singular) do not eat
ntarya [nti-a-ri-a] He/she does not eat
ntiturya [nti-tu-ri-a] We do not eat
ntumurya [nti-mu-ri-a] You (plural) do not eat
ntibarya [nti-ba-ri-a] They do not eat
nturya [nti-u-ri-a] It (class 3) does not eat
ntirya [nti-i-ri-a] They (class 4) do not eat
ntirirya [nti-ri-ri-a] It (class 5) does not eat
ntarya [nti-a-ri-a] They (class 6) do not eat
ntikirya [nti-ki-ri-a] It (class 7) does not eat
ntibirya [nti-bi-ri-a] They (class 8) do not eat
ntirya [nti-i-ri-a] It (class 9) does not eat
ntizirya [nti-zi-ri-a] They (class 10) do not eat
ntirurya [nti-ru-ri-a] It (class 11) does not eat
ntikarya [nti-ka-ri-a] It (class 12) does not eat
ntiturya [nti-tu-ri-a] They (class 13) do not eat
ntiburya [nti-bu-ri-a] It/they (class 14) does/do not eat
ntikurya [nti-ku-ri-a] It (class 15) do not eat
ntiharya [nti-ha-ri-a] It/they (class 16) does/do not eat
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B. Future (-za-)/Inzagihe

Affirmative
nzarya [n-za-ri-a] I shall/will eat
uzarya [u-za-ri-a] You (singular) shall/will eat
azarya [a-za-ri-a] He/she shall/will eat
tuzarya [tu-za-ri-a] We shall/will eat
muzarya [mu-za-ri-a] You (plural) shall/will eat
bazarya [ba-za-ri-a] They shall/will eat
uzarya [u-za-ri-a] It (class 3) shall/will eat
izarya [i-za-ri-a] They (class 4) shall/will eat
rizarya [ri-za-ri-a] It (class 5) shall/will eat
azarya [a-za-ri-a] They (class 6) shall/will eat
kizarya [ki-za-ri-a] It (class 7) shall/will eat
bizarya [bi-za-ri-a] They (class 8) shall/will eat
izarya [i-za-ri-a] It (class 9) shall/will eat
Zizarya [zi-za-ri-a] They (class 10) shall/will eat
ruzarya [ru-za-ri-a] It (class 11) shall/will eat
kazarya [ka-za-ri-a] It (class 12) shall/will eat
Tuzarya [tu-za-ri-a] They (class 13) shall/will eat
buzarya [bu-za-ri-a] It/they (class 14) shall/will eat
kuzarya [ku-za-ri-a] It (class 15) shall/will eat
hazarya [ha-za-ri-a] It/they (class 16) shall/will eat

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C. Past simple

C.1. Past simple (-â- ending ye)/Impitakare nshize nsabacyuzuzo

Affirmative Negative
nariye [n-a-ri-ye] I have eaten sinariye [si-n-a-ri-ye] I have not eaten
bariye[ba-a-ri-ye] They have eaten ntibariye[nti-ba-a-ri-ye] They have not eaten
yariye [i-a-ri-ye] It has eaten ntiyariye [nti-i-a-ri-ye] It has not eaten

C.2. Past simple (-â-ra- ending -aga)/Impitakare nkomeza ndekacyuzuzo

Affirmative Negative
nararyaga [n-a-ra-ri-aga] I was eating sinararyaga [si-n-a-ri-aga] I was not eating
bararyaga [ba-a-ra-ri-aga] They was eating ntibararyaga [nti- ba-a-ri-aga] They were not eating
bararyaga [i-a-ra-ri-aga] It was eating ntiyaryaga [nti-i-a-ri-aga] It was not eating

C.3. Past simple (-â-ra- ending ye)/Impitakare nshize ndekacyuzuzo

Affirmative Negative
narariye [n-a-ra-ri-ye I ate Si-n-a-ri-ye [si-n-a-ri-ye] I did not eat
barariye [ba-a-ra-ri-ye] They ate ntibariye [nti-ba-a-ri-ye] They did not eat
yarariye [i-a-ra-ri-ye] It ate ntiyariye [nti-i-a-ri-ye] It did not eat

D. Subjunctive (& polite imperitive)/Integeko yoroheje

Affirmative Negative
ndye [n-ri-e] That I may eat sindye [si-n-ri-e] That I may not eat
barye [ba-ri-e] That they may eat nturye [nti-u-ri-e] That they may not eat
irye [i-ri-e] That it may eat ntirye [nti-i-ri-e] That it may not eat

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E. Conditional / if (ending -ye)/Inziganyo

Affirmative Negative
ndiye [n-ri-ye] If I eat ntariye [n-ta-ri-ye] If I do not eat
bariye [ba-ri-ye] If they eat batariye [ba-ta-ri-ye] If they do not eat
iriye [i-ri-ye] If it eats itariye [i-ta-ri-ye] If it does not eat

G. Past Continuous/Impitakera nkomeza (-a-ra- and ending –aga)

Affirmative Negative
nararyaga [n-a-ra-ri-aga] I was eating sinaryaga [si-n-a-ri-aga] I was not eating
bararyaga [ba-a-ra-ri-aga] They were eating ntibaryaga [nti-ba-a-ri-aga] They were not eating
yararyaga [a-a-ra-ri-aga] It was eating ntiyaryaga [nti-i-a-ri-aga] It was not eating

Note: The information above will be completed in the second edition of this dictionary

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 ORIGIN OF KINYARWANDA WORDS USED IN
THIS DICTIONARY

This dictionary was written based on word collected and gathered in a corpus. The
organization “Rwanda Community Net ” considers corpus usage as a main method in
language research since it is based on real evidence. Rwanda Community Net has in
its plan to continually monitoring and researching how Kinyarwanda language is
evolving using this method. The main reason to opt for this processes was that the
organization’s research target to see how frequent a word is used in official and
everyday talks.

What is a Kinyarwanda language corpus?

In linguistics, a corpus (plural corpora) or text corpus is a large and structured set of
texts (now usually electronically stored and processed).8 The Rwanda Community Net
Kinyarwanda language corpus is a collection of official and non-official texts chosen
from the written language presented in electronic form. It provides the evidence of
how Kinyarwanda language is used in real situations, from which the authors of
Kinyarwanda-English dictionary draw the accurate and meaningful dictionary entries.
By analyzing the corpus and using special software, the Kinyarwanda-English and
English-Kinyarwanda dictionary team can see words in context and find out how new
words and senses are emerging, as well as spotting other trends in usage, spelling,
Kinyarwanda dialects, etc.

Using the corpus enables the Kinyarwanda-English and English-Kinyarwanda

authors to examine one word in detail by looking at all the different contexts in which
it occurs.

8 Text corpus, [Online] Retrieved on the 1st September 2006: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_corpus

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Below is a typical way of viewing the results of a search of the corpus for a word
“umwana” that appear 1298 times in our corpus:

The mentioned corpus represents all types of Kinyarwanda, from literary works and
specialist expressions to everyday newspapers and magazines and from Nyirarumaga
and his followers’ words, as they reflected especially in Alexis Kagame and and
Bernardin Muzungu’s works, to the language of sitting rooms, emails, and websites.

The Rwanda Community Net ’s corpus is evolving

The corpus now contains over 120,000 words of real everyday Kinyarwanda usage.
Rwanda Community Net endeavor to carefully make selection and development of the
contents to include in its corpus which means that it is a resource unlike any other
anywhere in the Rwanda. We are keeping track of our language. As meanings of words
and phrases change and so do spellings, despite the existence of 'standard' or 'correct'
spelling. A strength of our corpus is that it contains not only published works in which
the text has been edited (and made to conform to standard spellings and grammar) but
also unpublished and unedited writing like emails and weblogs, so tracking even informal
usage of the Kinyarwanda will be an essential part of tracking our the language as a
whole. At the end, this will help us in developing our language database while keeping its
relation with other languages.

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Commonest words in our Corpus

According to the statistics shown by the Rwanda Community Net

Kinyarwanda Corpus, the 100 commonest Kinyarwanda words found in
writing are as follows:

33 rw 7802 68 uwo 4462

Frequ
words
Order

Most

ency
used

34 b 7460 69 abandi 4398

35 i 7324 70 minisitiri 4311
1 n’ 84351 36 cyane 7290 71 rya 4237
2 mu 83703 37 abantu 6766 72 itegeko 4160
3 y’ 51423 38 leta 6719 73 kigali 4153
4 ku 42925 39 kuri 6628 74 komisiyo 4025
5 ya 28158 40 kugira 6488 75 yari 3936
6 ko 24044 41 76
mbere 6433 neza 3912
7 na 21569 42 icyo 6259 77 bikorwa 3824
8 w’ 19633 43 ariko 6233 78 bari 3809
9 no 18365 44 gihe 5760 79 ba 3764
10 muri 18309 45 amategeko 5719 80 akarere 3706
11 ni 17806 46 cya 5690 81 byo 3701
12 wa 17759 47 buri 5659 82 inteko 3699
13 kandi 14370 48 rusange 5581 83 uburyo 3588
14 cyangwa 13183 49 hari 5475 84 inzego 3559
15 ngo 13131 50 abaturage 5334 85 gahunda 3551
16 z’ 12353 51 igihe 5197 86 abaminisitiri 3543
17 by’ 12209 52 imana 5135 87 kubera 3503
18 Rwanda 12158 53 88
perezida 5129 bwa 3485
19 uko 11810 54 umuntu 5089 89 repubulika 3410
20 ari 11261 55 nta 5041 90 imirimo 3384
21 iyo 11221 56 buryo 4984 91 bo 3360
22 ingingo 10615 57 kuba 4898 92 ati 3345
23 bw 10347 58 za 4823 93 bose 3271
24 inama 10169 59 kuko 4797 94 abo 3260
25 ry 9668 60 ubwo 4780 95 iri 3231
26 igihugu 8933 61 bwo 4775 96 wo 3210
27 cy 8931 62 umuryango 4753 97 ndetse 3183
28 aho 8735 63 rwego 4666 98 bya 3150
29 yo 8725 64 imbere 4636 99 ka 3130
30 nk 8584 65 100
ibikorwa 4600 cyo 3103
31 ibyo 8468 66 abanyarwanda 4568
32 u 7921 67 we 4539

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Many of the most frequently used words are short 'function words' whose main
purpose is to join other, longer words rather than determine the meaning of a
sentence. As we are often more interested in the frequency of 'content words' let us
see the table bellow for noun occurrence in our corpus:

NOUNS VERBS

Place in Rank in the

N° Nouns Frequency Rank Verb Frequency
the corpus corpus
1. 18 Rwanda 12158 1. 40 kugira 6488
2. 22 ingingo 10615 2. 57 kuba 4898
3. 24 inama 10169 3. 92 ati 3345
4. 26 igihugu 8933 4. 103 kuva 2992
5. 37 abantu 6766 5. 112 gukora 2815
6. 38 Leta 6719 6. 113 kugeza 2812
7. 45 amategeko 5719 7. 159 gutanga 2030
8. 50 abaturage 5334 8. 166 bafite 1952
9. 51 igihe 5197 9. 168 gukurikirana 1930
10. 52 Imana 5135 10. 174 guteza 1844
11. 53 perezida 5129 11. 176 kugera 1827
12. 54 umuntu 5089 12. 178 gutegura 1809
13. 62 umuryango 4753 13. 217 kurwanya 1548
14. 65 ibikorwa 4600 14. 230 gushyiraho 1462
15. 66 abanyarwanda 4568 15. 255 gushyira 1334
16. 70 minisitiri 4311 16. 365 gufasha 929
17. 72 itegeko 4160 17. 448 kwiga 770
18. 73 kigali 4153 18. 456 gushaka 750
19. 74 komisiyo 4025 19. 463 kubaka 740
20. 80 akarere 3706 20. 464 kongera 738
21. 82 inteko 3699 21. 469 kugenzura 726
22. 83 uburyo 3588 22. 475 gutera 710
23. 84 inzego 3559 23. 262 kumenya 1305
24. 85 gahunda 3551 24. 288 kubona 1156
25. 86 abaminisitiri 3543 25. 313 kuvuga 1080
26. 89 repubulika 3410 26. 355 kwemeza 944
27. 90 imirimo 3384 27. 386 kwizera 879
28. 101 ubutegetsi 3030 28. 512 gusuzuma 658
29. 108 ubuyobozi 2950 29. 515 guha 657
30. 110 amafaranga 2903 30. 519 guhindura 655
31. 111 abakozi 2881 31. 544 gukomeza 619
32. 116 ubumwe 2753 32. 580 gusaba 575
33. 120 ibibazo 2635 33. 583 gucunga 572
34. 122 uburenganzira 2610 34. 594 kureba 561
35. 124 intara 2583 35. 647 gukorera 513

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As we can see in the table above, the commonest nouns are Rwanda, ingingo, and inama,
followed by igihugu, abantu and Leta. Notice that many of the Kinyarwanda most used
words are very common in speeches by high ranked authorities, others have more than
one meaning.

IMPINE Z’IKINYARWANDA
N.B. The following abbreviations are based on the ones used by a researcher from IRST called Simon
BIZIMANA’s Imiteêrere y’îkinyarwaanda, Igitabo II: Ubumenyajaambo, iyîganyîto
nîkoranyamagaambo, Kigali, Pallotti Press, 2002; and Inkoranya y’Îkinyarwaanda mu Kinyarwaanda

BG Bigirumwami (books) ngs. ngirisha: factive

bdw. Kubandwa ngw. ngirwa: passive
bw ubwinshi: plural (ngw) ikingwana: kingwana
Bz. Bizimana S. 2002 ngz. ingiza: causative
cy. icyuzuzo: object, complement ntr. ntera: adjective
cy 0 nta cyuzuzo: intransitive nym. nyamubaro: numerals
cy 1 icyuzuzo kimwe: trnsitive nyr. nyereka: demonstrative
cy 2 ibyuzuzo bibiri: bitransitive nyz. ikinyazina: pronoun
dag. Ikidage: German ong. Icyongereza: English
far. Igifaransa: French rat. Ikiratini: Latin
gan. Ikigande: Kiganda RG. Rugamba Cyprien (Book)
gir. Ingirana: associative RH. Récit Historique (Books)
him. Igihima: hima rb. reba: cfr, see
ibs. Imbusane: antonym rin. ringara: lingala
ibz. Imburabuzi: defective rmy. ruhamya: attribute
ict. Icyitonderwa: nota bene RS. Royauté Sacrée (Books)
icy. Icyungo: index or conjunction rtd. urutonde: National Lexicon
idh. Indangahantu: locative preposition run. Ikirundi: Kirundi
or paralocative sak. igisakuzo: riddle
ign. Inyigana: ideophone saz. gishaje: archaism, archaic term
igs. Ingirwanshinga: coverb shi. Inshinga: verb
ihn. Impine: abbreviation; brachylogy shu. Cy’amashuri: school
iht. Impuzanyito: synonym shy. gishya: neologism
img. imigani miremire: tale sig. ijambo ryo mu bisigo: poetry
imr. Imiremerwe swa. Igiswayire: Swahili
imt. Impuzanyito: synonym tir. Ijambo ry’iritirano; igitirano: borrowing
inb. Inimbitsi: intensive; frequentative umg. umugani mugufi: proverb
inm. Inyumane: phrase, locution umr. Umugereka: adverb; modal
int. inteko: class ums. Umusuma: appendix
iny. inyegamira: affix (pefix, infix, suffix) Urg. Urugero: eg, example
isb. Inshoberamahanga zyk. Amazina y’inka: pastoral poetry
ish. Ikinyanshinga: autonomous
itm. irangamutima: interjection
ivg. Icyivugo: panegyric, eulogy
KB. Ikibonezamvugo: grammar
KG. Kagame Alexis (books)
Kmt. inkomanteko: mixed class or ethnic
Kib. kibaza: interrogative
mba. mbanziriza: precessive
mbz. mbanza: preposition
nbd. i’ibindi: etc, and so forth
ndf. ndafutura: indefinite
ngn. ngenera: possessive
nge. ngenga: substitutive, personnal proun
ngi. ngirura: reversive
ngr. ngirira: applicative

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 HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARY

This Kinyarwnda-English and English-Kinyarwanda Bilingual Dictionary is a set of

records with each record consisting of entry information, grammatical
information, semantic information, and bilingual information. The entry
information consists of a headword and the grammatical information consists of
part of speech. The information given for both types of information is the same as
that described in the word dictionary record. The semantic information consists of
a concept identifier, the headconcept, and a concept explication. The bilingual
information consists of correspondence word information, and gives the type of
correspondence word (equivalent, paraphrase, direct translation, and
explanation), the correspondence word, and the part of speech for the
correspondence word.

The Kinyarwanda-English and English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary will be built as

follow:
headword, part of speech, [phonetic transcription], (dialect, speech register or other
linguistic information). 1. gloss. Example with free translation (followed by literal translation
if one is to be provided). Idiom with example and free translation. 2. gloss. Example with
free translation. Idiom with example and free translation. 3. gloss. Example with free
translation. [scientific name; synonym or antonym].

1. agatama n. [agatâma] 1 • alcohol; alcoholic liquor. 2 • alcoholism; drunkenness; heavy drinking. 3 • the bottle;
booze. 4 • beer; lager; ale; stout; porter; malt liquor; dark; bitter; light; near beer; bock beer. 5 • brew; suds.
2. gukubita1 v. beat.
gukubita igihwereye loc. miscarry; to have a miscarriage of a fetus. Syn: gukuramo inda.

3. gukuka [gwukwûuka] v. go out of the well or steam.

gukuka iryinyo
iryinyo v. phr. lose a teeth.
gukuka umutima loc. lit. to have a heart pulled; to have fear. Syn: gushya ubwoba, gutinya.
4. agashema n. 1 • pride. Umwana we yamuhesheje ishema She took great pride in her son's success.
2 • satisfaction; pleasure; enjoyment; delight; joy; happiness.
3 • gratification; comfort.
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Dictionary
 a abari mu kigero kimwe

A - a
a1 [a] Interj. Irangamutima abanyamategeko n. lawyers.
rikoreshwa n'umuntu utishimiye abanyamugi n. pl. townspeople.
ibyo abonye cyangwa icyo abanyarwanda n. Rwandans;
bambubwiye iyo asanze kidahuye Rwandese; Rwandan people.
n'ibyo yari yiteze; Interjection Abanyarwanda benshi
used to express lack of turaganira I chat with many
satisfaction or discontent. Banyarwanda/Rwandans.
See: kugaya3. abanyacyubahiro n. betters.
a2 [aa] Interj. Irangamutima abanyeshuri n. 1 • class; pupils;
rigaragaza ko umuntu students.
urikoresheje arambiwe; 2 • set of pupils.
Interjection used to express 3 • graduating group; grade.
boredom. See: kurambirwa. 5 • form.
a [aâ] n (cl. 9,Ø). Inyuguti ya 6 • group.
mbere mu zigize itonde 7 • section. Syn: abanyeshuri
ry'ikinyarwanda, irangwa bigira mu ishuri rimwe.
n'ikimenyetso A cyangwa a; the abanyeshuri bigira mu ishuri
1st letter of the Kinyarwanda rimwe n. phr. 1 • class.
alphabet, written by using A or a. 2 • set of pupils.
See: inyuguti9. 3 • graduating group; grade.
abangaba adj. these ones. 5 • form.
abantu [abaantu] n. pl. 1 • people; 6 • group.
men and women; individuals. 7 • section. Syn: abanyeshuri.
2. • humanity; human race; Abanyiginya n. members of
mankind; man; humankind; Nyiginya clan.
Homo sapiens; mortals, human abanyururu n. prisoners.
beings; people. Syn: abatuye isi. Syn: imfungwa, abagororwa.
abantu bazimiye n. missing abanzi [abâanzi] n. enemies.
persons. abanzi [abaânzi] v. those who
abantu benshi n. phr. many men; know me.
people; mass; multitude. abaregwa n. pl. accuseds.
abantu b'ingenzi n. phr. See: uregwa.
important personnel. abari mu kigero kimwe n. peer
Abanyabwenge n. Magi. group.

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 abarokotse itsembabwoko Abacamanza

abarokotse itsembabwoko n. phr. abato n. pl. next generation.

Syn: abacikacumu, abaresikape. abatumirwa n. invitees.
abasadukayo n. pl. Sadducees. Syn: abatumiwe.
abasaduseyi n. pl. Sadducees. abatumiwe n. invitees.
abasangwabutaka n. indigenous Syn: abatumirwa.
groups. abaturage n. population.
abasetsi n. ironic; contemptuous; abaturage n. peasants.
mocking; derisive; taunting; abaturage n. pl. 1 • local
biting; cutting; piercing; stinging; community; grassroots
bitter; caustic; mordant; acerb; community.
sardonic; scornful; sneering; 2 • people; common people; little
disparaging. people; rank and file; masses.
Syn: abagiramenyo.. abaturagihugu n. pl. 1 • people;
abasirikari b'umubiri n. phr. citizens; citizenry; inhabitants;
antibody; antibodies. population; populace.
abasivili n. 1 • civilians; civilian 2 • family; ancestors; relatives;
population. kin; kinfolk.
2 • chummy; civies; know- 3 • folks ;
nothings. Usage: Slang words abatuye isi n. phr. humanity;
used by the police to describe the human race; mankind; man;
public. humankind; Homo sapiens;
abasizi b'ibwami n. phr. dinastic mortals; human beings; people.
poet. abatware n. pl. leaders;
abasoni n. honourable; authorities.
respectable. abavanywe mu byabo
abashaka ubuhungiro n. asylum n'intambara n. phr. displaced
seekers. persons.
abasheshe akanguhe n. elderly. abayihagarariye n. pl. their
abashyingiwe vuba n. phr. representatives.
newlyweds. See: abageni. abayobora n. pl. leaders.
abashyiraho ingamba n. policy Syn: abayobozi, abatware.
maker. Syn: abagena ingamba. abayoborwa n. pl. governed
abatabona n. Syn: impumyi. people.
abatagira aho baba n. abacamanza n. pl. judges; justice;
homelessness. Syn: abatagira magistrate; official; arbitrator;
icumbi. arbiter; moderator; juror;
abatagira icumbi n. adjudicator; critic; reviewer;
homelessness. Syn: abatagira censor; referee; umpire.
aho baba. See: umucamanza.
abataye urugamba n. deserters. Abacamanza n. Judges; the Book
abaterankunga n. pl. donors; of Judges.
spporter.

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 abacengeri Abeli

abacengeri n. pl. Abeli n. prop. Abel. Abel (Heb.

See: umucengeri. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the
abacengezi n. pl. infiltrators; second son of Adam and Eve. He
intruders. See: umucengezi. was put to death by his brother
abacitse ku icumu n. phr. Cain (Gen. 4:1-16). Guided by the
survivors. See: uwacitse ku instruction of their father, the
icumu; umucikacumu; two brothers were trained in the
uwarokotse; imponoke. duty of worshipping God. "And in
abacukuzi banini n. phr. process of time" (marg. "at the
industrial operators. end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath)
abacukuzi bato n. phr. small each of them offered up to God of
scale mining. the first-fruits of his labours.
abahagarariye abakandida n. Cain, as a husbandman, offered
phr. candidate representatives. the fruits of the field; Abel, as a
abahennyi n. pl. kind of exorcists shepherd, of the firstlings of his
who intervene notably in the flock. "The Lord had respect unto
death sentence of unmarried Abel and his offering; but unto
mothers. See: umuhennyi. Cain and his offering he had not
Abahigi benshi bayobya imbwa respect" (Gen. 4:3-5). On this
proverb. Too many cooks spoil account Cain was angry with his
the broth. brother, and formed the design of
abahizi n. pl. rivals. putting him to death; a design
See: umuhizi. which he at length found an
abahungu n. pl. boys. opportunity of carrying into effect
See: umuhungu. (Gen. 4:8,9. Comp. 1 John 3:12).
abahungutse n. returnees. There are several references to
abapfuye bahagaze n. phr. lit. the Abel in the New Testament. Our
living dead. Saviour speaks of him as
abapolisi n. police. "righteous" (Matt. 23:35). "The
abaporoso n. Protestant. blood of sprinkling" is said to
Syn: abaporotesitanti. speak "better things than that of
abaza [abaâza] v. those who will Abel" (Heb. 12:24); i.e., the blood
come; those who are coming. of Jesus is the reality of which
abaza [abaza] v. s/he askes. the blood of the offering made by
abazimiye n. disappeared Abel was only the type. The
persons. comparison here is between the
sacrifice offered by Christ and
that offered by Abel, and not
between the blood of Christ
calling for mercy and the blood of
the murdered Abel calling for
vengeance, as has sometimes

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been supposed. It is also said
(Heb. 11:4) that "Abel offered
unto God a more excellent
sacrifice than Cain." This
sacrifice was made "by faith;" this
faith rested in God, not only as
the Creator and the God of
providence, but especially in God
as the great Redeemer, whose
sacrifice was typified by the
sacrifices which, no doubt by the
divine institution, were offered
from the days of Adam
downward. On account of that
"faith" which looked forward to
the great atoning sacrifice, Abel's
offering was accepted of God.
Cain's offering had no such
reference, and therefore was
rejected. Abel was the first
martyr, as he was the first of our
race to die. Abel (Heb. 'abhel),
lamentation (1 Sam. 6:18), the
name given to the great stone in
Joshua's field whereon the ark
was "set down." The Revised
Version, however, following the
Targum and the LXX., reads in
the Hebrew text 'ebhen (= a
stone), and accordingly translates
"unto the great stone, whereon
they set down the ark." This
reading is to be preferred. Abel
(Heb. 'abhel), a grassy place, a
meadow.".
abenegihugu n. pl. 1 • citizen;
national; subject.
2 • inhabitant; resident; denizen;
native. See: umwenegihugu.
abeshi n. elites. [None Imana
Itumije Abeshi, In CHAHIERS
LUMIERE ET SOCIETE No 29]
Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary V.02
abunganira imyuga
Abija n. 1 • Abidjan.
2 • a seaport in and the capital of
the Ivory Coast.
abikorera n. private. abikorera
ku giti cyabo
abikorera ku giti cyabo n. phr.
private institutions.
abimukira n. migrants.
abimukira n. immigrants.
abirabura n. the Negroes;
coloured folk; the Blacks; Niggers
;
Abisiniya n. Abyssinia; Ethiopia;
Yaltopia.
abishyize hamwe n. phr. united;
joined together; one; of the same
opinion; unanimous; of one
mind; in agreement.
Abishyize hamwe nta
kibananira proverb. Two heads
are better than one.
abihayimana n. pl. religious;
godly. See: uwihayimana.
abo [abô] adj. those who.
abo adj. dem. [abo] those.
abo kwa databukwe adj. phr. in-
laws.
abongabo pron. ind. 1 • those.
2 • those persons.
Abu Dabi n. prop. a sheikdom in
the N United Arab Emirates, on
the S coast of the Persian Gulf;
the capital of this sheikdom and
the provisional capital of the
United Arab Emirates.
Abuja n. prop. 1 • Abuja.
2 • capital of Nigeria, Nigerian
capital, capital of Nigeria in the
center of the country.
abunganira imyuga n. phr.
executor.
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abungirije n. co-chairpersons; co- 2 • a republic in South Asia, North

chairmen. West of India, East of Iran, and
Aburamu n. prop. Abram; exalted South of the Ex-Soviet Union.
father. Afurika n. prop. 1 • Africa.
Aburahamu n. prop. 1 • Abraham. 2 • a continent South of Europe
2 • father of a multitude, son of and between the Atlantic and
Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) Indian oceans.
before. Afurika y'epfo n. prop. South
abusolusiyo n. absolution. Africa.
Abwirwa benshi, hakumva bene agaka [agaka] n. indent;
yo proverb. A message is given to paragraph.
many, but those who are meant agaka [agakâ] n. small cow.
to understand, understand. agakabyo n. hyperbole.
Adamu n. 1 • Adam. agakabyo n. exaggeration;
2 • the first man, husband of Eve overstating; overstatement.
and progenitor of the human agakato n. apostrophe.
race. agakeca n. stone marten; beech
aderese n. address; street marten. Martes foina.
number; city and state; mailing agakingirizo n. 1 • condom;
address; postal address; street rubber; safety; safe; prophylactic.
address; street number; place of 2 • contraceptive device consisting
residence; dwelling; place of of a sheath of thin rubber or latex
business; location; locality; that is worn over the penis
destination. Syn: aderesi. during intercourse; a thin sheath,
aderese imeli n. phr. email usu. of rubber, worn over the
address; e-mail; email; electronic penis during sexual intercourse
address; netmail. to prevent conception or sexually
aderesi n. address; street transmitted disease.
number; city and state; mailing agakinisho n. 1 • toy; plaything.
address; postal address; street 2 • bauble; trinket; gadget;
address; street number; place of gewgaw; gimcrack; trifle.
residence; dwelling; place of agakiza n. salvation.
business; location; locality; Syn: umukiro, uburokozi.
destination. Syn: aderese. agakobwa n. small girl; beautiful
aderesi ya Interineti n. phr. web girl; naughty girl.
address; URL; Uniform Resource agakoko [agakwôokô] n. insect.
Locator. agakoko [agakwokô] n. small hen.
Adiventi n. 1 • Advent (usu. agakoko ka SIDA n. phr. VIH.
cap.). agakomambarutso n. starter.
2 • the coming of Christ into the agakombe n. cup. Syn: agatasi,
world. itasi.
Afuganisitani n. 1 • Afganistan. agakoni [agakwoni] n. small stick.

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agakoni [agakwoôni] n. bend; agasongero n. 1 • summit; peak;

curve; turn; crook; arc; hook;
twist.Variant: agakona.
agakoni k'iminsi n. phr. staff of
sb's old age.
agakubo n. paranthesis.
agakuru n. 1 • story; tale;
narrative; romance; fable; yarn;
sketch; allegory; anecdote.
2 • parable; plot; argument;
legend.
agakuta n. wall.
agakwega n. lockjaw; tetanus.
Syn: tetanosi.
agarafezi n. stapler.
agasabo n. 1 • duct.
2 • small churn.
agasabo k'indurwe n. phr. gall
bladder.
agasabo k'intanga n. phr.
1 (ngabo) • epididymis.
2 (ngore) • ovary.
agasamunyiga n. polecat.
agasanduku n. box.
agasanduku k'amabaruwa n. phr.
mail box.
agasanduku k'iposita n. P.O.
Box; post office box.
agaseke [agasekye] n. basket.
Syn: igiseke.
agaseke [agasekyê] n. 1 • straw.
2 • tube for sucking liquid.
3 • pipette.
agaseke ka nyabitabo n. phr.
small basket made by a newly
wed wife to prove she was
talented.
agasengeri n. singlet; a loose-
fitting, sleeveless athletic jersey.
agasimba n. insect.
agasodeko n. square bracket.
crest, crown; highest point; apex;
vertex; tip; height; top; pinnacle;
zenith; apogee.
2 • acme; crowning point;
culminating point; culmination;
climax.
3 • meridian; pinnacle; tip; apogee;
culminations; heights; brow;
ridge; point.
agasoro n. cell.
agasoro gatukura n. red blood
cell. Syn: agasorontuku.
agasoro kera n. white blood cell.
agasorontuku n. red blood cell.
Syn: agasoro gatukura.
agasozi1 n. hill; hilltop; knoll;
foothill; rise; hillock; hummock;
mount; promontory; dune; butte;
bluff; cliff; highland; height;
elevation; prominence; eminence;
slope; incline; acclivity; hillside;
climb; grade; upgrade; ramp;
bank; downgrade; declivity.
agasozi2 n. village.
agasyanyama n. meat grinder.
agashami n. Usage: muri
Kaminuza.department.
Agashami k'Icyongereza n.
Usage: muri Kaminuza.English
Department.
agashema n. 1 • pride. Umwana
we yamuhesheje ishema She
took great pride in her son's
success.
2 • satisfaction; pleasure;
enjoyment; delight; joy;
happiness.
3 • gratification; comfort.
agashemba n. 1 • mumps.

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2 • an infectious disease 2 • small sheep.

characterized by inflammatory agatama n. [agatâma] 1 • alcohol;
swelling of the parotid and usu. alcoholic liquor.
other salivary glands, and 2 • alcoholism; drunkenness;
sometimes by inflammation of the heavy drinking.
testes or ovaries, caused by a 3 • the bottle; booze.
paramyxovirus. 4 • beer; lager; ale; stout; porter;
agashimwe k'ubudahemuka n. malt liquor; dark; bitter; light;
phr. bonus for loyalty. near beer; bock beer.
agashindiriya n. bra. 5 • brew; suds.
Syn: agasutiye. agatanda n. cradle.
agashwi k'igishuhe n. phr. Syn: agatanda k'umwana,
duckling. beriso.
agashwi k'inkoko n. phr. chick. agatangaza n. splendid; superb;
agashwi k'inuma n. phr. squab; sublime; grand; glorious;
young pigeon. extraordinary; wonderful; fine;
agashya n. 1 • innovation. elegant; exquisite; noble;
2 • juice manuafactured by Sina majestic; exalted; imposing;
Gerard at Nyirangarama. commanding; impressive; stately;
agashya k'ikinyamakuru n. august; transcendent; brilliant;
headlines. Syn: akambere resplendent. Syn: agahebuzo,
k'ikinyamakuru. akataraboneka, cyiza cyane,
agashyamba n. woods; forest; gihambaye, gishamaje.
timberland; woodland; wildwood; Agatatu gatatira ibibi proverb.
bush; brush; grove; copse; Three times predicts evil.
thicket; brake. agatebe n. stool.
agashyimbo n. Usage: ijambo agatebo n. basket.
ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.n. agategankonda n. bib.
2 • n. button; clitoris; clit. agaterantimba n. irritant;
2 • n. a female sexual organ annoying; irritating; causing
homologous to the penis; the annoyance; irritatingly
small erectile organ of the vulva. bothersome.
agatabi n. 1 • tabacco. agatereko ka buji n. phr.
Usage: itabi. candlesticks.
2 • cannabis; hemp; Indian hemp; agatereranzamba n. saga.
marijuana. Usage: urumogi. agatima n. conscience; moral
Syn: agatabi ko ku mugongo sense; sense of right and wrong;
w'ingona. ethical feelings; scruples;
3 • a tall, coarse Asian plant. principles.
Cannabis sativa BOTANY.
agatabuleti n. stool.
agatama n. [agataama] 1 •

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agatimanama n. conscience; agaciro n. 1 • validity.

moral sense; sense of right and 2 • value; merit; worth;
wrong; ethical feelings; scruples; importance; significance; esteem;
principles. respect; admiration.
agatonga n. a small basket. 3 • prestige; greatness; excellence;
agatorezo n. Usage: ijambo superiority.
ritsindwa; euphemism; 4 • use; usefulness; benefit; help;
taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit. advantage; profit; service; utility.
2•a female sexual organ agacurama n. bat; nocturnal
homologous to the penis; the mouselike mammal with
small erectile organ of the vulva. forelimbs modified to form
agatsi n. [agâtsi] capillary. membranous wings and
agatsi n. vain; fruitless; pointless. anatomical adaptations for
Syn: akamama. echolocation by which they
agatsi [agatsi] n. vain; fruitless; navigate.
pointless. kuruhira agatsi in agacuri n. cliff.
vain; vainly; fruitlessly. agacuho n. tiredness;
agatsiko k'abicanyi n. dearth exhaustation.
squad. agahanga n. forehead.
agatsinda n. 1 • subset. agahebuzo n. 1 • very good;
2 • a set that is a part of a larger magnificent; splendid; superb.
set. 2 • splendid; superb; sublime;
agatsinda loc. the reason why. grand; glorious; extraordinary;
agatsinsino n. heel. wonderful; fine; elegant;
agatuza n. 1 • chest. Syn: igituza. exquisite; noble; majestic;
2 fig. • force. exalted; imposing; commanding;
agatuza k'umuhoro loc. lit. a impressive; stately; august;
pruning knife's chest. transcendent; brilliant;
agatwe k'inyuma n. phr. occipital resplendent. Syn: agatangaza,
bone. akataraboneka, cyiza cyane,
agaca n. hawk, falcon; any of gihambaye, gishamaje.
various birds of prey of the family agahembe n. feeler. Usage: insect.
Falconidae, having long pointed agahera n. little finger.
wings and capable of swift, agile Syn: mugufi nyirazo.
flight. agaheto n. arc; semicircle;
agacamurongo n. ruler; rule; crescent; half-moon.
yardstick; straightedge. agaheto ko hejuru n. upper arc.
agacanzara n. nail clippers; pair agaheha n. 1 • straw; pipette.
of nail clippers. 2 • tube for sucking liquid.
agacaca n. lawn. agaheha nkuruzi n. phr. feeding
agace n. 1 • part; zone. tube.
2 • subfield.

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agahimbazamusyi n. akababaro n. sorrow; grief;

1 • incentive; motivation; spur; affliction; distress; hardship;
motive; encouragement; trouble; trial; tribulation;
stimulus; inducement; lure; torment; oppression; adversity;
enticement; come-on; inspiration. misfortune; ordeal; calamity;
2 • bonus. pain; anguish; misery;
agahinda n. 1 • grief; grieving; wretchedness; curse.
sorrow; sadness; heartbreak; akababaro gakabije n. phr.
heartache; misery; agony; woe; melancholy.
wretchedness; suffering; anguish; akababyi n. compassion;
distress; despondency; despair; maternal affection. impuhwe
desolation; affliction; tribulation. z'umubyeyi ku mwana.
Syn: akababaro. akabago n. full stop; period; full
2 • melancholia. point; stop; point. Syn: akadomo.
3 • a severe form of depression akabago n'akitso n. phr.
characterized typically by weight semicolon.
loss, insomnia, and an inability akabande n. valley; narrow valley;
to experience pleasure. flat region between mountains;
agahinja n. 1 • baby; infant; tiny river valley; river basin; basin;
baby. dell; dale; glade; glen; vale;
2 • new born; baby; infant; babe; hollow; bottom; dip; ravine; gully;
babe in arms; newborn child; gulch; gorge; canyon; divide;
neonate.Variant: uruhinja. chasm; water gap; gap; cut.
agapfunyiko n. a small box. Syn: umubande.
agapira1 n. shirt. akabanga n. secret; confidential
agapira2 n. IUD; coil; intra-uterine information; confidential matter;
device. kwambara agapira. to confidence.
have the coil put in. akabari n. bar; a counter or place
agapira3 n. small ball. where beverages, esp. liquors, or
agapusipusi n. pushingchair; light foods are served to
stroller. customers.
agezweho v. pp. 1 • latest; most akabari mpuruzambaga n. phr.
recent. saloon; bar; tavern; pub;
2 • current. barroom; bistro; taproom; beer
agisida n. accident; mishap; parlor; alehouse; cocktail lounge;
mischance; misadventure. inn; roadhouse; speakeasy;
Syn: impanuka, gisida. ginmill.
agomba v. she must; he must; he akabashuro n. springboard;
have to; she have to; she ought diving-board.
to; he ought to. akabati n. cupboard.

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Akabaye icwende ntikoga akaduruvayo n. 1 • disorder;

proverb. What is bred in the bone commotion; disturbance; public
will come out in the flesh. disturbance; fracas; turmoil; riot;
akabazo1 n. question mark; ruckus; uproar; dissension;
interrogation point. minor uprising; disturbance of
akabazo2 n. problems; confusion. peace; breach of order.
Byanteye akabazo Syn: akantu. Usage: gatewe
akabendera n. flag; pennant. n'imyigaragambyo.
akaboko [akaboôkwo] n. 1 • arm; 2 • confusion; chaos; disorder;
upper limb; forearm; upper arm. disarrangement; disarray;
Usage: umuntu. disorganization; untidiness;
2 • anterior limb. shambles; upheaval; mess;
Usage: inyamaswa.Variant: ukub muddle; clutter; jumble;
oko. hodgepodge; snarl; tangle; riot;
akabonezajwi n. phr. stress; tumult; madhouse; turmoil;
accent. pandemonium; hullabaloo;
akabumbambari n. ankle; hubbub; commotion; ferment;
articulatio talocruralis; mortise disturba; uproar; furor; bedlam;
joint; ankle pandemonium; turbulence;
joint.Variant: akabumbambori; commotion; disorder; disarray;
akagombambari. mess; discomposure.
akabumbambori n. ankle; Syn: akajagari, bombori
articulatio talocruralis; mortise bombori, imyivumbagatanyo.
joint; ankle 3 • mayhem; disorder.
joint.Variant: akagombambari. akaga n. difficulty situation;
akabuno kabi loc. lit. a bad butt; danger; impasse; misfortune.
a bad luck. Syn: umwaku. akagari n. cell.
akabwa n. small dog. akagege n. shelf.
akabwana k'ingurube n. phr. akageni [akagêni] n. manner;
piglet; young pig; piggy; shoat ; way; style; mode; fashion;
akabwibwi n. twilight; dusk; method; custom; practice; habit;
gloaming; half-light; edge of guise; aspect; appearance;
darkness; nightfall; evening; eve; character.
sundown; sunset; moonrise; Akagera n. Akagera River.
eventide. akagiro n. Usage: inzu.corner.
akadege n. Usage: igikinisho Syn: agahagiko, imfuruka.
cy'abana.kite. akagombambari n. 1 • ankle.
akadirishya-nderembyi n. 2 • the joint between the foot and
palette. leg. Syn: akabumbambori,
akadomo n. period; full stop. akabumbambari.
Syn: akabago. akaguru n. leg.
akadugudu n. village.

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akajagari n. 1 • disorder; akamashu n. trap.

disarray; mess; clutter; jumble; Syn: rwagakoco.
muddle; disorderliness; akambere k'ikinyamakuru n.
disarrangement; disorganization; headlines. Syn: agashya
chaos; disruption; confusion; k'ikinyamakuru.
commotion; disturbance; public akambi n. arrow.
disturbance; fracas; turmoil; riot; akambi ko hasi n. phr. down
ruckus; uproar; dissension; arrow.
minor uprising; disturbance of akambi ko hejuru n. phr. up
peace; breath of order. arrow.
Syn: bombori bombori, akambi mpete n. phr. arrow
akaduruvayo, akavuyo*. concave.
2 • a field cultivated by several akamenyero n. habit; custom.
cultivators. akameza ko mucyumba
3 • surbub; ghetto. cy'uburiri n. bedside table.
4 a section of a city, esp. a akamuga n. desabled.
thickly populated slum area, akamuri n. night-light.
inhabited predominantly by akamyasa n. cursor.
members of a minority group akamyasa mbonera n. phr. direct
;• cursor.
Akaje karemerwa proverb. What akamyasa mbonera kaka n. phr.
has arrived is accepted (i.e. direct cursor on.
Accept whatever comes). akamyasa mbonera kazimye n.
akajisho n. look; glance; glimpse; phr. direct cursor off.
peek; peep; visual examination; akana k'ifarasi n. phr. foal; colt;
once-over; contemplation; survey; young horse ;
scrutiny; visual search; akana k'imbeba n. phr. baby
reconnaissance; stare; view; mouse ;
observation; sight; gaze; ogle; akana k'ingamiya n. phr. young
glare. See: kumamaho akajisho; camel ;
kunagaho akajisho. akana k'injangwe n. phr. young
akakabati n. cupboard - cat.
CARPENTRY AND JOINERY. akana k'inka n. phr. 1 • calf.
aka kanya adj. phr. immediately. 2 • the young of the domestic cow.
akamama n. vain; fruitless; akana k'intama n. lamb.
pointless. Syn: agatsi. akana k'ihene n. phr. kid; young
akamanuzo n. racket (in tennis); goat ;
bat (in ping-pong). akana k'urukwavu n. phr. leveret;
akamara n. idiot; helplessly young hare ;
feebleminded person; mental akanama k'impuguke n. phr.
defective; cretin. commission. Syn: ikomisiyo.
akamaro n. value.

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akanama nkemurampaka n. phr. akanyamuneza n. 1 • pride.

arbitration committee. Umwana we yamuhesheje
akananwa n. chin. ishema She took great pride in
akanda n. famine. her son's success.
akandiko n. missive. 2 • satisfaction; pleasure;
akangamurizo n. tailbone; enjoyment; delight; joy;
coccyx. happiness.
akangaratete n. despair; 3 • gratification; comfort.
hopelessness; discouragement; akanyana n. heifer; young moo-
despondency; gloom; depression. cow; young cow.
Syn: amakuba. akanyange n. 1 • very beautiful;
akannyo n. Usage: ijambo pretty; handsome; good-looking;
ritsindwa; euphemism; fine-looking; lovely; gorgeous;
taboo.insult for the vulva ; attractive; exquisite; ravishing;
akantunya n. sphincter. comely; fair; bonny; seemly;
akanunga n. 1 • summit; peak; beauteous; radiant;
pick; crest; crown; highest point; pulchritudinous; resplendent.
apex; vertex; tip; height; top; 2 • pleasing; enjoyable;
pinnacle; zenith; apogee. captivating; alluring; beauty; lady
2 • acme; crowning point; frien.
culminating point; culmination; akanyatsi n. grass; lawn; turf;
climax. greensward; sod; sward.
akanuye v. pp. Syn: akatsi, nyakatsi.
Usage: amaso.1 • wide; wide akanyerezo n. hyphen.
open; fully open. Akanyoni katagurutse
2 • expanded; dilated. ntikamenya iyo bweze proverb.
3 • extended; distended. The early bird catches the worm.
4 • outstretched; outspread. akanyota n. thirst; need of liquid;
akanwa n. mouth. dryness in the mouth;
akanwa kabi loc. lit. an ugly thirstiness.
mouth; a bad tongue. akanyuzo n. brief article.
Syn: inkotsa. Akara n. 1 • Accra.
akanya n. a moment; a while. 2 • a seaport in and the capital of
akanyabikoresho n. toolbox. Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea.
akanyabugabo n. manliness; akarambararo n. radius.
manfulness; virility; vigour; vigor; akarangabwoko n. marker;
spirit. indicator; sign; indication;
akanyamasohoro n. prostate symbol; pointer.
(gland). akarangagicuruzwa n. label.
akanyamasyo n. tortoise. akarango n. 1 • caracteristic;
akanyamirishyi n. tear duct. feature (distinguishing); trait.

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2 • mark; badge; blaze; brand; akarubanda n. centre of civic life;

characteristic; device; earmark; marketplace; public square;
emblem; evidence; feature; flag; public place; agora.
hallmark; impression; incision; akarumbeti n. trumpet.
index; indication; label; note; akaruri n. dump; hovel; hole;
print; proof; seal; sign; signet; shack; shanty; hut.
stamp; symbol; symptom; token. akarusho1 n. accessory;
Syn: ikimenyetso, icyapa, accompaniment; adornment;
icyasha. decoration; complement; accent;
akarasisi n. 1 • march; hike; detail.
tramp; trek; group walk. akarusho2 n. originality;
2 • parade; procession; march imagination; creativity;
past; review. inventiveness; ingenuity;
3 • cavalcade; caravan; motorcade; cleverness; individuality;
cortege; column; line; freshness; newness; novelty;
progression; train; string. uniqueness; boldness; daring;
akarengane n. 1 • injustice; unconventionality; unorthodoxy;
unjustness; unjust character; singularity. Syn: igishya mu
unfairness; inequality; bias; byakozwe, umwihariko.
prejudice; partiality; inequity; akarusho3 n. advantages.
bigotry; favoritism; partisanship. Syn: amahirwe, inyongera,
2 • unjust act; wrong; disservice; inyongera
infraction; injury; iniquity; mperekezamushahara.
wrongdoing; infringement; sin; akaruhuko n. break ;
persecution; unfair treatment; akasiya n. acacia.
encroachment; tyranny; akasho n. jail; goal; jailhouse;
transgression; offense; foul play; clink.
evil; malpractice. akataraboneka n. splendid;
akarerantanga n. epididymis. superb; sublime; grand; glorious;
akarere [akarêerê] n. zone; extraordinary; wonderful; fine;
district; area; region; locality; elegant; exquisite; noble;
terrain; territory; turf; section; majestic; exalted; imposing;
tract; range; precinct. commanding; impressive; stately;
akarima n. small holdings. august; transcendent; brilliant;
akaringushyo [akarîingushyo] n. resplendent. Syn: agahebuzo,
humorous short poem. agatangaza, cyiza cyane,
akarizo k'intangangabo n. gihambaye, gishamaje.
flagellum. akato n. 1 • embargo ;
akarongo kabyibushye n. phr. 2 • stigma.
bold dash. 3 • quarantine, isolation,
sequestration, medical
segregation, cordon sanitaire.

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akatsamuriro n. Usage: ijambo akazi gahemberwa umushahara

ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.a n. phr. paid work.
woman's urinary meatus. akazi ka nijoro n. phr. night
akatsi n. grass; lawn; turf; work. Syn: akazi k'ijoro.
greensward; sod; sward. akazi ko mu biro n. phr. office
Syn: nyakatsi, akanyatsi. work.
akatuzo n. punctuation mark, akazi k'amanywa n. phr. day
punctuation. work. Syn: akazi ko ku manywa.
akavuro n. importance; benefit; akazi k'ingufu n. phr. hard
advantage. Syn: akamaro. physical work.
akayabo n. huge; considrable akazitiramwanzi n. abattis.
number ; akazitirantangangabo n.
akayiko n. spoon; teaspoon; 1 • condom; rubber; safety; safe;
tablespoon; dessert spoon. prophylactic.
akayira n. path; street. 2 • contraceptive device consisting
akayoboro n. link. of a sheath of thin rubber or latex
akayoga n. beer; alcoholic drink; that is worn over the penis
alcohol; alcoholic liquor; during intercourse; a thin sheath,
alcoholism; drunkenness; heavy usu. of rubber, worn over the
drinking; the bottle, booze. penis during sexual intercourse
akayunguruzo n. 1 • sieve; to prevent conception or sexually
strainer. transmitted disease.
2 • sift; riddle. akazongwe n. sickly child; puny
3 • filter. child.
akazi1 n. 1 • service. akazu1 n. 1 • box.
Syn: umurimo. 2 • small house.
2 • work; job; task; labour; akazu2 n. informal council; inner
responsibility; charge; cercle; clique; group; coterie;
assignment; duty; business; circle; set; faction; clan; crowd;
affair; commission; mission; gang.
chore; errand; undertaking; akazubutumwa n. phr. dialog box.
function; role; part; stint; akazuyazi n. 1 • lukewarm;
concern; care; trust; enterprise; warm; tepid; not hot enough;
activity; exercise; performance; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; half-
accomplishment; achievement. hearted. Usage: umuntu.
3 • forced labour. 2 • warm; not hot enough.
akazi2 n. small root BOTANY. Usage: amazi, icyashyuhijwe.
akazi gakorewe mu rugo akenshi n. many times; most of
outwork. the time; manytimes.
akazi gasuzuguritse n. phr.
undeclared casual work; black
economy.

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akete n. hurry; rush; haste; amabanki n. bank.

scurry; hustle and bustle; fuss; amabera [amabêra] n. pearls.
flurry; flutter; stew; hurry-scurry; amabere n. breasts.
tumult; turmoil; commotion; ado. amabi n. Usage: ijambo
Syn: umuhate, umwete. ritsindwa; euphemism;
akirukiro n. lane. taboo.Amaraso y'umugore ugize
akitso n. comma. mu mugongo ubwa mbere kuva
akiciro n. subdivision. aho apfushirije umwana
ako kanya adj. phr. immediately; ataracuka. Bakeka ko atera
automatically. Syn: uwo umwaku; menstrual flow that
mwanya. comes after the death of your
akoko n. 1 • genetics; heredity. child.
2 • the characteristics of an inda y'amabi Inda umugore
individual that are considered to asama amaze gupfusha umwana
have been passed on by the wari ukiri ku ibere; This is a
parents or ancestors. pregnancy that comes after losing
akonkero n. dummy (BrE), the child who is not yet leaned.
pacifier (AmE). amaboko n. 1 • arms.
akorobasi n. acrobatics. 2 • human resources; manpower;
akorudewo n. accordion. worker; hands; workforce; work
akuma kavunja n. phr. converter. force. See: abakozi.
Ak'imihana kaza imvura ihise amaboko y'indorerwamo n. phr.
proverb. A bird in the hands is frame.
worth two in the bush. amabuno n. buttocks.
aleluya n. phr. 1 • alleluiah!; amaburakindi n. for want of
halleluijah! anything better.
2 • a shout of joy, praise, or amabuye n. dry batteries.
gratitude. Syn: amanda.
alifu n. aleph. amabwabwa n. dog or pig's
Alijeriya n. 1 • Algeria. breast.
2 • a republic in North West Africa: amabwene n. canine teeth.
gained independence from France amabwiriza n. pl. instructions;
1962. directions; instruction; order;
alitari n. altar; communion table; regulation; prescription;
Lord's table. guidelines; recipe.
Alubaniya n. 1 • Albania. amabwiriza agenga
2 • a republic in S Europe, in the itangazamakuru ry'umwuga n.
Balkan Peninsula between code of ethics and deontology.
Yugoslavia and Greece. amabwiriza arebana n'imisoro n.
alubumu n. album. phr. fiscal measures.
alukoro n. alcohol; liquor; spirit. amabwirizambonera n. protocol.
amabanga n. pl. secrets.

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amabwiriza amafaranga likide n. cash value.

mbonerarubugampuzamasanga Syn: amafaranga atanzwe mu
no n. Internet Protocol; IP. ntoki.
amabwiriza mbonezamuco n. amafaranga yabaye ingume n.
code of ethics. money has been tight. Kuva nava
amabwiriza ngenderwaho n. code ku kazi, amafaranga yabaye
of conduct. ingume Ever since I lost my job,
amabwiriza ngengamyitwarire n. money has been tight.
codes of conduct. amafaranga ya buri mwaka n.
amabya n. testes, testicles, testis. phr. yearly fee.
amabyi n. feaces matter; feces; amafaranga yarabuze n. phr.
movement; body waste; excretory money has been tight.
product; excretion; excreta; amafaranga yo kwiyandikisha n.
excrement; bowel movement; phr. registration fees.
ordure; fecal movement; BM; amafaranga y'ifatizo n. phr.
dejection; stool. capital.
amadarubindi n. 1 • eye glasses; amafaranga y'ikirenga n. phr.
eyeglasses; glasses; eyewear. additional cost.
2 • goggles; spectacles. amafaranga y'inyongera n. phr.
3 • sun glasses; sunglasses. additional fee.
amadini n. religious confessions; amafaranga y'ishuri n. phr.
religions. school fees.
amadosiye yose n. phr. all files. amafaranga y'ubunyamuryango
amaduka n. shops. n. phr. membership fee.
amadumbu n. revolution. amafaranga y'ubwisazure n. phr.
Syn: revolisiyo, amajugu, amortization charge.
urugomo, amahindura. amafaranga y'urugendo n. phr.
amafaranga n. pl. money; transport allowance.
currency; cash; funds; revenue; amafaranga y’ikigega n. phr.
paper money; coin; coinage; fund; sum of money;
specie; hard cash; proceeds; accumulated amount; savings;
assets; wherewithal; dough; accumulation; bank; nest egg;
bread; scratch; greenbacks; long kitty; pool; pot; foundation;
green; bucks; medium of endowment; investment.
exchange; measure of value; amafi n. pl. fish.
buying power; legal tender; amafuti n. 1 • silly; stupid
payment; fees. remark.
amafaranga atanzwe mu ntoki n. 2 • stupid thing; piece of
cash value. Syn: amafaranga foolishness; piece of idiocy.
likide. amagambo1 n. pl. words.

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amagambo2 n. rumours; rumors; amagara make n. phr. weakness.

unverified information; report; amage n. refuge; place of shelter;
story; supposition; babble; haven; retreat; safehold;
gossip; whisper; hearsay; sanctuary; asylum; resort;
insinuation; innuendo; talk; harbor; harborage; anchorage;
scuttlebutt. Syn: impuha, home; port in a storm.
ibihuha. Syn: amagiro, ubwage.
amagambo3 n. words, remarks. amagenzura n. controls.
amagambo y'indirimbo n. phr. amagi n. eggs.
lyrics. amagiro n. refuge; place of
amagambure n. 1 • nofoolishness, shelter; haven; retreat; safehold;
folly, ridiculousness, absurdity, sanctuary; asylum; resort;
stupidity, inanity, senselessness, harbor; harborage; anchorage;
silliness, childishness. home; port in a storm.
2 • fooling; tomfoolery; joking; Syn: amage, ubwage.
shenanigans; monkey business; amagombe n. labyrinths.
horseplay; high jinks; antics. Syn: igombe.
3 • ludicrousness; amagorwa n. adversity.
meaninglessness; facetiousness; Syn: amakuba, icyorezo, ibyago.
triviality; frivolity; extravagance; amagufa n. bones.
flummery; trifles; prattle; babble; amagume n. danger; peril, risk,
chatter; blather; drivel; gibberish. hazard, threat, menace, jeopardy,
4 • twaddle; bunk; trash; garbage; endangerment; exposure to
rubbish; hogwash; moonshine; injury, state of being exposed to
rot; fiddle-faddle; piffle; harm. Syn: ibizazane, amakuba,
flapdoodle. ingorane.
5 • bombast; claptrap; balderdash; amagurubegurube n. milk of the
bosh. pig.
5 • baloney. Syn: amangambure. amajigo n. cheeks; jowls; sides of
amagana n. hundreds. the face. Syn: amatama, ijigo.
amaganga n. cow's urine. amajugu n. revolution.
amaganya n. lament; Syn: revolisiyo, amahindura,
lamentation; sob; plaint; cry; urugomo, amadumbu.
moan; wail; outcry; keening; wail; amajyambere n. development;
whimper; mourning. progress; growth; rise; promotion;
amagara n. 1 • health; forces; life. enrichment; enhancement;
2 (umubyibuho) • stoutness; improvement; forward motion.
sportliness. Syn: iterambere.
amagaragamba n. scale; coating; amajyambere arambye n.
film; thin covering; skin; peel; sustainable development.
lamina; membrane; layer; amajyambere rusange n. phr.
lamella; crust; shell. general development.

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amajyambere y'icyaro n. phr. amakimbirane 1 • n. squabble;

rural development. spat; quarrel; tiff; dispute;
amajyaruguru n. north. difference; dissension; fight;
amajyepfo n. south; S.; due disagreement; scrap; contention;
south. words; argument; row; run-in;
amajyepfo y'iburengerazuba n. set-to; altercation; controversy;
phr. southwest. discord; division; variance;
amajyo n. 1 • refuge; place of dissent; antagonism; friction;
shelter; haven; retreat; safehold; strife.
sanctuary; asylum; resort; 2 • n. conflict; fight; combat;
harbor; harborage; anchorage; battle; struggle; clash; warfare;
home; port in a storm. hostility; encounter;
Syn: amerekero, amamenero. confrontation; action; skirmish;
2 • direction; way; path; track; engagement; fray; scuffle; melee;
route; line of march; alignment; set-to; fracas; tussle.
point of compass; course; amakimbirane mu benegihugu
bearing. n. internal conflict.
3 • line along which anything amakimbirane mu nkuru n. phr.
moves or lies. conflicts in the news.
amakabyankuru n. exagerated amakimbirane ya politiki n. phr.
story ; political conflicts ;
amakakama y'igiti n. phr. sap. amakiriro n. profit; earnings;
amakanya n. forks. returns; gain. Syn: amaronko.
amakaraza n. interference (U); amakoma [amakwomâ] n. banana
atmospherics (BrE); noise; static. leaves.
amakare n. 1 • ierceness; amakoma [amakwôma] n.
furiousness; ferocity; wildness. sorghum, BOTANY.
2 • rampage; violent spree; jag of amakomisiyo ashinzwe
violence. gushakisha ibimenyetso n.
amakaroti n. carrots. fact-finding missions.
amakekwe n. suspicion; distrust; amakore n. brucellosis.
mistrust; jealous apprehension. amakosa n. faults; mistakes.
amakemwa n. reproach; criticism; amakuba n. 1 • hard time; blow;
blemish; imperfection; flaw; calamity; mishap; catastrophe;
drawback; snag; fault; failing. disaster; unfortunate accident;
amakera n. mineral water. tribulation; trouble; reverse;
affliction; setback; downfall;
tragedy; loss; misery; ruination;
casualty; misadventure; piece of
bad luck.

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2 • danger; peril; risk; hazard; amakuru3 n. news; intelligence;

threat; menace; jeopardy; news program; news show.
endangerment; exposure to amakuru4 adj. the grownup one
injury; state of being exposed to (eg. Sorghum; ...).
harm; calamity; disaster; amakuru y'inyongera n. phr.
catastrophe; tragedy; cataclysm; additional information.
adversity; affliction; hardship; amamegabiti n. megabit.
misfortune; tribulation; trial; amamesa n. palm oil.
undoing; downfall; reverse; blow; amanama n. reunions; meetings.
failure; scourge; ruin; mishap; amananiza v. conditionality.
mischance; ill fortune; bad luck; amanda n. pl. dry batteries.
stroke of ill luck; distress; misery; Syn: amabuye.
trouble; woe; sea of troubles; ill; amande n. 1 • fine.
ill wind; misfortune; trouble; bad 2 • a sum of money imposed as a
luck; hard luck; ill fortune; hard penalty for an offense or
times; calamity; adversity; dereliction. amande yo guparika
hardship. Syn: ingorane, nabi a parking fine.
ibizazane, icyorezo, amagorwa. Syn: ihazabu.
amakumi n. young woman. amangambure n.
Usage: ironically. 1 • nofoolishness, folly,
amakuru1 n. news. ridiculousness, absurdity,
Amakuru ki? How are you?; stupidity, inanity, senselessness,
What's the news? silliness, childishness.
Amakuru y'iminsi? [greetings] 2 • fooling; tomfoolery; joking;
How are you after a long time? shenanigans; monkey business;
Amakuru y'imuhira? [greetings] horseplay; high jinks; antics.
What is the family's news? 3 • ludicrousness;
amakuru2 n. information. meaninglessness; facetiousness;
amakuru atuzuye limited triviality; frivolity; extravagance;
information. flummery; trifles; prattle; babble;
amakuru mu Kinyarwanda news chatter; blather; drivel; gibberish.
in Kinyarwanda. 4 • twaddle; bunk; trash; garbage;
amakuru mu rurimi rwacu news rubbish; hogwash; moonshine;
in our language. rot; fiddle-faddle; piffle;
amakuru yo hirya no hino news flapdoodle.
from abroad; foreign news; 5 • bombast; claptrap; balderdash;
international news. bosh.
amakuru y'ubucuruzi n. phr. 5 • baloney. Syn: amagambure.
business news. amangazini n. shop; shop; store;
amakuru mashyashya latest retail store; small store;
news. establishment; boutique;
emporium; market; mart.

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amanota ndakuka n. phr. final amarangamutima1 n. (always

score. pl.). sentiments; feeling; emotion;
amano y'urukweto n. phr. stud. sentimentality; nostalgia;
amanyakuri n. the whole truth; tenderness; heart;
ultimate truth; the final word; the softheartedness; emotionalism;
last word; doctrine; creed; credo. romance; romanticism. Nta
Syn: impamo. marangamutima mu kazi No
amanyakuri n. uprightness; sentiments at the job.
sincerity; honesty; genuineness; amarangamutima2 n. phr.
truthfulness. interjections.
amanyare n. vaginal secretion. amaraso1 n. blood; life fluid; vital
Usage: ijambo ritsindwa; fluid; gore.
euphemism; taboo. amaraso2 n. children; offsprings;
amanyungunyungu n. hip; children; progeny; descendants,
middle part; middle; midsection; posterity; succession; issue;
midriff; mid-region. increase; child; descendant; heir;
amanywa n. noon; midday; twelve scion; young; brood; family; litter;
o'clock; twelve noon; 12 M.; fry; spawn; seed. Syn: urubyaro,
noonday; high noon; noontime; imbuto, ubura.
lunch time; zenith; meridian; amarebe n. caerulea. mymphaea
highest point; day time; day; the nouchali BOTANY.
light of day; daylight; day. amaribori n. 1 • stretchmark;
Syn: ku manywa, saa sita. stretch mark; stretch-mark.
amanzaganya n. a short time; a 2 • a silvery streak occurring
very short time. typically on the abdomen or
amanzaganya n. bad luck. thighs and caused by stretching
Syn: amanzanga. of the skin over a short period of
amara n. intestines. Syn: urura, time, as during rapid weight gain.
ubura. amarira n. tears.
amaradiyo n. pl. radio. amaronji n. oranges. See: ironji.
amaraka n. tonsil. amaronko n. interest; profit;
amaramuko n. interest; profit; bonus; yield; dividend; gain.
bonus; yield; dividend; gain. Syn: iyunguko, urwunguko,
Syn: iyunguko, urwunguko, indonke, inyungu, ubwunguke,
indonke, inyungu, ubwunguke, amaronko.
amaronko. amaroto n. nocturnal emissions.
amasaka n. pl. sorghum.
See: ishaka.
amasakaramentu n. seacrements.
amasano n. relationships.
amasantime n. cents.

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amasaha y'ikirenga n. phr. amasoni n. shyness. See: isoni.

overtime; working time before or amaso y'ikibuno loc. lit. the eyes
after one's regularly scheduled of behind.
working hours. amasohoro n. ejaculate; seed;
amase1 n. dung. seminal fluid; semen; sperm;
amase2 n. something which is spermatozoon.
very tender. amasuka atatu n. phr. three hoes.
amasegereti n. cigarettes. Amasunzu si amasaka proverb.
See: isegereti; isigara. The tassel isn't the grain (i.e.
amaseke n. malaria fever. Good appearance isn't necessarly
amasekuru n. family tree. riches).
amasezerano1 n. agreement. amashakiro n'uko bikurikirana
amasezerano2 n. contract; written n. chronological index.
agreement; legal document; amashamba n. 1 • mumps.
compact; pact; treaty; covenant; 2 • an infectious disease
arrangement. Usage: yanditse. characterized by inflammatory
Syn: kontaro. swelling of the parotid and usu.
amasezerano3 n. convention. other salivary glands, and
amasezerano mpuzabihugu n. sometimes by inflammation of the
treaties. testes or ovaries, caused by a
Amasezerano ya Arusha n. phr. paramyxovirus.
the Arusha Accords. amashanyarazi n. electricity;
amasezerano y'i Jeneve n. phr. electric current; electric power.
the Geneva Conventions. amashara n. dry leaf of a banana
amasezerano y'ubwishingizi n. tree. Syn: igishangara, ikijagari.
phr. insurance policy. amashaza n. peas.
amasezerano hagati y'ibihugu n. amashereka n. mother's milk;
protocol. breast milk.
amasigara n. cigarettes. amashinga n. foundation;
amasimbi n. snow. fundament.
Amasimbi n'Amakombe n. phr. amashinjo n.
Cyprien Rugamba's cultural Usage: poetry.decorative design;
troop. decorative pattern.
amaso n. eyes. See: ijisho. amashiringi n. shillings.
amasoko n. market. amashongore n. the cattle
amasomo n. lessons. composed of females, because
amasomo ntyazabwenge n. phr. female cows are ;
refresher courses. amashuka1 n. bedsheet.
amasomo ya Misa n. phr. Mass amashuka2 n. Usage: fig. (uko i
readings. Byumba bita igihu).fog.
amasomo yo gutyaza ubumenyi amashuri n. pl. schools.
n. phr. refresher courses. See: ishuri.

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amashuya n. skin amategeko agenga impunzi n.

rash.Variant: amashuyu. refugee law.
amashyaka ya politiki n. Political amategeko akoreshwa mu
parties. gihugu n. national law.
amashyiga n. fireplace. Syn: amategeko ariho mu
amashyiga ya kizungu n. cooker; gihugu.
stove. amategeko ariho mu gihugu n.
Amashyi make yimisha umwana national law. Syn: amategeko
impengeri proverb. The early akoreshwa mu gihugu.
bird catches the worm. amategeko mpuzamahanga n.
amashyira n. 1 • pus. International law.
2 • a yellow-white, more or less amategeko mpuzamahanga
viscid substance produced by y'ubutabazi n. international
suppuration and found in humanitarian law.
abscesses, sores, etc., consisting Amategeko ya Musa n. Mosaic
of a liquid plasma in which white Law.
blood cells are suspended. amategeko yo mu bihe
amashyirahamwe n. bidasanzwe n. emergency
cooperatives; associations. legislation.
Amashyo? loc. May you have amategeko y'imicungire
cattle. Usage: Answer to this y'ubutaka n. land tenure.
greeting is "Amashongore". amategura n. tile; roofing tile.
amata n. 1 • milk. amateka1 n. history.
2 • an opaque white or bluish- amateka2 n. 1 • history; decrees.
white liquid secreted by the 2 • the past; former times; bygone
mammary glands of female days; bygone times; olden times;
mammals, serving for the old times; the old days; days of
nourishment of their young. old; days of yore; yesteryear;
amatabishi n. tip; gratuity. yesterday; tradition.
amatama n. cheeks. amateka atanditse n. phr. oral
amatariki n. dates. tradition.
amatashya n. decorative design; amateka ya Kiliziya n. phr.
decorative pattern. History of the Church.
amatati n. conflicts. amateka y'u Rwanda n. phr.
amata y'ifu n. dried milk; history of Rwanda; Rwandan
powdered milk. history.
amata y'isuka loc. harvest (milk amateshwa n. stupid remark;
of hoe). inane remark; silly nonsense;
amata y'ímpundu loc. drool; drivel.
congratulations (lit. milk of noise amato [amatô] adj. the small
of happiness). See: amata. ones.
amategeko n. laws; rules. amato [amâato] n. See: ubwato.

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amatora n. elections. amavu n'amavuko n. phr. origin;

amatora adafifitse n. phr. free genesis; cause. Syn: inkomoko,
and fair elections. imvo n'imvano (kir.).
amatsiko n. curiosity; amavuta n. 1 • butter, oil,
inquisitiveness; interest; shortening.
questioning; prying; nosiness. 2 • shortening. Usage: esp. for
amatsinda ndangabwoko n. baked goods.
ethnic groups. 3 • oil.
amatsinda ndangagihugu n. amavuta matagatifu n. phr.
national groups. 1 • chrism; holy oils.
amatunda n. Passiflora edulis; 2 • a consecrated oil used by
Passiflora edulis f. flavicarps. certain churches in various rites,
amatungo n. livestock; cattle. as in baptism.
amatungo magufi n. phr. small amavuta ya moteri n. phr. engine
cattle. oil.
amatungo maremare n. phr. big amavuta yo gutekesha n. phr.
cattle; cattle. cooking oil; salad oil; vegetable
amatunguru n. onions. oil.
See: igitunguru. amavuta yo kwisiga n. phr. body
amaturo n. offering. See: ituro. lotion.
amatwi n. ears. amavuta y'ubuto n. phr.
amavangingo n. Usage: ijambo groundnut oil; corn oil; suflower
ritsindwa; euphemism; oil; walnut oil.
taboo.vaginal secretion. Amavuta y'umugabo ni amuraye
amavi n. knees. ku mubiri proverb. A bird in the
amavoka Sg: avoka; ivoka. n. hands is worth two in the bush.
From: French "avocat".avocadoes. amayeri n.
See: ibivoka. 1 (avanze uburyarya) • ruse;
amavu n. origin; source; cause; device; deception; deceit;
basis; base; foundation; stratagem; machination; artifice;
derivation; reason; principle; wile; feint; blind; maneuver; ploy;
agent; generator; originator; gimmick; resort; hoax;
creator; father; mother; author; underhanded act; chicanery;
producer; prime mover; spring; sophistry; trap; fraud; imposture;
fountainhead; taproot; root; subterfuge; contrivance; dodge;
ground. hocus-pocus.
amavubi1 n. See: ivubi. 2 (wifashisha mu gukora ikintu
Amavubi n. Rwanda National neza kandi ukakirangiza ku
Soccer Team. buryo bwihuse) • trick; knack;
amavunja n. pl. pain caused by art; know-how; skill; deftness;
the flea bite. See: ivunja. gift; dexterity; adroitness;
technique; secret.

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amayeri y'intambara n. phr. amaherere n. injustice;

tactics; stratagem; good trick. unjustness; unjust character;
amayirabiri n. road junction. unfairness; inequality; bias;
amacakubiri n. pl. division; split; prejudice; partiality; inequity;
difference; disagreement; unfair treatment.
divergence; variance; discord; amaherezo y'ubuzima n. death;
disunion. Ant: ubumwe. end; finality; purpose.
amacinya n. dysentry. amahigi n. hunting language.
Syn: myambi, macinya myambi. amahigi n. hunting.
amacumbi n. housing. amahina n.
amahame n. 1 • principles; belief; amahindu n. downpour; shower;
article of faith; credo; tenet; cloudburst; rainstorm; rain
theory; creed. shower; storm. See: imvura.
2 • dogma; doctrine; religious amahindura n. revolution.
belief; scruple; way of thinking; Syn: revolisiyo, amajugu,
system of belief; teaching; view; urugomo, amadumbu.
attitude; position; teachings; set amahindure n. 1 • magma.
of beliefs; principles; philosophy; 2 • molten material beneath or
convictions; credo; tenet. within the earth's crust, from
amahameremezo n. principles. which igneous rock is formed,
Syn: amahame remezo. lava; the molten, fluid rock that
amahame remezo n. phr. issues from a volcano or volcanic
fundamental principals. vent.
amahane n. 1 • conflict. amahirwe1 n. star; fortune; fate;
2 • wrangle; a noisy or angry destiny; predestination; the
dispute; altercation. future; signs of the future;
amahanga n. abroad; exile. portents; omens; astrological
Syn: ishyanga. chart.
amahano n. incest. amahirwe2 n. Usage: ikintu
Usage: imibonano mpuzabitsina gishobotse bitari
hagati y'abafitanye isano ya byitezwe.accident; chance; fluke;
hafi. happenstance; luck; fate; good
amahari n. jealosy. fortune; fortuity; serendipity;
amahasha n. fraternal twins; happenstance; fortune; luck;
twins of different sexes; fraternal destiny; fate; providence.
twins. amahirwe angana n. phr. equal
amahe n. chance. Syn: amahirwe. opportunities.
amahenehene n. goat milk; she- Syn: uburenganzira bungana.
goat milk; nanny-goat milk. amahirwe make n. phr. slim
amahenure n. miniskirt. chance; fat chance; little or no
Syn: mini, minijipe. chance of success.

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amahirwe make n. phr. bad luck; amahoro ya gasutamo n. phr.

misfortune; trouble; bad luck; customs duties; exercice duty.
hard luck; ill fortune. amahugu n. spoliation;
amahirwe yaramusekeye loc. despoilment.
fortune smiles on him/her. amahumane n. prurigo.
amahitamo n. choice; choosing; amahumbezi n. coolness.
decision; deciding; discretion; amahumvu n. the apiculture
opting; determination; language.
alternative; option; voice; vote; amahungu n. pun; play on words.
say. Syn: igitebyo. Amahungu ni
amahomvu n. 1 • blah, blah-blah, amagambo umuntu avuga atebya
nonsense, bunkum, humbug, undi cyangwa amwishongoraho.
hooey, bosh, blather, eyewash, Umuntu abigeraho ahereye ku
balderdash, twaddle, gibberish, ijambo rivuzwe cyangwa ahereye
hot air, guff, claptrap. ku gitekerezo afite. Iyo utebya
2 • absurdity; unreasonableness; ahereye ku ijambo rivizwe
unbelievability; idiocy; inanity; ashingira ku ihuzantego
asininity; irrationality; ry'uturemejambo cyangwa
ridiculousness; drivel; falsehood; ry'amagambo, cyangwa ku nyito
fallacy; delusion. zinyuranye z'amagambo, cyangwa
3 • foolishness, buffoonery, ku ihuzantego ry'amagambo,
comicalness, silliness. Inkuru ye agacurikanga inshoza zirengagiza
ko yaba yarashimuswe inyito ziteganywa n'interuro
n'utugabo tw'ikigina yari irema.
amahomvu yuzuye His story of amahuriro1 n. Usage: hagati
being kidnapped by little green y'igikorwa n'ibirori
men was sheer absurdity. bigiherekeza, etc..association;
amahore n. sorghum harvested in dentification; connection;
February. relation; correlation; linkage;
amahoro [amahôro] n. peace; bond; tie; affiliation; alliance.
harmony; accord; concord; amity; amahuriro2 n. affinity.
entente; agreement; pacification; Syn: isano.
reconciliation; armistice; truce. amapasi n. pl. irons.
Wiriranywe amahoro? Did you amapfa n. drought.
spend the day in peace? amapine n. tyres, tires
Usage: greetings. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
amahoro [amahooro] n. tax; amaza n. arrival; arriving; coming;
taxations; income tax. advent; appearance; approach;
amahoro n. peace. entrance.
amahoro Usage: greetings.Did amazi n. 1 • water; eau; hydro;
you spend the day in peace? H2O.
2 • beer.

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3 • an easy excercise. amburiyaje Etym: French

amazi akonje n. phr. cold water. ambrayage.n. clutch
amazi asukujwe umwuka n. phr. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
carbonated water; effervescent amena n. hunger. Syn: inzara.
water; sparkling water; aerated amenda n. whey. See: amata;
water. Syn: amazi arimo gazi. amende. Syn: umushwiîgima.
amazi asukuye n. phr. clean amenshi adj. most of; many of.
water. amenyo n. teeth, dentition.
amazimwe n. gossip; chin- See: iryinyo.
wagging; small talk; tittle-tattle; amenyo ya mbere n. phr. baby
chitchat; twaddle; causerie; chin- teeth.
wag. amenyo y'imbere n. phr. incisors.
amazina n. names. amenyo y'urukero/igisokozo loc.
amazina y'inka n. cow songs. lit. the teeth of a seesaw/a comb.
amazinda n. absent-mindedness; Amerika1 n. America; American
forgetfulness; oversight; lapse of continent.
memory. Amerika2 n. United States of
amazi yasukuwe n. phr. America.
demineralized water; deionized Amerika ya ruguru n. prop. North
water; purified water (AmE). America; Anglo-Saxon America.
amazi yo kunywa n. phr. drinking Amerika yepfo n. prop. Latin
water. America; South America.
amazi y'ikuzimu n. phr. Amerika yepfo n. prop. Latin
underground water. America; South America.
amazi y'umugisha n. phr. holy ameza n. 1 • table.
water. 2 • eating table; dining room table;
amazi y'urubogobogo n. phr. kitchen table; breakfast table;
pure water. stand; end table; coffee table;
amazi y'urugamba n. phr. strong bedside table; display table.
beer. Tegura ameza Set the table.
amazu n. house; buildings. ameza yandikirwaho n. phr.
ambasade n. 1 • embassy. desk.
2 • a diplomatic building where ameza ya Nyagasani n. phr. altar.
ambassadors live or work; an ameza yo mu biro n. phr.
ambassador and his entourage 1 • bureau; desk.
collectively. 2 • a writing desk with drawers for
ambasaderi n. ambassador. papers.
ambilansi n. ambulance. ameza y'akazi n. phr. worktable,
Syn: ingobyi y'abarwayi, a table for working at, often with
imodoka y'abarwayi. drawers or receptacles for
materials, tools, etc.
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 amibe ashwi data

amibe n. amebiasis; amoeba. ariko conj. but.

Syn: ikiryi.
amikoro n. means.
amiringiro n. confidence; trust;
faith; conviction; belief; reliance;
credence.
amirukiro n. a person to turn to.
amizero n. hope.
ampuru n. bulb; lightbulb; electric
light; incandescent lamp.
andi adj. other; additional; extra.
andi mazina adj. phr. given
names.
anjine n. bronchitis.
Antarigitika n. Antarctica.
antene paraboliki n. phr. dish
antenna.
anteni n. aerial.
antibiyotiki n. antibiotics.
Arabiya n. prop. 1 • Arabia.
2 • a peninsula in South West Asia
including Saudi Arabia, Yemen,
Oman, the United Arab Emirates,
Qatar, and Kuwait.
Arabiya Sawudite n. phr.
1 • Saudi Arabia.
2 • a kingdom occupying most of
Arabia.
arakicwa na Rwabugiri! loc. may
he be killed by king Rwabugiri.
arambuye n. Usage: amaboko
yiteguye guhobera.wide; wide
open; fully open; expanded;
dilated; extended; distended;
outstretched; outspread.
arararara interj. sound used to
express pain, surprise or
astonishment.
ari n. acre; acreage.
Arigitika n. Arctica.
Arijantine n. prop. 1 • Argentina.
2 • a republic in South America.
arikose ko... loc. by the way,...
Usage: The underlined idea is: If
you do not mind my saying....
arishive n. annals; yearly records;
chronological records; chronicles;
historical rolls; records; registers;
archives; history; chronology;
minutes.
ari uko loc. on condition that.
arobaze n. at; @.
arobaze n. arobas (n. m.); arrobas
(n. m.); arrobe (n.f.); arobase (n.f.)
;
arozwari n. watering can.
Asensiyo n. the bodily ascending
of Christ from earth to heaven.
aside n. From: from French
"acide".acid.
asima n. asthma. Syn: amacwa,
agasema.
asima n. asthimma.
asyigariwe! interj. 1 • damn.
2 • used as an expletive to express
anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
Syn: asyi.
asyi we! interj. 1 • damn.
2 • used as an expletive to express
anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
Syn: asyi.
asyi! interj. 1 • damn.
2 • used as an expletive to express
anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
Syn: asyigariwe!, asyi we!.
ashwi interj. never; at no time;
nevermore; not ever; under no
circumstances; on no occasion;
not at all; ne'er.
Syn: ntibishoboka.
ashwi da loc. no dear.
ashwi data loc. no dear.

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 ashwi da! ahantu hose

ashwi da! interj. my goodness me, ahagenewe umwandiko n. phr.

no!; definitely not! text area.
ashwi shwi! interj. no, no and no Ahaje ubwanwa haba hanze
again! ubwana proverb. When the
Atalantika n. Atlantic ocean. beared appears, childhood
ateze adj. adj. disappears.
1. • adj. wide; wide open; fully Ahakize hitwa inkovu proverb.
open. Usage: amaboko yiteguye The place that's healed is called a
guhobera. scar. Usage: proverb.
2. • adj. expanded, dilated; ahakomeye adj. 1 • impasse;
extended; distended. deadlock; stalemate; blind alley;
3. • adj. outstretched; outspread. bottleneck; cul-de-sac; dead end.
atome n. atome. 2 • snag.
avansi v. advance; prepayment; 3 • dilemma; predicament;
down payment; binder. quandary; standstill; standoff.
Syn: umusogongero. ahakorerwa akazi adj. phr.
avoka1 n. From: French workplace; workstation.
"avocat".avocado; avocadoes. ahambukira abanyamaguru n.
avoka2 n. From: French zebra crossing.
"avocat".lawyer; barrister; Syn: urwambukiro
attorney-at-law (AmE). rw'abanyamaguru.
ayakure n. dispatch. ahandi adj. elsewhere.
ayandi pron. ind. other; ahanini loc. mainly; chiefly;
additional; extra. principally; mostly; primarily;
See: cy'inyongera. predominantly; for the most part;
ayanyu adj. yours; your news. most of all; above all; in the
acidikoni n. archdeacon. main; on the whole; in great
aha interj. word used while calling measure; first and foremost.
a dog. ahantu n. 1 • place; surface;
aha adj. here. township.
ahaga n. in danger; at risk; under 2 • somewhere. Ngiye ahantu. I
threat. am heading to somewhere.
ahagana prep. 1 • to; towards. ahantu hamwe n. someplace;
arareba ahagana ku nyanja. somewhere. Igitabo nagisize
s/he is looking towards the sea. ahantu hamwe. I've left the book
2 • near. ahagana ku kwezi. near somewhere.
the moon. ahantu hose n. anyplace;
3 • around. ahagana mu ma saa anywhere. Ahantu hose utereye
tatu. around three o'clock. amaso uhasanga amatongo.
ahagana inyuma prep. phr. Anyplace you look there are
Usage: h'ubwato or ruins.
h'indege.abaft.

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 ahantu h'ingenzi aho kunyweshereza lisansi

ahantu h'ingenzi n. phr. 2 • where (+ personal pron. subj.).

important places; key places. Iyo kayi yishyire aho wayikuye
ahari [ahâarî] loc. perhaps; Put back that notebook where
maybe; possibly. you found it.
ahari [ahâri] v. if s/he is there, ... 3 • since; instead of; rather than.
ahari [aharî] v. pp. where there is; aho abarizwa adj. phr. address;
where there are. street number; city and state;
ahari [ahaâri] v. where there mailing address; postal address;
was... street address; street number;
Ahari ubushake haboneka place of residence; dwelling; place
uburyo proverb. Where there is a of business; location; locality.
will, there is a way. aho ariho hose n. anywhere;
Ahari ubushake haboneka anyplace. Igitero gishobora
uburyo/inzira proverb. Where guturuka aho ariho hose. The
there is a will, there is a way. attack could come from
ahari wenda loc. maybe; maybe anywhere.
not. aho babagira adj. phr. operating
ahasigaye adv. moreover; besides. theatre; surgery room.
ahatabonwa n'amaso v. phr. aho banyuriza mu cyuma n.
beyond. radiography.
ahatekerwa n. kitchen. aho basuzumira adj. phr.
Syn: igikoni. consultation hall.
Aha uwampaye inka! interj. Syn: isuzumiro.
Usage: Exclamations and swear aho baterera penaliti adj. phr.
expressions.lit. Impossible the penalty spot.
one who gave me a cow; My god!; aho bisi ihagarara adj. phr. bus
Jesus Christ! stop.
ahera1 [aheêra] n. holy place. aho biyuhagirira n. phr.
ahera2 [aheêra] n. fertile soil. bathroom.
ahinnye v. pp. abbreviated; aho byoherejwe adj. phr.
foldered. destination; address.
aho1 [aho] adj. there. aho guhinduriza amafaranga adj.
aho2 loc. Usage: ushaka kubaza phr. money exchange office.
ikibazo.do I/you/it/we/they..., Aho ingwe ivuye hicara
did I/you/it/we/they... umukara proverb. When the
aho3 [aho] adj. just; say it again. cat's away the mice will play.
Syn: ntukanyagwe, ni aho aho kuba adj. phr.
nashakaga ko ugusha, ugushije 1 • accomodation.
ku ngingo. 2 • habitat.
aho [ahô] adj. 1 • there; where; 3 • settlement.
where you... aho kunyweshereza lisansi adj.
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 aho kuvunjishiriza abafaratitiri

aho kuvunjishiriza adj. phr. a a a [aâaaaa] interj. showing

money exchange office. doubt on what is done. A a a,
aho na...? loc. do I...?; do you...?; nawe bakwiba se! Um! Who
do we...?; do they...?; does he...?; dared to rob you?
does she...?; am I...?; are you...?; aa! interj. ah!; blimey; corblimey;
is he...?, is she...? fancy that; ah!; god; goodness;
ahongaho adj. dem. there. golly; good; goodness me; o; my;
Aho ukubise isuka uhasarura oh boy; oh; gosh; gracious;
igiseke proverb. The labourer is gracious me. Usage: ubabaye.
worthy of his salary. Aa, urambabaza. Ah, you are
aho umuntu abarizwa adj. phr. hurting me. Usage: iyo
address; street number; city and wishimye.
state; mailing address; postal aa! interj. ah!
address; street address; street aba adj. these.
number; place of residence; ababaji n. pl. See: umubaji. Iki
dwelling; place of business; gitanda cyakozwe n'ababaji ba
location; locality. kijyambere. This bed was done
aho umuntu yavukiye adj. phr. by modern carpinters.
birthplace; birth-place. Ababiri bishe umwe proverb. Two
aho yavukiye adj. phr. place of heads are better than one.
birth. ababisha n. pl. See: umubisha.
ahubwo loc. 1 • instead; as a Ingabo zahashyije ababisha. The
substitute; as an equivalent; as a army has defeated the enemies.
replacement; as an alternative; ababishaka n. pl. who want; who
rather; in its place; in lieu of that. accept; who wish. See: ubishaka.
2 • rather; but rather; on the ababishinzwe n. pl. those in
contrary; however. charge; responsible.
Azete n. AZT; azidothymidine. See: ubishinzwe.
Aziya n. phr. 1 • Asia. ababumbyi n. pl. potters.
2 • a continent bounded by Europe See: umubumbyi.
and the Arctic, Pacific, and ababuranyi n. pl. defendents.
Indian oceans. See: umuburanyi.
azwi v. pp. known. Abadiventi n. pl. Adventists.
a n. the first letter of Kinyarwanda See: umudiventi;
alphabet. umudivantisiti.
aa [aâ] interj. ouch; used to abafana n. pl. See: umufana.
express sudden pain or dismay. abafaransa n. pl. Fench people.
Aa! Zino nkweto nshya See: umufaransa.
zirandiye! Ouch! These new abafaransisikani n. pl.
shoes are hurting me! See: umufaransisikani.
aa [aaaa] interj. used for abafaratitiri n. pl.
booing.Variant: yo. See: umufaratiri.

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 Abafarisayo abakuze

Abafarisayo n. pl. Pharisees. abagize uruhare mu kurenga ku

See: umufarisayo. mategeko n. agents responsible
Abafarizayi n. pl. Pharisees. for violations.
See: umufarizayi. abagizwe ingwate n. detained
abafitanye isano n. phr. relatives. persons. See: imfungwa;
See: abahuje amaraso. abanyururu.
abafotora n. photographers. abagore n. women. See: umugore.
See: ufotora; umufotozi; abagoronome n. pl. agronomists.
umufotogarafe. See: umugoronome. From: from
abaganda n. Ugandans. French "agronome".
See: umuganda; umugande. abakiliya n. See: umukiliya.
abagande n. Ugandans. abakirisitu n. pl. christians.
See: umugande; umuganda. See: umukirisitu.
abagashize n. pl. tycoons. abakiristo n. pl. christians.
See: uwagashize. See: umukirisito.
abagati n. pl. the fourth children; abakoranabushake n. pl.
wives who have given birth to volunteer; charity worker; unpaid
four children. See: umwagati. worker; nonprofessional.
abage n. pl. who helps his or her See: umukoranabushake.
relatives who are very poor. abakorerabushake n. pl.
See: umwage. volunteer; charity worker; unpaid
abagena ingamba n. policy worker; nonprofessional.
maker. Syn: abashyiraho abakozi n. pl. workers.
ingamba. See: umukozi.
abagereki n. pl. Greeks. abakozi badakorera Leta n. non-
See: umugerereki; state agents.
umugiriki.Variant: umugiriki. abakozi ba Leta n. state agents;
abagereki b'abashayeya Acheans. civil servants.
abagiramenyo n. ironic; abakozi bashinzwe iby'ubuzima
contemptuous; mocking; derisive; n. health personnel.
taunting; biting; cutting; piercing; abakozi bo mu rugo n. household
stinging; bitter; caustic; mordant; workers.
acerb; sardonic; scornful; abakozi b'abanyamahanga n.
sneering; disparaging. migrant workers.
Syn: abasetsi. abakuru n. pl. 1 • senior; older;
abagiraneza n. pl. benefactors. adult. See: umukuru.
See: umugiraneza. 2 • old-timer; ancestor; forefather;
abagiriwe ibikorwa progenitor.
by'urugaraguro n. torture abakuwe mu byabo n'intambara
victims. n. internally displaced persons.
abakuze [abaâkwuze] adj. those
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 abakuze abanditsi

abakuze v. [abakwuzê] 1 • the

subjonctive form for the verb
"gukuza" (cause to grow), 2nd
peson singular.
2 • indirect imperative of the verb
"gukuza" (praise).
abakuze n. pl. adults. See: ukuze.
Abametodisiti adj. Methodists.
abamugaye [abamûgaye] 1 • n.
those who are disableds.
2 • v. those who disqualifies
him/her.
abamugaye [abaâmugaye] n.
1 • n. handicapted person;
disabled persons.
v.
2 • v. those who disqualified
him/her.
abana n. pl. children; offsprings;
progeny; descendants; posterity;
succession; issue; increase.
See: umwana.
abana cumi na batatu thirteen
children.
abana v. Usage: the 2nd person
of the verb "kubana"..he/she
lives with.
abana batambamiye
iyubahirizwa ry'itegeko n.
children in conflict with the law.
abana b'inzererezi n. street
children. Syn: mayibobo.
abanditsi [abaanditsi] n. pl.
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B - b
b n. the second letter in
Kinyarwanda alphabet.
ba- n. second Kinyarwanda noun
class prefix.
ba adj. possess. for; of.
baduname n. Usage: euphemism;
taboo.button; clitoris; clit; a
female sexual organ homologous
to the penis; the small erectile
organ of the vulva.
bagiteri n. bacteria.
Bakame n. Rabbit.
bakobwa bakowe! interj. oh god!
Bakoshabadahannye n. a name
of one of Lyangombe's dogs.
balafu n. 1 • ice; frozen water.
2 • the solid form of water,
produced by freezing.
balene n. whale.
bamenya n. chatterbox; talker;
jabberer; gabber; blatherskite;
chatterer; chatterbasket; babbler;
prattler; windbag; gasbag;
blabbermouth; hot-air artist;
gossip; talebearer; tattle tale;
tattler; tell tale. Syn: gacuma
k'amagambo,
gacumakamagambo.
bande n. magnetic tape.
banki [baanki] n. bank.
Banki Nasiyonali y'u Rwanda n.
phr. National Bank of Rwanda.
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n. phr. e-banking; elctronic
banking; internet banking; online
banking.
Banki Nkuru y'Igihugu cy'u
Rwanda n. phr. National Bank of
Rwanda.
Banki Nyafurika Itsura
Amajyambere n. phr. African
Development Bank.
banki y'abaturage n. phr.
community banking.
Banki y'Imiturire mu Rwanda n.
phr. Rwanda Housing Bank ;
Banyacyubahiro loc. Ladies and
Gentlemen.
baraziranye v. they know each
other, they know one another.
baribitirate n. 1 • Barbiturates.
2 • barbs; downers; nemmies.
Usage: Slang words for drugs
(Barbiturates).
baringa n. nightmare; bad dream;
frightening vision; hallucination;
incubus; succubus.
bariyeri n. roadblock; an
obstruction placed across a road
for halting or hindering traffic, as
by the police to facilitate a search
or capture, or by the military to
delay the enemy.
bariyeri n. barrier.
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Baruki n. Baruch. blessed. (1.) Bashumba n. A chiefdom created

The secretary of the prophet for a son of Kigeli III Ndabarasa
Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of ...
the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him bashyame n. Usage: euphemism;
Jeremiah dictated his prophecies taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit.
regarding the invasion of the 2•a female sexual organ
Babylonians and the Captivity. homologous to the penis; the
These he read to the people from small erectile organ of the vulva.
a window in the temple in the batiri n. battery.
fourth year of the reign of Batismimu n. 1 • baptism.
Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer. 2 • Christian sacrament of
36). He afterwards read them initiation; sprinkling; immersion;
before the counsellors of the king spiritual rebirth; purification.
at a private interview; and then to bavukanwa n.
the king himself, who, after Usage: euphemism;
hearing a part of the roll, cut it taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit.
with a penknife, and threw it into 2•a female sexual organ
the fire of his winter parlour, homologous to the penis; the
where he was sitting. During the small erectile organ of the vulva.
siege of Jerusalem by bayisigiye [baayiisiigyiye] v. 3rd
Nebuchadnezzar, he was the pers. Usage: amavuta.they
keeper of the deed of purchase smear themselves for...
Jeremiah had made of the bayisigiye [baayiîsigyiye] v. they
territory of Hanameel (Jer. reserved it for themselves.
32:12). Being accused by his bayisigiye [baayisigyiye] v. they
enemies of favouring the leave it with (sb, etc.).
Chaldeans, he was cast, with bayiti n. 1 • byte.
Jeremiah, into prison, where he 2 • a group of adjacent bits, usu.
remained till the capture of eight, processed by a computer
Jerusalem (B.C. 586). He as a unit.
probably died in Babylon. (2.) bayoneti n. baynet. Syn: ibeneti,
Neh. 3:20; 10:6; 11:5. ibeti.
barwaye mu mutwe n. phr. bahatsi n. monarch; sovereign.
mental; mentally ill; mentally bahinzoka n. skinny; very lean or
disturbed; psychotic; neurotic; thin; emaciated; a very slim
insane; crazy; lunatic; disordered; person. Syn: umuntu inanutse
disturbed; unbalanced; nutty; cyane.
cracked; psycho, PSYCHOLOGY- bdw. abrev. be initiated to
PSYCHIATRY. Lyangombe's cult.
basiketibolo n. basketball. See: kubandwa.
Belizebuli n. Beelzebub; the chief
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bene conj. Usage: esp. before 2. • adj. apathetic; antipathetic;

pronoun.like. unsympathetic; unconcerned;
bene ibi loc. of this kind. uninterested; indifferent;
benshi adj. many; a considerable phlegmatic; uncaring; unloving;
number; a lot; lots; a heap; unfriendly; reserved; detached;
heaps; piles; scores; dozens; distant; remote; aloof; haughty;
numbers; a liberal quantity; a supercilious; disdainful; reticent;
profusion; an abundance. uncommunicative; inaccessible;
Syn: uburo buhuye. unapproachable; forbidding;
benshi muri twe adj. phr. many steely; stony; heartless; cold-
of us. hearted; cold-blooded; cruel;
beto loc. concrete. hard; hardened; inured; harsh;
beyisibolo n. baseball. callous. ibirori, iyakirwa: .
bi- n. 8th noun class in bidashimishije adj. adj.
Kinyarwanda language. 1. • adj. cold; unemotional;
bibi adj. 1 • adj. bad. passionless; frigid; unresponsive;
2 • adv. Ku buryo bukabije; very unfeeling; undemonstrative;
much; in exagerated way. unmoved; unimpressionable;
Ngukunda bibi. I love you very impervious; passive; impassive;
much. Syn: burara, butindi, unexcitable; stiff; unstirred.
buzirwe, kubi. 2. • adj. apathetic; antipathetic;
Bibiliya n. Bible; the Holy unsympathetic; unconcerned;
Scriptures (Hebrew and uninterested; indifferent;
Christian); the Scriptures; Holy phlegmatic; uncaring; unloving;
Writ; the Good Book; the Book; unfriendly; reserved; detached;
Gospel. distant; remote; aloof; haughty;
Bibiliya Ntagatifu n. Holy Bible. supercilious; disdainful; reticent;
Bibiliya Yera n. Holy Bible. uncommunicative; inaccessible;
bidasanzwe adj. abnormal. unapproachable; forbidding;
bidasubirwaho v. pp. completely. steely; stony; heartless; cold-
bidashamaje adj. adj. hearted; cold-blooded; cruel;
1. • adj. cold; unemotional; hard; hardened; inured; harsh;
passionless; frigid; unresponsive; callous. See: ibirori; iyakirwa.
unfeeling; undemonstrative; bidahuje adj. incompatible;
unmoved; unimpressionable; inharmonious; uncongenial;
impervious; passive; impassive; antagonistic; lacking rapport; at
unexcitable; stiff; unstirred. variance; at odds; mismatched;
clashing; disagreeing.
bifatika v. pp. palpable.
bifitanye isano adj. phr. twin;
closely connected; similar.
See: ibintu.

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bigamije v. pp. intended for. bikurikiranye v. pp. successive;

bigenewe v. pp. intended for. succeeding; ensuing; following
bije n. budget. Syn: ingengo one after another; consecutive;
y'imari. continuous; consecutive;
bijyanye v. pp. related to. successive; following one another;
bikabije v. pp. too. Syn: birenze progressive; sequential; serial;
ibikenewe. continuous; uninterrupted;
bike adj. 1 • a little. unbroken; in turn.
2 • a few. bikwiranye adj. fitting.
bike cyane adj. phr. few;very few. Bilingi n. Usage: uburyo
Bikira Mariya n. Virgin Mary; bukoreshwa mu kuringaniza
Mary the mother of Jesus; the imbyaro.Billings.
Virgin Mary. Bingana iki? loc. how much?;
Bikira Mariya Utasamanywe how many?
icyaha n. phr. Immaculate Bingahe? loc. how many?
Conception. binyujijwe kuri loc. via; throuh.
bikomotse n. thanks to. Biramba ku iriba n. phr.
bikonje adj. cold; unemotional; economic king; pastoral king.
passionless; frigid; unresponsive; Biraryoshe! loc. Delicious! they
unfeeling; undemonstrative; are delicious.
unmoved; unimpressionable; birasanzwe loc. c'est normal.
impervious; passive; impassive; birenze ibikenewe adj. phr. too.
unexcitable; stiff; unstirred; biro n. Usage: abayobora inama
apathetic; antipathetic; y'ubutegetsi akenshi iba igizwe
unsympathetic; unconcerned; na Perezida, Visi Perezida
uninterested; indifferent; n'munyamabanga.board.
phlegmatic; uncaring; unloving; Biru, Biru Nord, Biru Sud n.
unfriendly; reserved; detached; Under the reign of Kigeli III
distant; remote; aloof; haughty; Ndabarasa, Mwami of Rwanda,
supercilious; disdainful; reticent; Chief Rukoro occupied Biru with
uncommunicative; inaccessible; his Abiru warriors ...
unapproachable; forbidding; Biryoha biryana proverb. Stolen
steely; stony; heartless; cold- fruit is sweetest.
hearted; cold-blooded; cruel; bisa adj.
hard; hardened; inured; harsh; 1 (ibintu) • twin; closely
callous. connected; similar.
bikorewe i v. phr. done at.

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2 (imico) • like; identical; similar; bishyize hamwe v. phr. collective;

akin; same; much the same; unified; united; joint; combined;
comparable; corresponding; cooperative; mutual; common;
congruent; matched; analogous; integrated; collected; gathered;
homologous; cognate; equivalent; aggregate; cumulative;
equal; uniform; parallel; accumulated; composite.
selfsame; allied; related; bitatu bya kane adj. phr. three-
resembling. quater; 3/4.
Bisawu n. Bissau, a seaport in bite adj. how.
and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, biterwa v. pp. it is because of...
in the Westren part. bitewe loc. fo the purpose of; for
bisobanuye ko conj. phr. insofar the sake of.
as; in so far as. Syn: bivuze ko, bitewe na v. phr. thanks to.
bivuga ko, bishatse kuvuga ko. bitewe na loc. prep. because of;
Bisoke n. Bisoke Volcano. owing to. Natakaje igihe cyanjye
Bisubiremo v. Say it again! bitewe n'iyi njiji. I wasted time
bisunganye v. pp. collective; because of that idiot.
unified; united; joint; combined; Syn: kubera2, biturutse kuri.
cooperative; mutual; common; bite? loc. how are you?
integrated; collected; gathered; biti n. 1 • bite; byte.
aggregate; cumulative; 2 • a group of adjacent bits, usu.
accumulated; composite. eight, processed by a computer
bisusa v. pp. twin; closely as a unit.
connected; similar. Syn: bisa. bitwara nabi v. phr. fast; wild;
bishatse kuvuga ko conj. phr. reckless; pleasure-mad;
insofar as; in so far as. immodest; extravagant;
Syn: bivuze ko, bivuga ko, dissipated; profligate;
bisobanuye ko. intemperate; wanton; dissolute;
bishatse kuvuga ko loc. that is. self-indulgent; rakish; free in
bishinja v. pp. behavior and morals; immoral;
Usage: icyaha.accusatory; loose; lustful; debauched;
incriminating; containing an lascivious; licentious.
accusation; accusing. bityo1 conj. like that.
bishoboka v. pp. perhaps; maybe; bityo2 conj. so; therefore; as a
possibly. result.
bishobora gukemurwa v. phr. it bityo rero loc. for that reason.
can be remedied. bivuga ko conj. phr. insofar as; in
so far as. Syn: bivuze ko,
bishatse kuvuga ko, bisobanuye
ko.
bivuze ko adv. phr. so to speak.
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bivuze ko conj. phr. insofar as; in bombe n. bomb.

so far as. Syn: bishatse kuvuga bombe atomiki n. phr. A-bomb.
ko, bivuga ko, bisobanuye ko. bombi adj. both of them.
bivuze ngo n. that means. bombo n. sweet (BrE); candy
biye n. ticket. Syn: itike. (AmE).
bihagije v. pp. enough. bombori bombori n. disorder;
bihamya v. pp. accusatory; disarray; mess; clutter; jumble;
incriminating; containing an muddle; disorderliness;
accusation; accusing. disarrangement; disorganization;
Biheko n. a fictious character who chaos; disruption; confusion;
gives fecondity to families. commotion; disturbance; public
Bihehe n. 1 • hyena. disturbance; fracas; turmoil; riot;
2 • a large carnivore of the family ruckus; uproar; dissension;
Hyaenidae, of Africa and South minor uprising; disturbance of
Asia, having a sloping back and peace; breath of order.
large teeth and feeding chiefly on Syn: akaduruvayo, akavuyo*.
carrion, often in packs. boroshete n. skewer; brochette;
Syn: impyisi. kebab; small pieces of meat or
bihuje v. pp. concurrent; agreeing; seafood seasoned or marinated
in agreement; in accordance; of and broiled, often with peppers,
the same mind; at one; onions, or other vegetables, on a
harmonious; commensurate; skewer. Syn: borosheti,
consonant; correspondent; mushikaki.
aligned; allied; congenial; bose adj. all; all of them.
sympathetic; compatible; bote n. wellington boot (BrE);
matching; congruous; coincident. rubber boot (AmE).
bihwanye v. pp. equal; simillar. bu- n. 14th noun class.
bihwanye na loc. that is. Buberuka n. The Buberuka region
bizaza hanyuma v. phr. was divided into West Buberuka,
forthcoming. ruled by Kigarama then by
bizengarame n. parasite; beggar; Mulera and East Buberuka, ruled
cadger; sponger; scrounger; initially by a polity of blacksmiths
freeloader; leech; bloodsucker; named Bavugusi ...
loafer; slacker; shirker; deadbeat; Budisime n. Buddhism.
goldbrick; moocher. Bufundu n. A chiefdom created in
bizuru n. big nose; person's name; the 17th century ...
surname for somebody who has a Bugarama n. Under the reign of
big nose or a pig. Kigeli IV Rwabugiri, Mwami of
bobeli n. mulberry tree; mulberry Rwanda, Ruboneka took refuge in
bush. Morus alba. Bugarama from Urundi ...
Bobi n. name of a dog.
Boliviya n. Bolivia.

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buji n. candle; taper; light; rush 2 • refugee's shelter. This word

light; wax; dip; bougie; cierge; was coined in the 1990's
tallow. Rwandan war by secondary
Bukamba n. Bukamba was part of school students who were
Mulera when conquered by studying at SOPEM school in
Rwanda. Bukamba became a what used to be Muvumba
chiefdom in the 1931 commune. It was located in Noth-
reorganization ... Eastern pert of Rwanda. During
bukeye adv. 1 • the next day; the war, every dusk used to see a
afterwards. Syn: bukeye bwaho. mass of population who left
2 • late morning. Rukomo business centre towards
Bukonya n. Initially, it is said to secure places. The majority of
be a Hutu territory, Bukonya them were Burundians refugees
became a Tutsi chiefdom under who had developed that centre
Cyilima II Rujugira, Mwami of and made it a commercial centre.
Rwanda ... Some students who were among
Bukunzi n. By order of Kigeli III them used asked Rwandan
Ndabarasa, Mwami of Rwanda, students who did not want to
the chiefdom of Bukunzi was leave the area: - ‘Why don’t you
created in Impara for rainmaker move as we do?’ - ‘We cannot flee
Kija ... this village without seeing what
Buliza & South Buganza n. A hunts us!’ they replied. - ‘Ah! It’s
chiefdom named then after one of because you have not seen and
his chiefs (Lwubusisi or known what war is’. They added.
Rwubusisi) created at the - ‘Rwanda is attacked. Then
beginning of the German where you are going is in Rwanda
occupation by Mwami Yuhi V ... also. Do you think that you are
Bumbogo n. A chiefdom created sleeping in “burendé” – a tank?’
on 20/11/1931 under Chief they asked. - After this question
Rwampungu ... they did not find what to say. The
bumwe mu bwoko adj. phr. one of following days we used to ask
the kinds. them ironically every time we saw
Bunyambiribi n. A chiefdom them if they were going in
created before the Belgian rule in “burendé” –an armoured fighting
the Territory of Nyanza ... vehicle with guns, and they used
bunyuguti adv. as character. to say yes. A few days later the
buragi n. dummy. word “burendé” became familiar.
burakeye v. pp. it is daybreak. Then the population who did not
Bura! v. Go away quickly. know the reason these students
burende n. 1 • tank; armored used this word, though that all
vehicle on caterpillar treads; houses or shelters for replaced
armored car. people were “burendé”. This word

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became famous in Rwanda
during the war. This word was
also used even in the
International media, such as on
Radio RFI of France and VOA of
America during the 1994
genocide and its aftarmath.
Burezire n. Brazil.
buri pron. every; each.
buri gihe adv. always; every time;
on every occasion; without
exception; regularly; invariably;
consistently.
buri kinyabuzima n. every living
thing.
buri kinyabuzima gihumeka n.
everything that leaves and
breathes.
buri munsi adv. phr. everyday;
daily; day after day; quotidian.
buri muntu adv. each person.
buri mwaka adv. phr. yearly.
buringeri adv. at the bottom of
waters.
buri wese adv. phr. each one;
every body; every one.
Busanza n. A chiefdom created in
1918 at the end of the German
occupation in the Territory of
Nyanza ...
Busozo n. The tradition tells that
Ruganzu II Ndoli, Mwami of
Rwanda, when travelling, was
received cordially by the Bami of
Busozo ...
bushya adv. anew; again; once
more; over again; from scratch; in
a new way; afresh; newly.
butambike adv. horizontally.
Butare n. one of the former
Rwandan Provinces, Southern
province.
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butini n. boots.
buto n. button.
buturutse loc. thanks to.
Buyenzi n. A territory conquered
from the Barundi (today Burundi)
by Mutara II Rwogera ...
bucece adv. quietly; making no
sound; silent; noiseless;
soundless; hushed; soft; low;
still; calm; not busy or active;
reticent; saying little; taciturn;
reserved; uncommunicative;
mum; speechless; inarticulate;
voiceless; mute.
bucura n. last born of the family;
the youngest child; the youngest
one.
bucye adv. very little.
bucye bucye adv. little by little.
buhagarike adv. vertically.
Buhanga n. A chiefdom created
for a son of Yuhi III Mazimpaka
...
buhatsi n. monarch; sovereign.
[Poem "UKWIBYARA" by
Nyakayonga ka Musare, under
King Mutara II Rwogera (1802 -
1853)]
Buhoma n. A chiefdom created by
Cyilima II Rujugira, Mwami of
Rwanda for an ennobled Twa ...
buhoro adv. little; a little; slow;
slow-paced; slow-moving; slow
motion; snail-like; tortoise-like.
buhoro buhoro adv. gently; little
by little; carefully; slowly; so-so.
Buhoro buhoro ni rwo rugendo
Proverb. Constant dropping wears
away a stone; Little by little, such
is the journey (i.e. Things are
accomplished bit by bit); Slow
and steady wins the race.
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buhumyi adv. blindly. bya kiboko adv. phr..

bwa adj. of; for. machiavellian; scheming;
Bwakeye? loc. designing; self-serving;
Usage: greetings.Has the sun underhanded; amoral;
risen? treacherous; perfidious;
bwaki n. kwashiorkor. unscrupulous; cunning; crafty;
bwana n. 1 • mister; Mr.; Mr. devious; deceitful; falsehearted.
Bwana Nyagahene Mr. bya kigabo n. manly; masculine;
Nyagahene. male; malelike; virile; manful.
2 (amakarita akinwa) • ace. bya kigore adj. phr. womanly;
Bwana y'umutima Ace of he. feminine; female. Syn: magore.
From: swahili "bwana". bya Kiliziya adj. phr. ecclesial; for
Bwanacyambwe n. A Hutu the church; church property.
chiefdom created in 1929 when byangwa adv. or. Syn: cyangwa,
Chief Basomingera abandoned .... cyanga, cyangwe, nangwa,
bwangu adv. quickly; rapidly; yangwa.
speedly; promptly; chop-chop; bya nikize adj. phr. awkwardly;
apace. unskillfully.
bwanjye adj. mine. byanjye adj. mine.
bwikube adv. exponent. bya ntakavuro adv. phr.
bwikube gatatu loc. triple. awkwardly; unskillfully.
Bwishaza n. Initially a Hutu byanyu adj. your; yours.
chiefdom in the Bahinza clan. byatumye adj. they caused.
Kigeli IV Rwabugiri, Mwami of byavuye adj. extracted from;
Rwanda gave the land to issued.
Bisangwa and the grass to byavuzwe adj. it was said.
Ntizimira c1879 ... byawe adj. your; yours.
bwite adv. personal; private; byayo adj. theirs; their.
own; individual; intimate; byahanantuwe adj.
exclusive; confidential; secret; Usage: ibiciro.slashed.
special; particular; privy; inward; byemewe adj. accepted; real;
inwardly felt; subjective. authentic.
bw'icyaha adj. phr. of sin. byemezwa adj. affiremed by.
bw. abbrev. plural. See: ubwinshi. byendagusetsa n. humour;
bya adj. of; for. humor; jokes; joking; wit;
bya gisore adj. phr. youthfully. wittiness; witticisms; gags;
Syn: gisore. wisecracks; jests; jesting; foolery;
byaguye n. fooling; foolishness; tomfoolery;
Usage: ibiciro.slashed. raillery; ridicule; buffoonery;
waggery; monkeyshines; comedy;
high comedy; low comedy; broad
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byera 1 • adj. white. byose adv. all; all of them.

2 • v. growing from. byose hamwe adj. phr. together.
byerekeranye adj. related to; Byumba n. one of the former
about. Rwandan provinces located in the
byererana adj. shining. North.
byeri n. beer. byuzuzanya adj. compatible;
byibuze adv. more or less. harmonious.
byinshi adj. 1 • many; numerous; by'amaburakindi adj. phr.
innumerable; numberless; awkwardly; unskillfully.
countless; myriad; by'amanyakuri adv. phr. in
multitudinous; several; various; reality; really.
divers; sundry. Usage: bibarika. by'imburamumaro adv.
2 • much; abundant; ample; awkwardly; unskillfully.
plenteous; sufficient; by'isi adv. phr. 1 • worldely.
considerable; appreciable; 2 • mundane.
copious; plentiful; plenty of; a lot by'itangazamakuru adv. phr.
of; lots of. Usage: bitabarika. journalistic; media. Bijyanye
byitwa v. pp. called. n'iby'itangazamakuru these are
byihariye adj. secial; particular. media events.
byiza adj. good; wonderful. by'itora adj. phr. electoral.
byiza cyane adj. marvelous; by'itorero adj. phr. ecclesial; for
wonderful; splendid; lovely; the church; church property.
superb; outstanding; great; by'itsembabwoko adj. phr.
grand; fine; first-rate; fabulous; genocidal.
heavenly; divine; fantastic; by'ubugome adj. phr. criminal.
extraordinary; stupendous; by'ubukungu adj. phr.
sensational; colossal; economical.
phenomenal; magnificent; by'ubuhanga adj. phr.
remarkable; astonishing; intellectual.
amazing; super; by'uko conj. phr. these are
byo adj. for; of. because of.
byombi adv. both. by'ukuri adv. phr. true; real;
byongeye kandi loc. moreover; authentic.
besides; also; likewise; as well; by'umwihariko adv. phr.
too; further; more than that; specially; especially; particularly;
what's more; furthermore; in expressly; specifically;
addition; extra; beyond; also; in exclusively; principally; primarily.
addition. Yari ananutse kandi Syn: cyane cyane.
ari muremure He was thin, and by'urukozasoni adj. phr.
he was also tall. abashedly.
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C - c
Cyangugu n. one of the former cyabonewe abagabo v. pp.
Rwandan Provinces. witnessed. Syn: cyabonewe
Cyesha n. A chiefdom created on abatangabuhamya, cyahamijwe.
1/1/1935. Part of Impara since cya bose adj. phr. integrated;
Rwanteri under Kigeli III open to all people; open to
Ndabarasa ... everyone, without restrictions
Cyimumugizi n. the Queen based on race, ethnicity, religion,
Mother's drum. gender, or social class.
Cyitatire n. A chiefdom named amajyambere ya bose integrated
after his chief and reduced in size development.
in the 1929 reorganization ... cya bugufi adj. phr. imminent.
c n. the third letter of Syn: cya hafi.
Kinyarwanda alphabet. cyaburijwemo v. pp. absorbed.
cadasitere n. cadastral building. cya buri munsi adj. phr. daily.
caguwa n. second-hand. cya buri mwaka adj. phr. annual.
Syn: sekeni. cyadukanywe v. pp. expounded;
ceceka v. See: verb "guceceka". developped; proposed.
cisha make v. control your cyafashe ifatabuguzi v. pp.
temper. subscribed.
cumi na kabiri n. phr. twelve; 12. cyafashwe adj. phr. taken.
cumi na rimwe n. phr. eleven; 11. cyafashwe mu mutwe v. pp.
cumi n'umunani n. phr. eighteen. memorized; learned by heart.
curicuri adv. vice versa. cyafatiwe mu cyuho v. phr.
cya adj. 1 • of; for. caught red-handed.
2 • that one. cyafuturiwe adj. phr.
cyaba v. it may be. comprehended.
cyababo n. generous person. cya gakondo adj. phr. traditional;
Syn: sesa-bayore, handed down from generation to
rugabishabirenge. generation; customary; typical;
cyabaye v. 3rd pers. it happened. conventional; usual; habitual;
cyabazwe v. pp. counted. accustomed; fixed; inveterate;
cyabo adj. poss. theirs. established; acknowledged; old;
ancestral; historic.

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cyagarujwe umuheto adj. phr. cya karahabutaka adj. phr. huge;

conquered. extremely large; immense;
cyagaruzwa umuheto adj. phr. enormous; vast; extensive;
conquerable. colossal; giant; gigantic; titanic;
cyagawe adj. phr. abhorred. mammoth; monstrous;
cyagenewe adj. intended to. elephantine; jumbo; gargantuan;
cyagenwe adj. planned. leviathan; herculean; cyclopean;
Syn: cyateganyijwe. Brobdingnagian; massive; great;
cyagenzuwe adj. controlled; overwhelming; staggering;
looked over; inspected; stupendous; imposing; mighty;
scrutinized; viewed; surveyed; spectacular; monumental;
observed; perused; scanned. extravagant; prodigious. Syn: cya
cyagenzuwe n'abashakashatsi hambavu.
adj. phr. proven; shown by cyakererewe v. pp.
research; tested. Usage: cyatinze gushyirwaho,
cyagezweho v. pp. accomplished; gutangizwa, etc..late; tardy;
achieved. overdue; unpunctual; dilatory;
cya gisore adj. phr. youthful; behind time; slow; delayed;
young; juvenile; adolescent; detained; postponed; put off; held
teenage; childish; boyish; girlish; up.
puerile; immature; inexperienced; cya kigabo adj. phr. male.
callow; sophomoric; of the young; cya kigore adj. phr. female;
for the young; young-looking; feminine; womanly; ladylike;
enthusiastic; fresh; lighthearted; womanlike; distaff.
bright-eyed; starry-eyed; having cyakiriwe v. pp. acknowledged.
young attitude. cyakomojweho v. pp. mentioned.
cya gihanga [kyaa gyîhaanga] adj. cyakora loc. adv. in any case; in
phr. traditional; handed down any event; in any way.
from generation to generation; cyakora loc. however;
customary; typical; conventional; nevertheless; nonetheless; on the
usual; habitual; accustomed; other hand; in spite of that; yet;
fixed; inveterate; established; but; regardless; anyhow; anyway;
acknowledged; old; ancestral; however; notwithstanding;
historic. though; although; in any event;
cya gihanga [kyaâ gyihâangâ] adj. even so; just the same; after all;
phr. academical. for all that; contrarily;
cyagizwe kigufi v. phr. contrariwise; be that as it may;
abbreviated. when all is said and done; at all
cyagutse adj. wide; broad; events.
spacious; large. cyakorewe mu ruganda n.
cyaje v. pp. come; arrived. manufactured.
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cyakoshejwe n. wronged. cyandikika adj. writable.

cyakozwe n. made; cyanduye adj. dirty; unclean;
manufactured; fabricated; grimy; soiled; begrimed; muddied;
produced; constructed; built; grubby; filthy; foul; besmeared;
assembled; formed; created; messy; unwashed; untidy;
composed; developed; done. smudgy; befouled; sullied;
cya kure adj. phr. remote; far; far- tarnished; polluted; unsterile.
off; faraway; distant; far-removed; cyane1 adv. very. Ni meza cyane
a long way off; out of the way; Very well/ fine.
exotic; alien; strange; foreign. cyane2 adv. hard, sure, loud.
cyakure n. beyond. cyane cyane adv. mainly; chiefly.
cyakwigarurirwa n. conquerable. Syn: by'umwihariko.
cyakwitabwaho n. considerable. cyanga1 conj. or. Syn: cyangwa,
cyamamajwe n. marketed. nangwa, cyangwa se, nangwa
cyambere na mbere loc. early; se.
ancient; very old; primal; cyanga2 v. refusing.
primitive; prehistoric; archaic; cyangijwe v. pp. wronged.
primeval; primordial. cyangiza v. pp.
cyamenyerejwe v. pp. Usage: ubuzima.bad; harmful;
acclimatized. unhealthy; hurtful; injurious;
cyamenywe v. pp. identified. detrimental; distractive;
cyami adv. kingly; majestic; disadvantageous; troublesome;
majestically; kinglike; imperial; nonproductive; risky; dangerous;
royal; regal; monarchal; hazardous; menacing
sovereign; noble; princely; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
queenly; splendid; grand; cya ngombwa adj. phr.
magnificent; glorious; stately; indispensable.
awe-inspiring; august; patrician; cyangwa n. or.
autocratic; absolute; imperious; cyangwa na none loc. or else.
lordly; commanding; mighty; cyanjye adj. mine.
despotic; tyrannical. cyanyowe v. pp. absorbed.
cyamizwe v. pp. absorbed. cyanyu adj. your.
cya mugitondo adj. phr. morning; cyarangijwe v. pp. completed;
matutinal; early; of the morning; achieved.
forenoon. cyarangiye v. pp. completed.
cyamunara n. auction; public cyarashwe kigapfa v. phr. shot
sale; a publicly held sale at which dead.
property or goods are sold to the cyarenganyijwe v. pp. wronged.
highest bidder. cyari v. it was.
cyamura v. 3rd pers. cyaririmbwa v. pp. lyric.
See: gucyamura.
cyana adv. youngly. Syn: rwana.

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cya rubanda adj. phr. public; cyashize v. pp. v. pp. past;

open to all persons; free to all; exhausted;
used by all; shared; not private or 2 • v. pp. sold out.
exclusive; unrestricted; available; 3 (igitabo) • v. pp. out of print.
accessible; passable; unbarred; cyashoberanye v. pp.
unenclosed; unfenced; complicated; complex; intricate;
unbounded; not circumscribed; involved; difficult; perplexing;
unobstructed; communal; bewildering; puzzling; enigmatic;
community-owned. composite; compound; manifold;
cyarushanwa v. pp. competitive. multiple; multifarious;
cyarwo adj. its. variegated; mixed; tangled;
cyasatswe v. pp. controlled; knotty; labyrinthian;
checked. labyrinthine.
cyasaze adj. Usage: kirwaye cyashojwe v. pp. completed;
ibisazi.mad; insane; crazy; accomplished; achieved.
demented; lunatic; crazed; cyashyizwe iruhande v. phr.
deranged; maniacal; unbalanced; marginal; marginalised;
irrational; unhinged; bereft of marginalized.
reason; daft; balmy; not quite cyatangiwe ubuhamya adj. phr.
right; not all there; out of one's witnessed.
mind; not right in one's upper cyatangiye adj. that has started.
story; nuts; nutty; nutty as a cyatanzwe adj. distributed.
fruitcake; cuckoo; cracked; cyatanzweho ubuhamya adj. phr.
screwy; have a screw loose; off witnessed.
one's rocker; touched; loco; cyatawe adj. abandoned;
crackers (BrE); around the bend; abandonee.
non compos mentis; non compos. cyataye igihe adj. phr. old-
cyasenywe v. pp. wrecked. fashoned; quaint.
cyasibye v. pp. absent; not cyataye umutwe adj. 1 • mad;
present; nonpresent; insane; crazy; demented; lunatic;
nonattendant; away; gone; crazed; deranged; maniacal;
missing; out; truant. unbalanced; irrational; unhinged;
cyasimbujwe adj. substituted. bereft of reason; daft; balmy; not
cyasimbuwe adj. substituted. quite right; not all there; out of
cyasizwe cyonyine adj. phr. one's mind; not right in one's
abandoned; abandonee. upper story.
cyasobanurwa adj. justifiable. 2 • nuts; nutty; nutty as a
cyasobanutse adj. fruitcake; cuckoo; cracked;
comprehended. screwy; have a screw loose; off
cyashaje v. pp. worn-out. one's rocker; touched; loco.
cyashimiwe v. pp. acknowledged.

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3 • crackers; round the bend; non 2 • nuts; nutty; nutty as a

compos mentis; non compos. fruitcake; cuckoo; cracked;
Syn: wasaze, cyatombotse, screwy; have a screw loose; off
watombotse. one's rocker; touched; loco.
cyateganyijwe adj. planned. 3 • crackers; round the bend; non
Syn: cyagenwe. compos mentis; non compos.
cyateganyirijwe adj. reserved; Syn: wasaze.
kept in reserve; retained; booked; cyatoranyijwe adj. chosen;
taken; engaged; spoken for; selected; shortlisted.
bespoken. cyatoye umugese adj. phr. rusty.
cyateguwe adj. planned; Syn: cyatoye ingese.
intentional; intended; cyatsindwa adj. conquerable.
premeditated; calculated; cyatsinzwe adj. conquered.
foreseen; expected; prepared; cyatubijwe adj. abbreviated.
designed; projected. cyatunguriweho adj. improvised.
cyatereranywe adj. abandonee; cyatunguwe adj. improvised.
abandoned. Kuva yagenda dusa cyavumbuwe adj. identified.
n'abatereranywe Since he is cyavumwe adj. abhorred.
gone we feel abandoned. cyavunjwe adj. converted.
Syn: intabwa. cyavuzwe adj. mentioned.
cyateshejwe umurongo adj. phr. cyawe adj. your; yours.
corrupted; vitiated; debased. cyacitsemo ibice v. pp. follen
cyatewe1 adj. caused by. apart; into pieces; into p;
cyatewe2 adj. asunder.
Usage: ikimera.planted; cyaciwe n. banned.
ingrained; implanted; deep- cyacu adj. poss. ours.
rooted. cya cyana adj. phr. youthful;
cyateza impanuka adj. phr. young; juvenile; adolescent;
dangerous; risky; perilous; teenage; childish; boyish; girlish;
hazardous; chancy; unsafe; puerile; immature; inexperienced;
precarious; treacherous; callow; sophomoric; of the young;
menacing; threatening; apt to for the young; young-looking;
harm; full of risk; hairy. enthusiastic; fresh; lighthearted;
cyatinywa adj. abhorred. bright-eyed; starry-eyed; having
cyatombotse adj. 1 • mad; young attitude.
insane; crazy; demented; lunatic; cyacyo adj. theirs.
crazed; deranged; maniacal; cyahabwa agaciro v. phr.
unbalanced; irrational; unhinged; considerable.
bereft of reason; daft; balmy; not cya hafi adj. phr. imminent.
quite right; not all there; out of
one's mind; not right in one's
upper story.

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cya hambavu adj. phr. huge; cyegamiye adj. adjacent; next to;
extremely large; immense; beside; right beside; abutting;
enormous; vast; extensive; touching; bordering; tangential;
colossal; giant; gigantic; titanic; next door to; contiguous with;
mammoth; monstrous; conterminous; proximate;
elephantine; jumbo; gargantuan; juxtaposed.
leviathan; herculean; cyclopean; cyegeranye adj. clasped together;
Brobdingnagian; massive; great; close; adjacent; next to; beside;
overwhelming; staggering; right beside; abutting; touching;
stupendous; imposing; mighty; bordering; tangential; next door
spectacular; monumental; to; contiguous with;
extravagant; prodigious. Syn: cya conterminous; proximate;
karahabutaka. juxtaposed.
cyahamijwe v. pp. 1 • witnessed. cyegereye adj. close to;
Syn: cyabonewe abagabo, approximately; rough; very near;
cyabinewe abatangabuhamya. estimated; relative; nearly
2 • confirmed. accurate; almost exact; inexact.
cyahangana adj. competitive; cyemejwe adj. confirmed.
competing; opposing; contending; cyemeranyijweho n. agreed.
fighting; combative; striving; cyemewe adj. acknowledged.
aggressive. cyemewe n'amategeko adj. phr.
cyahejejwe adj. maximized. official; prescribed; appointed;
cyahimbwe adj. expounded; ordained; decreed.
developped; proposed. cyera1 adj. white.
cyahindutse adj. converted. cyera2 adj. saint.
cyahinwe v. pp. abbreviated; cyera de adj. phr. white; ivory;
shortened. ivory-colored; pearl; pearly; snow-
cyahise adj. past; preceding; white; snowy; alabaster; milk
antecedent; bygone; gone by; white; cream-colored.
past; earlier; previous; former; cyerekeranye adj. related to;
departed; of yore; olden; ancient. about; associated; connected.
cyahiswemo v. pp. chosen. cyerekeye adj. regarding;
Syn: cyatoranyijwe. concerning; vis-a-vis.
cyahungabanyijwe v. pp. cyibasiwe adj. victimized; ill-used;
troubled; worried; disturbed. exploited; menaced; attacked.
cyapimwe v. pp. measured. cyibijwe adj. immersed.
cyazirikanywe adj. meditated. Syn: cyinitswe.
cyifashe adj. abstained.

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cyifuza adj. wishful; hopeful; cyikubye inshuro igihumbi adj.

desirous; wanting; keen on; phr. Mega.
eager; bent upon; anxious; avid; cyimeza adj.
ambitious; expectant; aspiring; Usage: ubwenge.innate; native;
longing; hankering after; craving; natural; inborn; inherent; inbred;
yearning; pining; hungering after; instinctive; intuitive; natural;
thirsting after. Syn: kinyotewe. ingrained; intrinsic; essential;
cyiganywe adj. copied. congenital; constitutional;
cyigaragaza adj. visible; plain; inherited; hereditary; indigenous.
manifest; open; unmistakable; Syn: cyavukanwe, gakondo,
inescapable; revealed; salient; karemano.
glaring; patent; conspicuous; cyinitswe adj. immersed.
marked; pointed; pronounced; Syn: cyibijwe.
blatant; obvious; noticeable; cyinyaza n. Usage: ijambo
evident; apparent; palpable; ritsindwa; euphemism,
identifiable. taboo.labia minora that are easily
cyigaruriwe v. pp. conquered. excited. Syn: imisundi,
cyigenga adj. independent. imishino.
cyigoronzoye adj. spiral; helix; cyireberwamo adj. specular.
screw; whorl; whirl; gyre; coil; cyirengagijwe adj. ignored.
corkscrew; curl; curlicue; ringlet. cyirengeye n. upper; top;
Syn: kigoronzoye, cyihotaguye, topmost; high; higher; superior;
gihotaguye. greater.
cyijimye adj. dark; black; cyisumbuyeho adj. top; elevated;
obscure; opaque; dim; dusky; high; superior; eminent; major;
shadowy; shady; overcast; important.
murky; inky; dingy; sunless; cyishimye adj. glad; happy;
without light. delighted; pleased; elated; joyful;
cyikariye adj. awful; bad; joyous; gleeful; cheerful;
dreadful; terrible; horrible; exhilarated; contented; rejoiced;
horrendous; deplorable; tickled; tickled pink; content;
distressing; lousy; unpleasant; gratified; gay; cheerful; in high
disagreeable; displeasing; spirits; elated; overjoyed;
appalling; frightful; ghastly; exhilarated; blissful; rapturous;
fearful; horrifying; hideous; ugly; ecstatic; exultant; gleeful;
gruesome; monstrous; shocking; transported; rhapsodic; jubilant;
revolting; reprehensible; flushed with pleasure; exuberant;
despicable; contemptible; mean; in seventh heaven; pleasant;
low; base; heinous; dire; pleasing; delightful; gratifying;
redoubtable; formidable; cheering; joyful.
alarming.

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 cyishingiro cyizwe

cyishingiro adj. grassroots; cyihuta adj. Usage: icyogajuru,

fundamental; basic; underlying; etc..swift; quick; fleet; moving
essential; necessary; requisite; quickly; winged; able to move
first; primary; elementary; key; rapidly; rapid; brisk; hasty;
crucial; vital; central; major; flying; hurried; accelerated;
principal; main; chief; cardinal; taking only a short time; done in
indispensable; integral. little time; speedy; expeditious;
cyishwe adj. 1. adj. 1. killed; lickety-split; ahead; in advance.
massacred. cyiza1 adj. 1 • good; satisfactory
2 • adj. 1. wronged. in quality, quantity, or degree.
cyiyandikishije adj. subscribed. umwarimu mwiza a good
cyiyongera adj. more. teacher. ubuzima bwiza good
cyiyubashye adj. laudable; health.
praiseworthy; commendable; 2 • fine; nice.
admirable; respectable; desirable; 3 • adequate. Syn: gikwiye.
applaudable; satisfactory; cyiza2 adj. 1 • fetching; alluring;
gratifying; charming; enchanting; attractive; fine; good; lear; bright;
likable. pleasant; sunny; rainless;
cyiyunze adj. united; unified; cloudless; fair.
combined; consolidated; 2 • high-quality; choice; top-grade;
incorporated; amalgamated; exceptional; first-class; superior;
fused; merged; joined; coupled; superb; splendid; admirable;
blended; allied; collective; pooled; excellent; flawless; exquisite;
lumped together; federated; magnificent; tasteful; smart; rare.
leagued. 3 • dandy; nifty; neat; swell; spiffy.
cyicana adj. phr. killing; lethal; cyiza cyane adj. phr.
mortal; deadly; causing death; 1 • wonderful; excellent;
deathly; fatal; death-dealing. admirable; marvelous;
cyicisha bugufi adj. humble. magnificent; good; fine; great;
cyihariye adj. secial; particular. terrific; first-rate; capital; tiptop;
cyihariye adj. phr. special; smashing; super; sensational;
specialized. fabulous; fantastic; superb;
cyihinahinnye adj. spiral; helix; divine; crackerjack.
screw; whorl; whirl; gyre; coil; 2 • splendid; sublime; grand;
corkscrew; curl; curlicue; ringlet. glorious; extraordinary;
Syn: cyigoronzoye, wonderful; elegant; exquisite;
cyihotaguye, gihotaguye. noble; majestic; exalted;
imposing; commanding;
impressive; stately; august;
transcendent; brilliant;
resplendent.
cyizwe adj. studied.

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cyo ku bwa Gahindiro loc. old; cyo kuzirikana adj. phr.

elderly; aged; hoary; grizzled; meditative. Syn: cyo
gray-headed; gray with age; white gutekerezaho.
with age; venerable; antiquated; cyo kwamaganwa reprehensible;
ancient; vintage; timeworn; age- blameworthy.
old; antique; old-fashioned; out- cyo kwa muganga adj. phr.
of-date; outdated; archaic; medical.
obsolete; obsolescent. Syn: ibya cyo kwibuka adj. phr.
kera. memorable; unforgettable;
cyo kugawa adj. phr. notable; noteworthy; impressive;
accountable; liable; answerable; illustrious; famous; celebrated;
responsible; obligated; distinguished; eminent;
chargeable; to blame; guilty; at prominent; important; significant;
fault; culpable; blameworthy. momentous; historic;
cyo kugendera kure adj. phr. outstanding; salient; remarkable;
hostile. extraordinary; striking; stirring;
cyo kumenyekanisha adj. phr. red-letter.
acknowledgeable. cyo kwirinda adj. hostile.
cyo ku mutima adj. phr. cordial; cyo kwitwararika adj.
friendly; gracious; genial; considerable.
amiable; affable; warm; cyo kwizera adj. phr. reliable.
affectionate; sincere; heartfelt; cyo mu gahanga adj. phr. frontal.
wholehearted; hearty; good- cyo mugihe cyo hagati adj. phr.
natured. of the Middle Ages (the period
cyo ku nda adj. phr. abdominal; between A.D. 476 and
ventral. approximately 1450), pre-
cyo kunena adj. phr. abhorrent; Renaissance.
causing repugnance or aversion; cyo mu kirere adj. phr. cosmic;
detestable; loathsome. celestial.
cyo kuranga adj. phr. cyo mu nda adj. phr. internal
acknowledgeable. (especially those in the abdominal
cyo kuri Mediterane adj. phr. cavity), abdominal. Ububabare
Mediterranean. bwo mu nda abdominal pains.
cyo kuyindi si adj. phr. alien; ukubagwa mu nda an abdominal
foreign; not native; strange; operation.
remote; distant; outlandish; cyo muri Abisiniya adj. phr.
exotic. Syn: ikimanuka. Abyssinian.
cyo ku yindi si adj. phr. cyo muri Amerika adj. phr.
1 • extraterrestral; alien. American; from America.
2 • existing or originating outside cyo muri Etiyopiya adj. phr.
the limits of the earth. Abyssinian; Ethiopian.
cyo muri Kenya adj. phr. Kenyan.

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cyo muri Kongo adj. phr. 2 • aqueous.

Congolese. cyujuje ibisabwa adj. phr.
cyo muri Koreya adj. phr. admissible; capable of being
Korean. admitted; permitted; allowed;
cyo muri Malawi adj. phr. allowable; permissible;
Malawian. acceptable; legitimate;
cyo muri Maleziya adj. phr. admittable; tolerated; tolerable;
Malaysian. Syn: ikinyamaleziya. passable.
cyo muri Mali adj. phr. Malian. cyumvikana adj. comprehensible
cyo muri Moritaniya adj. phr. is 8.3.9.4.
Mauritanian. cyumviswe adj. comprehended.
Syn: ikinyamoritaniya. cyunguka adj. beneficial.
cyo muri Yugoselaviya adj. phr. cyuzuye1 adj. complete; entire;
Yugoslavian. whole; full; plenary; unabridged;
Syn: ikinyayegoselaviya. unbroken; intact; undivided.
cyo muri Zambiya adj. phr. cyuzuye2 adj. accomplished;
Zambian. overcrowded.
cyo muri Zayire adj. phr. Zairian. cyuzuye3 adj.
cyo muri Zimbabwe adj. phr. Usage: igitabo.unabridged; not
Zimbabwean. abridged; not shortened; full-
cyo mu rugero adj. phr. fair; length; entire; complete; uncut;
average; moderate; pretty good; intact; uncondensed.
middling; so-so; mediocre; cyuzuye urwango adj. phr.
passable; adequate; reasonable; hateful; full of hate; expressing
satisfactory; decent; tolerable; hate; evil; forbidding; scornful;
respectable; medium; ordinary; contemptuous; disdainful.
indifferent; run-of-the-mill. cy'abantu adj. of people; for
cyonyine adv. only; alone; by human beings.
oneself; by itself; solely; cy'abanyamasedoniya adj.
exclusively; individually; singly; Macedonian.
without others; as the only one; cy'abanyamuryango adj. phr. for
without anything further. memebrs; of members.
cyoroheje adj. simple. cy'abaromani adj. phr. Roman.
cyose adv. whole; entire; cy'abashakanye adj. phr. marital.
complete; full; total; unabridged. cy'abashakanye adj. phr.
cyo hagati adj. phr. middle; conjugal; matrimonial; married;
central. wedded; bridal; nuptial; conjugal;
cyubaka adj. constructive; marital; connubial; hymeneal;
helpful; productive; practical; spousal; epithalamic; affianced;
handy; useful; beneficial; husbandly; wifely.
advantageous; valuable.
cyuje amazi adj. phr. 1 • watery.

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 cy'abaturage cy'amavamuhira

cy'abaturage adj. grassroots; cy'akataraboneka adj. phr.

grass-roots; grass roots. Syn: cya 1 • magnificent; splendid;
rubanda. superb; sublime; grand; glorious;
cy'agatangaza n. phr. extraordinary; wonderful; fine;
magnificent; splendid; superb; elegant; exquisite; noble;
sublime; grand; glorious; majestic; exalted; imposing;
extraordinary; wonderful; fine; commanding; impressive; stately;
elegant; exquisite; noble; august; transcendent; brilliant;
majestic; exalted; imposing; resplendent. Syn: cy'agatangaza,
commanding; impressive; stately; akataraboneka, agatangaza.
august; transcendent; brilliant; 2 • marvelous; wonderful;
resplendent. splendid; lovely; superb;
cy'agateganyo n. phr. temorary; outstanding; great; grand; fine;
interim; impermenant. first-rate; fabulous; heavenly;
cy'agaciro gake adj. phr. abased. divine; fantastic; extraordinary;
cy'agahato adj. phr. stupendous; sensational;
Usage: igikorwa.involuntary; colossal; phenomenal;
forced; coerced; unwilling; done magnificent; remarkable;
without choice; unchosen; astonishing; amazing; super; A-1;
reluctant; compulsory; against smashing.
one's will. cy'ako kanya adv. immediate.
cy'agahebuzo adj. phr. cy'amaboko adj. phr. manual.
1 • marvelous; wonderful; cy'amafaranga adj. phr.
splendid; lovely; superb; pecuniary; monetary.
outstanding; great; grand; fine; cy'amashuri rikuru adj. phr.
first-rate; fabulous; heavenly; academic; academical.
divine; fantastic; extraordinary; cy'amavamuhira adj. phr. fresh;
stupendous; sensational; fit; alert; keen; lively; ready;
colossal; phenomenal; active; energetic; unworn; not
magnificent; remarkable; fatigued; unwearied; refreshed;
astonishing; amazing; super; A-1; freshened; rested; invigorated;
smashing. unimpaired; unabated.
2 • sublime; glorious;
extraordinary; wonderful; fine;
elegant; exquisite; noble;
majestic; exalted; imposing;
commanding; impressive; stately;
august; transcendent; brilliant;
resplendent.
cy'akanya gato adv. phr.
temporary.

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 cy'amahano cy'igikundiro

cy'amahano adj. phr. atrocious; cy'ibanze adj. phr. fundamental;

abominable; abhorrent; basic; underlying; essential;
repugnant; repulsive; necessary; requisite; first;
reprehensible; despicable; primary; elementary; key; crucial;
deplorable; horrid; shocking; vital; central; major; principal;
monstrous; inhuman; gross; main; chief; cardinal;
detestable; loathsome; foul; indispensable; integral.
hideous; contemptible; cy'ibara adj. phr. atrocious;
distasteful; objectionable; abominable; abhorrent;
outrageous; disgusting; revolting; repugnant; repulsive;
abominable; detestable; reprehensible; despicable;
despicable; contemptible; deplorable; horrid; shocking;
reprehensible; loathsome; monstrous; inhuman; gross;
hateful; abhorrent; execrable; detestable; loathsome; foul;
disgusting; revolting; repulsive; hideous; contemptible;
repugnant; repellent; odious; vile; distasteful; objectionable;
base; wretched; heinous; outrageous; disgusting; revolting;
ignominious; villainous; abominable; detestable;
infamous; atrocious; horrid; despicable; contemptible;
horrible; foul; hellish; damnable; reprehensible; loathsome;
evil; cursed; accursed. hateful; abhorrent; execrable;
Usage: igikorwa. disgusting; revolting; repulsive;
Syn: cy'ubugome, cy'ububisha. repugnant; repellent; odious; vile;
cy'amahirwe adj. phr. auspicious; base; wretched; heinous;
favorable; propitious; fortunate; ignominious; villainous;
lucky; happy; providential; well- infamous; atrocious; horrid;
timed; hopeful; promising. horrible; foul; hellish; damnable;
cy'ahandi adj. phr. alien; foreign; evil; cursed; accursed.
not native; strange; remote; Usage: igikorwa.
distant; outlandish; exotic. Syn: cy'ubugome, cy'ububisha.
cy'ibakwe adj. phr. agile; nimble; cy'ibarurishamibare adj. phr.
spry; supple; limber; lithe; statistical.
dexterous; athletic; graceful; cy'ibuye adj. phr. hard; solid;
quick; swift; fleet; clever; alert; hardened; rocklike; stony; steely;
keen; active; fresh; fit; lively; rigid; stiff; unmalleable;
ready; active; energetic; unworn; inflexible; unpliable.
not fatigued; unwearied; cy'igikundiro adj. phr. lovable;
refreshed; freshened; rested; adorable; winsome; endearing;
invigorated; unimpaired; engaging; winning; enchanting;
unabated. captivating; lovely; charming;
taking; fetching; delightful; cute;
sweet; cuddly; darling.

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cy'igitangaza adj. phr. cy'imirya adj. powerful; strong;

magnificent; splendid; superb; able-bodied; mighty; potent;
sublime; grand; glorious; indomitable; unconquerable;
extraordinary; wonderful; fine; invincible; vigorous; robust;
elegant; exquisite; noble; sturdy; hardy; brawny; husky;
majestic; exalted; imposing; athletic; muscular; strapping;
commanding; impressive; stately; stalwart; stout; herculean.
august; transcendent; brilliant; Syn: cy'ingufu, nziramuze,
resplendent. gifite imbaraga.
cy'igitare adj. phr. white. cy'imihango ya buri kwezi adj.
Syn: cy'umweru. phr. 1 • menstrual.
cy'igihimbano adj. phr. fictitious; 2 • of or pertaining to
unreal; false; untrue; assumed; menstruation or to the menses.
feigned; invented; fanciful; cy'impamo adj. phr. axiomatic.
imaginary; unfounded; cy'inda adj. phr. abdominal;
counterfeit; forged; fabricated; ventral.
bogus; fraudulent; spurious; cy'ingenzi adj. phr. major;
supposititious; not genuine; greater; larger; main; principal;
artificial; sham; fake; phony; chief; important.
made-up; trumped-up; cy'inkiko adj. phr. judicial.
simulated; legendary; mythical; cy'inyongera adj. phr. additional;
apocryphal. extra; spare; added; added on;
cy'ikigabo adj. phr. masculine; supplementary; appended; over-
male. and-above.
cy'iki gihe adj. phr. topical; about cy'inyunge adj. phr. compound;
current matters; current; complex; mixed.
contemporary; local; localized; cy'iroza adj. phr. pink.
parochial; limited; restricted; cy'isi yose adj. phr. worldwide.
particular; present; present-day; cy'isuku adj. phr. hygienic.
up-to-date; contemporary; cy'ishingiro adj. phr.
modern; existing; popular; fundamental; asic; underlying;
prevailing; prevalent; in vogue; in essential; necessary; requisite;
style; now; with-it. first; primary; elementary; key;
cy'ikinyoma adj. phr. crucial; vital; central; major;
mendacious; dishonest; false; principal; main; chief; cardinal;
untrue. raporo y'ikinyoma a indispensable; integral.
mendacious report. cy'ihame adj. phr. axiomatic.
cy'ikoranabuhanga adj. phr.
technological.
cy'imibanire adj. phr. social.
Syn: mbonezamubano.

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cy'ubu adj. modern; new; cy'ubugoryi adj. phr. ridiculous;

contemporary; present-day; up- absurd; ludicrous; preposterous;
to-date; modernized; modernistic; asinine; nonsensical; foolish;
20th-century; streamlined; of our silly; idiotic; fatuous; inane;
time; recent; current; irrational; destitute of reason;
contemporaneous; in vogue; unreasonable; senseless;
modish; fashionable. frivolous; incredible; astonishing;
Syn: kigezweho. fantastic; outlandish; queer; odd;
cy'ububisha adj. phr. vicious; grotesque; bizarre; laughable;
spiteful; malevolent; malignant; comical; funny; droll; amusing;
ill-disposed; baleful; harmful; hysterical; farcical; crazy; nutty;
vindictive; revengeful; resentful; screwy; screwball.
rancorous; hateful; invidious; cy'ubukorikori adj. phr. man-
acrimonious. made; artificial; manufactured;
cy'ubugome adj. phr. atrocious; fabricated; synthetic; factitious;
abominable; abhorrent; created; fashioned; formed;
repugnant; repulsive; crafted; constructed;
reprehensible; despicable; handcrafted; ready-made;
deplorable; horrid; shocking; originated; produced; mock;
monstrous; inhuman; gross; sham; simulated.
detestable; loathsome; foul; cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi adj. phr.
hideous; contemptible; immoral; unethical; sinful; evil;
distasteful; objectionable; wicked; naughty; wrong;
outrageous; disgusting; revolting; offensive; corrupt; unprinciple;
abominable; detestable; opprobrious; villainous; false;
despicable; contemptible; disreputable; criminal;
reprehensible; loathsome; detestable; deplorable; perfidious;
hateful; abhorrent; execrable; reprehensible; base; mean; vile;
disgusting; revolting; repulsive; nefarious; beastly; rotten.
repugnant; repellent; odious; vile; cy'ubumuntu adj. phr.
base; wretched; heinous; humanistic; humanist.
ignominious; villainous; cy'ubuntu adj. phr. free of charge;
infamous; atrocious; horrid; free; complimentary; without
horrible; foul; hellish; damnable; cost; gratis; for nothing; on the
evil; cursed; accursed. house; costless; gratuitous;
Usage: igikorwa. Syn: cy'ibara. chargeless.
cy'ubunyamakuru adj. phr.
journalistic.
cy'ubunyamuntu adj. phr.
humanistic.
cy'ubururu adj. phr. blue.

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cy'ubushyingirwe adj. phr. cy'umunwa adj. phr. labial.

matrimonial; married; wedded; cy'umutemeri adj. phr. conic.
bridal; nuptial; conjugal; marital; cy'umwaka adj. phr. annual.
connubial; hymeneal; spousal; cy'umwaku adj. phr. ominous;
epithalamic; affianced; minatory; sinister.
husbandly; wifely. cy'umweru adj. phr. white.
cy'ubutegetsi adj. phr. Syn: cy'igitare.
admistrative. cy'umwimerere adj. phr. original;
cy'ubuto adj. phr. youthful; first; initial; earliest; inaugural;
young; juvenile; adolescent; introductory; basic; fundamental;
teenage; childish; boyish; girlish; essential; underlying; formative;
puerile; immature; inexperienced; germinal; seminal; aboriginal;
callow; sophomoric; of the young; primordial; primeval; primary;
for the young; young-looking; primal.
enthusiastic; fresh; lighthearted; cy'umwihariko adj. phr.
bright-eyed; starry-eyed; having specialized.
young attitude. Syn: gifite itoto.
cy'ubuvuzi adj. phr. medical.
cy'ubucure adj. phr. menopausal.
cy'ubucucu adj. phr. ridiculous;
absurd; ludicrous; preposterous;
asinine; nonsensical; foolish;
silly; idiotic; fatuous; inane;
irrational; destitute of reason;
unreasonable; senseless;
frivolous; incredible; astonishing;
fantastic; outlandish; queer; odd;
grotesque; bizarre; laughable;
comical; funny; droll; amusing;
hysterical; farcical; crazy; nutty;
screwy; screwball.
cy'ukuri adj. phr. correct; actual;
real; physical; corporeal; existent;
existing; concrete; tangible;
verifiable; certain; sure; current;
present; prevailing; correct.
cy'umubiri adj. phr. corporal.
cy'umudigi adj. phr. abdominous.
cy'umujyo umwe adj. phr.
straight; direct; unbent;
unswerving; undeviating; not
curved; straightaway.

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cy'urukozasoni adj. phr. offensive; corrupt; unprincipled;

Usage: act.ignoble; despicable; opprobrious; villainous; false;
infamous; heinous; shameful; disreputable; criminal;
dishonorable; base; contemptible; detestable; deplorable; perfidious;
nefarious; vile; dastardly; low; reprehensible; base; mean; vile;
unconscionable; foul; degraded; nefarious; beastly; rotten.
mean; depraved; cowardly; cy'urwunge adj. phr. complicated;
pusillanimous; craven; complex; intricate; involved;
degenerate; disgraceful; debased; difficult; perplexing; bewildering;
inferior; discreditable; puzzling; enigmatic; composite;
abominable; detestable; compound; manifold; multiple;
despicable; contemptible; multifarious; variegated; mixed;
reprehensible; loathsome; tangled; knotty; labyrinthian;
hateful; abhorrent; execrable; labyrinthine.
disgusting; revolting; repulsive; cy. abbrev. object; complement.
repugnant; repellent; odious; vile; See: icyuzuzo.
base; wretched; heinous; cy 0 abbrev. intransitive. See: nta
ignominious; villainous; cyuzuzo.
infamous; atrocious; horrid; cy 1 abbrev. trnsitive.
horrible; foul; hellish; damnable; See: icyuzuzo kimwe.
evil; cursed; accursed; bad; cy 2 abbrev. bitransitive.
immoral; unethical; sinful; evil; See: ibyuzuzo bibiri.
wicked; naughty; wrong;

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A - a
d n. the fourth letter in Dawe2 n. Father. a name applied
Kinyarwanda alphabet. (1) to any ancestor (Deut. 1:11; 1
dag. abbrev. German. Kings 15:11; Matt. 3:9; 23:30,
See: Ikidage. etc.); and (2) as a title of respect
Danimariki n. Denmark. to a chief, ruler, or elder, etc.
Daniyeli n. Daniel. (Judg. 17:10; 18:19; 1 Sam.
data n. father; male parent; sire; 10:12; 2 Kings 2:12; Matt. 23:9,
dad; daddy; papa; pater; pop; pa; etc.). (3) The author or beginner
pater; pappa; old man. of anything is also so called; e.g.,
databuja n. my master; boss; Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:20, 21;
head; head man; my boss; chief; comp. Job 38:28). Applied to
leader; dominant person; God (Ex. 4:22; Deut. 32:6; 2 Sam.
controller; authority; overlord; 7:14; Ps. 89:27, 28, etc.). (1.) As
governor; director; supervisor; denoting his covenant relation to
manager; overseer; the Jews (Jer. 31:9; Isa. 63:16;
superintendent. 64:8; John 8:41, etc.). (2.)
data wacu n. father's brother; Believers are called God's "sons"
father's elder brother; father's (John 1:12; Rom. 8:16; Matt. 6:4,
younger brother; my uncle; my 8, 15, 18; 10:20, 29). They also
paternal uncle. call him "Father" (Rom. 1:7; 1
dawe1 n. father; male parent; sire; Cor. 1:3; 2 Cor. 1:2; Gal. 1:4).
dad; daddy; papa; pater; pop; pa; Dawidi n. David.
pater; pappa; old man. Dawudi n. David.
dede n. personal. See: Inkongoro
ya Dede inyweramo Dede
wenyine.
demokarasi n. democracy ;
deregisiyo n. steering wheel.
Syn: vola.
devede n. From: French
DVD.1 • DVD; videodisk;
videodisc.

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2 • a digital recording (as of a dogiteri n. doctor. Umuganga

movie) on an optical disk that can mushya yahageze A new doctor
be played on a computer or a has arrived. Syn: umuganga.
television set. Dore re! interj. aye-aye! (BrE.).
dewodora n. deodorant. dosiye n. file; collection of papers
di interj. dear. or documents; information for
disi interj. dear. reference; data; records; archives;
disikete n. From: French stacks; filing cabinet; folder;
"disquette".floppy disk; disquette. drawer; dossier. Syn: idosiye.
disikoteki n. music library; dufite v. we have; we possess.
record library. dushingiye ku loc. in accordance
disikuru n. From: French with.
"discours".address; speech; talk; dushobora v. we can.
statement; oration; discourse. dushyirireho umuziki! loc. make
Syn: ijambo. with the music!
disipanseri n. phr. dispensary. dutange urugero v. phr. such as;
divayi n. wine. for example.
dividi n. From: English duwane n. customs; national
"DVD".1 • DVD; videodisk; customs department;
videodisc. customhouse. Syn: gasutamo.
2 • a digital recording (as of a
movie) on an optical disk that can
be played on a computer or a
television set.
diyabeti n. diabetes.
diyama n. From: French
"diamant".1 • diamond.
2•a pure or nearly pure,
extremely hard form of carbon
crystallized in the isometric
system; a piece of jewelry
containing a diamond.
diyosezi n. diocese.
dipolomi diploma.
Syn: diporomi, diporoma,
diporome, diporomo, diporomu.
dipolomi ya masitazi n. phr.
Master's degree.
dodo n. amaranthus hybridus.
dogere n. degree.

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DUHAMIC Duharanira national level with the holding of

Amajyambere y'Icyaro; this its General Constituent Assembly
stands for "ACTION FOR on 20th April 1985 in which
INTEGRATED RURAL DUHAMIC - ADRI was declared
DEVELOPMENT," a Rwandan an NGO operating all over
NGO. DUHAMIC - ADRI is a Non- Rwandese territory. After wards,
profit making Association of DUHAMIC - ADRI was legally
Rwandese Law. It was created in recognized by the Ministerial
1979 in the aim of assisting Order n° 943 of 12th July
farmers in organising themselves 1985.Variant: DUHAMICI-ADRI.
in their fight against constraints duha v. we provide.
related to rural areas duhereye v. based on.
marginalisation. Its action rose
from local and regional to the

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E - e

East Buganza n. A chiefdom ejo hazaza mu gitondo n. phr.

created in the 1929
reorganization with 13
subchiefdoms.
Edeni n. Eden; paradise.
Egiputa n. 1 • Egypt.
2 • a country in North Eastern
Africa on the Mediterranean and
Red seas.
egoo! interj. aha!; (used as an
exclamation of triumph, mockery,
contempt, irony, surprise, etc.,
according to the manner of
utterance.).
ejo adv. tomorrow; to-morrow;
yesterday.
ejobundi n. day before yesterday;
day after tomorrow.
ejobundi buriya n. phr. the day
following the day after tomorrow.
ejo bundi hashije n. phr. the day
before yesterday.
ejo bundi hazaza n. phr. the day
after to-morrow.
ejo hashize n. phr. yesterday.
ejo hashize kumanywa n. phr.
yesterday afternoon.
ejo hashize mu gitondo n. phr.
yesterday morning.
ejo hashize nijoro n. phr. last
night.
ejo hazaza n. phr. tomorrow.
tomorrow morning.
ejo hazaza nimugoroba n. phr.
tomorrow evening.
ejuru n. above; higher up; in a
higher place; supra; to a higher
place.
ekuteri n. earphone.
Ekwateri n. Equador.
Ekwateri n. Equador.
Elisaluvadori n. El Salvador.
Emanweli n. Prop. Emmanuel;
Immanuel. Emmanuel;
Immanuel; God with us. In the
Old Testament it occurs only in
Isa. 7:14 and 8:8. Most Christian
interpreters have regarded these
words as directly and exclusively
a prophecy of our Saviour, an
interpretation borne out by the
words of the evangelist Matthew
(1:23).
emera v. 1 • accept; agree to;
consent to; grant as satisfactory;
accede to; go along with; assent
to; receive with approval;
acknowledge.
2 • swallow; buy; fall for.
emfirimori n. phr. infirmery.

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erega adv. you know; see. Erega
birakomeye See here, that's
difficult. Erega ntiyaje Don't you
realize, he didn't come. Erega si
jye/njye wabigize You're all
wrong. I am not the one who did
it.
erererere interj. sound used to
express pain, surprise or
astonishment.
ese? loc. is it? Syn: mbese?, se?.
Esitera n. Esther.
Etiyopiya n. Ethiopia.
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Eva n. Eve. Eve; life; living, the
name given by Adam to his wife
(Gen. 3:20; 4:1). The account of
her creation is given in Gen. 2:21,
22. The Creator, by declaring that
it was not good for man to be
alone, and by creating for him a
suitable companion, gave
sanction to monogamy. The
commentator Matthew Henry
says: "This companion was taken
from his side to signify that she
was to be dear unto him as his
own flesh. Not from his head, lest
she should rule over him; nor
from his feet, lest he should
tyrannize over her; but from his
side, to denote that species of
equality which is to subsist in the
marriage state." And again, "That
wife that is of God's making by
special grace, and of God's
bringing by special providence, is
likely to prove a helpmeet to her
husband." Through the subtle
temptation of the serpent she
violated the commandment of
God by taking of the forbidden
fruit, which she gave also unto
her husband (1 Tim. 2:13-15; 2
Cor. 11:3). When she gave birth
to her first son, she said, "I have
gotten a man from the Lord"
(R.V., "I have gotten a man with
the help of the Lord," Gen. 4:1).
Thus she welcomed Cain, as
some think, as if he had been the
Promised One the "Seed of the
woman.".
e, E n. the fifth letter in
Kinyarwanda alphabet.
epatite n. hepatitis.
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Ezekiyeli n. Ezekiel. Ezira n. Ezra.

F - f
fa n. F. firigo n. freezer; refrigerator.
fagitire n. invoice; bill; an invoice fondasiyo n. 1 • grass roots.
is a written record of a Syn: ishingiro.
transaction, often submitted to a 2 • foundation. Syn: umusingi.
customer or client when forode n. tax evasion.
requesting payment. Invoices are Syn: magendu.
sometimes called bills or forumire n. formula; prescription;
statements, though the latter recipe; blueprint; plan; guideline;
term has a separate meaning, as rule; principle; precept.
explained below. Syn: ifagitiri, Syn: indanganzira.
inyemezabuguzi, forumu n. forum; open
inyemezabwishyu.Variant: fagiti discussion; symposium; seminar;
ri. colloquium. Syn: ihuriro,
famfari n. trumpet. urubuga, urubuga
Syn: akarumbeti. rw'ibitekerezo, urubuga
Fanta n. soda; fizzy drink. nyunguranabitekerezo.
Fanta oranje n. 1 • orangeade; fotosenteze n. photosynthesis;
orange soda. Syn: ikoreshazubarwatsi
2 • a beverage of orange juice, BOTANY.
sugar, and plain or carbonated fulari n. shawl.
water. futu n. Football. Syn: umupira
faride n. folder. w'amaguru, futuboro.
farumasi n. drugstore. futuboro n. Football.
fatizo adj. classic; canonic; Syn: umupira w'amaguru, futu.
canonical. fuwaye n. greenroom.
federasiyo n. federation. f, F n. the sixth letter of
feri n. brake. Kinyarwanda alphabet.
Finirande n. Finland.
firigo n. deep-freeze.

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G - g
gabanya ubukaka v. 3rd pers. gatebegatoki n. somersault,
control your temper. collapse, fall, tumble.
Syn: cururuka, tuza. gato adv. just a little. Ntimubona
gabanya uburakari bwaye v. 3rd ko muri gukabya gato? Don't
pers. control your temper. you think you're exaggerating
gabo adj. masculine; male. just a little?
garanti n. assurance; guarantee; gato n. cake.
surety; pledge; bond; warranty; gato adj. a little bit. byibira iyo
collateral; deposit. Syn: ingwate. aza gato kuba aciye akenge if
gare n. bus station; coach station she had the slightest bit of
(BrE); haulage depot. Syn: ikigo common sense. Syn: gacye.
abagenzi bategeramo imodoka. Gatolika adj. Catholic.
gari ya moshi n. train. gatozi n. responsible.
gasetofoni n. tape recoder. gatuku n. red-faced; ruddy;
gasuku n. parrot. ruddy-faced person.
gasutamo n. customs; national gacaca n. 1 • Gacaca court;
customs department; Gacaca jurisdiction.
customhouse. Syn: duwane. 2 • a traditional form of dispute
gashakabuhake n. colonizer; mediation and distributive
colonizer. justice; and a more accountable
gashozamvururu n. instigant; civil.
instigator; provoker. gacumakamagambo n.
Syn: gashozantambara, chatterbox; talker; jabberer;
umwenderanyi. gabber; blatherskite; chatterer;
gashozantambara n. chatterbasket; babbler; prattler;
1 • firebrand; instigant; windbag; gasbag; blabbermouth;
instigator; agitator. hot-air artist; gossip; talebearer;
2 • troublemaker. tattle tale; tattler; tell tale.
3 • Syn: gahozamvururu. Syn: gacuma k'amagambo,
Gashyantare n. February. bamenya.
gatandatu adj. six; 6.
gatanu adj. five; 5.
gatanya n. divorce. See: ubutane.
gatatu adj. three; 3.

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gacuma k'amagambo n. gapita n. supervisor; overseer.

chatterbox; talker; jabberer; Syn: ukoresha, ikirongozi,
gabber; blatherskite; chatterer; umugapita,
chatterbasket; babbler; prattler; umukapita.Variant: kapita.
windbag; gasbag; blabbermouth; Gapyisi n. A chiefdom named
hot-air artist; gossip; talebearer; after his 1st chief, initially
tattle tale; tattler; tell tale. created by Mwami Yuhi V ...
Syn: bamenya, gazi metane n. methane gas.
gacumakamagambo. genda v. 3rd pers. go.
gacye adj. a little bit. byibira iyo gerenade n. grenade.
aza gacye kuba aciye akenge if Gehinomu n. 1 • Gehenna;
she had the slightest bit of Tartarus; Hell; abode of the
common sense. Syn: gato. damned; infernal regions; lake of
gacye n. very little. fire; bottomless pit; the pit; the
gaheza n. super; outstanding; abyss; the lower world; the pit;
matchless; great; extraordinary; the abyss; the lower world; the
superlative; peerless; superior; underworld; the nether world; the
incomparable; prime; prize; shades below; place of the lost;
excellent; world-class; unexcelled; home of lost souls; Satan's
nonpareil. kingdom; the Devil's house;
Gahinga n. Gahinga Volcano. everlasting fire; hell fire; hades;
gahunda2 n. inferno; perdition; a place where
Usage: nk'abategura inama, the wicked are punished after
etc..date; appointment; death. Syn: umuriro utazima,
engagement; rendezvous; ikuzimu.
agreement to meet. 2 • hades; inferno; perdition.
Syn: randevu. 3 • a place where the wicked are
gahunda3 n. parade; march; punished after death.
procession; march; march past; gifata impu zombi v. phr. 1 • all-
review; cavalcade; caravan; purpose; passe-partout.
motorcade; cortege; column; line; 2 • something that passes or
progression; train; string. provides passage everywhere, as
gahunda n. programme; program. a master key.
gahunda y'ibikorwa n. phr. plan; gifatika1 adj. considerable;
scheme; program; proposal; sizable; substantial; large; great;
suggestion; idea; conception; goodly; tidy; of some size; ample;
proposition. not small; a good deal of; of some
gahunda y'inama n. phr. agenda. importance; significant; notable;
gahuzamiryango1 n. girl. noticeable; estimable;
gahuzamiryango2 n. noteworthy; remarkable;
Usage: connotation.primus beer. impressive.
gapfura n. tonsillitis; pharyngitis.

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gifatika2 adj. Usage: mu gifite uburemere n. grave;

ntoki.physical; material; existing; serious; critical; crucial; urgent;
existent; natural; tangible; pressing; acute; important; vital;
substantive; palpable; solid; momentous; of great
concrete; real; actual; apparent; consequence; consequential;
external; essential. significant; weighty; life-and-
gifite igitinyiro adj. phr. awe- death.
inspiring. gifite ubuzima bwiza v. phr.
gifite imbaraga adj. powerful; healthy; in good health; enjoying
strong; able-bodied; mighty; good health; able-bodied; hale;
potent; indomitable; hearty; sound; strong; sturdy;
unconquerable; invincible; robust; hardy; vigorous; sound of
vigorous; robust; sturdy; hardy; mind and limb; fit; in fine fettle;
brawny; husky; athletic; in the pink.
muscular; strapping; stalwart; gifite umutobe v. phr. juicy.
stout; herculean. Syn: cy'ingufu, gifite umwanda v. phr. dirty;
cy'imirya, nziramuze, gifite unclean; grimy; soiled; begrimed;
ingufu. muddied; grubby; filthy; foul;
gifite ingufu n. consolidated. besmeared; messy; unwashed;
gifite injyana v. phr. melodic; of untidy; smudgy; befouled;
melody; creating melody; full of sullied; tarnished; polluted;
melody; melodious; tuneful; lyric. unsterile.
Syn: nyuramatwi. gifite umwete adj. phr. zealous;
gifite inyota adj. phr. thirsty. full of zeal; eager; fervent; fervid;
gifite ishingiro v. phr. vigorous; ardent; earnest;
Usage: ikimenyetso, enthusiastic; gung ho; animated;
etc..concrete; real; material; intense; fierce; vehement;
tangible; solid; factual; passionate; impassioned;
substantial; definite; specific; devoted; industrious; fanatic;
precise; explicit; distinct; express; rabid; raging; raving.
particular. Syn: umunyamwete,
gifite ishyaka v. phr. zealous; full umunyamurava.
of zeal; eager; fervent; fervid; gifutamye adj. awry; askew;
vigorous; ardent; earnest; crooked; crookedly; unevenly;
enthusiastic; gung ho; animated; uneven; turned to one side;
intense; fierce; vehement; twisted; out of kilter; obliquely.
passionate; impassioned; Syn: gicyamye, kibogamye,
devoted; industrious; fanatic; kibangamye.
rabid; raging; raving. gifututse n. comprehensible.
gifite rukuruzi v. phr. magnetic Syn: gisobanutse.
PHYSICS. gifutuye n. comprehensible.
gifite uburakari v. phr. angry. Syn: gisobanuye.

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gigikoze muri lene adj. phr. gikaze adj. 1 • awful; bad;

woolly. dreadful; terrible; horrible;
gikabije guhenda n. too horrendous; deplorable,
expensive. distressing; lousy; unpleasant;
gikakaye adj. 1 • awful; bad; disagreeable; displeasing;
dreadful; terrible; horrible; appalling; frightful; ghastly;
horrendous; deplorable; fearful; horrifying; hideous; ugly;
distressing; lousy; unpleasant; gruesome; monstrous; shocking;
disagreeable; displeasing; revolting; reprehensible;
appalling; frightful; ghastly; despicable; contemptible; mean;
fearful; horrifying; hideous; ugly; low; base; heinous; dire;
gruesome; monstrous; shocking; redoubtable; formidable;
revolting; reprehensible; alarming.
despicable; contemptible; mean; 2 • hard.
low; base; heinous; dire; gike adj. little; a little.
redoubtable; formidable; gikenewe adj. relevant.
alarming. gikennye n. impovershed.
2 • fierce; wild; savage; ferocious; gike cyane loc. just a little.
menacing; fearful; threatening; gikimbiranye adj. conflicted.
bloodthirsty; violent; brutal; gikinguye adj. adj.
cruel; fell; feral; barbarous; 2 (urugi, idirishya, etc.) • adj.
merciless; enraged; raging; open, not shut, unshut, not
furious; tigerish; leonine; closed, unclosed, ajar, agape,
truculent; bellicose; voracious; gaping, yawning; not covered,
ravenous; ravening; horrible; uncovered, coverless,
terrible. unenclosed, unsealed,
gikarishye adj. 1 • awful; bad; unfastened, unlocked; extended,
dreadful; terrible; horrible; unfolded; welcoming,
horrendous; deplorable, 2 (amangazini, inzu y'ubucuruzi,
distressing; lousy; unpleasant; etc.) • adj. open; doing business;
disagreeable; displeasing; open for business; open to the
appalling; frightful; ghastly; public; available; accessible.
fearful; horrifying; hideous; ugly; gikodeshwa adj. for hire.
gruesome; monstrous; shocking; gikomangoma adj. nobly.
revolting; reprehensible; gikomeretsa adj. hurtful.
despicable; contemptible; mean; gikomeye1 adj.
low; base; heinous; dire; Usage: igihe.difficult; hard; grim;
redoubtable; formidable; rough; full of hardship; not easy;
alarming. Syn: gikaze. tough; trying; troublesome.
1 (person; animal) • dangerous. gikomeye2 adj. durable; powerful.

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gikomeye3 adj. 2 (igihe) • intry; freezing; chilling;

Usage: ikibazo.difficult; arduous; chilly; chill; cool; icy; ice-cold;
hard; laborious; strenuous; frigid; glacial; arctic; polar; brisk;
tough; exacting; formidable; crisp; snappy; nippy; nipping;
Herculean; troublesome; bitter; sharp; harsh; severe;
burdensome; wearisome; baffling; cutting; biting; penetrating;
confusing; puzzling; perplexing; piercing; stinging; marrow-
bewildering; unfathomable; chilling; bone-chilling; teeth-
cryptic; complex; complicated; chattering.
involved; intricate; impenetrable; gikora adj. 1 • active; functioning;
thorny; knotty. actively operative; working;
gikomeye adj. consolidated. acting; effectual; productive; in
gikomeye nk'ibuye v. phr. force; at work.
1 • very hard; solid; hardened; 2 • functional; working; operative;
rocklike; stony; steely. operable; functioning; useful;
2 • rigid; stiff; unmalleable; serviceable; practical; utilitarian.
inflexible; unpliable. gikoreka adj. workable;
gikomeza adj. practicable; feasable.
1 (ibihe bibi, etc.) • continuous; gikoresha ikoranabuhanga
unremitting; constant; rigezweho adj. phr. state-of-the-
uninterrupted; unceasing; heart; use the very latest
incessant; interminable; technology.
continual; continuing; lasting; gikoreshwa n'amaboko n. phr.
ceaseless; steady; endless; manually-operated.
perpetual; everlasting; eternal; gikoreshwa n'amazi n. phr.
persistent; persevering; enduring; hydraulic.
extensive; protracted; prolonged. gikosoreka adj. correctable.
2 (ibintu bikurikiranye, gikoze butemeri adj. phr. conic.
etc.) • continous; unbroken; gikoze mu biti adj. phr. wooden;
successive; progressive; made of wood; wood frame.
consecutive; linked; connected. gikozwe na adj. constituted;
gikomoka adj. derived from. made of.
Syn: gituruka. gikungahaye adj. copious;
Gikongoro n. 1 • Gikongoro. profuse; plentiful; abundant;
2 • former province in south bountiful; extensive; full; ample;
Rwanda. liberal; generous; lavish;
gikonje adj. plenteous.
1 (ikinyobwa) • cold; cool; cooled; gikurikira adj. next.
chilled; chilly; icy; ice-cold; gelid; gikuru adj. grown-up.
frosty; frosted; frigid; unheated; gikurura ubushamirane adj. phr.
unwarmed. conflicting.
Gikuyu n. Kikuyu.

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gikuze adj. mature; grown; gisaba gupfa cyangwa gukira

matured; fully developed; adj. phr. grave; serious; critical;
completely grown; grown-up; crucial; urgent; pressing; acute;
fullgrown; of age; adult; middle- important; vital; momentous; of
aged; in one's prime; experienced; great consequence;
practiced; seasoned; consequential; significant;
marriageable; nubile; womanly; weighty; life-and-death.
manly; virile; ripe; full-blown. gisaba imbaraga v. phr.
gikwiranye n'igihe adj. phr. laboriuous; strenuous;
topical; about current matters; burdensome; onerous; labored;
current; contemporary; local; toilsome; wearisome; arduous;
localized; parochial; limited; difficult; hard; effortful; uphill;
restricted; particular. herculean; tiresome; irksome;
gikwiye adj. 1 • meaningful; troublesome; oppressive; severe;
worthwhile; useful; substantial; rigorous; demanding; brutal;
significant; consequential; fatiguing; wearying; wearing.
important; serious; meaty; gisaba ingufu nyinshi adj. phr.
gratifying; emotionally satisfying. laboriuous; strenuous;
2 • fair; ust; free from favoritism or burdensome; onerous; labored;
self-interest or bias or deception; toilsome; wearisome; arduous;
conforming with established difficult; hard; effortful; uphill;
standards or rules. herculean; tiresome; irksome;
3 • acceptable; adequate; suitable; troublesome; oppressive; severe;
passable; tolerable; allowable; rigorous; demanding; brutal;
fair; barely satisfactory; so-so. fatiguing; wearying; wearing.
gikwiye guhabwa agaciro adj. gisanzwe adj. 1 • standard;
phr. worthy; worthwhile; normal; basic; usual; customary;
deserving; praiseworthy; universal; accepted; common;
laudable; commendable; ordinary; typical; regular; stock.
admirable; estimable; excellent; 2 • ordinary; common;
good; meritorious; suitable; fit; commonplace; usual; average;
fitting; befitting; appropriate; customary; standard; normal;
proper; creditable; honorable; everyday; routine; familiar;
virtuous; moral; ethical; typical; conventional; traditional;
reputable; upright; decent; habitual; unexceptional;
respectable; noble; honest; stereotyped; run-of-the-mill.
reliable; trustworthy.
Gira so yiturwa indi proverb. One
good turn deserves another.
gir. abbrev. associative.
See: ingirana.
gisa adj. like; identical.

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3 • everyday; routine; ordinary; gisuzuguritse v. pp. abased.

common; commonplace; gishaje adj. old; elderly; aged;
workaday; usual; customary; hoary; grizzled; gray-headed; gray
familiar; established; regular; with age; white with age;
conventional; stock; run-of-the- venerable; antiquated; ancient;
mill; dull; mundane; vintage; timeworn; age-old;
unimaginative; trite; hackneyed; antique; old-fashioned; out-of-
stereotyped; square. date; outdated; archaic; obsolete;
Ant: kidasanzwe. obsolescent. Syn: umusazira;
gisennye adj. smooth; even; flat; Ant: gishya, mutongore.
level; silky; velvety; sleek. gishamaje adj. pleasant;
Gisenyi n. 1 • Gisenyi. agreeable; enjoyable; pleasing;
2 • former province in North-West delightful; good; wonderful;
of Rwanda. charming; suitable; beautiful.
gisesuye adj. wide; sweeping; gisharira adj. 1 • bitter; sour;
ample; extensive; baggy; loose. acid; acerbic; acrid; tart; sharp;
gisetsa n. clownish; outlandish; caustic; biting; stinging; harsh;
foolishly comical; silly; inane; astringent.
nonsensical; ludicrous; slapstick; 2 • sour; sourish; sharp;
daffy; dizzy; crazy; wild; nutty; astringent; acid; acrid; acetic;
goofy; wacky; screwy; batty; vinegary; piquant; spicy; tangy;
balmy; zany. pungent; bitter.
gisida n. accident; mishap; gishashagirana adj. gleam.
mischance; misadventure; Syn: kibengerana.
collision; crash; wreck; smashup; gishashe adj. flat; level; shallow;
bit of bad luck; misfortune. staight.
gisobanutse adj. comprehensible; gishidikanywaho adj. doubtful;
meaningful; pointed; significant; dubious; suspicious; suspect;
having meaning; purposeful; questionable.
eloquent; expressive; deep; gishimishije adj. 1 • pleasant;
portentous; pregnant; designing; agreeable; enjoyable; pleasing;
suggestive; explicit; pithy. delightful; good; wonderful;
gisomeka v. pp. easy-view. charming; suitable; beautiful.
gisongoye v. pp. sharp. 2 • good; agreeable; enjoyable.
gisore1 adv. youthfully. gishimwa adj. laudable;
gisore2 n. flu; influenza. praiseworthy; commendable;
gisoretse v. pp. teenaged. admirable; respectable; desirable;
gisohoka kabiri mu kwezi adj. applaudable; satisfactory;
phr. bi-montly; occurring twice a gratifying; charming; enchanting;
month; semimonthly. likable.
gisubi n. musa sapientum gishingiye ku bintu bifatika adj.
BOTANY. phr. accurate.

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gishishikariza kwangana adj. gishyushye cyane n. phr. hot;

phr. rabble-rousing. very warm; uncomfortably warm;
gishishikariza ubugizi bwa nabi warm; sweltering; sultry; torrid;
adj. phr. rabble-rousing. at high temperature; highly
gishize adj. last. heated; heated; simmering;
gishobora kugereranywa steaming; burning; boiling;
n'ibindi adj. phr. comparable. broiling; scalding; scorching;
gishoboye adj. able; capable; fit; blistering; searing; baking;
fitted; competent; having the roasting; sizzling; piping hot;
means; equal to; adequate; fiery; smoldering; melting;
qualified. molten; red-hot; white-hot;
gishomera adj. jobless. incandescent.
gishonje adj. hungry; having a gitaganye v. pp. parallel.
desire; craving or need for food; gitagatifu adj. sacred.
feeling hunger; ravenous. gitambitse adj. horizontal.
gishya adj. new; recently gitambutse v. pp. more than.
acquired; of recent make; brand- gitandukanye v. pp. far from;
new; just out; spanking new; up- remote from; distant from;
to-date; modern; current; up-to- separated from.
the-minute; newly or lately gitandukanye v. pp. Usage: gisa
issued; newfangled; novel; ukwacyo.different; unlike;
original; late; fresh; recent. dissimilar; not identical; not
gishyamiranya adj. conflicting. alike; distinct; disparate; other
gishyamiranye adj. conflicted. than; divergent; contrasting.
gishyashya adj. new; recently Syn: kidasa n'ibindi.
acquired; of recent make; brand- gitandukanye n'ibisanzwe v. phr.
new; just out; spanking new; up- aberrant; deviant.
to-date; modern; current; up-to- gitangaje adj. miraculous.
the-minute; newly or lately Syn: nyamayobera.
issued; newfangled; novel; Gitarama n. 1 • Gitarama.
original; late; fresh; recent. 2 • former province in central
gishyigikiwe v. pp. supported. Rwanda.
gishyushye adj. hot; late; latest; gitari n. guitar.
new; recent; fresh. gitaha adj. next.
giteganye adj. parallel.
giteganyijwe adj. planned.
gitengeneje adj. smooth; even;
flat; level; silky; velvety; sleek.

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gitesha umutwe adj. phr. giteye ishozi adj. phr. abhorrent;

bothersome; troublesome; causing repugnance; causing
annoying; inconvenient; aversion; detestable; loathsome;
aggravating; vexing; taxing; abominable; detestable;
distressing; disturbing; despicable; contemptible;
worrisome; disquieting. reprehensible; loathsome;
gitetse v. pp. cooked. hateful; abhorrent; execrable;
giteye agahinda adj. phr. disgusting; revolting; repulsive;
abominable; detestable; repugnant; repellent; odious; vile;
despicable; contemptible; base; wretched; heinous;
reprehensible; loathsome; ignominious; villainous;
hateful; abhorrent; execrable; infamous; atrocious; horrid;
disgusting; revolting; repulsive; horrible; foul; hellish; damnable;
repugnant; repellent; odious; vile; evil; cursed; accursed.
base; wretched; heinous; giteye ubwoba adj. awful; bad;
ignominious; villainous; dreadful; terrible; horrible;
infamous; atrocious; horrid; horrendous; deplorable;
horrible; foul; hellish; damnable; distressing; lousy; unpleasant;
evil; cursed; accursed. disagreeable; displeasing;
giteye impungenge v. phr. appalling; frightful; ghastly;
concern; worry; trouble; disturb; fearful; horrifying; hideous; ugly;
make anxious; distress; gruesome; monstrous; shocking;
disconcert. revolting; reprehensible;
giteye isoni adj. phr. indecent; despicable; contemptible; mean;
obscene; lewd; immoral; low; base; heinous; dire;
improper; lustful; ribald; bawdy; redoubtable; formidable;
prurient; filthy; vulgar; gross; alarming; worrisome.
coarse; indelicate; salacious; giteza amahane adj. conflicting.
squalid; foul; dirty; dirty-minded; gito1 adj. small; little; tiny; petite;
impure; unwholesome; immodest; diminutive; undersized; slight;
lecherous; sordid; lurid; small; meager; scant; modest; not
shameless; wanton; unblushing. great; minor; inconsequential;
insignificant; trivial; superficial;
unimportant; lesser; trifling; of no
account; young.
gito2 n. scrouge; skintint; stingy
person; miser; hoarder; niggardly
person; niggard; penny pincher;
pinchpenny; scrooge; tightwad.
Syn: igisambo, umunyabugugu.
gitoto adj. young.
gitoya adj. young; small.

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gito cyane n. gicishamake adj. humble.

Usage: igiciro.rocket-bottom. giciye akenge v. phr. mature;
gitsindagira adj. emphasising; grown; matured; fully developed;
stessing. completely grown; grown-up;
gitubijwe v. fullgrown; of age; adult; middle-
1 (ikintu) • scaled down; small- aged; in one's prime; experienced;
scale. practiced; seasoned;
2 (igiciro) • reduced; cut. marriageable; nubile; womanly;
gituje adj. loving; fond; friendly; manly; virile; ripe; full-blown.
calm; soothing; peaceful; mild; giciye bugufi v. phr. abased.
complaisant; agreeable; pleasant; gicomekwa v. pp. connectable.
amiable; happy; pleased; gicometse v. pp. connected.
pleasing; gratified; gratifying; gicumu cya kigembe n. phr.
good-natured; even-tempered; virago; shrew; scold; nag; virago;
apologetic; forgiving; unresentful; harridan; fury; vixen; fishwife;
placating. hellion; spitfire; Xanthippe; she-
gitukura adj. red. wolf; ogress; tigress; hellcat;
gitunamye adj. bumpy. battle-ax. Syn: igishegabo.
gitunganye adj. successful. gicunzwe v. pp. in hand; under
gitunguranye adj. abrupt; control.
sudden; unexpected; unforeseen; Gicurasi n. May.
unanticipated; impulsive; gihabanye adj. far from; remote
unlooked for; unannounced; from; distant from; separated
hasty; quick; rapid; swift; from. Syn: kivuguruza,
instantaneous; precipitate. gitandukanye.
gituranye adj. adjacent; next to; gihagaritse v. pp. vertical.
beside; right beside; abutting; gihagaze v. pp. upright.
touching; bordering; tangential; gihagije1 adj. enough; sufficient.
next door to; contiguous with; gihagije2 adj. plenty; an
conterminous; proximate; abundant supply; ample amount;
juxtaposed. a full measure; abundance;
gityaye adj. sharp; keen-edged; sufficiency; profusion; plenitude;
fine-edged; fine; not blunt; razor- good deal; great deal; a wealth;
sharp; pointed; pointy; piked; enough and to spare; slew; lots;
edged; cutting; serrated; toothed; oceans; worlds; oodles; gobs;
bristly; thorny; spiny; prickly. scads.
gica cya Rurenge n. very bad
person. Syn: umugome
kabuhariwe.
giciriritse adj. small-scale.
uruganda ruciriritse a small-
scale enterprise.

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gihambaye adj. terrific; great; gihenze adj.

fine; good; wonderful; superb; Usage: igicuruzwa.expensive;
excellent; splendid; marvelous; costly; high-priced; dear;
sensational; fabulous; fantastic; overpriced; exorbitant;
stupendous; smashing; super; extravagant; excessive;
superduper; extraordinary; unreasonable; immoderate;
remarkable; exceptional; bang- uneconomical; beyond one's
up; marvy; fab; sensash; out of means.
this world. Syn: gishamaje, gihenze cyane adj. phr. very
gitangaje. expensive.
gihamya n. giherekejwe adj. accompanied.
Usage: y'inkuru.substantiation; giherekejwe na adj. phr.
verification; corroboration; accompanied by.
affirmation; authentication; giheruka adj. Usage: ibindi.last;
validation; proof. final; conclusive; closing;
gihamye adj. grown-up; adult. concluding; terminal; ultimate;
Syn: gikuze. extreme; farthest; furthest;
Gihana n. A chiefdom named after utmost; rearmost; hindmost;
his first and only chief ... behind; at the end; tailing;
gihanamye adj. abrupt; sheer. tagging along; bringing up the
gihangayikisha adj. bothersome; rear.
troublesome; annoying; gihehereye adj. humid; muggy;
inconvenient; aggravating; sticky; sultry; steamy; damp;
vexing; taxing; distressing; moist; dank; clammy; soppy.
disturbing; worrisome; Syn: kibobereye.
disquieting. gihikomeye
gihangayikishije adj. concern; gihinduka adj. convertible;
worry; trouble; disturb; make exchangeable for something of
anxious; distress; disconcert. equal value.
gihanika adj. correctable. gihire adj. happy; fortunate;
gihari adj. available. lucky; auspicious; favorable;
gihe ki? adj. phr. when? felicitous; propitious; convenient;
gihenda n. dear; expensive; lovely; opportune; meet; timely;
valuable; costly; pricey. seasonable; fitting; fit;
gihendutse adj. advantageous; agreeable.
Usage: igicuruzwa.cheap; Umwaka mushya muhire A
inexpensive; low-priced; happy New Year.
economical; reasonable. gihishe adj. Usage: igitekerezo,
Syn: kidahenda. icyifuzo.dark; hidden; concealed;
secret; obscure; dim; deep.

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gihubukiwe v. pp. abrupt; curt; gufata1 1 (umugizi wa

brusque; blunt; brisk; gruff; nabi) • arrest; take into custody;
short; crisp; discourteous; apprehend; catch; seize; capture;
impolite; uncivil; ungracious; take prisoner; collar; detain; hold;
unceremonious; rude; rough. secure; bust; nab; pinch.
gihuje1 adj. corresponded. Syn: guta muri yombi.
gihuje2 n. Usage: ibikiranga 2 • bag; bust; collar; cop; do; get;
n'ikindi kintu.alike. gobble; grab; haul in; hoist; hook;
gihuje n'ukuri adj. phr. real; knock; knock off; lag; lift; lumber;
existing; true-to-life; factual; true; nab; nail; nick; pick up; pinch;
genuine; bona fide; authentic; pluck; pull in; put the snatch on;
legitimate; confirmed. rap; run in; snatch; tag; touch;
Syn: umwimerere. yank. Usage: Slang words for 'to
gihumye n. blind; sightless; arrest':.
unable to see; without vision; gufata2 v. obtain; get; acquire;
unseeing. attain; receive; procure; fetch;
gihuze adj. busy; occupied; pick up; come by; go after;
active; engaged; employed; secure; come into possession of;
working; hard at work; laboring; glean; meet with; achieve; win;
toiling; industrious; slaving; on gain; earn; realize; net; bag;
duty; in harness; engrossed; reap; take; inherit; succeed to;
absorbed; intent. pocket.
gipfura adv. gently. gufata3 v.
gipimika adj. measurable. Usage: ahantu.appropriate;
godiyo n. football boot. capture; seize; conquer.
golufe n. golf. gufata4 v. consider; look on. Uyu
gufagira v. clean; broom. munsi w'ikiruhuko uwufate
Syn: gufyagira, gupyagira. nk'igihembo cy'ibikorwa byawe
gufangura v. do quickly. Look on this day off as a reward
gufasha v. 1 • serve; work for; act for your hard work.
as a servant to; be in the service gufata5 v. Usage: isasu,
of; attend; take care of; wait on. umwambi.reach the target.
2 • help; give a hand; help out; gufata6 n. Usage: indwara.affect.
aid; assist. gufata7 v.
3 • accommodate. Usage: umushyitsi.delay; make
gufashamo loc. run very fast. late. Syn: gukerereza, gukereza.
See: gufumyamo; kwiruka; gufata8 v. choose; decide;
kofeka; kuyabangira ingata; determine; resolve; prefer;
kwiruka amasigamana. commit oneself; opt; elect; intend;
gufashisha amaraso loc. blood see fit; desire; wish; be inclined;
transfusion. like. Syn: kwiyemeza.

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gufata9 v. consider; deem; think; gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi loc.

believe; judge; regard; hold; view. respect; honor; esteem; do honor
Syn: kubona, uko ubona ibintu, to; revere; venerate; pay
uko wemera ibintu. deference to; defer to; pay respect
gufata10 v. Usage: neza cyangwa to; regard; pay attention to; look
nabi.maintain; look after. up to; be appreciative of;
gufata11 v. Usage: umwenda.be understand; set store by; admire;
tight. Syn: gufunga. value; cherish; prize.
gufata12 v. Usage: uwari Syn: kubaha cyane.
wagusize.catch up with. gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi loc.
gufata ayaguye loc. lit. to hold to do things very carefully; to
the sagging ones (breasts); to treat somebody like a prince (lit.
waste one's time for nothing. to treat like guests' milk).
gufata disikuru v. phr. make a gufatanwa igihanga loc. lit. to be
speech. caught with a skull; to be caught
gufata ifatabuguzi v. phr. the panths down.
subscribe; have a subscription; gufatanya v. cooperate; co-
receive a periodical by mail. operate; work together;
gufata ijambo v. phr. intervene; participate; collaborate; unite; act
speak. jointly; join; join forces; take part;
gufata icyemezo v. phr. have a share in; pitch in; work side by
decision. side; go along; bear part in; stand
gufata ku ngufu za Leta v. phr. shoulder to shoulder; join hands;
confiscate; seize; commandeer; pull together.
appropriate; possess; preempt; gufata umugambi loc. set out.
take; take over; impound; Syn: kwiha intego, kwiha
sequester; expropriate. umugambi.
gufata mu mutwe v. phr. gufata umuntu ku munwa loc.
memorize; learn sthg by heart. lit. to hold somebody on the
Syn: gutora2. mouth; to silence somebody.
gufatana agatoki loc. lit. to hold Syn: gucecekesha.
each other's hand; to be very gufata umurongo v. phr.
close. Syn: gufatana urunana. adjustment; settling in;
gufata neza v. phr. maintenance. settlement; acclimation;
adapting; getting used to;
orientation.
gufata umushahara v. phr. earn
salary.

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gufataho urugero v. phr. emulate; gufunga1 v. 1 • close; shut,

take as a model; follow the secure; close up; stop up; stop;
example of; pattern oneself after; fill up; fill; fill in; stuff; clog; clog
follow; copy; imitate; try to equal; up; plug; plug up; shut off;
rival; mimic; ape. blockade; block; obstruct; seal
Syn: gukurikiza. off; shut in; shut up; confine;
gufatira mu cyuho v. phr. catch pen. Syn: kudanangira,
sb in the act. See: kugwa kudadira.
gitumo. 2 • close; imprison; incarcerate;
gufatira mu cyuho loc. catch red- put behind bars.
handed. gufunga2 v. encrypt; scramble.
gufatwa1 n. 1 • be arrested. Syn: kudadira, gupfunyika
Syn: gutabwa muri yombi. ubutumwa.
2 • be or get busted/done/ gufunga3 n. goal; tie; immure; jug;
nabbed/narked/ nicked/picked remand; lag; put away. Syn: guta
up/run in. Usage: Slang words mu mugozi.
for 'to be arrested'. gufunga4 v. do up.
gufatwa2 v. 1 • be mastered. gufunga amakofe loc.
2 (illness) • be contaminated; be Usage: infomal use.die; perish;
infected. suffer death; expire; pass away;
gufatwa n'indwara v. phr. go pass on; pass over; leave this
down with. Syn: gushyirwayo, world; depart; meet death; come
kurwara. to one's end; be heard of no
gufigiza v. fill. more; draw the last breath; go
gufigizwa v. be full. the way of all flesh; go to one's
guforoka n. relax. Syn: gufodoka. glory; go from dust to dust;
gufotora1 v. take photos; croak; kick the bucket.
photograph; take pictures of. Syn: guhenera inzira, kugwa ku
gufotora2 v. photocopy; xerox. gasi. See: gupfa; kwitaba Imana;
Usage: inyandiko. gutaha; gushiramo umwuka;
gufudikira v. to break one's kuruhukira mu mahoro; guheza
promise to sb. Syn: guhemukira, umwuka.
gukosereza. gufunga amatwe loc. lit. to close
gufumyamo loc. run very fast. ears; to refuse to listen.
See: gufashamo; kwiruka; gufunga byose v. phr. close all.
kofeka; kuyabangira ingata; gufunga umunwa loc. lit. to close
kwiruka amasigamana. one's mouth; to keep silent.
Syn: kuruca ukarumira,
gucweza, kunuma, kuryumaho.
gufunga umupira v. phr. trap the
ball.
gufungura v. diluate.

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gufungura [gwufuungwura] v. gufuriza v. sniff; snivel; sniffle;

1 • eat; feed; take nourishment; snuffle; snuff; snort. Usage: when
take sustenance; take a meal; you have flu.
break bread. gufurura v. snore. Syn: kugona.
2. • breakfast; lunch; dine; sup; gufutukirwa v. comprehend;
feast; gormandize; consume; understand; grasp; fathom; make
devour; take; ingest; dispatch; out; perceive; conceive; penetrate;
bolt; gulp; wolf down; gobble; absorb; assimilate; digest;
nibble. appreciate; savvy; get; catch; dig.
gufungura [gwufuungwuura] v. gufutura v. clarify; explain the
1 • unclose; throw open; set ajar; sense of sth.
move aside; swing aside; unlock; gufuya v. to clear the brush.
unfasten; unbar; unseal; unfold; gufyagira v. clean; broom.
expand; lay open; crack; clear; Syn: gufagira, gupyagira.
unblock. Mushobora gufungura guguhata v. peel.
umuryango. Please open the gukabiriza v.
door. Syn: gukingura. Usage: inkuru.exagerate;
2 • begin; commence; start initiate; overstate; magnify; amplify;
inaugurate; originate; launch; hyperbolize; enlarge on; stretch;
embark upon; set in motion; get embroider; embellish; overdo;
the ball rolling; institute; found; boast; lay it on ;
create; undertake; establish. gukabita urutoki ku rundi loc.
Inama tuzayifunguza indirimbo lit. to hit a finger on another; to
yubahiriza igihugu. We'll open show one's resentment.
the meeting by singing the Syn: gukubita agatoki ku kandi,
national anthem. Syn: gutangiza. guhigira.
3 • open to the public; become gukabya v. exagerate; overstate;
available for use; permit access; magnify; amplify; hyperbolize;
afford entrance; receive enlarge on; stretch; embroider;
customers; start business. embellish; overdo; boast; lay it on
twakira abatugana kiva saa ;
mbiri za mu gitondo. we open gukambika v. pitch; set up; raise;
since 8:00 p.m. Syn: kwakira erect; set; place; fix; settle; plant;
abantu. establish; locate; station.
gufungura ubutumwa v. phr. Syn: gushinga amahema,
decrypt. gushinga inkambi.
gufunyanga v. stir. gukamira ku nkungu loc. 1 • to
gufura v. Usage: imyenda, milk on a hornless cow.
imyambaro.wash clothes. 2 • to milk without lightening
gufureba v. wrap; wrap up; ritualistic milking fire.
enclose; enwrap; bundle; encase;
bind; wind; fold.

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gukamira umuntu mu kitoze loc. gukarishye v. tart; sour; sourish;

Syn: gukubita icyansi, gukamira sharp; astringent; acid; acrid;
mu kiva. acetic; vinegary; piquant; spicy;
gukamisha v. 1 • to assist in tangy; pungent; bitter.
milking. gukata v. cut; lacerate; incise;
2 • to put drums away pierce; gash; slash; hack; nick;
(euphemism). lance; slit; slice; carve; saw; chop;
gukamura v. twist; wrench; turn; dice; cube; mince; divide; section;
sprain; wrest; yank; pull. split; dissect; sever; sunder; rive.
gukana v. work the leather for Syn: gutema, guca, gucagagura,
clothes. gucongaconga.
gukandagira v. tread on. gukatagura v. slice.
Syn: gusyonyora. gukataza v. Usage: urwanya
gukanga v. menace; threaten; umwanzi, etc..drive; advance;
terrify; intimidate; threaten; press forward; rush.
terrorize; bully; browbeat; cow; gukacira v. grip; grasp; seize
daunt. firmly; clutch; clench; hold fast;
gukanga Rutenderi loc. to anger hold tight; seize hold of; catch
s.o. who is ready to react hold of; seize; grab; snatch.
negatively. Syn: gukoma gukapfakapfwa v. have his
imbarutso. strength sapped by the sickness.
gukangisha v. jeopardize; put in gukeka v. suspect; mistrust;
jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil. doubt; distrust; question; have
gukangurira v. arouse; stimulate; no confidence in; have one's
rouse; vivify; spark; inspire; doubts about; harbor suspicions
animate; excite; inspirit; fill with about; wonder about; misdoubt;
ardor; inflame; incite; stir; stir be suspicious of; believe guilty.
up; quicken; instigate; foment; gukemura v. set.
galvanize; trigger. gukendera v. decline; dwindle;
Syn: gushishikariza. flag; fail; diminish; wither; fall off;
gukankama v. bark; shout; lessen; taper; ebb; shrivel;
bellow; yell; roar; holler; cry out. languish; crumble; droop; wane;
Syn: gutontoma, gukankamira. blur; slowly disappear; dissolve;
gukanyaga v. pinch; tweak; evanesce; evaporate; recede; melt
squeeze; clutch; seize; snag; grab; away; dissipate; die gradually;
snare; grasp; clasp; clamp; grip; pass away. Syn: kuyoyoka.
snatch; snap; compress. gukenera v. do with; need; want.
Syn: gukandira, gufatira. gukenesha v. impoverish; reduce
gukaraba v. bathe. Syn: koga, to poverty.
gukaraba. gukengera v. overestimate.
gukaranga v. fry. Syn: kugaya imbaraga,
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gukenyera v. gird; encircle with a gukina mu magambo loc.

belt; bind with a girdle; girdle; 1 • joke; jest; poke fun at; make
strap; belt; lace round; secure; jokes about; mock; ridicule; make
tie; girt; hitch; truss; tighten; merry with; laugh to scorn; make
fasten. game of; gibe at; laugh at; smile
gukerereza v. Usage: imirimo, at; chortle; laugh up one's sleeve;
etc..impede; delay; slow down; snicker; deride; pooh-pooh; scoff
block; interfere with; interrupt; at; jeer at; play a practical joke
check; retard; obstruct; hinder; upon; send on a fool's errand;
thwart; frustrate; inhibit; arrest; put on; dupe; gull; take in; fool;
sidetrack; stall; stymie; deter; tease.
hamper; hold back; halter; 2 • roast.
disrupt. gukina urusimbi v. phr. gamble;
gukesha amaramuko v. phr. look bet; wager; play for money; take a
to; depend on. Syn: kubeshwaho. flyer; try one's luck; tempt
gukikira v. Usage: ikibazo.beg; fortune.
evade; avoid; dodge; shirk; shun; gukinga v. Usage: ukuboko
escape; avert; eschew; parry; fend bagiye kugukubita.parry.
off; sidestep; steer clear of; shy gukingira1 v. protect; defend;
away from. Syn: guca ikibungo, protect; preserve; secure; shield;
guca hirya. shelter; guard; safeguard; keep
gukikiza v. surround; encircle; safe; watch over.
circle; enclose; ring; encompass; gukingira2 v. vaccinate.
girdle; engird; enfold; belt; gukingira ikibaba loc. protect;
compass; circumscribe; envelop; shield; defend; watch over;
hedge; hedge in; shut in; close in; safeguard; secure; shelter; cover;
hem in; fence in. Syn: kugota. hide; veil; harbor; screen.
gukimbirana v. Usage: mu gukingisha ingufuri v. phr.
magambo.squabble; wrangle; padlock.
quarrel; argue; spat; spar; gukingiza v. make vaccinate.
dispute; haggle; disagree; fight. gukingura v. 1 • pen; unclose;
Syn: guterana amagambo. throw open; set ajar; move aside;
swing aside.
2. • unlock; unfasten; unbar;
unseal.
3. • unfold; expand; lay open.
4 • crack; clear; unblock.
gukinisha v. piss around; piss
about. Syn: gukina mu
bikomeye.
gukira v. 1 • get well; heal.
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gukirana v. catch hold of, seize,
clasp sb around the waist.
gukirigita v. tickle; stroke with
the fingertips; stroke lightly; rub
lightly; stroke; titillate.
gukiruka v. recuperate.
gukobana [gwukoobaana] v.
wrinkle.
gukodesha v. rent; sell the use of;
let; rent out; lease; buy the use
of; hire; charter; lease.
gukoma [gwukôma] v. knock off.
gukoma amashyi v. phr. clap;
applaud.
gukomanga v. knock.
gukomereka v. 1 • be hurt; be
injured. Usage: in accident.
2 (mu bushotoranyi) • be hurt; be
wounded.
gukomeretsa v. 1 • hurt; injure;
harm; disable; maim; cripple;
lame; mangle; mutilate; impair;
damage; maul.
2 • bruise; cut; scratch; scar; mar;
mark; disfigure; deface.
gukomeretsa bucye (bullet)
shave; graze; scrape; glance;
brush; skin, touch lightly.
gukomeretsa v. 1 • hurt; injure;
harm; disable; maim; cripple;
lame; mangle; mutilate; impair;
damage; maul.
2 • bruise; cut; scratch; scar; mar;
mark; disfigure; deface.
gukomeretsa bucye (bullet)
shave; graze; scrape; glance;
brush; skin, touch lightly.
gukomeretsa v. 1 • hurt; injure;
harm; disable; maim; cripple;
lame; mangle; mutilate; impair;
damage; maul.
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2 • bruise; cut; scratch; scar; mar;
mark; disfigure; deface.
gukomeretsa bucye (bullet)
shave; graze; scrape; glance;
brush; skin, touch lightly.
gukomeza [gwukwomeza] v.
1 • keep; keep on.
2 • continue; keep up; go on;
proceed; persist; persevere; last;
endure; extend; carry on; drag
on.
3 • resume.
4 • continue; remain; stay; stay
on; keep on; carry on; abide.
5 • consolidate; strengthen; fortify;
solidify; make solid; make sure;
make firm.
gukomeza ibintu loc. 1 • make
more complicated; complicate;
make more difficult.
2 • complicate; make complex;
make intricate; make difficult;
involve; confound; confuse;
muddle; entangle; knot; snarl;
ravel; tangle.
gukomeza umutsi loc. resist;
fight against; oppose; strike back;
beat back; fight; combat; contest;
withstand; make a stand against;
hold out against; bear up against;
stand up to; weather; repel;
counter; counteract; stop; stem;
thwart; baffle; balk; foil; frustrate.
gukomeza umutsi loc. lit. to
strengthen a vein; to resist death.
Syn: guhangana, guhatana.
gukomoza v. 1 • mention; allude
to; speak of briefly; refer to; touch
upon.
2 • name; specify; cite; disclose;
make known; divulge.
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3 • hint at; intimate; imply; gukora3 v. work; work; be

insinuate. employed; have a job; be
4 • state; observe; remark; tell; occupied; do business; pursue a
say; tell of; report; recount; vocation; labor; toil; be
narrate. industrious; exert oneself; apply
gukona v. oneself; endeavor; perform;
1 (umugabo; umugore) • castrate. drudge; slave; sweat; use elbow
2 (indogobe) • geld. grease; put one's shoulder to the
3 • (injangwe); neuter; spay. wheel. this term was frequently
gukongeza [gwukwôongeeza] v. used in RTLM broadcasts. An
fire; ignite; kindle; light; set on ordinary word which carried a
fire; set fire to; set burning; special meaning during the
inflame; burn; catch fire. genocide, meaning to kill Tutsi
Syn: kwatsa, gufatisha. and their Hutu supporters. The
gukongoka [gwukoongoka] v. be word refers back to the 1959
wipe out. revolution and its violence
gukongora v. consume; against Tutsi, a link indicated in
incinerate. Syn: guhindura ivu. phrases that advocate “finishing
gukora1 v. make; manufacture; the work of the revolution.” The
construct; produce; fashion; 1994 Rwandan president,
form; fabricate; assemble; create; Theodore Sikubwabo, used the
compose; devise; shape; frame; term on April 19, 1994 in a
build; erect. speech in which he said “every
gukora2 v. do; perform; execute; person must understand that he
administer; carry out; bring must ‘work’ in order to win the
about. war.” “Work” requires ibikoresho (
“tools" literally, the things to
work with) that is, firearms,
machetes, clubs, spears and
homemade nail-studded clubs.
After a massacre the radio
announcer commented that
people were cultivating lands
taken from victims “to reward
themselves for the work they had
done.” "Clean up the dirt" and
“clearing the brush” are related
phrases.
gukora agashya v. make
innovations; do something
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gukora akantu loc. to do gukora mu za Mironko loc. lit. to

something remarquable (bad or put hands in Mironko's cows; to
good). provoke somebody who is more
gukora amahano1 v. profane; powerful.
desecrate; defile; commit gukorana v. conspire; scheme
sacrilege; blaspheme; dishonor. intrigue; collude; connive;
gukora amahano2 loc. abuse; machinate; plot treason.
outrage; rape; ravish; violate. gukorana imibonano
gukora igenzura v. make mpuzatsina v. phr. make love.
experiments. gukorana umutima mubi loc.
gukora igerageza v. make Usage: ikintu.act in bad faith.
experiments. Syn: kugirana umutima mubi,
gukora ikizami v. take an exam; kugirira ubugome, gukera
sit for an exam. ubugome, kugirana ubugome,
gukora ikosa v. make a mistake. gukorana ubugome.
gukora imbata y'inzu v. phr. gukoranga v. humiliate.
design. See: gushushanya. gukora nk'aho loc. make as
gukora iyo bwabaga loc. make all though; make as if.
efforts. gukoranya ingabo v. mobilize;
gukora iperereza v. 1 • make muster; call up; summon;
inquiries; inquire; investigate; activate; assemble for action;
probe; explore; study; look into; make operative; organize;
look deeper; inspect; examine; marshal; call to arms; put in
search; look behind the scenes of; motion; tap in emergency; to
scrutinize; look over; track down. assemble (armed forces) into
2 • check out. readiness for active service.
gukora ku rustinga loc. Syn: guhuruza, kurarikira.
1 • phone; telephone; call; gukora raporo v. phr. make a
contact; ring. report.
2 • buzz. gukora ubushakashatsi v. phr. do
gukora ku rutsinga loc. make a research on; study; investigate;
phone call. Syn: gutelefona, conduct an examination on;
guhamagara. probe; make inquiries.
gukora mudasobwa v. phr. make gukora umuntu mu ntoki loc. lit.
computers. to touch somebody in the hands;
gukora mu jisho loc. irritate s.o.; to congratulate.
bug s.o. Syn: gushimagiza.
gukora mu muhogo loc. lit. to gukora urukuta n. make a wall.
touch in the throat; to start gukoraho anketi v. phr.
singing with a clear voice. Usage: umuntu.check up on.
Syn: gutangira kuririmba. gukorera v. work for.

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gukorera mu mucyo v. phr. work gukosora1 v. 1 • correct; chasten;

in transparency. compensate; discipline;
gukorera mu ruganda v. phr. reprimand; admonish; berate;
manufacture; produce; mass- scold; rebuke; censure; reprove;
produce; make; fabricate; mold; lecture; chide; dress down; take
form; fashion; devise; frame; to task; haul over the coals; read
assemble; put together; the riot act to; punish; castigate;
construct; build. discipline; chastise.
gukorera ubugome loc. 2 (umunyamafuti) • correct;
Usage: ikintu.act in bad faith. castigate; chasten; compensate;
Syn: kugirana umutima mubi, discipline.
gukorana umutima mubi, gukosora2 v. Usage: icyakozwe
kugirira ubugome, gukera nabi.correct; rectify.
ubugome, kugirana ubugome, gukosora3 v.
gukorana ubugome. Usage: umuntu.correct; punish.
gukorerwamo v. Usage: inzu, Syn: gucyaha, gucyamura,
ishyamba, etc..be used. gucishaho akanyafu.
gukoresha1 v. work with. gukosora amafuti v. phr. remedy
gukoresha2 Usage: utwaye a fault.
nk'imodoka, ubwato, gukosha v. cost an arm and a leg;
etc..manage; manipulate; cost a fortune.
maneuver; handle; control; work; gukotana v. struggle.
operate; make go; run; guide; Syn: guhatana.
steer; use; wield; ply. gukopera v. cheat.
gukoresha3 v. use; make use of; gukoza isoni v. abase; humble.
put to use; operate; employ; Syn: gucisha bugufi.
work; manipulate; handle; ply; gukoza urutoki mu jisho loc. lit.
wield; utilize; apply; exercise; to touch in the eye with a finger;
exert; resort to; have recourse to; to provoke. Syn: gusembura,
avail oneself of; take advantage gukabura, gukoza agati mu
of; profit by; capitalize on; make ntozi.
the most of; exploit. gukuba1 n. multiply.
gukorora v. cough. gukuba2 v. cloud; grow cloudy;
gukoropa v. mop; to rub, wipe, overcast; darken; dim;
clean, or remove with a mop; overshadow; shadow; shade;
wash the floor. eclipse; obscure; blur; shroud;
gukosa v. make a mistake. cover; veil; cloak; screen; conceal;
gukosereza v. trespass; enter hide; curtain.
unlawfully; intrude; infringe; gukuba icyarire loc. lit. to fold the
invade; encroach; impinge. cow's sleeping grass; to be given
Syn: kurengera. young cows by a cow's owner to
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gukubira mu bw'inyana loc.
1 • to retire into the calves'
quarters.
2 • to act deceitfully.
gukubita v. beat; thresh.
gukubita v. beat.
gukubita igitwenge v. phr. laugh;
chuckle; giggle; express mirth;
roar with laughter; roar; chortle;
guffaw; snicker; titter; snigger;
cackle; break up; split one's
sides; roll in the aisle; howl.
gukubita igihwereye v. phr.
miscarry; to have a miscarriage
of a fetus. Syn: gukuramo inda.
gukubita ishoti v. phr. kick;
strike with the foot; punt; boot;
hit; strike. Syn: gutera ishoti.
gukubitana v. run into; meet
unexpectedly. Syn: guhura.
gukubita umuntu ishashi
y'ururimi loc. to hit somebody
with a young cow of a tongue; to
tell a great lie.
gukubita umutwe ku ijuru loc.
lit. to hit the head on the sky; to
lie. Syn: kunyomeka, kubesha
icya semuhanuka.
gukubitwa n'umtima loc. lit. to be
hit by the heart; to have fear for
no reason.
Syn: guhangayikishwa n'ubusa.
gukubura v. 1 • sweep.
2 (room) • sweep up; sweep out.
3 (carpet) • brush; sweep. kubura
hasi Sweep the floor.
gukuka iryinyo v. phr. lose a
teeth.
gukukana v. gain; acquire; put
on; add; build up; win.
Syn: kwegukana.
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gukuka umutima loc. lit. to have
a heart pulled; to have fear.
Syn: gushya ubwoba, gutinya.
gukuka umutima
gukumbura v. long for; yearn;
crave; hunger; thirst; lust;
hanker; sigh; pine; have a desire;
have a yen for; hope; want; wish;
aspire; have one's heart set on;
covet; be bent upon.
gukumburisha v. give sb a feeling
of nostalgia.
gukumbuza v. give sb a feeling of
nostalgia.
gukumirwa v. be blocked; be
prevented; be stopped.
gukuna v. strech the labia
minora.
gukunda v. love; like; have a
passionate affection for; be filled
with rapture by; feel amorous
toward; be infatuated with; be
enamored of; be devoted to;
adore; be fond of; feel tenderness
toward; lose one's heart to; hold
dear; regard affectionately; feel
warmly toward; admire; esteem;
treasure; cherish; sympathize
with; feel goodwill toward; feel
solicitude for.
gukunda bose n. phr. be friendly.
gukundana v. love each other.
gukundwakaza v. cherish.
gukungahaza v. enrich; make
rich; make wealthy; feather the
nest of.
gukungahaza
gukura v. maturate; mature;
ripen.
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gukura amata mu kanwa loc. to
remove milk from somebody's
mouth; to deprise somebody of
his or her fortune.
gukura ikiriyo loc. ending
mourning period.
gukura iryinyo v. phr. pull a
tooth.
gukuramo v. subtract.
gukuramo inda v. phr.
Usage: by'impanuka.1 • miscarry
. tread in the rear of; proceed in
2 • to have a miscarriage of a
fetus.
gukura umuntu amata mu
kanwa loc. lit. to remove milk
from somebody's mouth; to
deprive somebody of things they
are accustomed to. Syn: gutesha
umuntu amahirwe.
gukura umuntu aho umwami
yakuye Busyete loc. to make
somebody rich. Syn: gukura
umuntu igitaka mu kanwa.
gukura umuntu igitaka mu
kanwa loc. lit. to remove mud
from somebody's mouth; to make
somebody rich. Syn: gukura
umuntu aho umwami yakuye
Busyete.
gukurayo amaso v. abandon;
forget completely.
gukuraho v. remove; take off; doff;
take away; take out; dislodge;
expel; oust; eject; evacuate; cart
off; take away; sweep out; carry
off.
gukuraho itegeko v. phr.
abrogate; abrogate a law.
gukuraho icyizere v. phr. deskill.
gukurikira1 v. 1 • accompany.
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2 • follow; come after; go behind;
tread on the heels of; walk in the
steps of; tread in the rear of;
proceed in the wake of; bring up
the rear; come on.
3 • succeed; come next; come
after; step into the shoes of;
replace; supplant; take the place
of. Syn: gusimbura.
4 • come after; go behind; tread on
the heels of; walk in the steps of;
the wake of; bring up the rear.
gukurikira2 v.
Usage: ntakigusoba.be all eyes;
be extremely attentive.
gukurikirana v. umugizi wa nabi
bikorwa n'abapolisi: .hunt;
pursue; chase; track; trail; trace;
follow the trail of; stalk; follow the
scent of; look for; search for;
seek; try to find; look high and
low for; go in quest of; follow;
turn everything upside down;
leave no stone unturned; peer
into every corner; explore; probe;
inquire into; follow the track;
follow the path.
gukurikirana ikibazo v. phr. look
into; investigate. Polisi iri
gukora iperereza kuri icyo
kibazo. The police are looking
into the case. Syn: gukora
iperereza.
gukurikirana mu mategeko v.
phr. sue.
gukurikiranwaho v. be charge of.
gukurikiranya v. Usage: mu
byubahiro.set.
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gukurikiza v. emulate; take as a gukwirakwira v.

model; follow the example of;
pattern oneself after; follow; copy;
imitate; try to equal; rival; mimic;
ape. Syn: gufataho urugero.
gukurikizaho v. follow; forward.
Syn: gutaho.
gukurirwaho ibihano v. phr. drop
charges; decide not to press
charges.
gukurura1 v. cause; bring about;
lead to; give rise to; bring to pass;
produce; generate; create; effect;
make; provoke; incline;
precipitate; motivate; incite;
stimulate; stir up; impel; inspire.
gukurura2 v. Usage: utuma
umuntu agukurikira.attract; give
someone's eye; attract someone's
attention.
gukurura3 v.
[gwukwurura] capture.
gukurura iminwa loc. lit.
draw/pull/stregth mouths; to
stregth one's mouth because of
discontent. Syn: kujebeka
ibinwa.
gukuyakuya v. caress.
gukuza1 v. praise.
gukuza2 v. bring up; raise.
Syn: educate.
gukwa v. pay the bride price.
gukwera v. pay the bride price to
the in-laws' family.
gukwepa v. Usage: ikibazo.beg;
evade; avoid; dodge; shirk; shun;
escape; avert; eschew; parry; fend
off; sidestep; steer clear of; shy
away from. Syn: guhunga
ikibazo, gukikira ikibazo.
gukwira imishwaro loc.
scarted.
Usage: amakimbirane.pervade;
permeate; spread through;
diffuse throughout; saturate;
suffuse; fill; infuse; imbue;
penetrate.
gukwirakwiza1 v.
Usage: amacakubiri, umwuka
mubi, etc..sow; plant; establish;
inject; lodge; instill; introduce;
spread; scatter; strew.
gukwirakwiza2 v. popularize;
make accessible to a large
audience.
gukwirakwiza v. spread.
gukwirakwiza amazi v. phr. water
supply.
gukwirana adj. be well-fitted.
gukwirana, -nye v. become; suit;
go with; flatter; complement;
agree with; enhance; accord with;
harmonize with; be proper to; be
to consistent with.
gukóra umuuntu ku iitáma loc.
lit.'to touch somebody on the
cheek'>to provoke somebody.
gukúbita umuuntu hó itáko loc.
lit.'to hit somebody with a
thigh'>to be discreet.
gukúuka umutíma loc. lit.'to have
a heart pulled'>to get scared.
gukúura mu bitúgu loc. lit.'to
remove from the shoulders'>to hit
very hard.
gusa1 adv. just; only.
gusa2 v. look; appear; seem; show;
present evidence; exhibit;
manifest; strike one as being;
have the expression; cut a figure;
carry the appearance.
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gusa3 adj. only; no more than; gusaka v. check; inspect; look at;
merely; just; simply; purely; test; examine; search; look into;
barely; nothing but; at least; to peruse; explore.
such an extent. gusakabaka v. make yakety-yak.
gusaba1 v. request; ask for. gusakara v. roof.
gusaba2 v. 1 • request; ask; ask gusakaza v. sprea; publish;
for; apply for; call for; solicit; bid communicate; circulate; divulge;
for; seek; sue for; make suit for; make known; disseminate;
petition for; make entreaty for; proclaim; broadcast; propagate;
entreat; desire; importune. make public; air; repeat; report;
2 • tell; direct; instruct; order; bruit; blazon; vent; noise abroad;
command; bid; ask; request. publicize; herald; announce;
gusaba3 v. asking a girl for distribute; issue; ventilate;
marriage. trumpet; declare; pro.
gusaba akazi v. phr. apply for a gusama v. capture; catch.
job. gusama inda loc. conceive.
gusaba ifatabuguzi loc. request gusamara v. be extremely
for subscription ; delighted.
gusaba imbabazi loc. make an gusamata v. juggle.
excuse. gusamata n. catch.
gusaba kwinjira loc. Usage: mu gusamaza v. thrill; electrify;
ishyirahamwe, mu bwishingizi, galvanize; stir; rouse; arouse;
etc..file; apply; submit a claim; stimulate; excite; inspire; fire;
petition; put in; request. delight; enrapture; transport;
gusabiriza v. 1 • beg; seek impress; tickle. Imbaga
charity; solicit; panhandle; yashamajwe n'isiganwa
mooch. ry'amamodoka The rally has
2 • cadge; sponge; bum; hustle; go thrilled the crowd.
from door to door; be on one's Syn: gushimisha, kunyura.
uppers. gusambana v. commit adultery.
gusabwa [gwusaabga] v. be full of. gusambanya v. sleep with a girl
gusabwa n'ibyishimo be full of or a woman who is not yours.
joy. gusana v. Usage: icya menetse,
gusabwa v. [gwusabga] to be etc..mend; repair; fix; put in
asked for a marriage. order; restore; renovate;
gusagamba v. flourish; thrive; fare overhaul; recondition; touch up;
well; prosper; succeed; bear fruit; retouch; patch; darn; heal; knit;
germinate; burgeon; develop; cure; remedy.
grow; flare. gusandara v.
gusagarira v. attack. Usage: bombe.explode; blow up.
Syn: guturika. See: gutera
akabunda.

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gusandaza v. gusarura2 v. Usage: ibivuye mu

Usage: bombe.make explode; set mbaraga wakoresheje.take in;
off; explode; detonate. bring in; earn; gain; obtain;
gusanga1 v. join; unite; ally; acquire; procure; realize; derive;
combine; merge; bring together; profit; get; win; secure; score.
consolidate; federate; gusasa v. make the bed.
amalgamate; conglomerate, gusasisha v. cause to make the
associate, confederate; syndicate; bed.
hold together; get together; meet; gusahura v. loot; plunder; pillage;
fraternize; cooperate. ravage; sack; ransack; raid; rob;
Syn: kwishyira hamwe, fleece; strip; pilfer ;
kwibumba, kwibumbira hamwe. gusaza v. Usage: amabuye,
gusanga2 v. see; perceive; amanda ya radiyo cyangwa
understand; comprehend; isitimu.die; ail; expire; become
apprehend; appreciate; grasp; inoperative or inactive; run out;
take in; fathom; get the drift; lose power; stop; break down;
know; be cognizant of; realize; be degenerate; rot; wear away; go
aware of; register; be conscious flat; go stale; lose force; run
of. Umuyobozi w'Akarere down.
asanga... The Mayor of the gusazura v. renew; restore;
district sees that... rejuvenate; revitalize; make
gusanganira v. go and meet. sound; put back into shape.
gusangira v. 1 • share food; share gusebya1 v. soil; stain; tarnish;
drink. mar; blacken; besmirch; blemish;
2 • share; own jointly; use jointly; malign; slander; denigrate;
receive together. degrade; injure.
gusanisha v. Usage: urugero gusebya2 v. humiliate; embarrass;
ibyo usoma n'ibyo ureba, make ashamed; shame; mortify;
etc..connect; associate; relate; chagrin; abash; humble;
compare; correlate; combine; disgrace; dishonor; discomfit;
link. chasten; crush; subdue; debase;
gusara v. 1 • be crazy. degrade; belittle; bring low; bring
2 • be funny. down a peg; put down.
gusarana v. attend to the call of guseeta ibireenge loc. lit.'to drag
nature; answer the call of. feet'.
Syn: kujya kunnya, kunnya, guseka2 v. to break (milk
kujya ku nama, kunnya. calebash/maternity crown, ...).
gusaranganya v. 1 • divide out.
2 • share.
gusarura1 v. harvest; gather; reap;
pick; pluck; mow; cut; collect;
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guseka v. laugh; express joy; gusesa v. Usage: ibikorwa bibi,

chuckle; giggle; express mirth; politiki mbo,
roar with laughter; roar; chortle; amasezerano.abolish; eliminate;
guffaw; snicker; titter; snigger; eradicate; erase; obliterate;
cackle; break up; split one's extinguish; exterminate;
sides; roll in the aisle; howl. annihilate; extirpate; terminate;
gusekura v. pound to remove the end; put an end to; wipe out;
chaff. stamp out; blot out; do away
gusekurana v. cillide; bump; run with; squelch; quash; repeal;
into each other. Syn: kwasana. revoke; annul; nullify; invalidate;
gusembura v. irritate s.o.; bug declare null and void.
s.o. gusesa v. squander; consume;
gusena v. plane; to smooth or devour; eat voraciously; consume
dress with or as if with a plane or greedily; take in ravenously;
a planer. gobble up; wolf down; stuff in;
gusenga v. pray; make devout bolt down; gulp down.
petition to God; commune with gusesagura v. squander.
God; address the Lord; offer a gusesekamo v. insert; insert sth
prayer; say one's prayers; into. Syn: gucomekamo.
invocate; fall on bended knee. gusesengura v. analyse; analyze;
gusenya1 v. 1 • do away with; examine; study; investigate;
abolish. question; search; assay; appraise;
2 (inzu, etc.) • pull down. evaluate; diagnose; consider;
gusenya2 v. judge; think through; reason out.
Usage: ibyavuzwe.contradict; gusesereza v. offend; affront;
refute; deny; confute; controvert; displease; insult; wound; disgust;
impugn; oppose; counter; antagonize; anger; incens;
dispute; be contrary to; disagree inflame; madden; annoy; vex;
with; gainsay; rebut; disprove; aggravate; irritate; exasperate;
belie. rankle; nettle; rile; miff; fret; gall;
gusera mu nda loc. 1 • not to chafe; pique; disgruntle.
forget; hide your thoughts. Syn: kurakaza, gusembura,
Syn: guhisha mu nda, gusera gukomeretsa, gukora mu
mu nda. nkovu, kuzura akaboze.
2 • eat. gusetsa v. 1 • joke; jest; clown;
crack jokes; banter; play the fool;
frolic; gambol; josh; goof; gibe;
horse around; wisecrack.
2 • make laugh.
gusezera v. bow out; walk out.

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gusezerana n. agree; concur; be gusimbuka v. jump; leap; hop;

in accord. Syn: kugirana skip; vault; spring; bounce; pitch;
amasezerano, guhuza. bound; buck; prance; gambol.
gusezeranaho n. break up; part gusimbukira v. jump; attack;
on. ambush; spring upon; pounce
gusezeranira mu kiriziya v. phr. upon; fall upon. Syn: kwiroha ku
be married in church; have a muntu.
church wedding. gusimbukwa n'umutima loc. lit.
gusezeranya v. Usage: ku to be jumped by the heart; to be
mugaragaro.pledge; promise terrified. Syn: guhangayika,
solemnly; promise; vow; swear; gushya ubwoba.
bind by an oath; assert; gusimbura1 v. replace; take the
guarantee; warrant; give one's place of; fill the place of; succeed;
word. supersede; supplant; displace;
gusezerera amara masa v. phr. take over for; substitute for; spell.
send away empty. gusimbura2 v. go inside; take the
gusiba1 v. fast. Syn: gusiba place of; fill the place of; succeed;
kurya, kwiyiriza. supersede; supplant; displace;
gusiba2 v. be absent. take over for; substitute for; spell.
gusiba v. delete; arase. gusimburanya akazi
Syn: guhanagura. n'ikiruhuko v. phr. alternate
gusifura v. blow the whistle. between work and rest; alternate
Syn: kuvuza ifirimbi. working and resting.
gusiga [gwusiiga] v. gusimburwa v. go outside; go
Usage: amavuta, icyondo, wino, wide.
irangi.smear. gusimbuza v. substitute;
gusiga [gwusîga] v. 1 • abandon. exchange; change; switch.
2 • leave at the back. Syn: gusimbuza.
Syn: kwenekera, kwereka gusinda v. be drunk.
igihandure. gusindisha v. make drunk;
gusiga irangi v. phr. paint; intoxicate.
decorate with paint. gusingiza v. glorify.
gusigana umubiri loc. lit. to oil gusinya v. Usage: ku rutonde,
each other's body; to be together etc..subscribe; sign; undersign;
all the time. Syn: kwikubanaho. set one's name to; affix one's
gusigariraho v. substitute; fill in; signature to.
take over; stand in; pinch-hit; gusinzira v. sleep; slumber;
act; deputize. snooze; nap; doze; take a short
gusigira v. leave sth for sb; leave sleep; drowse; have a catnap;
sb sth. doze off; snooze; catch forty
winks; not pay attention; be off
guard; be unaware; goof off.

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gusinziriza v. make sleepy. 2 • describe; demonstrate; make

gusiragira v. circulate; haunt; go clear; make plain; spell out;
to frequently; attend regularly; go explicate; illustrate; illuminate.
often to; resort to; visit Wasobanura impamvu indege
repeatedly; be seen at regularly; ziguruka? Can you explain how
hang out at; hang around in. an airplane flies?
gusisibiranya v. confuse; perplex; 3 • clarify; clear up; resolve;
bewilder; baffle; puzzle; stump; elucidate; interpret; account for;
mystify; fluster; rattle; muddle; give a reason for; fathom; justify;
addle; befuddle; mix up; rationalize; give an explanation
confound; disconcert; unsettle; for. Abanyeshuri basabwe
nonplus; discompose. gusobanura umuvugo. The
gusoba v. urinate (women); piss; students were asked to explain
have a pee; pass water; spurt; the meaning of the poem.
gush; urinate; make water; gusobanura neza v. phr.
micturate; pee; piddle; pee-pee; illuminate; light up; fill or supply
wee-wee; relieve oneself; make; with light; light; illumine;
pass water; spend a penny; take irradiate; brighten; cast light
a leak. Syn: kwihagarika, upon.
kwituma ibyoroshye, kunyara. gusobanurira v. expound; state in
gusobanukirwa v. detail; give a full account of; hold
1 • comprehend; understand; forth; explain; describe; elucidate;
grasp; fathom; make out; make clear; explicate; defend;
perceive; conceive; penetrate; uphold.
absorb; assimilate; digest; gusodoka v. make move slowly.
appreciate. gusogomba v. disrupt; overthrow;
2 • savvy; get; catch. throw sth into confusion.
3 • dig. gusogomba v. turn upside down.
4 • know; grasp the meaning of. gusoma1 v. Usage: igitabo,
gusobanura v. 1 • justify; ikinyamakuru.read.
vindicate; excuse; prove right; gusoma2 v. kiss; ouch with the
show to be just; warrant; lips; greet with a kiss; kiss the
support; validate; uphold; cheek; kiss the hand; osculate;
sanction; confirm; sustain; bear buss.
out; back up; defend; account gusoma3 v. drink; imbibe; absorb;
for; explain; make explanation take in; ingest; partake of.
for; explain. Syn: kunywa, kugotomera.
gusomana v. kiss.
gusonera umwenda v. phr. cancel
debt.
gusongoza amenyo v. phr. file
teeth.

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gusonjesha v. starve; cause to get gusubira inyuma v. phr. step

hungry. Syn: kwicisha inzara, back.
gutera amapfa, gushonjesha. gusubira irudubi v. phr.
gusonza v. starve; perish from deteriorate; worsen; degenerate;
hunger; die from hunger; go decline; wane; ebb; lapse; fade;
hungry; suffer from lack of food; disintegrate; decay; crumble; fall
famish; hunger; fast. off.
Syn: kwicwa n'inzara. gusubiramo1 v. run over; review.
gusora v. pay tax. Syn: gutanga gusubiramo2 v. do over. inzu
amahoro. yose ikeneye gusubirwamo the
gusoreka v. becoming adolescent. whole house needs doing over.
gusoroma v. pick; pluck; pull off; toute la maison a besoin d'être
pull out; detach; crop; cut; refaite
gather; collect; harvest. Soroma gusubiza1 v. answer.
imiteja. Pick some green beens. gusubiza2 v. hand over.
gusohoka1 v. phr. 1 • go out. gusubiza ku murongo v. phr.
2 (mu kintu; mu nzu; mu rearrange; debug (computer
modoka, etc. program).
ubutayigarukamo) • abandon. gusubiza uko byari biri v. phr.
gusohoka2 go out side; go wide. undo.
gusohokamo v. step out. gusubizwa mu byawe n.
gusohora1 v. ejaculate. rehabilitation.
gusohora2 v. send off. gusuka v. pour; let flow; decant;
gusohora3 v. roll out. tap; draw off; spill; squirt; effuse;
Syn: gutangaza, gushyira slop; lade out.
ahabona. gusuka amarira loc. 1 • weep;
gusohora4 v. arrive; reach the shed tears; cry; sob; bawl;
place. Syn: kugera, gushyika. blubber; snivel; boohoo; keen.
gusoza v. finish; conclude. 2 • mourn; lament; whimper;
Ant: gutangiza. moan; wail; howl; groan; pour
gusozesha v. cause to finish. forth in weeping.
Ant: gutangiza. gusuka mo amazi v. phr. diluate.
gusozwa v. be accomplished. gusuka mu nkono v. phr. pour
Ant: gutangizwa. into dish.
gusubika v. postpone; defer; gusukura v. cleanse; clean; wash;
delay; put off; waive; lay over; bathe; launder; scrub; scour;
adjourn; hold in abeyance; shampoo. Syn: guhanagura,
reserve; remand; suspend; stay; koza.
keep back; table; shelve. gusumira v. rush at sb; hurl o.s
Syn: kwimurira ku wundi at sb; throw o.s. at sb.
munsi. Syn: kwiyahura ku muntu,
kugwatira.

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gusunika v. push; press; exert guswera v. Usage: ijambo

force on; move. ritsindwa; taboo;
gusunikana v. jostle; push; shove; euphemism.make love.
prod; elbow; shoulder; crowd; Syn: guswika.
nudge; thrust aside; bump; jolt; guswika v. Usage: ijambo
joggle; butt; propel; drive; force; ritsindwa; taboo;
impel. euphemism.make love.
gusura1 v. find and visit; look up. Syn: guswera.
gusura2 v. Usage: ko icyiza, gusya v. grind; pulverize; powder;
ikibi kibaho.bespeak. granulate; crush; triturate; mill.
gusura2 [gwusuura] v. visit; pay a gusya utanzitse loc. 1 • forget to
visit to; call on; drop in on; look save for the future. Syn: kutitega
in on; be a guest of; sojourn at; iminsi.
stay with; go to see. 3 • use all your force. Syn: kwiva
gusura3 [gwusura] v. break wind; inyuma, kwimarayo,
fart. gushishikara.
gusurana v. visit one another. gusyiraho v. institute; establish;
gusura umuntu v. phr. pay a visit found; constitute. Syn: gushinga,
to sb. gutangiza.
gusutama v. sit in an gushagara v. accompany; go in
uncomfortable position. company with; go along with;
gusuhuza v. greet; welcome; bid attend; conduct; escort;
welcome; salute; hail; receive; chaperon; convoy; usher; guard;
admit; meet; accost; recognize; back up; support; attend.
tip one's hat to; doff the cap to; Syn: kugaragira.
speak to; smile upon. gushaka1 v. 1 • look for; search
gusuzuma1 v. have one's surgery for.
(BrE); have one's office hours 2 • marry; get married.
(AmE). Syn: kurongora, gushyingirwa.
gusuzuma2 v. gushaka2 v. marry sb.
1 (ibimenyetso) • check on. Syn: gushyingirwa, kurongora,
2 (ikintu) • check up on sthg; kurongorwa.
examine; study; probe; look into; gushaka amata loc. 1 • to look for
inquire into; consider; milk.
investigate; explore; ponder; 2 • to look for husband.
review; audit; take stock of. gushaka ifaranga v. phr. make
gusuzumana ubushishozi v. money; make penny; search for
examine; study; probe; look into; money.
inquire into; consider; gushaka imibereho v. phr. earn
investigate; explore; ponder; one's living.
review; audit; take stock of.
Syn: kwigana ubushishozi.

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gushaka inshuti v. phr. befriend;
make friends with; make friends;
get acquainted with; associate
with; consort with; fraternize
with; assist; help; help out; give
aid to; succor; comfort; minister
to; protect; defend; hold out a
helping hand to; look after;
sympathize with; embrace;
welcome; support; sustain; stick
by; stand by; side with; uphold;
take under one's wing.
gushaka ko ibintu bimenywa
n'abantu benshi v. phr. seek
publicity.
gushakana v. intermarry.
gushakashaka v.
1 (idosiye; ikintu;
umwicanyi) • look for; search for.
2 (icyatakaye) • search for.
3 • be in search of.
4 (icyubahiro; ubutware;
ibisingizo) • seek; seek out.
gushakira mu gitabo n. phr. look
up; find information in a book.
gushakira umwanya v. phr.
accomodate.
gushakisha1 v. look for; try to
find.
gushakisha2 v. find out;
determine; discover; detect;
unearth; uncover; ascertain;
ferret out. Tugomba kugerageza
uburyo twashaka igisubizo. We
must try to learn the answer.
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gushenguka
gushakisha v. Usage: umugizi
wa nabi bikorwa
n'abapolisi.hunt; pursue; chase;
track; trail; trace; follow the trail
of; stalk; follow the scent of; look
for; search for; seek; try to find;
look high and low for; go in quest
of; follow; turn everything upside
down; leave no stone unturned;
peer into every corner; explore;
probe; inquire into.
gushakisha ifaranga v. phr. make
money; make penny.
gushashagirana v. gleam.
Syn: kubengerana.
gushavura v. upset; disturb;
distress; trouble; grieve; make
miserable; annoy; bother; worry;
perturb; unnerve; discompose;
disconcert; discomfit; agitate;
fluster; rattle; anger; enrage;
incense; ire; irk; infuriate; pique;
vex.
gushegeshwa v. Usage: kubera
gutsindwa, etc..bemoan; grieve
over; weep over; cry over; whine
over; lament; bewail; mourn;
regret; rue. Syn: gushenguka,
gushengurwa n'agahinda,
gushira, gushengurwa n'ishavu.
gushenguka v. Usage: kubera
gutsindwa, etc..bemoan; grieve
over; weep over; cry over; whine
over; lament; bewail; mourn;
regret; rue. Syn: gushegeshwa,
gushengurwa n'agahinda,
gushira, gushengurwa n'ishavu.
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gushengurwa n'agahinda v. phr. gushimagiza v. congratulate; give

Usage: kubera gutsindwa, one's best wishes; wish one joy;
etc..bemoan; grieve over; weep salute; felicitate; hail;
over; cry over; whine over; compliment; rejoice with; wish
lament; bewail; mourn; regret; many happy returns of the day.
rue. Syn: gushenguka, Syn: guhaya.
gushegeshwa, gushira, gushimangira1 v.
gushengurwa n'ishavu. Usage: ibyavuzwe, urg. nko mu
gushengurwa n'ishavu v. phr. rukiko.support; verify; confirm;
Usage: kubera gutsindwa, make good; establish;
etc..bemoan; grieve over; weep substantiate; corroborate; accord
over; cry over; whine over; with; bear out; vouch for;
lament; bewail; mourn; regret; accredit; clinch; warrant; attest
rue. Syn: gushenguka, to; endorse; bolster; guarantee;
gushengurwa n'agahinda, ratify. Syn: gosongera.
gushira, gushegeshwa. gushimangira2 v.
gushenjagura v. Usage: umusumari.nail; nail
Usage: umutima.break. down.
gusheta n. 1 • pickpocket. gushimangira v. emphasize;
Syn: urusimbi. stress; accent; feature; dwell on;
2 • dip. Usage: Slang words for press home; iterate; underscore;
'pickpocket'. underline; punctuate;
gushidikanya v. wonder; be accentuate; point up; bring into
curious about; be inquisitive; relief.
speculate; conjecture; question; gushimisha v. please; make
be doubtful; be uncertain; merry; gladden; delight; give
meditate; ponder; cogitate. pleasure to; make happy; gratify;
Syn: kutizera. satisfy; suit; content; elate;
gushima v. 1 • thank; express charm; fascinate; enthrall;
gratitude to; express appreciation entrance; enrapture; thrill; tickle;
to; make acknowledgment to; amuse; divert; entertain.
tender thanks to; be grateful to; Syn: kuneza, guhimbaza.
bless. gushimishwa v. be happy with; be
2 • congratulate; give one's best glad with; be content with; be
wishes; wish one joy; salute; delighted with; be pleased with;
felicitate; hail; compliment; make do with; content o.s. with.
rejoice with; wish many happy Syn: kwishimira.
returns of the day.
Syn: gushimagiza.

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gushimuta v. gushiramo umwuka loc. die;

Usage: abantu.kidnap; hold for perish; suffer death; expire; pass
ransom; abduct; carry off; away; pass on; pass over; leave
capture; seize; impress; this world; depart; meet death;
shanghai; bear away; lay hold of; come to one's end; be heard of no
hijack; skyjack; snatch; put the more; draw the last breath; go
snatch on; make off with. the way of all flesh; go to one's
gushinga v. Usage: itegeko; glory; go from dust to dust;
ibwiriza.make. Syn: gushyiraho. croak; kick the bucket.
gushinga imizi v. phr. entrench; Syn: kwitaba Imana, gutaha,
establish solidly; fix; set; install; gupfa, kuruhukira mu mahoro,
embed; implant; ingrain; anchor; guheza umwuka. See: gufunga
dig in; ensconce; plant; root; put amakofe; guhenera inzira;
in a strong position. kugwa ku gasi.
Syn: guhama, gukomera. gushira ubwoba v. phr. stop
gushinga itegeko v. phr. legislate. worrying; be reassured.
gushingira1 v. hinge upon; gushira umwaga v. phr. mellow;
depend on; depend upon. make sympathetic; make
gushingira2 v. rely on; feel sure compassionate; make more
of; give credence; credit; believe; tolerant; soften; smooth the
swear; bet; place one's trust in. rough edges.
gushinja v. incriminate; accuse gushishikariza v. arouse;
of; indicate involvement in a stimulate; rouse; vivify; spark;
crime; indicate involvement i a inspire; animate; excite; inspirit;
fault. fill with ardor; inflame; incite;
gushinjagira ushira loc. look on stir; stir up; quicken; instigate;
the bright side of things; be foment; galvanize; trigger.
cheerful in spite of difficulties. Syn: gukangurira,
gushinjwa v. charge with. gushishikariza kwitabira,
gushira v. Usage: amabuye, gukangurira kwitabira.
amanda ya radiyo cyangwa gushishikaza v. stimulate to
isitimu.die; ail; expire; become creation; be an ideal for; fill with
inoperative or inactive; run out; life or strength; infuse with
lose power; stop; break down; inspiration; influence; exalt;
degenerate; rot; wear away; go illumine; illuminate; impel;
flat; go stale; lose force; run motivate; prompt; occasion;
down. Syn: gusaza, gukura. galvanize; encourage; embolden;
animate; vivify; fire; inspirit;
hearten; enliven; quicken; cause;
be responsible for; inspire.

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gushishikazwa v. endeavor; try;
attempt; make an effort; strive;
work at; undertake; take pains;
labor; struggle; do one's best;
aspire; aim; seek. Syn: kwihatira,
gushishikarira.
gushishimura v. rip; tear open;
split; burst; sever.
Syn: gushwanyuza, gutatamura.
gushishira [gwushishira] v.
tremble; shake; quiver; shiver;
shudder; quake; quail; quaver;
waver; flutter; pulsate; palpitate.
Syn: gushishiza, gutengurwa,
gutitira.
gushishiza [gwushishiza] v.
tremble; shake; quiver; shiver;
shudder; quake; quail; quaver;
waver; flutter; pulsate; palpitate.
Syn: gushishira, gutengurwa,
gutitira.
gushishura v. 1 • shell; husk;
skin. Syn: gutonora.
2 • scratch; polish; buff; burnish;
smooth; wipe; scrub; braze;
scour; clean; swab; smear;
spread; slather. Syn: gukuba,
gusharura.
gushitura v. 1 • to remove
parasites from cows's skin.
2 • to trim a tree or plant.
gushobera v. confuse; perplex;
bewilder; baffle; puzzle; stump;
mystify; fluster; rattle; muddle;
addle; befuddle; mix up;
confound; disconcert; unsettle;
nonplus; discompose.
gushoberwa n. to lose composure.
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gushushanya
gushobora2 may; can. Ushobora
kumfasha! help me, please!
Ushobora kunyereka inzira
igana ku iposita? Can you show
me the post office ? Ushobora
kunyobora? Would you mind
showing me the way? ushobora
kunzanira ibiryo ku buryo
bwihuse! please, bring me some
hot food quickly! Ushobora
kunzanira ikinyobwa gikonje!
Bring me a cold drink, please!
Ushobora kwicara Sit down,
please!
gushoka v. 1 • to go to drink
(cows).
2 • to fall down.
3 • attack.
4 • start right away.
gushongesha v. melt; dissolve;
liquefy; thaw.
gushora2 v. 1 • to take cows to
the watering place.
2 • invest.
gushora v. Usage: umuntu mu
bintu.drive; motivate; force;
compel; coerce.
gushukamiriza v. watch; focus
on. Syn: gushungera.
gushungura v. select; choose;
pick; pick out; make one's choice;
decide for; elect; single out; opt
for; prefer; fix upon; settle upon;
put aside; lay aside; give the nod
to; tap. Syn: gutoranya,
guhitamo, kujonjora, gutora.
gushushanya1 v. draw; sketch;
etch; limn; picture with pencil or
crayon; make a picture of.
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gushushanya2 v. mean; denote;
signify; express; stand for;
symbolize; say; tell of; indicate;
point to; imply; suggest; intimate;
hint at; betoken.
gushwanyaguza v. split; tear; tear
asunder; become torn; sunder;
break; burst; rive; be riven; part;
rupture; divide; break apart;
dissever; shiver; splinter;
fracture; snap; crack; give way.
Syn: gushwanyuza.
gushwanyuza v. split; tear; tear
asunder; become torn; sunder;
break; burst; rive; be riven; part;
rupture; divide; break apart;
dissever; shiver; splinter;
fracture; snap; crack; give way.
Syn: gushwanyaguza.
gushya v. burn; be on fire; blaze;
be ablaze; flame; be in flames;
smoke; smolder; incandesce;
glow; flare; flash; flicker.
gushyamiranya v. set opposite
each other; bring in conflict.
gushya ubwoba v. phr. panic; give
way to panic; succumb to fear;
become hysterical; be
overwhelmed by dread; fall apart;
go to pieces; go ape.
gushya ubwoba v. phr. suffer from
fear.
gushyenga v. joke; jest; clown;
crack jokes; banter; play the fool;
frolic; gambol; josh; goof; gibe;
horse around; wisecrack.
Syn: gusetsa, gutebya.
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gushyigikira v. support; choose;
select; decide on; opt for; adopt;
resolve upon; fix upon; settle on;
single out; pick out; espouse;
embrace; take up; determine in
favor of.
gushyigikira v.
1 (icyenda guhirima) • support;
bear up; hold up; prop; bolster;
uphold; brace; sustain; buttress;
stay; shore up.
2 (amafuti, etc.) • support;
endure; tolerate; put up with;
suffer; abide; bear; brook; stand.
3 (uburenganzira
bw'abandi) • support; defend;
back up; champion; uphold;
stand up for; stick up for; second;
advocate; go along with; say yes
to; reinforce; espouse; sanction;
favor; countenance; aid; boost;
assist; further; patronize; bolster.
4 (ibikorwa by'amajyambere,
etc.) • boost; promote; advance;
foster; further; forward; support;
sustain; nurture; speak well of;
propound; praise; extol; acclaim;
laud; urge on; root for; put in a
good word for; stick up for.
gushyigikira icyenda kugwa v.
phr. prop; support; mainstay;
pillar; buttress; reinforcement;
stanchion; sustainer; supporter;
stay; brace.
gushyika v.
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1 (ahantu) • arrive; reach; come; gushyingura1 v. bury; inter;

reach; get to; arrive at; get to; entomb; inhume; lay in the grave;
come to; make; get as far as; set consign to the grave; deposit in
foot in or on; land at; enter; the earth. Syn: guhamba,
make; put in; put into; succeed in kuzika.
touching; contact; touch; go to; gushyingura2 v.
attain; get hold of; seize; grasp; Usage: igikoresho.accommodate.
secure; get to; come to. gushyingura inyandiko v. phr.
Syn: kugera. Usage: amabaruwa, amadosiye,
2 • appear; show up; turn up; ibitabo, etc..file; store; put away;
reach a destination; approach; arrange for later reference;
near; draw near; go toward. classify; catalog; index; place on
3 (ku munezero, ku kintu file; record; list; chronicle; make
wifuzaga) • achieve; attain; an entry of.
obtain; realize; reach; gain; get; gushyira v. put; place; set; rest;
earn; win; acquire; procure. lay; position; deposit.
4 (kw'igihe) • arrive; come; occur; Syn: gushyingura2. Shyira
happen; befall; take place; come ahangaha Put it right here.
to pass; appear. gushyira ahabona v. phr. reveal;
gushyika ku mutima loc. lit. to make known; divulge; give out;
reach the heart; to be satisfied. disclose; impart; unearth; bare;
Syn: kunyurwa, gutunganirwa. lay bare; bring to light; unmask;
gushyikira v. arrive; reach; come; unveil; expose; uncover; make
reach; get to; arrive at; get to; public; publish; come out with;
come to; make; get as far as; set let out; betray; give the lowdown;
foot in or on; land at; enter; give inside information; point out;
make; put in; put into; succeed in lay open to view; display; show;
touching; contact; touch; go to; exhibit; manifest; evidence;
attain; get hold of; seize; grasp; unfold. Syn: guhishurira,
secure; get to; come to. gutangariza.
Syn: kugera, gushyika. gushyira ahabona v. phr.
gushyikira v. accede to 1 • accuse oneself; confess;
something. admit; acknowledge; reveal;
gushyikirana loc. interact. disclose; divulge; make known;
Syn: kuzuzanya, gukururana. bring to light; expose; lay bare;
gushyikirana n'abandi v. phr. declare; avow; blurt out; make a
Usage: imiryango, etc..network; clean breast of; unbosom one's
communicate with and within a self; own up.
group. 2 • come clean; sing.
gushyingira v. marry; to dispose Syn: gushyira ahagaragara,
of in wedlock; to give away as kwirega.
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gushyira ahagaragara v.
1 • accuse oneself; confess;
admit; acknowledge; reveal;
disclose; divulge; make known;
bring to light; expose; lay bare;
declare; avow; blurt out; make a
clean breast of; unbosom one's
self; own up.
2 • come clean; sing.
Syn: kwirega, gushyira ahabona.
gushyira ejuru v. phr. boost; lift;
raise; heave; hoist; elevate; push;
shove; pitch; give a leg up.
Syn: gushyira imbere,
kwimiriza imbere.
gushyira ibintu irudubi loc. make
things difficult.
gushyira igorora loc. please sb.
gushyira intwaro hasi v. phr. lay
down arms.
gushyira iruhande v. marginalize.
gushyira kaburimbo mu
muhanda v. phr. macadamize.
gushyira ku ibere loc. lit. to put
on the breast; to give favors.
gushyira ku murindi v. phr. race
off; rush; speed; race; hasten;
hie; hurry; run; dash; tear;
scramble; dart; hustle; scurry;
scamper.
gushyira ku murongo v. phr. line
up. Syn: kujya ku murongo,
gukora umurongo.
gushyira ku ruhande v. phr. lay
aside; put down.
gushyiramo kaburimbo v. phr.
macadamize.
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gushyira umuuntu kw'ibuga
gushyira mu batagatifu v. phr.
beatify; (in the Roman Catholic
Church) to declare (a deceased
person) to be among the blessed
and thus entitled to specific
religious honor.
gushyira mu bahire v. phr.
canonize; to place (a dead person)
in the canon of saints; declare
officially as a saint.
gushyira mu bikorwa v. phr.
implement; put into effect; begin;
activate; enact; start; set in
motion; carry out; bring about;
fulfill; achieve; accomplish;
realize.
gushyira mu bitaro v. phr.
hospitalize, to place in a hospital
for medical care or observation.
gushyira mu bihugu v. phr.
Usage: kuri radiyo.tune.
Syn: gutereza.
gushyira mu nda loc. 1 • not to
forget. Syn: guhisha mu nda,
gusera mu nda.
2 • eat.
gushyira nzira v. phr. get going;
set off.
gushyira ukaza v. phr. come
finally; come eventually.
gushyira ukubiri v. separate.
gushyira umutwe hejuru loc. lit.
to put the head in the air; to
rebel. Syn: kwigomeka.
gushyira umuuntu kw'ibuga loc.
to put somebody at the watering
place; to give a cow to somebody.
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gushyira hamwe v. phr. guta2 v. thorw; throw off; throw

1 • compile; collect; accumulate;
assemble; amass; collate; heap
up; gather; muster; marshal;
bring together; draw together;
garner.
2 • unite.
3 • cooperate.
gushyiraho v. establish; set up.
gushyiraho ingufuri v. phr.
padlock.
gushyirwa munsi v. phr. come
under.
gushyirwa hanze v. phr. send off.
gushyoma v. stray; wander; drift;
digress; depart from the subject;
stray; go off on a tangent;
wander; divagate; deviate; turn
aside; back up.
gushyukwa v. Usage: ijambo
ritsindwa; euphemism;
taboo.have an erection.
gushyukwa ndende womanize.
gushyukwisha n. stimulate;
attract; turn someone on; excite.
gushyushya1 v. Usage: nko
kuvuga ijambo rishyushya
imitwe.arouse; stimulate; rouse;
vivify; spark; inspire; animate;
excite; inspirit; fill with ardor;
inflame; incite; stir; stir up;
quicken; instigate; foment;
galvanize; trigger.
gushyushya2 v. heat; fire up; heat
up; hot up; ignite; stir up.
guta1 v. throw; lose; suffer loss of;
incur the loss of; be deprived of;
misplace; mislay; miss; be thrown
off. Syn: kunaga.
down; cause to fall to the ground;
unseat; knock down; floor.
Usage: ibivuye ku kibitwaye
nk'ifarasi, igare, imodoka, etc..
guta3 v. abandon; desert; forsake;
leave; depart from; leave behind;
withdraw from; evacuate; give up;
quit; relinquish; jilt; run out on;
let go; cast aside; turn one's back
on; forswear; abdicate; renounce;
repudiate.
guta amase loc. to throw away
dung; to defecate.
gutaba mu nama loc. come across
with.
gutabara1 v. assist; rescue.
gutabara2 v. go to war.
gutabaza v. cry out; call; call out;
shout; yell; scream; roar; bellow;
shriek; howl; screech; exclaim;
utter; whoop; cheer; hurrah;
huzzah.
gutabazwa v. bury; inter; entomb;
inhume; lay in the grave; consign
to the grave; deposit in the earth;
shroud; enshroud.
Syn: gushyingura, guhamba.
gutabwa muri yombi n. 1 • be
arrested. Syn: gufatwa.
2 • be or get busted/done/
nabbed/narked/ nicked/picked
up/run in. Usage: Slang words
for 'to be arrested'.
gutagataga v. stagger; stumble;
sway; wobble; reel; hobble; totter;
lurch; shamble; blunder; waver;
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gutagatifuza v. sanctify; bless;
consecrate; hallow; anoint; make
holy; enshrine; exalt; beatify;
dedicate; purify; cleanse; absolve;
sanction; legitimize; legitimate;
legitimatize; uphold.
guta igihe v. phr. loaf; waste time;
idle; do nothing; kill time; fritter
away time; take it easy; laze
about; dally; loll; lounge around;
twiddle one's thumbs; be lazy;
malinger; goldbrick; goof off.
guta igihe loc. arse around, arse
about.
guta icyizere v. phr. abandon all
hope.
gutaka [gwutaka] v. cry out; call;
call out; shout; yell; scream; roar;
bellow; shriek; howl; screech;
exclaim; utter; whoop; cheer;
hurrah; huzzah.
gutaka [gwutaaka] v. ornament;
adorn; decorate; bedeck; festoon;
trim; furbish; deck; trick out;
garnish; gild; embellish; beautify;
enrich.
gutakamba v. Usage: mu rukiko,
etc..beg; plead; entreat; implore;
beseech; supplicate; sue; appeal
to; petition; importune; pray.
gutakambira v. cry; beg; plead;
implore; importune; appeal; sue;
petition.
gutakaza v. lose; suffer loss of;
incur the loss of; be deprived of;
misplace; mislay; miss; be thrown
off.
gutakaza urugingo v. phr. lose a
limb.
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gutama v. Usage: impumuro,
umunuko.penetrate; pervade;
permeate; saturate; impregnate;
seep in; enter; invade; infiltrate.
Syn: guhumura.
gutamba v. offer a sacrifice.
gutambamira v. impede; delay;
slow down, block; interfere with;
interrupt; check; retard; obstruct;
hinder; thwart; frustrate; inhibit;
arrest; sidetrack; stall; stymie;
deter; hamper; hold back; halter;
disrupt.
gutamika v. feed; spoon-feed.
guta mu gutwi loc. to throw in
the ear; to listen carefully.
guta muri yombi v. phr.
1 • arrest. Syn: gufata.
2 • bag; bust; collar; cop; do; get;
gobble; grab; haul in; hoist; hook;
knock; knock off; lag; lift; lumber;
nab; nail; nick; pick up; pinch;
pluck; pull in; put the snatch on;
rap; run in; snatch; tag; touch;
yank. Usage: Slang words for 'to
arrest':.
gutamurura v. uncover.
Syn: gupfukura, kugaragaza.
gutana1 [gwutâana] v. divorce.
Syn: gusigana, gusezeranaho.
gutana2 [gwutâana] v. break;
come apart. Syn: kurekana,
gutandukana.
gutana [gwutana] v. rebel; resist
lawful authority; defy authority;
rise up; take arms against an
established order; oppose by
force; revolt; mutiny; riot.
gutanga1 v. v. give; proffer;
tender; present; place at one's
disposal; bestow on; bestow.
2 (amakuru) • v. come across with.
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gutanga v. die. Syn: gupfa gutanga umusaruro v. phr. yield;

k'umwami. bear; bring forth; produce; give
gutanga amahoro v. phr. make forth; put forth; give birth to;
peace. beget; spawn; procreate;
gutanga ibisobanuro v. phr. offer generate.
an explanation. gutanga urugero v. phr. set an
gutanga impano v. phr. make an example.
offer. gutangaza1 v. 1 • make public;
gutanga inama nziza v. phr. give promote; make known; make
good advice. public; bring into public notice;
gutanga indishyi v. phr. make up give currency; spread word of;
for. Ni gute natanga indishyi advertise; sell; circularize;
y'ingorane zose naguteje? how propagandize; proclaim; acclaim;
can I make up for all the trouble announce; broadcast; herald;
I've caused you? emblazon; propagate;
gutanga indishyi v. phr. make promulgate; ballyhoo; push; plug;
up; make up for; compensate; puff; hype. Syn: kwamamaza,
compensate for. gushyira ahabona, gusakaza.
gutanga isoko v. phr. make an 2 • proclaim; call out; blare;
offer. trumpet; hawk; blazon; advertise;
gutanga isoko v. phr. invitation promulgate.
for tender. gutangaza2 v. reveal, make
gutanga itangazo rigenewe known, divulge, give out,
abanyamakuru v. phr. issue a disclose, impart, unearth, bare,
statement. lay bare, bring to light, unmask,
gutanga icyifuzo v. phr. offer a unveil, expose, uncover, make
suggestion. public; publish, come out with,
gutanga icyifuzo loc. put forward; let out, betray, give the lowdown,
propose. give inside information, point out;
gutanga icyifuzo v. phr. make a lay open to view, display, show,
request. exhibit; manifest, evidence,
gutanga icyizere loc. unfold.
Usage: igikorwa.bespeak. gutangaza3 v. surprise; astonish;
gutanga raporo v. phr. make a astound; nonplus; startle; amaze;
report. flabbergast; take aback; strike
gutangariza v. with wonder; shock; stun;
Usage: inkuru.break; disclose; dumbfound; stagger; strike with
reveal; divulge; announce; awe; defy belief; leave open-
proclaim; tell; inform; make mouthed; stupefy; confound;
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gutangazwa v. wonder; marvel; be 2 • split; divide; disunite; rupture;

wonderstruck; stand agog; be part; sever; come between; set at
awed; be amazed; be dazed; be odds; sow dissension; set against;
stunned; be stupefied; be segregate, alienate; disagree;
dumbstruck; be surprised; be differ; diverge; part company.
flabbergasted; gape; stare. Syn: gutandukanya.
gutangira v. start; begin; Usage: abakundanye, etc..
commence; undertake; set about; gutanyura v. split; tear; tear
embark on; enter upon; venture asunder; become torn; sunder;
on; break ground; put in break; burst; rive; be riven; part;
execution; take the first step; fall rupture; divide; break apart;
to; initiate; take up; plunge into; dissever; shiver; splinter;
broach; turn one's hand to; make fracture; snap; crack; give way.
a beginning; buckle down. Syn: gushwanyuza,
gutangira akazi v. phr. be put gutanyaguza, gushishimura,
into service; take up one's duties. gutatamura, guca.
gutangira kugenda neza v. phr. gutara v. Usage: divayi.store; law
look up; start to improve. down.
Noneho uUbucuruzi bwacu gutata v. spy; watch secretly;
bwatangiye kugenda neza. Our keep watch; engage in
business is looking up at last. surveillance; shadow; scout;
gutangira umukino [v. phr.] kick reconnoiter; snoop; pry; peep ;
off. gutatamura v. rip; tear open;
gutangira urugendo v. phr. set split; burst; sever.
off; begin a journey. Syn: gushwanyuza,
gutangiza ku mugaragaro v. phr. gushishimura.
Usage: igikorwa.inaugurate; gutatanya v. scatter; disperse;
begin formally; launch; set in flee; dispel; dissipate; rout; chase
action; undertake; initiate; away.
institute; embark upon; usher in; gutata umuntu v. phr. check up
set up; start; kick off. on.
gutangizwa v. be inaugurated. guta ukwemera v. phr. abandon
gutanya v. 1 • separate; keep religion.
apart; divide; mark off; come guta umubiri loc. lit. to lose one's
between; split; partition; body; to become thin.
subdivide; cut; sever; detach; Syn: kunanuka.
break; sunder; bisect; part; guta umurongo v. phr. wander.
disjoin; disunite; isconnect. Syn: kuyobagurika.
guta umutwe loc. lit. to lose one's
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guta umwanya v. phr. loaf; waste guteganya v. 1 • set aside;

time; idle; do nothing; kill time;
fritter away time; take it easy;
laze about; dally; loll; lounge
around; twiddle one's thumbs; be
lazy; malinger; goldbrick; goof off.
gutaha1 v. die; perish; suffer
death; expire; pass away; pass
on; pass over; leave this world;
depart; meet death; come to one's
end; be heard of no more; draw
the last breath; go the way of all
flesh; go to one's glory; go from
dust to dust; croak; kick the
bucket. Syn: kwitaba Imana,
gupfa, gushiramo umwuka,
kuruhukira mu mahoro, guheza
umwuka. See: gufunga amakofe;
guhenera inzira; kugwa ku gasi.
gutaha2 v. go home.
gutaho v. follow; forward.
Syn: gukurikizaho.
gutaho umutima loc. lit. to throw
a heart on; to care about.
gutahura ibyo abantu bakora v.
phr. identifying what people are
doing.
gute adj. how.
gutega1 v. prop; support;
mainstay; pillar; buttress;
reinforcement; stanchion;
sustainer; supporter; stay; brace.
Syn: gushyigikira icyenda
kugwa.
gutega2 v. Usage: imitego.set.
gutega [gwuteega] v. bet; make a
bet; wager; gamble; make a bet;
stake; risk; venture; speculate;
chance; hazard; plunge.
gutega igitego loc. challenge.
mbateze igitego I challenge you.
reserve.
2 • ponder; mull over; reflect upon;
think about; consider fully;
deliberate on; cogitate on; weigh;
meditate on; speculate about;
muse about; ruminate.
guteganya v. Usage: ameza,
umwanya.bespeak.
guteganyiriza v. Usage: igihe
kiri imbere.bespeak.
guteganyiriza ejo hazaza v. phr.
look ahead; plan for the future.
gutega umuntu umutego v. phr.
trip sb up.
gutegeka v. order; command; bid;
direct; instruct; charge; decree;
dictate; adjure; enjoin; ordain;
call for.
gutegeka igikorwa v. phr. impose.
gutegekesha igitugu loc. lit. to
rule with a shoulder; to rule with
an iron fist.
gutegekesha igitugu n'igituza
loc. lit.'to rule with shoulder and
chest'; to rule with an iron fist.
gutegereza v. 1 • wait; bide one's
time; remain inactive; take it
easy; cool one's heel's; hold one's
horses; linger; tarry; dally;
remain ready; rest in expectation.
2 • expect.
gutegerezanya ubwuzu v. phr.
look forward to; expect with
pleasure.
gutegesha v. book; reserve; make
reservations; arrange for; engage;
procure; schedule; program;
slate; line up; bill.
Syn: kubikisha, gufata
umwanya mbere.
gutegura1 v. 1 • prepare; make.

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2 • pack; get ready; dress; draw gutengerana v. wiggle; wag;

up. waggle; shake; twitch; jerk;
3 • organize; hatch. flutter; quiver; twist; squirm;
4 • be preparing; be working on. writhe. Syn: gutigita.
5 • train; exercise; get in shape; gutengurwa v. tremble; shake;
prepare; practice; rehearse. quiver; shiver; shudder; quake;
Syn: kumenyereza, gutoza. quail; quaver; waver; flutter;
gutegura2 v. Usage: itegeko; pulsate; palpitate.
imbata; pula.formulate; set out; gutera1 v. 1 • cause; bring about;
lay down. lead to; give rise to; bring to pass;
gutegura amafunguro v. phr. produce; generate; create; effect;
make a meal. make; provoke; incline;
gutegura amafunguro v. phr. precipitate; motivate; incite;
cook. Syn: guteka. stimulate; stir up; impel; inspire.
gutegura ibitekwa v. phr. gather 2 • force; oblige; compel; push;
ingredients. make necessary; necessitate;
guteka v. cook. require; constrain; enjoin; make;
guteka icyayi v. phr. make some impel; drive; overpower;
tea. persuade; induce.
guteka mu ifuru v. phr. bake. 3 (umutima) • beat.
guteka mu mazi v. phr. boil. gutera2 v. plant; put in the
guteka umutwe loc. lit. to cook ground; sow seed; broadcast;
one's head; to do what it takes to scatter; set in; set out;
manage. transplant.
gutekereza1 v. imagine. gutera3 v. throw.
gutekereza2 v. think. gutera akabuno hejuru loc. lit. to
gutekerezaho v. throw one's butt in the air; to
Usage: ibivugwa, ibizwi, etc. rebel. Syn: gutera intugu hejuru,
mbere y'uko ugira ikindi kwigagarika, kwigira kagarara,
ukora.consider; think about; kwigagaza.
reflect on; envision; contemplate; gutera amapfa v. starve.
regard; weigh; appraise; gauge; Syn: gusonjesha, kwicisha
examine; review; mull over; inzara.
ponder; turn over in one's mind; gutera imbere v. phr. come along;
study; cogitate on; deliberate on; progress.
bear in mind; be aware of; note; gutera inda v. phr. impregnate;
pay heed; respect; honor; make make pregnant; cause to
allowances for. conceive; get with young; cause
gutekwa v. be cooked. to bear offspring; fructify;
gutelefona v. call; telephone; fecundate; inseminate; fertilize.
phone; contact; buzz; ring.
gutembera v. travel; go for a walk.

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gutera inkunga v. phr. gutera ubwoba2 v. phr. menace;

contribute; give; donate; bestow; endanger; imperil; be a hazard to;
grant; confer; hand out; present; jeopardize; risk; terrify;
endow; support; maintain; intimidate; threaten; terrorize;
provide for; subsidize; keep; bully; browbeat; cow; daunt;
finance; pay for; underwrite; back forebode; portend; presage.
financially; foster. gutera ubwoba3 loc. to be
gutera ishoti v. phr. kick; strike something else (negatively or
with the foot; punt; boot; hit; positively).
strike; shoot. gutera umugeri v. phr. kick;
gutera ishoti rirerire v. phr. strike with the foot; punt; boot;
through ball. hit; strike.
gutera icyugazi v. phr. gutera umusumari v. phr. nail;
embarrass. hammer; pin; fasten; fix; secure.
gutera ipasi v. phr. iron clothes. gutera umutima uhagaze v. phr.
guterana v. come together; worry; make anxious; make
assemble; gather; convene; come uneasy; disturb; upset; perturb;
together; congregate; meet; rally; agitate; trouble; distress; harass;
convoke; flock; call together; harry; badger; hector; bother;
summon. Syn: guhurira hamwe, pester; vex; beset; plague;
gukora inama. torment; persecute.
guterana amagambo v. phr. Syn: guhangayikisha,
squabble; wrangle; quarrel; guharahaza.
bicker; clash; dispute; differ; gutera urushinge v. phr. inject.
spat; have words; argue; bandy guterekera v. practice necrolatry;
words; set to; lock horns; brawl; worship of the dead.
row; fight; contest; contend; gutererana v. abandon; desert;
battle; war; tiff. forsake; leave; depart from; leave
guteranya v. add on; add up. behind; withdraw from; evacuate;
Syn: kongera. give up; quit; relinquish; jilt; run
guteranyaho v. add to. out on; let go; cast aside; turn
Syn: kongeraho. one's back on; forswear; abdicate;
gutera ubwoba1 v. phr. cow; renounce; repudiate. Syn: kugira
intimidate; frighten; threaten; intabwa.
make cringe; terrorize; terrify; gutereraho akajisho v. phr. look
scare; browbeat; bully; bulldoze; at; see; watch; turn the eyes
dishearten; dismay; abash; upon; fix the eyes on; regard;
discourage; deter. contemplate; stare; gape; glance;
peep; scan; peek; behold.
Syn: kumamaho akajisho.
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guterura v. boost; lift; raise;
heave; hoist; elevate; push;
shove; pitch; give a leg up.
Syn: gushyira imbere, gushyira
ejuru, kwimiriza imbere,
kuzamura.
guterwa
gutesha agaciro v. phr. humiliate;
abase; devil.
gutesha icyizere v. phr. tarnish;
discredit; degrade; defile; defame;
vilify; stigmatize; denigrate;
disgrace; dishonor; taint; stain;
sully; spot; blemish; blacken;
foul; befoul; smirch; besmirch;
soil; blot; erode; dirty; dull; dim;
darken; drag through the mud.
gutesha umuntu agaciro v. phr.
devil.
guteshuka v. stray; wander; drift;
digress; depart from the subject;
stray; go off on a tangent;
wander; divagate; deviate; turn
aside; back up.
guteshuka ku murongo v. phr.
stray; wander; drift; digress;
depart from the subject; stray; go
off on a tangent; wander;
divagate; deviate; turn aside;
back up.
gute? adj. how?
guteza v. set off; cause. The
retrenchment set off strikes
throughout the country.
Iyirukanwa ry'abakozi ryateje
imyigaragambyo mu gihugu hose.
guteza ibibazo v. phr. jeopardize.
Syn: guteza ingorane.
guteza imbere v. phr. boost.
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guteza imbere v. phr. promote;
further; forward; aid; assist; help;
advance; encourage; foster; back;
back up; champion; propagate;
work for; favor; stand by; lend a
hand; contribute to; strengthen;
hasten; quicken; expedite; speed;
accelerate; oblige; accommodate.
guteza imbere mu majyambere
v. phr. increase; raise; advance;
raise upward; add to; enlarge;
expand; advance; develop;
improve.
guteza ingorane v. phr.
jeopardize. Syn: guteza ibibazo.
gutigisa v. shake; vibrate; quiver;
quake; quaver; totter; wobble;
sway; tremble; shudder; shimmy;
shiver; flutter; flicker; jiggle;
joggle; jostle. Syn: gucugusa.
gutigita v. wiggle; wag; waggle;
shake; twitch; jerk; flutter;
quiver; twist; squirm; writhe.
Syn: gutengerana.
gutikiza v. wipe out.
gutikura v. strike; hit; slug; deal a
blow to; bang; box; cuff; slap;
club; thump; smash; pound;
knock; tap; clap; bump; beat;
cudgel; clout; slam; bat; sock;
punch; wallop; pommel; pelt;
smite; whack; buffet; hammer;
clip; drub; belt; thrash; flog;
batter; lash; whip; whale;
lambaste; scourge; flail; flagellate.
Syn: guhonda, gutimbura,
gusekura, kuvuna, kumena
impanga, kumena urutwe,
gupyatura (urushyi), kunyatura.
gutimfunura [gutiimfunura] v.
Syn: gukubita.
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gutinza v. Usage: umushinga.set
back. Syn: gukereza,
gukerereza, kudindiza.
gutitira v. tremble; shake; quiver;
shiver; shudder; quake; quail;
quaver; waver; flutter; pulsate;
palpitate.
gutitiriza v. beseech; beg; plead
with; implore; entreat; adjure;
supplicate; pray.
gutiza v. lend; loan; allow to use
temporarily; make a loan of; let
one have; trust one for; advance.
Syn: kuguriza.
gutiza umurindi v. phr.
encourage; foster; promote; favor;
advance; further; boost; forward;
assist; help; prompt; aid.
gutoba v. make worse.
gutoba v.
Usage: ibyateguwe.cancel;
reverse; change; disorganize;
disorder; confuse; muddle;
jumble; mix up; turn topsy-turvy.
gutobokesha v.
Usage: ipine.have puncture.
gutogosereza v. make boil for;
make boil at.
gutomboza v. grope; search
blindly; fumble; probe; venture;
try one's luck; see how the land
lies; send up a trial balloon;
throw out a feeler. Yatomboje
agwa ku gisubizo cy'ikibazo He
groped for the right answer to the
problem.
gutondagura v. conjugate.
gutonesha v. favour; favor.
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gutongana v. quarrel; disagree
angrily; argue; bicker; wrangle;
fuss; have words; raise one's
voice; squabble; spat; be at odds;
dispute; be at variance; be at
loggerheads; differ; dissent;
altercate; brawl; contend; fight;
row; be at each other's throats;
fall out; misunderstand; clash;
jar; feud; conflict; cavil; nag;
carp; raise a complaint; find
fault; pick a quarrel.
gutonora [gwutônora] v. shell;
husk; skin. Syn: gushishura.
gutonora [gwutônoora] v.
Usage: urya inyama, etc..eat a
small piece.
gutonyanga v. drip.
Syn: kujojoba.
gutora1 v. elect; select by vote;
vote into office; choose by ballot;
choose; pick; select.
gutora v. memorize; learn sthg by
heart. Syn: gufata mu mutwe.
gutora agatege loc. gain strength.
gutoranya v. choose; select; pick
out; pick; take; decide on; settle
on; fix upon; single out; opt for;
call out; extract; make up one's
mind; resolve; espouse; embrace;
adopt.
gutosa v. moisten; dampen.
Syn: kubobeza.
gutota [gwutoota] v. rush, spur,
whip, urge, goad, drive; pressure,
push, press, keep at.
gutoteza v. harass; attack
repeatedly; raid frequently;
assault continually; beset;
besiege.
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gutoza v. Usage: ubuzima gutsindwa v. lose; be defeated in;

bushya.acclimate; acclimatize; be the loser; fail to win; suffer
acclimatise. defeat in; fail; have the worst of
gutsembatsemba v. it; forfeit; take a licking; come out
Usage: imbaga.slaughter; slay; second best.
massacre; destroy; annihilate; gutsinsura v. parry; fend off;
exterminate; wipe out. ward off; repulse; stave off; repel;
Syn: gutsemba imbage. beat off; dodge; shun; avoid;
gutsinda1 v. win a victory; win; be elude; avert; sidestep; duck;
victorious; triumph; prevail; circumvent; fight shy of; keep at
conquer; vanquish; overcome; a distance. Usage: mu mirwano.
master; carry all before one; win gutubanuka v. reduce swelling.
the day. Syn: kubyimbuka.
gutsinda2 v. Usage: ku gutubya v. abbreviate; shorten;
rugamba.conquer; defeat; abridge; curtail; condense;
vanquish; win over; overcome; compress; summarize; synopsize;
overpower; triumph over; prevail contract; reduce; diminish; cut;
over; beat; whip; thrash; drub; cut down; cut short; boil down;
trim; rout; lick; best; floor; trim; clip; truncate.
subdue; subjugate; humble; gutukuza v. make red.
occupy; possess; rule. gutuma1 v. make; cause; produce;
Syn: kunesha. bring about; effect; engender;
gutsinda3 v. make a taboo. foment; beget; cause to be.
gutsindagira v. verb emphasize; Usage: haba ikindi gikorwa.
stress; accent; feature; dwell on; gutuma2 v. send a messenger;
press home; iterate; underscore; send an envoy; send a
underline; punctuate; correcpondent.
accentuate; point up; bring into gutuma3 v. force; oblige; compel;
relief. Syn: gutsindagiriza. push; make necessary;
gutsindagiriza v. verb emphasize; necessitate; require; constrain;
stress; accent; feature; dwell on; enjoin; make; impel; drive;
press home; iterate; underscore; overpower; persuade; induce.
underline; punctuate; gutuma bitakara v. phr.
accentuate; point up; bring into Usage: akazi; amafaranga.do out
relief. Syn: gutsindagira. of.
gutsinda igitego v. phr. score. gutuma umuntu atakaza v. phr.
gutsinda ikizamini v. phr. score a Usage: amafaranga; akazi.do out
success. of.
gutsindira igihembo v. phr. win a gutuma hacura umwijima v. phr.
prize. darken; dim; blacken; obscure;
gutsindisha v. do for; cause make dark; make darker; make
failure of. dim; exclude light from.

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gutumbika v. soak. guturika ukarira loc. burst into

gutumiza v. tears; break down.
Usage: ibitabo.bespeak. guturuka v. come from; originate.
gutumiza hanze v. phr. import. Muraturuka he? Where are you
gutunga v. possess. from?
gutunga agatoki loc. lit. to point a gutururuka v. be released.
finger; to provoke. Syn: kuranga. Syn: gucururuka.
gutunganya v. phr. manage; gutwara v. 1 • drive; go by car;
succeed; accomplish; deal with; ride; go driving; motor; guide;
cope with; cope; work out; bring steer; operate; bicycle; bike;
about. Syn: gushyira ku cycle; ride.
murongo. Usage: akazi 2 • transport; transfer; move;
washinzwe. remove; convey; carry; transmit;
gutunganya imiyoboro y'amazi take; bring; send; deliver;
v. phr. water conveyance; dispatch; fetch; bear; cart; tote;
adduction d'eau. Syn: kuyobora lug; ship; truck; freight.
amazi CONSTRUCTION. 3 • remove; take; take away;
gutunganyiriza mu ruganda v. withdraw.
phr. manufacture; produce; gutwara ku ngufu za Leta v. phr.
mass-produce; make; fabricate; confiscate; seize; commandeer;
mold; form; fashion; devise; appropriate; possess; preempt;
frame; assemble; put together; take; take over; impound;
construct; build. sequester; expropriate.
gutungura v. improvise; perform gutwara mu mutwe loc. lit. to
without preparation; invent carry in the head; to be angry at.
offhand; make up; extemporize; gutwara umuntu umutima loc.
come up with; do a makeshift job; lit. to take somebody's heart; to
throw together; ad-lib; create off be passionated about something.
the top of one's head; wing it. gutwarwa v. Usage: n'ikintu
gutura1 v. offer. ucyitegereza.have eyes for; be
gutura2 v. dedicate; inscribe; attracted to.
address. gutwarwa v. be transported; be
gutura3 v. 1 • dwell in; live in; be exported.
in; reside; reside; dwell; live; gutwarwa bunyago v. phr. deport;
occupy; inhabit; domicile; have send to a concentration camp.
residence; have one's abode; keep gutwengatwenga v. smile; grin;
house; lodge; room; sojourn. beam; show pleasure; simper;
2 • stay. smirk.
gutura icyari v. phr. presenting gutwika1 v. fire; bake; cook.
the child to the bride's father-in- gutwika2 v. set on fire.
law. gutwika v. set ablaze.
guturama v. sit without thinking.

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gutwikira v. wrap; clothe; cover;
envelop; enclose; swathe; enfold;
surround; girdle; gird; shroud;
cloak; veil; mask; hide; conceal.
gutwikurura v. uncover.
gutyaza v. sharpen; make
sharper; edge; put an edge on;
whet; hone; grind; strop.
Syn: gukubira.
gutéreka inzára n'umusatsi loc.
lit. 'to seat nails and hair'>to be
very poor.
gutérura intúgu loc. lit. 'to shrug
shoulders'.
guverineri n. governor.
guverinoma n. governement;
governing body regime.
Guverinoma y'abatabazi n. phr.
government of rescuers;
government of national salvation.
The government following the
death of Juvénal Habyarimana.
In power in Kigali from April 7 to
July 4, 1994.
guca1 v. withdraw (a person, etc.)
from some object or practice
deemed undesirable.
guca2 v. 1 • cut; lacerate; incise;
pierce; gash; slash; hack; nick;
lance; slit; slice; carve; saw; chop;
dice; cube; mince; divide; section;
split; dissect; sever; sunder; rive.
2 • die.
guca3 v. pass; pass by; go past;
come past.
guca v. Usage: umwambaro.tear;
rip; rend; rive; split; slit; cleave;
sever; sunder; shred; pull apart;
come apart; pull to pieces; run;
snag. Syn: gutatamura,
gushwanyuza, gutanyura,
gutatamura.
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guca akabogo loc. rest for a short
time.
guca akabyizi loc. spend a whole
day working for s.o. else.
guca akatsi loc. recover well;
return to good condition; regain
strength; be restored to health;
get well; recuperate; convalesce;
return to health; take a turn for
the better; improve; heal; mend;
rally; come around; pull through;
regain control of oneself; be
oneself again; revive; revivify;
resuscitate; rejuvenate; restore;
pick up.
guca akena loc. gusonza; be
hungry.
guca akenge loc. have the age of
reason.
guca amabere loc. lit. to cut
breasts; to commit a serious
crime.
guca amaco loc. trick; cheat;
swindle; manipulate; flimflam.
guca ahantu loc. pass by.
guca bugufi loc. 1 • bend down.
2 • humble oneself in front of sb or
sth.
guca ibintu loc. be violent; cause
widespread damage to; ruin; lay
in ruins; raze; gut; lay waste;
waste; wreck; desolate; destroy;
demolish; devastate; rape;
spoliate; despoil; shatter; pillage;
plunder; maraud; sack; loot;
strip; ransack; raid; overrun.
guca igikumba loc. 1 • to cut a
temporary residency for cows.
2 • to multiply.
guca igico loc. lie in ambush;
ambush; waylay; surprise; trap;
entrap; lay for; attack; assault.
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guca inkamba loc. settle the case gucana2 v. switch on.

once for all. guca rubeti loc. hide.
guca inkereramucyamo v. phr. guca rubeti loc. hide; lie
guca kure mu magambo. concealed; be hidden; hide out;
guca inkoni izamba loc. forgive; conceal oneself; remain in a
pardon; excuse; absolve; reprieve; hiding place; keep oneself out of
cease to feel resentment against; sight; lie low; go into hiding; go
make allowances for; bear with; underground. Syn: kwibeta,
think no more of; allow for; bury kwihisha, kurigita.
the hatchet; pocket the affront; guca umugongo loc. guca intege;
remit the penalty of; acquit; clear; discourage; daunt; lessen the
exonerate; exculpate; condone; self-confidence of; dishearten;
pass over; overlook; discharge; deject; unnerve; do in; dispirit;
set free; release; wipe the slate dismay; depress; prostrate; dash
clean; let bygones be bygones. one's hopes; dampen one's
guca intege v. phr. discourage; spirits; disparage; decimate;
daunt; lessen the self-confidence destroy confidence in; unman.
of; dishearten; deject; unnerve; gucaura v. adulate; fawn upon.
do in; dispirit; dismay; depress; guca urubanza v. phr. judge;
prostrate; dash one's hopes; render a verdict; rule on a case.
dampen one's spirits; disparage; guca hagati v. phr.
decimate; destroy confidence in; Usage: habaye ubukwe.1 • sleep
unman; disappoint; let down. between.
guca inzara v. phr. cut; cip; trim. 2 • a ceremony in which a brother
gucakira v. grip; grasp; seize of a bride comes to sleep between
firmly; clutch; clench; hold fast; her sister and the bridegroom
hold tight; seize hold of; catch before the latter's sexual
hold of; seize; grab; snatch. intercouse.
gucamo uduce v. phr. slice. gucaho v. overtake; come abreast
gucamo uduce v. phr. split; divide of; catch up with; catch; come up
lengthwise; bisect; halve; cleave; beside; gain on; reach; approach;
rive; hew; break; crack; snap. run down; pass; overhaul; go by.
Syn: gucagagura. Syn: kunyuraho.
guca mu myanya y'intoki loc. lit. gucapurura v. copy; make a copy
to pass between fingers; to of; reproduce; duplicate; clone;
disappear mysteriously. photostat; Xerox.
guca mu rihumye loc. trick; gucapwa v. be printed PRINTING.
cheat; swindle; manipulate; gucengera v. 1 • penetrate;
flimflam. pierce; puncture; cut into; bore;
gucana1 v. light a fire; build up a prick; perforate; cut through;
fire; make a fire; start a fire; pass through; traverse.
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2 (ubumenyi) • penetrate; gucika umugongo loc. become

understand; comprehend; sad; be sad; feel sad; feel down;
perceive; discern; fathom; get; get grieve; mourn; feel sorry for
to the bottom of; figure out; yourself; sulk; wallow in; feel
unravel; see through; catch; hurt.
decode; decipher. gucikwa v. mention accidentally
Syn: gusobanukirwa. or cassually; let sth slip.
3 • infiltrate. gucira v. spit; expectorate; spew;
gucengeza1 v. insert; place in; put eject; slobber; drool; slaver; froth;
in; infix; set in; imbed; inject; foam; dribble.
inlay; inset; implant; put guciririkanywa v. barter; trade;
between; wedge in; push in; swap; exchange; interchange.
intersperse; slide in; infuse; gucisha bugufi v. phr. abase;
interlard; press in; thrust in; abate; humiliate. Syn: gukoza
stick in; stuff in; tuck in; drive in; isoni.
pop in; introduce; interpolate; gucisha bugufi v. phr. abase;
interpose; interject; intrude; humble; bring low; cast down;
enter; add. Syn: guseseka, put down; badmouth; bring down
gushinga. a peg; cut down to size;
gucengeza amatwara v. humiliate; disgrace; dishonor;
propagate the particular defame; discredit; belittle; malign;
doctrines or principles vilify; denigrate; vitiate;
propagated by an organization or downgrade; degrade; demean;
movement. cheapen; devaluate; besmirch;
guceceka v. be quiet; keep quiet. debase; shame; mock; mortify.
gucecekesha v. make silent. Syn: gusuzuguza, gusebya.
gucika v. 1 • be torne. gucishamo amaso v. phr. look
2 (ingeso, etc.) • resist; not give in through; examine.
to; abstain from; refrain from; say gucisha mu ruganda v.
no to; refuse; reject; turn down. manufacture; produce; mass-
gucika v. escape. Syn: gutoroka, produce; make; fabricate; mold;
guhunga. form; fashion; devise; frame;
gucika intege loc. get assemble; put together;
discouraged; lose heart. construct; build.
gucika intege loc. to be gucishiriza v. estimate.
tired/discouraged. Syn: gupimiranya, kubariranya.
gucika ku icumu loc. survive; live gucomeka v. connect; plug in.
through; come through alive. gucomokora v. unplug, remove
Syn: guhonoka. (an electric plug) from an outlet.
gucikana v. guconga agapira v. phr. handle
Usage: amafaranga.make off the ball.
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guconga inzara v. phr. shape; gucumbukura v. take off again;

sharpen. get going; start again.
gucuga v. Usage: ijambo Syn: gusubukura.
ritsindwa; euphemism, gucumita1 v. Usage: ijambo
taboo.penetrate a woman by ritsindwa; euphemism,
making shallow and disjointed taboo.penetrate a woman by
penetration during sexual making shallow and disjointed
intercourse. Syn: gusoka, penetration during sexual
gucugita. intercourse. Syn: gusoka,
gucugita v. Usage: ijambo gucugita.
ritsindwa; euphemism, gucumita2 v. pierce; countersink.
taboo.penetrate a woman by gucumitagura1 v. Usage: ijambo
making shallow and disjointed ritsindwa; euphemism,
penetration during sexual taboo.penetrate a woman by
intercourse. Syn: gucuga, making shallow and disjointed
gusoka. penetration during sexual
gucugusa v. shake; vibrate; intercourse. Syn: gusoka,
quiver; quake; quaver; totter; gucugita.
wobble; sway; tremble; shudder; gucumura v. offend God; trespass
shimmy; shiver; flutter; flicker; against God; sin.
jiggle; joggle; jostle. gucunaguza v. ridicule; hold up
Syn: gutigisa. to ridicule.
gucumbagurika v. limp; be lame. gucunda1 v. churn; churn milk;
Syn: kubenjagira, kubenjabenja, beat; whisk; whip; shake; shake
guhenjagurika. up; stir up; agitate; vibrate; toss;
gucumbika v. reside; dwell; live; heave; swirl; roll; roil; foam; rage;
occupy; inhabit; domicile; have convulse; disturb; pulsate;
residence; have one's abode; keep palpitate.
house; lodge; room; sojourn. gucunda2 v. to start an intore
Ucumbitse he? Where do you dance.
live? gucunga, -nze v. manage; control.
gucumbikira1 v. house; lodge; gucungacunga v. spy; see;
shelter; harbor; quarter; board; observe; discover; descry;
billet; put up; accommodate; glimpse; spot; catch sight of;
furnish with a house; give lodging sight; make out; detect;
to. recognize; perceive; behold;
gucumbikira2 v. accomodate. notice; find; view; discern.
Hoteri ishobora kwakira abantu Syn: gusurasura.
70 the hotel can accomodate 70 gucura1 v. be in a period of
people. menopause. Syn: guheza
ubwabazi.

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gucura2 v. 1 • forge; furnace; guha1 v. give; accord; administer;

hearth; blacksmith's shop; award; cede; chip in; confer;
smithy; ironworks. contribute; dedicate; deliver;
2 • hammer out; beat into shape; dispense; donate; ease up; emit;
shape. endow; engender; generate; gift;
gucura amagambo n. phr. coin; give away; give up; give way;
create; make up; conceive; grant; hand; hand down; have;
originate; fabricate; invent; hold; impart; induce; issue; kick
devise; concoct; think up; dream in; leave; lend; make; move over;
up; hatch. offer; open; pass; pass on; pay;
gucurama v. lie upside down. perform; present; produce;
gucurika v. turn upside down. proffer; pronounce; provide;
Ant: gucurukura. provoke; publish; raise; reach;
gucurukura v. put right; recede; render; retire; return;
streighten out. Ant: gucurika. sacrifice; show; spring; tender;
gucururuka v. be released; be throw; transmit; turn over; utter;
calm. yield. Ha Petero urwandiko Give
gucuruza v. trade; deal; carry on Peter the letter. Syn: gutanga,
commerce; do business; buy and guhereza, gushyikiriza.
sell. guha2 give; proffer; tender;
gucutsa v. Usage: umana present; place at one's disposal;
cyangwa akana bestow on; bestow.
k'inyamaswa.1 • wean; cause; to guha agaciro v. phr. v. phr.
lose the need to suckle; accustom 1. • v. phr. consider.
to food other than the mother's 2 • v. phr. consolidate; strengthen;
milk. fortify; solidify; make solid; make
2 • deprive s.b. of. sure; make firm.
gucutsa umwana loc. Syn: gushimangira, gukomeza,
Usage: ijambo ritsindwa; guha ireme, guha ingufu.
euphemism; taboo.ritual guha agaciro v. phr.
copulation done when a child is 1 • consolidate; strengthen;
weaned. fortify; solidify; make solid; make
gucweza v. be quiet; keep quiet. sure; make firm.
gucyaha v. punish; correct; Syn: gushimangira, gukomeza,
chasten; reprimand; admonish; guha ireme, guha ingufu.
berate; scold; rebuke; censure;
reprove; lecture; chide; dress
down; take to task; haul over the
coals; read the riot act to; punish;
castigate; discipline; chastise.
gucyesha v. do out; clean
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2 • consider; think about; reflect
on; envision; contemplate; regard;
weigh; appraise; gauge; examine;
review; mull over; ponder; turn
over in one's mind; study;
cogitate on; deliberate on; bear in
mind; be aware of; note; pay
heed; respect; honor; make
allowances for.
guha akato v. phr. stigmatise;
stigmatize.
guhaba2 v. wander; stray away;
become lost; go astray; roam;
wander; drift; rove; straggle; lose
one's way.
guhaba2 v. bewilder; confuse;
puzzle; perplex; bemuse; baffle;
befuddle; mix up; muddle; addle;
disconcert; nonplus; mystify;
stupefy; fluster. Syn: kujijwa.
guhabura [gwuhabuura] v.
conduct; guide; lead; pilot; steer;
show the way to; direct; conduct.
guhaga [gwuhaga] v. inflate; blow
up.
guhaga [gwuhaaga] v. eat one's
fill. Ndahaze. I'm full.
guhagama v. grill.
Syn: guhangama.
guhagarara v. stop; halt; stay;
stand fast; hold; discontinue;
suspend; put an end to; cut
short; bring to a standstill;
postpone; check; arrest;
suppress; block; stem; stall;
interrupt the flow of; stanch; cut
off; curb; rein in.
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guhagarika v. restrain; restrict;
check; control; bridle; harness;
repress; suppress; inhibit; limit;
moderate; retard; slow down;
slow up; hold back; slacken;
decelerate. Syn: gutambamira.
guhagarika v. 1 • restrain;
restrict; check; control; bridle;
harness; repress; suppress;
inhibit; limit; moderate; retard;
slow down; slow up; hold back;
slacken; decelerate.
Syn: gutambamira.
2 (imiti) • come off. Syn: kureka.
guhagarika ku kazi v.
1 (umukozi) • suspend.
2 (umusirikare) • put on half pay.
guha ingufu v. phr. consolidate;
strengthen; fortify; solidify; make
solid; make sure; make firm.
Syn: gukomeza, guha agaciro,
guha ireme.
guha ireme loc. respect; consider;
treat with consideration; treat
with forbearance; refrain from
interfering with; show
consideration for; appreciate;
regard; honor; comply with; obey;
heed; follow; abide by; observe;
adhere to; be faithful to;
acknowledge. Syn: guha agaciro,
kubahiriza.
guha ireme v. phr. consolidate;
strengthen; fortify; solidify; make
solid; make sure; make firm.
Syn: gushimangira, gukomeza,
guha agaciro, guha ingufu.
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guha isura mbi v. phr. tarnish; 2 (abagabo mu rukiko,

discredit; degrade; defile; defame; etc.) • summon; call; command
vilify; stigmatize; denigrate; to appear; subpoena; serve with a
disgrace; dishonor; taint; stain; writ.
sully; spot; blemish; blacken; guhamba v. bury; inter; entomb;
foul; befoul; smirch; besmirch; inhume; lay in the grave; consign
soil; blot; erode; dirty; dull; dim; to the grave; deposit in the earth;
darken; drag through the mud. shroud; enshroud.
guhaka v. 1 • Syn: gushyingura, gutabazwa.
2 • to be very useful to somebody. guhambishwa ikara v. phr. be
guhakana1 v. deny; contradict; buried with a lump of coal (a sign
disavow; disaffirm; disclaim; of leaving forever since you have
refute; refuse; decline; reject. no child to revive his family).
guhakana2 v. Usage: ibyavuzwe guhambuka v. be untied.
werekana ko nta ho bihuriye guhambwa ubona v. phr. be
n'ukuri.contradict; refute; deny; buried alive.
confute; controvert; impugn; guhamya1 v. 1 • affirm strngly.
oppose; counter; dispute; be 2 • mean; say truly; speak
contrary to; disagree with; sincerely; feel honestly; express
gainsay; rebut; disprove; belie. genuinely.
guhakana3 n. abjure. guhamya2 v.
guhakanira1 v. forbid; refuse; Usage: ibyavuzwe.corroborate;
prohibit; disallow; deny. confirm; verify; substantiate;
guhakanira2 v. get away; refuse authenticate; agree with; affirm;
entrance/membership; turn sustain; support; endorse.
down. Syn: gushyigikira, guta mu
guhakanira3 v. deny; refuse; ry'undi, gusongera.
disallow; withhold from. guhamya intego v. phr. target;
guhakanya v. contest; object to. zero in on; home in on.
guhamagara n. n. call; call out; guhamya umuntu icyaha v. phr.
cry out; cry; shout; yell; bellow; declare guilty; condemn; convict;
scream; roar; clamor; bawl; speak sentence.
loudly; holler; hail. guhana [gwuhâana] v. abandon.
2 • n. halloo; make a call. Syn: gutererana.
Syn: gutelefona. guhana [gwuhana] v. correct;
guhamagaza v. chasten; reprimand; admonish;
1 (polisi, etc.) • summon; call for; berate; scold; rebuke; censure;
beckon; send for; rouse; call reprove; lecture; chide; dress
together; muster; activate; call down; take to task; haul over the
into action; gather; call out. coals; read the riot act to; punish;
castigate; discipline; chastise.
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guhanagura1 v. clean; cleanse;
wash; scour; scrub; launder;
bathe; shampoo; sweep; vacuum;
mop; dust; tidy; tidy up; order;
neaten.
guhanagura2 v. zap.
guhanaguraho v. wipe out.
guhanaguraho icyaha v. phr.
exonerate; clear; free; absolve;
vindicate; exculpate; find
innocent; acquit.
guhanantuka v. v. tumble down;
crash down.
2 (ibiciro) • v. slump; tumble.
3 (icyubahiro) • v. plunge.
guhana umupira v. phr. kick off.
guhanga v. create; bring into
existence. Syn: kurema.
guhanga amaso kuva ku mutwe
kugeza ku ino loc. look sb up
and down. Syn: kujora.
guhangama v. grill; interrogate;
question; pump; quiz; query; give
the third degree to; cross-
examine. Syn: guhagama, guhata
ibibazo.
guhangama v. pin.
Syn: guhagama.
guhangana v. 1 • resist; fight
against; oppose; strike back; beat
back; fight; combat; contest;
withstand; make a stand against;
hold out against; bear up against;
stand up to; weather; repel;
counter; counteract; stop; stem;
thwart; baffle; balk; foil; frustrate.
2 (mu magambo) • squabble;
wrangle; quarrel; argue; spat;
spar; dispute; haggle; disagree;
fight; come up against; be
confroted with. Syn: gusarikana.
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3 (mu bitekerezo) • conflict;
disagree; oppose; be contrary;
clash; collide; be inharmonious;
be contradictory.
4 • compete; contend; contest; vie;
match strength; match wits;
oppose; be rivals; fight; combat;
battle; lock horns; strive against;
confront; face; face up to; meet;
encounter; cope with; withstand;
challenge; dare; brave; defy.
guhangara v. confront; face; face
up to; meet; encounter; cope
with; withstand; challenge; dare;
brave; defy.
guhangayika v. 1 • worry; be
anxious; feel uneasy; be
apprehensive; be disturbed; be
troubled; be distressed; agonize;
fret; despair; lose heart; be
downhearted; be heavyhearted;
be afraid; dread; brood over;
stew.
2 • panic; have kittens.
guhangayikisha v. 1 • worry;
make anxious; make uneasy;
disturb; upset; perturb; agitate;
trouble; distress; harass; harry;
badger; hector; bother; pester;
vex; beset; plague; torment;
persecute.
2 (nko ku kazi) • harass; torment;
pester; badger; harry; worry;
disturb; annoy; irritate; distress;
bother; irk; vex; bedevil; plague;
hound; discommode; exasperate;
tease; bait; heckle; hector; ride;
persecute; browbeat; bully;
intimidate; cow; make anxious;
distress; disconcert.
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guhangayikishwa v. worry; be guhara v. abandon; forget

anxious; feel uneasy; be completely, quit, give up; drop
apprehensive; be disturbed; be out. Syn: gukurayo amaso,
troubled; be distressed; agonize; kurekera.
fret; despair; lose heart; be guharabika v. tarnish; discredit;
downhearted; be heavyhearted; degrade; defile; defame; vilify;
be afraid; dread; brood over; stigmatize; denigrate; disgrace;
stew. dishonor; taint; stain; sully; spot;
guhanguka [gwuhaanguuka] v. blemish; blacken; foul; befoul;
1 • succumb; give in; yield; give smirch; besmirch; soil; blot;
way; submit; comply with; erode; dirty; dull; dim; darken;
accede; defer to; capitulate; drag through the mud.
surrender; fall victim to. Syn: gusiga ibara, gusebanya,
Syn: kuganzwa. kwambika urubwa, gusiga
2 • die; pass away; expire; go urubwa, guha rubanda,
under. Syn: gupfa. kwanika, guha amenyo
guhanika v. increase; raise; y'abasetsi.
advance; raise upward; add to; guharaga v. ornament; adorn;
enlarge; expand; advance; beautify; bedeck; deck; array;
develop; improve. Usage: ibiciro. trim; garnish; embellish; festoon.
guhanuka v. fall; drop; drop Syn: gusiga, gutaka, gutamiriza.
down; tumble; plunge; topple; guharanira v. struggle for; fight
plop; crumple; come down for.
suddenly; collapse; crash down; guharanira amahoro v. phr.
come off. Syn: kugabanuka. promote peace.
guhanura1 [gwuhanuura] v. guharahaza v. harass; torment;
advise. Tega amatwi nguhanure pester; badger; harry; worry;
wa mwana we! Pay attention to disturb; annoy; irritate; distress;
my advise, young man! bother; irk; vex; bedevil; plague;
Syn: gutanga impanuro, hound; discommode; exasperate;
gutanga inama. tease; bait; heckle; hector; ride;
guhanura2 [gwuhanuura] v. persecute; browbeat; bully;
prophetize. intimidate; cow.
guhanura [gwuhanura] v. shoot guharura v.
down (plane). 1 (igishishwa) • peel. Harura
guhanyanyaza v. resist; fight ibirayi Peel the potatoes.
against; oppose; strike back; beat Syn: guhata.
back; fight; combat; contest; 2 (irangi ku modoka) •
withstand; make a stand against; guhashya ubukene v. phr.
hold out against; bear up against; poverty alleviation.
stand up to. guhata [gwuhata] v.

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1 (ukekwaho gukora nabi) • force; guhatanira v. cope with; contend;

obtain by force; pull; wrest; spar; wrestle; face; strive;
squeeze; pry; wrench; drag; struggle; tussle; hold one's own;
coerce; extort; coax; elicit. manage; hurdle; compete;
2 (urugi) • force; break; break contest; vie; match strength;
open; use violence on. match wits; oppose; be rivals;
guhata [gwuhaata] v. peel; Peel fight; combat; lock horns; strive
the potatoes. Hata ibirayi against; battle; join issue;
Syn: gutonora. combat; contend; compete; vie;
guhatana v. cope with; contend; tussle; scuffle; skirmish; joust;
spar; wrestle; face; strive; tilt; brush; duel; engage; match;
struggle; tussle; hold one's own; exchange blows; spar; cross
manage; hurdle; compete; swords; lock horns; brawl; jostle;
contest; vie; match strength; grapple; scrap; clash; argue;
match wits; oppose; be rivals; resist; differ; feud; quarrel.
fight; combat; lock horns; strive Syn: guhangana, gukotana,
against; battle; join issue; guhatana.
combat; contend; compete; vie; guhatira v.
tussle; scuffle; skirmish; joust; Usage: gukora.impose; force;
tilt; brush; duel; engage; match; inflict; enact; establish; prescribe;
exchange blows; spar; cross dictate; command; apply; peddle;
swords; lock horns; brawl; jostle; foist; thrust upon; palm off.
grapple; scrap; clash; argue; guhatiriza v. reiterate; repeat;
resist; differ; feud; quarrel. resay; reprise; iterate; retell;
Syn: guhangana, gukotana, reword; rephrase; restate;
guhatanira. recapitulate; stress; hammer; go
over and over; pound away at;
rehash; pound into someone's
head. Syn: gutitiriza.
guhatirwa v.
Usage: gukora.impose; force;
inflict; enact; establish; prescribe;
dictate; command; apply; peddle;
foist; thrust upon; palm off.
Syn: kwemezwa ku ngufu.
guha ubushobozi v. phr.
empower. Syn: kongerera
ubushobozi, .
guha umuntu isoko v. phr. award
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guhaza [gwuhaaza] v. satisfy; 2 • occur with; go together with; go

satiate; fill; gratify; suffice; hand in hand with; go hand in
content; slake; quench; glut; glove with; be connected with;
stuff; sate; surfeit; overfill; coexist with; follow.
overdo; cloy; saturate; sicken; Usage: indwara; etc..
disgust; nauseate; jade; bore; 3 • play accompaniment for;
weary. supply music for; provide
guhaza v. satisfy. background or harmony for; back
guhazwa v. receive Holy up. Syn: guherekeza indirimbo
Communion. n'amajwi y'ibyuma.
guheka v. carry on back. guherekeza indirimbo n'amajwi
guhembera v. build up a fire. y'ibyuma v. phr. accompany.
guhembuka v. come alive; come guherekeza inka loc. 1 • to
alive again; come back to life. accompany cows.
Syn: koroherwa. 2 • to do good without seeking any
guhemukira v. break one's reward.
promise to sb. Syn: gufudikira, guherera v. Usage: inyubako,
gukosereza. etc..sit; be situated; be located;
guhenda v. cost an arm and a leg, be established; be seated; be
cost a fortune. placed; stand; rest; lie; remain;
guhendahenda v. coax; wheedle; stay; endure; reside; abide;
cajole; inveigle; talk into; soft- linger.
soap; butter up; sweet-talk. guheta v. bend; twist; make
guhenura v. Usage: uruganda.do crooked; become crooked; warp;
for. buckle; contort; curve; arc; loop;
guhenura v. Usage: ibiri mu turn; wind. Syn: kugonda,
kintu cyari giteretse.upset; guhetamisha, kugoreka.
overturn; turn over; upend; guheza [gwuhêza] v. maximize;
invert; tip over; topple over; turn maximise.
topsy-turvy; capsize. guheza [gwuhêeza] v. marginalize.
guhera v. start. guheza ubwabazi v. be in a period
guherekeranya v. accompany one of menopause. Syn: gucura.
another. guhezwa v. be marginalized.
guherekeza v. 1 • accompany; go
in company with; go along with;
attend; conduct; escort;
chaperon; convoy; usher; guard;
back up; support; attend.
Syn: kurenza irembo, kujyana, .

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guhiga2 [gwuhîiga] v. hunt; guhigisha uruhindu v. phr.

pursue; chase; track; trail; trace; umugizi wa nabi bikorwa
follow the trail of; stalk; follow the n'abapolisi: .hunt; pursue; chase;
scent of; look for; search for; track; trail; trace; follow the trail
seek; try to find; look high and of; stalk; follow the scent of; look
low for; go in quest of; follow; for; search for; seek; try to find;
turn everything upside down; look high and low for; go in quest
leave no stone unturned; peer of; follow; turn everything upside
into every corner; explore; probe; down; leave no stone unturned;
inquire into. Syn: guhiga peer into every corner; explore;
bukware. probe; inquire into.
guhiga [gwuhiga] v. compete; guhimba v. 1 • invent; originate;
contend; contest; vie; match create; develop; contrive;
strength; match wits; oppose; be conceive; devise; put together;
rivals; fight; combat; battle; lock fabricate; fashion; formulate;
horns; strive against. think up; come up with.
guhiga [gwuhîiga] v. Usage: 1 2 • imagine.
(animal).hunt; shoot; go after; 3 • make up; concoct; conceive;
chase; track; stalk; trail; seek; fabricate; contrive; conjure up;
drive out; ferret out. coin; cook up; trump up.
guhiga bukware loc. Syn: gucura, gucura inkuru,
Usage: (person).hunt; pursue; gucura ibihuha, gucura
chase; track; trail; trace; follow amagambo.
the trail of; stalk; follow the scent guhina v. Usage: amagambo,
of; look for; search for; seek; try ubushyitsi
to find; look high and low for; go (urugendo).abbreviate; shorten;
in quest of; follow; turn abridge; curtail; condense;
everything upside down; leave no compress; summarize; synopsize;
stone unturned; peer into every contract; reduce; diminish; cut;
corner; explore; probe; inquire cut down; cut short; boil down;
into. Syn: guhiga. trim; clip; truncate.
guhigama v. give up; give way; guhina agatoki loc. lit. to fold
yield. one's finger; to be stingy.
Syn: kuguna, kuba gito.
guhinarara v. fold.
guhinduka v. become; get; begin
to be; grow; turn; come to be; get
to be; turn out to be; commence
to be; be converted into; be
reduced to; settle into.
Syn: kwiyuburura,
kwitamurura.

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guhindura1 v. convert; change;
transform; modify; turn.
guhindura2 v.
1 (imyitwarire) • mend; correct;
reform; improve; better;
ameliorate; meliorate; amend;
rectify; revise.
2 (umurongo wa radiyo cyangwa
televiziyo) • switch over.
guhindura
Usage: itegeko.abrogate.
guhindura bibi v. phr. make
worse.
guhindura byiza v. phr. make
better; make good.
guhindura idini v. phr. change
one's religion; change one's belief;
cause a change of opinion;
proselytize.
guhindura ivu v. consume;
incinerate. Syn: gukongora.
guhindura izina v. phr. modify
name.
guhinduranya v. 1 • switch.
2 (imyanya) • switch around.
guhindura ubuhagarike
bw'umurongo v. phr. modify row
height.
guhindura umurongo v. phr. zap.
guhinduriza1 v. make insideout.
guhinduriza2 v. see red; become
extremely angry.
guhinga v. grow; raise; cultivate;
farm; garden.
guhinyura v. go against; run
counter to. Syn: kunenga.
guhirika v.
1 (ikintu) • spill; knock over;
upset.
2 (ubutegetsi) • overthrow; topple.
guhirwa n'ikintu loc. make
success of sthg.
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guhisha [gwuhîisha] v. ripen.
guhisha [gwuhîsha] v. hide.
guhishura v. identify; discover.
Syn: kuvumbura.
guhitamo v.
1 (ikintu) • choose; select; pick
out; pick; take; decide on; settle
on; fix upon; single out; opt for;
call out; extract; make up one's
mind; resolve; espouse; embrace;
adopt.
2 • choose; decide; determine;
resolve; prefer; commit oneself;
opt; elect; intend; see fit; desire;
wish; be inclined; like.
Syn: gufata umugambi.
guhitamo neza v. phr. make good
engagements.
guhitana v. do for; do in; murder;
kill. Syn: guhonya, guhonyora.
guhitwa v. have diarrhoea.
guhihibikanya v. rush; spur;
whip; urge; goad; drive; pressure;
push; press; keep at.
guhihibikanywa v. speep up;
accelerate; dispatch; expedite;
perform hastily; finish with
speed; work against time; hurry.
guhobera cyane v. phr. hug;
embrace; hold; clasp; press to the
bosom; hold close; clutch;
squeeze; cuddle; snuggle; nestle;
cling together.
guhomboka v.
Usage: imbaga.melt; dissipate;
scatter; dispel; dwindle; fade;
dissolve; disappear; evaporate;
vanish; waste away.
guhomerera iyonkeje loc. lit. to
put chalk on the cows breasts to
a prevent calves from sucking; to
waste one's time.
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guhonda v. beat. Syn: gucucuma, guhozwa v. be comforted.

kudiha, kunimba, kunyagira, guhugura v. train; teach good
kurimagura. behavior; teach a habit;
guhondagura v. lay about. discipline; domesticate; break;
Syn: guceka, gukubita. instruct; teach; drill; tutor;
guhonora v. Usage: inzu.repair; educate; school; prepare.
fix; renovate. Syn: gusana. guhugurwa v. be trained.
guhonyora v. twist; wrench; turn; guhuguza1 v. cheat; swindle;
sprain; wrest; yank; pull. defraud; trick; bilk; gyp; fleece;
guhonyora v. twist; wrench; turn; take; rook; deceive; dupe;
sprain; wrest; yank; pull. victimize; betray; delude;
guhora [gwuhworâ] v. keep quiet. hoodwink; bamboozle; humbug;
Syn: guceceka, gutuza. cozen; hoax; gull; con.
guhora [gwuhwoora] v. revenge; guhuguza2 v. plunder, rob; ruin;
inflict punishment in return for a pillage; despoil; spoliate.
wrong done; exact expiation; take guhumanya v. poison;
vengeance for; take revenge; contaminate; pollute; taint;
avenge; wreak one's vengeance; adulterate; corrupt; defile;
have one's revenge; make reprisal debase; degrade; corrode.
for; vindicate; take an eye for an guhumbahumba v. rake; rake up;
eye; give tit for tat; return like for pinch; nick; clean out; to track
like; undertake a vendetta; down the last remaining of the
demand one's pound of flesh; victims.
reciprocate; retaliate; requite; guhumeka v. breathe; draw
repay; pay back; recompense. breath; draw in air; inhale and
Syn: kwihimura. exhale; respire; gasp; pant; puff;
guhosha v. abate; decrease; huff.
diminish; reduce; lessen; guhumura [gwuhumuura] v. open
subside; decline; fade; fade away; s.o. eye.
recede; dwindle; moderate; guhumura [gwuhûumura] v. smell
mitigate; weaken; wane; ebb; of; smell; give off a smell of.
curtail; slack; slacken; go down; guhumuriza v. set sb's mind at
lower; fall off; fall away; taper off; rest; reassure sb.
lighten; soften; quiet; quell; slow; guhumusha [gwuhumiisha] v.
slow down. blind; deprive of sight.
guhoshya v. to give a lot of beer. guhumuza v. to cause to smell
guhovwa v. Usage: ku muzinga good; to finish milking.
winjiwe n'inzuki bwa mbere.be guhunda v. enrich.
exploded by bees.
guhoza v. Usage: ubabaye,
urakaye.please; soothe; calm;
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guhunga v. flee; escape from; run
away from; get away from; hasten
away from; make one's escape
from; make a getaway; take to
one's heels; take flight; abscond;
skip; fly the coop; cut and run;
split; decamp; desert; make off;
hasten off; speed off; fly away;
vanish; disappear.
Syn: gutoroka, gucika,
kwamama.
guhungabana v. 1 • be
traumatized.
2 • be shaken.
guhungabanya v. put the cat
among the pigeons.
guhungana v. abscond; flee; take
flight; fly; vanish; disappear;
depart hastily; leave suddenly;
take off; make off; steal off; steal
away; escape; run away; run off;
skip; split.
guhungiza v. ventilate; provide
with fresh air; circulate fresh air;
air; air out; aerate; oxygenate.
guhunika v. store; save; stow
away; keep; lay aside; put away;
deposit; salt away; sock away;
hoard; amass; stockpile; reserve;
lay up or by; husband; lay in;
accumulate; gather; hold; heap
up; store up; cache; put in
storage; put in mothballs; stash.
guhunza amatwi loc. to make the
ears escape; to refuse to listen.
guhura1 v. Usage: amasaka,
etc..thresh; beat. guhura
amasaka thresh the sorghum.
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guhura2 v. meet; come across;
encounter; run into; bump into;
come into contact with; light
upon; confront; face; come into
the presence of; speak with.
guhuririza v. inform o.s. about.
guhuriza v. Usage: mu
nyandiko; mu nkuru.condence;
cut down.
guhurumura v. abort.
guhurura v. rush; hurry.
guhuruza v. mobilize; muster; call
up; summon; activate; assemble
for action; make operative;
organize; marshal; call to arms;
put in motion; tap in emergency;
to assemble (armed forces) into
readiness for active service.
guhuruza ingabo to mobilize
troops. Syn: gukoranya ingabo.
guhuruzwa v. be mobilized.
guhusha v. miss the goal.
guhutura v. ennoble; confer a title
on.
guhuha v. blow air.
guhuhura v. Usage: ikintu;
imashine.do for.
guhuza1 v. match; harmonize;
correspond; be alike; suit; fit; go
well with; combine; fit together;
pair; couple; connect; join; unite;
yoke; link together; agree; be
equal; adapt. Syn: gusanisha.
guhuza1 v. Usage: insinga,
etc..connect; join; attach; unite;
fasten together; couple; tie; hinge;
combine; merge.
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guhuza2 v. join; bring together; guhuza imbonerahamwe n'igihe

connect; conjoin; fasten; tie v. phr. update chart.
together; marry; couple; bind; guhuza imitima loc. lit. to have
fuse; unite; piece together; splice; he meet; to love each other.
merge; mix; band; combine; pool; Syn: gukundana, gusabana,
chain; link; bridge. guhuza urugwiro.
guhuza3 n. 1 • reconcile; guhuza imyanya n'igihe v. phr.
conciliate; propitiate; restore to update fields.
friendship; reunite. guhuza n'ibisabwa v. phr.
2 • mediate; arbitrate; negotiate; standardize.
moderate; intervene; intercede; guhuza utuyoboro twose n'igihe
interpose; settle a dispute; bring v. phr. update all links.
to terms; effect an agreement; guhwema v. rest; fart.
bring about an agreement; make guhwera v. expire; die; pass away;
peace between; pacify; restore perish; decease; succumb; give
harmony; step in; umpire; up the ghost; kick off; kick the
referee. bucket. Syn: guca, gucikana,
guhuza4 v. Usage: inkuru guhwana, kwigorora,
zihuje.agree; concur; accord; kwinanura, kwinogora,
coincide; conform; correspond; kwirambura, kwirundura,
jibe; match; square; harmonize; kunogoka, kurangiza, gufunga
chime; tally. amakofe, kubudadaza.
guhuza v. match. guhwereza v. 1 • knock out.
guhuza amagambo v. phr. 2 • anaesthetize.
matching words. guhweza v. contemplate; gaze at;
guhuza byose n'igihe v. phr. gaze upon; watch; see.
update all. guhweza iraba loc. live a life of
guhuza ibikorwa v. phr. ease.
coordinate. guhwika v. pull down; lower.
guhuza ibintu v. phr. guhwitura v. 1 • correct; amend;
configuration. pull up; reprimand; tell off.
guhuza ibyatanzwe n'igihe v. 2 • excite, thrill, get worked up.
phr. update data. guhwihwisa v.
guhuza igerekeranyamadirishya Usage: amagambo.murmur; purl;
n'igihe v. phr. update cascade. low sound; susurrus; rumble;
guhuza imbaraga v. unite; join soft utterance; whisper;
together; join forces; lock arms; undertone; rustle; swish; purr;
stand together; organize; become hum; lapping; drone; buzz;
one voice. Syn: guhuza ingufu, sough; mumble; mutter;
gushyira ingufu hamwe, complaint; grumble; lament;
gufatana akaboko, guhuza whimper; sigh.
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guhúza umusayá loc. lit. 'to make
the jaw busy' >to refuse to listen.
gupfa v.
1 (car; machine) • break down;
stop working.
2 (human being) • die; perish;
suffer death; expire; pass away;
pass on; pass over; leave this
world; depart; meet death; come
to one's end; be heard of no
more; draw the last breath; go
the way of all flesh; go to one's
glory; go from dust to dust;
croak; kick the bucket.
Syn: kwitaba Imana, gutaha,
gushiramo umwuka,
kuruhukira mu mahoro, guheza
umwuka. See: gufunga amakofe;
guhenera inzira; kugwa ku gasi.
gupfuka [gwupfuuka] v. lose its
feathers; drop its feathers.
gupfuka [gwupfûka] v. 1 • wrap;
clothe; cover; envelop; enclose;
swathe; enfold; surround; girdle;
gird; shroud; cloak; veil; mask;
hide; conceal. Syn: gupfunyika.
2 • obscure; secrete; cloak; veil;
hood; screen; mask; disguise;
camouflage. Syn: gutwikira.
gupfukama v. kneel.
gupfukura v. uncover.
Syn: gupfundura, guhambura,
gushyira ahabona.
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g, G
gupfunyika v. wrap; wrap up;
enclose; enwrap; bundle; encase;
bind; wind; fold.
gupfunyura v. unwrap.
gupima v. weigh; to determine or
ascertain the force that
gravitation exerts upon (a person
or thing) by use of a balance,
scale, or other mechanical device.
Syn: gupimura.
gupimiranya v. estimate.
Syn: gucishiriza, kubariranya.
gupolotika v. Usage: mu ifatwa
ry'ibyemezo wifuza ko byaza
bikunyuze.lobby; politick; urge
legislative action; solicit
legislative votes; seek to influence
legislators; exert influence; bring
pressure to bear; pull strings.
Syn: kwibariza.
gupyagira v. clean; broom.
Syn: gufyagira, gufagira.
gupyinagaza v. impede; delay;
slow down; block; interfere with;
interrupt; check; retard; obstruct;
hinder; thwart; frustrate; inhibit;
arrest; sidetrack; stall; stymie;
deter; hamper; hold back; halter;
disrupt.
gupyoka v. be grazed; be scarped;
leave quick.
Gwatemara n. Guatemala.
g, G n. the seventh letter of
Kinyarwanda alphabet.
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H - h

Hagarara! v. Stop! hagati aho adv. meanwhile;

Haguruka! v. Stand up! meantime.
Hekaru n. synagogue. hagati ku ruhande adv. outside
Hinduwisime n. Hinduism. mid.
Hispaniya n. Spain. hagati mu kibuga adv. phr. inside
Hondurasi n. Honduras. mid; centre half; midfield.
Hozana n. Save now!; Save, we hagati yanjye nawe adv. phr.
beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a between us.
customary form of acclamation at hagati yacu adv. phr. between us;
the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. among us.
Ps. 118:25.). hagenwe adj. reserved for.
Hungariya v. Hungary. hakaswe v. pp. zoned; hapimwe.
Huye n. name of Huye mountain hakoreshejwe v. pp. with.
situated in Sourthen Province. Yatemye igiti akoresheje
ha1 n. the sixteenth noun class. umuhoro S/he cut the fire wood
ha2 n. hector. with an machete.
habayeho v. it was. hakurya adv. across (a body of
hafi1 adv. near; close to. water).
hafi2 adv. about. hakurya y'urupfu adv. phr. the
hafi3 adv. more or less. dusa hearafter; the next world; the
n'abari hafi kurangiza we've afterlife; life after death.
more or less finished. haleluya ainterj. 1 • alleluiah!;
hafi4 adv. approximately. halleluijah!
hafi saa kumi n'ebyiri zuzuye 2 • a shout of joy, praise, or
adv phr. about six (o'clock). gratitude.
hafi ya adv. phr. surroundings. hambavu n. geant.
hagamijwe loc. with the purpose hamwe adj. phr. together.
of; in order to; so that. hamwe adv. altogether;
hagana hanze adv. phr. outside. completely; entirely; utterly;
hagati1 adv. midist; between; absolutely; totally; wholly;
among. Usage: y'ibintu bibiri. thoroughly; perfectly; fully; out
hagati2 adv. centre pass. and out; in general; on the whole;
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handibali n.
handball.Variant: handibari.
handibari n.
handball.Variant: handibali.
hangari n. hangar.
hange [haângye] n. huge; strong;
colossal.Variant: hangi.
Syn: kavungamigeyo.
hano adv. here.
hanyuma adv. after; afterward;
afterwards; later; later on; in the
end.
hanze adv. 1 • outside; out of
doors; outside; out; out of the
house; forth; out in the open air.
Usage: y'inzu.
2 • abroad; overseas; out of the
country. Usage: y'igihugu.
hari v. pp. there is; there are. hari
iki cyo kurya? what is there in
the way of food? Hari imbwa
iryana! beware of the dog.
hariya adj. there; over there.
haruguru adv. above.
haruguru ya harira adv. phr.
above there.
hasi adv. on the ground; down; at
the bottom.
hashingiwe v. pp. based on.
hashize v. pp. ago; agone; gone
by; in the past.
hapfa uwavutse! loc. Never mind!;
Too bad!
hazaba v. it will be.
hegitari n. hectare.
hejuru adv. 1 • up; upside; above.
Nkuko byavuzwe
hejuru/haruguru As mentioned
above.
2 • higher up; in a higher place;
supra,; to a higher place; on top;
on it; over it; upstairs.
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3 • in the air; in the sky.
hejuru ya adv. phr. above.
hejuru ya zeru adv. phr. above
zero.
hejuru y'ibyo adv. phr. above all.
heroyine n. 1 • heroin.
2 • courage pills; dynamite;
elephant; 'H'; Harry; Henry;
horse; old lady White; scag; skag;
smack; sugar; white cross; white
stuff. Usage: Slang words for
drugs (Heroin):.
he? adj. where? Ni he bogera?
Where is the bathroom? Ni he
bituma? Where is the toilet?
Urihe? Where are you? Alihe?
Where is s/he (person)? Irihe?
Where is it (animal or thing)?
hehe? adj. where? Ugiye hehe?
where are you going to?
hepfo adv. below; under; beneath;
underneath.
hirya no hino adv. zigzag;
somewhere else; somewhere.
hirya y'ibi adv. beyond; father.
hitaruye v. pp. remote; secluded;
set apart; isolated; God-forsaken;
solitary; sequestered; segregated;
separate; out-of-the-way; lonely;
alone; quiet.
hoteli n. hotel; hotel; inn; lodging;
hostel; hostelry; lodge; hospice;
motel; motor inn. Hoteli iri
ahantu hareshya hate/iri kure
bingana iki? How far is the
hotel?Variant: hoteri; TOURISM.
hoteri n. hotel; hotel; inn; lodging;
hostel; hostelry; lodge; hospice;
motel; motor inn. Syn: hoteli,
TOURISM.
huguka v. wake up.
humura v. don't worry.
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h'agasi adj. phr. desert; barren; h'icyondo adj. phr. muddy.

desolate; infertile; arid; waste; Syn: h'isayo.
uncultivated; untilled; wild; h, H n. the eighth letter of
uninhabited. Kinyarwanda alphabet.

I - i
i locative. 1 • at; to; in. i Kigali in ibabarirwa ry'icyaha n. phr.
Kigali, at Kigali. absolution; pardon; amnesty;
2 • from. forgiveness; mercy; deliverance;
ibaba n. 1 • wing; pinion; pennon; vindication; quittance;
ala; supporting surface; flap; exculpation; exoneration;
aileron. Usage: ry'indege. remission; acquittal; clearance;
2 • wing. Usage: ry'inyoni. suspensation; indulgence;
3 • either of the two forelimbs of liberation; release.
birds and some mammals, ibabi n. leaf; frond; cotyledon;
corresponding to the human blade; needle; bract; foliole; petal.
arms, that are specialized for Syn: ikibabi.
flight or may be rudimentary, as ibagiro n. abattoir;
in flightless birds, and sometimes slaughterhouse.
adapted for swimming, as in ibakure n. bowl; deep dish; vessel;
penguins. container; receptacle.
ibabaje adj. Usage: inkuru.bad; ibakwe n. 1 • hast; speed;
unpleasant; unwelcome; speediness; hurry; rush;
disagreeable; disappointing; swiftness; quickness; celerity;
distressed; distressing; hurriedness; rapidity; fleetness;
discouraged; sorry; discouraging; expedition; dispatch.
disturbing; regrettable; troubled; 2 • ardour; ardor; feeling; passion;
troubling; gloomy; glum; fervor; intensity; gusto; zeal;
melancholy; joyless; grim; vehemence; fierceness; warmth;
disheartening; unnerving; excitement; eagerness;
dreadful; obnoxious; cross; enthusiasm; spirit; feverishness;
angry; short-tempered; offensive; animation; vigor; verve.
irascible; irritable; touchy.

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ibamaso n. vigilance; ibango2 n. utterance; expression;

watchfulness; alertness; speech; vocalization; articulation;
attention; heedfulness; heed; talk; verbalization; declaration;
care; concern; guardedness; pronouncement; proclamation.
carefulness; caution; ibanki n. bank.
cautiousness; precaution; ibanze n. 1 • biginning; start;
prudence; circumspection; attempt; principle; basic; primary
forethought. rule; ABC's; essential; requisite;
Ibambasi n. In 1931, Bugesera, in axiom; element; component;
the Kigali Territory, was base; basis; foundation;
reorganized in 3 chiefdoms with cornerstone; groundwork.
Ibambasi headed by a chief ... 2 • grass roots.
ibambe n. forgiveness; pardon. ibara n. colour (BrE); color (AmE).
Syn: imbabazi. ibarabara n. way; thoroughfare;
ibambwa n. crucifixion. boulevard; avenue; street; route;
ibandantego n. declension. roadway; parkway; expressway;
ibandi n. Etym: French highway; turnpike; freeway;
"bandit".robber; bandit; thief; throughway; byway; trail; lane;
bandit; outlaw; crook; brigand; path; road; thoroughfare;
burglar; stickup-man; second- roadway; route; highway;
story man; yegg; embezzler; con turnpike; expressway; thruway;
man; sharper; swindler; larcenist; way; avenue; boulevard; lane;
plunderer; highwayman; alley; mews; terrace; block.
marauder; raider; pirate; ibarura1 n. 1 • census.
buccaneer; despoiler; forager; 2 • an official enumeration of the
pickpocket. Syn: umujura, population, with details as to age,
umunyoni, incakuramahugu. sex, occupation, etc.
ibanga n. confidence; secret; Ibarura2 n. Numbers; the fourth
intimacy; private matter; book of the Old Testament,
confidential matter; inside containing the census of the
information. Israelites after the Exodus.
ibangikana n. harmony. nta Syn: Kubara.
bushyamirane in harmony. ibaruramari n. accounting.
ibangikanyanteruro n. ibarura ry'amajwi n. phr. tally;
juxtaposition. count; reckoning; mark; score;
ibango1 n. chip; wood chip; small total; sum; enumeration; muster;
piece; fragment; scrap; sliver; census; poll ;
chunk; shaving; splinter; shred; ibarurishamibare n. 1 • statistics.
slice; paring; cutting; flake; 2 • the science that deals with the
crumb; morsel; bit; wafer. collection, analysis, and
interpretation of numerical data,
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ibaruwa n. letter; epistle; ibeneti n. baynet. Syn: bayoneti,

dispatch; missive; note; message; ibeti.
memorandum; document; ibenguka n. attraction.
certificate; love letter; billet-doux. Syn: rukuruzi.
Syn: urwandiko, ibarwa. ibere n. 1 • breast; bosom; bust;
ibaruwa y'urukundo n. phr. love chest.
letter. 2 • udder; bag; mammary gland of
ibarwa n. letter; epistle; dispatch; bovids. Usage: ry'inka, ry'ihene,
missive; note; message; ry'intama.
memorandum; document; 3•a piece of banana.
certificate; love letter; billet-doux. Usage: ry'igitoki.
Syn: urwandiko, ibaruwa. iberege adj. be healthy; be well;
ibase n. basin; bowl. bloom; oomph; fettle, in shape;
ibati n. metal sheet; sheet metal; vigor; vim and vigor; robust;
tin sheet. energetic; flust; fit; hale.
ibatiri n. battery. Syn: muzima, mutaraga,
ibatizwa n. christening. muryerye.
ibayiti n. byte. ibere ry'igitoki loc. lit. a banana's
ibahasha n. enveloppe. breast.
Syn: anvelope. iberiso n. cradle. Syn: agatanda
ibazwa n. evaluation; test. k'umwana.
ibazwa rikorewe kuri ibesani n. washbasin (BrE);
mudasobwa n. phr. computer- washbowl (AmE); lavabo.
based test. ibeti [ibêetî] n. baynet.
ibazwa umuntu yandikisha Syn: bayoneti, ibeneti.
ikaramu n. phr. paper-based ibibarisho n. abacuses; abaci.
test. Syn: ikibariro.
ibendera n. 1 • flag; national flag; ibibaya n. plains.
banner; emblem; standard; ibibazo n. problems; questions.
ensign; streamer; pennant; ibibazo bijyana no gucura n. phr.
colors. menopausal problem.
2 • stars and stripes; Old Glory; ibibazo umunani n. phr. eight
stars and bars. Usage: in the questions.
U.S.. ibibembe n. leprosy.
3 • Union Jack. Usage: in Great ibibero n. thighs.
Britain. ibibitaro n. hospital.
4 • flag; pennant; banner; ibibumbiro n. drinking trough.
streamer; banderole; ensign; ibido n. 1 • can; tin.
standard; colors; jack; pennon; Syn: ikidomoro, ikijerekani,
burgee; bunting; ensignia; ijerekani, ikibido, idomoro.
oriflamme. 2 • a bucket or other container for
holding or carrying liquids.

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ibidukikije n. environment. ibikomeye n. great things.

ibidukikije n. 1 • environment. Syn: ibitangaza.
2 • medium; habitat; element; ibikoresho bikoze mu ibumba n.
surroundings; setting; locale; phr. ceramic materials.
scene; milieu; atmosphere; ibikoresho bya polisi n. 1 • police
ambience; situation; background; equipment.
circumstances; living conditions; 2 • Charlie Wood (truncheon).
climate. Usage: Slang words for police
ibifwera n. mollusc. equipment.
ibigambo bibi n. phr. obscene ibikoresho byo mu gikoni n. phr.
language. Syn: amagambo cooking utensils.
atsindwa. ibikoresho byo mu rugo n.
ibiganza n. hands. furniture.
ibigaragara adj. visible; capable of ibikoresho by'ishuri n. phr.
being seen; observable; scholastic items; school
perceivable; perceptible; materials.
discernible; seeable; in sight; in ibikoresho by'ububoshyi n. phr.
view; clear; distinct; prominent; basketry woven materials.
well-defined; in focus. ibikoresho by'ubukwe n. phr.
See: ikigaragara. marriage articles.
ibigenewe umwarimu adj. phr. to ibikoresho by'ubutetsi n. phr.
the teacher. cooking utensils.
ibigo bidashamikiye kuri Leta n. ibikoresho by'umuguzi n. phr.
non-governmental entities. Consumer Equipment; customer
ibigo bya Leta n. phr. public premises equipment; CPE;
institutions. customer apparatus.
ibigo by'amadini n. religious ibikoreshofatizo n. phr. raw
institutions. material.
ibigori n. corn; maize. ibikoresho mpuzamahanga n.
ibigoroba See: ikigoroba. international instruments.
n. evenings. ibikorwa n. activities; actions.
ibigwi n. achievement; ibikorwa bw'ubwihebe n.
accomplishment; attainment; terrorism. Syn: iterabwoba,
acquirement; skill; mastery; ubwiyahuzi.
expertise; command. ibikorwa bya politiki n . Political
ibijumba n. sweet potatoes. activities.
ibika n. Usage: umusaruro, ibikorwa-remezo n.
etc..conservation. infrustructures.
ibikomere n. Usage: nk'ibya
Kirisito.stigmata.
ibikomerezwa n. betters.

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ibikurikira n. continuation; ibirayi n. pl. potatoes.

continuation; addition; ibirenge n. pl. feet.
continuance; continuing; ibireti n. pl. pyrethrum.
extension; prolongation; Syn: pireteri.
protraction; sequence; sequel; ibiribwa n. food.
supplement. ibiribwa n. pl. food.
ibikurikizwa n. standard; ibiri kuri uru rubuga n. phr.
requirement; specification; content.
criterion; guideline; principle; ibirimo n. pl. Usage: mu
prototype; measure; yardstick; gitabo.contents; table of
touchstone; ideal; guide; canon. contents.
ibimenyetso n. pl. signs. ibiri mu isi n. phr. world;
ibimenyetso binyuranye n. creation; universe; cosmos;
miscellaneous symbols. macrocosm; nature.
ibimenyetso ndangamateka Syn: ibyaremwe, ibiremwa.
n.phr. historical vestiges. ibiriho n. (all) creation.
ibimera n'inyamaswa n. plants ibiro n. office.
and animals. ibiro bya dogiteri n. phr. doctor's
ibinika n. kettle. office. Syn: ibiro bya muganga
ibinini n. pills; tablets. mukuru.
ibinyabumwe n. pl. digits. ibiro bya muganga mukuru n.
ibinyabuzima n. beings. phr. doctor's office. Syn: ibiro bya
ibinyabuzima byahinduriwe muganga dogiteri.
kamere n. phr. GMO; genetically ibiro bya polisi n. 1 • police
modified organism. station; police.
ibinyagihumbi n. thousands. 2 • bridewell; cop-shop; factory;
ibinyajana n. hundreds. hoosegow; lock-up; nick;
ibinyanya n. tomatoes. warehouse. Usage: Slang words
ibinyare n. pl. Usage: ijambo for police station.
ritsindwa; euphemism, ibiro by'itora n. phr. voting place.
taboo.vaginal secretion. ibiro by'ubukerarugendo n. phr.
ibinyacumi n. tens. tourist office.
ibinyazina nyamubaro n. phr. ibiro by'umugenzuzi n. phr.
ordinals. inspectorship.
ibinyoro n. ibiro by'umuyobozi w'ishami n.
ibiranga n. pl. description; phr. Usage: muri
particulars. gutanga Kaminuza.dean's office.
ibimenyetso by'uwagusagariye ibirori n. festival; feast;
describe one's attacker. celebration; holiday; carnival;
ibiranga ikintu n. phr. properties. fete; festivities; jubilee; gala day;
ibiranga u Rwanda n. phr. profile gala; jamboree; fiesta.
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Ibirwa bya Morise n. phr. ibisigazwa2 n. vestige.

Mauritius. ibisigazwa3 n. remains.
ibiryo1 n. food; meal; foodstuffs; ibisingizo1 n. praise; worship by
provisions; rations; comestibles; hymn-singing; adoration.
victuals; viands; provender; ibisingizo2 n. praises; good
eatables; edibles; nourishment; words; compliments; approval;
nurture; nutrition; sustenance; appreciation; approbation;
subsistence; grub; chow; board. acclaim; congratulation;
ibiryo2 n.; nutrient. commendation; laudation;
Syn: intungamubiri. admiration; regard; esteem;
ibisabwa n. standard; respect; applause;
requirements; specification; accolade;laudit; cheer, hurrah;
criterion; guideline; principle; eulogy; panegyric; encomium;
prototype; measure; yardstick; tribute; testimonial.
touchstone; ideal; guide; canon. ibishingirwaho1 n. guideline;
Syn: ibishingirwaho. specification; standard; criterion.
ibisazi n. aberration; minor ibishingirwaho2 n. requirements;
mental disorder; mental lapse; specification; criterion; guideline;
abnormality; curiosity; quirk; principle; prototype; measure;
peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; yardstick; touchstone; ideal;
eccentricity; unconformity; guide; canon. Syn: ibisabwa.
nonconformity; oddity; ibishishi n. acne.
singularity; strangeness; ibishyimbo n. beans. Phaseolus
distortion; mutation; illusion; vulgaris L.. See: igishyimbo
delusion; self-deception; BOTANY; .
hallucination; madness, insanity, ibishyingiranwa n.
lunacy, derangement. Usage: bitanzwe n'umugore;
ibisazi by'imbwa n. phr. rabies ; that a wife brings to her husband
ibisebe n'ibikomere n. wounds at marriage.dowry; dower; money;
and injuries. goods.
ibisekuru n. 1 • family tree. ibitabapfu n. 1 • froth; foam.
2 • genealogy. 2 • a foam of saliva or fluid
ibisi n. bus. Syn: bisi, otobisi. resulting from disease.
ibisigarizwa n. 1 • remnant; ibitabo by'amateka n. phr.
remainder; relic; shred; token; historical books.
leftover; trace; monument; ibitabo by'ubuhanga n. phr.
vestige. wisdom books.
2 • piece; bit; scrap; fragment. ibitanda bine n. phr. four beds.
3 • remains; odds and ends. ibitangazamakuru n. mass
4 • leavings; discard; residue; media.
residuum; survival.
ibisigazwa1 n. leftover.

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ibitaro n. hospital; medical ibivoka n. From: French

center; clinic; polyclinic; medical "avocat".avocadoes.
pavilion; infirmary; sick bay. See: amavoka.
Ibitaro byitiriwe umwami ibivuzo Usage: ku nka.n. dregs
Fayisali n. phr. King Faisal of sorghum beer.
Hospital. ibiyiko n. spoons. See: ikiyiko.
ibitaro by'abarwaye indwara zo ibicanwa n. fuel.
mu mutwe n. phr. sanatorium; ibice bibura n. missing
asylum; nursing home; home; components.
rest home; state hospital. ibice by'umubiri n. body p.
ibiteganyijwe n. what are ibicurane n. flu; influenza.
planned. ibicuruzwa n. goods; articles of
ibitegetswe ku cyumweru n. phr. trade; wares; merchandise.
Sunday obligation. ibihano n. sanctions;
ibiti n. trees. Syn: igiti. punishment.
ibitigu by'ishati loc. lit. the ibihaha n. lungs. See: igihaha.
shoulders of the shirt. ibihe bikomeye adj. phr. hard
ibitsike n. eyebrows. times; calamity; adversity;
ibitsina n. pl. sexes; genitalia; hardship.
genitals. ibihishe n. coverup; concealment;
ibitugu n. pl. shoulders. veiling; smokescreen.
ibitugu by'ingabo loc. lit. the ibihishwe n. coverup;
shoulders of the shield. concealment; veiling;
ibitugu by'inzu loc. lit. the smokescreen.
soulders of the house. ibihogo2 n. 1 • brown cow.
ibitugu by'umuhoro loc. lit. the 2 • type of intore dance.
shoulders of the pruning knife. ibihogo Usage: ku nka.n. brown.
ibitunguru n. onions. ibihogo bitose Usage: ku nka.n.
ibitutsi n. pl. 1 • slander; phr. wet brown; dark brown.
defamation; villification; ibihubi n. 1 • drumbeat.
falsehood. 2 • a melody of music of drums.
2 • malicious fabrication; false ibihugu bikize n. developed
statement; distortion; countries.
misrepresentation; calumny. ibihugu biri mu nzira
3 • libel. y'amajyambere n. developing
ibitwenge n. guffaw; giggle; countries.
chortle; burst of laughter; roar; ibihugu byateye imbere n.
cackle; peal of laughter; mirth; developed countries.
glee; snicker; snigger; ibihugu byinshi n. phr. many
horselaugh; bellylaugh; ha-ha; countries.
ho-ho. ibihugu by'Aziya n. phr. Asian
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ibihugu by'i Burayi n. phr. ibihumbi maganacyenda n. phr.

European countries. ninety thousand; 900,000.
ibihumbi bibiri n. phr. two ibihumbi makumyabiri n. phr.
thousand; 2,000. twenty thousand; 20,000.
ibihumbi bibiri na gatanu n. phr. ibihumbi mirongurwenda n. phr.
two thousand (and) five; 2005. ninety thousand; 90,000.
ibihumbi bibiri na mirongwitatu Syn: ibihumbi mirongo icyenda.
na kane n. phr. 2034; two ibihumbi mirongwitandatu n.
thousand (and) thirty-four. phr. sixty thousand; 60,000.
ibihumbi birindwi n. phr. seven ibihumbi mirongwitatu n. phr.
hundred; 7000. thirty thousand; 30,000.
ibihumbi bitandatu n. phr. 6000; ibihumbi munani maganinani na
six thousand. mirongwinani n'umunani n.
ibihumbi bitandatu maganabiri phr. eight thousand eight
na mirongwitatu na gatatu n. hundred (and) ninety-two; 8892.
prh. 6233; six thousand two ibihumbi umunani n. phr. eight
hundred (and) thirty-three. thousand, 8000.
ibihumbi bitanu n. phr. 5000; five ibihumbi cyenda maganacyenda
thousand. na mirongwicyenda n'icyenda
ibihumbi bitatu n. phr. three n. phr. nine thousand nine
thousand; 3000. hundred (and) ninety-nine; 9999.
ibihumbi bitatu maganarindwi ibipfukamizo n. knees; lap.
na mirongwitandatu na ibipimo n. measures.
gatanu n. phr. three thousand ibiza [ibiiza] n. epidemic.
seven hundred (and) sixty-five; See: ikiiza.
3765. ibiza [ibiza] v. boiling.
ibihumbi ijana n. phr. one Syn: itogosa.
hundred thousand; 100,000. ibizamini
ibihumbi icumi n. phr. 10,000; ibizamini by'isubiramo n. phr.
ten thousand. letting through exams; recovery
ibihumbi icyenda n. phr. 9000; exams.
nine thousand. ibizazane n. pl. 1 • danger; peril;
ibihumbi maganabiri n. phr. two risk; hazard; threat; menace;
hundred thousand; 200,000. jeopardy; endangerment.
ibihumbi maganarindwi n. phr. 2 • exposure to injury; state of
seven hundred thousand; being exposed to harm.
700,000. ibombe n. bomb.
ibihumbi maganatandatu n. phr. ibombe atomoki n. A-bomb.
six hundred thousand; 600,000. ibombo n. sweet.
ibihumbi maganatatu n. phr. iboneka n. apparition;
three hundred thousand; appearance.
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ibonekerwa n. 1 • unusual sight; 2 • the illegal carrying or enticing

strange spectacle; phenomenon. away of a person, esp. by
2 • apparition; materialization; interfering with a relationship, as
manifestation; presence. Mu the taking of a child from its
ibonekerwa rye ashobora kuba parents.
yarabonye Bikira Mariya During iburungushura n. rounding.
her apparition she may have seen iburyo adv. to the right; right.
the Virgin Mary. Uriya mugabo uri iburyo? That
ibs. antonym. man on the right?
ibuga1 n. drinking trough; trough. ibuto n. button; push button.
ibuga2 n. watering place. ibuye1 n. stone; rock; pebble.
ibuji n. candle. ibuye2 n. dry battery.
ibumba n. clay. ibuye ry'agaciro n. phr. stone;
ibumbatira n. Usage: umuco, gem; precious stone; jewel;
umutungo, etc..conservation; brilliant; birthstone; bijou; rock.
preservation; husbandry; care; ibwami n. at the royal court.
careful use; safekeeping; ibwene n. canine tooth.
protection; maintenance; upkeep. ibwiriza1 n. instruction; direction;
ibumoso n. left. instruction; order; regulation;
ibungabungabuzima n. prescription; guideline; recipe.
caregiving. ibwiriza2 n. precept; maxim;
ibuno n. buttock; cheek. principle; axiom; rule; teaching;
ibura n. lack; want; absence; motto; dictate; declaration;
deficiency; need; neediness; commandment; law; edict;
privation; deprivation; scarcity; dictum; decree; statute;
scantness; dearth; shortage; regulation; canon; ordinance;
exhaustion; depletion; omission. bull; ukase.
ibura ry'ibiribwa n. phr. food ibya pron. for.
crisis; food shortage. Syn: ibura ibya n. egg; testis; testicle; ball;
ry'ibiryo. bollock; gonad; nut; ballock.
ibura ry'ibiryo n. phr. food crisis; ibyaduka n. aliens.
food shortage. Syn: ibura ibyagezweho n. 1 • chievement;
ry'ibiribwa. accomplishment; attainment;
iburasirazuba adv. East; the acquirement; skill; mastery;
Orient; the Far East; Asia; the expertise; command.
Near East; Eastern Hemisphere. 2 • realization; fulfillment; fear;
iburengerazuba adv. west. coup; tour de force; exploit; effort;
Ant: iburasirazuba. act; deed.
iburisha n. 1 • abduction;
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ibyago1 n. danger; calamity; ibyaremwe n. creatures; world;

disaster; catastrophe; tragedy; creation; universe; cosmos;
cataclysm; adversity; affliction; macrocosm; nature.
hardship; misfortune; tribulation; ibyashushanyijwe bidakusanwa
trial; undoing; downfall; reverse; n. phr. ungroup drawing objects.
blow; failure; scourge; ruin; ibyatejwe cyamunara v. phr.
mishap; mischance; ill fortune; bargains galore.
bad luck; stroke of ill luck; ibyatsi n. pl. grass; herb.
distress; misery; trouble; woe; sea ibyaha n. sins; crimes.
of troubles; ill; ill wind. ibyaha bito n. phr. venial sin.
ibyago n. sisasters. ibyaha byo mu ntambara n. war
Ibyakoze n'Intumwa n. phr. the crimes.
Acts of the Apostles. ibyahanzwe n. everything that
ibyakusanyijwe n. data; exists.
information; facts; figures; Ibyahishuriwe Yohani intumwa
documents; evidence; dossier; n. phr. Revelation.
info; dope. Syn: Ibyahishuwe.
ibyakuwe mu mwandiko n. Ibyahishuwe n. Revelation;
extracts. vision; apocalypse; prophecy;
ibya miliyoni no hejuru ya revelatory writing.
miliyoni adj. phr. millions and ibyazamutungo n. making;
beyond. producing; manufacture;
ibyanditswe n. writings; manufacturing; building;
scriptures. construction; formation;
ibyanditswe bitagatifu n. sacred origination; creation; fabrication;
writings; sacred scriptures. execution; effectuation;
ibyangijwe n. damage; injury; performance; fulfillment.
harm; hurt; impairment; ibyemezo n. facts; attestations;
destruction; despoliation; loss. proofs; testmonies.
ibyangiritse n. damage. ibyerekana n. indicating.
ibyangombwa1 n. papers; a ibyerekeye n. related to; about;
document establishing or associated; connected;
verifying identity, status, or the concerning.
like. ibyibanze n. requirements;
ibyangombwa2 n. standard; prerequisite; essential; requisite;
requirement; specification; must; desideratum; sine qua non.
criterion; guideline; principle; Syn: ibigomba gukorwa mbere
prototype; measure; yardstick; yo kugira ikindi ukora.
touchstone; ideal; guide; canon. ibyifuzo n. suggestions; advice;
Syn: ibikurikizwa. prompting; counsel; urging;
recommendation; exhortation;
pointer; tip.

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ibyifuzo bibi n. phr. evil desire. ibyo byose ni byiza adj. phr. all
ibyikora adj. pl. automatic. well and good.
ibyinshi adj. many; much; most ibyo ugomba kuba wujuje adj.
of. phr. requirements; prerequisite;
ibyinshi adv. adv. essential; requisite; must;
1. • adv. majority; mass; bulk; desideratum; sine qua non.
best part; greater part; Syn: nshinganwa.
preponderance. ibyuma n.
2. • adv. lion's share; greater than 1 (byo ku meza) • knives.
half the total; greater number; 2 • metals.
more than half. ibyumweru n. pl. weeks.
ibyinshi mu adj. phr. many of; Iby'ejo bibara ab'ejo proverb. A
most of. bird in the hands is worth two in
ibyiringiro n. hope. the bush.
ibyishimo1 n. satisfaction; iby'ibanze adj. phr. basic;
pleasure; enjoyment; delight; joy; preliminaries; fundamental;
happiness; gratification; comfort. essential; underlying; necessary;
ibyishimo1 n. pleasure; requisite; first; primary;
enjoyment; happiness; joy; elementary; key; crucial; vital;
delight; gratification; cheer; bliss; central; major; principal; main;
elation; exultation; rapture; chief; cardinal; indispensable;
gaiety; mirth; lightheartedness; integral. Syn: nshinganwa.
merriment; jubilation; high iby'ingenzi adj. phr.
spirits. importantant; basic;
ibyishimo byawe n. phr. your preliminaries; fundamental;
pleasure. essential; underlying; necessary;
ibyishimo byuzuye n. phr. requisite; first; primary;
paradise; delight; bliss; joy; elementary; key; crucial; vital;
enjoyment; ecstasy; rapture; central; major; principal; main;
transport; heaven; pleasure; chief; cardinal; indispensable;
happiness; satisfaction; integral. Syn: nshinganwa.
gratification; seventh heaven. ibz. Imburabuzi: defective
ibyishongoro n. praises. idakika n. minute.
ibyitso n. traitors; Tutsi idarajya n. stairs. Syn: esikaliye,
sympathizer (during 1994 ingazi CONSTRUCTION.
rwandan genocide). idarapo n. 1 • flag; national flag;
ibyo adj. those; those ones. banner; emblem; standard;
ibyo aribyo byose adv. phr. by ensign; streamer; pennant;
the way. colors.
ibyo bagomba kuba bujuje adj. 2 (in the U.S.) • stars and stripes;
phr. conditions required for their Old Glory; stars and bars.
appointment. 2 (in Great Britain) • Union Jack.

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idari n. ceiling. idosiye n. file; collection of papers

idayimoni n. 1 • daimon; or documents; information for
daemon. reference; data; records; archives;
2 • a divinity or a manifestation of stacks; filing cabinet; folder;
divine power in ancient Greek drawer; dossier ;
belief. iduka n. shop; business; store;
idegede n. marrow BOTANY. retail store; small store;
idini n. religious confession; establishment; boutique;
religion. emporium; market; mart.
Idini y'Abayahudi n. Judaism. iduzeni n. dozen.
idirishya n. window; opening to idh. abbrev. locative preposition.
admit air or light; aperture; See: indangahantu.
orifice; opening; dormer; bay; ifagitiri n. 1 • invoice; bill;
oriel; casement; transom; statement; account; chit; charge;
skylight; porthole. charges; fee; reckoning; tally; an
idirishya-nyakirashusho n. invoice is a written record of a
image windows. transaction, often submitted to a
idisiki n. CD, compact disk, disc. customer or client when
idisikuru n. speech; address; talk; requesting payment. Invoices are
oration; sermon; lecture; sometimes called bills or
declamation; discourse; statements, though the latter
recitation; diatribe; tirade; term has a separate meaning, as
salutation; valedictory; explained below. Syn: fagitire,
dissertation; appeal; harangue; inyemezabuguzi,
exhortation; homily; soliloquy; inyemezabwishyu.Variant: ifagit
monologue. ire.
idiyama n. 1 • diamond. 2 • receipt; a receipt is a written
2•a pure or nearly pure, record of a transaction. A buyer
extremely hard form of carbon receives a receipt to show that he
crystallized in the isometric paid for an item. The seller keeps
system [imitako] a piece of a copy of the receipt to show she
jewelry containing a diamond. received payment for the item.
idogere n. degree. Receipts are sometimes called
idomoro n. 1 • can; tin. sales slips.
Syn: ikidomoro, ikijerekani, ifaranga n. currency; money;
ijerekani, ibido, ikibido. franc; coin money; coinage.
2 • a bucket or other container for ifaranga ry'Uburundi Burundian
holding or carrying liquids. franc.
idorari n. dollar. ifaranga ry'u Rwanda Rwandan
idorojeni n. hydrogen. franc; RwF.
ifaranga rikoreshwa muri
Polonye zloty.

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ifaranga rusange n. phr. single ifatabugwate n. detention.

currency. ifatamafoto n. photography.
ifarasi n. ifatamumutwe n. memorization.
1 (young) • foal; yearling; pony. ifata mu mutwe n. phr. memory;
2 (female) • filly; mare; recollection; mental impression;
broodmare. reminiscence; remembrancer;
3 (male) • colt; stallion; sire; stud; memento; souvenir; keepsake;
gelding. reminder; token; memorial;
4 (variously) • steed; charger; commemoration; testimonial.
mount; equine; galloper; ifatampiri n. 1 • blitzkrieg; blitz.
racehorse; trotter; pacer; 2 • a swift and violent military
mustang; cow pony; pinto; offensive with intensive aerial
quarter horse; bronco; bronc; bombardment.
thoroughbred; draft horse; ifata neza n. phr. maintenance.
palfrey; dobbin; hackney; hack; ifata n'ifunga bitubahirije
jade; plug ; amategeko n. arbitrary arrest
ifarashi n. and detention.
1 (young) • foal; yearling; pony. ifatwa n. arrest.
2 (female) • filly; mare; ifente n. 1 • fake.
broodmare. 2 • a simulated play or move
3 (male) • colt; stallion; sire; stud; intended to deceive an opponent.
gelding. iferi n. gear MECHANICAL
4 (variously) • steed; charger; ENGINEERING.
mount; equine; galloper; ifi n. fish; any of various cold-
racehorse; trotter; pacer; blooded, aquatic vertebrates
mustang; cow pony; pinto; having gills, commonly fins, and
quarter horse; bronco; bronc; typically an elongated body
thoroughbred; draft horse; covered with scales ;
palfrey; dobbin; hackney; hack; ifigi n. a kind of mouse.
jade; plug. ifilimi1 n. film; celluloid; cinema;
ifaride n. folder. movie; moving picture.
ifarumasi n. chemist's; ifilimi2 n. film; celluloid; cinema;
chemicist's shop; pharmacy movie; moving picture.
(BrE); drugstore (AmE). ifirimbi n. whistle.
ifasi n. district. ifirimbi ya nyuma n. phr. final
ifatabuguzi n. suscription. whistle.
ifatabugwate n. abducting, iforoma n. shape; form.
abdutcion; the illegal carrying or iforomaji n. butter.
enticing away of a person, esp. by iforomo n. mold. Syn: urutiba
interfering with a relationship, as CONSTRUCTION.
the taking of a child from its
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iforumire n. formula; ifunguro n. 1 • food; foodstuffs;

prescription; recipe; blueprint; provisions; rations; comestibles;
plan; guideline; rule; principle; victuals; viands; provender;
precept. Syn: intanganzira. eatables; edibles; nourishment;
ifoteyi n. armchair; chair; seat. nurture; nutrition; sustenance;
ifoto n. photograph. Syn: ipica. subsistence; grub; chow; board;
ifoto ya radiyogarafi n. x-ray meal; repast; spread; feast;
film. banquet; refreshment;
ifoto yo mu cyuma n. x-ray film. nourishment; cuisine; cooking;
ifoto y'umukara n'umweru n. fare; victuals; bill of fare; menu;
phr. a black and white photo. diet; eats; grub; chow.
ifu n. flour; soft powder. 2 • meal; repast; spread; feast;
ifuku n. mole. banquet; refreshment;
ifumba n. firebrand. nourishment; food; cuisine;
ifumbire n. fertilizer; manure; cooking; fare; victuals; bill of fare;
dung; animal excrement; animal menu; diet; eats; grub; chow. Ni
droppings; feces; ordure; excreta; saa ngahe turajya gufata
fertilizer; compost; dressing. ifunguro rya mugitondo? At
ifumbire mvaruganda n. phr. what time is breakfast?
1 • fertilizers. ifunguro rya saa sita n.
2 • any substance used to fertilize 1 • lunch; luncheon. Ni saa
the soil, esp. a commercial or ngahe turajya ku meza ku
chemical manure. manywa At what time is lunch?
ifumbire y'imborera n. phr. 2 • a light midday meal between
organic manure. breakfast and dinner.
ifumbire y'imborera n. phr. ifungwa n. imprisonment.
humus; dirt; soil; earth; loam; ifuro n. bubble; air ball; globule;
ground. droplet; blister; bleb.
ifunga ritemewe n'amategeko n. ifuru n. oven.
illegal detention. ifuruta n. allergy.
ifunguriro n. restaurant; café; ifurutwa n. allegy.
dining room; lunchroom; ifuti n. 1 • foolishness;
luncheonette; cafeteria; diner; imprudence; folly; extravagance;
brasserie; bistro; steak house; irresponsibility; indiscretion.
chop house; coffeehouse; 2 • absurdity; preposterousness;
grillroom; tearoom; beanery; ridiculousness; asininity.
hashhouse; eatery; rathskeller. 3 • injudiciousness; senselessness;
Syn: inzu bafunguriramo, inzu witlessness; brainlessness;
abagenzi bafunguriramo, unwisdom.
uburiro, urusamuriro. 4 • childishness; silliness;
puerility.
5 • stupidity; fatu.

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6 • stupid remark; inane remark; 3 • house of detention;

mindless remark; asinine remark; penitentiary; penal institution;
fatuous remark. reformatory; house of reform;
ifutuka n. clarity. house of correction; internment
ifu y'imyumbati n. cassava flour. center.
igabana ry'ubutegetsi n. phr. 4 • dungeon; tower; bastille; penal
power-sharing. colony.
igabanuka n. 1 • abatement; 5 • brig.
eduction; alleviation. 6 • jug; clink; slammer; tank; brig;
2 • diminution. stir; can; cooler; pokey;
3 • decrease; lessening. calaboose; pen; big house; joint.
4 • abatement. igaputu n. an illiterate young
igabanya n. divison. lady.
igabanya ry'abakozi n. phr. igazeti n. gazette.
retrenchment. igazeti ya Leta n. phr. official
igabanya ry'imishahara n. phr. gazette.
salary reduction. igemeri n. bowl; deep dish; vessel;
igabo n. pride. container; receptacle.
igaju Usage: ku nka.n. brown. Syn: mironko.
igaju ry'intamu n. phr. light igenagaciro n. assessment;
brown. judgment; evaluation; appraisal;
igaju ry'intukura Usage: ku estimation.
nka.n. phr. red brown. igenagaciro k'umusaruro
igaragara ry'ikosa ritazwi n. phr. w'igihugu mu gihe cy'umwaka
unknown error occurred. n. GDP.
igaragaza n. italic. igenagihe n. timing.
igaragazabimenyetso igenamigambi n. planning;
ndangamakuru n. phr. ASCII; economic planning.
American Standard Code for igenyagitsinagore n. female
Information Interchange. genital mutilation.
igaraji n. service station; garage. igenywa n. circumcision.
igare n. bicycle; bike; two- Syn: gusiramura.
wheeler; cycle; moped. igenzura1 visas.
igare ry'abamugaye n. phr. igenzura2 n.
wheelchair. 1 (mu buyobozi) • control;
igare ry'abamugaye n. command; management;
wheelchair. mastery; regulation; direction;
igasho n. 1 • prison; jail; sway; rule; dominion;
jailhouse. domination; jurisdiction;
2 • gaol. authority; supervision; charge.

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2 (ukuyobora) • govern; master; igerura n. abbreviating.

regulate; manipulate; manage; igi [igyî] n. 1 • egg.
have charge of; superintend; 2 • zygote; ertilized ovum; the cell
supervise; steer; dominate; reign resulting from the union of an
over; command; govern; rule; ovum and a spermatozoon
master; regulate; manipulate; (including the organism that
manage; have charge of; develops from that cell).
superintend; supervise; steer; igifaransa n. French.
dominate; reign over. igifata ku... loc. related to; about;
igenzura3 n. Usage: usaka.check; associated; connected.
test; inspection; scrutiny; Syn: ikirebana na....
examination; survey; search; igifitirano n. false accusation;
perusal; probe; investigation; fabrication; falsehood; invention;
exploration; study. lie; untruth; fiction; fib;
igenzurabiganiro n. censorship. concoction; fable; revarication;
igenzuramikorere n. inspection; myth; forgery; cock-and-bull
inspectorate. story; yarn; fairy tale.
igenzurana nyafurika Syn: ikinyoma, igihimbano.
ry'abareshya n. APRM; African igifu n. stomach; belly.
Peer Review Mechanisms. igifungo1 n. imprisonment.
igenzuransesenguzi n. igifungo n. button.
monitoring. igifungo cya burundu n. phr. life
igenzuranyandiko n. censorship. imprisonment. Syn: ugufungwa
igerageza n. try; attempt; turn; zero, igihano cya burundu.
chance; whirl; effort; trial; igifunikisho n. cover.
endeavor; experiment. igifuniko n. cover.
igere loc. try it on. igifuro n. bubble; air ball; globule;
igerekani n. jerrycan; can; tin. droplet; blister; bleb. Syn: ifuro,
igereza n. 1 • prison; jail; urufuro.
jailhouse. igifurumba n. burden; load.
2 • gaol. igifwana n. taenia; tapeworm.
3 • house of detention; Syn: ikiryi.
penitentiary; penal institution; igifwera n. mollusc; slug; snail.
reformatory; house of reform; Syn: ikinyamushongo.
house of correction; internment igiganyuma n. apocope.
center. igika [igyika] n. chapter; section;
4 • dungeon; tower; bastille; penal part; paragraph.
colony. igika [igyikâ] n. big cow.
5 • brig. igikaju n. sugar can.
6 • jug; clink; slammer; tank; brig; igikanka n. skeleton.
stir; can; cooler; pokey; igikanu n. nape of the neck.
calaboose; pen; big house; joint. igikarito n. cardboard box.

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igikatu n. acute. igikombe n. 1 • cup; mug;

igikaca n. breast abscess. tankard; tumbler; toby; toby jug;
igikapu n. bag; travelling bag; chalice; beaker; stoup; stein;
sack; paper bag; packet; bundle; goblet; flagon.
pouch; receptacle. Igikapu 2 • cup; jar.
cyawe kiri he? Where is you 3 • an ornamental bowl, vase, etc.,
bag? esp. of precious metal, offered as
igikeri n. 1 • toad; frog. a prize for a contest.
2 • any tailless stout-bodied igikomere n. wound; laceration;
amphibian of the order Anura, gash; cut; slit; lesion; contusion;
including the smooth, moist- bruise. See: ubushye; igisebe.
skinned frog species that live in a igikona n. vulture. Syn: icyiyoni
damp or semiaquatic habitat and from.
the warty drier-skinned toad igikoni n. kitchen. Syn: icyikoni.
species that are mostly terrestrial igikonoshwa n. shell.
as adults. igikoresho n. 1 • instrument;
igikeshamvugo n. stylistics. tool; implement; handheld
igikingi n. 1 • realm; fief. instrument; device; utensil;
Syn: ubwatsi. contrivance; apparatus;
2 • farm; ract; spread; truck farm; appliance; machine; mechanism.
ranch; grange; plantation; 2 • material; equipment.
country place. igikoresho nkenerwa n.
igikobokobo n. cover. instrument; tool; implement;
igikobokobo cy'ugutwi n. phr. handheld instrument; device;
earlobe. utensil; contrivance; apparatus;
igikoko n. 1 • animal; appliance; machine; mechanism.
nonhuman; wild animal; beast; igikoresho cy'ibanze n. phr. raw
farm animal; pet. material. Syn: ibikoreshofatizo,
2 • animal; brute; beast; savage; ikintu cy'ibanze,
barbarian; cruel person; monster; ikizatunganyirizwa mu
demon; fiend; devil; swine. ruganda.
Usage: person. Syn: umugome, igikoro n. yam.
ikirura. igikororwa n. spit; spittle.
igikoma2 n. what is speaking igikoroto n. coin; metal piece of
outside. Etym: verb "gukoma". money; piece; change; silver.
igikoma n. mush. igikorwa n. act; deed; action;
igikomangoma n. See: abarenzi. performance; step; move; feat;
igikombe [igyikwoombe] n. exploit; accomplishment;
shallow. achievement; action; operation;
activity; functioning; performing;
performance; process;
production.

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igikorwa gifatika n. phr. much; igisabwa n. condition; term;

appreciable amount; great deal; provision; proviso; stipulation;
good deal; sufficiency; quantity; demand; arrangement;
lots; loads; heaps; scores. agreement; prerequisite;
igikorwa kigayitse n. phr. requisite; contingency;
ungodly act; immoral act; qualification; restriction;
irreligious act; sinfulness; limitation; reservation.
iniquity; transgression; trespass; igisakuzo n. riddle.
wrong; wrongdoing. igisamujyonjyo n. pangolin.
igikorwa cy'ubugoryi n. phr. igisamuntu n. humanoid.
tomfoolery; foolish behaviour; a igisanduka n. box; case; chest;
foolish act. carton; cardboard container;
igikohwa n. talon. container; receptacle; crate,
igikopo n. cup; mug; tankard; caddy; coffer. igisanduku cyera
tumbler; toby; toby jug; chalice; white box.Variant: igisanduku.
beaker; stoup; stein; goblet; igisanduku n. box; case; chest;
flagon. carton; cardboard container;
igikoze n. base; essential container; receptacle; crate,
ingredient; principal constituent. caddy; coffer. igisanduku
igikubo n. product. cy'umukara black
igikumba n. temporary residency box.Variant: igisanduka.
for cows. Syn: ubushyo. igisanduku bamenamo imyanda
igikumwe n. 1 • thumb. n. phr. dustbin.
2 (usinya) • fingerprint. igisanura n. comb. See: mukushi;
igikuri n. dwarf. igisokozo.
igikurikiranywe mu rubanza n. igisasiro n. the made-bed; king's
phr. litigation; lawsuit; legal bed.
proceedings; suit; prosecution; igisahurano adj. stolen.
contention; legal action; filing of Syn: icyibano, icyibwe,
charges; disputation; day in ikijurano.
court; judicial process; dispute; igise n. contraction.
contest; controversy. Syn: icyababyi.
igikururanda n. reptile. igisebe n. wound; laceration;
igikucangwahiniro n. cartilage. gash; cut; slit; lesion; contusion;
igikwa n. pole. bruise.
igikwasi n. safety pin. igisebo n. shame; disgrace;
igisabagore n. womanlike. scandal; dishonor; disgrace;
igisabo1 n. butter churn; milk disesteem; embarrassment;
gourd. discredit; outrage; smirch; stain;
igisabo2 n. a healthy child. stigma; blot; debasement; odium;
ignominy; opprobrium.
Syn: urukozasoni, ikimwaro.

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igiseke [igisekye] n. basket. igisingizo n. worship; adoration;

See: agaseke. veneration; exaltation; reverence;
igisekeramwanzi n. baby. praise; good words; compliments;
igisekeramwanzi n. toddler; approval; appreciation;
baby; bambino; infant; mite; tot; approbation; acclaim;
yearling. See: igitambambuga. congratulation; commendation;
igisekuru1 n. family tree; laudation; admiration; regard;
ancestry; lineage; list of esteem; respect; applause;
forebears; family descent; accolade; plaudit; cheer; hurrah;
parentage; extraction; derivation; eulogy; panegyric; encomium;
pedigree; stock; line; house; tribute; testimonial; worship by
birth. hymn-singing.
igisekuru2 n. century, a period of igisokozo n. comb. See: mukushi;
100 years. igisanura.
igisenge n. roofing. igisoro n. stone game.
igisibo n. Lent; (in the Christian igisosa n. Xhosa, a Bantu
religion) an annual season of language closely related to Zulu.
fasting and penitence in igisozi n. mount.
preparation for Easter, beginning igisubizo n.
on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 1 (ubajijwe) • answer; reply.
weekdays to Easter. 2 (ibaruwa) • reply; answer;
igisigara [igyisigara] n. reponse; reaction.
reservation; area earmarked for 3 (ibazwa, mu ishuri) • answer.
local government planning 4 • solution; an answer to a
project. problem.
igisigara [igyisîgara] n. remainder. igisubizo kitari cyo n. phr. wrong
igisigo n. dynastic poem. answer.
igisimba1 n. animal; nonhuman; igisubizo ntangarugero n. model
wild animal; beast; farm animal; answer.
pet. igisuguti n. Pl: ibisuguti. biscuit;
igisimba2 n. cookie.
Usage: umuntu.animal; brute; igisukika n. fluid; liquid; solution
beast; savage; barbarian; cruel PHYSICS.
person; monster; demon; fiend; igisuweduwa n. Swedish.
devil; swine. igiswayire n. Swahili.
igishambara n. rugged piece of
cloth. Syn: igishambagara.
igishanga n. swamp; marsh; bog;
morass; quagmire; mire; bottoms;
quag; fen; bayou; everglade;
marshland; swampland; slough;
slew; slue; moor; ooze; swale.

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igishangara n. dry leaf of a igishwi n. sparrow with a grey

banana tree. Syn: amashara, head, any of numerous small
ikijagari. New World songbirds of the
igishashara n. honeycomb. subfamily; family Emberizidae:
Syn: ikinyagu. typically dull gray-brown with
igishashi n. flash; burst; streak; plain or streaked breasts of a
blaze; glare; gleam; flare; flame; lighter color, as the chipping
radiance; coruscation; sparrow and song sparrow.
incandescence; fulmination. igishyika n. emotion; strong
igishegabo n. virago. feeling; fullness of heart;
igisheke sugar can. excitement; agitation; passion;
igishingirwaho n. ctiterion. sentiment; zeal; ardor;
igishinwa n. Chinese. vehemence; fervor; heat; warmth.
igishiramuruho n. carefree; gay; igishyimbo n. bean. Phaseolus
joyous; happy; sunny; smiling; vulgaris L..
merry; boisterous; frivolous; igishyimbo n. beans.
facetious; flippant; flip; trifling; igishyito n. campfire.
undignified; devil-may-care; igishyute n. 1•
dashing; exciting. Syn: ikibyimba.Variant: igishute.
Syn: uwishimye, umutesi, 2 • abscess; a localized
umudabagizi. accumulation of pus in a body
igishishi n. Usage: byo mu tissue; anthrax.
maso.acne. igitabitabi n. tabacco plant;
igishishikaje n. concern; tabacco tree.
consideration; business; interest; igitabo1 n. book; volume; written
matter; affair; involvement; thing work; bound work; tome; opus;
of moment; job; duty; chore; treatise; publication.
charge; mission. Usage: umuntu. Syn: umutumba.
igishishwa n. phr. rind; bark of a igitabo gisomerwa kuri
tree. mudasobwa n. phr. e-book.
igishura n. shawl. igitabo kitaracapwa n. phr.
igishushanyo n. n. manuscript book PRINTING.
1. • n. illustration.
2. • n. statue.
igishushanyo mbonera n. phr.
pattern.
igishusho n.
igishute n. boil; sore; abscess;
fester; pustule; carbuncle;
furuncle.Variant: igishyute.
igishuhe n. duck.

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igitabo ngaragazashusho igitagangurirwa n. spider; any of

y'umutungo n. ledger; a ledger numerous predatory arachnids of
is a physical collection of related the order Araneae, having a body
financial information, such as divided into two p, a
revenues, expenditures, accounts cephalothorax bearing eight legs,
receivable, and accounts payable. and an abdomen with silk-
Ledgers used to be kept in books secreting spinnerets: their webs
preprinted with lined ledger serve as nests and as traps for
paper -- which explains why a prey.
business's financial info is often igitaliayani n. Italian.
referred to as the "books" -- but igitamabmbuga n. toddler.
are now commonly kept in igitambambuga n. toddler; baby;
computer files that can be bambino; infant; mite; tot;
printed out. yearling. See: igisekeramwanzi.
igitabo cyandikwamo n. phr. igitambara n. praying mantis.
notebook. igitambaro1 n. cloth; fabric; dry
igitabo cyifashishwa n. goods; piece goods; yard goods;
handbook. Syn: muyobozi. goods; material; textile.
igitabo cy'amabwiriza igitambaro2 n. flag; pennant;
ngenamicungire y'abakozi banner; streamer; banderole;
n'umutungo n. phr. ensign; standard; colors; jack;
management manuel. pennon; burgee; bunting;
igitabo cy'amaderesi n. phr. ensignia; oriflamme.
address book. igitambaro3 Usage: gitwikira
igitabo cy'amafoto n. phr. album; ibintu.n. sheet; bed sheet;
scrapbook; book; portfolio; coating; coat; layer; covering;
register. Syn: alubumu. blanket; film; membrane; sheath;
igitabo cy'imikoro n. phr. overlay; top.
workbook. Syn: igitabo igitambaro by'amazi n. phr.
cy'imyitozo. towel; an absorbent cloth or
igitabo cy'imyitozo n. phr. paper for wiping and drying
workbook. Syn: igitabo something wet, esp. the hands,
cy'imikoro. face, or body.
igitabo cy'inkuru n. phr. novel. igitambitse n. horizontal one.
igitabo cy'ubunyamuryango n. igitambo n. sacrifice; offering.
phr. membership register. Igitabo igitanda n. 1 • bed; bedstead;
kiri he? Where is the book? place to sleep; bunk; pallet;
berth; cot.
2 • sack; hay.
3 • cradle; crib.
4 • hospitalization.
Syn: ugushyirwa mu bitaro.

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igitangaza2 n. igitekerezo nshingirwaho n.

Usage: umuntu.who excel either benchmark decision.
in ood or in bad; extraordinary; Syn: igitekereyo cy'ibanze.
formidable; terrible; incredible; igitenge n. 1 • breechcloth;
unbelievable. Syn: kabutindi, breechclout; loincloth.
kasha, umucacumu, gahereri, 2•a garment that provides
gahushwa, runangu, kobeka, covering for the loins.
icyago. igitera [igitêera] n. 1 • cause.
igitangaza n. miracle. 2 • laying hen; layer.
igitangazamakuru n. igitera [igiteêra] n. baboon;
1 • medium; media; newspaper; monkey.
TV; Radio broadcasting. igiteranyo n. sum; amount;
2 • the means of communication quantity; sum total; measure;
as radio, television, newspapers, entire amount; entirety; totality;
and magazines, with wide reach summation; aggregate; whole;
and influence. tally; score.
igitanyu n. a piece of a cloth; igiteranyo cy'agateganyo n. phr.
meat. See: umutanyu. subtotal.
igitaramo n. concert; party. igiterasoni n. lasciviousness;
Syn: konseri. pruriency; prurience; carnality.
igitare1 n. rock. igitereko cy'itara n. phr. lamp
igitare2 n. white. Syn: umweru, stand.
umweru de, icyera, icyera de. igiteteyi n. 1 • dress; gow; frock;
igitari n. guitar. See: gitari. robe. Syn: ikanzu.
igitayi n. thai. 2 • costume.
igitayilande n. thai. igiteye impungenge n. concern;
igiteganyijwe n. 1 • agenda. worry; anxiety; apprehension;
2 • list of things to be done. trouble; care; distress;
3 • schedule. disturbance; thoughtfulness;
4 • docket. regard; solicitude; consideration;
5 • program. heed; attention.
6 • timetable. Syn: nshinganwa.
7 • items of business. igiti1 n. tree; a plant having a
igitegetswe n. commandment. permanently woody main stem or
igitego n. 1 • goal; score; point; trunk, ordinarily growing to a
mark; tally. considerable height, and usu.
2 • very beautiful; with exceptional developing branches at some
beauty. Syn: iryaka, iryabagobe, distance from the ground.
gisa na bike. igiti2 n. wood; lumber; timber;
igitekerezo n. 1 • idea. Icyo ni boards; planks; siding; wallboard;
igitekerezo! The very idea! clapboard.
2 • legend.

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igiti3 n. district; realm; dominion; igitsina clump; cluster; group;

domain; demesne; land. mass; batch; shock; bunch;
Syn: igikingi, ubwatsi. assemblage; collection; aggregate;
igitinyiro n. awe; wonder; thicket; grove; copse.
reverence; veneration; solemnity; Usage: ibyatsi.
exaltation; respect; adoration; igitsinagore n. womankind,
amazement; astonishment; women, females, the female sex,
abashment. the fair sex, the weaker sex.
igitinywa n. abhorrent. igituba n. vagina; canal; duct;
igitiritiri n. corncob; core; corn vulva; female genitalia.
cob BOTANY. Syn: ubukobwa, inda ibyara;
igitiyo n. shovel; spade. Ant: ubugabo, imboro.
igiti cya avoka n. avocado tree. igitugu n. 1 • dictatorship.
igitoki [igyitokyi] n. big or bad 2 • absolute, imperious, or
finger. overbearing power or control.
igitoki [igyitookyi] n. igitugu n. shoulder-charge.
Variant: igitoke. 1 • banana; igituma n. cause.
bunch of banana. igitumberewe n. taret.
2 • a tropical plant of the genus Syn: ikigamijwe kugerwaho.
Musa, certain species of which igitumbisha n. yeast; barm.
are cultivated for their nutritious Syn: umusemburo w'imigati.
fruit. igitunguru n. onions.
igitoma n. fig tree. Ficus tonningii igituntu n. TB; tuberculosis.
BOTANY. igiturage n. country; countryside;
igitondo n. morning. village. Syn: icyaro.
igitonyanga n. drop; droplet; igitutsi n. 1 • insult; affront;
drip; driblet; globule; tear; bead. slight; offense; indignity;
igitovu n. Acanthus pubescens rudeness; discourtesy; outrage;
BOTANY. slap.
igitsike n. eyebrow. 2 • cheek; impudence.
igitsina1 sex; crotch; genila organ; 3 • lese majesty.
privates; genital. igituza n. chest; thorax.
igitsina2 n. gender; sexual igituza cy'inanga loc. lit. the
classification; sexual identity; chest of the cithare; the third
reproductive function; chord of the cithare.
masculinity; maleness; igitwa n. 1 • plateau; elevated
femininity; femaleness. plain; tableland; table; mesa.
Syn: ubugabo, ubugore. 2 • highland; upland.
3 • a land area having a relatively
level surface considerably raised
above adjoining land on at least
one side.

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igicagate n. half full. igicumuro n. iniquity;

Syn: igicabacaba. wickedness; wrong; wrongdoing;
igicaniro n. kraal. evil; evildoing; sin; transgression;
igicanywa n. fuel; combustible infamy; miscreancy; knavery;
material; wood; coal; oil; natural roguery; villainy; flagrancy;
gas; gas; gasoline; petroleum. abomination; sinfulness;
igice1 n. half-time. depravity; corruption; outrage;
igice2 n. piece; portion; quantity; immorality; vice; profligacy;
amount; share; slice; cut; chunk; turpitude.
hunk; lump; pat; blob; bit; igicunshu n. solenostemon
fraction; scrap; fragment; shard; latifolius.
part; shred; sliver; swatch; igicuri n. epilepsy.
length; cutting; paring; igicuro n. spasm; a sudden,
component; member; section; abnormal, involuntary muscular
segment; division. contraction, consisting of a
igiceri n. coin; metal piece of continued muscular contraction
money; piece; change; silver. or of a series of alternating
igiciro n. rate; price; charge; muscular contractions and
figure; fee; dues; cost; expense; relaxations.
levy; tariff; toll; assessment. igicuruzwa n. item; separate
igiciro cy'inyandiko listing; article; notation; entry;
yamamazwa n. advertising detail; particular; unit; thing;
rates. matter; subject; point.
igico n. ambush; concealment; igicucu1 n. shade.
cover; hiding; ambuscade; hiding
place; hideaway; blind; stalking-
horse.
igicu n. cloud.
igicuku n. night; midnight.
Syn: agacubiro, urufuzi;
Ant: amanywa.
igicuku kinishye midnight.
igicuku kinishye n. phr. mid-
night.
igicuma n. gourd.
igicumbi n. radical.

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igicucu2 n. 1 • stupid; foolish; igihamya n. validity; soundness;

irresponsible; unwise; reckless; grounds; factual foundation;
indiscriminating; imprudent; ill- substance; logic; convincingness;
advised; ill-considered; ill-judged; force; weight; strength; power;
mistaken; absentminded; potency; accuracy; truthfulness;
heedless; foolhardy; thoughtless; authenticity; conclusiveness;
unintelligent; idiotic; silly; acceptability; suitability;
childish; inane; senseless; applicability; effectiveness.
nonsensical; unreasonable; Syn: shinge, ishingiro, inshinga
inappropriate; fatuous; asinine; y'ingingo.
tactless; indiscreet; boorish. igihanga n. 1 • head.
Syn: ikiburabwenge, ikidura, 2 • skull.
igihunyira, igihwamwoyo, 3 • cranium; braincase; brainpan;
ikijandijandi, ikijibwe, injiji, brain case.
inka, mfumbase-ubwonko, igihangange n. giant; tall person;
igipfamutima, igipfapfa, tall thing; colossus; behemoth;
ikirimarima, ikirogorogo, titan; whopper; spanker;
ikirondo, igishwi, igitepfu, thumper; strapper. Syn: wa
igitereri, igitorogo, intumbwe, hambavu.
ikizeze; Ant: inyaryenge. igihangano n. work of art.
2 (insult) • jerk; idiot; fool; dupe; igihangayikishije n.
dope; dunce; ass; dummy; klutz; Usage: umuntu.concern;
idiot; foolish person; fool; consideration; business; interest;
simpleton; halfwit; dope; moron; matter; affair; involvement; thing
dolt; ninny; ass; blockhead; of moment; job; duty; chore;
damn fool; nitwit; dimwit; charge; mission.
nincompoop; jerk; dummy; igihango n. a mixture containing
dumbbell; boob; dunce; a magical power to kill traitors or
numskull; cluck. Syn: ikigoryi. anyone who failed in his duty.
igicucu3 n. stupid person; idiot; igihano1 n. correction.
dolt; blockhead; bonehead; igihano2 Usage: ku ikosa
simpleton; lunkhead; nitwit; half- wakoze.justice; due punishment;
wit; dummy; imbecile; moron; reparation; penalty;
nincompoop; dunderhead; chastisement; correction;
numskull; ignoramus; ass; atonement; amends; redress;
dunce; ninny; oaf; clod; chump; satisfaction; just deserts;
goose; meathead; dummkopf; compensation; payment;
klutz. Syn: ikigoryi, ikijibwe. remuneration.
igihagararo n. stature; height; igihano rusange n. collective
tallness; size. punishment.
igihano cyo kwicwa n. death
penalty.

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 igihano cy'agateganyo igihe ntarengwa

igihano cy'agateganyo n. 2 • the Semitic language of the

temporal punishment. ancient Hebrews, retained as the
igihano cy'urupfu n. death liturgical and scholarly language
penalty. of Judaism and revived as a
igihari n. present. Ant: kidahari. vernacular in the 20th century,
igihaha n. lung. relating to the language of the
igihaza n. pumpkin. Hebrews. Syn: igiheburayo.
Syn: idegede, BOTANY. igihe gito gishize n. phr. a while
igihe1 n. 1 • time; particular point ago.
in time; appointed time; proper igihe igikorwa kimara n. phr.
moment; appropriate period; high duration.
time; instant; moment; hour; part igihe icyo ari cyo cyose loc. at
of the hour; day; part of the day; anytime; whenever.
week; part of the week; month; igiheko n. amulet; charm;
part of the month; year; part of talisman; fetish; lucky piece.
the year; season; term; decade; Syn: inzaratsi.
century; period. igihembo1 n. medal; citation;
2 • period; span of time; interval; decoration; medallion; ribbon;
interlude; duration; term; season; award of honor; trophy; prize;
era; epoch; age; eon. award; honor; laurel; reward.
igihe2 n. feudal labour system. Syn: umudari.
igihe3 n. tense. igihembo2 n. wage; salary;
igihe4 n. age; era; epoch; period; payment; remuneration;
phase; date; stage of time; stage compensation; recompense;
of life. stipend; emolument; earnings;
igiheburayo n. 1 • Hebrew; income; fee; pay; revenue.
Hebraic; Hebraical. igihembo3 n. Usage: cy'ibyavuye
2 • the Semitic language of the mu maboko yawe.result;
ancient Hebrews, retained as the product; consequence;
liturgical and scholarly language outgrowth; upshot; issue; effect;
of Judaism and revived as a outcome; return; profit; benefit;
vernacular in the 20th century, advantage; revenue;
relating to the language of the remuneration; emolument;
Hebrews. Syn: igihebureyi. earnings; award; reward.
igihebureyi n. 1 • Hebrew; igihembwe n. trimester.
Hebraic; Hebraical. igihe ntarengwa n. phr. deadline;
zero hour; the time by which
something must be finished,
submitted, accomplished, etc.

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igihe n'aho guhurira n. phr. igihingwa n. plant.

appointment; meeting; igihingwa ngandurarugo food
engagement; date; rendezvous; crops.
meeting time; meeting place. igihingwa ngengabukungu
igihe umwitozo umara n. phr. industrial crops.
duration of the exercise. igihobe [igyihôobê] n. bowed
igihe cya nijoro n. phr. night musical instrument.
time. igiholandi n. Dutch.
igihe cyashize n. phr. past. igihombo n. loss; forfeiture;
igihe cyo gusubira ku ishuri n. deprivation; privation;
phr. back-to-school season. bereavement; expenditure;
igihe cyo gutabara byihutirwa n. riddance; amount lost; number
State of emergency. lost.
igihe cyo kurya n. phr. mealtime. igihozo n. 1 • lullaby; cradlesong.
igihe cyose n. phr. always; all the 2 • serenade.
time; every time; on every igihu1 n. fog; thick mist; haze;
occasion; without exception; smog; murkiness; cloudiness;
regularly; invariably; brume; soup; pea soup.
consistently. igihu2 n. Usage: mu
igihe cy'amasengesho n. phr. mitekerereze.daze; stupor;
worship; divine service; religious muddle; shock; bewilderment;
service; devotionals. astonishment; surprise.
igihe cy'imyaka ijana n. phr. igihubutsi n. jerk. Syn: igicucu.
century; a period of 100 years. igihubutsi n. rough person; brutal
igihe cy'intambara n. phr. in person; brutal; vicious; violent
wartime. individual; brute.
igihe cy'inzara n. phr. hunger igihugu n. nation; country; state;
season. kingdom; commonwealth; realm.
igihe cy'isarura n. phr. harvest igihugu gikize n. phr. rich
season. country.
igihe cy'ubu n. phr. hour; present igihugu kavukire n. phr. mother
time; current moment; day. country; homeland; fatherland;
igihimba1 n. trunc; torso. motheland.
Syn: umubyimba. igihugu kigendera ku mategeko
igihimba2 n. trunc. n. phr. rule of law.
igihimbano n. fictional; fictitious; igihugu kiri mu nzira
made-up; hypothetical; y'amajyambere n. phr.
theoretical; fanciful; romantic; 1 • developing country.
fiction; fancy; illusion; delusion; 2 • the underdeveloped or
figment; make-believe. developing nations of Africa, Asia,
igihindugembe n. monster; and Latin America.
without form.

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igihugu nkomoko n. country of igipesu n. button. Syn: ipesi.

origin. igipfamatwi n. deaf.
igihugu cy'isezerano n. phr. igipfu n. bad seed.
promised land. igipfuko n. bandages (BrE);
igihumanya1 n. pathogenic. dressing; binding; compress;
igihumanya2 n. pollutant. plaster; gauze (AmE).
igihumbi n. a thousand; 1,000. igipfundikizo n. cork; stopper;
igihumbi na kabiri n. phr. 1002; cap; top; lid; cover; seal.
one thousand (and) two. igipfunyika n. parcel; pakage.
igihumyo n. 1 • fungus. Syn: uruboho.
2 • mushroom. igipfunyikisho n. wrapping
igihunitswe n. stockpile. material; wrapper.
igihunyira n. owl. igipimisho n. rule; yardstick;
igihurira [igyihurira; igyihûrirâ] n. straightedge; measure; tape
shy. measure; slide rule.
igihuru n. bush. igipimisho cy'ubushyuhe n. phr.
igihuye na loc. correspondent. thermometer.
igihuha n. rumour; rumor; Syn: agapimabushyuhe.
unverified information; report; igipimo1 n. yardstick;
story; supposition; babble; measurement; measure.
gossip; whisper; hearsay; igipimo2 n. indicator.
insinuation; innuendo; talk; Syn: impamyagikorwa,
scuttlebutt. ikimenyetso ndangagikorwa.
igihwagari n. igipimo3 n. 1 • dose. Syn: doze.
sunflower.Variant: igihwagihwagi 2 • time; tempo.
; igihwayihwayi. igiporoporo n. useless; old metal
igihwigiri n. soft sorghum beer. object.
Syn: bucya-ndundije, igombe n. labyrinth; maze;
mucyurabuhoro, ikidongomo, complex; network; convolution;
akadumbugu, ikiduruzi, perplexity; complexity; intricacy;
mpugunyu, igikoma, igikomazi, snarl; tangle; web; knot; morass;
nyira-budanangire, nyira- jungle; wilderness; mare's nest;
busiha, rudahinduricumu, riddle.
ubushera, igitungunyugunyu, igome n. rubber (BrE); eraser
ikiyamazi, divayi, umusururu. (AmE).
See: ikigage. igoragoza n. commutation,
igipanze neza n. phr. stack; pile; substitution.
heap; bank; sheaf; mass; rick; igs. abbrev. coverb.
clump; mound; mountain; See: ingirwanshinga.
bunch; load; accumulation; igufa n. bone.
aggregation; amassment; batch; igufwa n. bone.
bundle. Syn: ikirundo.

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igugara n. indigestion. ijambo ku ijambo n. phr.

Syn: ukugugara. verbatim.
igunira n. sack. ijambo rifite icyo risobanura n.
igurana n. barter system. phr. meaningful word.
ijabiro n. phr. reception hall. ijambo rifungura inama n. phr.
Syn: ikambere. opening remarks.
ijabiro ry'umutware ijambo ryanditse n. phr. written
w'abayisiramu n. phr. word.
sheikhdom; sheikdom; the ijambo ry'ibanze1 n. phr. preface;
domain ruled by a sheik. foreword; prologue; preamble;
ijabo n. 1 • prestige; fame; introduction; prelude; overture;
celebrity; glory; renown; proem.
reputation; prominence; note; ijambo ry'ibanze2 n. phr.
repute; mark; notability; 1 • editorial; column; newspaper
distinction; significance; column.
authority; account; import; 2 • an article giving opinions or
importance; consequence; perspectives.
preeminence; eminence; honor; ijambo ry'ingenzi n. phr. key
respect; esteem; regard; report; word.
pride; self-esteem; dignity; self- ijana n. hundred; a hundred; one
respect; honor. hundred; 100.
2 • severity, harshness. ijana na kabiri n. phr. one
ijaketi n. jacket. hundred and two, one oh two;
ijambo1 n. 1 • speech; address; 102.
talk; oration; sermon; lecture; ijana na makumyabiri na kabiri
declamation; discourse; n. phr. one hundred and twenty
recitation; diatribe; tirade; two; 122.
salutation; valedictory; ijana na mirongwinani na kabiri
dissertation; appeal; harangue; n. phr. one hundred (and) eighty-
exhortation; homily; soliloquy; two; 182.
monologue. Syn: disikuru. ijana na mirongwitanu na
2 • brief statement; remark; kabiri n. phr. one hundred (and)
comment; utterance; phrase; fifty-two; 152.
pronouncement. ijana na cumi na kabiri n. phr.
3 • word; meaningful combination 112; one hundred (and) twelve.
of letters; articulate sounds; unit ijanja n. claw; talon; animal nail;
of discourse; term; expression; unguis.
locution; appellation; designation; ijerekani n. 1 • can; tin.
sobriquet. Syn: ikidomoro, ikijerekani,
ijambo2 n. Usage: [rishimira, ibido, ikibido, idomoro.
etc.].thanking address. 2 • a bucket or other container for
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ijeri n. peas. Syn: urunyogwe, ijosi n. neck.

amageri BOTANY. ijosi ry'ikibindi loc. lit. the clay
ijeri n. cicada; cicala. jar neck.
ijigija n. 1 • adult women. ijuri n. dense forest.
2 • an old cow. ijuru1 n. Heaven; paradise; abode
ijigo n. jaw. of God and the angels; dwelling
ijimbiri n. very big cheeks. place of the righteous after death;
Syn: ibinga, ijigo. our external home; afterworld;
ijinisi n. jeans. Syn: ikoboyi. afterlife; next world; world to
ijisho n. eye; eyeball; iris; pupil; come; world beyond; life
orb; peeper. everlasting; eternal bliss; life
Ijisho ridahuga ntirihaka beyond; the kingdom of Heaven;
proverb. A fault confessed is half the heavenly kingdom; the City of
redressed. God; the heavenly city; the Holy
ijisho ry'igishyimbo loc. lit. the City; the Celestial City; our
eye of bean. Father's house; the abode of
ijisho ry'ikaramu loc. lit. the eye saints; Elysium; Elysian fields;
of the pen. Island of the Blessed; Isle of the
ijisho ry'umuturanyi n. phr. Blessed; Zion; New Jerusalem;
neighbour's eye. Beulah Land; Abraham's bosom;
ijipi n. Usage: imodoka.jeep. Valhalla; Olympus; the happy
ijipo n. skirt; miniskirt. hunting ground.
ijogora n. discrimination; ijuru2 n. cosmos.
discretion; discernment; ijuru rirahaka imvura loc. lit. the
judgment; distinction; taste; sky is cow-pregnant rain; the sky
refinement; astuteness; acumen; is cloudy.
shrewdness; sagacity; keenness; ijuru ry'ahantu n. phr. climate.
perspicacity. Syn: ijonjora. ijwi1 n. voice; vocal sound;
ijonjora n. selection; choice; team; speech; power of speech; mode of
squad; preference; pick; speaking; tone; delivery;
appointment. intonation; modulation;
ijora n. criticism. articulation.
ijoro n. night; nighttime; dark; ijwi2 n. vote; election choice;
darkness; tenebrousness; hours ballot; selection; expression of
of sleep; bedtime; evening; opinion; choice; selection;
eventide; nightfall; sundown; preference; option; decision;
dusk; small hours; early determination; judgment;
morning; murkiness; obscurity. approval; voice; say; ballot; ticket.
Ijoro ryiza Good night; Have a ijyangwa n. desert; wasteland;
good night. arid region; barren wilderness.
ijoro rijigije n. phr. late night. ijyanwabunyago n.
ijoro ritangiye n. phr. early night. transportation; deportation.

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ikaburabitsina n. erotism. ikara2 n. the carbonaceous

ikabutura n. shorts; pair of material obtained by heating an
drawers; pants. organic substance, as wood, in
ikabya adj. tall; hard to believe; the absence of air.
implausible; incredible; ikara2 n. 1 • firebrand.
unbelievable; preposterous; 2 • a piece of burning wood or
absurd; hard to swallow; other material.
exaggerated; embellished; ikaramu n. pen; fountain pen;
aberration ; quill; ballpoint pen.
ikamba n. crown. ikaramu y'igiti n. phr. pencil.
ikamba ry'amahwa crown of ikaratasi n. card.
thorns. ikariso n. drawers; underpants;
ikamba rya cyami royal crown. drawers or shorts worn under
gutamiriza ikamba wear the outer clothing, usu. next to the
crown. skin.
ikamba [ikaâmba] n. cord; twine; ikariso y'abagore n. phr. pants;
thin rope; braid; heavy string; knickers; bloomers; women's
thread; strand; line; binding. underpants.
Syn: umugozi. ikarita n. 1 • card.
ikamba ry'ubwami n. phr. a 2 • playing card; business card;
crown to the king’s. calling card; credit card; SIM
ikamyo n. lorry. card.
Syn: rukururana. 3 • map; topographical chart;
ikangaza [ikâangaza] n. chart; graph; projection;
1 • zymurgy. elevation; plot; diagram; plan;
2 • the branch of concerned with representation.
fermentation (as in making wine ikarita yo guhamagara Calling
or brewing or distilling). Card.
ikantarange n. very far away; at a ikarita y'amaderesi n. phr.
distance; from a distance; from business card; visiting card (BrE);
afar. calling card (AmE).
Ikanuramaso ntiryima ingoma ikarita y'isi n. phr. world map.
proverb. To eye the drum ikarita y'ubunyamuryango n.
longingly does not win it (the phr. membership card.
drum symbolizes royal power). ikarita y'ubucuti n. phr.
ikanya n. fork. 1 • postcard.
ikanzu n. dress; gown; frock; 2 • picture postcard; greeting card;
robe; costume. birthday card; Christmas card;
ikara1 n. coal; charcoal. anniversary card; New Year's
card; Easter card; Valentine's
Day card; Valentine; get-well
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ikarito n. carton; box; cardboard
box; container; cardboard
container; packing case; case;
packing crate; crate.
Syn: igikarito.
ikaro n. tile; a thin slab or bent
piece of baked clay, sometimes
painted or glazed, used for
various purposes, as in forming a
roof covering, floor, or revetment.
ikaroti n. carrot.
ikasiya n. Cassia siamea; cassia
spectabilis BOTANY.
ikashe n. stamp; engraved block;
seal; die; mold; matrix; mint;
intaglio; signet; punch.
Syn: kashe, ikimangu.
ikatwarugingo n. ablation.
ikawa n. coffee. ikawa ya Maraba
coffee of Maraba.
ikayi n. notebook; copy book.
ikapote n. 1 • condom; ubber;
safety; safe; prophylactic.
2 • contraceptive device consisting
of a sheath of thin rubber or latex
that is worn over the penis
during intercourse.
3 • a thin sheath, usu. of rubber,
worn over the penis during
sexual intercourse to prevent
conception or sexually
transmitted disease.
ikemuramakimbirane n. conflict
resolution.
ikeshamvugo n. style.
iki adj. dem. this; this one. Iki ni
igitabo.
ikibabi n. leaf; frond; cotyledon;
blade; needle; bract; foliole; petal.
ikibamba Usage: ku nka.n. black
with white spots.
ikibando n. 1 • big stick.
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2 • cudgel; club; bludgeon;
shillelagh; truncheon; staff; stick;
billy club; blackjack; quarterstaff;
baton. See: impiri; ubuhiri.
ikibangamiye abantu n.
Usage: abakozi, etc..complaints;
grievances. Syn: icyo abantu
batishimiye.
ikibanza n. [rb Bz] initial.
ikibanza [ikyibaânza] n. site;
siting; building site.
ikibanziriza byose n. phr.
beforehand; prerequisite.
ikibara n. numerator.
ikibari [ikyibarî] n. travel warrant.
Syn: uruhushya rw'inzira.
ikibariro n. abacuses; abaci.
Syn: ikibarisho.
ikibarisho n. abacus; abacuses
(pl.; abaci (pl.).
ikibaya n. wide valley; flat region
between mountains; river valley;
river basin; basin; dell; dale;
glade; glen; vale; hollow; bottom;
dip; ravine; gully; gulch; gorge;
canyon; divide; chasm; water gap;
cut; plain; prairie; grassland;
tableland; plateau; open country.
ikibaho n. Usage: cyo mu
ishuri.blackboard.
ikibaho cy'amatangazo n. phr.
notice board.
ikibazo1 n. question; something
asked; request for information;
query.
ikibazo2 Usage: (hagati
y'abantu).conflict.
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2 (icyo kuganirwaho) • question; ikibitse n. stockpile.

matter of discussion; issue; point ikibi cyane adj. phr. worse, bad
in dispute; moot point; question or ill in a greater or higher
at issue; subject of investigation; degree; inferior in excellence,
proposal; proposition; motion; quality, or character.
subject; bone of contention; ikibi cyane adj. worse.
uncertainty; doubt; dubiety; ikibondo n. child; offspring; kid.
misgiving; objection; dispute; Syn: ubura, umwana, iryori,
controversy. urubyaro, urubuto,
3 • problem. umujyambere.
ikibazo-kamenamutwe n. ikibonezamvugo n. grammar;
enigma; riddle; brean-teaser; structure.
conundrum. ikibonezamvugo mpinduranya n.
Syn: ikibazomayobera. phr. transformative grammar.
ikibazomayobera n. enigma; ikibonezamvugo nyamategeko
riddle; brean-teaser; conundrum. n. hr. normatve grammar.
Syn: ikibazo-kamenamutwe. ikibonezamvugo nyamavu n.
ikibazo nshinganwa n. phr. phr. generative grammar.
Usage: mu nama, etc..subject; ikibonobono n. castar oil plant;
topic; matter; subject matter; ricinus. Racinus communis
matter in hand; theme; BOTANY.
substance; issue; motif; point at ikibuga1 n. stadium; arena; bowl;
issue; question; point in coliseum; amphitheater; circus;
question; concern; case; affair; ballpark; field; park; palaestra;
business; thesis; text; gist; pith. hippodrome; stade; ground.
ikibero n. thigh; the part of the ikibuga2 n. square; plaza; place;
lower limb in humans between large intersection; British circus;
the hip and the knee. block; park; marketplace; green;
ikibero cy'inzu loc. lit.'the thigh common.
of the house. ikibuga mpimbano n. phr.
ikibezi n. space; interval. artificial pitch.
ikibi adj. bad. Syn: amabi. ikibuga cy'indege n. airport.
ikibibi n. isogloss. ikibumbiro n. drinking trough;
ikibido n. 1 • can; tin. trough; watering place.
Syn: ikidomoro, ikijerekani, ikibuno n. buttock; cheek; arse;
ijerekani, ibido, idomoro. bottom; tooshie; seat; fundament.
2 • a bucket or other container for Syn: inkono y'amabyi.
holding or carrying liquids. ikibuno cy'umurima loc. lit. the
ikibindi n. waterpot; water pot. behind of a field.
ikibiringanya n. eggplant; ikibura adj. missing element.
aubergine (BrE). ikiburamwaka 1 • kindergarten.
ikibiriti n. match-box.

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2 • a class or school for young ikigamijwe kugerwaho n. target.

children; a preschool for children Syn: igitumberewe.
age 4 to 6 to prepare them for ikiganiro1 n. entertainment.
primary school. ikiganiro2 n. dialogue; dialog.
ikibwana n. pup; puppy; young ikiganiro kigenewe
dog. abanyamakuru n. phr. press
ikibwirizo n. sermon; lecture. conference.
ikibyimba n. 1 • swelling; lump; ikiganza n. hand; manual
puffness; boil; sore; abscess; extremity; palm; fist; paw; mitt;
fester; pustule; carbuncle; meat-hook.
furuncle. ikigarashi n. wild card; a playing
2 • a localized accumulation of pus card having its value decided by
in a body tissue. the wishes of the players.
ikidage n. German. Ikidage Syn: icyondi.
nk'uko bakivuga. ikigawe n. abhorrent.
ikidandazo n. retail. ikigega1 n. Usage: bahunikamo
ikidasobanutse n. meaningless. imyaka.attic; garret; loft;
ikidendezi n. pond. clerestory; cockloft; mansard;
ikidobori n. fig tree. Ficus vallis- grenier; guardilla; Dachboden.
choudae BOTANY. Syn: ubuhuniko.
ikidomoro n. 1 • can; tin. ikigega2 n. fund; sum of money;
Syn: ikijerekani, ijerekani, accumulated amount; savings;
ibido, ikibido, idomoro. accumulation; bank; nest egg;
2 • a bucket or other container for kitty; pool; pot; foundation;
holding or carrying liquids. endowment; investment.
ikiduha n. type of plant. ikigega3 n. Usage: ubwenge,
Syn: icyiha, umuduha. ubumenyi gakondo, etc..fund;
ikigabanyo n. quotient. store; supply; stock; repository;
ikigabanywa n. dividend. reservoir; well; fount; spring;
ikigage n. sorghum beer. treasure; storehouse; hoard;
See: igihwigiri; inturire. reserve; mine; lode; vein.
ikigambiriwe n. aim; purpose; Syn: isoko y'ubumenyi
objectif. Syn: ikigamijwe. gakondo.
ikigamijwe n. subject; topic; Ikigega Mpuzamahanga
matter; subject matter; matter in cy'Imari n. phr. IMF;
hand; theme; substance; issue; International Monetary Fund.
motif; point at issue; question; Ikigega Rusange cya Leta
point in question; concern; case; Gitsura Amajyambere
affair; business; thesis; text; gist; y'Uturere, Imijyi n'Umujyi wa
pith; mission. Syn: icyigwa, Kigali n. phr. National Common
icyibandwaho, icyitabwaho, Development Fund for Districs,
ikigenderewe, intego. Towns and the City of Kigali.

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ikigega cy'amazi n. citern. ikigorigori n. corncob; core; corn

ikigenderewe n. subject; topic; cob.
matter; subject matter; matter in ikigoryi n. jerk; idiot; fool; dupe;
hand; theme; substance; issue; dope; dunce; ass; dummy; klutz.
motif; point at issue; question; ikigoryi n. stupid person; idiot;
point in question; concern; case; dolt; blockhead; bonehead;
affair; business; thesis; text; gist; simpleton; lunkhead; nitwit; half-
pith. Syn: icyigwa, wit; dummy; imbecile; moron;
icyibandwaho, icyitabwaho, nincompoop; dunderhead;
ikigamijwe. numskull; ignoramus; ass;
ikigenderewe n. objective; goal; dunce; ninny; oaf; clod; chump;
mission. Syn: intego, goose; meathead; dummkopf;
ikigamijwe. klutz. Syn: igicucu, ikijibwe.
ikigenekerejwe n. figurative. ikigoyi n. net, mesh, netting,
ikigirwamana n. idol. meshwork, web, network,
ikigo1 n. institution; institute; latticework, lattice; screen,
school; academy; college; screening; grid, gridiron; grate,
university; seminary. grating; grillwork, grille; snare,
ikigo2 n. centre; center. Ikigo trap; a trap made of netting to
iwacu ku Kabusunzu catch fish or birds or insects.
Kabusunzu Iwacu Centre. ikigo cya gisirikare n. phr. army
ikigoma [ikyigoôma] n. cigar, a camp; camp; military camp;
cylindrical roll of tobacco cured fortified camp.
for smoking, usu. wrapped in a ikigo cy'abarwaye indwara zo mu
tobacco leaf. mutwe n. phr. lunatic asylum;
ikigo mbonezamirire n. phr. madhouse; mental hospital;
nutritional centre. nuthouse; crazy house;
ikigo nderabuzima n. phr. bughouse; prison.
hospital; health center; medical Ikigo cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe
centre. Gutanga Amasoko n. phr.
ikigo nsanganwamakuru ya National Tender Board; NTB.
kure n. phr. telecenter; cyber Ikigo cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe
café. Syn: telesentere, Guteza Imbere Ishoramari no
siberikafe, ikigo nziramupaka. Kohereza Ibicuruzwa mu
ikigonyi n. sty; a filthy place or Mahanga n. phr.. Rwanda
abode. Investiment and Export
ikigo nziramupaka n. phr. Promotion Agency.
telecenter; cyber café. Ikigo cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe
Syn: telesentere, siberikafe, Ibarurishamibare mu Rwanda
ikigo nsanganwamakuru za n. phr. National Institute of
kure. Statistics of Rwanda.
ikigori n. corn; maize.

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Ikigo cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe ikijibwe n. stupid person; idiot;

Imbuto z'Indobanure n. dolt; blockhead; bonehead;
National Seed Service. simpleton; lunkhead; nitwit; half-
Ikigo cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe wit; dummy; imbecile; moron;
Kugenzura Imirimo Ifitiye nincompoop; dunderhead;
Igihugu Akamaro n. phr. The numskull; ignoramus; ass;
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory dunce; ninny; oaf; clod; chump;
Agency; RURA. goose; meathead; dummkopf;
Ikigo cy'Imisoro n'Amahoro n. klutz. Syn: igicucu, ikigoryi.
phr. Rwanda Revenue Authority; ikijigo n. molar.
RRA. ikijumba n. sweet potato. Ipomea
ikigo cy'itangazamakuru n. phr. batatas.
media agency. ikijuriji n. cap; top; lid; cover;
Ikigo cy'Ubugenzuzi Bukuru seal. Syn: umupfundikizo
bw'Imari ya Leta n. phr. Auditor w'amacupa, ikijurijo.
General Office. ikijyana na... adv. related to;
ikigo cy'urubyiruko n. phr. youth about; associated; connected.
centre; youth center. ikikimenyabose n.
ikigohe n. eyelid. 1 (mu byiza) • famed, well-known,
ikiguri n. Usage: intozi.army; noted, celebrated, prominent,
host; horde; swarm; pack; renowned, far-famed; eminent,
multitude; legion; throng; illustrious, notable,
congregation; force; crowd; mob; distinguished.
band; gang; crew; bevy; mass; 2 (mu bibi) • conspicuous;
aggregation. notorious.
ikiguzisezerano n. subscription. ikilo n. kilo PHYSICS.
Syn: ifatabuguzi, . ikilobayiti n. kilobyte; 1000
ikigwari n. 1 • coward; bytes.
uncourageous person; dastard; ikilobiti n. kilobit; 1000 bytes.
sissy; cad, caitiff; craven; ikilojule n. kilojoule.
poltroon. ikilolitiro n. kiloliter PHYSICS.
2 • chicken; yellow-belly; milksop; ikilometero n. kilometre;
mollycoddle; Milquetoast. kilometer.
ikigwi n. result; performance. ikilovolute n. kilovolt.
ikijagari n. dry leaf of a banana ikilowate n. kilowatt.
tree. Syn: igishangara, ikiloheritsi n. kilohertz.
amashara. ikilohome n. kilohm.
ikijerekani n. 1 • can; tin. ikimangu n. stamp; engraved
Syn: ikidomoro, ijerekani, ibido, block; seal; die; mold; matrix;
ikibido, idomoro. mint; intaglio; signet; punch.
2 • a bucket or other container for Syn: ikashe, kashe.
holding or carrying liquids.

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ikimanuka n. alien; foreign; not ikimera n. plant; vegetation; flora;

native; strange; remote; distant; herbage; tree; flower; bush;
outlandish; exotic. shrub; vine; herb; weed; wort;
Syn: mvamahanga. grass; moss; algae; fungi;
ikimara n. jerk; idiot; fool; dupe; seedling; slip; vegetable.
dope; dunce; ass; dummy; klutz; ikimina n. tontine.
idiot; helplessly feebleminded ikimuga n. 1 • desabled person;
person; mental defective; cretin; handicaped person.
severely reterded person. Usage: offensive word.
ikimasa1 n. ox; beef. Syn: kajoriti, uwamugaye.
ikimasa2 n. bull, uncastrated 2 • a broken pot.
adult male of domestic cattle. ikimuri n. n.
ikime n. dew; moisture; 1. • n. butter.
condensation; film of 2. • n. flower.
precipitation; night or morning ikimwira n. glanders; nasal
wetness; droplets of moisture. mucus.
Syn: urume. ikinamayobera n. magic;
ikimene1 n. infml. Usage: uzi prestidigitation; legerdemain;
ubwenge.wizard; genius; prodigy; sleight of hand; hocus-pocus;
expert; adept; virtuoso; whiz; jugglery. Syn: maji.
shark; sage; wise man. ikinamba n. car wash.
ikimene2 n. piece. ikinamico n. 1 • play; drama;
ikimeneytso1 n. symbol. stage play; dramatic piece;
ikimenyabose n. run-of-the-mill; dramatic performance.
famous; common knowledge. Syn: teyateri.
ikimenyetso2 n. earmark; 2 • comedy; tragedy; farce;
characteristic; feature; trait; melodrama; show; spectacle;
quality; attribute; peculiarity; extravaganza; pageant;
sign; token; identifying mark; entertainment.
singularity; label; tag; distinctive ikindi pron. one more; another.
feature; stamp; band. ikindi igihe adj. phr. another
ikimenyetso ndangagikorwa n. time.
indicator. ikinege n. unique; an only child;
Syn: impamyagikorwa, lonely.
ikimenyetsi-fatizo. iki ngiki adj. phr. this one.
ikimenyetso cy'umusaraba n. ikingiki adj. dem. this; this one.
phr. sign of the Cross. ikingira n. vaccination.
ikimenyimenyi n. proof; ikingirwa n. vaccination.
evidence; piece of evidence. ikiniga n. sob; cry; whimper;
plaint; wail.
ikinini [ikyiniîni] n. pill; tablet.
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ikinnyeteri n. 1 • clumsy; ikinyabuzima n. being; living

awkward; heavy; ponderous; creature; human being; human;
slow; sluggish; lethargic; inactive; person; fellow creature; mortal;
torpid; maladroit; awkward; individual; organism; living thing;
clumsy; uncoordinated; without creature; animal; physiological
grace; graceless; ungainly; unit; plant; organic structure;
inexpert; unskillful; inept; bacterium; microorganism; cell.
bungling; blundering; gauche. ikinyabuzima n. organic matter.
2 • stupid; foolish; irresponsible; ikinyagihumbi n. millennium; a
unwise; reckless; period of 1000 years.
indiscriminating; imprudent; ill- ikinyagu n.
advised; ill-considered; ill-judged; honeycomb.Variant: igishashara.
mistaken; absentminded; ikinyamakuru mass media;
heedless; foolhardy; thoughtless; media; newspaper.
unintelligent; idiotic; silly; ikinyamakuru kiboneka kuri
childish; inane; senseless; interineti n. phr. e-magazine; e-
nonsensical; unreasonable; zine; webzine.
inappropriate; fatuous; asinine; ikinyamaleziya n. malaysian.
tactless; indiscreet; boorish; ikinyamasedoniya n.
retiring; quiet; shy; bashful; mild; Macedonian.
lazy. ikinyamashuri n. academical.
ikinono n. hoof. ikinyamateka n. newspaper.
ikintu n. 1 • thing; object; article; ikinyamahanga n. foreign; not
gadget; thingamajig; native; not indigenous; from
thingamabob; gizmo; doohickey; abroad; alien.
dingus. ikinyamapande enye n.
2 • something. quadrilateral.
ikintu by'ibanze n. phr. raw ikinyamoritaniya adj. phr.
material. Mauritanian. Syn: cyo muri
ikintu icyo ari cyo byose n. Moritaniya.
whatsoever; whatever. ikinyamubyimba n. three-D; 3D;
ikinya n. anaesthesia. three dimentional form.
ikinyabiziga n. 1 • vehicle. ikinyamushongo n. 1 • snail;
2 • motor vehicle; car; truck; bus; mollusk.
train; motorcycle; bicycle. 2 (ubwoko buribwa) • abalone.
ikinyabugeni [ikyiñâbugêni] n. ikinyampande n. polygon.
art; works of art; objects of art. ikinyandaro n. out-of-wedlock.
ikinyabupfura n. respect; ikinyangoro n. invertebrate.
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Ikinyarwanda n. a Bantu ikinyoma n. lie; falsehood;

language spoken by some eight prevarication; falsification;
million people primarily in untruth; fib; fiction; invention;
Rwanda. It is also spoken in the fabrication; story; false story;
east of DRC and in the south of perjury; deception; deceit;
Uganda (Bufumbira-area). misrepresentation; equivocation.
Kinyarwanda is a tonal language ikinyoma cyambaye ubusa n.
of the Bantu language family. phr. false accusation; fabrication;
Kinyarwanda is closely related to falsehood; invention; lie; untruth;
Kirundi spoken in the fiction; fib; concoction; fable;
neighboring country, Burundi revarication; myth; forgery; cock-
and to Giha of western Tanzania. and-bull story; yarn; fairy tale.
Kinyarwanda is a Bantu ikinyomoro n. plum; prune; the
languages form, a subgroup of drupaceous fruit of any of several
the Benue-Congo branch of the trees belonging to the genus
Niger-Congo language Prunus, of the rose family, having
family.Variant: Kinyarwanda; an oblong stone.
runyarwanda. Ikinyarwanda nti ikinyoro n. yaws (sg); framboesia.
gikomeye. Kinyarwanda is not ikinyugunyugu n. butterfly.
difficult. ikinyuranyo n. 1 • antonym.
ikinyayiwani n. Taiwanese. 2 • contrary.
ikinyayugoselaviya adj. phr. ikirabo n. See: ururabo;
Yugoslavian. Syn: cyo muri ururabyo.
Yugoselaviya. ikiragi n. deaf-mute; deaf-and-
ikinyazina n. adjective. dumb person; mute.
ikinyazina ngenga n. phr. ikirago n. mat; straw mat; a piece
personal pronoun. of fabric, as of plaited or woven
ikinyejana n. century. fiber, used on a floor or other
ikinyendaro n. bastard; surface as a covering.
illegitimate child; natural child; ikiraka n. task.
love child. ikiranga n. attribute;
ikinyeto [ikinyeeto] n. dynastic characteristic; trait; quality;
poem. virtue; aspect; facet; feature;
ikinyita n. testicle. character; property;
ikinyobwa n. drink; beverage; accomplishment; acquirement;
liquid refreshment; libation. attainment; faculty; ability;
ikinyobwa kidasindisha n. phr. distinction; grace; gift; talent;
soft drink. endowment.
ikinyogote n. hedgehog. ikirangantego n. logo; court of
arms.
ikirangirire n. 1 • star; famous.
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2 (mu byiza) • famed; well-known; 2 (ibyo banyoye) • glassful;

noted; celebrated; prominent; tumblerful. yanyoye ikirahuri
renowned; far-famed; eminent; cy'amazi he drunk a glass of
illustrious; notable; water.
distinguished. 3 (inzoga) • glass; wineglass;
3 (mu bibi) • conspicuous; drink.
notorious. ikirahuri2 n. window; window
ikirango n. logo. pane; pane.
ikirara [ikyirarâ; ikyiraara] n. ikirebana adj. related to; about;
street urchin; hooligan; hoodlum; associated; connected.
ruffian; brute; bully; tough; ikirego n. accusation; accusal;
rough; roughneck; villain; charge; allegation; insinuation;
scoundrel; rogue; knave; complaint; imputation;
blackguard; ugly customer; incrimination; citation;
cutthroat; rowdy; roisterer; hood; indictment; assertion;
mugger; thug; gangster; crook. declaration; claim; avowal;
Syn: isarigoma. profession; contention;
ikirare n. weed; an undesirable statement.
plant growing wild, esp. one ikirema n. handicapped; disabled
growing on cultivated ground to person. Syn: uwamugaye,
the disadvantage of a crop, lawn, ikimuga, ufite ubumuga.
or flower bed. Syn: indare, ikirema n. handicapped.
ibyatsi bibi. ikiremba n. impotent, unable to
ikiraro [ikyiraro] n. bridge; span; function; ineffective, powerless,
overpass; passageway; viaduct; frail, feeble, weak, disabled,
catwalk CONSTRUCTION. helpless; paralyzed; feckless;
ikiraro [ikyirâaro] n. domestic hapless.
animals' abode; cow's lodging. ikiremwa n. being; living
ikiraro cyavuye loc. the cow's creature; creature; human being;
lodging is leaking/falling; to run human; person; fellow creature;
out food. mortal; individual.
ikirayi n. potato. Solanum ikiremwamuntu n. human being.
tuberosum. ikirenga n. extra; additional;
ikirahure n. glass. See: ikirahuri; supplemental; further; more;
ikiyo; indorerwamo. spare; auxiliary; accessory.
ikirahuri1 n. ikirenge n. foot; human foot.
1 (banyweramo) • glass; drinking ikirenge cy'igare loc. lit. the foot
glass; tumbler; goblet; beaker; of a bike; pedal.
chalice.

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ikirere n. atmosphere; gaseous ikitabashwa n. baldachin; a

envelope; air; cosmos; firmament; portable canopy carried in
heavens; vault of heaven; religious processions.
celestial sphere; sky; heavens; ikitagenda adj. Usage: mu
vault; welkin; the blue; air; ether; ikorere.awry; wrong; amiss;
canopy; canopy of heaven; space; askew; astray.
outer space; void; interstellar ikitaracapwa n. manuscript;
space; intergalactic space. typescript; script; written
ikiri ku murongo w'ibyigwa n. document PRINTING.
phr. agenda; list of things to be ikivangavange n. without form.
done; schedule; docket; program; ikivuguto n. curdled milk; soured
timetable; items of business. milk.
ikirimi cy'umuriro loc. tonguue; ikivugwaho n. subject; topic;
flame. matter; subject matter; matter in
ikiringiti n. blanket; hand; theme; substance; issue;
cover.Variant: uburingiti; motif; point at issue; question;
ikirangiti; uburangiti. point in question; concern; case;
ikirongozi n. supervisor; affair; business; thesis; text; gist;
overseer. Syn: ukoresha, gapita, pith.
umugapita, ikivuzo grey; gray; neutral; pearl-
umukapita.Variant: kiyongozi gray; grayish; silver; silvery; slate;
(sw. used mostly by the army). dun; drab; dove-colored; mouse-
ikirundi1 n. Kirundi. colored; ashen; ashy; pale; hoary.
ikirundi2 n. a very bad or ikiyaga n. lake, a body of fresh or
extremely big Burundian. salt water of considerable size,
ikirundi3 n. a very big or bad surrounded by land.
tibia. ikiyapani n. Japanese; he
ikirundo n. pile; heap; stack. language of this people, affiliated
ikirunga n. volcano. by some with the Altaic
ikirura n. 1 • wolf; beast. languages. Abbr: Japn, Japn.
2 • animal; brute; beast; savage; ikiyiko n. spoon; spoonful.
barbarian; cruel person; monster; ikiyobyabwenge n. 1 • drug.
demon; fiend; devil; swine. 2 • Adam; ecstasy; fantasy; XTC.
Usage: person. Syn: umugome, Usage: Slang words for drugs
igikoko. (MDMA).
ikirura n. n. ikiyobyabwenge amfetamine n.
1. • n. wolf. phr. 1 • amphetamine.
2. • n. a cruelly rapacious person. 2 • Amph; bombers; speed; whiz;
ikiruhuko n. vacation. uppers. Usage: Slang words for
ikirwa n. island; isle; islet; atoll. drugs (Amphetamines):.
ikiryi n. tapeworm; taenia. ikiyobyabwenge LDS n. 1 • drugs
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2 • acid; (the) chief; D; instant Zen; ikizeze n. stupid; foolish;

twenty-five. Usage: Slang words irresponsible; unwise; reckless;
for drugs (LSD). indiscriminating; imprudent; ill-
ikiyobyabwenge morufine n. phr. advised; ill-considered; ill-judged;
1 • morphine. mistaken; absentminded;
2 • Aunt Emma; M; Miss Emma; heedless; foolhardy; thoughtless;
Morph; white stuff. Usage: Slang unintelligent; idiotic; silly;
words for drugs (morphine):. childish; inane; senseless;
ikiyoka n. large snake. nonsensical; unreasonable;
Syn: uruyoka. inappropriate; fatuous; asinine;
ikiyongoyongo n. birds of the tactless; indiscreet; boorish.
family Ardeidae. Syn: ikigoryi, igicucu, injiji.
iki? adj. what? ikiziba cy'inda n. phr. pelvis.
iki cyumweru adj. phr. this week. ikizibaho n. blouse.
ikihe? pr. inter. which? ikizima n. whole; totality;
ikipi1 n. group; unit; staff; crew; entirety; ensemble; unit; system;
band; gang; company; squad; assemblage; completeness.
association; alliance; league; Syn: igishyitse, icyuzuye,
confederation; federation; icyukuri.
coalition; combine; party; force; ikizulu n. zulu language, a Bantu
faction; circle; clique; coterie. language of considerable literary
ikipi2 n. team; sports team; side; importance in southeastern
eleven (football) ; nine (baseball); Africa.
five (basketball). ikoboyi n. jeans.
ikiza [ikyiiza] n. epidemic. ikodeshagurisha n. leasing.
ikizami n. exam; examination. ikoma n. banana plantation leaf.
Syn: ikizamini, ibazwa. ikomatanya n. contraction;
ikizamini n. exam; examination. generalization; puting together.
Syn: ikizam, ibazwa. ikomatanyabukungu n.
ikizatunganyirizwa mu ruganda globalisation.
n. phr. raw material. Syn: ikusanyabukungu, .
Syn: ibikoreshofatizo, ikintu ikomeza n.
cy'ibanze, igikoresho cy'ibanze. Usage: umuco.conservation.
Syn: ibumbatira, ukubumbatira,
isegasira.
ikomini n. commune.
ikomisiyo n. commission.
Syn: akanama k'impuguke.
ikoni n. corner; bend; curve; turn;
crook; arc; hook; twist.
ikonti n. account.
ikora n. collar.

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ikoranabuhanga n. hi-tech; 2 • the branch of engineering that

technology. Technology (a) deals with the use of computers
Technology predates both science and telecommunications to
and engineering. It may be retrieve and store and transmit
defined as: "Solutions for real information. Information
human problems by the technology (IT) or Information
development and application of and communication(s) technology
tools, machines, materials, or (ICT) is a broad subject
goods, or information of such in concerned with technology and
the form of skills, knowledge, other aspects of managing and
processes, blueprints, plans, processing information, especially
diagrams, models, formulae, in large organizations. In
tables, engineering designs, particular, IT deals with the use
specifications, manuals, or of electronic computers and
instructions.". computer software to convert,
ikoranabuhanga mu bumenyi store, protect, process, transmit,
bw'ibinyabuzima n. phr. and retrieve information. For that
biotechnology. reason, computer professionals
ikoranabuhanga mu are often called IT specialists,
itangazabumenyi n. phr. and the division of a company or
1 • ICT; Information Technology university that deals with
and Communication; information software technology is often
technology; IT. called the IT department. Other
names for the latter are
information services (IS) or
management information services
(MIS).
ikoranabuhanga mu itumanaho
n. communication technology.
ikoraniro n.
Usage: ry'abasenga.parish;
congregation; parishioners;
pastorate; fold; flock; church
members; brethren.
ikoraniro ry'abemera n. phr.
religious community.
ikoranyamagambo n.
lexicography.
ikoreragahato
nyishyuramwenda n. phr. debt
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ikoreshabitsina n. sexual
orientation.
ikoreshamibare n. number
crunching.
ikoresharubugampuzamasangano
n. Internet service.
ikoreshategeko n. jurisdiction.
ikoreshazubarwatsi n.
photosynthesis.
Syn: fotosenteze.
ikori n. 1 • toilet paper; toilet
tissue.
2 • a soft, lightweight paper used
in bathrooms for personal
cleansing after defecation or
urination.
ikorosi n. corner; bend; curve;
turn; crook; arc; hook; twist.
Syn: ikoni.
ikosa1 n. fault.
ikosa2 n. 1 • error; mistake.
2 • misdeed; transgression.
3 • offense; wrongful act.
ikosa rikomeye n. phr. serious
offence; high misdemeanour.
ikosa rihanirwa n. phr. breach of
discipline.
ikosa ryo kudatunganya akazi
ushinzwe uko bikwiye n. phr.
professional misconduct.
ikosa ryoroheje n. phr. minor
offence. Syn: ikosa ridakomeye.
ikosa ryoroheje n. phr. pecadillo.
ikosa ry'imyandikire n. phr.
syntax error.
ikosa ukoze nkana n. phr.
deliberate transgression of duty.
ikosi n. thunder.
ikositimu n. costume.
ikosora n. 1 • correction.
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2 • adjustment; adjusting;
alignment; straightening; fixing;
regulation; regulating;
modification; alteration; bringing
into agreement; justification;
reconciliation; rectification;
focusing.
ikosoramyandikire n. style;
typical mode of expression;
manner; characteristic tone.
ikosha n. costing a lot; state of
being expensive.
ikoti n. coat; topcoat; overcoat;
wrap; raincoat; slicker;
mackinaw; mackintosh; jacket;
sports coat; blazer.
ikoti ry'imbeho n. phr. fur coat.
ikoti ry'imvura n. phr. raincoat.
ikotomoni n. wallet (BrE); purse
(AmE).
ikoperative n. co-operative.
ikukurikirana ry'amagambo n.
phr. word order.
ikundabintu n. materialism.
ikurayo amaso v. phr.
abandoning; abandonment.
ikuraho n. removing.
ikuraho n. abrogation.
ikuraho n. taking away.
ikurikirana n. cycle; series;
connected group; progression;
sequence; succession; run.
ikurikirana n. follow-up.
ikurikiranabikorwa n.
monitoring.
ikurikiranabikorwa
n'isuzumamikorere n. phr.
monitoring and evaluation.
ikurikiranamishinga n.
monitoring.
ikurikirana ry'amagambo n. phr.
word order.
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ikuririza n. dramatizing. ilisiti y'itora n. phr. voting list.

ikurwaho n. 1 • removal. ilubumu n. album; scrapbook;
2 (umusoro, etc.) • abolition; book; portfolio; register.
abolishment; elimination; ending; Syn: igitabo cy'amafoto,
termination; eradication; alubumu.
dissolution; extinction; imakasi n. scissor-kick; Scissors.
abolishment; invalidation; Syn: umukasi.
vitiation; repeal; annulment; Imana1 n. God; Rwandans' or
nullification; revocation; Christian God; Lord; Our Father;
cancellation; recantation; God Almighty; the Almighty; the
retraction; rescinding; Supreme Being; the Deity; the
repudiation; abrogation. Creator; the Godhead; the
ikusanyabukungu n. Omnipotent; the Omniscient; the
globalisation. All-Merciful; the Man Upstairs.
Syn: ikomatanyabukungu, . Syn: Rurema, Rugira, Iyakare,
ikusanyirizo ry'amakuru n. Rugaba, Nyagasani, Data, Dawe,
database. Ushoborabyose, Umuremyi,
ikutiriza n. begging. Ruhanga, Nyirimbabazi,
ikuva n. abbey; covent. Syn: inzu Nyirijuru, Nyiribambe,
y'abihayimana. Nyirubutagatifu,
ikuzimu n. hell. Nyirubutungane, Nyirububasha.
ikwaca n. kwacha; the basic imana2 n. god. Syn: ingomoke,
monetary unit of Malawi and imende.
Zambia. Imana igira amaboko maremare
ikwirakwiza n. popularization; proverb. God has long arms (i.e.
making popular. He is powerful).
ilaboratwari n. laboratory. Imana irafashwa proverb. God
ilati n. ruler; rule; yardstick; must be helped.
straightedge. Imana yirirwa ahandi igataha i
ileta n. state; nation; republic; Rwanda proverb. God spends
commonwealth; country; the day elsewhere, but always
monarchy; dominion; kingdom; comes back to spend the night in
realm; land; principality; body Rwanda.
politic; people; government. imanga n. steep incline; steep
Syn: guverinoma, Reta, Leta. slope.
ilingara n. Lingala. imangu n. battoir made out of the
ilisansi n. petrol. horns to smoothen the cloth.
ilisiti n. list; written series; imanika n. tapeworm.
register; roster; roll; muster; imanuka rikabije ry'ibiciro n.
inventory; record; slate; index; phr. slump in prices.
schedule; enumeration; table;
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imanurwa mu ntera n. phr. 2 (zimanzemo

abjection; the act of humiliating n'impuhwe) • compassion;
or degrading. kindness; forbearance;
Imanweli n. pr. See: Emanweli. benevolence; pity; clemency;
imanza n. pl. trials; jurisdictions; sympathy; humaneness;
cases; trials. See: urubanza. softheartedness; humanity;
imanza mbonezamubano n. phr. tolerance; charity;
sociology ANTHROPOLOGY- commiseration; grace; fellow
SOCIOLOGY. feeling; tenderheartedness;
imanzi1 n. one of three categories forgiveness; lenity; leniency;
of Rwandan heroes (imena; lenience.
imanzi; ingenzi). 3 (ubabarira uwakugiriye
imanzi2 n. tatoo. nabi) • forgiveness; forbearance;
imaragishyika n. someone or indulgence; absolution; mercy;
something that assure security of remission; deliverance; grace;
the mind. release; exculpation; amnesty;
imarikeri n. marker. magnanimity.
imashini1 n. machine. imbabazi rusange n. amnesty.
imashini2 n. Usage: ku imbabazi z'ibyaha n. phr.
myenda.zip fastener. absolution; pardon; amnesty;
imashini-buhuniko n. host forgiveness; mercy; deliverance;
computer; server. vindication; quittance;
imashinigani n. machine gun. exculpation; exoneration;
imashini yandika n. phr. remission; acquittal; clearance;
typewriter; a machine for writing suspensation; indulgence;
in characters similar to printers ' liberation; release.
types by manually pressing the See: abusolusiyo.
letters of a keyboard. imbabura n. brazier; local stove.
imatola n. mattress. imbaga n. mass.
imayo n. shorts. imbaga nyamwinshi n. phr.
imahanga n. abroad; overseas; masse of the people.
out of the country. imbago n. border; edge.
imba n. positive neuter. Syn: urubibi, imbibi, umupaka,
imbabazi n. 1 • pardon; urugabano.
forgiveness; forbearance; imbambare n. 1 • sickly; puny.
indulgence; absolution; mercy; 2 • a shameless young lady.
remission; deliverance; grace; imbambizi n. antibody.
release; exculpation; amnesty. Syn: abasirikari b'umubiri,
indindamubiri.
imbambizi n. antibody.
imbanzamihigo n. the one who st
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imbanzirizamateka n. prehistory; 2 (y'imbunda) • trigger; releasing

human history in the period mechanism.
before recorded events, known imbasa n. polio; poliomyelitis.
mainly through archaeological imbata1 n. duck; goose; geese.
discoveries, study, research, etc. imbata2 n. Usage: inzu,
[National Musieum] etc..plan; scheme; design;
imbanzirizamushinga n. blueprint; sketch; map; diagram.
preparatory; initiatory; imbata rusange n. overall outline.
preparative; introductory; imbavu n. ribs.
prefactory; prelusive; prelusory; imbaho y'amazi n. phr. level; level
precursory. tube; a device, as a spirit level,
imbaraga1 n. power; mightness; used for determining or adjusting
strength; force. something to a horizontal
imbaraga2 Usage: zikenerwa mu surface.
guterura, etc..muscle; power; imbazi ya menshi n.
brawn; muscular strength; newsmonger; rumourmonger;
prowess; potency; might; thew; rumormonger; gossiper.
force; grit; puissance; energy; Syn: umunyamazimwe, injajwa.
vigor; stamina; sturdiness; imbeba1 n. mouse; rat.
virility. imbeba2 n. Usage: kuri
imbaraga3 n. Usage: zo gufata mudasobwa.mouse.
icyemezo runaka, etc..heart; imbeba ya kizungu n. phr.
courage; enthusiasm; desire; guinea-pig.
spirit; firmness; resoluteness; imbengeza n. 1 • iris.
fortitude; pluck; spunk; 2 • the contractile, circular
gameness; resolution; bravery; diaphragm forming the colored
valor; fearlessness; portion of the eye and containing
stoutheartedness; daring; an opening, the pupil, in its
boldness; audacity; center.
audaciousness; gallantry; imbenja n. small basket.
manfulness; guts; backbone; imbere1 adv. ahead; beforehand;
stomach. in advance; front side.
imbaragara n. Variant: kamara; imbere2 adv. inside; in front of;
kamaramasenge; kabaragara. before.
musa sapientum BOTANY. imbehe1 n. bowl; deep dish;
imbaragasa n. flea. vessel; container; receptacle.
imbarutso1 n. starter. imbehe2 n. job; good job.
imbarutso1 n. 1 • starting point; imbikamuriro n. battery.
starter; trigger. imbarutso Syn: batiri.
y'amajyambere development imboga n. vegetable.
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imbogamizi n. 1 • challenge; imbunda n. gun; firearm; revolver;

summons; dare; defiant bid; pistol; automatic; 45; 38,. 22; six-
hostile invitation; demand; shooter; Colt; derringer; rifle;
hindrance; obstruction; shotgun; carbine; Winchester;
opposition; resistance. musket; fowling piece; muzzle
2 • test; trial; gage. loader; blunderbuss; flintlock;
imbogo1 n. buffalo; any of several Kentucky rifle; machine gun; gat;
large wild oxen of the family shooting iron; iron; trusty-rusty;
Bovidae, as the bison or water rod; piece; equalizer.
buffalo. imbungerezi n. person with no
imbogo2 n. a dangerous person. permanent; address; homeless
Syn: ingwe, imbogo, umugome, person; person with no means of
umugizi wa nabi. support; itinerant; floater;
imbokoboko adv. empty-handed. wanderer; roamer; rover;
imbonakure n. farsightedness. vagabond; knight-of-the-road;
imbonankubone adv. face to face; nomad; migrant; tramp; hobo;
face-to-face. beggar; panhandler; loafer; bum.
imbonahafi n. nearsightedness. Syn: inzererezi, imbunga,
imbonekarimwe n. 1 • seldom. inzega.
2 • in Rwandan culture, meat is imburakamaro n. awkward;
called imbonekarimwe. clumsy; uncoordinated; without
imbonezamirire n. nutrition. grace; graceless; ungainly;
imboni1 n. Usage: y'ijisho.pupil; inexpert; unskillful; inept;
the expanding and contracting bungling; blundering; gauche;
opening in the iris of the eye, maladroit. Syn: imburamumaro.
through which light passes to the imburamumaro n. awkward;
retina. clumsy; uncoordinated; without
imboni2 n. focal point. grace; graceless; ungainly;
imboro n. penis; member; inexpert; unskillful; inept;
phallus; family jewels; male bungling; blundering; gauche;
genital organ; male genitalia; maladroit. Syn: imburakamaro.
male genitals. Syn: yakobo, imburu n. monitor lizard.
insitsi, intsitsi, rugozi, Syn: icyugu.
ruboroza, intiritiri, imboroza; imbusane n. antonym; antithesis;
Ant: igituba. opposite.
gushyukwa ndende womanize. imbuto1 n. n.
imbuga n. area; playground. 1. • n. seed.
imbugita n. knife. 2. • n. semen.
imbumburi n. aged person. 3. • n. child; descendant; heir;
scion; young; brood; famil; litter;
fry; spawn; seed.

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imbuto2 seed; grain; pit; stone; imbwija n. amaranthus hybridus

ovule; seedling. BOTANY.
imbuto3 n. fruits. imbwirwaruhame n. speech.
imbuto4 n. seed; descendants; imbwirwaruhame n. speech;
progeny; issue; offspring; address; talk; oration; sermon;
children; heirs; posterity; lecture; declamation; discourse;
offsprings; posterity; succession; recitation; diatribe; tirade;
issue; increase; child; salutation; valedictory;
descendant; heir; scion; young; dissertation; appeal; harangue;
brood; family; litter; fry; spawn; exhortation; homily; soliloquy;
seed. Syn: urubyaro, ubura. monologue; statement.
imbuto mbi n. phr. poor quality Syn: ijambo.
seed. imbyeyi1 n. cow; moo-cow.
imbuto za Mwuka Muziranenge imbyeyi2 n. 1 • nursing cow.
n. phr. Fruits of the Holy Spirit. 2 • gentle and generous person.
imbuto za Roho Mutagatifu n. imbyino n. dance. Waba ukunda
phr. Fruits of the Holy Spirit. kureba imbyino z'ino? Do you
imbuto z'indobanure n. phr. like to watch local dances?
improved seed. imbyino gakondo traditional
imbuto z'Umwuka Wera n. phr. dances.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit. imbyino nkongo Congolese
imbuzi n. warning; warning dances. Syn: umudiho.
signal; warning sign; alarm; imbyiro n. Usage: z'inkono.soot.
signal; forewarning; notice; imegabayiti n. MB; megabyte.
notification; intimation; hint; imegawati n. megawatt.
sign; token; omen; portent; imegaheritsi n. megahertz.
foretoken; presage; apprisal; imegeri n. termitomyces
advice. Syn: iburirwa, iburira, microcarpus BOTANY.
inama, ikimenyetso. imeli n. 1 • electronic mail; e-
imbwa1 n. dog; domestic dog; mail; email.
canine; pup; puppy; mutt; 2•a system of world-wide
mongrel; cur. Canis familiaris. electronic communication in
imbwa2 n. spasm; cramp; seizure; which a computer user can
crick; a sudden, abnormal, compose a message at one
involuntary muscular terminal that is generated at the
contraction, consisting of a recipient's terminal when he logs
continued muscular contraction in. Syn: imeyili.
or of a series of alternating imema ntagatifuza n. phr.
muscular contractions and sanctifying grace.
relaxations. imena n. one of three categories
imbwa yasaze n. phr. rabid dog. of Rwandan heroes (imena;
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imenyana n. acquaintance. imfizi y'akarere n. phr. infml.;

imenyekanishabikorwa rikoresha womanizer; philanderer; trifler;
ikoranabuhanga n. phr. e- Don Juan; flirt; gallant; rake;
advertising. Syn: itangaza libertine; lothario; adulterer;
nkoreshakoranabuhanga, . lady-killer; rakehell; lecher;
imenyera n. adjustment; settling dallier; woman-chaser; wanton;
in; settlement; acclimation; swinger; rip; wolf; lover boy;
adapting; getting used to; tomcat. Syn: inkundabagore,
orientation. kabokokatararinkumi,
imenyereza n. umuhehesi.
1 • acclimatization; adjustment. imfubyi n. orphan; a child who
2 (inyamaswa) • taming. has lost both parents or, less
imenyerezwamwuga n. commonly, one parent through
internership; in-service training. death.
imeyili n. 1 • electronic mail; e- imfundiko n. 1 • calf; sura.
mail; email. 2 • the muscular back part of the
2•a system of world-wide shank.
electronic communication in imfunguzo n. keys. Imfunguzo
which a computer user can zawe ngizi Here are your keys.
compose a message at one imfungwa n. prisoners.
terminal that is generated at the Syn: abanyururu.
recipient's terminal when he logs imfungwa ya politiki n. Political
in. Syn: imeli. detainees.
imfabusa n. awkward. imfungwa y'intambara n. phr.
imfashanyo n. aid; help; prisoner of war.
assistance; helping hand; imfura1 n. the elder; the older
cooperation; collaboration; child; the eldest; the oldest child.
service; support; backing; Imfura na se barangana. Like
advancement; promotion; father, like son.
furtherance; endorsement; imfura2 n. 1 • gentleman; well-
encouragement; contribution; mannered man; honorable man;
gift; protection; friendship; refined man; civilized man;
support; benevolence; guidance; polished man; man of social
advice; care; welfare; good offices; position; man of good family;
kind regard. Syn: inkunga, man of gentle birth; man of good
impano. breeding; aristocrat; patrician;
imfizi n. bull. Syn: insumba, silk stocking; gent; swell;
ishashi, . cavalier; caballero; don; hidalgo;
chevalier; squire; esquire.
2 • the noble one.
imfura3 n. older; firstborn; senior.

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Imfura na se barangana proverb. imibereho myiza n. Social

Tel père, tel fils. welfare.
imfuruka n. angle, Geometry imibereho myiza y'abaturage n.
space between two lines or planes phr. social affairs.
that meet; divergence. imibereho ya roho n. phr. life of
imfuruka ifunganye n. phr. acute the soul.
angle. imibiri yombí Usage: ku nka.n.
imfuruka igororotse n. phr. right phr. dark brown person (lit. both
angle. bodies).
imfuruka yagutse n. phr. obtuse imibumbe igaragiye izuba n. phr.
angle. Planets.
imfuruta n. a kind of shield. imidido n. elephantiasis.
imfusha n. a parant whose imigabane n. 1 • fractions.
children are always dying. 2 • continents.
imfwati n. a kind of hoe. 3 • shares.
img. abbrev. tale. See: imigani imigabo n. boast; brag; vaunt;
miremire. eulogy.
imibande n. pl. See: umubande. Imigani n. Proverbs.
imibanire n. 1 • relationships. imigani migufi n. phr. proverbs.
2 • interaction; interpalay. imiganji n. pl. boast; brag; vaunt;
imibanire mu bwuzuzanye n. eulogy.
interaction. Syn: magirirane, imigenzereze n. 1 • practices.
interplay. 2 • way; custom; practice; manner;
imibanire myiza n. phr. habit; usage; form; behavior;
friendship; good feeling; conduct; nature; wont.
friendliness; harmony; accord; imigenzo n. morals; moral
concord; amity; comity; standardsm customs; habits;
amicableness; consonance; practices.
understanding; sympathy; good imigenzo mbonezabupfura n.
fellowship; cordiality; moral vertues.
neighborliness; goodwill. imigenzo mbonezamana n. phr.
imibare n. math; mathematics; cardinal vertues.
calcutations. imigereka n. adverbs.
imibereho n. life; actions; imigoma n. labia; labia majora.
conduct; life; well-being; action; imikaka n. pl. canines.
way of living. Syn: imyitwarire. imikako n. pearls of collar;
imibereho mibi n. hell; torment; necklace.
anguish; agony; wretchedness; imikiko n. dangers; peril; risk;
suffering; misery; despair; hazard; threat; menace; jeopardy;
hopelessness; grief; martyrdom; endangerment; exposure to
remorse. injury; state of being exposed to
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imikino olempiki n. phr. Olympic imirama n. pl. musical

Games. instrument.
imikoranire n. interaction. imirari n. pl. squinting.
Syn: amagirirane. See: umurari.
imikorere n. action; act; deed; imirasire n. ray.
step; move; endeavor; enterprise; imirikagurisha n. exposition;
exploit; feat; achievement. trade fair.
imikorere n. function; imirimba n. young nobilities.
functioning. Imirimo ibiri yananiye impyisi
imikorere ya police n. 1 • police proverb. Grasp all lose all.
procedure. imirimo ifitiye igihugu
2 • blister (summon). Usage: Slang akamaro n. phr. community
words for police procedure. service. See: imirimo ifitye
imikorere yihariye n. special rubanda akamaro.
function. imirimo ifitiye rubanda
imikorere y'ibiriho n. natural akamaro n. phr. public works.
phenomenon. Syn: TIJE, TIG.
imikorere y'umubiri n. phr. imirimo nsimburagifungo n. phr.
physiology. community service. Syn: TIG.
imikoreshereze y'ibitsina n. phr. imirimo y'agahato n. forced
sexuality. labour.
imikoreshereze y'imyanya imirimo y'amaboko n. phr.
ndangagitsina n. phr. sexuality. manual work; manual labour.
imimaro yihariye n. phr. special imirire n. nutrition; feeding.
function. imirire myiza n. phr. having a
imimerere y'umuntu n. mood; balanced diet.
humeur. imirishwakumwe n.
iminega n. pl. 1 • spears. Usage: ijambo ritsindwa;
2 • pots. euphemism; taboo.labia minora
imineke n. Bananas; ripe that are easily excited.
bananas. imirongo n. phr. See: umurongo.
iminota n. minutes. imirongo migari n. phr. main
iminsi n. Usage: burigihe mu points.
bwinshi.age; old age; advanced imirorere n. eye; eyesight; vision;
age; seniority; adulthood. sight; perception; discrimination;
Syn: zabukuru. taste.
iminsi mikuru n. phr. parties. imirwano n. conflict; fight;
iminwa n. pl. lips. combat; battle; struggle; clash;
iminyago n. pl. loot; spoils; warfare; hostility; encounter;
plunder; booty; prize; take; stolen confrontation; action; skirmish;
goods; boodle; haul; swag. engagement; fray; scuffle; melee;
See: umunyago. set-to; fracas; tussle.

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imiryango1 n. caste system. imishino n. Usage: taboo

imiryango2 n. social groups; word.labia; labia minora;
organisations. nympha.
imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta imishobokere n. possibilities.
n. civil society. imitamirizo n. decorations.
imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta imitego n. pl. traps.
n. NGOs; civil society See: umutego. imitego ibiri two
organization; CSO. traps.
imiryango mbonezamibanire n. imiteja n. green beans.
Social organisations. imitekerereze n. mentality;
imiryango mpuzabihugu n. intellect; mental ability;
intergovernmental organisations. intelligence; mental power;
Syn: imiryango mpuzamaleta. mental endowment; mind; brains;
imiryango mpuzamaleta n. gray matter; perception;
intergovernmental organisations. judgment; understanding;
Syn: imiryango mpuzabihugu. discernment; perspicacity;
imiryango mpuzamahanga n. acumen; wisdom; sagacity.
international organisations. Syn: imyumvire.
Imiryango Nyarwanda Itegamiye imitekerereze inoze n. phr. logic;
kuri Leta n. phr. Rwandan Civil good sense; sound judgment;
Society Organisations. organized reasoning; reason;
imisaka n. mourning. [Poem chain of thought; sense;
"UKWIBYARA" by Nyakayonga ka coherence; cogency.
Musare, under King Mutara II imiterere1 n. structure;
Rwogera (1802 - 1853)] anatomical structure; complex
imisanzu y'inyongera n. body part; bodily structure; body
supplementary contributions. structure; arrangement; plan;
imisego n. pl. pillows. form; makeup; organization;
See: umusego. composition; interrelation of p;
imisile n. missile; rocket. configuration; conformation;
imisoro ifatirwa n. phr. formation; design; pattern;
withholding taxes. composition; grouping; ordering;
imisoro itaziguye ku musaruro harmony.
n. phr. direct taxes on income. imiterere2 n. attributes.
imisundi n. Usage: taboo imiterere3 n. status.
word.labia; labia minora; imiterere nyamuntu n. phr.
nympha. human nature.
imisusire n. style. imiterere ya politiki n. political
imishahara n. salaries. systems.
See: umushahara. imiterere yungirije n. phr.
substructure.

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imiterere y'akarere n. phr. zone imitunganyirize1 n. organization;

format. arrangement; organization;
imiterere y'ibihe n. phr. weather. design; pattern; composition;
imiterere y'ikibuga n. phr. pitch grouping; ordering; harmony.
conditions. imitunganyirize2 n. reform.
imiterere y'inzego n. phr. Syn: ivugurura, ivugururwa.
organisation chart; organization imitunganyirize y'imirimo
chart. ushinzwe n. phr. performance.
imiterere y'ubutabera n. judicial imiturire n. 1 • habitat; dwelling;
system. Syn: imyubakire dwelling place; place of abode;
y'ubutabera. abode; domicile; habitation;
imiterere y'umuryango n. phr. home; housing; lodging;
social organization; social lodgment; quarters; digs; roost;
organisation; social structure; pad.
social system; structure 2 • settlement.
ANTHROPOLOGY-SOCIOLOGY. imiturire itatanye n. phr. open
imitezi n. blennorrhagia; settlement.
gonorrhoea. imitwe igamije kubohoza
imiti igabanya ubukana bwa igihugu n. national liberation
SIDA n. phr. antiretroviral movements.
therapy; antiretroviral imitwe irwanya ubutegetsi n.
treatment.Variant: imiti resistance movements.
igabanya ubukana; imiti imitwe ya politiki n. political
igabanya ubwandu; imiti ya movements.
Sida. imitwe y'amadini n. religious
imiti igabanya ubwandu bwa groups.
SIDA n. phr. antiretroviral imitwe y'ingabo n. armed forces.
therapy; antiretroviral imivugirwe n. pronunciation.
treatment.Variant: imiti imivumo n. oath; curse; curse
igabanya ubukana; imiti word; profanity; blasphemy;
igabanya ubwandu; imiti ya obscenity; expletive; cuss word;
Sida. swear word; swearing;
imitingi n. meeting; gathering; imprecation; malediction.
assembly; group; convocation; imivumu n. pl. ficus trees.
conclave; council; congress; imiyoborere n. governance; a
caucus; conference; convention; method or system of government
get-together. or management.
imitozo n. 1 • milk stick. imiyoborere myiza n. phr. good
2 • long fingers. governance.
imiyoborere
nkoreshakoranabuhanga n. phr.
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imiyoboro y'amaraso n. phr. imihindagurikire n. change;

blood vessels. difference; modification; switch;
imicungire n. management shift; variation; deviation; variety;
supervision; direction; fluctuation; veering; alteration;
overseeing; superintendence; conversion; substitution;
generalship; operation; guidance; swapping; reform; reformation;
regulation; conduct; conducting; revolution; reorganization;
command; control; ordering; remodeling; restyling;
charge; running; handling; care; metamorphosis; transformation;
rule; planning; organization; transposition; turn about;
strategy; tactics; manipulation; conversion; transmutation;
dealing; negotiation; transaction. transfiguration; vicissitude.
imihango1 n. 1 • menstruation; imipaka n. boundaries.
menses; menstrual flow. Syn: inkiko, urugabano,
2 • the periodic discharge of blood urugabaniro, .
and mucosal tissue from the imipfunya n. Usage: mu
uterus, occurring approximately myenda.wrinkle; crease; rimple;
monthly from puberty to crinkle; crimp; pucker; furrow;
menopause in nonpregnant crumple; corrugation; fold;
women and females of other gather; pleat; crow's-feet.
primate species. imizi n'imihamuro n. phr.
imihango2 n. rites; formal acts; background; causes; roots; the
formal procedures; formality; social, historical, and other
ceremony; ceremonial; liturgy; antecedents or causes of an event
ritual; service; solemnity; or condition. Syn: amateka,
observance. imihango yo inkomoko y'ikigomba gukorwa,
guhamba funeral rites. imihango imvano nkuru y'ikigomba
yo gushyingura funeral rites. kwitabwaho, icyateye.
imihayo1 n. praise; worship by imizirazuba n. labia minora;
hymn-singing; adoration. nympha. Syn: imishino.
imihayo2 n. praises; good words; imiziririzo n. taboo.
compliments; approval; imodoka n. car; motorcar (BrE);
appreciation; approbation; automobile (AmE); auto;
acclaim; congratulation; motorcar; motor; machine;
commendation; laudation; vehicle; motor vehicle; jalopy;
admiration; regard; esteem; heap; flivver; tin lizzie; wheels;
respect; applause; accolade; buggy; hot rod. imodoka
plaudit; cheer; hurrah; eulogy; makumyabiri n'enye twenty four
panegyric; encomium; tribute; vehicles.
testimonial. imodoka idahumanya umwuka
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imodoka igurishwa n. phr. car for imvange n. mix; mixture;

sale. intermixture; combination; blend;
imodoka y'umusazira n. phr. admixture; union; fusion;
1 • old banger; jalopy. amalgamation; adulteration;
2 • an old, decrepit, or association; mix; alloy; amalgam;
unpretentious automobile. composite; compound; medley;
imodoka za gipolisi n. 1 • police stew; hodgepodge; jumble; hash;
vehicles. salmagundi; mélange;
2 • cop-waggon; hurry-up waggon; commixture; pastiche; potpourri;
jam sandwich; meat waggon; milk mishmash.
waggon; panda; paddy-waggon. imvange y'ibinyagihumbi n. phr.
Usage: Slang words for police mixed thousands.
vehicles. imvano n. origin, source,
imodoka zitwara abagenzi n. derivation, authority, basis;
phr. transport automobile. cause, prime mover, antecedent,
imoko n. nipple. fountain, fount, spring,
imonasiteri n. abbey; monastery. wellspring, root, foundation;
Syn: monasiteri. father, author, begetter;
imondo n. serval. provocation, inducement,
imoso n. left hand. motivation, motive, grounds,
imoteri n. engine. incentive, instigation, inspiration,
imoto n. motorbike; bike; initiation, occasion, stimulus,
motorcycle. Syn: isuzuki, foundation, origin, mainspring,
ipikipiki, ihonda, iyamaha. spring, genesis, etiology.
imr. abbrev. See: imiremerwe. Syn: inkomoko, imvo, amavu
imt. synonym. See: impuzanyito. n'amavuko.
imurikabikorwa n. exhibition. imvano itazwi n. phr. unknown
imurikagurisha n. trade fair. source. Syn: inkomoko itazwi.
imurika ry'ibikorwa by'ubuhinzi imvano nkuru y'ikigomba
n. agro-exposition. kwitabwaho n. phr. background;
imuhira adj. at home. the social, historical, and other
imuhira n. at home. antecedents or causes of an event
imva n. sepulchre; grave; or condition. Syn: amateka,
excavation for burial; burial icyateye, inkomoko y'ikigomba
place; place of interment; last gukorwa.
resting place; tomb; sepulcher; imva rusange n. mass grave.
mausoleum; vault; crypt; imvaho1 n. 1 • reality; actuality;
catacomb; cenotaph; mound; fact; truth; verity; materiality;
ossuary. substantiality; physical existence;
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2 • truth; true; in accordance with imyaka2 n. crops; culture.

the facts; accurate; correct; right; imyaka ya ngombwa n.phr.
exact; precise; factual; truthful; 1 • majority; legal age; seniority;
trustworthy; literal; strict; maturity; adulthood;
faithful. womanhood.
Imvaho Nshya n. phr. the public 2 • the state or time of being of full
newspaper published by the legal age.
National Office of Information. imyambaro n. clothes.
imvi n. pl. grey hair. imyambaro ya liturijiya n. phr.
imvubu n. hippopotamus. litargical vestments.
Syn: rwabarasi. imyandikire n. 1 • style; typical
imvugo n. 1 • accent; a mode of mode of expression; manner;
pronunciation characteristic of or characteristic tone.
distinctive to the speech of a 2 • writing; written form; print;
particular person, group, or handwriting; penmanship;
locality. imvugo y'abakiga a longhand; calligraphy.
southern accent. 3 • spelling; orthography; spelling
2 • expression; turn of phrase; system.
phrase. imyandikire bwite n. phr. style;
imvumba n. pl. bag. typical mode of expression;
See: uruhago2. manner; characteristic tone.
imvura n. rain; precipitation; imyasiro n. feats of arms.
rainfall; drizzle; mist; sprinkle; imyate n. crack; split.
cloudburst; thundershower; See: ikimeme.
rainstorm; shower; downpour; imyemererere n. belief systems.
drencher; squall; hurricane; imyenda [imyeênda] n. clothes;
deluge; torrent. clothing; wearing apparel;
imvura nkeya n. phr. low rainfall; apparel; garments; wardrobe;
poor rainfall. wear; attire; habiliments; dress;
imvururu za politiki n. political raiment; garb; costume;
violence. ensemble; finery; regalia; duds;
imvuvu n. dandruff. togs; rags.
imwe mu nshuti zanjye n. phr. a imyifatire n. behaviour; behavior;
friend of mine. attitude; disposition; frame of
imwe mu nyamaswa n. phr. one mind; outlook; point of view;
of the animals. perspective; manner; demeanor;
imyaka1 n. age; period of air.
existence; duration of life; life imyifatire n. attitudes.
span; lifetime; generation. imyigaragambyo n. strikes.
imyaka n'imyaka for ages. Syn: umuvurungano,
imyaka n'imyaniko for many umuvundo.
years. imyijima n. pl. livers.

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imyiri n. spoil; plunder; booty; imyononekarire n. vulnerability.

loot; plunder; spoils; pillage; imyononekarire n. damage;
takings; pickings; prize; gain; injury; harm; hurt; impairment;
winnings; boodle. destruction; despoliation; loss.
imyiteguro n. preparations. imyororokere n. reproduction.
imyitozo n. Usage: ya gisirikari, imyubakire1 n. construction;
y'abakinnyi.training, drill; style; form; configuration; build;
repetition; discipline; conformation; composition;
preparation; seasoning; exercise; format; make.
rehearsal. imyubakire2 n. manner of
imyitwarire1 n. 1 • character; building.
qualities; traits; attributes; imyubakire3 organization;
nature; self; being; makeup; organisation; formulation;
individuality; distinctiveness; forming; formation; assembly;
behaviour; behavior. incorporation; coordination;
2 • behaviour; behavior. arranging; structuring;
Syn: imyifatire. constitution; making.
imyitwarire2 n. way; custom; imyubakire y'ubutabera n.
practice; manner; habit; usage; judicial system. Syn: imiterere
form; behavior; conduct; nature; y'ubutabera.
wont. imyubakire y'urubuga n. phr. site
imyitwarire iranga abashinzwe map.
kwakira abashyitsi n. phr. imyuka n. supernatural power.
protocol; diplomatic code; imyuka mibi n. phr. daemon.
diplomatic or court etiquette; imyumvire n. mentality;
proprieties; amenities; code of perception; judgment;
behavior; good form; decorum; understanding; discernment;
formality; manners; usage; perspicacity; acumen; wisdom;
customs; standards; conventions; sagacity.
dictates of society. imyuna n. nose bleed. Syn: kuva
imyitwarire mibi n. phr. wicked mu mazuru.
conduct. impabe n. bewildered; stray;
imyivumbagatanyo n. strike. wanderer; homeless person or
imyiyereko n. 1 • parade; show; creature; waif; lost person; lost
display; array; exposition; animal; itinerant; vagabond;
demonstration; spectacle; drifter; straggler.
flaunting; vaunting; ostentatious
display; pageantry; pomp.
2 • procession; march; march
past; review; cavalcade; caravan;
motorcade; cortege; column; line;
progression; train; string.

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impaka n. argument; quarrel; impanuka n. accident; mishap;

bickering; squabble; row; clash; mischance; misadventure;
altercation; fight; spat; tiff; collision; crash; wreck; smashup;
imbroglio; embroilment; bit of bad luck; misfortune.
disagreement; dispute; debate; impanuro n. advice;
controversy; heated discussion; recommendation; counsel;
war of words. suggestion; opinion; view;
impakanizi n. sound bite; long advisement; guidance.
poem; short memorable sentence Impara n. A chiefdom founded by
or phrase that will repeated. warlord Rwanteri with his Mpara
impala n. impala. (hence, the name of the chiefdom)
impamo n. the whole truth; warriors who defeated Hutu chief
ultimate truth; the final word; the Bijeri ...
last word; doctrine; creed; credo. imparage n. zebra; any of several
Syn: amanyakuri. horselike African mammals of the
impamvu n. reason. genus Equus, each species
See: urwiyenzo; umwenzero; having a characteristic pattern of
urwenzo; akenzaburemo. black or dark brown stripes on a
impamvunyinshi zatumye n. whitish background.
phr. many reasons to. imparirwakurusha n. the one
impamyabumenyi n. certificate. who has all the challenges.
impamyabushobozi n. degree; impatwe n. constipation; a
diploma. condition of the bowels in which
impamyabushobozi y'amashuri the feces are dry and hardened
makuru n. phr. academic degree. and evacuation is difficult and
impamyagikorwa n. indicator. infrequent. Syn: ukugomera.
Syn: ikimenyetso impapurompamo n. titre deed;
ndangagikorwa, igipimo, document of title.
igipimo-fatizo. impekenya n. prejudices.
impanda n. trumpet. impera n. end.
impanga n. twin; born as one of a impera z'igikorwa n. phr. end of
pair; forming a pair; fraternal the execution.
twins; identical twins. impera z'icyumweru n. phr.
impanga zisa nk'intobo n. phr. weekend; the end of a week, esp.
siamese twins. the period of time between Friday
impano n. contribution; donation; evening and Monday morning.
gift; bestowal; endowment; grant; imperekeza n. golden handshake;
benefaction; dispensation; a special incentive, as generous
subsidy; offering; charity; alms. severance pay, offered as an
Syn: inkunga. inducement to elect early
retirement.
imperuka n. 1 • end.

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2 • doomsday; Judgement Day. impiri [imhîri] n. cobra.

impeshyi n. dry season (June, impiri [imhiri] n. club; truncheon;
July, August). Syn: icyanda, icyi. bludgeon; stick; bat; billyclub;
impeta1 n. ring. billy; shillelagh; cudgel.
impeta2 n. a woman who gives See: ndembo.
birth to the second child. impiri y'urukiryi n. phr.
impeta3 n. hero's reward. cerebellum.
Syn: rank. impiswi n. diarrhoea (BrE);
impeture n. a woman who gives diarrhea (AmE). Syn: kazutu.
birth to the second child. impishasura n. mask; false face;
impezanguni n. extremist, a face covering; domino; face
person who holds extreme views. guard.
impfizi n. ox. impitagihe n. past.
impfubyi n. orphan; a child who impongo n. 1 • Usage: bumwe
has lost both parents or, less mubwoko bwayo. Addax
commonly, one parent through nasomaculatus; Antidorcas
death. euchore; Antidorcas marsupialis.
impigi [imphiîgyi] n. hunting dog. 2 • blackbuck, a blackish brown
impigi [imphîgyî] n. amulet, antelope of India. Antilope
charm, talisman, fetish, lucky cervicapra.
piece. 3 • bushbuck. Tragelaphus
impima n. Hima cow. scriptus.
impinduka n. changes; difference; imponoke n. survivor.
modification; switch; shift; impugu n. pl. countries.
variation; deviation; variety; impuguke n. intellectual;
fluctuation; veering; alteration; intelligent; scholarly; studious;
conversion; substitution; bookish; brainy; reasoning;
swapping; reform; reformation; thoughtful; rational.
revolution; reorganization; impuguke kaminuza n. phr.
remodeling; restyling; white-collar worker.
metamorphosis; transformation; impuguke mpuzabikorwa n. phr.
transposition; turn about; coordinator.
conversion; transmutation; impumyi n. blind.
transfiguration. impundu [imphuûndu] n. cry of
impindura n. pancreas. acclamation.
impinduramatwara n. revolution. impundu [imphuundu] n.
impinduranyabushyuhe n. cold- 1 • chimpanzee.
blooded animal. 2 • a kind of monkey; a large
impine n. abbreviation; anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes,
abbreviated form. of equatorial Africa, having a
impinga n. dish boards. dark coat and a relatively bare
Syn: imbehe. face.

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impungenge n. worry; anxiety; impuzampembe n. diagonal; a

uneasiness; apprehension; diagonal line.
concern; misgiving; impuzandengo n. average;
consternation; dismay; trouble; arithmetical mean; mean
distress; bother; grief; anguish; amount; mean; ratio; medium;
torment; agony; misery; woe; norm; midpoint; par; standing;
difficulty; care; vexation. accomplishment.
impunzi n. refugees. impwempwe n. hair on the adult
impurirane n. coincidence. man chest.
impuruza n. war drum; alert; war impyiko n. kidney.
signal. impyisi n. hyena; hyaena; a large
impushategeko n. deviant; carnivore of the family
aberrant. Hyaenidae, of Africa and South
impuha n. rumour; rumor; Asia, having a sloping back and
unverified information; report; large teeth and feeding chiefly on
story; supposition; babble; carrion, often in packs.
gossip; whisper; hearsay; Syn: Bihehe, Warupfyisi,
insinuation; innuendo; talk; Mahuma.
scuttlebutt. Syn: uruheyeye. inabi n. hate; hatred; dislike;
impuhwe n. compassion; distaste; disliking; aversion;
kindness; forbearance; loathing; repugnance;
benevolence; pity; clemency; abomination; abhorrence; enmity;
sympathy; humaneness; hostility; detestation; rancor;
softheartedness; humanity; malice; antipathy; animosity;
tolerance; charity; animus; venom; malevolence;
commiseration; grace; fellow resentment; vindictiveness;
feeling; tenderheartedness; revengefulness; acrimony.
forgiveness; lenity; leniency; inaga n. throw, throwing, jet.
lenience; misercorde. inama1 n. counsel; advice;
impuzamasangano n. network. opinion; guidance;
Syn: isangano, recommendation; suggestion;
insanganyabutumwa. consultation; advisement;
impuzamashyirahamwe n. session; seance; sitting.
federation. inama2 n. conference; discussion;
impuzamugambi n. single- talk; consultation; deliberation;
minded ones; those who have the parley; meeting; convention;
same goal. symposium; seminar; conclave;
Impuzamugambi n. Those With a council.
Single Purpose. Those were
members of CDR, an extremist
political party in the 1990s.

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inama3 n. meeting; gathering; inama zubaka n. phr. good

assembly; group; convocation; advice.
conclave; council; congress; inanasi n. pineapple.
caucus; conference; convention; inanga n. 1 • cithara; synthetizer
get-together. (fig.). See: arumoniyumu.
inama4 n. place where cows are 2 • zither.
milked or presented to the cow inararibonye1 n. wise man;
lord. sagacious; sage; sapient;
inamabyifuzo n. phr. suggestions; understanding; profound;
advice; prompting; counsel; judicious; discerning; perceptive;
urging; recommendation; perspicacious; intelligent;
exhortation; pointer; tip. knowing; knowledgeable; wiser;
inamamfatirabyemezo n. jury. having good judgment; old-timer.
inama mpuzamahanga n. phr. inararibonye2 n. Usage: umuntu
international conference. ukuze.adult; mature; big; of age;
Inama Nkuru y'Itangazamakuru full-grown; grownup; senior;
n. phr. High Council of the Press. seasoned; experienced;
inamantangamanota n. jury; developed. Syn: ijigija,
panel. igikwerere, umugabo uhamye.
inama nyunguranabitekerezo n. inb. abbrev. intensive;
phr. seminar; workshop. frequentative. See: inimbitsi.
inamanyunguranabitekerezo n. inda1 n. womb; belly; stomach;
seminar. tummy; abdomen; paunch; vitals;
inama nziza n. phr. good advice. gut; guts; midriff; breadbasket;
inama rusange n. phr. general visceral cavity; abdomen; venter;
assembly. epigastrium; bay window; pot; pot
inama yo mu muhezo n. phr. belly.
held in camera; behind closed inda2 [inda] n. Usage: y'umuntu
door. utwite.pregnancy; gestation;
inama y'abakuru b'ibihugu n. gestation period.
phr. summit. inda [indâ] n. 1 • louse.
inama y'abaminisitiri n. phr. 2 • any of various small, flat,
cabinet meeting. wingless insects of the order
inama y'abaterankunga n. phr. Anoplura, with sucking mouthp,
donor meeting. that are parasitic on humans and
Inama y'Igihugu y'Urubyiruko n. other mammals, as Pediculus
phr. The National Youth Council. humanus capitis (head louse)
inama y'ubugenzuzi n. phr. and P. humanus corporis (body
auditorship. louse).
inama y'ubutegetsi n. phr. board
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indabo n. Usage: woherereza indangamirwa n. the one that is

mugenzi wawe.flowers; looked up.
blossoms; blooms; posys; florets;
flowerets; buds; nosegays;
bouquets; floral tributes.
indagano n. heritage.
Syn: ikiragano, umurage.
indagihe n. present tense.
indagizo n. Protectorate.
indagu n. prophecies; prediction;
forecast; prognostication; augury;
portent; revelation; sign from
God; foretelling the future;
prediction; forecasting;
soothsaying; forecast; divination;
prognostication.
indakemwa n. conscientious;
high-minded; high-principled;
honest; honourable;
incorruptible; just; moral;
responsible; scrupulous;
straightforward; strict; upright.
indakemwa n. blameless; exempt;
innocent; guiltless; excused;
clear.
Indamutso za Malayika n.
angelus; prayer said in morning,
at noon and at sunset.
indandi n. Usage: inzu
y'igitagangurirwa.web;
spiderweb; cobweb; snare; trap;
spider web.
indangamakuru n. whois.
indangamanota n. school report
(BrE); report card (AmE).
indangamibereho n. standard of
living.
indangamimerere n. modifier.
indangaminsi n. calendar; chart
of days, weeks, and months.
Syn: kalendari.

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indangamuntu n. identification France and other governments

card; ID card; identity card. giving aid to Rwanda to require
Indangamuntu irimo ubwoko the removal of group affiliation
"Ethnic ID cards" were from ID Cards be taken as a
established in the 1930s by the prerequisite for assistance.
Belgians and were retained in indanganteko n. class prefix.
new laws passed in 1964. indanganyandiko n.
"Ethnicity" ("Ubwoko" in bibliography. Syn: inyandiko
Kinyarwanda and "Ethnie" in yifashishijwe, ibitabo
French) appeared immediately bzifashishsijwe PRINTING.
beneath the cardbearer's indangare1 n. blind; ignorant;
photograph as the uppermost unaware; unknowing;
item on page two of the Rwandan unobserving; unobservant;
ID card. Four possible "ethnic" incognizant; uncomprehending;
categories appeared with the unconscious of; unenlightened;
issuing official striking a line unseeing; obtuse; unmindful;
through all but the applicable unfeeling; dull; insensitive;
category, for example "Ubwoko unperceptive; imperceptive;
(Hutu, Tutsi, Twa, Naturalisé)" . undiscerning; indifferent;
The term "Naturalisé" applied to neglectful; inattentive; heedless;
naturalized citizens. Prior to unconcerned; uninterested;
independence, nine Hutu leaders insouciant.
(including future President indangare2 n. careless;
Gregoire Kayibanda) declared irresponsible; negligent; remiss;
their intention to retain such slack; thoughtless;
classifications in the Hutu unconscientious; unprincipled;
manifesto of March 24, 1957, unreliable; unscrupulous;
writing: "we are opposed untrustworthy. Syn: birihanze,
vigorously, at least for the sesbayore.
moment, to the suppression in indango n. form.
the official or private identity indango ibaza n. interogative
papers of the mentions 'muhutu', form.
'mututsi', 'mutwa'. On November indango ihakana n. negative
13, 1990, President Habyarimana form.
announced his intention to indango yemeza n. affirmative
abolish ethnic identity cards, but form.
failed to act upon this promise. indangururamajwi n. speaker;
He was repeatedly encouraged to loudspeaker.
do so: in April 1991 by American indaro [indaro] n. huge.
Ambassador Robert A. Flaten, indaro [indâaro] n. dwelling;
and in July 1991 by independent house; home; residence; abode;
consultants who encouraged domicile; habitation.

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indasabahanga n. Usage: taboo indahangarwa n. Usage: ingabo,

word.a female's sex whose vulvar etc..impregnable; inviolable;
opening is very short and located secure; unassailable; invincible;
near the anus. unattackable; unconquerable;
indashima n. ungrteful; invulnerable; unassailable;
ungrateful persno. powerful; strong; sturdy; mighty;
indashyikirwa adj./ n. potent. Syn: intarumikwa.
1 • unrivalled (BrE); unrivaled indahemuka2 n. the one who is
(AmE); beyond compare; never unfaithful.
incomparable; matchless; indahiro n.
nonpareil; peerless; supreme; Usage: y'umuperezida watowe,
unequalled; unexcelled; etc. mbere yo gutangira
unmatched; unparalleled; imirimo.oath; vow; avowal;
unsurpassed; without equal. pledge; adjuration; affirmation;
Syn: intagereranywa, gisa na attestation; declaration;
bike, gihanitse. deposition; affidavit.
2 • inaccessible one. indege n. airplane; plane; aircraft;
indatwa1 n. candidate. heavier-than-air craft; aeroplane
indatwa n. the one ought to be (BrE); jet; prop-jet; propeller-
praised. driven plane; bird; crate; flying
indaya n. prostitute; whore; jenny; airship.
harlot; slut; hooker; hustler; indege za gisivili n. phr. civil
streetwalker; lady of the night; aviation.
lewd woman; loose woman; fallen indembe n. seriously ill.
woman; jade; bawd; tart; hussy; Syn: intere.
strumpet; trollop; call girl; indengakamere n. excessive;
courtesan; floozy; tart; chippy. excess; overabundant; undue; too
Syn: maraya, much; profuse; extreme;
imaraya.Variant: indayi. superfluous; extravagant;
inda yo mu mihora loc. immoderate; inordinate;
pregnancy of an unmarried exaggerated; unreasonable;
young girl. Syn: inda needless; unnecessary;
y'ikinyendaro. disproportionate; senseless.
inda y'amaganga n. phr. the Syn: gikabije.
stomach of urine; cow's vagina. indeshyo n. height; size.
inda y'amase n. phr. the stomach inde? loc. who?
of dung; cow's anus. indiba n. bottom; lowest part;
inda y'isi loc. lit. lit. the stomach deepest part.
of the earth.

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indiga n. knife; cutting tool; Indirimbo ihebuje n. phr. The

blade; cutter; cutlery; Song of Songs; The Song of
pocketknife; penknife; jackknife; Solomon. Syn: Indirimbo ya
paring knife; switchblade knife; Salomo.
bowie knife; skinning knife; indirimbo yubahiriza igihugu n.
hunting knife; bread knife; phr. national anthem.
butcher knife; table knife; carving See: indirimbo.
knife; surgical knife; scalpel; indiri y'ibinyabuzima n. phr.
palette knife; putty knife; pruning ecosystem.
knife; machete; stiletto; dirk; indobani n. hook.
dagger; shiv. Syn: umusyo, indobo n. pail; bucket.
icyuma. indogobe n. donkey; ass; mule;
indimi z'umuriro loc. lit. the burro; jackass; a domesticated
tongues of the fire; flames. ass. Equus asinus.
indimu n. lemons; oranges. indomo n. augment.
indindamubiri n. antibody. indondogozi n. talkative person;
Syn: abasirikare b'umubiri, loquacious; voluble; effusive;
imbambizi. garrulous; talky; chatty; gabby;
indindaruseke n. shin guard. gossipy; babbly; prolix; long-
indinganizamuriro n. winded; windy; wordy; verbose.
transformer. Indoneziya n. Indonesia.
indiri1 n. Usage: (aho indonke n. interest; profit; bonus;
inyamaswa zo mu gasozi yield; dividend; gain.
zirara).abode; residence; place of Syn: iyunguko, urwunguko,
residence; dwelling place; habitat; inyungu, ubwunguke,
dwelling; habitation; house; amaronko, amaramuko.
home; living quarters; domicile; indonyi n. waterbuck.
lodging; address; pad; nest. indorerezi n. 1 • observer.
indiri2 n. den; hideaway; hideout; 2 • a delegate to an assembly or
lair. See: umuheno. gathering, who is sent to observe
indirimbo n. 1 • song; ballad; and report but not to take part
melody; tune; ditty; number; officially in its activities.
canticle. indorerwamo 1 • mirror;
2 • anthem. Syn: indirimbo reflecting glass; looking glass;
yubahiriza igihugu. glass; cheval glass. Syn: icyirore,
3 (yo gusingiza) • hymn; song in ikiyo.
praise of God; anthem; psalm; n.
paean; devotional song; song of 2 • n. glasses; spectacles.
praise. Syn: amataratara,
amadarubindi.
indorerwamo ngenabunini n.
phr. zoom lens; telephoto lens.

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indori n. admirable; worthy of indyabyose n. Usage: umuntu,

admiration; commendable; inyamaswa.omnivore; someone
praiseworthy; laudable; or something that is omnivorous,
estimable; venerable. an omnivorous animal.
indoro n. gaze; glance; glimpse; indyankwi n. axe; ax.
peek; peep; visual examination; indyanyama n. carnivore.
once-over; contemplation; survey; indyarya n. malignant.
scrutiny; visual search; indyo1 n. right hand.
reconnaissance; stare; view; indyo2 n. nutrition; nourishment;
observation; sight; look; ogle; eating habits; eating regimen;
glare. nutriment; nurture; board;
indoha n. torential rain. sustenance; subsistence;
Syn: imvura. victuals; provisions; edibles;
indunduro n. end; conclusion; comestibles.
ending; termination; close; indyo nkene n. phr. malnutrition;
closing; finish; expiration; undernourishment; lack of
cessation; completion; finale; proper nutrition; starvation;
windup; culmination; emaciation.
consummation; denouement. indyo yuzuye n. phr. balanced
induru n. cry of alarm. diet; diet, nutritional regimen;
indwara n. illness; sickness; particular selection of food for
malady; disorder; disease; health or other reasons;
indisposition; ailment; infirmity; prescribed food and drink;
disability; affliction; complaint; limitation of fare.
malfunction; ill health; poor inena n. repression.
health; disorder. inenge n. aberration; irregularity;
indwara yanduza n. phr. deviation; exception; departure;
communicable disease. abnormality; anomaly;
indwara y'igifu n. phr. incongruity; divergence;
stomachace. digression; aberrance; aberrancy;
indwara y'igifu n. phr. wandering; rambling; straying;
stomachache. lapse.
indwara y'umutima n. phr. heart inezaruhame n. eloquence.
attack; heart disease. inforumatiki n. computer
indwara zandura n. phr. science.
infectious disease. infungwa z'intambara prisoners
indwara zituruka ku mirire of war ;
mibi n. phr. nutritional diseases. ingabe n. royal cow. Syn: inka.
indwi n. seven. ingabe n. dynastic drum.
indyabiti n. axe; ax. ingabire n. telents.
indyabyatsi n. herbivore. ingabire za Roho Mutagatifu n.
phr. Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

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ingabo1 n. army. ingano1 Usage: Ubwinshi

ingabo2 n. Igikoresho bikingira cyangwa ubuke bw'ikintu.n.
amacumu n'imyambi barwana; number, quantity, multitude,
shield. Syn: ingame. company, assemblage, group,
ingabo zishinzwe kurinda crowd; mob, mass, bunch, herd,
amahoro n. phr. peacekeeping swarm; abundance,
force. preponderance; indefinite
ingabo zishinzwe kurinda number, indeterminate number;
amahoro n. peacekeeping forces. a good many, a great number;
ingabo z'igihugu n. phr. national scores; quantities; host; army;
army. bevy; array.
ingagara [ingâgarâ] n. turtle. ingano2 n. wheat; the grain of any
Syn: akanyamasyo. cereal grass of the genus
ingagi n. gorilla, mountain gorilla; Triticum, esp. T. aestivum, used
the largest anthropoid ape, in the form of flour.
Gorilla gorilla, of equatorial inganyagaciro n. equation.
Africa, vegetarian and mainly Inganza irakenya proverb. Victory
terrestrial. Gorilla gorolla beringei. kills (i.e. Too much intellectual
ingamba n. policy; practice; effort is bad for the health).
procedure; course of action; mode ingaragu n. 1 • adolescent;
of management; line of conduct; teenager; teen; young teen; young
system; program; routine; habit; man; minor; youth; schoolboy;
custom; rule; behavior; way; lad; stripling; fledgling.
method; platform; principle; style; 2 • teenager; single; unmarried
plan; scheme; strategy; tactics; man.
design. ingarani n. 1 • compost.
ingamba zo kurwanya ubukene 2 • a mixture of decaying organic
n. phr. Poverty Reduction matter, as decomposing leaves,
Strategy; PRS. manure, kitchen scraps, etc.,
ingame n. Igikoresho bikingira used for fertilizing soil.
amacumu n'imyambi barwana; ingaruka n. impact.
shield. Syn: ingabo. Syn: impinduka, icyahindutse.
ingamiya n. camel. ingaruka z'umuti n. phr. side
ingando n. 1 • shelter; cover. effect; an often adverse effect, as
2 • solidarity camp. of a drug, that is secondary to the
ingangare n. the strong one. primary or intended effect.
inganji n. 1 • conqueror; ingasire1 n. kneecap; patella;
vanquisher. patella.
2 • someone who is victorious by ingasire2 n. saucer.
force of arms. ingasire n. discus; a circular disk,
3 • shield. usu. wooden with a metal rim, for
throwing in athletic competition.

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ingashya n. paddle; roar. ingetura n. vagabond; crook.

ingazi n. stairs. Syn: idarajya, Syn: ingetura.
esikaliye CONSTRUCTION. ingiga n. timber.
ingemeri n. bowl; deep dish; ingimbi n. young man.
vessel; container; receptacle. ingina n. herd of cow.
Syn: ibakure, igemeri, mironko. ingingo1 n. articulation; joint;
ingemwe n. seedling, a plant or juncture; connection; hinge
tree grown from a seed, any BOTANY;
young plant, esp. one grown in a ingingo2 n. article; point.
nursery for transplanting. ingingo3 n. point; issue; theme;
ingenamikorere n. browser; web subject; subject matter; topic;
browser. text; motif; thesis; general idea;
ingenayoherezabutumwa focus; keynote; point; question;
mpuzamasangano n. phr. SMTP; argument; proposition; premise.
Internet Mail. ingingo nshingirwaho n. phr.
ingengabitekerezo n. ideology. baseline; a basic standard or
ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside n. level; guideline. Syn: ingingo-
phr. genocide ideology. shingiro ry'igikorwa,
ingengamikorere n. operational. intanganzira.
ingengo y'imari n. phr. budget; ingingo rusange n. phr. general
financial plan; spending plan; provision.
financial statement; allowance; ingingo shingiro n. phr. key
allotment; allocation; funds; points; key issues.
moneys; resources; means; cost. ingingo yungirije n. phr. subtitle;
Syn: bije. subpoint.
ingenza n. Syn: maneko. ingingo zigaragaza neza
ingenzi n. important; meaningful; ibisabwa n. phr. specifications; a
consequential; significant; detailed description of
weighty; momentous; great; requirements, dimensions,
influential; serious; imperative; materials, etc., as of a proposed
distinctive; notable. building. Syn: ingingo
ingenzi n. 1 • one of three zisobanura ibisabwa.
categories of Rwandan heroes ingingo zisobanura ibisabwa n.
(imena; imanzi; ingenzi). phr. specifications; a detailed
2 • valuable. description of requirements,
ingeragere n. gazelle. dimensions, materials, etc., as of
ingereka n. suffix. a proposed building.
ingeso mbi n. phr. 1 • impurity. Syn: ingingo zigaragaza neza
2 (refers to ibisabwa.
adultry) • lasciviousness; ingingo z'inzibacyuho n'izisoza
pruriency; prurience; carnality. n. phr. final provisions.

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ingingo z'ngenzi n. phr. key 2 • ardour; ardor; feeling; passion;

points; key issues. fervor; intensity; gusto; zeal;
ingirakamaro n. the useful one. vehemence; fierceness; warmth;
ingirakamaro n. effective; excitement; eagerness;
effectual; efficacious; efficient; enthusiasm; spirit; feverishness;
productive; useful; serviceable; animation; vigor; verve.
capable; competent; successful; ingoma1 n. drum.
forceful; forcible; dynamic; ingoma2 n. kingdom.
powerful; strong; influential; ingoma3 n. generation.
potent. ingoma yambara n. phr. drum
ingirangingo n. cell. puts on clothes.
ingirwamwashi n. parallelogram. Ingoma Yunze Ubumwe
ingirwanshinga n. coverb. y'Abongereza n. phr. United
Ingirwanshinga ni ijambo rifite Kingdom.
interurajambo z'inshinga ingoma y'ugutwi n. eardrum.
n'igicumbi kiri ukwacyo. ingombajwi n. consonat.
ingo n. households. ingombajwi y'inturike nkubyi n.
ingobyi n. clothes used for a lttle phr. affricative consonant.
baby's transport, esp. on his/her ingombe n. kraal; an enclosure
mother's back. Syn: inkosha. for cattle and other domestic
ingobyi n. litter. animals in S Africa.
ingobyi n. proper land. ingomoke n. god; deity; divine
ingobyi iheka abarwayi n. phr. being; ruling spirit; divinity.
hammock. Syn: imana, ikigirwamana.
ingobyi y'abarwayi n. ambulance. ingona n. crocodile.
Syn: ambulansi, imodoka ingorabahizi n. difficult.
y'abarwayi. ingorane1 n. accident; mishap;
ingofero n. hat; chapeau; lid; cap; misadventure; mischance; bit of
stetson; bowler hat; peaked cap; bad luck; misfortune.
top hat; panama hat; baseball ingorane2 n. danger; peril, risk,
hat. hazard, threat, menace, jeopardy,
ingofero y'abatwaye endangerment; exposure to
ibinyabiziga n. phr. helmet. injury, state of being exposed to
ingoga n. 1 • hast; speed; harm. Syn: ibizazane, amakuba,
speediness; hurry; rush; amagume.
swiftness; quickness; celerity; ingoro [ingwoorô] n. temple.
hurriedness; rapidity; fleetness; ingoro [ingworo] n. vertebra.
expedition; dispatch. ingoto n. Adam's apple; thyroid
cartilage.
ingohe n. eyelash; lash; cilium;
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ingufu1 n. inguzanyo n. accomodation; loan;

Syn: amaboko.manpower; sum of money lent; thing lent;
worker; hands; workforcr; work thing borrowed; credit; mortgage;
force. advance.
ingufu2 n. Usage: zikenerwa mu inguzanyo ku mushahara n.
guterura, etc..muscle; power; advance on one's salary.
brawn; muscular strength; ingwa n. kaolin; chalk.
prowess; potency; might; thew; ingwagati n. merdian.
force; grit; puissance; energy; ingwate1 a cow loaned to
vigor; stamina; sturdiness; somebody in exchange for
virility. Syn: umwuka (e.g. nta something else and which is
mwuka mfite, I am very week). given back to the owner after it
ingufu3 n. power; current. has given a calf umukaangara to
ingufuri n. padlock; a portable or the borrower.
detachable lock with a pivoted or ingwate2 n. guarantee; collateral.
sliding shackle that can be ingwe n. leopard; a large,
passed through a link, ring, powerful, spotted Asian or
staple, or the like. African cat, Panthera pardus,
ingufu zituruka ku mazi n. water usu. tawny with black markings;
power; hydroelectric power. the Old World panther.
inguge n. monkey. Syn: inyambarabami, rwara.
ingunga n. at one go; try; attempt; ingwizamurongo n.
turn; chance; whirl; effort; trial; 1 • ignoramus; simpleton; fool;
endeavor; experiment. dunce; know-nothing; low-brow;
ingunge n. a bit civilized. numskull; nitwit; illiterate.
inguni n. 1 • corner; angle; bend; Syn: ntakavuro, injiji.
nook. 2 • awkward; clumsy;
2 • set square. uncoordinated; without grace;
ingurube n. 1 • pig; small hog; graceless; ungainly; inexpert;
swine; porker; boar (male); sow unskillful; inept; bungling;
(female); shoat(young); piglet; blundering; gauche; maladroit.
suckling pig; piggy. Syn: imburakamaro,
Syn: mubunzarutete, bahwitura, imburamumaro.
mugenzantete, impwi. inigwahabiri n. insect.
2 • pork; porc. inimba n. eland; either of two
inguruka n. Usage: (bdw).n. large African antelopes of the
1. • n. goat. genus Taurotragus, having long,
2. • n. billy goat; nanny goat; spirally twisted horns.
nanny; buck; kid. Syn: ihene, inimero n. number.
ishubebe. See: inomero.
ingutiya n. skirt.
ingutu n. main; central.

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injajwa n. chatterbox; talker; inka1 n. cow; the mature female of

jabberer; gabber; blatherskite; a bovine animal, esp. of the
chatterer; chatterbasket; babbler; genus Bos. Syn: inyiginya,
prattler; windbag; gasbag; inkoroga.
blabbermouth; hot-air artist; inka2 n. stupid person.
gossip; talebearer; tattle tale; inkaka1 [inkaaka] n.
tattler; tell tale. 1 (icyamamare) \ge star;
Syn: gacumakamagambo, popular; sought-after; well-
injajwa, imbazi ya menshi, received; in favor; in demand;
indindogozi. accepted; preferred; approved;
injangwe n. cat; feline; house cat; well-liked; favorite; admired;
pussycat; pussy; puss; tabby; well-known; celebrated;
tabby cat; mouser; kitten (young); famous •
kitty; tomcat (male); tom; she-cat. 2 (intwari yashize
injiji n. ignorant; uncultivated; ubwoba) • hero; brave man;
idiot; foolish person; fool; valorous man; man of courage;
simpleton; halfwit; dope; moron; champion; fearless fighter;
dolt; ninny; ass; blockhead; intrepid warrior; great man; noble
damn fool; nitwit; dimwit; man; chivalrous man; gallant;
nincompoop; jerk; dummy; daredevil; adventurer; daring
dumbbell; boob; dunce; man; legendary person; idealized
numskull; cluck; silly. person; popular figure; idol; star;
injijuke n. educated person; man of the hour.
intellectual; intellect; person inkaka2 n. Usage: ku
interested in ideas; thinker; nyamaswa.penis, the male
academic; scholar; pundit; sage; mammals organ of copulation
savant; mandarin; highbrow; and of urinary excretion.
brain; longhair; egghead. inkamba n. cinders; clinkers;
injishi n. net; mesh; netting; ember; ash; piece of burned coal
meshwork; web; network; or wood or iron slag; embers;
latticework; lattice; screen; ashes; scoria; slag; dross.
screening; grid; gridiron; grate; inkambi n. Usage: ya
grating; grillwork; grille; snare; gisirikare.camp; station; post;
trap; string; strand; rope; billet; installation; garrison.
necklace. inkambi ya gisirikare n. phr.
injwiri n. frizzy hair. army camp; camp; military camp;
injyana n. 1 • harmony; melody; fortified camp.
tune; air; strain; theme; song; inkanga n. guinea fowl. Numida
aria; ballad; ditty. meleagris.
2 • rhythm. inkangara n. basket.

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inkangaza n. banana beer with inka zikutuse Usage: Daytime

honey. See: urwagwa; expressions.when cows get out of
umutsama. the watering place; time after two
inkangu n. erosion; the process pm.
by which the surface of the earth inka zimenyereye urwuri
is worn away by the action of Usage: Daytime
water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. expressions.When cows are
Syn: isuri, rukukumba. accustomed to the pasture; time
inkangura n. great energy. between 10 and 11 am.
inka ni ikimenyetso cy'ikirenga inka zishotse Usage: Daytime
cy'ubukungu n. phr. the cow is a expressions.when cows go to
cultural icon by excellence. drink; time between one and two
Inka nziza! interj. pm.
Usage: Exclamations and swear inka zitashye Usage: Daytime
expressions.lit. Beautiful cow; My expressions.when cows return
god!; Jesus Christ! home; time around six pm.
inkarage n. rolled (R), trilled (R). inka zihumuje Usage: Daytime
inkari1 n. urine. expressions.when cows make
inkari2 n. Usage: ijambo home smell good; time after eight
ritsindwa; euphemism; pm after milking.
taboo.vaginal secretion. inkebe z'umutima n. phr.
inka zahutse Usage: Daytime innermost heart.
expressions.when cows go out to inkegesi n. rodent.
graze; time between seven and inkeke n. hell; torment; anguish;
eight in the morning. agony; wretchedness; suffering;
inkazi adj. Usage: inyamaswa, misery; despair; hopelessness;
etc..fierce; wild; savage; grief; martyrdom; remorse; worry;
ferocious; menacing; fearful; anxiety; uneasiness;
threatening; bloodthirsty; violent; apprehension; concern;
brutal; cruel; fell; feral; misgiving; consternation; dismay;
barbarous; merciless; enraged; trouble; distress; bother; grief;
raging; furious; tigerish; leonine; woe; difficulty; care; vexation.
truculent; bellicose; voracious; inkengero n.
ravenous; ravening; horrible; Usage: z'umugi.suburb;
terrible. periphery; outskirts;
inka zikamwa Usage: Daytime surroundings.
expressions.when the cows are inkeri n. strawberry.
being milked; early in the Syn: umukeri.
morning. Inkehwe ikubitirwa mu kwayo
proverb. A man without a
protector is beaten up to the door
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inkiko n. inkomamashyi n. 1 • sycophant;

Usage: z'igihugu.border; frontier; parasite; toady; flatterer;
boundary; line. bootlicker; lickspitter; fawner;
inkiko n. courts. flunky; stooge; hanger-on; yes-
inkiko mpuzamahanga n. man; truckler; rubber stamp;
international courts. slave; lackey; cat's-paw; tool;
inkiko za gisirikari n. military jackal; puppet; apple-polisher;
courts. easily led; flunkey; dweeb; stooge;
inkiko z'akarere n. phr. zone subservient.
boundary. 2 • yes-man, a person who always
inkima n. squirrel. agrees with superiors, regardless
inkindi n. costume wore when sb of personal convictions;
is ready to show off/ to parade/ sycophant.
to display one's knowledge, a Syn: nyamwikundishwa ku
magnificent/splendid costume. bayobozi, nyamujyiyobijya.
inkingi1 n. backbone; anchor; inkomane n. intersection.
lynchpin; tower. inkomanga n. remorse.
inkingi2 n. column; mainstay; inkombe n.
supporter; pillar. 1 (y'inyanja) • coast; seacoast;
inkingi3 n. support; axis; pillar. shore; littoral; strand; shoreline;
Inkingi imwe ntigera inzu seashore; seaside; seaboard.
proverb. One pillar does not make 2 (y'umugezi) • bank; shore; side;
a house. edge; margin; strand; brink.
inkingi ya mwikorezi n. phr. inkomere n. injured person;
axis. wounded.
inkirabuheri n. new money. Inkomezi ya cyane ica imigozi
inkoko [inkwokô] n. hen or proverb. To pull too hard breaks
rooster; chicken. the bonds.
inkoko [inkwookwo] n. winnowing inkomo n. monkey hair; king's
basket. hair.
inkokokazi n. hen; biddy; female inkomoko n. 1 • source; origin;
of the domestic fowl. derivation; authority; basis;
inkokora n. forearm; elbow. cause; prime mover; antecedent;
inkokora z'uruzi loc. lit. the fountain; fount; spring;
elbow of the river. wellspring; root; foundation;
inkoko zanaga loc. igihe inkoko father; author; begetter.
zibika; early. Syn: mu rwanaga. 2 (umuryango umuntu
avukamo) • extraction; descent;
ancestry; parentage; family;
lineage; house; stock; race,
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3 • cause; reason; source; root; inkono n. cooking-pot; pot.

prime mover; provocation; Syn: icyungo.
inducement; motivation; motive; inkono y'itabi n. phr. pipe.
grounds; incentive; instigation; Syn: terefoone, ikijigo.
inspiration; initiation; occasion; inkora1 n. plot; story; story line;
stimulus; foundation; origin; tale; narrative; incidents; yarn;
mainspring; spring; genesis; plan; action; design.
etiology. inkora2 n. active voice.
4 (igisekuru) • family tree; inkoramaraso n. bloodthirsty;
ancestry; lineage; list of murderous; homicidal; savage;
forebears; family descent; inhuman; brutal; murdering;
parentage; extraction; derivation; barbarous; ruthless; bestial;
pedigree; stock; line; house; bloody; cutthroat; sanguinary;
birth. sanguineous.
5 • birth; descent; ancestry; inkoramutima n. pet; favorite;
family; parentage; extraction; darling; baby; apple of one's eye;
lineage; derivation; breeding; dear; beloved; loved one;
genealogy; blood; stock; strain; sweetheart. Syn: inkundwakazi,
origin; beginnings; background. magara ntunsige.
inkomoko y'ikigomba gukorwa inkoranya n. dictionary; lexicon.
n. phr. background; the social, Syn: inkoranyamagambo.
historical, and other antecedents inkoranyamagambo n.
or causes of an event or dictionary; lexicon.
condition. Syn: amateka, Syn: inkoranya.
icyateye, imvano nkuru inkoranya nzimbuzi n. phr.
y'ikigomba kwitabwaho. encyclopedia; encyclopaedia;
inkonda n. dribble. cyclopaedia; cyclopedia; a book or
inkone1 n. ox; a castrated adult set of books containing articles
male used as a draft animal. on various topics, usu. in
inkone2 n. alphabetical arrangement,
Usage: umuntu.eunuch; a covering all branches of
castrated man, esp. one formerly knowledge or all aspects of one
employed by Oriental rulers as a subject.
harem guard or palace official. inkoronko n. Equus caballus.
inkongi y'umuriro loc. fire. inkorora n. cough.
inkoni n. walking stick. inkota n. sword; blade; steel;
Syn: inshyimbo, isando. saber; rapier; cutlass; foil;
Inkoni ivuna igufa ntivura scimitar; épée; broadsword.
ingeso proverb. The stick breaks inkota ityaje amugi yombi n.
the bones, it does not break phr. double-edged sword.
habits. inkotanyi2 n. great fighter.

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inkotanyi2 n. warrior. The word inkuba n. thunder; loud rumbling

Inkotanyi was used by the RPF noise accompanying lightning
for its fighters after 1990. discharge; thunderbolt,
According to Rwandan History, thunderclap; rumbling; clap;
the term was named after the explosion; discharge; roar; boom;
militia serving under King crash; cracka loud; explosive;
Rwabugiri who was famous for thunder; loud rumbling noise
his military conquests, especially accompanying lightning
in the north of Rwanda. King discharge, thunderbolt,
Kigeli Rwabugili was called thunderclap; rumbling, clap,
Inkotanyi. explosion, discharge, roar, boom,
inkotsa1 n. a kind of talkative crash, cracka loud, explosive,
bird. resounding noise produced by
inkotsa2 n. the explosive expansion of air
Usage: umuntu.talkative person; heated by a lightning discharge.
loquacious; voluble; effusive; Inkuba ebyiri ntiziba mu gicu
garrulous; talky; chatty; gabby; kimwe proverb. Two thunders
gossipy; babbly; prolix; long- cannot live in the same cloud.
winded; windy; wordy; verbose. inkubirahamwe n. synthesis.
inkovu n. scar. inkubiri n. current; undercurrent;
inkozi y'ibibi n. phr. malefactor; tendency; inclination; drift; trend;
criminal; unrighteous; immoral; zeitgeist; feeling; mood; spirit;
bad; evil; wicked; sinful; atmosphere. Syn: icyaduka.
villainous; dishonorable; inkubyi n. fricative consonant.
disreputable; dishonest; corrupt; inkuge n. ark. Syn: ubwato.
unscrupulous; unprincipled; inkumburwa n. the one who is
false; iniquitous; unjust; unfair; always missed.
ungodly; irreligious; unholy; inkumi n. teenager; young
irreverent; unvirtuous. woman; adolescent; young
Syn: umugizi wa nabi. woman; youn teen; minor;
schoolgirl; lass; lassie; jeune fille.
Syn: umwangavu.
inkundabagore n. womanizer;
philanderer; trifler; Don Juan;
flirt; gallant; rake; libertine;
lothario; adulterer; lady-killer;
rakehell; lecher; dallier; woman-
chaser; wanton; swinger; rip;
wolf; lover boy; tomcat.
Syn: kaboko katarara inkumi,
umuhehesi.

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inkundakazi n. workaholic, a inkunga3 n. contribution;

person who works compulsively donation; gift; bestowal;
at the expense of other pursuits. endowment; grant; benefaction;
Syn: inkundamurimo. dispensation; subsidy; offering;
inkundamurimo n. workaholic, charity; alms. Syn: impano.
person with a compulsive need to inkunga y'amafaranga n. phr.
work. Syn: inkundakazi. Usage: itangwa na Kaminuza
inkundarubyino n. fanatical; mu rwego
zealous; enthusiastic. rw'ubushakashatsi.fellowship.
inkundateleviziyo n. couch inkunga y'amajyambere n.
potato. development aid.
inkundi n. navel, umbilicus; the inkungu n. hornless cow.
depression in the surface of the inkura n. rhinoceros.
abdomen where the umbilical inkurikizi n. repercussion; result;
cord was connected with the effect; consequence; side effect;
fetus. aftereffect; reaction;
inkundura n. hand-to-hand reverberation; backlash;
combat. boomerang effect.
inkundwakazi n. 1 • pet; favorite; Inkuru mbarirano iratuba
darling; baby; apple of one's eye; proverb. lit. The "they-say" s are
dear; beloved; loved one; dubious; Do not believe all of you
sweetheart. Syn: inkoramutima, hear.
magara ntunsige. inkuru mpimbano n. phr. fiction;
2 • the cherished one. imaginative literary work; prose
inkunga1 n. aid; help; assistance; narration; romance; narrative;
helping hand; cooperation; novel; novella; short story; short
collaboration; service; support; novel; tale; play; invention;
backing; advancement; imagination; fantasy; storytelling.
promotion; furtherance; Inkuru Nziza n. phr. gospel, the
endorsement; encouragement; tidings of salvation proclaimed by
contribution; gift; protection; Jesus Christ, the good news; any
friendship; support; benevolence; of the first four books of the New
guidance; advice; care; welfare; Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke,
good offices; kind regard. or John. Syn: ivanjili.
inkunga2 n. assistance; financial inkurushusho n. comics.
support; contribution; charity; inkuru yabaye kimomo n. phr.
alms; relief; subsidy; sustenance; speculations.
stipend. inkuru yawe n. phr. your story;
autobiography.
inkurwe n. ruddle.

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inkusi n. eyewitness; spectator; inomero za pulaki y'imodoka n.

looker-on; bystander; passerby; phr. license number.
onlooker; viewer; observer; inomero z'icyumba n. phr. room
beholder; witness; informer; number.
gazer; testifier; attester or inono n. cuticle; pinkie (AmE).
attestor; gawker; gaper; ino ry'igitoki loc. lit. the toe of a
rubberneck. banana.
inkuyo n. ino ry'inanga loc. lit. the toe of a
inkuyo n. 1 • cow coat brush. cithare.
2 • good physical state. inota1 n. grade; mark; score;
inkwano n. Usage: itanzwe musical score.
n'umugabo.bride price, bride- inota2 n. note; key.
wealth, bridewealth, money or inota3 n. result; product;
goods given to the family of a production.
bride by the bridegroom or his inota rya la n. phr. A.
family. inoti n. bill; banknote; treasury
inkware n. partridge. note; treasury bill; greenback;
inkwaruro n. 1 • javelin that is silver certificate. Iyi noti
bent. yemewe n'amategeko this note
2 • small spears bent as a sign of is legal tender.
having killed an enemy in the inozamukono n. calligraphy.
preceding battle. inozamvugo n. articulation;
inkweto n. shoes. Syn: ibirato. utterance; enunciation;
inkwi n. wood; log; firewood; pronunciation; diction; elocution.
kindling. See: urukwi. See: iyatura.
inm. abbrev. phrase; locution. insakazamashusho n. television.
See: inyumane. insanganyabutumwa n. network;
innyo n. anus. web. Syn: isangano,
ino adv. [inô] here. impuzamasangano.
ino n. toe. insanganyamatsiko n. theme;
inoboramvugo n. pronunciation. subject; subject matter; topic;
inombe [inoômbe] n. mash; pulpy text; motif; thesis; general idea;
mass; soft mixture; paste; focus; keynote; point; question;
mishmash; mush. argument; proposition; premise.
inomero n. number. Syn: ingingo nkuru.
Syn: inimero. inseko n. Usage: y'umuntu
inomero ndangagihugu n. phr. umwenyura.smile; grin; smirk;
Country code. simper.
inomero za kera n. phr. back inseseke n. insertion.
copies. inseso n. orphan of one's master,
inomero zahise z'ikinyamakuru without a master.
n. phr. back copies. insibo n. granitic sand.

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insimburangingo n. protthes; Inshongore ! interj.

prosthesis. Usage: Exclamations and swear
insina n. banana tree. expressions.lit. Majestic (cow); My
insinga n. cables. god!; Jesus Christ!
inso n. analogy; similarity; inshunda n. fringe; edging;
likeness; resemblance; similitude; trimming; ornamental bordering;
comparison; correspondence; border; tassel; skirting; hem;
parallelism; correlation; margin; selvage; mane; edge;
equivalence; simile; metaphor. periphery; limit; frontier; string.
insobanurwakimwe n. inshuro n. frequency; times.
1 • synonym. inshuro nyinshi n. phr. many
2 • equivalent word; parallel word; times.
analogue; equivalent; another inshuti n. friend; acquaintance;
name. comrade; companion; chum;
insumbanyagaciro n. inequation. confidant; partner; buddy; pal;
insuzugurwa (person) n. dog; amigo; sidekick; crony; mate;
heel; scoundrel; villain; beast; playmate; cohort; playfellow;
blackguard. consort; bedfellow; intimate; soul
inswa n. winged termite. mate; boyfriend; girl friend;
insya n. pubic hair; bush. escort; beau; date; lover;
insyo n. mills. mistress; favorite;
inshinga1 n. verb. paramour.Variant: incuti.
inshinga n. base. See: ishingiro. Inshuti iruta inshuro proverb. A
inshinga idakurikiza friend is worth more than a day's
amategeko n. Phr. irregular wage (when a friend's visit
verb. hinders your work).
inshinga ikurikiza amategeko n. Inshuti nyanshuti iyibona mu
phr. regular verb. byago proverb. A friend in need
inshinga mfasha n. phr. auxiliary is a friend indeed.
verb. Inshuti nyanshuti uyibona mu
inshingano n. obligation; duty; byago proverb. You see a friend
responsibility; a favor owed; debt; in time of trouble (i.e. you know
indebtedness; liability; onus; your real friends when in
charge; care; constraint; trouble).
accountability; answerability; inshuti yo mu mahanga n. phr.
mission. pen friend; pen pal.
inshoberamahanga n. expression; inshyimbo n. stick for a chief.
idiomatic expression; idiom. Syn: isando.
inshongore n. the very beautiful inshyimbo n. walking stick.
one. Syn: inkono, isando.
inshyushyu n. fresh milk.
intabera n. 1 • fair; impartial.

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2 • showing lack of favoritism. 2 • war; state of armed conflict;

intabwa n. abandonee; armed conflict; warfare;
abandoned. Kuva yagenda dusa hostilities; military operations;
n'intabwa Since he is gone we clash of arms; fighting; battle;
feel abandoned. combat.
intagereranywa adj. unrivalled intambara ntagatifu n. phr. Holy
(BrE); unrivaled (AmE); beyond War.
compare; incomparable; Intambara ya Kabiri y'Isi Yose n.
matchless; nonpareil; peerless; phr. Second Warld War (the).
supreme; unequalled; unexcelled; intambara ya kinyeshyamba n.
unmatched; unparalleled; phr. guerrilla war; guerrilla
unsurpassed; without equal. warfare.
Syn: indashyikirwa, gisa na Intambara ya Mbere y'Isi Yose n.
bike. phr. the First World War; the
intagondwa n. From: Great War; World War I.
Kirundi.1 • adamant; insistent; intambara ya rurangiza n. phr.
unyielding; inflexible; rigid; fixed; total war.
set; firm; tough; immovable; intambara yeruye n. phr. open
uncompromising; unbending; war.
resolute; intransigent; intambara y'amadini n. phr. war
determined; stubborn. of religion.
2 • hard as rock; obdurate; intambara y'indege n. phr. aerial
inexorable. warfare.
3 • uptight. intambara y'isi yose n. phr. world
intama n. sheep. war.
intama [intâma] n. dose; dosage. intambwe n. 1 • step; footstep;
intama y'ingore n. phr. ewe; pace; stride; gait; strut; hobble;
female sheep ; shuffle; shamble; swagger; clip.
intambamyi n. 1 • challenge; 2 • progress; development; growth;
challenges; summons; dare; rise; promotion; enrichment;
defiant bid; hostile invitation; enhancement; improvement;
demand. forward motion.
2 • hindrance; obstruction; intanage n. arrow; feathered
opposition; resistance; arrow.
counteraction. intandara n. phr. fever;
intambara n. 1 • battle; fighting; temperature.
combat; clash; campaign; siege; intandaro n. cause; origin.
war; warfare; skirmish; firefight; Syn: impamvu.
fight; contest; encounter; affray;
fray; conflict; engagement; action;
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intanga n. gamete, a mature intango2 n. beginning;

sexual reproductive cell, as a introduction.
sperm or egg, that unites with intanyurwa n. difficult; hard to
another cell to form a new please; hard to satisfy; hard to
organism. deal with; unpredictable;
intangangabo n. spermatozoid; a unaccommodating; hard to
motile male gamete of a plant or manage; unruly; froward;
fungus, produced in an obstinate; stubborn; willful;
antheridium. perverse; unmanageable;
intangangore n. ovule; the rambunctious; recalcitrant;
structure in seed plants that obstreperous; unyielding;
contains the embryo sac and that intractable; fractious; inflexible;
develops into a seed after critical; fastidious.
fertilization. Syn: ntamunoza.
intanganzira n. formula; intara1 province; territory;
prescription; recipe; blueprint; district; region. Syn: teritwari.
plan; guideline; rule; principle; intara2 n. winnower.
precept. Syn: iforumile, Syn: urugosozo, urutaro.
forumile. intare1 n. lion; a large, usu.
intangarugero n. tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, of
1 (umurima) • yardstick; any Africa and S Asia, having a tufted
standard of measurement or tail and, in the male, a large
judgment. Amabazwa si yo mane. Syn: umwami
ntangarugero mu guhamya ku w'ishyamba, Rwabwiga.
umunyeshuri azi ibyo yize. intare2 n. a firious person.
Tests are not the only yardstick Syn: inyamaswa, ingwe.
of academic achievement. intarindwa n. the one that cannot
Syn: icyitegererezo, gihamya. be guarded against.
2 (umuntu) • exemplary; model. the one that cannot be defeated.
Intangiriro n. Genesis. intarumikwa n. Usage: ingabo,
Syn: Itangiriro, Inkomoko. etc..impregnable; inviolable;
intangiriro n. genesis; debut; secure; unassailable; invincible;
unveiling; introduction; unattackable; unconquerable;
beginning; origin; beginning; invulnerable; unassailable;
birth; inception; commencement; powerful; strong; sturdy; mighty;
emergence; evolution; early potent. Syn: indahangarwa.
development; growth; rise; intasi n. spy.
derivation. Syn: inkomoko, intashya n. House Martin;
imvano, isoko. swallow.
Intangiriro iravuna proverb. Well
begun is half done.
intango1 n. waterpot; water pot.

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intati n. treasonist; traitor; one intege1 n. force; power; might;

who betrays his country; one who strength; potency; pressure;
commits treason; turncoat; energy; momentum; stress;
renegade; serpent; snake in the impact; puissance; stamina.
grass; wolf in sheep's clothing; intege2 n. part of human body
deserter; mutineer; revolutionary; located at the back og the knee.
rebel; betrayer; double-crosser; integeko n. imperative.
double-dealer; deceiver; Intege nke zitera imico myiza
hypocrite; false friend; Judas; proverb. Physical weakness
apostate; quisling; fifth produces good character.
columnist; rat; ratter; ratfink. intego1 n. bet; wager; stake;
Syn: umugambanyi. speculation; gamble; ante.
intavogerwa n. Usage: ingabo, intego2 n. subject; topic; matter;
etc..impregnable; inviolable; subject matter; matter in hand;
secure; unassailable; invincible; theme; substance; issue; motif;
unattackable; unconquerable; point at issue; question; point in
invulnerable; unassailable; question; concern; case; affair;
powerful; strong; sturdy; mighty; business; thesis; text; gist; pith.
potent. Syn: icyigwa, icyibandwaho,
intaho n. abode; residence; place icyitabwaho, ikigenderewe,
of residence; dwelling place; ikigamijwe.
habitat; dwelling; habitation; intego3 n.
house; home; living quarters; Usage: baririmba.motto; slogan;
domicile; lodging; address. watchword; maxim; proverb;
intebe1 n. Usage: yo precept; byword; rule; principle;
kwicaraho.chair; place; seat; saw; aphorism; saying; adage;
chair; sofa; couch; divan; bench; catchword; dictum; axiom;
cushion; place; box. intebe cumi proverb; mot; epigram; truism.
n'imwe eleven chairs. integuza n. warning.
intebe2 n. integuza mburiramutima n. phr.
Usage: y'ubuyobozi.seat; place in telepathy.
a select group; membership; intekerezo n. comments.
incumbency. inteko n. noun class.
intebe3 n. headquaters; home
office; HQ. Syn: icyicaro,
icyicaro gikuru.
intebe4 Usage: y'ubumenyi,
y'ibikorwa runaka.n. seat;
center; hub; axis; nucleus; heart;
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inteko n. gathering; assembly; interahamwe n. "Young people of

meeting; party; conference; similar age" or persons "united in
conclave; convocation; concourse; the same cause". In the Rwandan
convention; company; crowd; political context, the word was
throng; assemblage; used to designate a group of
accumulation; congregation; persons united to "reflect on the
aggregation; multitude; turnout; future of the country" then later
gang; pack; mob; bunch; drove; to the MRND youth groups who
flock; horde; crush; press; actively participated in the
roundup; collection; genocide. After 6 April 1994, "all
concentration; convergence. the people who had taken part in
Syn: imbaga. killings were qualified as
Inteko Ishinga Amategeko n. Interahamwe.
Parliament. interahirwe n. Beatitudes; (often
inteko y'abaminuje n. phr. cap.) any of the declarations of
academia; academic world; blessedness pronounced by
academe. Syn: urugaga rw'intiti, Jesus in the Sermon on the
inteko y'abahanga, inteko Mount.
y'abanyabwenge. Interineti n. web; Internet; WWW;
inteko y'abanyabwenge n. phr. World Wide Web.
academia; academic world; Syn: urubugampuzamasangano.
academe. Syn: urugaga rw'intiti, interineti ifunze n. phr. offline.
inteko y'abahanga. intero n. 1 • trend; tendance;
inteko y'abahanga n. phr. mode.
academia; academic world; 2 • leitmotif; leitmotiv.
academe. Syn: urugaga rw'intiti, interurarusenge n. prepalatal
inteko y'abaminuje, inteko consonant.
y'abanyabwenge. interuro n. sentence.
inteko y'abize n. phr. interuro yemeza n. phr.
intelligentsia; educated class; declarative sentence.
intellectual leaders; intellectual intiganda n. active; energetic;
elite; thinkers; intellectuals; vigorous; lively; animated; frisky;
academe; ivory tower; academic peppy; spirited; indefatigable;
community. busy; on the go; occupied;
inteni n. aerial. engaged; industrious;
intera n. distance; span; gap; enterprising; ambitious; go-
interval; intervening space; getting; forceful; assertive;
stretch; step; stage; level; stage; aggressive; zealous.
rank; position; achievement. intigita n. vibrant.
interanya n. kwashiorkor. intimatima n. nucleus; core;
seed; nub; heart; kernel; center;
pith.

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intimba n. affliction. 2 • n. corpse; dead body; body;

Syn: agahinda, ishavu. cadaver; remains; stiff.
intiti2 [intiti or intitî] n. erudite; Syn: umurambo, umugogo.
learned; well-informed; well- 2 • n. zombie.
educated; well-versed; literate; intumwa1 n. apostle; missionary;
well-read; cultured; cultivated; evangelist; proselytizer; disciple;
scholarly; thoughtful; intelligent; witness; envoy; emissary;
well-reasoned; wise; sapient. messenger; zealot; preacher.
intiti2 n. wizard; genius; prodigy; intumwa2 n. deputy; agent;
expert; adept; virtuoso; whiz; substitute; alternate;
shark; sage; wise man. representative; surrogate; proxy;
intizo n. trusteeship. second; delegate; envoy; go-
intondeko n. listing; list; between; messenger; emissary;
itemisation; naming; numbering. ambassador; spokesperson;
intonganya n. fight; dispute; minister; middleman; pinch
altercation; discord; contention; hitter.
encounter; confrontation; intumwa idasanzwe n. special
quarrel; feud; difference; envoy.
controversy; wrangling; set-to; intumwa ihagarariye u Rwanda
tussle; bickering; dissension; n. phr. consular representative of
squabble; brawl; scrap; row; the Republic of Rwanda.
brush; spat; tiff; spat; difference; intumwa ihoraho n. permanent
disagreement; scrap; contention; envoy.
words; argument; row; run-in; intumwa mu mishyikirano n.
set-to; altercation; controversy. negociateur. Syn: ushyikirana.
intorezo n. axe; ax. intumwa mu mishyikirano n.
intosho n. 1 • pebble. phr. negotiator.
2 • a small, rounded stone, esp. intumwa ya Papa n. phr.
one worn by the action of water. ablegate; papal envoy; papal
intozi n. pincher ant. legate.
intsinda n. 1 • pollen. intungamubiri n. nourishment;
2 • the fertilizing element of food; sustenance; nutriment;
flowering plants, consisting of nutrition; viands; victuals;
fine, powdery, yellowish grains or comestibles; food and drink;
spores BOTANY. meat; bread; eats; chow; gruba
intsinzi n. n. nutrient substance.
1. • n. amulet; talisman.
2 • n. a trinket or piece of jewelry
thought to be a protection
against evil.
3 • n. victory.
intumbi n. n.

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intungane n. righteous person; 2 • n. defense; protection; guard;

righteous; moral; honorable; countermeasure; safeguard;
ethical; honest; upright; elevated; security; bulwark; offense;
just; fair; equitable; good; godly; offensive; attack; means;
pious; devout; God-fearing; measure; resort; resource.
religious; reverent; holy; spiritual; Intwaza n. A chiefdom named
pure in heart; virtuous; chaste; after his first and only chief
incorrupt; unsullied; blameless; consisting of the Province of
innocent. Rwagamana...
intunguru n. dove. intyoza n. eloquant; persuasive;
intungwa n. domesticated animal. forceful; striking; stirring;
See: ihene. moving; spirited; emphatic;
inturike nkubyi n. 1 • affricate. articulate; passionate;
2 • a composite speech sound in impassioned; vivid; poetic.
which a stop consonant is int. abbrev. class; noun class.
gradually released with audible See: inteko.
friction, as the sound (ch) in inuma n. 1 • dove; pigeon.
church or (j) in judge. 2 • any bird of the family
inturire n. sorghum beer with Columbidae, esp. the smaller
honey. See: ikigage. species with pointed tails.
inturo1 n. wildcat. inyabizi n. someone who cries or
inturo2 n. compound; kraal; screams loudly and violently.
accommodation; rooms; quarters; Syn: inyamarusaku.
lodgings; housing; arrangements; inyagara n. Syn: inzara.
abode; residence; place of inyagazi n. Syn: ishashi.
residence; dwelling place; habitat; inyajwi n. vowel.
dwelling; habitation; house; inyajwi y'imbere n. phr. front
home; living quarters; domicile; vowel.
lodging; address; pad; nest. inyakira n. hyperonyme;
Syn: ubuturo, icumbi, inzu. superordinate (term).
inturusu n. eucalyptus citriodora; inyakiramajwi n. radio.
eucalyptus grandis; eucalyptus inyakirwa n. hyponym.
camaldulensis.
intutu n. remains; skins.
intwari n. hero.
intwaro 2 • n. weapon; arm;
armament; instrument of war;
lethal instrument; deadly
weapon.

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inyakuzo n. Ijambo cyangwa iyina inyamacugane n. Usage: ijambo

bwite ribera mu muvanganzo ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.a
guhamagara ubwira kugira ngo child from incestuous union.
yite ku kivugwa; A figure of inyama zo munda n. phr. viscera.
speech by which the orator or inyamazuru n. nasal consonant.
writer suddenly breaks off from inyama z'ingurube n. phr. pork.
the previous method of his inyama z'inka n. phr. beef.
discourse, and addresses, in the inyambarabami n. leopard.
second person, some person or Syn: ingwe.
thing, absent or present; as, inyambo n. royal cow; the long-
Milton's apostrophe to Light at horned cattle.
the beginning of the third book of inyamenyo n. dental; dental
"Paradise Lost.". consonant; apico-dental conson.
inyama n. n. meat; animal tissue inyamibwa n. the trustable.
or organs; flesh. inyaminwa n. bilabial; bilabial
2 • n. meat; edible animal flesh. consonant.
inyamabere n. 1 • mammal. inyamirimo n. worker.
2 • any warm-blooded vertebrate of inyamugongo n. dorsal
the class Mammalia, consonant; dorsal.
characterized by a covering of inyamunwa n. labial; labial
hair on some or most of the body, consonant.
a four-chambered heart, and inyamunyu n. plantain; starch
nourishment of the newborn with banana. Musa paradisiaca
milk from maternal mammary BOTANY.
glands. inyamwinyo n. labiodental
inyamamare n. the famous one. consonant.
inyamanza n. inyana n. heifer; young moo-cow;
inyamarusaku n. someone who young cow.
cries or screams loudly and inyanda n. idler; layabout.
violently. Syn: inyabizi. Syn: umunebwe,
inyamaswa1 n. animal; umunenganenzi.
nonhuman; wild animal; beast; inyandiko1 n. notation; notational
farm animal; pet. Iriya system.
nyamaswa ni iyihe? What is inyandiko2 n. 1 • writing.
that animal? 2 • document; composition;
inyamaswa2 n. publication; essay; article; report;
Usage: umuntu.animal; brute; manuscript; script; libretto.
beast; savage; barbarian; cruel inyandikomvaho n. original copy.
person; monster; demon; fiend; inyandikomvugo n. report;
devil; swine. Syn: intare, ingwe, minutes.
impyisi, Bihehe. inyandikongaragazamikorere n.
manual.

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inyandiko nshyingurabutumwa 3 • the vast body of salt water that

n. phr. cookie file; cookie. covers almost three-fourths of the
inyandiko nshyinguramakuru n. earth's surface.
phr. annals; yearly records; Inyanja Itukura n. phr. Red See.
chronological records; chronicles; Inyanja y'umukara n. phr.
historical rolls; records; registers; 1 • Black Sea.
archives; history; chronology; 2 • a sea between Europe and
minutes. Asia, bordered by the Soviet
inyandiko nshyinguramurage n. Union, Turkey, Romania, and
phr. literature; writings; works; Bulgaria.
books; publications; papers; inyanya n. pl. tomatoes.
treatises; dissertations; theses; I Nyanza twataramye! interj.
scholarship; lore. Usage: Exclamations and swear
Usage: zikubiyemo ibyanditswe expressions.lit. At Nyanza when
ku bantu runaka, ku gihe we were at a party!; My god!;
runaka, etc.. Jesus Christ!
inyandiko nyantego n. phr. inyanzi n. blameless; exempt;
morphological notation. innocent; guiltless; excused;
inyandiko nyejwi phonetic clear.
notation; phonetic transcription. inyarusenge n. dorso-palatal
inyandiko nyemvugo n. phr. consonant; palatal consonant;
phonological transcription; paratal.
phonological notation. inyaryenge n. malignant;
inyandikwakimwe n. homograph. malicious; malevolent; ill-
inyangamugayo2 n. the one who disposed; vindictive; resentful;
hates scorn. revengeful; spiteful; rancorous;
inyangamugayo n. 1 • blameless hateful; vicious; invidious;
person; honest. acrimonious; bitter; venomous;
2 (in Gacaca court) • people with hostile; fiendish; diabolical; evil;
integrity. evil-minded.
inyange [iñâangye] n. 1 • heron. inyatu n.
2 • birds of the family Ardeidae. inyemera n. topi. Damaliscus
inyange [iñangyê] n. antipathy; lunatus.
dislike; aversion; distaste; inyemezabuguzi n. bill;
disgust; repulsion; loathing; statement; invoice; account; chit;
repugnance; abhorrence; charge; charges; fee; reckoning;
antagonism; animosity; ill will; tally. Syn: ifagitiri, fagitire,
enmity; rancor; hostility; fagitiri, ifagitire.
unfriendliness. inyemezabwishyu n. paying-in
inyanja n. slip (BrE); deposit slip (AmE).
1 (small) • sea. inyenga n. abyss; chasm; gulf;
2 (big) • ocean. hell. Syn: ikuzimu.

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inyenkanka n. pharyngal; 2 • the illegal carrying or enticing

pharyngeal; pharyngal away of a person, esp. by
consonant. interfering with a relationship, as
inyenyeri n. 1 • star. the taking of a child from its
2 (imibumbe yo mu kirere) • sun; parents.
heavenly body; celestial body; inyerezamutungo n. corruption.
planet; satellite;asteroid; inyerezwa n. being abducted.
meteoroid; meteor; comet; inyesonga n. apical consonant.
constellation; galaxy; Milky Way; inyesongashinya n. apico-
nebula. alveolar consonant.
inyenyeri n. star; sun; heavenly inyeshinya n. alveolar consonant.
body; celestial body; planet; inyigana n. ideophone.
satellite; asteroid; meteoroid; inyigisho1 n. doctrine; principle;
meteor; comet; constellation; belief; gospel; conviction;
galaxy; Milky Way; nebula. philosophy; tenet; precept;
inyenzi1 n. roach; cockroach. teaching; dogma; homely.
inyenzi2 n. pejorative word used inyigisho2 n. wisdom; philosophy;
for the 60's Rwandan refugee's teachings; principles.
armies, for the RPF and later for inyigisho3 n. teaching.
all Tutsi people. The term inyigisho z'uburenganzira
"Inyenzi" came into use to bw'ikiremwamuntu n. human
characterise a group "which was rights.
formed in the 1960s to re- inyikirizo n. chorus; refrain.
establish the overthrown inyito gikwira n. phr. general
monarchy." 1961 saw the sense; common sense.
creation of the Ingangurarugo inyiturano n. gratitude;
Ziyemeje Kuba Ingenzi which the gratefulness; appreciation;
linguist translated as "the most thankfulness; thanks;
determined fighters of the acknowledgment; recognition;
Ingangurarugo militia.", named obligation; beholdenness; giving
after a royal militia at the end of thanks; thanksgiving.
the 19th century. According to inyo n. worm; inchworm.
Eugène Shimamungu, this group inyokomuntu n. mankind; the
sought to associate its name with human race; humankind; Homo
a word which already existed in sapiens; the human species;
Kinyarwanda, one more eloquent man; men and women; humanity;
than the simple initials of the mortals; people; persons; society.
movement.". Syn: inyoko muntu.
inyerera n. semivowel;
semiconsonant.
inyereza n. 1 • abduction.

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inyoko muntu n. phr. human inyongezo n. Usage: mu

race; humankind; the human bwanditsi bw'ibitabo.annex
race; humankind; Homo sapiens; PRINTING.
the human species; man; men inyoni n. bird; any warm-blooded,
and women; humanity; mortals; egg-laying vertebrate of the class
people; persons; society. Aves, having feathers, forelimbs
Syn: inyokomuntu. modified into wings, scaly legs,
inyomeke n. affix. and a beak.
inyongera n. 1 • accessory; inyota1 n. thirst; need of liquid;
supplement; plus; adjunct; dryness in the mouth;
attachment; component; thirstiness.
extension; auxiliary. inyota2 n. desire; keenness;
2 • extension; enlargement; extra; craving; hankering; yearning;
additive; augmentation; yen; hunger; appetite; voracity;
expansion. stomach; lust; passion; itch;
3 • annex; annexe; attachment; relish; fervor; ardor. inyota
appendage; extension; wing; y'ubumenyi the thisrt for
addendum. knowledge. Syn: amerwe.
4 • continuation; addition; inyota3 n. 1 • ambition;
continuance; continuing; aspiration; aspiration; goal; aim;
extension; prolongation; intent; objective; purpose; plan;
protraction; sequence; sequel; design; an earnest desire for
supplement. some type of achievement or
inyongera n. additional; distinction, as wealth or fame,
supplementary; extra. and the willingness to strive for
Syn: ikirenga. it. Syn: ikigamijwe, icyifuzo,
inyongeragaciro n. value added. ikigenderewe.
inyongeramajwi n. amplifier. 2 • desire; dream; hope; longing;
inyongeramusaruro n. yearning. Syn: icyifuzo.
1 • fertilizers. inyota iranyishe! loc. I am
2 • any substance used to fertilize thirsty!
the soil, esp. a commercial or inyota y'ubutegetsi n. phr.
chemical manure. hunger; craving; greed;
inyongera greediness; desire; lust; itch;
mperekezamushahara3 n. yearning; yen; appetite; thirst;
advantages. Syn: amahirwe, hankering; fondness; liking; love;
inyongera, akarusho3. relish.
inyongezo1 n. Usage: mu inyubako n. building; structure;
bucuruzi, mu edifice.
bwishingizi.gratuity; gift; inyubahirizahinduranyamwanya
premium; dividend; honorarium; n. abelian group.
prize; reward; benefit; bounty.

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inyuguti n. letter; character; inyurabitekerezo n. logic; science

alphabetic character; letter of the of reasoning; syllogistic
alphabet. reasoning; inductive reasoning;
inyuguti nkuru n. phr. upper- organized thinking; argument;
case letter; caps. dialectics; deduction; induction;
inyuguti nto n. phr. lower-case analysis.
letter. inyuranye adj. Usage: [isoko
inyuguti ntoya n. phr. lower-case y'amakuru, ahantu,
letter. etc.].different; several; various;
inyuma adv. at the back; back sundry; divers; variegated;
side; in the back; behind; manifold; miscellaneous;
backside; rear; external; outside. diversified; unrelated; separate.
inyuma ku mfuruka zigororotse iny. abbr. affix (pefix, infix, suffix).
z'ubwato n. phr. abeam. See: inyegamira.
inyumba n. abode; residence; incabari n. rags; torn and tattered
place of residence; dwelling place; clothes. Syn: ubucabari,
habitat; dwelling; habitation; igicirane, ubucocero, igicocero,
house; home; living quarters; injamba, igikwekwe,
domicile; lodging; address; pad; inzabaganga, amaremo,
nest; residence; home; house; amarere, uburere,
homestead; quarters; living igishambagara, ubushambagara,
quaters; dwelling; dwelling place; ubushotogoro, igishwangi,
habitat; villa. igitabagu, insagabaga,
inyundo1 n. 1 • hummer. ubucwabari, inkabara, injabari;
2 • claw hammer; ballpeen Ant: umuzinge.
hammer; tack hammer; mallet; incabiti n. axe; ax.
sledge hammer; sledge; steam Syn: indyankwi, ishoka,
hammer; pile driver; rammer; intorezo, indyabiti -
gavel. CARPENTRY AND JOINERY.
inyungu n. interest; profit; bonus; incakura n. cunning, crafty,
yield; dividend; gain. shrewdflatterer.
Syn: iyunguko, urwunguko, Syn: umwambari, ibandi,
inyungu, ubwunguke, indonke, incabyambu, umujokeri,
amaronko, amaramuko. umukoboyi.
inyungu mu by'ubukungu n. phr. incakuramahugu n. flatterer.
economic interest. Syn: umwambari, ibandi,
inyunguramagambo n. incabyambu, umujokeri,
vocabulary; word stock; lexicon. umukoboyi.
inyungururamajwi n. phonetic incarusenge n. velar; velar
filter. consonant.
inyungu za politiki n. phr. incarwatsi n. a kind of non-
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incacanyo n. abyss; pit; inzara n. 1 • famine; starvation;

bottomless pit; vast chasm; malnutrition; lack of food; general
crevasse; fissure; gorge; gully; scarcity of food; half rations;
void; depth; nadir; gulf. famishment; extreme hunger.
incengezamatwara n. slogan; Muhatigicumuro (in 1890);
motto. Kijugunya (in 1895); Ruyaga (in
incurarusenge n. post-palatal 1902-1903); Rwakabaga (in
consonant. 1904-1905); Kimwaramwara (in
incuti n. friend; acquaintance; 1907-1908); Rumanurimbaba
comrade; companion; chum; (in 1917-1918); Gakwege or
confidant; partner; buddy; pal; Ntunyanjweho (in 1924-1925);
amigo; sidekick; crony; mate; Rwakayihura (in 1928-1929);
playmate; cohort; playfellow; Ruzagayura or Matemane or
consort; bedfellow; intimate; soul Gahoro or
mate; intime; boyfriend; girl Rudakangwimishanana (in
friend; escort; beau; date; lover; 1943-1944).
mistre.Variant: inshuti. 2 • hunger.
incyamuro n. a small hoe or 3 • hunger; desire for food;
pointed mattock to hoe up or hungriness; appetite;
plant. ravenousness; voracity.
inzababo n. ibis. Syn: inyagara.
Syn: nyirabarazana. inzaratsi n. amulet; charm;
inzaduka n. strange; something fetish; lucky piece; charms; lucky
strange; foreign; something new. piece; amulet; talisman; trinket;
inzagihe n. future tense. bauble; ornament.
inzagihe (1) n. future. inzahabu n. gold; gold dust;
inzakera n. future. nugget; bullion; ingot; bar;
aurum.
inzahato n. near future.
inzego ndindamasezerano
mpuzakarere n. phr. Regional
treaty bodies.
Inzego Nshingwamasezerano
y'Umuryango w'Abibumbye n.
UN treaty bodies.
inzego zinyuranye z'ubutegetsi
bwa Leta n. phr. various state
institutions.
inzego z'ibanze n. phr. grass
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inzego z'imitegekere y'igihugu 5 • walk; walkway; footpath;

n. administrative entities. [J.O. bypath; track; process; plan;
no spec. 08/12/2005] approach; means.
inzererezi n. person with no Inzirabwoba n. fearless.
permanent; address; homeless inzira igana ku kibuga
person; person with no means of cy'indege n. phr. a way (of going)
support; itinerant; floater; to the airport.
wanderer; roamer; rover; inzira iri hariya n. phr. the way is
vagabond; knight-of-the-road; over there.
nomad; migrant; tramp; hobo; inzirakarengane n. victims.
beggar; panhandler; loafer; bum. inzira yo kwambika ingoma n.
Syn: imbungerezi, imbunga, phr. the path for decorating the
inzega. drum (in traditional Rwanda).
inzeru n. prediction. [Poem inzira yo kwasira n. phr. the path
"UKWIBYARA" by Nyakayonga ka for decoration (in traditional
Musare, under King Mutara II Rwanda).
Rwogera (1802 - 1853)] inzira yose n. phr. all the way.
inzibacyuho n. transition. inzira y'inteko n. phr. the path
Syn: incacyuho. for war (in traditional Rwanda).
inzibukirana nyantego n. inzira y'ubusamo n. phr. short-
allomorph. cut way.
inzibukirana nyejwi n. allophone. inzira y'umusaraba n. phr. Way of
inzige n. locusts. the Cross.
inzika n. grudge; ill will; inzira zombi n. phr. either way.
resentment; hard feelings; malice; inzitirabacengezi n. Firewall.
spite; malevolence; rancor; pique; inzitiramibu n. mosquito net.
aversion; dislike; animosity; inzitizi1 n. Usage: mu
animus; hatred. Syn: inzangano, rurimi.barrier; obstacle;
ubwangwe, urwango, obstruction; impediment;
urwangano. hindrance; handicap; bar;
inzimizo n. trope. difficulty; restriction; limitation;
inzira n. 1 • path; way; plot. stumbling block; hurdle.
2 • route; course; way for passage; inzitizi2 n. challange; test; trial;
itinerary; pass; road for travel; gage.
passage; pathway; trail; lane; inzobe Usage: ku muntu.n. light
pass; passage; distance. skin.
3 • parkway; highway;
thoroughfare; road; roadway;
turnpike; throughway; artery;
boulevard; path; track; run, tack.
4 • step.

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inzobere n. skilled; skillful; inzovu2 n. elephant; either of two

masterful; masterly; professional; very large five-toed mammals of
experienced; master; the family Elephantidae,
accomplished; trained; practiced; characterized by a long
knowledgeable; qualified; prehensile trunk and large tusks
proficient; able; apt; adept; deft; esp. in the males, including
adroit; competent; capable; first- Loxodonta africana of Africa, with
class; ace; crackerjack; A-1. large flapping ears, and Elephas
inzoga n. beer; alcoholic drink; maximus of India, with smaller
alcohol; alcoholic liquor; ears.
alcoholism; drunkenness; heavy inzoza n. future; outlook;
drinking; the bottle; booze; brew; prospect; chance for
beverage; drink; concoction; advancement; opportunity;
mixture; ale; stout; porter; malt anticipation; expectation; hope.
liquor. inzozi n. dream; sleeping vision;
inzoga y'umushuumba loc. 1 • lit. nightmare; incubus.
herder's beer. inzu1 n. villa; building; house;
2 • beer offered to somebody who abode; residence; place of
took care of the bride. residence; dwelling place; habitat;
inzoka1 n. snake; serpent; viper; dwelling; habitation; house;
ophidian; reptile; reptilian; any room; home; living quarters;
limbless, scaly, elongate reptile of domicile; lodging; address; pad;
the suborder Serpentes, nest; shelter; habitation.
comprising venomous and inzu2 n. Usage: igisekuru.family;
nonvenomous species. house; lineage; ancestry; line;
inzoka2 n. snake; sneak; traitor; dynasty; clan; tribe; breed;
untrustworthy person; a genealogy; race; stock; blood;
treacherous person; an insidious extraction; forebears; parentage;
enemy. forefathers; extraction;
inzoka ya kera na kare n. phr. derivation; line; stock; pedigree;
Old Nick; the Devil; the Prince of blood; descent; heredity.
Darkness; the Evil One; the Old Inzu Ndangamurage y'u Rwanda
Serpent; the Tempter; Beelzebub; n. National Museum.
Lucifer; Mephistopheles; the Foul Inzu Ndangamuco
Fiend; Old Scratch; Moloch; y'Abanyamerika n. American
Belial; Apollyon. Cultural Center.
inzoka zo mu nda n. worm; Inzu Ndangamuco y'u Rwanda
tapeworm; intestinal worm. n'Ubufaransa n. A Franco-
inzora n. full moon. Rwandase Cultural Center.
inzovu1 n. ten thousand. inzu y'ababikira n. phr. convent;
society of nuns; nunnery;
cloister.

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inzu y'abamonaki n. phr. irandi n. rand; the basic monetary

monastery. unit of South Africa.
inzu y'abihayimana n. phr. irandure [iraânduure] n. prose.
monastery. iranga n. ; advertising; promotion;
inzu y'amakinamico n. phr. promoting; the act or practice of
theatre (BrE); theater (AmE); offering goods or services to the
playhouse; movie theater; movie; public through announcements
cinema; movie house; music hall; in the media.
amphitheater; colosseum; arena; Syn: imenyekanisha,
lecture hall; auditorium; lyceum; iyamamaza, ukuranga.
odeum. irangamutima n. interjection.
inzu y'indembe n. emergency. irangashingiro n. preamble.
inzu y'ingurube n. phr. 1 • sty; irangi n. colour; paint; paintwork.
pigpen. irangira [iraangyira] n.
2 • a pen or enclosure for swine. achievement; accomplishment;
inzu y'uburuhukiro n. morgue; attainment; realization;
mortuary. fulfillment; fear; coup; tour de
inzu y’indaya n. 1 • brothel. force; exploit; effort; act; deed.
2 • bawdy house; honky-tonk; joy- irangiza1 [iraangyiza] n.
house; knocking shop; meat- achievement; accomplishment;
house; molly-shop; red-light attainment; realization;
house; shebang; whorehouse. fulfillment; fear; coup; tour de
Usage: Slang words for 'brothel'. force; exploit; effort; act; deed;
inzuhuriro n. meeting house. execution; triumph; victory;
inzu za gakondo n. phr. success; carrying out;
traditional huts. culmination; consummation.
inzuzi n. beads. irangiza2 n. completion;
inzu z'imiti n. phr. drugstore. completing; finishing; concluding;
iraboneka n. available. ending; closing; terminating;
iradi n. radishes. windup. Syn: irangizagikorwa.
iradiyo n. radio set; poste radio; irangizarubanza ritishingiwe
radio telecommunication; radio n'inkiko n. extrajudicial
receiver. Radiyo Rwanda executions.
Rwandan Radio. irangizwa n. accomplishment;
Syn: inyakiramajjwi. achievement; realization;
iradiyo y'itumanaho n. phr. execution; attainment; triumph;
radio. Syn: insakazamajwi. victory; fulfillment; success;
iragara n. anthrax. carrying out; culmination;
iraguzajuru n. horscope. consummation.
Iraki n. Iraq. Iranisi1 n. Uranus.
iranda n. plane. irari ribi n. phr. passion.
Syn: irarikira.

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irasoro n. spring. irobo n. a quater; 1/4; one of four

irahira n. swearing-in. equal p; fourth part; one-fourth;
iraporo n. report; minutes; fourth; 25 percent; 25 cents;
record; proceedings. quarter dollar.
iraporo yanditse n. phr. written iromba n. umbilical hernia ;
report. irondakoko n. racism; racial
irebero n. view. discrimination; racial bias;
irembo n. gateway. bigotry; racial prejudice; race
irembo ry'umura n. neck of the hatred; segregation; color bar;
womb. color line. Syn: irondamoko,
iremwa n. creation; conception. ivanguramoko, ivangura
irenzarugero n. aberration; ry'amoko.
irregularity; deviation; exception; irondamoko n. racism; racial
departure; abnormality; anomaly; discrimination; racial bias;
incongruity; divergence; bigotry; racial prejudice; race
digression; aberrance; aberrancy; hatred; segregation; color bar;
wandering; rambling; straying; color line. Syn: irondakoko,
lapse. Syn: ikabya. ivanguramoko, ivangura
irerero n. child custody; day ry'amoko.
nursery (esp. BrE); child-care irondo n. patrol.
center (AmE). ironji n. orange.
iriba n. draw-well; spring; pool; iroza n. rose.
fountain; well; water-spring. iruba n. libido; exagereted sexual
irido n. curtain. Syn: igitambaro desire. Syn: umushyukwe.
cyo mu madirishya. irumbo n. swarm.
Irigwe n. Uruguay. irundanya n. compilation;
iri joro adv. phr. tonight. compiling; collecting; gathering;
iringaniza1 n. adjustment. accumulating; collating;
iringaniza2 n. equilibrium; mustering; marshaling;
balance; stability; equipoise; garnering; assembling;
symmetry; sense of balance. aggregating; drawing together.
iri si ishyano! loc. can you Syn: ikusanya.
imagine! irungu n. marasimus, cachexia.
Iri he? loc. Where is it? irushanwa n. competition.
iriza n. a woman who gives birth irushanwa n. competitive;
to the first child. competing; opposing; contending;
irobe n. chunk; lump; hunk; fighting; combative; striving;
piece; mass. aggressive.
irobine n. wiretap. irya n. eating.
iryabagobe n. very beautiful; with
exceptional beauty. Syn: iryaka,
igitego, gisa na bike.

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iryenge n. craftiness; slyness; isakaro n. thatch.

shrewdness; guile; artifice; isakapurari n. medal.
wiliness; foxiness; artfulness; isake n. cock; cockerel;
deviousness; duplicity; deception; chanticleer; rooster; male bird.
deceit; trickery; chicanery; isakirana n. crash.
malignancy. isakoshi n. handbag, a bag or
iryinyo n. tooth. case carried in the hand or by a
iryinyo rya mbere n. phr. baby handle or strap and commonly
tooth; milk tooth. used by women to hold money,
iryinyo ry'imbere n. phr. incisor. cosmetics, etc.
iryori n. kid; nipper; a small boy. isaladi n. salad.
i saa kumi loc. four o'clock. isamake n. fish. Syn: ifi.
i saa mbiri y'ijoro loc. eight isamamagara n. zero-sum game.
o'clock. isambu n. field; meadow;
i saa tatu loc. three o'clock. grassland; pasture; grazing land;
isababunyamuryango n. lea; mead; sward; lawn; green;
membership application. common; yard; acreage; heath;
isabato n. Sabbath. clearing.
isabiriza n. mendicancy; begging. isandara n. explosion.
isabukuru y'amavuko n. isandi n. magpie.
birthday. isandiriye n. ashtray.
isabune n. soap.Variant: isabuni. isando n. walking stick.
isabuni n. soap.Variant: isabune. Syn: inshyimbo, inkoni.
isafari n. voyage. isanduku n. box; case; chest;
Syn: uruzinduko, urugend carton; cardboard container;
TOURISM. container; receptacle; crate;
isafuriya n. metal pot; pan; caddy; coffer.
casserole dish. isanduku bahambamo n. phr.
isakaramentu n. sacrament; a coffin; casket. See: serikeye.
rite considered to have been isanganira n. go and meet.
established by Christ as a isangano n. cross-roads.
channel for grace: the Roman isangano n.
Catholic and Greek Orthodox 1 (imiryango, etc.) • network;
sacraments are baptism, the web; an interconnected system of
Eucharist, the anointing of the things or people.
sick, matrimony; the Protestant 2 (mudasobwa) • network; web.
sacraments are baptism and the Syn: insanganyabutumwa.
Lord's Supper. isangira n. communion.
Isakaramentu rya Penetensiya isangira ritagatifu n. phr. Holy
n. phr. sacrement of penance. Communion.
Isakaramentu ry'imbabazi n. phr. isangira rya nyuma n. phr. last
sacrement of penance. rites; last Supper.

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isanisha n. agreement; concord; isarigoma n. street urchin;

chord. hooligan; hoodlum; ruffian;
isano1 n. Usage: hagati brute; bully; tough; rough;
y'igikorwa n'ibirori roughneck; villain; scoundrel;
bigiherekeza, etc..association; rogue; knave; blackguard; ugly
dentification; connection; customer; cutthroat; rowdy;
relation; correlation; linkage; roisterer; hood; mugger; thug;
bond; tie; affiliation; alliance. gangster; crook. Syn: ikirara.
isano2 n. relation. isaro n. pearl; bead; a small, usu.
abafitanye isano relatives; blood round object of glass, wood,
relations. stone, or the like with a hole
isano3 n. Usage: hagati through it, often strung with
y'ibintu.agreement; harmony; in others of its kind in necklaces,
keeping; compliance; rosaries, etc.
conformance; conformity; isarura n. 1 • harvest; harvesting;
compatibility; accordance; reaping; crop gathering; mowing;
affinity; similarity; analogy; cutting; picking; haying.
correspondence. 2 • season; harvest season.
isano4 n. analogy; similarity; isaruti n. salute; expression of
likeness; resemblance; similitude; goodwill; salutation; greeting;
comparison; correspondence; recognition; honor; homage;
parallelism; correlation; reverence; applause; accolade;
equivalence; simile; metaphor. laudation; acclamation.
isanomuzi n. kinship; the state of isaso1 n. Usage: y'ikawa.straw.
being kin; family relationship. isaso2 n. 1 • mattress.
isantere y'urubyiruko n. phr. 2 (y'igitanda) • bed base; base.
youth centre; youth center. isaso ya rasoro n. phr. sprung
isanteri y'itangazamakuru n. bed base.
phr. media centre. isaso y'ibyuma n. phr. wire
isarabwayi n. rock. mattress.
isarabwayi n. quartz; the isasu n. bullet.
commonest mineral, silicon isashi n. polyethylen bag.
dioxide, SiO2, occurring in Syn: ambarage.
crystals, grains, and isata n. tornado, a violent squall
cryptocrystalline masses: the or whirlwind of small extent, as
chief component of sand. one of those occurring during the
See: ibuye. summer on the West coast of
Africa.
isataburenge n. closely.
isatura n. boar; wild boar. Sus
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isaha1 Usage: ivuga igihe.hour; isekurume y'ihene n. phr. goat;

time; particular time; fixed time. he-goat; billy goat; caprine
isaha2 n. Usage: bambara ku animal. Syn: Ruhaya.
kaboko.wrist-watch; wrist watch; isembe [iseembe] n. the drum
wristwatch. bottom; the king's behind.
isaha kurya n. phr. mealtime; the iseminari n. abbey; seminary.
usual time for a meal. isemurandimi nyamuntu n. phr.
isahani n. plate; dish. human translation.
isaha ntarengwa n. phr. zero isemurandimi nyamuntu
hour. hifashishijwe ibyuma n. phr.
isaha yo gutangiriraho n. phr. human-aided machine
zero hour. translation.
isahaha n. din; uproar; clamor; isemurandimi rikozwe
loud confused noise; hubbub; n'ibyuma n. phr. machine
racket; hullabaloo; tumult; translation.
commotion; clangor; stir; to-do; isengeri n. jersey; shirt.
babble; clattering; ruckus. isengesho n. prayer.
Syn: isahinda, urusaku. isengesho ryo gukunda n. phr.
isahinda n. quarrel. Act of Love.
isazi n. fly. isengesho ryo kwemera n. phr.
ise n. mycosis. Act of Hope.
isebanya n. diffamation of isengesho ryo kwicuza ibyaha n.
character. phr. act of contrition.
isede n. CD; compact disk; C.D. isenywa n. Usage: ry'umugi,
Syn: idisiki, isidi, sede, sidi. etc..abolition; abolishment;
isederela n. cedrela. Cedrela elimination; ending; termination;
serrata; genus Cedrela BOTANY. eradication; dissolution;
isegasira n. Usage: umuco, extinction; abolishment;
umutungo, etc..conservation; invalidation; vitiation; repeal;
preservation; husbandry; care; annulment; nullification;
careful use; safekeeping; revocation; cancellation;
protection; maintenance; upkeep. recantation; retraction;
isegereti n. cigarette. rescinding; repudiation;
isekonda n. Second. abrogation.
isekuro n. mortar. isereri n. dizziness.
isekurume n. a male animal iseri n. bunch.
raised for reproduction. iserire y'urugi n. phr. lock;
isekurume y'intama n. phr. ram, fastening device; securing device;
uncastrated adult male sheep. fastening.
Syn: Rugeyo. iseri ry'igitoki n. phr. bunch of
babanas.
iseru n. measles.

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isesandahiro n. abjuration. isezerano2 n. Usage: nko mu

iseseme n. Variant: isesemi. gukodesha inzu, etc..agreement;
See: isesemi. promise; contract; compact; pact;
isesemi1 n. nausea; sickness; arrangement; settlement;
upset stomach; queasiness; covenant; deal; bargain.
biliousness; travel sickness; Isezerano Rishya n. phr. New
motion sickness; car sickness; Testament.
seasickness; airsickness; Isezerano rya Kera n. phr. Old
retching; vomiting; Testament.
heaving.Variant: iseseme. isezererano ntangaruhushya n.
isesemi2 n. Usage: itewe phr. License Agreement.
n'imikorere, politiki, Isi1 n. world; the planet Earth;
imyitwarire, etc. bibi.nausea; globe; Earth; wide world; planet;
disgust; revulsion; repulsion; orb; heavenly body; celestial
contempt; loathing. Syn: ishozi. object; star.
isesengura n. analysis. isi2 n. world people; world;
isesenguramakuru n. media mankind; humanity; men and
monitoring. women; the human race;
isesenguramiterere y'ibibazo humankind, people; the public;
biriho n'uburyo bwo everyone; everybody.
kubikemura n. situational isiba [isiiba] n. Etym: verb
analysis. "gusiba".absenteeism; frequent or
isesengurandimi n. linguistics. habitual absence from work,
isesenguranteruro n. syntactic school, etc.
analysis. isiba rikabije n. phr. absenteeism.
iseswa n. Usage: amasezerano, isibo1 n. forward; bold; brash;
komisiyo, urwego, ishyaka, impudent; presumptuous;
etc..abolition; abolishment; immodest; self-assertive;
elimination; ending; termination; presuming; overconfident; fresh;
eradication; dissolution; impertinent; cheeky; sassy;
extinction; abolishment; insolent; unmannerly; brazen;
invalidation; vitiation; repeal; shameless; offensive; barefaced;
annulment; nullification; intrusive.
revocation; cancellation; isibo2 1 • tumultude of cows
recantation; retraction; running to the watering place.
rescinding; repudiation; 2 • energy.
abrogation. isidi n. CD; compact disk; C.D.
isezerano1 n. testament; Syn: idisiki, isede, sede, sidi.
covenant; agreement. isifure n. whistle. Syn: ifirimbi.
isiga n. abandoning;
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isiganwa n. race; competition; isobanutse adj.

competitive trial of speed; Usage: inyigo.comprehensive;
contest; heat. all-inclusive; all-embracing;
isiganwa rya Marato n. phr. overall; extensive; expansive;
Marathon race; a foot race over a broad; sweeping; widespread;
course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. universal; general; exhaustive;
(42 km 352 m). Syn: kwiruka complete; thorough; full; copious;
marato. compendious.
isiganwa ry'amafarasi n. phr. Syn: nkomatanyabyose,
horse-race. nkomampuzombi, cyuzuye.
isiganwa ry'amamodoka n. phr. isobekeranyamajwi n.
rally; car race; car-rally. accompaniment.
isigara n. cigarette. isogi n. cleoma gynandra;
Isilamu n. Islam. gynandropsis gynandra.
isinagogi n. house of worship; BOTANY.
house of God; Lord's house; isogisi n. socks.
tabernacle; chapel; temple; isogonda n. second.
synagogue. isoko1 [isôokwo] n.
isindwe n. drunkenness. Usage: ikintu, inkuru,
isine Usage: ku nka.n. violet. amakuru.origin; source;
isi n'ijuru n. heaven and earth. derivation; authority; basis;
Isiraheli n. Israel. cause; prime mover; antecedent;
isitade ifigije n. phr. full stadium. fountain; fount; spring;
isitade yuzuye n. phr. full wellspring; root; foundation;
stadium. father; author; begetter.
isitimu n. torch, portable device isoko1 [isokwô] n. market;
for producing a hot flame; marketplace; wholesale market;
welder's torch. stand; grocer's shop; grocery;
isi yagutse n. macrocosm. meat market; butcher shop.
isizeni n. season; harvest season. isoko1 [isokwô] n.
Syn: isarura, igihe cy'isarura. Usage: ry'ubucogocogo.bazaar,
isobanura n. explanation. bazar, market, marketplace,
isobanuramategeko n. case law. outdoor market, mart, shopping
isobanurampamvu n. definition. quarter, trade center, exchange; a
store in which many kinds of
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isoko2 [isôokwo] n. 1 • source; isonga n.

origin; derivation; authority; Usage: umusozi.summit; peak;
basis; cause; prime mover; crest; crown; highest point; apex;
antecedent; fountain; fount; vertex; tip; height; top; pinnacle;
spring; wellspring; root; zenith; apogee; acme; crowning
foundation; father; author; point; culminating point;
begetter. culmination; climax.
2 (y'umugezi) • source; beginning; isosi n. sauce.
rising; headwater; head; isosiyete n. company; firm.
wellspring; place of issue; fount; isosiyete y'ubucuruzi n.
spring; small stream; pool; hot business corporations.
spring; well; waterhole; watering isosiyeti y'indege n. phr. the
place; fount; fountain; wellspring; aerospace company.
baths; spa. isosi y'amashaza n. phr. pea
isoko2 [isokwô] n. Usage: abantu soup.
beshi.a lot of people. isohorwa n. sending off.
isoko [isokwô] n. mass (large isozwa n. accomplishment;
quantity). achievement; realization;
isoko ritemewe n. phr. black execution; attainment; triumph;
market. victory; fulfillment; success;
isoko rya make n. phr. flea carrying out; culmination;
market. consummation.
isomero n. library; a place, as a isubirajwi n. alliteration; repetion
building or set of rooms, of sound.
containing books, recordings, or Isubiramategeko n.
other reading, viewing, or Deuteronomy. Syn: Gutegeka
listening materials arranged and kwa kabiri.
cataloged in a fixed way. isubiramo n. repetion.
isomero ry'abanyamashuri Isubira mu ijuru rya Bikira
makuru n. phr. academic library. Mariya n. phr. Assumption of
isomero ry'iby'ubuvuzi n. phr. Mary.
medical library. isubiza bibazo bibazwa kenshi n.
isomero ry'urubyiruko n. phr. phr. FAQ; Frequently Asked
youth library. Questions.
isomo1 subject; branch of isubukwa n. postponement.
knowledge; field; study; isubyo n. Usage: ry'igiti.knot.
discipline. Syn: ipfundo.
isomo2 n. lesson; deterrent isugi n. virgin; maiden; maid;
example; example; object lesson. damsel; lass; girl.
isuka n. hoe. Syn: ingembe,
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isukari n. sugar; a sweet, isha [ishâ] n. gazelle; any of

crystalline substance, various small graceful antelopes
C12H22O11, obtained from the of Africa and Asia, esp. of the
juice or sap of many plants, esp. genus Gazella.
commercially from sugarcane and ishaba n. star, fortune, fate,
the sugar beet; sucrose. destiny, predestination, the
isuku n. hygiene. future, signs of the future,
isuku n. sanitation. portents, omens; astrological
isume n. towel; an absorbent chart. Syn: amahirwe;
cloth or paper for wiping and Ant: umwaku, umuhanya.
drying something wet, esp. the ishaje adj. worn out.
hands, face, or body. ishaka n. sorghum.
isumo n. fall. isumo rya Rusumo ishakiro n. index.
Rusumo Falls. ishakiro n. contents; table of
Isunzu rya Kongo-Nili n. phr. contents PRINTING.
Chain of Congo-Nile mountains. ishakishamasoko n. market
isura n. appearance; general research.
aspect; countenance; presence; ishami 1 (ry'igiti) • branch; limb;
mien; expression; demeanor; air; bough; spray.
guise; cast; bearing. 2 (ry'umugezi) • branch; leg;
isura itazwi n. phr. unknown prong; channel; tributary; feeder;
attribute. extension; offshoot; section; part.
isuri n. erosion. Syn: inkangu. 3 (ry'ikigo) • agency; bureau;
Isuri isambira byinshi igasohoza office; branch office; department.
bike proverb. Grasp all lose all. 4 • faculty; section; part; segment;
isutiye n. bra. component; arm; wing; member;
Syn: agashindiriya. extension; division; subdivision;
isuzumabikorwa n. evaluation. chapter; offshoot.
isuzumagaciro n. assessment. Ishami rigenzura ubwiza
isuzumamikorere n. control; bw'imbuto n. phr. The national
evaluation. Seed Laboratory.
isuzuma ryo kwa muganga n. Ishami ry'Indimi n. phr. Faculty
phr. medical check-up. of.
isuzumiro n. medical inspection Ishami ry'Indimi n'Ubuhanga
room. Syn: aho basuzumira. Nyamuntu n. phr. Faculty of
isyi! interj. drat; blast; interjection and Humanities.
used to express mild disgust, Ishami ry'Umuryango
annoyance, or the like. w'Abibumbye ryita ku mibereho
Syn: asyi!. y'Abaturage n. phr. United
Nations Population Fund;
UNFPA.
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ishashi [ishâashi] n. young cow.
ishashi [ishashi] n. small rubber
bag.
ishati n. shirt.
ishavu n. grief; grieving; sorrow;
sadness; heartbreak; heartache;
misery; agony; woe;
wretchedness; suffering; anguish;
distress; despondency; despair;
desolation; affliction; tribulation.
ishapure n. 1 • rosary.
2 • a series of prayers recited by
Roman Catholics as a private
devotion, usu. consisting of
groups of ten aves preceded by a
paternoster and followed by a
Gloria Patri, each group being
accompanied by meditation on a
mystery in the lives of Jesus or
Mary.
ishaza n. pea. Pisum sativum L.
BOTANY;.
isheki n. cheque.
ishema n. 1 • pride; satisfaction;
pleasure; enjoyment; delight; joy;
happiness; gratification; comfort.
Umwana we yamuhesheje
ishema She took great pride in
her son's success.
2 • dignity; pride.
ishimagiza n. congratulation; the
act of congratulating.
ishimangira n. emphasis; stress;
prominent point; focal point;
feature; weight; underscoring.
ishimo n. accolade; award; honor;
tribute; prize; trophy; decoration;
citation; testimonial; praise;
compliment; commendation;
acclaim; recognition; admiration.
ishimutwa n. abduction;
kidnapping.
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ishimutwa n. abduction.
Syn: irigiswa, irigisa.
ishimwa n. boost; favorable
mention; good word; good review;
free ad; plug; promotion; praise;
compliment; applause.
ishimwe n. 1 • accolade; award;
honor; tribute; prize; trophy;
decoration; citation; testimonial;
praise; compliment;
commendation; acclaim;
recognition; admiration.
2 • medal; citation; decoration;
medallion; ribbon; award of
honor; laurel; reward.
ishimwe ry'abakozi
mbazwanshingano n. allowance
for your function; allowance for
your position; allowance for your
duties.
ishimwe ry'akarusho n. prize of
excellence.
ishingiro n. benchmark. Syn: aho
guhera, nshingirwaho.
ishingiro n.
1 [ry'ikintu] • nucleus; core; seed;
nub; heart; kernel; center; pith;
blood; lifeblood; source; vital
principle; vital force; vitality.
2 • fundament; a base or basic
principle; underlying part;
foundation; baseline.
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3 • foundation; base; ishoti n. shot; kick; stroke; throw;

substructure; understructure; toss; play; move; hit; drive.
underpinning; ground; ishoti wirengeje umupira n. phr.
groundwork; bed; bottom; lowest overhead bicycle kick.
layer; support; foot; pedestal; ishozi n. nausea; disgust;
basement; cellar; rock; basis; revulsion; repulsion; contempt;
base; justification; cause; reason; loathing. Syn: isesemi.
rationale; root; ground; ishu n. 1 • cabbage. Brassica
groundwork; source; origin; oleracea BOTANY;.
commencement; purpose; motive; 1 (ku muntu) • head.
premise; assumption; underlying ishubebe n. n.
principle; infrastructure. 1. • n. goat.
4 • core; essence; essential part; 2. • n. billy goat; nanny goat;
gist; heart; center; pith; nanny; buck; kid. Syn: ihene,
substance; sum and substance; inguruka (bdw).
crux; nub; meat; guts; brass ishuka n. sheet; bed sheet.
tacks; nitty-gritty; basis; essence; ishumangira n. emphasis; stress;
principle; root; core; backbone; prominent point; focal point;
heart; key; rudiment; ground; feature; weight; underscoring.
source. Syn: ishimangira.
5 • ABCs; fundamental; ishuri n. 1 • school; place for
elementary; vital; essential; instruction; academy; lyceum;
intrinsic; rudimentary; key; core; institute; kindergarten; grade
base; prime; primary; school; high school; college;
foundational; prerequisite; university; seminary.
foundation; underpinning; 2 • school; classroom; class.
bedrock. Ishuri Rikuru ry'Ubumenyi,
ishinya n. gum. Ikoranabuhanga
ishiringi n. shiling. n'Icungamutungo rya Kigali n.
ishishikazambaga n. social phr. KIST; Kigali Institute of
mobility. Science, Technology and
ishitani n. 1 • daemon. Management.
2 • a divinity or a manifestation of ishuri ry'ikiburamwaka n. phr.
divine power in ancient Greek 1 • kindergarten.
belief. 2 • a class or school for young
ishoka n. axe. Yatemye igiti children.
akoresheje ishoka S/he cut the ishuri ry'incuke n. phr.
tree with an axe. 1 • kindergarten.
ishonga n. ablation. 2 • a class or school for young
ishora n. shawl. children; a preschool for children
ishoramari n. investment. age 4 to 6 to prepare them for
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ishusho n. 1 • drawing; picture; ishyano ryose v. large in quantity

figure; icon; image; painting. or number; abundantly;
2 • illustration. plentifully.
ishusho ribaje n. carving. ishyari n. jealousy; envy; step
ishusho-rwenya n. cartoon. mother; an evil eye.
ishusho ya Bikiramariya n. ishyengo n. joke; jest; pleasantry;
1 • Madonna. diversion; playful or mischievous
2•a picture or statue trick or remark; play of wit;
representing the Virgin Mary. horseplay; facetiousness;
ishwagara n. kaolin. whimsy; frolic; practical joke;
ishya n. 1 • good luck; good gag; jape; monkeyshine; prank;
fortune; happy accident; piece of caper; frolic; antic; lark; funny
luck; smile of fortune; success; story; anecdote; shaggy-dog
victory; triumph. story; bon mot; wit; witticism;
2 • succes; attainment; prosperity; pun; quip; badinage; repartee;
good fortune; achievement; wisecrack; banter; satire; parody;
advancement; fame; conquest; lampoon; farce; travesty;
triumph; ascendancy; affluence. burlesque; put-on.
ishyaka1 n. zealousness; zeal; ishyerezo n. end; ending;
zest; gusto; relish; eagerness; closing.Variant: iherezo.
fervor; ardor; industry; ishyiga n. hearth; the floor of a
enthusiasm; animation; vigor; fireplace, usu. of stone, brick,
verve; fierceness; intensity; etc., often extending into a room.
earnestness; intentness; ishyiga ry'amashanyarazi n. phr.
vehemence; fire; passion; cooker.
devotion; fanaticism. ishyingirwa n. marriage; the
ishyaka2 n. political party. social institution under which a
ishyamba n. 1 • forest; woodland; man and woman live as husband
timberland; timber. and wife by legal or religious
2 • land that is covered with trees commitments.
and shrubs. ishyingu n. capital.
ishyamba kimeza n. natural ishyinguramakuru n. phr.
forest. information storage.
ishyamba ry'inzitane n. phr. Syn: ibikamakuru.
jungle. ishyinguranyandiko n.
ishyanga n. abroad; exile. documentation.
Syn: amahanga. ishyira n. appendix.
ishyanga n. foreign country.
ishyano n. accident; mishap;
misadventure; mischance; bit of
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ishyirahamwe n. association; ishyushyu n. curiosity;

organization; federation; inquisitiveness; interest;
confederation; confederacy; questioning; prying; nosiness.
alliance; league; union; combine; Syn: amatsiko.
syndicate; coalition; fraternity; ish. abbrev. autonomous.
society; body; group; club; clique; See: ikinyanshinga.
company; corporation; ita v. abandoning; abandonment.
partnership; an organization of Syn: izibukira, isiga.
people with a common purpose itabaza n. calling upon.
and having a formal structure. itabi n. tobacco, any plant of the
ishyirahamwe ribyara inyungu genus Nicotiana, of the
n. phr. co-perative; a jointly nightshade family, esp. any of the
owned enterprise engaging in the species, as N. tabacum, whose
production or distribution of leaves are prepared for smoking
goods or the supplying of or chewing or as snuff BOTANY.
services, operated by its members itaburiya n. overall (BrE); work
for their mutual benefit. coat (AmE).
Ishyirahamwe rya ba itafari n. brick; a block of clay
Kanyamigezi mu Rwanda n. hardened by drying in the sun or
phr. Water Engineer companion burning in a kiln and used for
of Rwanda (Fr. COFORWA). building, paving, etc.
ishyirahamwe ryo ku rwego itafari n. brick; a block of clay
rw'ibanze n. phr. grassroots hardened by drying in the sun or
organization; CBO. burning in a kiln and used for
ishyirahamwe ry'abaturage n. building, paving, etc. ububumbyi
phr. community based bw'amatafari; kubumba
organization; CBO. amatafari make bricks.
ishyirwa mu bikorwa n. phr. itagaciro n. obsolescence,
implementation. becoming obsolete, becoming out-
ishyirwa hanze n. phr. sending of-date, disappearing, declining,
off. passing out of use, dying out, on
ishyirwaho n. investment; the way out; becoming obsolete;
appointment; designation; passing out of use, as a word.
assignment; placement; itagisi n. taxi; a taxicab; a public
commissioning; naming; passenger vehicle, esp. an
selection; choosing; nomination. automobile, usu. fitted with a
ishyo n. 1 • group of cows. taximeter.
2 • a big group of people or itaji n. 1 • multi-level building.
objects. Syn: umuturirwa.
ishyundu n. swelling; lump; 2 • floor; storey (BrE); story (AmE).
puffness. itako n. thigh. Syn: ikibero.

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itama n. cheek; jowl; side of the itangazo n. ad; advertisment;

face. Syn: amajigo, ijigo. advert; want ad; classified ad;
itama ry'icumu loc. lit. the cheek announcement; flier; handbill;
of the spear. poster; placard; public notice;
itama ry'umwambi loc. lit. the leaflet; circular; broadside;
cheek of the arrow. throwaway; commercial; trailer.
itamurongo n. 1 • corruption. itangazo rigenewe
2 • wickedness; depravity; evil abanyamakauru n. phr. press
ways; immorality; iniquity; release.
sinfulness; debauchery; itangazo rimenyesha isoko n.
perversion; turpitude; vice; phr. invitation to tender.
wrongdoing; degeneracy; itangazo rishakisha inzobere n.
decadence; looseness. phr. vacancy announcement;
itana [ithâana] n. divorce. request for professional services.
See: gatanya; ubutane. itangazo ryo kubika n. phr.
itandukaniro n. dissimilarity; obituary; a notice of the death of
difference; distinction; a person, often with a
contradistinction; lack of biographical sketch, as in a
resemblance; unlikeness; newspaper.
dissimilitude; contrast; variation; itangazo ry'akazi n. phr. vacancy
disagreement; contrariety; announcement. Syn: itangazo
deviation; divergence; riranga akazi.
contradiction; distinguishing Itangiriro n. genesis; debut;
characteristic; point of unveiling; introduction;
dissimilarity. beginning.
itandukanya n. spacing. itangizwa n. Usage: itangira
itangarira n. admiration. gukoreshwa.innovation;
itangazamakuru n. introduction; institution;
1 • journalism. establishment; inauguration;
2 • newspapers and magazines; commencement; departure from
the press; the Fourth Estate; the old; introduction of new
reporters; journalists; newsmen; methods; modernization; shift;
public press; newspapermen; drastic change; breaking of
media; newspapers; periodicals; precedent; new measure; novelty;
radio; TV; television; alteration; latest thing; latest
broadcasting; news services. fashion; dernier cri.
itangaza itanura n. fournace.
nkoreshakoranabuhanga n. phr. itanwari n. funnel.
e-advertising. itara1 [itâra] n. lamp; sourse of
Syn: imenyekanishabikorwa illumination. Syn: urumuri.
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itara2 [itâra] candle; taper; light; itegeko rigenga umurimo n.

rush light; wax; dip; bougie; labour law.
cierge; tallow. Syn: urumuri. Itegeko shingiro n. phr.
itara itaara. n. news gathering. fundamental law.
itaramakuru n. gathering the iteka1 n. forever; forever and ever;
news. Syn: itara. for all time; eternally; evermore;
itara n'itangaza n. phr. gathering continually; unremittingly;
and delivering. incessantly; always; forever;
itarapezi n. trapezoid. forever and ever; for all time;
Syn: tarapezi. eternally; everlastingly;
itariki n. date, particular point or perpetually; evermore;
period of time, day, month, or continually; unceasingly;
year. Ni itariki cumi n'imwe/ya unremittingly; incessantly; every
cumi n'imwe Mata 2004. April time; on every occasion; without
11th, 2004. Itariki ya gatandatu exception; regularly; invariably;
Mata 1994. April 6th, 1994. consistently.
itariki n. date. Ni itariki cumi iteka2 n. decree; edict; order;
n'imwe/ya cumi n'imwe Mata command; proclamation; dictum;
2004 April 11th 2004. Ni itariki statute; law; edict; ruling;
zingahe? What date is it? mandate.
iteganyabikorwa n. plan of iteka rya Minisitiri w'Intebe n.
action. Syn: igenagahunda phr. Prime Minister's Order.
y'ibikorwa. iteka rya Minisitiri w'Intebe
iteganyagihe n. weather forecast; rihindura iteka rya Minisitiri
weather forecasting; meteorology. w'Intebe n. phr. Prime Minister's
itegeko1 n. 1 • law; order; rule; Order modifying the Prime
regulation; ordinance. Minister's Order.
2 • commandment. iteka rya Perezida n. phr.
itegeko2 n. formula; prescription; presidential order.
recipe; blueprint; plan; guideline; iteka rya Perezida rishyiraho n.
rule; principle; precept. phr. presidential order
itegeko mbonezamubano n. phr. establishing.
civil code. iteka rya Perezida ryemeza
itegeko mpanabyaha n. criminal burundu n. phr. presidential
law. order ratifying.
itegeko ngenga n. phr. organic iteka ryose n. phr. forever;
law. eternally; for all time; always;
Itegeko Nshinga n. Constitution; everlastingly; to the end of time;
governing charter; charter; ever; perpetually; undyingly; for
fundamental principles; basic aye; till the crack of doom; till
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itelefoni n. telephone; phone; iteranya2 n. addition;

telephone set. Syn: telefoni. mathematical summation;
iteleviziyo n. television; tv.; telly. totaling; counting up; summing
Syn: insakazamashusho. up; summation; reckoning;
itembera ry'amaraso n. phr. enumeration.
blood pressure. iteranyabitabo n. book binding.
itembure n. stamp; postage Syn: isanabitabo PRINTING.
stamp. iteranyirizo n. joint.
iteme n. bridge; span; overpass; Syn: uruhiniro.
passageway; viaduct; catwalk. itererana n. abandoning;
Syn: urutindo, ikiraro abandonment.
CONSTRUCTION. iterurwa n. Usage: bagushyira
itengeneza n. adjustment. ku igare, ifarasi, etc..boost; lift;
iterabwoba n. terrorism; threat. heave; hoist; raise; shove; push.
Syn: ubwiyahuzi, ubwihebe. Syn: iyuriza.
iterambere n. 1 • development; iteshagaciro n. diffamation of
progress; growth; rise; promotion; character.
enrichment; enhancement; iteyateri n. play; drama; stage
improvement; forward motion. play; dramatic piece; dramatic
Syn: amajyambere. performance; comedy; tragedy;
2 • evolution; history. farce; melodrama; show;
iterambere mu by'inganda n. spectacle; extravaganza; pageant;
phr. industrial revolution. entertainment. Syn: teyateri,
iterambere mu by'ubuhinzi n. ikinamico.
phr. agrarian revolution. itike n. ticket. Syn: biye.
iteranamagambo n. squabble; itike y'indege plane ticket.
spat; quarrel; tiff; dispute; itike ya gari ya moshi train
difference; dissension; fight; ticket.
disagreement; scrap; contention; itike yo kwinjira muri konseri
words; argument; row; run-in; concert ticket.
set-to; altercation; controversy. itike ya tombola lottery ticket.
Syn: ubushyamirane. katisha amatike mbere book
iteraniro ryo gusenga n. phr. ahead.
worship; divine service; religious itike yo kugenda no kugaruka
service; devotionals. return ticket (BrE); round-trip
iteranya1 n. addition; adding; ticket (AmE).
including; encompassing; itiribine n. grandstand; a main
embracing; joining; adjoining; seating area, as of a stadium or
annexing; appending; attaching; racetrack.
extending; increasing. itisheti n. t-shiert; jersey; tee
shirt.

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itomati n. tomato. 2 • the deliberate and systematic

Syn: urunyanya. extermination of a national,
itonde [itoônde] n. nose. racial, political, or cultural group;
See: izuru. mass killing, kill again and again.
itondekanya n. alignment. Syn: jenoside, itsembabwoko.
itonde nyafurika n. phr. African itsembatsemba n. mass killing;
alphabet. extermination; destroy; wipe out;
itonde nyejwi mpuzamahanga n. kill; slaughter; massacre;
phr. IPA; International Phonetic annihilate; eliminate; waste; zap;
Alphabet. eradicate; abolish; root out;
Itonde! v. Attention! erase; expunge; extinguish;
itonesha v. favoritism. demolish. Syn: guhumbahumba,
itongo n. wreckage, remains or guhanaguraho.
fragments of something that has itsimbura n. taking off; deprture.
been wrecked; ruins. itsinda n. 1 • group; grouping.
itora n. vote; election; voting; 2 • world; group; class; division;
choosing by vote; vote; balloting; system; sphere; domain; realm;
poll. profession; industry.
itoroshi n. torch, portable device Usage: ry'ibifite icyo
for producing a hot flame; bihuriyeho.
welder's torch. 3 • unity. Syn: urwego
itoteza rishingiye ku gitsina n. mbazwagikorwa.
gender-based persecution. itsinda nshingwabikorwa n. phr.
itotezwa n. 1 • persecution. task force.
2 • harassing; pestering; itsindwa n. loss; losing; failure to
harassment; tormenting ; win; defeat; undoing; overturn;
itotezwa n. Persecution. vanquishment; licking.
itotezwa rishingiye ku bwoko n. itsiratsizwa n. be wiped out; be
phr. ethnic persecution. cleaned; be arased; be destroyed.
itsembabwoko n. 1 • genocide; ituba n. Usage: igabanuka
race murder; racial ry'umubyimba.contraction;
extermination; mass killing. drawing in; constriction;
2 • the deliberate and systematic compression; tightening;
extermination of a national, shrinkage; shriveling; decrease;
racial, political, or cultural group. reduction; lessening; shortening;
Syn: jenoside, itsembambaga. narrowing; condensation;
itsembambaga n. 1 • genocide; abbreviation. Syn: igabanuka.
race murder; racial itubura n. augmentative;
extermination; mass killing. pejorative.
ituburambuto n. seed
multiplication.
itubya n. diminutive.

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itubyangano n. reduction. ivanguramoko n. racism; racial

itumanaho n. telecommunication.
itumanaho n. communication.
itumanaho nkangurambaga n.
phr. mass communication.
itumba n. rainy season (April,
May, June).
itunda n. fruit; orange.
itunganyamurimo n. diligence.
Syn: umuhate.
itungo n. pet. Syn: igitungwa.
itungura n. improvisation.
itungurana n. improvisation.
ituwaleti n. water closet; W.C.;
flush toilet; latrine; lavatory;
washing-room; washroom; rest
room; privy; outhouse;
convenience; facility; commode;
john; can; loo (BrE.); men's room,
ladies' room.
ituze n. gentleness.
itwara n. transport.
itwita n. conception; becoming
pregnant; getting with child;
fertilization; inception
pregnancy.
ityazo n. 1 • a stone used to
sharpen.
2 • baldness; bald spot.
ivanga n. mixing; mix.
ivangamutungo n. community of
property.
ivangamutungo w'umuhahano n.
phr. limited community
acquests.
ivangura n. discrimination; bias;
prejudice; differential treatment;
bigotry; distinction; inequity;
favoritism. Syn: iheza, ikumira, .
ivanguragitsina n. gender
discrimination.
discrimination; racial bias;
bigotry; racial prejudice; race
hatred; segregation; color bar;
color line. Syn: irondakoko,
irondamoko, ivangura
ry'amoko.
ivanguramutungo n. separation
of property.
ivangura rishingiye ku ibara
ry'uruhu n. Racism.
ivangura rishingiye ku idini n.
Religious discrimination.
ivangura ry'amoko n. phr. ethnic
discrimination.
ivanjili n. gospel, the tidings of
salvation proclaimed by Jesus
Christ, the good news; any of the
first four books of the New
Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke,
or John. Syn: Inkuru Nziza,
Ivanjiri.
ivanjiri n. gospel, the tidings of
salvation proclaimed by Jesus
of Christ, the good news; any of the
first four books of the New
Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke,
or John. Syn: Inkuru Nziza,
Ivanjili.
ivanwaho n. removal.
ivarisi n. suitcase; travelling bag;
grip.
ivatiri n. car; motorcar (BrE);
of automobile (AmE).
ivebo n. disgrace; dishonour;
dishonor. Syn: umugayo, ihinyu.
ivg. abbrev. panegyric; eulogy.
See: icyivugo.
ivi n. knee; genua; genu.
ivirusi n. virus, microorganism
smaller than a bacterium; germ,
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ivitamini n. vitamin; vitamine. ivurabasazi Usage: offensive.n.

ivoka n. avocado. Syn: avoka. Psychiatry. Syn: ubuhanga
ivu n. ash. mvurandwara zo mu mutwe,
ivubi n. 1 • wasp. ubuvuzi bw'indwara zo mu
2 • any of numerous winged mutwe.
hymenopterous insects with a ivuriro n. dispensary; hospital;
slender body and a narrow stalk medical center; clinic; polyclinic;
between the abdomen and medical pavilion; infirmary; sick
thorax, the female having a harsh bay; public health center.
stinger that can strike repeatedly. iwati n. 1 • watt.
ivugakuri n. sincerity; honesty; 2 • the SI unit of power, equivalent
genuineness. to one joule per second and equal
ivugamutwe n. declamation; to the power in a circuit in which
recitation. a current of one ampere flows
ivugurura n. reform. across a potential difference of
Syn: imitunganyirize, one volt. Abbr: W, w.
ivugururwa. iwese n. water closet; W.C.; flush
Ivugururamategeko n. phr. toilet; latrine; lavatory;
Deuteronomy. washroom; washing-room; rest
ivugururwa n. amendment. room; privy; outhouse;
ivugururwa n. reform. convenience; facility; commode;
Syn: ivugurura, john; can; loo (BrE.); men's room;
imitunganyirize. ladies' room.
ivugururwa rya guverinoma n. iwino n. ink.
phr. cabinet reshuffle. iyadi n. yard.
ivuka n. birth; being born; iyaduka n. arrival; approach.
childbirth; bearing; delivery; Iyakare n. the Ealier; one of
parturition; confinement. Rwandan God's names.
ivuka rya Yezu n. phr. Xmas; iyamamaza1 n. advertising;
christmas; Nativity. advertisement; publicity; the act
ivumbi n. dust. or practice of offering goods or
Syn: umukungugu. services to the public through
ivunja n. From: Swahili "funza". announcements in the media.
pulex penetrans. iyamamaza2 n. marketing; the
ivunja n. conversion; change; activities, as advertising,
transformation; modification; packaging, and selling, involved
transfiguration; metamorphosis; in transferring goods from the
transmutation. producer to the consumer.
ivunja n. jagger. Syn: imvunja. iyamamaza3 n.
ivunjanyito n. trope. 1 • popularization; making
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2 • promotion. Syn: itezambere, iyemeza2 n. confirmation;

iranga, uguteza imbere. acceptance; approval;
iyamamazabuhinzi n. endorsement; ratification;
popularization of the agriculure. sanction; assent; agreement.
iyandikirana n. correspondence. Syn: ihamya.
iyandikisha n. dictation; iyeni n. Yen; the basic monetary
dictating. unit of Japan.
iyanga n. very little. iyerekanamaajwi n. Analogue.
iyangabanyamahanga n. iyeri n. trickery; craftiness;
xenophobia. slyness; shrewdness; guile;
iyanzura n. accomplishment; artifice; wiliness; foxiness;
achievement; realization; artfulness; deviousness;
execution; attainment; triumph; duplicity; deception; deceit;
victory; fulfillment; success; trickery; chicanery; malignancy.
carrying out; culmination; iyero n. Euro.
consummation. iyerura n. genuineness.
iyatu n. aperture; overture. iyi adj. this; this one.
iyatura n. articulation; utterance; iyigabisimba n.
enunciation; pronunciation; iyigakirere n. cosmology;
diction; elocution. astronomy; uranology.
See: inozamvugo. Syn: iyigamibumbe, ubumenyi
iyaworute n. yogurt; yaourt; bw'inyenyeri.
yoghurt. iyigamajwi n. Phonetics.
iyegerana n. Usage: igabanuka iyigamajwi nyabyuma n. phr.
ry'umubyimba.contraction; instrumental phonetics.
drawing in; constriction; iyigamajwi nyakanwa n. phr.
compression; tightening; articulatory phonetics.
shrinkage; shriveling; decrease; iyigamajwi nyamatwi n. phr.
reduction; lessening; shortening; acoustic phonetics.
narrowing; condensation; iyigamibumbe n. astronomy;
abbreviation. uranology. Syn: iyigakirere,
iyegukanazina ndangarubuga n. ubumenyi bw'inyenyeri.
phr. domain name registration. iyigamiterere y'amajwi n. phr.
iyegura n. abdication. acoustics.
iyemeraruhare n. iyigamiterere y'ubutaka n. phr.
acknowledgement (of an geology.
obligation, etc.). iyigandimi n. linguistics.
iyemeza1 n. 1 • affirmation. iyiganigwahabiri n.
2 • solemn affirmation; 1 • entomology; bugology.
confirmation; ratification; 2 • the branch of that studies
approval; consent; endorsement; insects.
certification. iyiganyito n. semantics.

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iyigizayo n. taking away. iyobokamana n. religion.

iyimuka n. migration. iyo Conj. when.
Iyimukamisiri n. Exodus. Iyo ifundi ihinguye umutwe
iyimukira n. immigration. urarasa proverb. Talk of the devil
iyimukira mu kandi karere n. and he is sure to appear.
internal displacement. Iyo inzoka yiziritse ku gisabo
iyimuranyito n. synecdoche. ugomba kikimena ukabona uko
iyimurirwa ahandi n. transfer. uyica proverb. literally means 'In
Syn: taransiferi. killing a snake curled around a
iyina ry'iribyiniriro n. phr. gourd, you break the gourd if you
nickname. must to kill him'; When the snake
iyinginga n. imploring. is curled round the calabash, you
Syn: ikutiriza, iyingingiriza. smash the calabash. These words
iyingingiriza n. imploring. go back to King Kigeri. Some of
Syn: ikutiriza, iyinginga. the members of his court wanted
iyitirira n. metonymy. to get rid of the Queen Mother, so
iyitsa n. Uburyo bwo they made up a story that she
guhinduranya ijwi mu mpera was pregnant. The king
z'interuro cyangwa z'igice cyayo; summoned these people to see
intonation. him. He asked them "When a
iyicambaga n. mass murder; snake is curled around the
mass killing. calabash, what must you do ?"
iyicarubozo n. torture; mayhem. They answered : "Smash it". Then
Syn: igonyora. the woman was cut open and no
iyicategeko n. offense; sin; child was found. The King
misdeed; evil deed; trespass; exterminated all those who had
lapse; iniquity; wrongdoing; wanted to get rid of the Queen
wrong; immorality; error; Mother".
infraction; infringement; breach; iyongera n. addition; plus.
encroachment; contravention; iyongerwa n.
overstepping; violation; Usage: umushahara, ibiciro,
infraction; crime; lawbreaking. etc..boost; increase; raise; hike;
Syn: irengategeko. addition; increment; growth;
Iyihuse yabyaye ibihumye development; enlargement;
proverb. Haste makes waste. expansion; advance;
iyo adj. if; when. improvement; rise; pickup;
iyo bigwa adj. phr. at a distance; upsurge; upswing; upturn;
from a distance; from afar; upward trend.
remote; far; far-off; faraway; iyo ngiyo adj. phr. that one.
distant; far-removed; a long way iyororoka n. procreation;
off; out of the way; exotic; alien; reproduction.
strange; foreign.

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iyohereza n. Usage: amabaruwa, icengeramyitwarire n.

ibinyamakuru, etc..delivery; psychology. Syn: ubuhanga mu
transfer; transmittal; transferral; miterere n'imitekerereye ya
transmission; handing over; muntu, icengeramuntu,
giving over. PSYCHOLOGY-PSYCHIATRY.
Iyoherezabutumwa bwa icengerankurumpimbano n.
Interineti n. phr. FTP; File mythology.
Transfer Protocol. icengerarurimi n. philology.
iyubakanabuhanga n. icibwa n. Usage: urugero
architecture CONSTRUCTION. rw'irondakoko ryagizwe
iyunguruza n. alternance umuco.abolition; abolishment;
(vocalique), apophoni. elimination; ending; termination;
iyuriza n. Usage: bagushyira ku eradication; dissolution;
igare, ifarasi, etc..boost; lift; extinction; abolishment;
heave; hoist; raise; shove; push. invalidation; vitiation; repeal;
Syn: iterurwa. annulment; nullification;
iyuzura n. accomplishment; revocation; cancellation;
achievement; realization; recantation; retraction;
execution; attainment; triumph; rescinding; repudiation;
victory; fulfillment; success; abrogation.
carrying out; culmination; icikizamurongo n. row break.
consummation; completion; fear; iciririkanywa n. barter system;
coup; tour de force; exploit; effort; bargaining.
act; deed. icishabugufi n. abjection.
iyuzuzwa n. ico n. dirt; mud; mire; dust; filth;
accomplishment;achievement; filthy substance; impurity; foul
realization; execution; matter; trash; sweepings; refuse;
attainment; triumph; victory; garbage; rubbish; muck; grime;
fulfillment; success; carrying out; soot; smudge; slime; scum;
culmination; consummation. sludge; slop; leavings; dross;
Syn: isozwa, irangizwa. excrement; offal. Syn: umwanda.
i, I n. the nineth letter of icogora n.
Kinyarwanda alphabet. 1 (ry'ububabare,
icamirongo n. underlining. ry'ingorane) • abatement;
Icara loc. Sit down! eduction; alleviation; diminution;
icapiro n. printing house decrease; lessening.
PRINTING. 2 (urusaku, ingufu) • abatement.
icengerabumenyi n. Philosophy. icomeka n. connection.
Syn: filozofiya, filozofi. icondo n. cabochon.
icukiro n. 1 • pile of dung.
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icukumbura twose n. phr. icura n. 1 • menopause; change of

Usage: inyigo.comprehensive; ll- file; climacteric ;
inclusive; all-embracing; overall; 2 • blacksmith. See: ubucuzi.
extensive; expansive; broad; icuraburindi n. obscurity;
sweeping; widespread; universal; darkness; dark; blackness;
general; exhaustive; complete; dimness; shade.
thorough; full; copious; icuramagambo n. coining.
compendious. icuruzabantu n. trafficking.
icumbi n. 1 • accommodation; icupa n. 1 • bottle; glass
rooms; quarters; lodgings; container.
housing; arrangements. 2 • vassel.
2 • abode; residence; place of 3 • phial; vial; jar; canteen; carafe;
residence; dwelling place; habitat; flask; flagon.
dwelling; habitation; house; icya adj. about; concerning;
home; living quarters; domicile; related to; associated; connected.
lodging; address. icyababyi n. childbirth pain.
3 • pad; nest. Syn: igise.
icumbikira n. hosting. icyabarore n. event.
icumbi ry'urubyiruko n. phr. icyabaye adj. what happened;
youth hostel. event.
icumi n. ten; 10. icyaduka n. foreign; strange;
Icumi ritashye riruta ijana exotic; outlandish; distant;
riraguwe proverb. A bird in the remote; unfamiliar; unknown;
hands is worth two in the bush. heathenish; barbarous.
icumu n. spear. Syn: iryangiza, icya gatandatu adj. phr. sixth;
irikunga. 6th.
icunga n. orange. Syn: oranje icya gatanu n. phr. fifth; 5th.
BOTANY. icya gatatu adj. phr. third; 3rd.
icungamari n. accounting; this is icyagezweho n. achievement;
a general term that refers to the accomplishment; attainment;
overall process of tracking your realization; fulfillment; fear; coup;
business's income and expenses, tour de force; exploit; effort; act;
and then using these numbers in deed. Syn: umusaruro.
various calculations and icyago1 n. 1 • trouble; misfortune;
formulas to answer specific bad luck; blow; calamity; mishap;
questions about the financial and catastrophe; disaster;
tax status of the business. unfortunate accident; tribulation;
icungamahirwe n. probability. trouble; reverse; affliction;
icungamutungo n. management. setback; downfall; tragedy; loss;
icungwa ry'imikoreshereze misery; ruination; casualty;
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2 • plague; disaster. Ibyago cumi 2 (umunyarubuga, umukinnyi,

bya Misiri. Ten plagues og Egypt. umucuranzi) • star; principal
icyago2 n. Usage: umuntu.who actor; principal; lead; hero;
excel either in ood or in bad; heroine; protagonist; well-known
extraordinary; formidable; actor; popular entertainer; main
terrible; incredible; unbelievable. attraction; headliner; drawing
Syn: kabutindi, kasha, card; top draw; top banana;
umucacumu, gahereri, starlet; superior performer;
gahushwa, runangu, kobeka, superstar; All-American; great;
igitangaza2. giant; idol; immortal; god;
icya kabiri1 adj. phr. half; 1/2. goddess.
Syn: kimwe cya kabiri. icya mbere adj. phr. 1st; first.
icya kabiri2 adj. phr. second; 2nd. icyambu n. ge harbour.
icya kane adj. phr. fourth; 4th. icya munani adj. phr. eighth; 8th.
icya karindwi adj. phr. seventh; icyamunara n. public auction;
7th. public sale; a publicly held sale
icyakimwe loc. identical. at which property or goods are
icyakiriwe n. received. sold to the highest bidder.
icyakora loc. but; however. icyana cy'ikirura n. phr. wolf
Syn: cyokora, cyokoze, cyakora, cub; young wolf.
icyobikora, icyobikoze, icyana cy'intare n. phr. cub, lion
icyokora, icyokoze. cub, young carnivore.
icyakora loc. adv. in any case; in icyana cy'inzovu n. phr. baby
any event; in any way. elephant; young elephant.
icyamamare1 n. icyana cy'isatura n. phr. ge
1 (mu byiza) • famed; well-known; young wild boar.
noted; celebrated; prominent; icyanda n. dry season (June,
renowned; far-famed; eminent; July, August). Syn: icyi,
illustrious; notable; impeshyi.
distinguished. Syn: igihangange. icyandikwa n. dictation.
2 (mu bibi) • conspicuous; icyandikwa n. 1 • theme; essay;
notorious. composition; treatise; discourse;
icyamamare2 n. 1 • prima donna; tract; monograph; report;
diva; prima ballerina; virtuoso; critique; commentary; review;
soloist; prominent figure; famous thesis; dissertation.
person; celebrity; name; 2 • writing; writing material.
luminary; eminence; notable; icyandikwa cya gihanga n. phr.
lion; mainstay; cynosure; VIP; academic dissertation.
bigwig. Syn: umwandiko ntekerezo.
icyandikwa cy'abatabona n. phr.
writing for the blind.
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icyanditse n. written. icyatewe adj. planted; ingrained;

icyanditswe1 n. print; printed implanted; deep-rooted.
material. icyateye n. phr. background;
icyanditswe n. text. causes; roots; the social,
icyanditswe kiyegayega n. phr. historical, and other antecedents
text animation. or causes of an event or
icyangwe1 n. luffa cylindrica. condition. icyateye intambara
icyangwe2 n. feebleness; the background of the war.
weakness. [Poem "UKWIBYARA" Syn: amateka, inkomoko
by Nyakayonga ka Musare, under y'ikigomba gukorwa, imvano
King Mutara II Rwogera (1802 - nkuru y'ikigomba kwitabwaho,
1853)] imizi n'imihamuro.
icyanira n. eagle. icyatsi1 n. grass; weed.
icyanjye n. mine. Syn: cyanjye. icyatsi2 v. green; green color.
icyanjye adj. mine. icyatsi kibisi n. phr. green colour.
icyansi n. milk wooden cup. icyavu n. ash; ashes; rubbish bin;
icyanya n. park. Icyanya rubbish can. See: ivu.
cy'Akagera kingana gite? How icyavuye mu ibarura n. phr.
big is the Akagera National Park? figures.
icyanyampimbano n. zoo. icyawe adj. yours.
icyanyu n. yours. icyawe si icyanjye adj. phr. yours
icyanzwe adj. abhorred; is not mine.
abhorrent; causing repugnance icyayenge n. trick; ruse; wile.
or aversion; detestable; icyayi n. 1 • tea.
loathsome. 2 • tea leaf. Camelia sinensis.
icyari [ikyaâri] n. bed; nest; lair; icya cumi adj. phr. one out of ten;
bedding; pallet. 1/10. Syn: kimwe cya cumi.
icyarire n. litter; bedding. icya cumi adj. phr. tenth; 10th.
icyarire n. grass for cows to sleep icya cyenda adj. phr. nineth; 9th.
on. icyaha1 n. sin; ungodly act;
icyaro n. 1 • village; country; immoral act; irreligious act;
countryside. sinfulness; iniquity;
2 • rural areas. transgression; trespass; wrong;
icyaruzi n. predator. wrongdoing; evil; evil deed;
icyate n. task; chore; job; duty; villainy; vice; misdeed; violation;
work; labor; stint; mission; breach; crime; offense; infraction;
assignment; charge; error; slip; lapse; crime.
responsibility; errand; business; icyaha2 n. crime.
undertaking. icyaha gikomeye n. phr. serious
icyatereranywe v. pp. in a state sin; mortal sin.
of abandon. icyaha gikururira mu rupfu n.
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icyaha cyakorewe inyokomuntu icyemezo cy'urukiko n. phr.

n. phr. crimes against humanity. judgement; decision; finding;
icyaha cyibasira ruling; verdict; decree; sentence;
ikiremwamuntu n. phr. crime adjudication; arbitration.
against humanity. icyenda1 adj. which seems.
icyapa n. n. icyenda3 n. a big cloth, a bad
1. (cyo ku muhanda) • n. cloth.
signpost. icyenda n. nine; 9.
2 (cy'amatangazo) • n. hoarding icyerekeye n. related to; about;
(BrE), billboard (AmE). associated; connected.
icyapa ndangakinyabiziga n. icyerekezo n. direction; way; line
number plate. Syn: pulaki, along which anything moves or
purake. lies; path; track; route; line of
icyegeramajwi n. vocalic march; alignment; point of
consonant. compass; course; bearing.
icyemezo1 n. 1 • decision. icyerekezo cy'amajyambere mu
2 (in parliament) • official mwaka 2020 n. phr. vision
decision; law; edict; decree; 2020.
enactment; legislation; bill; icyesipanyoro n. Spanish.
resolution; statute; mandate; icyesipanyoro cy'igipeseta n.
ordinance; measure; order. phr. Spanish Peseta.
icyemezo2 n. credit; icyi n. dry season (June, July,
acknowledgement of receipt; August). Syn: icyanda,
permission; leave; consent; impeshyi.
assent; approval; acquiescence; icyibandwaho n. subject; topic;
concession; agreement; matter; subject matter; matter in
compliance; approbation; hand; theme; substance; issue;
authorization; sanction; motif; point at issue; question;
allowance; dispensation; point in question; concern; case;
indulgence; endorsement; grant; affair; business; thesis; text; gist;
license; permit. pith. Syn: icyigwa, icyitabwaho,
icyemezo cya muganga n. phr. ikigenderewe, ikigamijwe.
medical proof; medical certificate. icyibano n. stolen. Syn: icyibwe,
icyemezo cy'amavuko n. phr. ikijurano, igisahurano.
birth-certificate. icyibasiwe n. target.
icyemezo cy'ubushyingirwe n. icyibwe adj. stolen.
phr. marriage certificate. Syn: icyibano, igisahurano,
icyemezo cy'umuhigo n. phr. ikijurano.
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icyifashishwa n. 1 • instrument; icyigwa n. 1 • subject; topic;

tool; implement; handheld matter; subject matter; matter in
instrument; device; utensil; hand; theme; substance; issue;
contrivance; apparatus; motif; point at issue; question;
appliance; machine; mechanism. point in question; concern; case;
Syn: igikoresho. affair; business; thesis; text; gist;
2 • material; equipment. pith. Syn: icyibandwaho,
icyifujwe v. pp. wished. icyitabwaho, ikigenderewe,
icyifuzo n. desire; wish; ikigamijwe.
preference; inclination; pleasure; 2 • subject; branch of knowledge;
longing; yearning; craving; field; study; discipline.
hankering. icyikoni n. kitchen. Syn: igikoni.
icyifuzo cy'usaba n. phr. request; icyimanyi n. person of mixed
application; solicitation; petition. races. Syn: igisusirane.
Si icyifuzo ahubwo ni itegeko! icyimbo n. place. Syn: igicumbi,
This is not a request, it's an umwanya.
order! icyishongoro n. self-praise; boast;
icyigakurunga n. abecedarian, brag; vaunt; eulogy.
biginner; a beginner in any field. See: icyivugo.
Syn: umunnyuzu, umutangizi. icyita n. denominator.
Icyiga kuvugiriza gikobora icyitabwaho n. subject; topic;
umunwa proverb. Leaning to matter; subject matter; matter in
whistle skins the mouth (i.e. hand; theme; substance; issue;
Acquiring a skill is painful). motif; point at issue; question;
icyiganano n. fake; counterfeit; point in question; concern; case;
imitation; forgery; fraud; sham; affair; business; thesis; text; gist;
dummy; make-believe; pith; mission. Syn: icyigwa,
contrivance; trick; hoax; icyibandwaho, ikigenderewe,
fabrication; put-on; imposture; ikigamijwe.
delusion; deceit; deception; icyitegererezo n. pilot.
artifice; ruse; dodge. icyitonderwa n. Usage: ku
icyigenge n. rebel; mutineer. kibaho kimanikwaho
Syn: icyigomeke. amatangazo.Ikigomba
icyigomeke n. rebel; mutineer. kwitabwaho kugira ngo ibintu
Syn: icyigenge. bisobanuke; advice; information;
intelligence; communication;
word; tidings; news; report;
notification; message; account.
icyitso n. 1 • accessory;
accomplice; confederate; partner;
cohort; colleague; assistant;
contributor; auxiliary.

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2 • collaborator; co-conspirator; icyihebe terrorist.

partner-in-crime; crony; Syn: umwiyahuzi,
associate; cohort; colleague; ally; umuterabwoba.
comrade; henchman; sidekick; icyiza adj. good; morally
assistant subordinate; aide; excellent; virtuous; righteous;
helper; supporter; abettor; fine; good.
stooge; participant. icyizere n. confidence; trust;
icyitwa ubuzima cyose n. all life. faith; conviction; belief; reliance;
icyivugo n. panegyric oretion. a credence.
formalized boast that dates to the Icyizere kiraza amasinde
precolonialperiod, declaiming the proverb. A bird in the hands is
numbers they had slain and the worth two in the bush.
details of how they had killed icyizere muri wowe n. phr.
them. confidence; self-confidence; self-
icyiyone n. assurance; faith in oneself;
crow.Variant: icyiyoni. certainty; certitude; self-reliance;
Syn: igikona. courage; intrepidity; mettle;
icyiyoni n. spirit; nerve; boldness; daring;
crow.Variant: icyiyone. audacity; spunk; pluck; grit;
Syn: igikona. guts.
icyiyumviro From: Kirundi.n. icyizere cy'ubuzima n. phr. life
opinion; appraisal; belief; expectancy.
conviction; conclusion; icymweru gitaha n. phr. next
deduction; persuasion; estimate; week. Syn: icyumweru kizaza.
valuation; assessment; view. icyo [ikyo] adj. that.
icyicana adj. killer. icyo akora n. occupation.
Syn: umwicanyi. icyo arico cyose pron. phr.
icyicaro1 n. headquaters; home whatsoever; whatever.
office; HQ; central office; icyoba n. terror; fear; fear and
accomodations (Pl. AmE). trembling; fright; affright; horror;
icyicaro2 n. seat; place; sit. panic; alarm; dread; dismay;
icyicaro3 n. trepidation; perturbation;
Usage: cy'ubumenyi, consternation; apprehension;
cy'ibikorwa runaka.seat; center; awe; anxiety; agitation; disquiet;
hub; axis; nucleus; heart; core; disquietude.
capital. Syn: umurwa. icyo bishyikiraho adj. phr.
icyicaro ku kibuga n. phr. unrestricted.
grandstand; a main seating area, icyobo n. pit.
as of a stadium or racetrack. icyobo n. termitomyces eurrhizus.
icyiciro n. cycle; stage. Syn: icyoba BOTANY.
icyogere n. star; famous.
Syn: ikirangirire.

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icyo ikora adj. phr. what it does. icyubahirizwa n. condition. ibyo

icyokere n. heat; hotness; bizakorwa hubahirijwe ikintu
warmness; warmth; high kimwe that will be done on one
temperature; hot weather; warm condition.
weather; hot spell; swelter; icyubahiro1 n. respect; regard;
oppressive heat. deference; veneration; reverence;
icyokezo n. barbecue. esteem; appreciation; affection;
icyo kongeraho n. adendum. praise; laudation; admiration;
icyo kunywa pron. drink; approval; notice; recognition;
beverage; liquid refreshment; consideration.
libation. Syn: ikinyobwa. icyubahiro1 n. 1 • esteem;
icyo kurya n. phr. food. respect; honour; self-esteem;
icyo mu nda n. renal colic. dignity; self-respect; honor.
icyondi1 n. wild card; a playing 2 • awe; wonder; reverence;
card having its value decided by veneration; solemnity; exaltation;
the wishes of the players. respect; adoration; amazement;
Syn: ikigarashi. astonishment; abashment.
icyondo n. mud; mire; marsh; Usage: kivanzemo ubwoba no
bog. gutangarira ikintu.
icyo ngambiriye loc. my icyubahiro-muntu human
intention. Syn: icyo ngamije. dignity.
icyongereza n. English. icyugazi n. embarrassment.
icyontazi n. worthless thing. icyugu n. big lizard; iguana.
Syn: ikintazi. See: imburu.
icyo ntazi phr. what I dn't know. icyuma1 n. metal.
icyo nzi cyo what I know is... icyuma2 n. 1 • knife. Usage: cyo
icyorezo n. epidemic; outbreak; ku meza.
contagion; infection; plague; 2 • knife. Usage: cyo guhata.
pestilence; scourge. Syn: icyago. icyuma bakoresha batobora
icyororo n. the first domestic akobo n. phr. awl.
animal/plant tamed for icyuma-bwenge n. automatiser.
reproduction. Syn: umuriro. icyuma gikonjesha n. phr.
icyoto n. foot-warmer. freezer; refrigerator.
icyo ubona ni cyo ushyikirizwa icyuma kabuhariwe n. phr.
adj. phr. WYSIWYG; what you see 1 • computer; computing
is what you get. machine; computing device; data
Icyo utazi ntukizimura Proverb. processor; electronic computer.
What the eye does not see the 2 • information processing system.
heart does not grieve for. icyuma kabuhariwe mu kubara
n. phr. 1 • computer; computing
machine; computing device; data
processor; electronic computer.

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2 • information processing system. Icyumweru cya Mashami n. Palm

icyuma nyoroshya- Sunday. Syn: Mashami.
nyihutishamirimo n. phr. icyunamo n. mourning;
1 • computer; computing bereavement; grief.
machine; computing device; data icyunamyi n. a plant intended to
processor; electronic computer. make the enemy be always
2 • information processing system. crouching. Usage: in traditional
icyuma rukomatanyamirimo n. mentality. Syn: igifuraninda.
phr. 1 • computer; computing icyungo1 n. cooking pot; jug.
machine; computing device; data icyungo2 n. conjunction.
processor; electronic computer. icyunzwe n. heat.
2 • information processing system. icyusa n. severity; harshness.
icyumba n. 1 • room. Icyumba Syn: umwaga.
ncumbikamo kiri he? Where is icyuya n. secretion through the
my room? pores of the skin.
2 • chamber; cubicle; icyuhagiro n. a tool used in
compartment; lodging; lodging divination to sprinkle holy water
place. to the followers.
icyumba babagiramo n. phr. icyuho n. gap; vacuum;
operating room. emptiness; void; blank space;
icyumba banyurizamo mu interval; pause; interim; lacuna;
cyuma n. x-ray room. hiatus; break; interruption;
icyumba baryamamo n. phr. intermission; recess; interlude.
bedroom; sleeping room; Urupfu rwe rwasize icyuho mu
bedchamber; boudoir. buzima bwe his death left a
icyumba biyuhagiriramo n. phr. vacuum in her life.
bathroom. icyuzuzo n. object;
icyumba cy'indembe n. phr. accompaniment.
emergency room. icy'ingenzi adj. phr. what is
icyumvikanyweho n. Usage: in a important.
meeting.agreement; mutual icy. abbrev. index; conjunction.
understanding; accord; concord; See: icyungo.
concordance; alliance; harmony; ihabara n. 1 • prostitute.
concert; meeting of the minds. Syn: indaya, maraya.
icyumviro n. sense. 2 • alley cat; bunny; cruiser; flat-
icyumweru n. week. backer; floosie; forty-four; hooker;
icyumweru cyahise n. phr. last joy-girl; meal ticket; prossy;
week. scrubber; street-walker; tom
icyumweru gishize n. phr. last (whose trade was 'tomming');
week. tomato; trollop. Usage: Slang
icyumweru gitaha n. phr. next words for 'a prostitute'.
week.

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ihagarara n. stand; position; ihanga [ihaanga] n. Usage: ukora

standing; posture; wait without a ikintu gishya.initiation;
seat; stance. founding; foundation; institution;
ihagarikwa n. abolition; origination; creation; innovation;
abolishment; elimination; ending; introduction; instauration.
termination; eradication; ihangamashusho n. sculpture.
dissolution; extinction; ihangana n. confrontation;
abolishment; invalidation; showdown; opposition;
vitiation; repeal; annulment; encounter; eyeball-to-eyeball
nullification; revocation; encounter; contest; face-to-face
cancellation; recantation; meeting; face-off; conflict; battle;
retraction; rescinding; run-in; set-to; skirmish; clash;
repudiation; abrogation. engagement.
ihagurukiramenyekanisha n. ihangane loc. sorry; excuse me;
advertocracy. Sorry!; Excuse!
ihaka n. gestation. ihange n. theory; principle; law;
ihakana n. protest. science; doctrine; philosophy;
ihame n. 1 • axiom. ideology.
2 • doctrine; principle; belief; ihangwa n. creation; conception.
gospel; conviction; philosophy; ihanikwa ry'ibiciro n. boost;
tenet; precept; teaching; dogma; increase; raise; hike; addition;
impamba. increment; growth; development;
food supply on one's trip. enlargement; expansion;
ihamya n. affirmation; solemn advance; improvement; rise;
affirmation; confirmation; pickup; upsurge; upswing;
ratification; approval; consent; upturn; upward trend.
endorsement; certification; iharabika n. 1 • defamation;
acceptance; sanction; assent; slander; libel; disparagement;
agreement. Syn: iyemeza. calumny; vilification.
ihamyantego n. 1 • targeting. Syn: uguharabika, isebanya.
Syn: impamyantego. 2 • humiliation.
2 • evaluation. ihahamuka n. trauma.
ihanamupira rigufi n. short-pass; See: ihungabana.
one-two or give and go. ihaho n. groceries; shopping.
ihanahanamakuru n. ihazabu n. 1 • fine.
communication. 2 • a sum of money imposed as a
ihanga [ihaânga] n. foreign penalty for an offense or
country. dereliction. amande yo guparika
nabi a parking fine.
Syn: amande.
ihekura n. killing someone's
offspring.

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ihema n. 1 • tent. ihimbatuntu n'utundi n. phr.

2. • awning. innovation.
ihema ryo mu tubari n. phr. ihina n. abbreviation;
1 • awning. abbreviating.
2 • a rooflike shelter of canvas or ihinduka n. 1 • conversion;
other material extending over a change; transformation;
doorway, window, deck, etc., to modification; transfiguration;
provide protection from the sun metamorphosis; transmutation.
or rain. 2 • convertibility.
ihembe n. horn. ihinduka ridakabije n. phr.
ihembe ry'inzovu n. phr. ivory. minimum change.
ihene n. n. ihinduka ry'inyito n. phr.
1. • n. goat. metasemy.
2. • n. billy goat; nanny goat; ihindukira rya Kirisitu n. phr.
nanny; buck; kid. Syn: ishubebe, second coming of Christ.
inguruka (bdw). Syn: amaza ya Kirisitu,
iherekeza n. accompaniment (of a ukugaruka kwa Kirisito.
departing guest). ihindurandimi n. traduction.
iherena n. earring. ihinduranya n. alternation.
ihererekanyabubasha n. hand ihindura ry'imirimo v. phr.
over ceremony; handing over the turnover.
powers. ihinduratariki n. modification
ihererekanyamakuru n. date.
Syn: ubwumvane ihinga n. period for sewing seeds.
nyamuntu.human ihinguka n. appearance.
communication; communication; ihinyu n. disgrace; dishonour;
exchanging information; dishonor. Syn: umugayo, ivebo.
expressing feelings; rapport; ihirika ry'ubutegetsi n. coup
liaison; conversation; speaking; d'etat; overthrow of the
correspondence; writing. government; military junta.
ihererekanyamakuru rya kure n. Syn: kudeta.
phr. telecommunication. ihirwe n. 1 • fortune; fate; lot;
iherezo n. end; ending; closing. destiny; karma; kismet; chance;
Syn: ishyerezo. fortuity; happenstance; accident;
iheza rishingiye ku mibanire Lady Luck; wheel of fortune.
y'imiryango n. social group 2 • beatitude; bliss; felicity;
discrimination. blessedness; saintliness;
ihezwa ku bukungu n. economic exaltation; exaltedness;
deprivation. transcendence; transfiguration;
ihezwa mu burezi n. al rapture; ecstasy; euphoria.
discrimination.

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ihitamo1 n. choice; selection; ihohoterabana n. child abuse.

variety; pick; stock; supply; store; Syn: ukwangiza abana.
collection; assemblage; ihohoterwa n. violation.
assortment; array; display. ihohoterwa rigirirwa abagore n.
Syn: amahitamo. violence against women.
ihitamo2 n. appointment; iht. abbrev. synonym.
designation; assignment; See: impuzanyito.
placement; commissioning; ihubuka n. imprudence.
naming; selection; choosing; Syn: uguhubuka, ubuhubutsi.
nomination. Syn: ishyiraho. ihugurwa n. training.
ihitamo ry'amabwirizambonera ihuguza n'iterabwoba mu
n. phr. protocol selection. matora n. electoral fraud and
ihitiremo ikikunyuze n. phr. intimidation.
indulge yourself. ihumana ry'umwuka n. phr. air
ihihibikana v. rush; spur; whip; pollution.
urge; goad; drive; pressure; push; ihumbaguza v. blinking.
press; keep at. ihumbahumba v. raking.
ihn. abbrev. abbreviation; ihumeka n. respiration.
brachylogy. See: impine. ihunga n. exodus; departure;
ihora n. revenge; vengeance; going forth; exit; flight; hegira;
paying back; retaliation; reprisal; migration; emigration; exile.
satisfaction; retribution; requital; ihungabana n. be in a state of
repayment; eye for an eye; tooth shock. See: ihahamuka.
for a tooth. ihungiza n. aeration.
ihorahoza n. euthanasia. ihunika n.
Syn: ihuhura, . Usage: umusaruro.conservation.
ihoteli n. hotel; inn; lodging; ihura n. correspondence.
hostel; hostelry; lodge; hospice; ihuriro1 n. link; meeting-place;
motel; motor inn. meeting-point; intersect.
ihoteli y'urubyiruko n. phr. ihuriro2 n. umbrella organization;
youth hostel. collective.
ihoho n. very beautiful; pretty; ihuriro3 n. Usage: nk'abategura
handsome; good-looking; fine- inama y'umuryango, etc..date;
looking; lovely; gorgeous; appointment; engagement;
attractive; exquisite; ravishing; rendezvous; agreement to meet.
comely; fair; bonny; seemly; Syn: ukurambagizanya.
beauteous; radiant;
pulchritudinous; resplendent;
pleasing; enjoyable; captivating;
alluring; good; attractive.
ihohotera n. violating.
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ihuriro4 n. concourse; flocking ipaki n. package; pack; parcel;

together; confluence; meeting; packet; bundle; box; carton; case;
association; junction; container; kit; wrappings.
conglomeration; flowing together; ipamba n. cotton.
concursion; linkage; joining; ipamba n. cotton BOTANY.
assembling; congregation; ipantaro n. trousers;
convergence; focalization; pants.Variant: ipatalo; ipantalo.
conflux; aggregation; ipanu n. frying pan.
concentration; amassment. iparafo n. ceiling. Syn: idari
Syn: ikoraniro. CONSTRUCTION.
ihuriro5 n. Usage: hagati iparuwasi n. parish.
y'igikorwa n'ibirori Syn: misiyoni.
bigiherekeza, etc..association; ipasi n. iron.
dentification; connection; ipatasi n. chisel.
relation; correlation; linkage; ipawundi n. pound; pound
bond; tie; affiliation; alliance. sterling is the currency of Great
ihuriro ryo gusenga n. phr. Britain.
worship; divine service; religious ipapayi n. papaya; pawpaw.
service; devotionals. ipensi n. pincers.
ihururu [ihurûru] n. attacking ipera n. guava.
group; lynching mob. iperereza1 n. public opinion poll;
Syn: igihiriri. public survey; sampling; census;
ihururu [ihururu] n. skirt. canvass; nose count; count;
Syn: ingutiya, ijipo. public opinion.
ihutazwa n. crushing; pushing iperereza2 n. probe; investigate;
and shoving. look into; inspect; pry into; delve
ihute! loc. hurry up! into; scrutinize; study; examine;
ihuza n. matching; linking. test; question; inquire;
ihuzabitsina n. phr. sex act; interrogate; quiz; query; hunt;
sexual congress; sexual pursue; follow up; seek after.
intercourse; sexual relation; ipesi n. button.
congress; copulation; intercourse; ipeti n. rank.
relation; coition; carnal ipfa n. appetite.
knowledge; coitus. ipfobya n. diminutive.
ihwa n. thorn; sharp spine; spike; ipfundo n.
barb; spur; prickle BOTANY.
ipaji n. page.Variant: ipaje.
ipaji ya Interineti n. phr. web
page. Syn: urubuga rwa
Interineti, umuyoboro wa
Interineti.

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1 (rope) • interlacement; twist; iporoteyine n. protein.

loop; braid; plait; intertwist; iposita n. post office.
slipknot; square knot; half hitch; ipotenize n. hypotenuse.
hitch; hawser fastening; slide ipubele n. dustbin.
knot; running knot; surgeon's ipurake n. number
knot; figure-eight knot; flat knot; plate.Variant: pulaki; icyapa
single knot; double knot; ndangakinyabiziga; purake.
overhand knot; midshipman's iza pron. for s.o.
knot; hangman's knot; bowknot; iza n. coming.
cat's-paw. izabukuru n. old age; advanced
2 (hair) • knot; bun; chignon; age; seniority; adulthood.
braid; plait; top-knot; tuft. izaburi n. psalm. Syn: Zaburi.
Syn: isubyo. izamu n.
ipfupfu n. hump; protuberance on 1 (kwa muganga) • locum; locum
the back; hunch; bulge; lump; tenens; intern on duty (AmE).
bump; mound; prominence; rise; 2 (ry’ijoro) • night duty; vigil;
swelling; convexity; projection; night watch.
excrescence; knob; knurl. izamuka ry’agaciro k’ifaranga v.
ipiganwa n. competition; phr. revaluation of the currency.
competing; rivalry; contention; izamurwa n.
opposition; struggle; conflict. Usage: umushahara, ibiciro,
ipikipiki n. motorcycle; etc..boost; increase; raise; hike,
motorbike; minibike; bike. addition; increment; growth;
ipine n. tyre (BrE); tire (AmE). development; enlargement;
ipirizo n. prison; jail; jailhouse; expansion; advance;
gaol; house of detention; improvement; rise; pickup;
penitentiary; penal institution; upsurge; upswing; upturn;
reformatory; house of reform; upward trend.
house of correction; internment izamurwa mu ntera n.
center; dungeon; tower; bastille; promotion; advancement (in
penal colony; brig; jug; clink; position or rank); elevation; raise;
slammer; tank; brig; stir; can; upgrading; preferment.
cooler; pokey; calaboose; pen; big izeru n. zero; nothing;
house; joint. nothingness; naught; aught;
ipica n. photograph. Syn: ifoto. cipher; goose egg; zilch; zip;
ipomade n. pomade; ointment; symbol 0; cipher; cypher; nil.
unguent; balm; spikenard; Syn: ubusa, umwuka.
pomatum; salve; emollient; Izibika zari amagi proverb. All
liniment; lotion. that crow (i.e. roosters) were once
ipome n. apple. Malus sylvestris. eggs.
iporojyo n. chat; gabfest; rap; bull
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izibukira v. abandoning; izina ry'inka n. phr. pastoral

abandonment. Syn: irekera,
isiga, ita, ikurayo amaso.
izigamashusho n. economy.
iziko n. fireplace; stove; the 3
stones on which a cooking pot
rests.
izima [izima] n. adamance;
abduracy;inflexibility; rigidity;
unyieldingness.
izimira n. disappearance of a
(voiced) phoneme.
izimiza n.
Usage: ry'abantu.kidnapping,
abducting, abduction; the illegal
carrying or enticing away of a
person, esp. by interfering with a
relationship, as the taking of a
child from its parents.
izina n. substantive.
izina n. name; nom.
izina bwite n. phr. proper noun.
izina mboneshabwenge n. phr.
abstract noun.
izinandangamuntu n. username.
izina ntera n. phr. mixt
substantive.
izinarukumbi ndangarubuga n.
phr. domain name.
izinarukumbi
ndangarubugampuzamasangano
n. phr. Internet domain name.
poem.
izingiro n. 1 • nucleus.
2 • navel.
izirikana n. meditation.
izo adj. 1 • those we talked about.
2 • those (on your side).
izo ngizo adj. phr. those ones.
izuba1 n. sun.
izuba2 n. very beutiful.
izuka n. resurrection.
Syn: umuzuko, ukuzuka.
izuka ry'abapfuye n. phr.
resurrection of the dead.
izungura n. succession;
successiveness; taking over.
izungura ritagira nyiraryo n. phr.
escheat; transferred possession.
izuru n. nose, nostril; the part of
the face that contains the nostrils
and organs of smell and that
functions as a passageway for air
in respiration.
izuru ry'igitabo loc. lit. the nose
of a book.
izuru ry'inzu loc. lit. the nose of a
house.
izuru ry'isaro loc. lit. the nose of
a bead.
izuru ry'umuvuba loc. lit. a
bellows' nose.
izuru ry'urushinge loc. lit. the
nose of the needle.

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J - j
j n. the tenth letter
Kinyarwanda alphabet.
Jamayika n. Jamaica.
jambore n. jamboree.
jenerali n. general.
Jeneve n. Geneva.
jenoside n. genocide.
Syn: itsembabwoko. Jenoside ni
iki? What is genocide?
jewometiri n. geometry.
of jido n. judo.
jire n. waistcoat; vest.
jiri n. jury.
jumeri n. binoculors.
jye adj. me; I.
jyewe adj. me; I.
jyewe ubwanjye adj. I; me;
myself; I myself; I for one; I
personally; yours truly; me.
Syn: jye, njyewe, njye.

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K - k
Kabagali n. A chiefdom created in 3 (person) • adj. a person who
1919 after the German excels either in ood or in bad.
occupation in the Territory of Syn: icyago, kasha,
Nyanza ... umucacumu, gahereri,
kabaragara n. Variant: kamara; gahushwa, runangu, kobeka,
kamaramasenge; imbaragara. igitangaza.
Musa sapientum. kadahumeka n. scarecrow.
kabiri adj. two; 2. kadogo n. Child soldiers.
kabishye loc. never mind; too bad.
kaboko katarara inkumi n.
womanizer; philanderer; trifler;
Don Juan; flirt; gallant; rake;
libertine; lothario; adulterer;
lady-killer; rakehell; lecher;
dallier; woman-chaser; wanton;
swinger; rip; wolf; lover boy;
tomcat.
kabone loc. even; even though.
kaburimbo n. asphalt; macadam.
kabutindi 1 • n. danger; peril;
risk; hazard; threat; menace;
jeopardy; endangerment;
exposure to injury; state of being
exposed to harm.
2 • adj. dangerous; risky; perilous;
hazardous; chancy; unsafe;
precarious; treacherous;
menacing; threatening; apt to
harm; full of risk; hairy.

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 Kagame Alegisi
Kagame Alegisi n. [1912 to 1981]
a Rwandan scholar, a priest, a
Catholic church priest and a
philosopher. From the 1940s on,
he was the intellectual leader of
the Rwandan people, defending
their traditions and position
against colonial control (Note: the
man is worthy to be talked about.
The following is his biography by
Reverend Dr. Elijah Olu
Akinwumi, president of Missions
Network Ministries International
in Lagos, Nigeria: Rwandan
clergyman and philosopher. From
the 1940s on, he was the
intellectual leader of the
Rwandan Tutsis, defending their
traditions and position against
colonial control. Kagame was
born on 15 May 1912 at Kiyanza,
into a family of Abirus, traditional
historians of the court of the
Mwami (king) of Rwanda. His
family, like that of the Mwami,
were not only of the Tutsi people,
the minority people who ruled in
the Kingdom of Rwanda and
Burundi with the Hutu majority
kept in subjection, but also of the
highest aristocracy of the
kingdom. The Mwami and his
aristocracy in Rwanda, as in
Burundi, were kept in power by
the German colonial rulers who
were in control when Kagame was
born. When German rule gave
way to the Belgians, under a
mandate and later a trusteeship
in the First World War, the
Catholic missionary effort which
had begun under the Germans
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Kagame Alegisi
continued with great success.
Thousands of people became
Catholics and the White Fathers
mission became powerful in the
land. The young Alexis Kagame,
after attending the Nganza
Nygrutoru Catholic Primary
School in Ruhengeri district and
then, from 1923 to 1928, the
government school established
for chiefs' sons (also in
Ruhengeri), decided to study for
the Catholic priesthood. In 1929
he went to the Junior Seminary
at Kabgayi and on to major
seminary in 1933. His studies at
Kabgayi and later at Nyakibanda,
where the seminary was moved in
1936, lasted for many years,
before he was ordained in 1941
as a priest, one of the first in
Rwanda. In 1938 he became
editor of Kinyamateka, a Catholic
newspaper started in 1933. Also,
in 1938-39, he taught French at
the Novitiate of the St. Joseph's
Brothers, a religious order which
many Africans joined after the
mass conversion to Catholism.
He taught for five years at the
same novitiate after being
ordained in July 1941. At that
time he became one of the most
prominent Catholic Rwandans,
partly because of his friendship
with Mwami Mutara III. With the
conversion of the Tutsis as well
as the Hutus, leading to the
baptism of Mutara in 1943, the
Catholic Church was
predominant in Rwandan society
by the 1940s. In 1948 there were
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81 Rwandan diocesan clergy, 58
Rwandan religious brothers (of
St. Joseph) and 155 Rwandan
nuns. Kagame became prominent
among the African churchmen
through his writings, in which he
recorded, interpreted and, to
some extent, defended the Tutsi
traditions. One of his books, Le
Code des Institutions Politiques
au Rwanda, was a defense of the
old social order as reformed along
Christian lines. A few months
after the death of Mwami Mutara
III in July 1959, a great uprising
of Hutus occurred in November
1959; many Tutsis were killed.
Parmehutu won the 1960
election. The Hutus' overthrow of
the feudal order was completed in
1961, when a republic was
proclaimed on 28 January and,
on 25 September, a referendum
under the auspices of the U.N.
led to a massive vote to end the
Tutsi monarchy. On 1 July 1962
the U.N. Trust Territories of
Rwanda and Burundi became
independent, with Kayibanda as
president of Rwanda. Reverend
Alex Kagame died on 2 December
1981.
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Kagame Pawulo
Kagame Pawulo n. prop. Paul
Kagame (born October 23, 1957)
is the current President of
Rwanda. The founder of the
Rwandese Patriotic Front, he is
most well known for his role in
ending the Rwandan Genocide in
1994. Kagame was born in
Gitarama, Rwanda on October
23, 1957. During the 1959 revolt
and its aftermath, his family fled
to neighboring country. His
military career started in 1979,
when he joined Yoweri
Museveni's National Resistance
Army (NRA) and spent years
fighting as a guerrilla throughout
Uganda. In 1986, Kagame
became the head of military
intelligence in the NRA, and was
regarded as one of Museveni's
closest allies. He also joined the
official Ugandan military. In
October 1990, while Kagame was
participating in a military
training program at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, the RPF
attacked the Rwanda dictatorship
government that was headed by
Major General Juvenal
Habyarimana. RPF, led by
Kagame, succeeded in stopping
genocide of 1994 in Rwanda. On
August 25, 2003, Kagame won a
landslide victory in the first
democratic elections of Rwanda.
In March of that year, he had
been awarded the Young
Presidents Organization's Global
Leadership Award for his role in
leading and rebuilding Rwanda.
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 kagarara Kamere ntikurwa na reka

kagarara n. hard; adamantine; kamara [kaamarâ] n.

adamant; inexorable; indispensable; essential; crucial;
intransigent; impervious to pleas; vital; imperative; absolutely
persuasion; requests; reason; necessary; needed; required;
who does not listen to sb's advice. requisite; not dispensable;
kagoma n. eagle. needful; obligatory; mandatory;
kagondo n. small huts which compulsory; fundamental; basic.
were basically for the kings and kamara adj. phr. basic;
the rich. preliminaries; fundamental;
kajugujugu n. helicopter. essential; underlying; necessary;
kaka n. grandmother; grandma; requisite; first; primary;
granny; grannie. elementary; key; crucial; vital;
Syn: nyogokuru. central; major; principal; main;
kalaviye n. keyboard. chief; cardinal; indispensable;
Syn: kibodi. integral. Syn: nshinganwa.
kalendari n. 1 • calendar. kamaramasenge n.
2 • chart of days, weeks, and Variant: kamara; imbaragara;
months. Syn: indangaminsi. kabaragara. musa sapientum
Kalinga n. the royal drum (Note: BOTANY.
In the Hutu power ideology it Kamarampaka n. Referendum.
symbolized the oppression of the Kamena n. June.
ancient Tutsi monarchy and the Kamenasekuru n. June.
humiliation of the Hutu). kamera n. camera.
Syn: Rugina, Ingina, Mutukura, kamera dijitali n. phr. digital
Nyamurunga, Cyozi, Muteri, camera.
Ntuku, Muringa, Karinzobe, kameramani n. cameraman.
Mpanzi, Musengo, Nyamiringa, kamera ya videwo n. phr. video
Rukanga-bakeba, Bitugu, camera.
Cyubahiro, Bashika-zina, kamere1 n. character; qualities;
Ruyenzi, Rwambara-ncuzo. traits; attributes; nature; self;
Kalisimbi n. Kalisimbi Volcano. being; makeup; individuality;
Kalyabwite n. name of a man. distinctiveness.
kamambiri n. slipper, oriental kamere2 adj. natural.
slipper, any light, low-cut shoe Syn: karemano, gakondo,
into which the foot may be easily cyimeza.
slipped, for wear in the home, for kameregore n. womanliness;
dancing, etc. womanhood.
kamara n. musa sapientum. kamere muntu n. human nature.
Syn: imbaragara, Kamere ntikurwa na reka
kamaramasenge, imbaragara Proverb. What is bred in the bone
BOTANY. will come out in the flesh.

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 Kaminuza yigenga ya Kigali kanzugunyu

Kaminuza yigenga ya Kigali n. kanunuru adj. small; little; tiny;

phr. Kigali Private University. dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute;
Kaminuza y'u Rwanda n. phr. wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
National University of Rwanda; microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
NUR. puny; insignificant.
Kanada n. Canada. kanunuya adj. small; little; tiny;
Kanama n. August. dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute;
Kanama kanamira Nzeri loc. wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
August. microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
kandagira icyuma cy'umuriro! v. puny; insignificant.
phr. step on accelerator! kanuru adj. small; little; tiny;
kandi conj. 1 • also; in addition; dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute;
too; besides. Yari ananutse wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
kandi ari muremure He was microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
thin, and he was also tall. puny; insignificant.
2 • moreover; besides; also; kanuya adj. small; little; tiny;
likewise; as well; too; further; dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute;
more than that; what's more; wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
furthermore; in addition; extra. microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
kane adj. four; 4. puny; insignificant.
kanguru n. kangaroo. kanwakabi n. bad-mouth.
kaninira adj. small; little; tiny; Syn: inkotsa.
dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute; kanyamigezi n. plumber.
wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy; kanzinya adj. small; too small;
microscopic; infinitesimal; petty; little; tiny; dwarfish; Lilliputian;
puny; insignificant. minute; wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
kaninira adj. small; little; tiny; microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute; puny; insignificant; very small.
wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy; kanzizinya adj. small; little; tiny;
microscopic; infinitesimal; petty; dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute;
puny; insignificant. wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
kanseri n. cancer. microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
kanseri n. cancer. puny; insignificant.
kanseri y'ibere n. phr. breast kanzugunyu adj. small; little;
cancer. tiny; dwarfish; Lilliputian;
kanseri y'ibihaha n. phr. lung minute; wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy;
canser. microscopic; infinitesimal; petty;
kanseri y'uruhu n. phr. skin puny; insignificant.
cancer.

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 kanzugurunya kasha

kanzugurunya adj. small; little; kare1 adv.

tiny; dwarfish; Lilliputian; Usage: wazindutse.early; ahead
minute; wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy; of time; in advance; beforehand;
microscopic; infinitesimal; petty; too soon; prematurely; before the
puny; insignificant. usual time; betimes; in good
kanzugurunyu adj. small; little; time.
tiny; dwarfish; Lilliputian; kare1 n. square; quadrangle;
minute; wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy; quadrate; quadrilateral; box.
microscopic; infinitesimal; petty; kareganyi n. accuser.
puny; insignificant. karemano n. natural.
kanzunyu adj. small; little; tiny; karindwi n. seven; 7.
dwarfish; Lilliputian; minute; karire k'inyana loc. lit. sleeping
wee; itty-bitty; itsy-bitsy; grass for calves.
microscopic; infinitesimal; petty; karoti n. carrot; a plant, Daucus
puny; insignificant. carota, of the parsley family,
karande adj. chronic. having fernlike leaves and
Syn: gature, twibanire. umbels of small white flowers.
karaseri n. binder; loose leaf karuvati n. tie. Syn: neol.
binder; folder; jacket. ikiziriko.
karate n. karate; a Japanese Karyabwite n. A chiefdom in
method of self-defense using fast, Buliza, named after his chief and
hard blows with the hands, dispossessed in 1929 in favor of
elbows, knees, or feet. the chiefdom of Lwubusisi ...
karahabutaka adj. huge; kasete n. audio cassette.
extremely large; immense; kasete videwo n. phr.
enormous; vast; extensive; videocassette; video.
colossal; giant; gigantic; titanic; kasike n. Usage: y'abaywaye
mammoth; monstrous; amapikipiki, amagare
elephantine; jumbo; gargantuan; n'amamodoka ya siporo,
leviathan; herculean; cyclopean; abacukuzi b'amabuye y'agaciro,
Brobdingnagian; massive; great; abubatsi, etc..helmet.
overwhelming; staggering; Syn: ikasike.
stupendous; imposing; mighty; kasuku n. parrot.
spectacular; monumental; kasha n. Usage: umuntu.who
extravagant; prodigious. excel either in ood or in bad;
Syn: hambavu. extraordinary; formidable;
karahanyuze1 n. desuetude; a terrible; incredible; unbelievable.
state of inactivity or disuse; the Syn: kabutindi, icyago,
state of being no longer used or umucacumu, gahereri,
practiced. gahushwa, runangu, kobeka,
karahanyuze2 n. zeitgeist. igitangaza.
Usage: ahantu n'ibyaharanze.

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 kashe Kibali

kashe n. stamp; engraved block; kenshi loc. often; offtimes; a great

seal; die; mold; matrix; mint; deal; frequently; much;
intaglio; signet; punch. oftentimes.
Syn: ikashe, ikimangu. kenshi na kenshi adv. mostly.
kashi n. cash; money; currency; Kenya n. Kenya.
legal tender; paper money; bank kera na kare loc. long ago.
notes; bills; coins; change; bread; keredi n. 1 • credit.
dough; coin of the realm; cash on 2 • ingano y'ibyo umunyshuri
the barrelhead. Syn: ikashi, yarangije mu isomo runaka;
amakashi. official acceptance and recording
kashipawa n. meter. See: konteri; of the work completed by a
mubazi. student in a particular course of
katedarali n. abbey; cathedral. study.
kavukire n. aboriginal; native; kereka loc. unless. Syn: keretse.
indigenous; original; endemic; kibabaje1 adj. Usage: igikorwa,
autochthonous; earliest; first; icyaha.abominable; detestable;
ancient; primordial; primeval; despicable; contemptible;
primitive; primary; prime. reprehensible; loathsome;
Syn: umusangwabutaka, gature. hateful; abhorrent; execrable;
Kayibanda Geregori n. prop. the disgusting; revolting; repulsive;
first president of Republic of repugnant; repellent; odious; vile;
Rwanda. base; wretched; heinous;
kayinja n. musa sapientum. ignominious; villainous;
Kayondo n. A chiefdom named infamous; atrocious; horrid;
after his chief with several hills ... horrible; foul; hellish; damnable;
kapita n. supervisor; overseer. evil; cursed; accursed.
Syn: ukoresha, ikirongozi, kibabaje2 adj. hurtful.
umugapita, kibabara adj. ached.
umukapita.Variant: gapita. kibabaza adj. killing; extremely
kapiteni n. captain. painful; excruciating; murderous;
kaporari n. caporal. devastating.
Kaze neza mu Rwanda rwacu! kiba kabiri mu mwaka adj. phr.
loc. Welcome to (our) Rwanda! biyearly ;
kazizi n. beer lover; drunk; kiba kabiri mu cyumweru phr.
drunkered. bi-weekly ;
kazutu n. diarrhée. Syn: impiswi. Kibali n. Initially a Tutsi
KB. abbrev. grammar. chiefdom, Kibali became a Hutu
See: ikibonezamvugo. chiefdom under Yuhi V wa
keki n. cake. Musinga ...
kenkayori n. hardware.
n. phr. small screen.

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 kibangamiye kibi

kibangamiye adj. bad; harmful; kibe n. cube.

unhealthy; hurtful; injurious; kiberabeza adj. bothersome;
detrimental; distractive; troublesome; annoying;
disadvantageous; troublesome; inconvenient; aggravating;
nonproductive; risky; dangerous; vexing; taxing; distressing;
hazardous; menacing ; disturbing; worrisome;
kibangamiye umuntu adj. phr. disquieting. Syn: giharahaza.
bothersome; troublesome; kiberamye adj. awry; askew;
annoying; inconvenient; crooked; crookedly; unevenly;
aggravating; vexing; taxing; uneven; turned to one side;
distressing; disturbing; twisted; out of kilter; obliquely.
worrisome; disquieting. kiberinka Usage: Daytime
kibangamye adj. awry; askew; expressions.time suitable for
crooked; crookedly; unevenly; cows; sunset.
uneven; turned to one side; kibi1 Usage: igikorwa.bad;
twisted; out of kilter; obliquely. immoral; unethical; sinful; evil;
kibangikanye adj. 1 • adjacent; wicked; naughty; wrong;
next to; beside; right beside; offensive; corrupt; unprincipled;
abutting; touching; bordering; opprobrious; villainous; false;
tangential; next door to; disreputable; criminal;
contiguous with; conterminous; detestable; deplorable; perfidious;
proximate; juxtaposed. reprehensible; base; mean; vile;
2 • next to; beside; right beside; nefarious.
abutting; bordering; tangential; kibi2 adj. bad; not good; poor;
next door to; contiguous with; inferior; wretched; awful; terrible;
conterminous; proximate; dreadful; below standard;
juxtaposed. Syn: gihana imbibi, substandard; below par; second-
gituranye. rate; lousy; faulty; defective;
kibangutse adj. rapid; speedy; imperfect; deficient; lacking;
fast; expeditious; precipitate; inadequate; valueless; useless;
brisk; swift; fleet; hasty; hurried; unproductive; unfit; baneful.
flying; nimble-footed; light-footed; Ant: cyiza.
winged; brisk; spirited; lively;
sprightly; agile; spry; nimble;
frisky; animated; active;
energetic; vigorous; vivacious.
kibashije n. able. Syn: rubasha,
gishoboye.
kiba hashize amezi abiri phr.
1 • bi-monthly.
2 • occurring every two months ;
kibaza adj. interrogative.

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 kibikwiye kidafite agaciro

kibikwiye adj. worthy; kibujijwe adj. illicit; unlawful; not

worthwhile; deserving; legal; illegal; against the law;
praiseworthy; laudable; illegitimate; impermissible; not
commendable; admirable; permitted; criminal;
estimable; excellent; good; felonious;lawless; prohibited;
meritorious; suitable; fit; fitting; improper; unauthorized;
befitting; appropriate; proper; clandestine; under-the-counter;
creditable; honorable; virtuous; black-market.
moral; ethical; reputable; upright; kibundikiye adj. upon.
decent; respectable; noble; Kibungo n. one of the former
honest; reliable; trustworthy. Rwandan provinces located in the
kibi cyane adj. phr. South-east.
Usage: intambara, kibusanya adj. awry; askew;
igikomere.awful; bad; dreadful; crooked; crookedly; unevenly,
terrible; horrible; horrendous; uneven; turned to one side;
deplorable; distressing; lousy; twisted; out of kilter; obliquely.
unpleasant; disagreeable; Kibuye n. 1 • Kibuye.
displeasing; appalling; frightful; 2 • former province in western
ghastly; fearful; horrifying; Rwanda.
hideous; ugly; gruesome; kibyibushye cyane adj. phr. fat;
monstrous; shocking; revolting; stout; corpulent; large; thickset;
reprehensible; despic. portly; rotund; plump; obese; big;
kibobereye adj. humid; muggy; round; heavy; tubby; pudgy;
sticky; sultry; steamy; damp; fleshy; bulky; chubby; stocky.
moist; dank; clammy; soppy. kibyiruka adj. youthful.
Syn: gihehereye. Kib. abbrev. interrogative.
kibogamye adj. biased. See: kibaza.
kiboneka bwangu v. phr. kidafite agaciro adj. phr.
identifiable. worthless; without value; useless;
kibonerana v. transparent. unusable; unavailing;
kiboneye adj. effective; good; unproductive; ineffectual;
effectual; efficacious; efficient; pointless; fruitless; bootless;
productive; useful; serviceable; futile; meritless; meretricious;
capable; competent; successfu; unimportant; inconsequential;
forceful; forcible; dynamic; insignificant; trivial; paltry;
powerful; strong; influential; piddling; undeserving; of no
potent. account; good-for-nothing; not
kibonumwe n. comet; celestial worth a straw.
body; heavenly body.

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 kidafite agaciro kidasanzwe

kidafite agaciro adj. phr. 2 (guhabwa agaciro) • worthless;

Usage: agaciro.worthless; without value; useless; unusable;
without value; useless; unusable; unavailing; unproductive;
unavailing; unproductive; ineffectual; pointless; fruitless;
ineffectual; pointless; fruitless; bootless; futile; meritless;
bootless; futile; meritless; meretricious; unimportant;
meretricious; unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant;
inconsequential; insignificant; trivial; paltry; piddling;
trivial; paltry; piddling; undeserving; of no account; good-
undeserving; of no account; good- for-nothing; not worth a straw.
for-nothing; not worth a straw. Syn: ntakavuro,
kidafite injyana adj. phr. imburamumaro.
unmelodic. 3 • awkward; unwieldy; unhandy;
kidafite ireme adj. phr. flothy. cumbersome; inconvenient;
kidakuka v. absolute; positive; troublesome; difficult;
definite; conclusive; sheer; unmanageable.
certain; sure; decisive; real; 4 • ignoble; despicable; infamous;
genuine; reliable; unqualified; heinous; shameful; dishonorable;
unmitigated; unquestionable; base; contemptible; nefarious;
undeniable; confirmed; infallible; vile; dastardly; low;
unequivocal. unconscionable; foul; degraded;
kidakuze adj. immature; mean; depraved; cowardly;
embryonic; unripe; young; pusillanimous; craven;
youthful; rudimentary; infantile; degenerate; disgraceful; debased;
pubescent; unformed; half- inferior; discreditable.
grown; not mature; undeveloped; 5 • illogical; inconsistent;
unfinished; unmellowed; out of unreasonable; fallacious;
season; green. contradictory; erroneous;
kidakwiye adj. 1 • immoral; incongruent; incongruous;
unacceptable; unsatisfactory; unsound; preposterous; absurd;
unsuitable; inadmissible; nutty; screwy; dopey; wacky; far-
substandard. out.
kidasa v. pp. unlike.
kidasanzwe1 adj. aberrant;
deviant.

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 kidasanzwe kidahagije

kidasanzwe2 adj. abnormal; kidashidikanywaho adj.

unnatural; atypical; unusual; absolute; positive; definite;
irregular; aberrant; deviant; conclusive; sheer; certain; sure;
anomalous; uncommon; decisive; real; genuine; reliable;
unconventional; exceptional; unqualified; unmitigated;
extraordinary; unexpected; unquestionable; undeniable;
unaccustomed; inordinate; confirmed; infallible; unequivocal.
strange; peculiar; rare; queer; kidashoboka adj. impossible; out
odd; freakish; eccentric; bizarre; of the question; not possible;
curious; outlan. Ant: gisanzwe. unable to bring about;
kidasanzwe adj. special. unachievable; unattainable;
kidasobanutse1 adj. ambiguous; beyond belief; beyond reason;
vague; uncertain. unimaginable; inconceivable.
kidasobanutse2 adj. illogical; kidashoboye adj. impotent.
inconsistent; unreasonable; Syn: ikiremba.
fallacious; contradictory; kidatengeneje v. pp.
erroneous; incongruent; Usage: umuhanda, etc..uneven;
incongruous; unsound; not even; not level; not flat; not
preposterous; absurd; nutty; plumb; slanted; angled; awry;
screwy; dopey; wacky; far-out. sloping; tilted; bent; crooked;
kidasobanutse3 adj. complicated; curved; unsmooth; bumpy;
complex; intricate; involved; lumpy; craggy; jagged; rough;
difficult; perplexing; bewildering; coarse.
puzzling; enigmatic; composite; kidatubijwe adj. complete; entire;
compound; manifold; multiple; whole; full; plenary; unabridged;
multifarious; variegated; mixed; unbroken; intact; undivided.
tangled; knotty; labyrinthian; kidatuza adj. continual;
labyrinthine. ceaseless; unceasing;
kidasobanutse4 adj. imprecise; continuous; constant; incessant;
not precise; vague; inexact. unremitting; perpetual;
kidasomwa gusa adj. unread perennial; never-ending;
only. unending; endless; interminable;
kidashamaje adj. modest; everlasting; eternal; unbroken;
ordinary; undistinguished; uninterrupted.
unimposing; unassuming; kidahagije n. meager; scanty;
humble; mean; lowly; ignoble; scant; slight, paltry; little;
poor; tawdry; trifling; trivial; skimpy; scrimpy; sparse; bare;
petty; paltry; bad; awful; lousy. slender; slim; token; thin; lean;
Syn: kidahambaye. inadequate; insubstantial;
insufficient; deficient; wanting;
short; stinted spare; scarce.

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 kidahambaye Kigali y'Umujyi

kidahambaye adj. modest; Kigali n. city and capital of

ordinary; undistinguished; Rwanda. It is located in the
unimposing; unassuming; centre of the country on the
humble; mean; lowly; ignoble; Nyabarongo River. Kigali was a
poor; tawdry; trifling; trivial; trade centre (after 1895) during
petty; paltry; bad; awful; lousy. the German colonial and became
Syn: kidashamaje. a regional centre during the
kidahanaguye adj. Belgian colonial period (1919–62).
Usage: urukweto, etc..dirty; It became the capital upon
unclean; grimy; soiled; begrimed; Rwanda's independence in 1962.
muddied; grubby; filthy; foul; The city includes a Muslim
besmeared; messy; unwashed; quarter and spreads over four
untidy; smudgy; befouled; hills. Northeast of the city is a
sullied; tarnished; polluted; squatters' settlement, and
unsterile. southeast is an industrial area.
kidahari adj. absent; not present; Kigali's light industry includes
nonpresent; nonattendant; away; shoe, paint and varnish, radio-
gone; missing; out; truant. assembly, and tanning factories.
Syn: cyasibye. Cassiterite (tin) mining
kidahwitse adj. illogical; companies have their
inconsistent; unreasonable; headquarters in Kigali. The city is
fallacious; contradictory; connected by roads, including
erroneous; incongruent; several that are paved, to all four
incongruous; unsound; borders of the country. It also has
preposterous; absurd; nutty; an international airport and a
screwy; dopey; wacky; far-out. technical college. Pop. (1991)
kidapfa adj. immortal; undying; 237,782.
not mortal; eternal; everlasting; Kigali Ngali n. Kigali Ngali was on
divine; deathless; imperishable; of 12 former provinces of
lasting through all time; Rwanda.
enduring; abiding. Kigali y'Umujyi n. Kigali City.
kigabanyije adj. abbreviated.

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 Kiga-Nduga kigezweho

Kiga-Nduga n. used as the kigaragara adj.

equivalent of the term Usage: ikimenyetso,
regionalism. A neologism, the etc..concrete; real; material;
word was formed from the name tangible; solid; factual;
of two natural regions in Rwanda, substantial; definite; specific;
one in the north and the other in precise; explicit; distinct; express;
the south. It is used to particular.
characterise the opposition kigaragara cyane adj. bold.
between "northerners" and the kigaragaza bwite uko umuntu
"southerners" which appeared in ameze imbere adj. phr. lyrical.
1967 with the expulsion from the kigaragaza isoni adj. phr. aw-
party of members born in the shucks; characterized by a shy;
north and "accused of having embarrassed; often provincial
strayed from the party line." The manner.
conflict resurfaced in 1973 when kigaragaza ugucisha make adj.
the "northerner" Juvénal phr. aw-shucks; characterized by
Habyarimana took power after a shy; embarrassed; often
beating the "southerner" Grégoire provincial manner.
Kayibanda. The introduction of kigari1 adj. Usage: igihugu,
the multi-party system caused etc..wide; broad; spacious; large.
the word to become fashionable kigari2 adj. Usage: inyanja,
again. “Bakiga” meant people of etc..wide; broad; extensive; vast;
the north and “Banyanduga” spacious; immense; great;
meant people of the central and boundless; far-flung; far-
southern part of the country. reaching; far-ranging;
kigaragara adj. physical; widespread.
material; existing; existent; kigerwaho n'abagikeneye adj.
natural; tangible; substantive; phr. accessible.
palpable; solid; concrete; real; kigeze ahaga adj. phr.
actual; apparent; external; jeopardized; endangered;
essential. Syn: gifatika. manaced; threatened.
kigaragara adj. kigezweho1 adj. latest; most
Usage: umusaruro, recent; current; present; present-
etc..considerable; sizable; day; up-to-date; contemporary;
substantial; large; great; goodly; modern; existing; popular;
tidy; of some size; ample; not prevailing; prevalent; in vogue; in
small; a good deal of; of some style; now; with-it.
importance; significant; notable;
noticeable; estimable;
noteworthy; remarkable;
impressive.

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kigezweho2 adj. modern; new; kijijisha adj. mendacious;

contemporary; present-day; up- deceptive; misleading; dishonest;
to-date; modernized; modernistic; deceitful; fraudulent; phony.
20th-century; streamlined; of our kijya kungana v. phr.
time; recent; current; approximately; rough; very near;
contemporaneous; in vogue; estimated; relative; nearly
modish; fashionable. accurate; almost exact; inexact.
kigifite agaciro adj. phr. kijyambere adj. in a modern way.
Usage: imbata (pula), etc..alive; kijyanye adj. related to; about;
in existence; extant; in force; associated; connected.
operative; in operation; not dead; kikiri gito adj. phr. youth; young;
unextinguished; unquenched; younger.
possible; viable. kilibite n. somesault.
kigikoreshwa adj. Syn: gatebegatoki.
Usage: amabwiriza, etc..alive; in Kilimanjaro n. Kilimanjaro.
existence; extant; in force; kiliniki n. phr. clinic.
operative; in operation; not dead; kiliziya n. church; house of
unextinguished; unquenched; worship; house of God; Lord's
possible; viable. house; tabernacle; chapel;
kigihumeka adj. alive; living; temple; cathedral; basilica;
among the living; animate; synagogue.
breathing; subsisting; quick; alive Kiliziya Gatolika n. Roman
and kicking; above ground. Catholic Church.
kigizwe na adj. phr. constituted. kiliziya y'abamonaki n. abbey;
kigomba kwitabwaho adj. phr. church.
imperative. kilogarama n. kilogram.
kigoye gukoresha n. phr. kimara igihe adj. phr. durable;
awkward; unwieldy; unhandy; enduring; lasting; sound;
cumbersome; inconvenient; substantial; sturdy; tough;
troublesome; difficult; strong; long-wearing.
unmanageable. kimenyerewe1 adj. ordinary;
kigufi adj. short; not long; not common; commonplace; usual;
tall; stubby; squat; truncated; average; customary; standard;
stunted; runty; small; little; pint- normal; everyday; routine;
sized; pocket-sized; diminutive; familiar; typical; conventional;
slight; elfin; pygmy; bantam; traditional; habitual;
Lilliputian; dwarfish. unexceptional; stereotyped; run-
kigura make v. phr. it is low- of-the-mill.
priced, cheap. kimenyerewe2 adj. standard;
kigurishwa adj. for sale. normal; basic; usual; customary;
universal; accepted; common;
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kimenyereye adj. acclimatized; kinini bikabije adj. phr. huge;

become acclimatized. extremely large; immense;
kimeze kimwe n'icyo hejuru adj. enormous; vast; extensive;
phr. idem. colossal; giant; gigantic; titanic;
kimeze nabi bad; immoral; mammoth; monstrous;
unethical; sinful; evil; wicked; elephantine; jumbo; gargantuan;
naughty; wrong; offensive; leviathan; herculean; cyclopean;
corrupt; unprincipled; Brobdingnagian; massive; great;
opprobrious; villainous; false; overwhelming; staggering;
disreputable; criminal; stupendous; imposing; mighty;
detestable; deplorable; perfidious; spectacular; monumental;
reprehensible; base; mean; vile; extravagant; prodigious.
nefarious. Syn: umusozi wose.
kimeze neza adj. phr. kinini cyane adj. phr. huge;
Syn: kitangiritse.good; in extremely large; immense;
excellent condition; healthy. enormous; vast; extensive;
kimurika adj. illuminated. colossal; giant; gigantic; titanic;
kimurikiwe adj,. illuminated. mammoth; monstrous;
kimwe1 adj. one; single; elephantine; jumbo; gargantuan;
individual; a; an; sole; lone; leviathan; herculean; cyclopean;
solitary; only; singular; unique; Brobdingnagian; massive; great;
unrepeated; entire; whole; overwhelming; staggering;
complete. stupendous; imposing; mighty;
kimwe adv. in the same way. spectacular; monumental;
Kimwe cya kabiri n. phr. a half; extravagant; prodigious. Syn: cya
1/2. hambavu.
kimwe cya kane n. phr. a quater; kinogeye adj. 1 • effective;
1/4; one of four equal p; fourth effectual; efficacious; efficient;
part; one-fourth; fourth; 25 productive; useful; serviceable;
percent; 25 cents; quarter dollar. capable; competent; successful;
kinaniwe adj. tired. forceful; forcible; dynamic;
kinezerewe adj. glad; happy; powerful; strong; influential;
delighted; pleased; elated; joyful; potent.
joyous; gleeful; cheerful; 2 (igitabo) • effective; impressive;
exhilarated; contented; rejoiced; cogent; telling; convincing;
tickled; tickled pink. compelling; persuasive; striking;
kinini adj. big; immense. forceful; powerful; successful;
strong; incisive; moving;
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kinoze adj. 1 • effective; effectual; kinyuze adj. wondrful; satisfying.

efficacious; efficient; productive; kirakaza adj. 1 • very irritating;
useful; serviceable; capable; annoying; bothersome.
competent; successful; forceful; 2 • abrasive; harsh; coarse;
forcible; dynamic; powerful; annoying; irritating; excoriating;
strong; influential; potent. rasping; grating; rough; caustic;
2 • smooth. sharp; cutting; biting; nasty;
3 (icyaboshywe) • fine; high- hurtful; galling; chafing.
quality; choice; top-grade; kiramba adj. durable; long life.
exceptional; first-class; superior; kirambirana adj. bothersome;
superb; splendid; admirable; troublesome; annoying;
excellent; flawless; exquisite; inconvenient; aggravating;
magnificent; tasteful; smart; rare; vexing; taxing; distressing;
dandy; nifty; neat; swell; spiffy. disturbing; worrisome;
Kinshasa n. Kinshasa. disquieting.
kinurira adj. tastes good; kirambuye adj. stretched;
delicious! unfolded.
kinya- pref. a prefix that means kirangaje adj. Usage: urugi,
what belongs to; proper to. idirishya, etc..wide-open.
kinyamaswa adj. coold-blooded; kirahendutse v. pp. it is cheap.
brutal; inhuman; inhumane; kirahenze it is expensive.
bloodthirsty; savage; barbarous; kirebana n'iby'indege adj. phr.
fiendish; ruthless; merciless; aerospace.
unmerciful; unpitying; pitiless; kirebana n'ubumenyi
diabolical; demonic; satanic; evil; bw'ibisimba n. zoological.
villainous. kirekire adj. long; lengthy;
kinyarwanda n. in Rwandan extended; prolonged; protracted;
manner. kurya kinyarwanda eat drawn-out; spun out;
in twandan manner. interminable; unending.
kinyerera adj. smooth. kirekuye adj.
Syn: gisennye. Usage: umwenda.wide; large
kinyuranye adj. Usage: kimwe from side to side; ample; roomy;
mu byashyizwemo ibintu commodious; capacious.
by'ubwoko bumwe, e.g. kiremereye adj. heavy.
igisanduku.different; separate; kirenze adj. more then.
distinct; individual. kirenze ukwemera adj. phr.
kinyuranye n'amategeko adj. beyond belief.
phr. Usage: igikorwa.criminal; kirenze urugero adj. phr. excess.
illegal; unlawful; lawbreaking;
lawless; indictable; felonious;
illicit; crooked; guilty; culpable;
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kiribwa adj. edible; eatable; fit to kirwaye adj. ill; sick; sickly;
be eaten; suitable for eating; unwell; ailing; unsound; poorly;
comestible; consumable; afflicted; diseased; unhealthy;
nonpoisonous; safe for eating; indisposed; failing; invalid; laid
digestible. up; under the weather; ailing;
kiribwa adj. Usage: kubera laid up; indisposed; infirm;
ububabare.ached. sickly; invalid; afflicted; unsound;
kiringanije adj. smooth; even; poorly; frail; delicate; weak;
flat; level; silky; velvety; sleek. nauseated; throwing up; queasy;
kirinzwe adj. in hand; under under the weather; of a sick
control. person.
kirisima n. sanctify; bless; kirya adj. Usage: moteri inywa
consecrate; hallow; anoint; make mazutu nyinshi, etc..consumer;
holy; enshrine; exalt; beatify; user; spender; drain; waster;
dedicate; purify; cleanse; absolve; dissipater; squanderer.
sanction; legitimize; legitimate; kirya adj. that one.
legitimatize; uphold. kiryamye adj. abed.
kiriya adj. that one. kiryoshye adj. tasty; good-
kirongorotse adj. Usage: amazi, tasting; delicious; delectable;
umwuka, etc..clean; unpolluted; luscious; toothsome;
pure; clear; uncontaminated; scrumptious; yummy; savory;
unadulterated; untainted; flavorful; flavorsome; full-
uninfected; undefiled. flavored; appetizing; piquant;
kirota adj. wishful; hopeful; spicy; well-seasoned; hot; zestful;
desirous; wanting; keen on; tangy; palatable.
eager; bent upon; anxious; avid; KIST n. Kigali Institute of
ambitious; expectant; aspiring; Sciences,Technology and
longing; hankering after; craving; Management.
yearning; pining; hungering after; kitababarirwa v.pp. unforgivable.
thirsting after. kitabarika v.pp. incalcurable;
kirushije v. pp. more than. countless; untold.
kirushye v. pp. tired. kitabogamye v. pp. fair;
kiruhanyije adj. awkward; unprejudiced; impartial;
embarrassing; unpleasant; equitable; evenhanded; treating
trying; difficult; uncomfortable; all sides alike; just; unbiased;
disconcerting; ticklish; touchy; affording no undue advantage;
delicate; troublesome; dispassionate; objective;
inconvenient. legitimate; disinterested; honest;
kirwanashyaka adv. zealously. reasonable; square; upright;
honorable; aboveboard; according
to the rules; proper; justified;
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kitagabanyije v. pp. whole; entire; kitangijwe v. pp. Etym: verb

complete; full; total; unabridged. "kwangiza".
kitagaragara v. pp. abstract; Usage: ishyamba.unused,
theoretical; theoretic; conceptual; untouched, unpolluted,
unapplied; general; generalized; unsullied, uncontaminated; pure,
imaginary; visionary; intangible; pristine, unadulterated,
hypothetical; indefinite; undefiled, unalloyed, unmixed;
nonspecific; remote; impractical; chaste.
subtle; profound; abstruse; kitarakoreshwa adj.
obscure; esoteric; recondite; Usage: amashyamba, etc..virgin;
arcane; intellectual. unused; untouched; unpolluted;
kitageruye v. pp. complete; entire; unsullied; uncontaminated; pure;
whole; full; plenary; unabridged; pristine; unadulterated;
unbroken; intact; undivided. undefiled; unalloyed; unmixed;
kitagira umupaka v. phr. chaste.
limitless; without borders. kitarangwa (ku muntu) n. alien;
kitakwibagirana adj. unforgotten. contrary; opposed; contradictory;
kitakwirengagizwa adj. inconsistent; incompatible;
considerable. conflicting; unlike; different;
kitamenyerewe adj. unfamiliar; dissimilar; unconnected;
unknown; unusual; strange; unrelated; incongruous;
curious; unique; different; new; separated; estranged.
novel; out-of-the-way; exotic; kitaremezwa adj. unconfermed.
foreign; not well-known; little kitari adj. which is not.
known. kitaribwa adj. inedible;
kitandujwe 1 • virgin; unused; uneatable; poisonous; dangerous;
untouched; unpolluted; indigestible.
unsullied; uncontaminated. kitari mu buryo bwemewe adj.
2 • pure; pristine; unadulterated; phr. aberrant; deviant.
undefiled; unalloyed; unmixed. kitari mu nzira nyayo adj. phr.
3 • chaste. awry; askew; crooked; crookedly;
Syn: kitarakoreshwaho. unevenly; uneven; turned to one
kitangana adj. Usage: uburyo, side; twisted; out of kilter;
uburenganzira, ....uneven; obliquely.
unequal; one-sided; unbalanced; kitari cyo v. phr. wrong.
lopsided; ill-matched; unfair; kitashyizweho ikimenyetso adj.
unjust; disparate; dissimilar; unmarked.
different; unlike. kitatangajwe adj. unpublished.

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kitateguwe adj. unplanned; kitubahiriza amategeko adj. phr.

unintentional; unpremeditated; illegal.
uncalculated; unwitting; kituzuye adj. imperfect.
unforeseen; unexpected; Syn: kidatunganye, kitanoze.
unanticipated; fortuitous; Kivu n. name of Kivu Lake.
serendipitous; chance; kivukanywa adj. innate; native;
haphazard; random; incidental; natural; inborn; inherent; inbred;
inadvertent. instinctive; intuitive; natural;
kitahumanyijwe v. pp. unused; ingrained; intrinsic; essential;
untouched; unpolluted; congenital; constitutional;
unsullied; uncontaminated; pure; inherited; hereditary; indigenous.
pristine; unadulterated; Syn: gakondo, kamere,
undefiled; unalloyed; unmixed; karemano, cyimeza.
chaste. kivunjika adj. convertible;
kitazibagirana adj. unforgetable. exchangeable for something of
kitazwi adj. unknown. equal value.
kitazwi adj. unknown. kivura adj. medicinal.
kitemerewe adj. illegal. Kivuruga n. Kivuruga was part of
kitemewe1 adj. illicit; unlawful; Mulera, then of Bugarura and
not legal; illegal; against the law; partly of Bukonya. In the
illegitimate; impermissible; not reorganization of 1931, Kivuruga
permitted; criminal; felonious; became a chiefdom ...
lawless; prohibited; improper; kivuye ku mutima adj. phr.
unauthorized; clandestine; cordial; friendly; gracious; genial;
under-the-counter; black-market. amiable; affable; warm;
kitemewe2 adj. unacceptable; affectionate; sincere; heartfelt;
unsatisfactory; unsuitable; wholehearted; hearty; good-
inadmissible; substandard. natured.
kitemewe adj. prohibited; illicit. kivuzwe mu mutwe adj. phr.
kitiswe izina adj. phr. unnamed. Usage: badasoma.mental; of the
kitiswe izina adj. unnamed. mind; in the mind; done with the
kititezwe adj. abrupt; sudden; mind; intellectual; intelligent;
unexpected; unforeseen; cerebral; rational; psychic;
unanticipated; impulsive; psychological; abstract;
unlooked for; unannounced; metaphysical; subjective.
hasty; quick; rapid; swift; kiwi n. kiwi; any of several
instantaneous; precipitate. flightless, nocturnal, ratite birds
kitihagije adj. subordinate. comprising the order
kitoherejwe adj. unsent. Apterygiformes, of New Zealand.
kitoherejwe adj. unsent. kiyaga adj. shining.
kitshyizweho akamenyetso adj. Syn: gishashagirana,
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kiyega adj. animate; moving; kizira ubwandu adj.

animated; animate. Usage: umuntu,
kiyoberanye adj. complicated; ikintu.immaculate; spotless; spic
complex; intricate; involved; and span; impeccably clean and
difficult; perplexing; bewildering; neat; unstained; unsoiled;
puzzling; enigmatic; composite; stainless; untarnished; unsullied;
compound; manifold; multiple; shipshape. Syn: kizira inenge,
multifarious; variegated; mixed; kitanduye, nta makemwa.
tangled; knotty; labyrinthian; kizwi 1. • acknowledged.
labyrinthine. 2. • known.
kihagije adj. self-sufficiency. Kmt. abbrev. mixed class or
kizima adj. alive; living; among ethnic. See: inkomanteko.
the living; animate; breathing; ko adj. as.
subsisting; quick; alive and kode mpamagazo n. phr. Access
kicking; above ground. Code.
kizima adj. kofeka loc. run very fast.
Usage: igisubizo.correct. See: gufumyamo; kwiruka;
Syn: nyacyo, cyakozwe; kwiruka amasigamana;
Ant: gikosheje, cyishwe. kuyabangira ingata; gufashamo.
kizira adj. illicit. koga1 v. have a bath.
kizira amakosa adj. phr. See: gukaraba; kwiyuhagira;
immaculate; above reproach; kwikunyura; kwisukura;
faultless; morally blameless; kwisirita.
pure; clean; virtuous; guiltless; koga2 v. swim; travel through
perfect; ideal; unexceptionable; water.
unimpeachable; intact; flawless; koga runono loc. umugizi wa
irreproachable; unsullied; nabi bikozwe n'abapolisi: .hunt;
innocent; sinless; saintly; chaste; pursue; chase; track; trail; trace;
virgin; virginal. follow the trail of; stalk; follow the
kizira inenge adj. phr. scent of; look for; search for;
immaculate; spotless; spic and seek; try to find; look high and
span; impeccably clean and neat; low for; go in quest of; follow;
unstained; unsoiled; stainless; turn everything upside down;
untarnished; unsullied; leave no stone unturned; peer
shipshape. into every corner; explore; probe;
inquire into.
kogeza v. v. praise.
2 • v. release.
kogoga v. explore.

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kogosha v. shave off; cut off; cut; komisiyo ishinzwe gukora

clip; crop; lop; prune; pare; trim; anketi n. commissions of
snip; barber; scissor; shear; inquiry.
fleece; dock; mow. komisiyo ishinzwe
kokakola Coca Cola. iby'itumanaho n. phr.
kokayine 1 • cocaine. telecommunication commission.
2 • angel; big bloke; 'C'; candy; Komisiyo y'Igihugu Ishinzwe
Cecil; coke; flake; gold dust; nose kurwanya SIDA n. phr. National
candy; powder; snow; talc; white Commission of Aids Control.
stuff; whizz-bang. Usage: Slang Komisiyo y'Igihugu y'Amatora n.
words for drugs (cocaine):. phr. The National Electoral
koko adv. really; in fact; really; Commission; NEC.
truly; verily; genuinely; literally; komite n. committee.
indeed. Komite Mpuzamahanga
kokobe ochre. y'Umuryango Utabara
kokorishe n. whooping-cough; Imbabare n. phr. the
pertussis. International Committee of the
kolera n. cholera. Red Cross; ICRC.
kolidoro n. n. komite nyobozi n. phr. executive
1. • n. corridor; hallway; hall; committee; managing committe.
passageway; passage; aisle; kompiyuta n. computer.
approach. Syn: mudasobwa.
2. • n. way; road; artery. From: kona [kwôona] v. to graze in the
from French "corridor". crops.
Kolombiya Columbia. kongera [kwoongera] v. do it
koloneri n. colonel. again.
komande n. order; request for kongera [kwoongyera] v. do again;
goods. Syn: itumiza, ugusaba repeat; duplicate; redo; perform
gukorerwa. again; reproduce.
Komisariya n. commissionership. kongera [kwoongeera] v.
komiseri n. commissioner. 1 (ububabare) • aggravate; make
komiseri wa polisi worse; worsen; make more
superintendent (BrE); police severe; intensify; inflame; irritate;
superintendent (BrE); captain exacerbate; increase; heighten.
(AmE); police captain (AmE); 2 • add; include; attach; append;
precinct captain (AmE). affix; join; join on; tack on; offer
komiseri w'imikino n. phr. in addition; supplement; increase
steward. by; enlarge by.
komiseri w'umukino w'isiganwa
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3 (ibiciro, ibikorwa 2 • account; an account is a

by'amajyambere, umusaruro; collection of financial information
etc.) • increase; raise; advance; grouped according to customer or
raise upward; add to; enlarge; purpose. For example, if you have
expand; advance; develop; a regular customer, the collection
improve; boost. Syn: kuzamura. of information regarding that
4 • total; sum up; count up; figure customer's purchases, payments,
up; compute; calculate; reckon; and debts would be called his or
combine. her "account." A written record of
kongera gushaka v. phr. remarry; an account is called a statement,
marry again; get married again. as explained below.
kongeramo v. insert. Koreya n. Corea; Korea.
Syn: guseseka, gushinga. Koreya y'epfo n. South Korea.
kongeramo ibitekwa v. phr. add koroshya v. 1 • reduce; make
ingredients. easy.
kongeramo ubundi butumwa v. 2 (ijwi) • tone down; abate; soften;
phr. write something in; write in soothe.
something. 3 (ibibazo) • improve; soothe;
kongere n. congress. Syn: inama relieve; assuage; alleviate; ease;
nkuru. lessen; mitigate; pacify.
kongerera ubushobozi v. phr. 4 (ibintu) • uncomplicate; simplify;
empower ; clarify; unsnarl; untangle;
Kongo n. Congo. disentangle; unknot; clear up.
kongorera v. speak quietly. koroshya ibintu v. phr. make
Kongo (Burazavile) n. Congo. things easier. See: koroshya.
Kongo (Kinshasa) n. Democratic koroshya umwenda v. phr.
Republic of Congo. alleviate debt.
konka v. suckle. Korowani n. Koran; Quran.
konsa v. nurse (a baby) at the koroherwa v. recover; recover
breast; suckle. well.
konswa v. be breast-fed; be breast Kositarika n. Costa Rica.
fed. koshya v. mislead; delude;
kontaro n. contract; written deceive; seduce; beguile; entice;
agreement; legal document; inveigle; take in; take advantage
compact; pact; treaty; covenant; of; victimize; play false; gull;
arrangement. dupe; hoodwink; betray;
konteri n. meter. See: kashipawa; bamboozle; fool; double-cross;
mubazi. lead down the garden path; string
konti n. 1 • financial record; along. Syn: gushuka, kuyobya.
financial statement; bookkeeping;
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koshya gukora nabi v. phr. abet;
encourage; support; endorse;
sustain; back; give moral support
to; sanction; advocate; promote;
advance; uphold; urge; urge on;
goad; spur; incite; instigate; lead
on; egg on; assist; help; aid;
second; join with.
kota v. warm onself by fire.
Kotedivuwari n. Ivory Cost.
kotsa v. roast.
kotswa n.
1 (ku muntu) • be cauterized.
2 (inyama) • be grilled.
kohereza v. v.
1. • v. send; mail; post; ship;
transmit; transfer; convey.
2. • v. ship.
kohereza imeli v. phr. e-mail;
email; netmail; communicate
electronically on the computer.
Syn: kohereza imeyili.
kohereza imeyili v. phr. e-mail;
email; netmail; communicate
electronically on the computer.
Syn: kohereza imeli.
kohereza umupira mu
rushundura v. phr. tuck a shot
under the bar.
Kopenihageni n. Copenhagen.
Koperiniki n. Copernicus;
Nicolaus (Mikolaj Kopernik),
1473-1543, Polish astronomer
who promulgated the theory that
the earth and the other planets
move around the sun.
koza amasahani v. wash dishes.
koza hasi v. phr. floor.
ku1 locative. 1 • at (place); on;
near (place); during; at (time);
about; concerning; according to;
in one's opinion.
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2 • to. ngiye ku Mugina I am
going to Mugina.
ku2 per. ikidandazo ku nomero
imwe retail per copy.
ku3 locative. Usage: uburyo.on.
ku maguru on foot.
gikoreshwa ku mashanyarazi it
runs on electricity.
ku byo avuze according to him;
to what he says; from what he
says.
kuba1 v. be; become; get; begin to
be; grow; turn; come to be; get to
be; turn out to be; commence to
be; be converted into; be reduced
to; settle into.
kuba2 Usage: (meeting).v. come
off; take place.
kuba3 v. 1 • live; exist; subsist
live; survive; maintain life;
breathe. Mba i Kigali. I live in
Kigali.
2 • occur; have existence; prevail;
happen; ensue; obtain.
kubabara v. suffer; feel distress;
lament; despair; go through a lot;
bear the cross; pine; grieve; feel
pain; agonize; ache; hurt.
Syn: kugezwayo.
kubabarira1 v. forgive; pardon;
excuse; absolve; reprieve; cease
to feel resentment against; make
allowances for; bear with; think
no more of; allow for; bury the
hatchet; pocket the affront; remit
the penalty of; acquit; clear;
exonerate; exculpate; condone;
pass over; overlook; discharge;
set free; release; wipe the slate
clean; let bygones be bygones.
kubabarira2 v. feel sorry for s.o.
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kubabarirana v. forgive one kuba isake loc. bivugwa ku

another. mugore utegeka umugabo; be a
kubabaza v. 1 • hurt; pain; ache; virago; have an excessive
smart; sting; burn; torment; authority towards one's husband.
distress; agonize; torture. uno si umugore ni isake
2 • upset; hurt. kubaka v. build; construct; erect;
kubabaza umutima loc. break make; put up; set up; put
sb's heart. together; fabricate; fashion;
kubaga v. v. manufacture; produce; forge.
1. • v. operate on. kubaka ubushobozi bw'abantu v.
2 (itungo) • v. put down; cut up. phr. capacity building.
3 • v. slaughter; butcher; kill. kubaka umuco w'amahoro v. phr.
4 (mu muhigo) • v. tear limb from peace building.
limb. ku bakoresha iki gitabo n. phr. to
kubagara v. the user.
1 (amaboko) • pull up; weed out. kuba ku isonga v. phr. be at the
2 (n'isuka,etc.) • hoe; spud. top.
kubagarira yose loc. build a kubakwa v. be built.
friendship. Syn: gushakisha kuba magirirane loc. interact.
inshuti. Syn: kuzuzanya.
kuba gito loc. be mean; Used of kuba maso v. phr. 1 • be vigilent.
persons or behaviour; 2 (umusirikare) • be on the alert;
characterized by or indicative of be on the qui vive.
lack of generosity. Syn: kuryamira amajanja.
kubagwa v. have an operation. 3 (inyamaswa) • be on the alert.
kuba imvano y'ikintu v. phr. kubamba1 v. hang.
cause; bring about; lead to; give kubamba ku musaraba2 v. cricify.
rise to; bring to pass; produce; kuba mu gicu nk'agacuma ka
generate; create; effect; make; nyiraberwa loc. lose one's
provoke; incline; precipitate; wealth. Syn: kuba mu bintu
motivate; incite; stimulate; stir nyuma bikaza gushira.
up; impel; inspire. kuba mu mazi abira n. phr. live
kuba inkomoko y'ikintu v. phr. in danger.
cause; bring about; lead to; give kubandwa v. worship of
rise to; bring to pass; produce; Lyangombe. See: Lyangombe;
generate; create; effect; make; Ryangombe.
provoke; incline; precipitate;
motivate; incite; stimulate; stir
up; impel; inspire.
kuba inshuti ya v. phr. become
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kubangamira v. delay; slow down;
hold up; hold back; detain; stop;
stay; arrest; stall; check; curb;
hamper; retard; encumber;
obstruct; block; deter; impede;
bar; restrain; handicap; inhibit;
frustrate; interfere with; make
difficult; stifle; stymie; thwart;
foil; hobble; fetter; spike;
hamstring; hog-tie; put a spoke
in one's wheels.
kubangamira uburenganzira
bw'umuntu v. phr. infringe
someone's rights.
kubangurira v. 1 • to take a cow
in heat to a bull.
2 • sow a new plant in a field
where it was inexistent; to
crossbreed plants.
kubara [kwubara] v. count; add
one by one; number; enumerate;
numerate; tick off; add up; total.
kubara [kwubâra] v.
Usage: inkuru.narrate; tell a be existant; be in existence;
story; retell; repeat; set forth;
recount; relate; chronicle; detail;
give an account of; describe;
portray; recite; render.
kubariranya v. estimate.
Syn: gucishiriza, gupimiranya.
kubariza inkuru ku nkanda loc.
kuba ikigoryi; being stupid.
kubarura amajwi v. phr. tally.
kubasha v. be able.
Syn: gushobora.
kuba umukara tsiriri v. phr. be
all sooty; black with soot.
kuba umuranga n. 1 • de be an
informer. Usage: urangira polisi.
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2 • blow the whistle on; come
copper; finger; grass; put the
finger on; rat on someone; sneak
on someone; snitch; squeal.
Usage: Slang words used for 'to
inform on'; 'to be an informer'.
kuba uri muzima v. phr. be
healthy; be in the pink of health.
kubaha v. look up; respect.
Yubaha buri gihe abamukuriye.
He has always looked up to the
elders.
kubahiriza v. abide by something;
honor; honour; esteem; revere;
venerate; respect; value; regard;
admire; praise; laud; extol;
commend; exalt; glorify; worship;
have regard for; look up to; think
much of; show deference to; pay
homage to; pay tribute to; bow
down before; venerate; adore.
Syn: kubaha, guha agaciro.
kubaho1 v. be here; exist; be real;
survive; endure; last; remain;
stay; abide.
kubaho2 v. occur; come about.
kubaho iteka v. phr. last forever;
live forever.
kubaho mu buzima butuje v. phr.
lead quiet a life.
kubaho uhanganye n'ubuzima v.
phr. struggle.
kubaza v. ask; inquire; query;
request an answer to; request
information about; request
information from; question;
interrogate; quiz; pump; grill;
sound out.
kubaza [kwubaaza] v. plane.
See: gusena.
kubembereza v. tolerate.
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kubenga v. reject; reject marriage kubiba2 v. Usage: amacakubiri,

proposals. Makumi yabenze umwuka mubi, etc..sow; plant;
Manzi Makumi rejected Manzi. establish; inject; lodge; instill;
kubenguka n. be attracted to. introduce; spread; scatter; strew.
kubengwa v. be rejected. Kiza kubika1 [kwubîka] v. announce a
yabenzwe na Mukamwiza Kiza death of a person.
was rejected by Mukamwiza. kubika2 v. crow; utter the cry of a
kubera1 loc. 1 • because; for; rooster; cackle; cock-a-doodle-
since. doo.
2 • owing to. kubika [kwuubîika] v. house;
kubera2 v. be inclined to; incline store; garage; shelter; keep;
towards; favour; give preferential contain; accommodate.
treatment to. Syn: gushyingura2.
kuberabeza v. Usage: nko ku kubika umutwe loc. sulk; pout;
kazi.harass; torment; pester; be sullen; wear a long face; mope;
badger; harry; worry; disturb; brood; show ill temper; be in a
annoy; irritate; distress; bother; huff; be disgruntled; be resentful;
irk; vex; bedevil; plague; hound; be in a pet; grumble; grump; fret;
discommode; exasperate; tease; be out of humor; be miffed; fume;
bait; heckle; hector; ride; be put out; chafe; crab; grouch;
persecute; browbeat; bully; scowl; frown; glower; look glum.
intimidate; cow. Syn: kuba mu cyunamo.
Syn: guharahaza, kubira icyuya v. phr. sweat; to
guhangayikisha, gucunaguza. excrete (moisture) through the
kubera iyo mpamvu loc. so; pores of the skin.
therefore; as a result; for this ku birebana na loc. concerning.
reason. kubisa v. go; leave; depart, go
kubera ko loc. because; as; since; away, take one's departure,
cos; 'cause; coz. withdraw, retire, decamp, move
kubera undi rubanda loc. out, move away, quit; Slang
kwihakana umuntu kandi umuzi; scram, beat it, take off, vamoose,
deny someone. blow, split; steal away, steal off,
kubeshwaho v. phr. look to; slip off, sneak off, take French
depend on. Syn: gukesha leave, flee, fly, take flight.
amaramuko. kubitsa v. Usage: ibanga,
kubeshya n. cheat. Syn: guhuma amakuru, ikintu.leave sth with
amaso. sb; leave sb sth.
kubeshyana v. lie one another. kubivuga v.
kubiba1 v. sow; plant; seed; Usage: ibyabaye.announce it.
scatter; broadcast; disseminate; kubobeza v. moisten; dampen.
strew; disperse; cast; implant; Syn: gutosa.
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kubogama v. be biased; be partial kubora umutima loc. lit. to rot on

to. the heart; to suffer morally.
kubomborana v. cling; cling Syn: gushirira imbere.
together. kuboroga v. v. cry out; call; call
kubona v. see; make out; discern; out; shout; yell; scream; roar;
distinguish; recognize; behold; bellow; shriek; howl; screech;
observe; witness; hold in view; exclaim; utter.
have in sight; notice; look at; 2 • v. whoop; cheer.
regard; spot; catch sight of; sight; 3 • v. hurrah; huzzah.
glimpse; spy; espy; descry; view; kuborogera v.
survey; contemplate; take in; eye; Usage: uwapfuye.lament; mourn;
set one's eyes on; stare at; gaze weep; bewail; deplore; show
at; dig; get a load of. Syn: kurora, concern for; complain about;
kureba, guhweza. Babonye express pity for; regret;
twinshi mu rugendo. They saw a sympathize with; commiserate
lot of things on there trip. with; condole with.
Mwabonye bucya? (greetings) kubohora v. set free; deliver;
Did you see the day-light? release; discharge; disencumber;
Mwabonye Imana yugurura? disengage; emancipate; manumit;
(Greetings) Did you see God redeem; absolve; rescue;
opening the entrance of the gate? extricate; let loose; let go;
Mwabonye Matara atabara? unshackle; let out; spring.
(greetings) Did you see Light kubudika v.
liberating you? Mwabonye Usage: kw'imvura.cloud; grow
butandukana? (greetings) Did cloudy; overcast; darken; dim;
you see the day-break? overshadow; shadow; shade;
kubonana v. 1 • meet. eclipse; obscure; blur; shroud;
2 • make love. cover; veil; cloak; screen; conceal;
kuboneka v. 1 • appear; come hide; curtain.
into view; become visible; show; kubuganiza v. 1 • change milk
show up; turn up; crop up; loom from one container into another.
up; come to light. 2 • to be ripe for beans and peas.
2 • materialize; emerge; arise; 3 • to put milk in the gourd.
surface. kubumba1 v. v. knead.
kubonerana1 v. laugh at the 2 • v. shape; mould.
unfortunate; mock (at) the kubumba2 v. unite; unify;
unfortunate; make fun of the combine; join; consolidate;
unfortunate. confederate; federate;
kubonerana2 v. be transparent. incorporate; ally; coalesce;
kubonerana3 v. glisten; gleam. amalgamate; fuse; merge; couple;
blend; homogenize; pool; lump
together. Syn: kunga, guhuza.

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kubumbatira v. keep; protect; kubura v. lose. Nabuze

guard; shield; defend; watch over;
safeguard; secure; take care of;
care for; tend; look after; shelter;
cover; hide; veil; harbor; screen;
keep; maintain; sustain;
conserve; save; preserve.
Syn: kubungabunga.
kubumbira v. 1 • to dig a well for
cows.
2 • to meet someplace.
kubumbura v. open.
kubumbura amaso v. phr. open
one's eyes.
kubumbura uhereye ibumoso n.
phr. uncover from left.
kubumbura uhereye iburyo v.
phr. uncover from right.
kubumbura uhereye hasi v. phr.
uncover from bottom.
kubumbura uhereye hejuru v.
phr. uncover from top.
kubunga v.
Usage: kuzerera.wander; walk
aimlessly; move about aimlessly;
roam; ramble; meander; rove;
range; prowl; travel; journey;
trek; jaunt; knock about.
kubungabunga v. conserve;
preserve; save; use less; use
sparingly; husband; not waste;
cut back; maintain; care for;
safeguard; guard; protect; guard;
shield; defend; watch over;
safeguard; secure; take care of;
care for; tend; look after; shelter;
cover; hide; veil; harbor; screen;
keep; sustain. Syn: kurengera,
kurinda.
ku buntu n. phr. free of charge.
kubura v. go away.
Syn: kuzimira.
indangamuntu I lost the identity
card.
kubura v. lack; miss; need; be
short of; fall short of; want; be
found wanting; be deficient in; be
inadequate; be insufficient; be
missing; fail to reach the mark;
be caught short.
kubura v. Usage: ibyangombwa
ngo ikintu gikorwe.lack; miss;
need; be short of; fall short of;
want; be found wanting; be
deficient in; be inadequate; be
insufficient; be missing; fail to
reach the mark; be caught short.
kuburabuza v. Usage: nko ku
kazi.harass; torment; pester;
badger; harry; worry; disturb;
annoy; irritate; distress; bother;
irk; vex; bedevil; plague; hound;
discommode; exasperate; tease;
bait; heckle; hector; ride;
persecute; browbeat; bully;
intimidate; cow.
kubura inka mu bega loc. kuba
uri mubandi batunze wowe nta
n'impomarutaro; being in the
state of poverty when your
neighbours are wealthy.
Kuburana v. plead.
kuburanira v. advocate; defend;
make a defense.
kuburanya imitima loc. lit. to
have disputes with he; to remain
indecided.
kubura umutima loc. lit. to miss
a heart; to show lack of
seriousness.
kuburira v. warn; alert.
Abaturage b'i Kigali baraburiwe
Resident of Kigali warned.

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kubusanya v. mismatch. kubyara1 v. beget; give birth to;

ku bwa adj. phr. according to; as father; sire; get; propagate; breed;
for. Syn: nk'uko. engender; procreate; spawn.
kubwegeka v. Usage: imbwa.be Syn: kwibaruka, kunguka,
in gestation period. kuruhuka, kugwiza amaboko;
ku bwinshi adj. phr. in Ant: kugumbaha.
abundance; in bulk. Amazi yari kubyara2 v. Usage: inka.calve.
menshi mu nyanja. The water kubyara3 v. bring about; result in;
was in abundance at the ocean. cause; effect; occasion; lead to;
kubwira1 v. make known; inform produce; give rise to; call forth;
of; announce; apprise of; tell; engender; generate. Syn: kuba
notify; advise; pass on; convey; inkomoko, kuba imvano.
disclose; divulge; reveal; relate; kubyimbuka v. reduce swelling.
bring word; proclaim; broadcast; Syn: gutubanuka.
publish; publicize; state; declare; kubyina v. dance.
say; mention; show; exhibit; Syn: kwiyereza.
signify. kubyina muzunga v. phr. zigzag.
kubwira2 v. tell; narrate; declare; Syn: kwandika umunani.
relate; recount; give an account kubyuka v. wake up.
of; report; set forth; recite; speak; kubyutsa v. wake s.o. up.
utter; express; state; say; kudadira v. encrypt; scramble.
pronounce; mention; enunciate; Syn: gufunga, gupfunyika
advise; acquaint; apprise; ubutumwa.
communicate; make known; kudagadwa v. lose one's self-
impart; reveal; divulge; disclose; confidence.
unfold; let fall; spout; publish; kudakomeza ibintu v.
broadcast;spread abroad; bruit; uncomplicate; simplify; clarify;
blab; blazon; babble; inform; unsnarl; untangle; disentangle;
betray; breathe a word about; unknot; clear up. Syn: koroshya
describe; chronicle; write; detail; ibintu.
depict; portray; sketch; paint a kudandura v. stretch; distend;
picture; confess; own. extend; draw out; pull out; widen;
Syn: kubara inkuru. lengthen; deepen; protract;
ku bw'amahirwe loc. fortunately. expand; be expandable; elongate;
kubyagira v. 1 • to rest (cows). strain; make tense or tight; draw
2 • to stay in a place for a long tight; draw taut; put under
time. tension; be elastic; be extendable;
bear extension.
kudatekereza bihamye v. phr.
lack of judgment. Syn: nta
bushishozi.

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kudedemanga v. 1 • stammer; kugabanya ubukana v. phr.

stutter. abate; decrease; diminish;
2 (umusinzi) • slur; slur one's reduce; lessen; subside; decline;
speech. fade; fade away; recede; dwindle;
kudeta n. Coup d'etat; military moderate; mitigate; weaken;
junta. Syn: ihirika ry'ubutegetsi. wane; ebb; curtail; slack;
kudindiza v. jeopardize; slacken; go down; lower; fall off;
endanger; risk; imperil; fall away; taper off; lighten;
jeopardise; threaten; expose. soften; quiet; quell; slow; slow
kudodora v. undo; unpick. down; slake off; temper; cool;
kudogadoga v. march slowly. blunt; ease; relieve; alleviate;
Syn: kugomagira, kugenda assuage; pacify; soothe; allay;
biguruntege. mollify; palliate; dull; dampen;
kudogera v. be not well. restrain; restrict.
kudwinga v. Usage: uruyuki, Syn: kugabanya umurego.
etc..sting, prick; wound; stab; kugabanya umurego v. phr. let
pierce; nettle; penetrate. up; abate; decrease; diminish;
kugaba v. dispense; deal out; reduce; lessen; subside; decline;
distribute. fade; fade away; recede; dwindle;
kugaba igitero v. phr. set about; moderate; mitigate; weaken;
attack. wane; ebb; curtail; slack;
kugabanuka v. fall; drop; drop slacken; go down; lower; fall off;
down; tumble; plunge; topple; fall away; taper off; lighten;
plop; crumple; come down soften; quiet; quell; slow; slow
suddenly; collapse; crash down. down; slake off; temper; cool;
Syn: guhanuka. blunt; ease; relieve; alleviate;
kugabanya1 v. reduce. assuage; pacify; soothe; allay;
kugabanya2 v. mollify; palliate; dull; dampen;
1 (ubukana) • soothe; pacify; restrain; restrict.
comfort; calm; mellow; Syn: kugabanya ingufu,
tranquilize; console; moderate; kugabanya ubukana.
placate; mollify; relieve; appease. kugabanyiriza igiciro v. give a
2 (ububabare) • soothe; lessen; discount.
alleviate; relieve; ease; mitigate. kugabira v. to give cows to
somebody; to give/to nominate
somebody to an important
position.
kugabura v. feed.
kugamba v. speak; utter.
Syn: kuvuga, kwatura.
kugamisha v. shelter.

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kuganda v. revolt. Syn: kugoma, 2 (ku buyobozi) • triumph;

kwigomeka. overcome; conquer; overwhelm;
kugandisha v. revolt. quell; crush; trounce; shellac;
Syn: kugomesha. cream; gain a victory over an
kugangahura v. exorcise; opponent; prevail over; dominate;
exorcize. rule; govern; direct; control;
kuganira v. converse; talk; speak domineer; preside over; be at the
together; engage in conversation; head of.
chat; chitchat; confabulate; 3 (ubwoba, etc.) • conquer;
palaver; gab; chin; jaw; chew the overcome; surmount; master; rise
rag; chew the fat; shoot the above; prevail over; get the better
breeze; rap; make conversation; of; get the upper hand of; quell.
talk; speak together; engage in kuganzwa v. be defeated; be
conversation; chat; chitchat; dominated.
confabulate; palaver; gab; chin; kugaragara v. appear; come into
jaw; chew the rag; chew the fat; view; become visible; show; show
shoot the breeze; rap. up; turn up; crop up; loom up;
kuganiriza v. converse with s.o.; come to light; materialize;
talk to s.o.; engage in emerge; arise; surface.
conversation; chat. kugaragaza ikikurimo v. phr. act
kuganya v. lament; mourn; weep; something out.
bewail; deplore; show concern kugaragaza neza v. phr.
for; complain about; express pity illuminate; clarify; explain; make
for; regret; sympathize with; understandable; make lucid;
commiserate with; condole with. make clear; throw light on;
kuganza v. elucidate; enhance; spell out; give
1 (ku rugamba, mu insight into; edify; enlighten;
mukino) • conquer; defeat; instruct; exemplify.
vanquish; win over; overcome; kugaragazwa v. result in; entail
overpower; triumph over; prevail sth in; as a result of. kuba
over; beat; whip; thrash; drub; harabaye amapfa bigaragazwa
trim; rout; lick; best; floor; n'umusaruro ukomoka ku
subdue; subjugate; humble; buhinzi wagabanutse
occupy; possess; rule; triumph. agricultural production fell as a
Syn: kunesha, gutsinda. result of the drought.
Syn: kwerekanwa.
kugaragira v. usher; escort;
guide; show; conduct; convoy;
attend; direct; steer; lead; squire.
Syn: gushagara.

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kugaragura v. probe; handle; kugarura umubiri loc. lit. to bring

touch; feel; caress; toy with;
manipulate; play with; meddle
with; poke; punch; squeeze; paw;
twiddle. Umucuruzi w'imboga
yadusabye kutagaragura
amatomati. The grocer asked us
not to finger the tomatoes.
Syn: gutobatoba.
kugarama v. lie on the back.
kugaruka v. come back; return;
go back; reappear; recur.
Nzagaruka ejo ku
manywa/nyma ya saa sita. I will
come tomorrow in the after noon.
Nadagaruka uyu munsi. I will
come today. Uzagaruka ryari?
When will you come again?
Nzagaruka ejo ku mugoroba I
will come tomorrow in the
evening. Nzagaruka ejo mu
gitondo I will come tomorrow in
the morning. Nzagaruka ejo
nijoro I will come tomorrow at
night. Nzagaruka nyuma I will
come later.
kugaruka inyuma v. phr. step
back.
kugarura v. 1 • send back; bring
back; put back; restore; reinstate;
reinstall; reestablish; reseat.
2 • vomit.
kugarura akabaraga v- phr.
recover one’s strength.
kugarura ubuyanja loc. recover
well. Syn: kubyutsa agatwe,
kubyutsa umutwe.
kugarura ubwenge loc. recover
one’s senses.
kugarura ubwenge v. come to;
recover consciousness.
Syn: kuzanzamuka.
back the body; to recover from
illness.
kugaruza v. make up for. ari
kugerageza kugaruza igihe
yatakaje! she's making up for
lost time now!
kugaruza umuheto n. conquer;
defeat; vanquish; win over;
overcome; overpower; triumph
over; prevail over; beat; whip;
thrash; drub; trim; rout; lick;
best; floor; subdue; subjugate;
humble; occupy; possess; rule.
kugashira nka Gashamura loc.
live with richness.
kugashya v. paddle; roar.
kugaya v. admonish; censure;
reprimand; rebuke; reproach;
remonstrate; chide; chasten;
scold; upbraid; criticize; take to
task; call to account; rap on the
knuckles; blame.
Syn: kwihanangiriza.
kugayisha v. dishonour; bring
shame upon; bring into
disrepute. Syn: gusebya,
gusebanya, kuvebesha.
kugegena v. carve; tailler.
kugemura v. transplant seedling.
kugena v. determine; control;
regulate; affect; decide; influence;
give direction to.
kugenda1 v. go; depart; take one's
departure; withdraw; retire;
decamp; move out; move away;
scram; beat it; take off; vamoose;
blow; steal away; steal off; slip
off; sneak off; flee; fly; take flight.

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kugenda2 v. go away; leave; go kugendera mu kigare loc.

away from; separate from; quit; jumping on the bandwagon.
retire from; be off; depart; set out, kugenera v. allot; allocate; assign;
go; exit; bid farewell; move on; grant; give; provide; earmark; give
start away from; embark from; out; appoint; consign; grant;
decamp; fly; flee; abscond; allow; dispense; apportion;
venture away from; absent portion out; distribute; parcel
oneself; shove off; push off; out; dole out; divide up; mete out.
hotfoot it; bug out; take off; split. kugengwa v. come under.
kugenda3 v. travel; move; kugenza buhoro v. phr. make
locomote; change location; slow progress.
proceed. kugenza icyaha v. phr. look into;
kugenda4 v. set off; set out; start investigate. Polisi iri gukora
off; start up. iperereza kuri icyo kibazo. The
kugenda5 v. police are looking into the case.
Usage: n'amaguru.walk; proceed Syn: gukirikirana ikibazo.
by steps; go on foot; travel on kugenza umunwa loc. lit. to walk
foot; stroll; saunter; amble; one's mouth; to be indiscreet.
perambulate; promenade; march; kugenzura v. v. check on; check
tramp; traipse; trek; trudge; take over.
a turn; foot it; go shank's mare. 2 (ibimenyetso) • v. check on.
kugenda amara masa loc. 3 (abarwayi) • v. check on.
kugenda biguruntege v. phr. 4 (ikintu) • v. check up on sthg.
dawdle; dally; dillydally; idle; kugenzura v. check; inspect; look
loiter; loaf; delay; procrastinate; at; test; examine; search; look
putter around; loll around; fool into; peruse; explore.
around; kill time; waste time; kugenzura ibyanditswe v. phr.
fritter away time. test text.
Syn: kunnyogannyoga. kugenzura ubwiza bw'imbuto v.
kugenda kuri gahunda v. phr. phr. seed control and regulation.
march; parade; walk with kugera1 adv. to; till; until.
measured steps; walk in step; Syn: kugeza.
walk in a procession; file by; go; kugera2 v. Usage: ku
go directly; walk; step; tramp; ntego.achieve; accomplish;
proceed. attain; realize; reach; complete;
kugendana v. make off with; finish; arrive at; fulfill; bring to
make away with. pass; bring about; carry out;
kugenda nk'Abagesera loc. take effect; effectuate; succeed in; do;
French leave; depart without dispatch; come up to.
ceremony, permission, or notice. Syn: gushyika, gusohora.
kugenda nk'umuyaga v. phr.
leave quickly.

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kugerageza v. check out; try; kugira v. have; possess. Gira

attempt; strive; endeavor; make abana May you have children.
an effort; set one's sights on; gira bwangu! hurry up! Gira
essay; aim; seek; undertake. inka n'abana May you have cows
kugerageza amahirwe v. gamble; and children. Gira inka May you
take a chance; risk; hazard; have cows. Gira umugabo May
speculate; chance; back; trust in; you have a husband. Gira
have blind faith in. umugore May you have a wife.
Syn: kwigerezaho, gukina kugira amakenga v. phr. opt; be
urusimbi. curious about; be inquisitive;
kugera ku ndunduro v. phr. all speculate; conjecture; question;
the way. be doubtful; be uncertain;
kugereranya v. meditate; ponder; cogitate.
1 (ibintu) • compare; note the kugira amezi v. Usage: inka,
similarities of; note the ihene.be in gestation period.
differences of; contrast; balance kugira amikoro ahagije v. phr. be
against. very well off.
2 (abantu) • liken; equate; kugira amikoro make n. have a
describe as similar; draw a very small income.
parallel between; correlate; relate; kugira ikintu v. phr. vave;
identify with. possess.
kugereranywa v. be compered; be kugira imitima ihagaze v. phr. be
comparable; match; equal; affected; be moved; be stirred by.
compete with; approach; be as Syn: guhangayika.
good as; bear comparison; hold a kugira imitima myinshi loc. lit.
candle to; vie with; come near to; to have many he; to have worries.
be iliken; equate; describe as kugira inama v. phr. counsel;
similar; draw a parallel between; recommend; recommend to;
correlate; relate; identify withn a suggest; suggest to; offer an
class with; be on a par with; be opinion; offer the opinion that;
up to. commend; urge; encourage;
kugeza adv. till; until. enjoin; caution; warn; admonish;
kugeza ku ndunduro v. phr. go exhort.
through with. kugira inama nziza v. phr. give
kugeza umugenzi iyo ajya v. phr. good advice.
set down. Syn: gushyitsa, kugira inyota v. phr. be thirsty.
kugeza. kugira icyo byongera v. phr. add
kugezwayo v. Usage: umurwayi, up to.
etc..deteriorate; worsen; kugira nabi v. do evil.
degenerate; decline; wane; ebb; Syn: guhemuka.
lapse; fade; disintegrate; decay;
crumble; fall off.

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kugirana n'umuntu kugirwa perezida kurinda

amasezerano v. phr. award a apfuye v. phr. be made president
contract. for life.
kugirana umutima mubi loc. kugisha v. 1 • to move to summer
Usage: ikintu.act in bad faith. pastures.
Syn: gukorana umutima mubi, 2 • to go into seclusion in order to
kugirira ubugome, gukera get inspiration (dynastic poets).
ubugome, kugirana ubugome, 3 • to go into seclusion to meditate
gukorana ubugome. on the oracle (diviner).
kugira neza v. phr. do a kindness kugisha imitima inama loc. lit. to
for; do a favor for; oblige; help; ask advice from the heart; to
aid; assist; supply; provide; think deeply.
furnish; lend a hand; be of help kugihisha v. phr. make object
to; assist; render assistance; invisible. Syn: gutuma
minister; tend; supply; provide bitagaragara.
for; aid; help; promote; further; kugobwa ururimi v. phr. be
oblige; attend; give aid or service; speechless.
be of use. kugoma v. revolt. Syn: kuganda.
kugira ngo twerekane ko loc. to kugomesha v. revolt.
show that. Syn: kugandisha.
kugira ubushobozi bwo kwakira kugona v. zonk out.
v. Usage: hoteli, etc..have Syn: gufurura.
capacity for; furnish room for; kugonda v. bend; twist; make
house; billet; quarter; shelter; crooked; become crooked; warp;
board; bed down; entertain; hold; buckle; contort; curve; arc; loop;
contain; lodge; put up. turn; wind.
kugira umutima uhagaze v. phr. kugoreka1 v.
panic; have kittens; be anxious; Usage: inkuru.twist; distort;
feel uneasy; be apprehensive; be contort; wrench out of shape.
disturbed; be troubled; be kugorora imitsi v. phr. massage;
distressed; agonize; fret; despair; rub, rub down; knead; chafe;
lose heart; be downhearted; be stroke; manipulate; flex; handle;
heavyhearted; be afraid; dread; finger; stretch. Syn: kunanura
brood over; stew. imitsi.
Syn: guhangayika, gupanika. kugosora v. winnow.
kugira urukara v. phr. see red; kugota v. surround; encircle;
become extremely angry. circle; enclose; ring; encompass;
kugira uruhare v. phr. pay a girdle; engird; enfold; belt;
share. compass; circumscribe; envelop;
kugirirwa ibya mfura mbi v. phr. hedge; hedge in; shut in; close in;
be raped; be devastated. hem in; fence in.

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kugotomera v. gulp; swallow in
large mouthfuls; swallow eagerly;
swallow greedily; swill; guzzle;
swig; quaff; wolf; toss off.
kugotomera v. to drink fast.
kuguga v. eat. Syn: guhaca.
kuguma v. stay; remain.
Syn: gusigara.
kugumbaha v. be sterile.
kugumirwa v. to become a of wins and losses; draw; come
spinster.
kugumya v. keep on.
kugura1 v. buy. Gura ibiro bibiri
by'inyama Buy two kilos of meat.
Gura inyama z'ingurube Buy
some pork. Gura inyama z'inka
Buy some beef.
kugura2 [kwugwura] v.
1 • purchase; put money into;
pay for; invest in.
2 • acquire; procure; obtain; gain;
get.
3 • cost. Bigura angahe? How
much money do they cost?
Nshaka kugura amagi I want to
buy some eggs.
kugurana [kwugwurana] v. buy
with.
kugurana [kwugwuraana] v. v.
1. • v. exchange; swap; barter;
trade.
3. • v. switch.
kugurisha v. 1 • market; sell;
vend; merchandise; retail; peddle.
2 • hawk; put up for sale; dispose
of.
kuguruka v. wing; fly; soar; zoom;
take wing; take to the air.
kugusha v. trip sb up; knock
over; push sb over; knock sb
down; knock sb over.
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kugwa v. fall; drop; drop down;
tumble; plunge; topple; plop;
crumple; come down suddenly;
collapse; crash down.
kugwa isari v. phr. starving.
kugwa ku kintu loc. come across;
bump into; strumble across.
kugwa miswi loc. tie; make the
same score; have the same record
out even; match; divide the
honors.
kugwa mu cyaha loc. commit a
crime.
kugwatiriza igicaniro loc. to loan
a kraal; to loan something to
somebody without any guaranty
or hope of getting a calf
umukangara or something of the
same value.
kugwa umuntu mu gituza loc. lit.
to fall in somebody's chest; to
hug somebody with warmth.
Syn: guhobera, kugwamo.
kugwira inda loc. lit. to fall on
one's stomach; to betray.
Syn: kugambanira.
ku ijana n. phr. percent; %.
ku Isabato n. phr. Saturday; on
Saturday; the sixth day.
ku isoko [kwiisôokwo] n. phr. at
the source; at the biginning; at
the origin.
ku isoko [kwiisokô] n. phr. at the
market.
ku isonga n. phr. at the top.
ku itariki adj. phr. on the date.
ku icumu adj. phr. on the spear.
kujabika v. soak.
kujabura v. feed uncooked food.
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kujagajaga [kwujâagajaaga] v. kujijisha1 v. confuse; perplex;

stagger; stumble; sway; wobble; bewilder; baffle; puzzle; stump;
reel; hobble; totter; lurch; mystify; fluster; rattle; muddle;
shamble; blunder; waver; addle; befuddle; mix up;
flounder. Syn: gutagataga. confound; disconcert; unsettle;
kujagajaga [kwujâgajaga] v. nonplus; discompose.
search; search through; go kujijisha2 v. deceive; mislead;
through. delude; trick; fool; cheat; swindle;
kujagata v. swarm; flock; surge; defraud; con; put on.
throng; crowd; herd; overrun; kujijita1 v. feel about; fumble;
cluster; rush; mass; stream. probe; fish for; paw; finger; move
kujandajanda v. grope about; blindly; feel one's way; move
grope around; grope; search stumblingly. Syn: kujarajara,
blindly; fumble; probe; venture; kujirajira.
try one's luck; see how the land kujijita2 v. grope about; grope
lies; send up a trial balloon; around; grope; search blindly;
throw out a feeler. Syn: kujijita. fumble; probe; venture; try one's
kujandama v. 1. v. 1. be soaked. luck; see how the land lies; send
Syn: kujabama. up a trial balloon; throw out a
2 • v. 1. make o.s. drunk; feeler. Syn: kujandajanda.
intoxicate o.s. kujirajira v. feel about; fumble;
kujanjagura v. 1 • grind; probe; fish for; paw; finger; move
pulverize; crush; reduce to blindly; feel one's way; move
powder; granulate; shape; finish; stumblingly. Syn: kujarajara,
groove; polish with a milling tool. kujijita.
2 • shatter; fragment; burst; crack; kujisha v. pin; pinion; hold fast;
fracture; rupture; snap; split; hold down; restrain; bind; fasten.
chip; splinter; bust; smash; Syn: kuzirika, gushyira ku
crush; pulverize; granulate; ngoyi.
powder; disintegrate; demolish. kujisha igisabo loc. to tie a milk
kujanjura v. break. Syn: kumena. gourd; hang a milk gourd.
kujarajara v. feel about; fumble; kujogora v.
probe; fish for; paw; finger; move Usage: ikintu.choose; select; pick
blindly; feel one's way; move out; pick; take; decide on; settle
stumblingly. Syn: kujijita, on; fix upon; single out; opt for;
kujirajira. call out; extract; make up one's
kujijinganya v. hesitate. mind; resolve; espous; embrace;
adopt. Syn: gucagura, guhitamo.
kujojoba v. drip.
Syn: gutonyanga.

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kujora v. look sb up and down. kujya mbere v. phr. move toward;

Syn: guhanga amaso kuva ku
mutwe kugeza ku ino.
kujugunya v. abandon.
kujugunya v. throw; throw away;
fling; hurl; toss; cast; pitch;
heave; sling; let fly; lob; chuck;
shy; propel; impel; launch;
project; hurtle; put; place; put in;
put on; put around.
kujugunya kure v. phr. throw
away.
kujurira v. appeal; plead; entreat;
implore; call upon; petition;
apply; solicit; beseech; invoke;
adjure; sue to; beg; supplicate.
kujwigiriza v. pin.
kujya v. go; leave; depart; go
away; take one's departure;
withdraw; retire; decamp; move
out; move away; quit; scram; beat
it; take off; vamoose; blow; split;
steal away; steal off; slip off;
sneak off; take French leave; flee;
fly; take flight. Ugiye he? Where
are you going?, Where are you
going to? Jya mu murima Go to
the garden/field.
kujya imugongo n. menstruate;
undergo menstruation; flow.
kujya inama v. phr. advice one
another.
kujya ku nama loc. go to the
toilet.
kujya kure v. phr. go away.
kujya kwituma v. phr. go to the
toilet.
set out for; start for; begin;
proceed; progress; be off;
advance; make headway; go on;
get on; wend; repair; stir; press
onward; forge ahead; gain
ground; sally forth.
kujya mu mihango v. phr.
menstruate; undergo
menstruation; flow; have periods;
to have first periods. Syn: kujya
imugongo, kujya mu mezi,
kujya mu mugongo, kuba mu
mugongo, kujya mu mirimo
y'abakobwa, kuzira inzuki,
kuzira inka, kuvuna umugongo.
kujyana v. take away; go with;
accompany.
kujyaho v. Usage: on bike.ride.
kukaba v. build; construct.
kuka inabi loc. lay into; attack
verbally.
kuki adj. why.
kuki? adj. inter. why?; about
what?; what about?
kuko inval. because.
kumamaho akajisho v. phr. look
at; see; watch; turn the eyes
upon; fix the eyes on; regard;
contemplate; stare; gape; glance;
peep; scan; peek; behold.
ku mana n. phr.
Usage: indamukanyo.farewell;
good-bye; so long; Godspeed.
kumanika v. hang.
Syn: kubamba.
kumara v. finish; wipe out.

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kumena v. shed; let fall; let flow; 2 (ibicuruzwa, ibyo ukora,

spill; pour forth; give forth; emit; etc.) • v. promote; publicize;
radiate; exude; discharge; advertise; help the progress of;
shower; throw; cast; spread; forward; help forward; further;
distribute; scatter; strew; advance; urge forward; push;
disperse; disseminate; broadcast. plug; work for; render a service
Syn: gusuka. to; work toward; clear the way
kumena ikiraro loc. to break the for; ease; expedite; speak for;
cow's lodging; to leave without advocate; foster; encourage;
telling your host host. support; cultivate; refine;
kumena uruhimbi loc. 1 • break develop; improve upon; enhance;
the milk stand. aid; help; assist; abet.
2 • to cheat the husband during 3 (ikintu) • v. introduce; give an
claustration period. introduction; make acquainted;
kumeneka v. break; come apart. make known; present.
Syn: kujanjuka. 4 (uburyo busya, imikorere
kumenya1 v. recognize. mishya) • v. introduce; propose;
Simbamenye I do not recognize advance; offer; put forward;
you. present; originate; create; bring
kumenya2 v. 1 • identify. into notice; urge; sponsor;
2 • know; be certain; be sure; recommend.
apprehend; realize; discern; be kumenyera v. 1 • get used to;
positive; be confident; have no grow used to; become used to.
doubt; feel certain; be assured; 2 • be accustomed to.
have knowledge; have kumenyereza v. tame; break;
information about; be informed; make docile; domesticate;
recognize; perceive; notice; see; subdue; train; control; conquer;
be cognizant of; be wise to; get overcome; master; dominate;
wis. govern; manage; restrain;
kumenyana v. introduce; give an repress; suppress; curb; bridle;
introduction; make acquainted; rein; check; regulate; damp.
make known, present. kumenyesha v. put across;
kumenyekanisha v. v. communicate to others.
1. • v. popularize; make accessible kumera v. resemble; look like.
to a large audience. Dore uko ikidage kimeze. Here
is how Germany is.
kumesa v. wash.
kumesa v. Usage: imyenda,
imyambaro.wash cloths.

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kumesa ingobyi loc. kumva2 v. comprehend;

Usage: idiomatic expression.lose understand; grasp; fathom; make
all you children, have all you out; perceive; conceive; penetrate;
children died. absorb; assimilate; digest;
kuminjagira v. appreciate; savvy; get; catch; dig.
Usage: isukari,etc..besprinkle. Syn: gusobanukirwa.
kuminjagira v. kumva3 v. hearken (used mostly
Usage: amazi.besprinkle. in imperative), listen, hark,
kuminjiramo amazi v. phr. harken.
diluate. kumva uburyohe v. phr. taste.
kumirwa v. be astounded; be kumva urwaye v. phr. feel sick.
astounding; stun; astonish; Syn: gufatwa n'indwara.
startle; amaze; flabbergast. kumvikana v. agree on; settle;
kumisha v. come to an understanding; see
Usage: amazi.besprinkle. eye to eye. Usage: ku
ku mugaragaro adv. phr. openly. masezerano.
See: ahabona; ku karubanda; kumvikanisha v. mediate;
mu ruhame. arbitrate; negotiate; moderate;
kumurika v. illuminate; light up; intervene; intercede; interpose;
fill or supply with light; light; settle a dispute; bring to terms;
illumine; irradiate; brighten; cast effect an agreement; bring about
light upon. an agreement; make peace
kumurinda v. protect him/her. between; pacify; conciliate;
ku murongo ugabanya ikibuga reconcile; propitiate; restore
mo kabiri n. phr. center; centre harmony; step in; umpire;
circle. referee. Syn: guhuza, kunga.
kumurukira v. illuminate; light Usage: abashyamiranye.
up; fill or supply with light; light; kumvira [kwumvira] v. obey;
illumine; irradiate; brighten; cast comply with; be ruled by; follow
light upon. orders; submit to; respect;
kumutsa v. dry. observe; be regulated by; abide
kumuha v. give him. by; conform to; be governed by;
kumva1 v. Usage: radiyo.listen mind; heed; acquiesce; serve;
to; be among the listeners at; be assent; concur; toe the line;
present at; be a spectator at; submit to; bow to; yield to;
appear at; attend; witness; look succumb to; accede to. Mariya
on; be an auditor at. Syn: gutega yumvira nyina. Mary obeys her
amatwi. mother.
kumvira [kwûumviira] v. hear
out. Syn: gutega amatwi.

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kumviriza v. overhear. Numvirije kunaniza v. weaken; make weak;

abacamanza babiri bavuga impair; undermine; cripple;
ibyawe. I overheard two judges emasculate; unman; soften;
discussing your case. soften up; expose; diminish;
kumviriza v. overhear; to hear lessen; lower; sap; mitigate;
(speech or a speaker) without the moderate; exhaust; waste;
speaker's intention or knowledge. devitalize; enervate; dilute; water
kumvwa v. be heard; be down; thin; thin out; fail; flag;
unspoken. droop; dwindle; wane; fade;
kumwa v. shave off; cut off; cut; abate.
clip; crop; lop; prune; pare; trim; kunegura v. do down.
snip; barber; scissor; shear; kunengeka v. loaf; waste time;
fleece; dock; mow. idle; do nothing; kill time; fritter
kumwenyura v. smile; grin; beam; away time; take it easy; laze
show pleasure; simper; smirk. about; dally; loll; lounge around;
Syn: guseka. twiddle one's thumbs; be lazy;
kumyasa v. blink; go on and off; malinger; goldbrick; goof off.
flicker; sparkle; glitter; shine; kunesha v. Usage: ku
blaze; glare; flame; glow; gleam; rugamba.conquer; defeat;
scintillate; coruscate; glisten; vanquish; win over; overcome;
glimmer. overpower; triumph over; prevail
kumyemyeduka v. glitter. over; beat; whip; thrash; drub;
kumywa [kwûumya] v. wonder; trim; rout; lick; best; floor;
marvel; be wonderstruck; stand subdue; subjugate; humble;
agog; be awed; be amazed; be occupy; possess; rule.
dazed; be stunned; be stupefied; Syn: gutsinda.
be dumbstruck; be surprised; be kunezerwa v. rejoice; be glad; be
flabbergasted; gape; stare. happy; be pleased; be
kunaga v. throw. Syn: kujugunya, transported; be delighted; be
gutera. overjoyed; exult; jubilate; glory;
kunakira v. Usage: mu delight; sing for joy; be elated;
kizamini.cheat. Syn: gukopera. make merry; revel; celebrate;
kunama v. bend over; stoop down; exhilarate.
crouch (down); bend; stoop; kunezeza v. make sb
squat; scrunch down; hunker happy/mad.Variant: kunezereza.
down; hunch over; scrooch down; Syn: guhimbaza.
cower; cringe; shrink; recoil; kunezeza v. make merry.
duck. kunga v.
kunanirana v. get out of hand, 1 (people after
become impossible to manage. separation) • reconcile,
kunanirwa v. be tired. conciliate, propitiate, restore to
Syn: kuruha. friendship, reunite.

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2 (a broken tool) • mend; mend; kunoza ikimenyetso v. phr.

repair; fix; put in order; restore; modify symbol.
renovate; overhaul; recondition; kunoza imiterere y'ipaji v. phr.
touch up; retouch; patch; darn; modify page format.
heal; knit; cure; remedy. kunoza imyubakire
kunganira v. advocate; support; y'imbonerahamwe v. phr.
assist. modify table structure.
kunganirwa v. be supported; be kunoza ingano v. phr. modify
advocated; be assisted. size.
ku ngoma ye adv. phr. in the kunoza inkengero z'ipaji v. phr.
execution of her duties. modify page margins.
Syn: kurimanda ye, ku gihe cye, kunoza inyandiko v. phr. polish
mu gihe yayoboraga. up.
ku ngufu n. phr. by force. kunuka [kwunuuka] v. smell bad.
kunguka v. profit from. kunuka [kwuunuka] v. lose one's
kungura v. enrich; elevate; hair. Syn: kumyoka.
improve; enhance; upgrade; kunuma v. be quiet.
ameliorate; fortify; endow; refine; Syn: gucweza.
adorn; embellish. kunyaga v. dispossess; deprive of;
kungurana ibitekerezo v. phr. take away; take back; evict; oust;
exchange of ideas. expel. Syn: gucuza.
kuniga v. kunyanganya v. cheat; swindle;
Usage: uhonyoye.wring; strangle. defraud; trick; bilk; gyp; fleece;
ku nkiko n. phr. on the border. take; rook; deceive; dupe;
kunnya v. attend to the call of victimize; betray; delude;
nature; answer the call of. hoodwink; bamboozle; humbug;
Syn: kujya kunnya, kwituma, cozen; hoax; gull; con.
kujya ku nama, gusarana. kunyanyagira v. melt; dissipate;
kunoza v. phr. modify. scatter; dispel; dwindle; fade;
Syn: guhindura. dissolve; disappear; evaporate;
kunoza v. improve; make better; vanish; waste away.
help; make more desirable; make kunyanyagiza v. disperse; to
more attractive; better; correct; drive or send off in various
repair; enhance; ameliorate; directions; scatter. Syn: gukwiza
make improvements on; develop imishy^waro, gukwirakwiza.
beneficially; recuperate; come
around; take a turn for the
better; gain ground; rally.
kunoza agaka v. phr. modify
section.
kunoza akazu v. phr. modify cell.

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kunyara v. piss; have a pee; pass kunyura v. come around; come

water; spurt; gush; urinate; make round.
water; micturate; pee; piddle; kunyuranya v. contradict;
pee-pee; wee-wee; relieve oneself; mismatch; refute; deny; confute;
make; pass water; spend a controvert; impugn; oppose;
penny; take a leak. counter; dispute; be contrary to;
Syn: kwihagarika, kwituma disagree with; gainsay; rebut;
ibyoroshye, gusoba, disprove; belie.
gususuruka. kunyara ku buriri kunyuraho v. overtake.
to wet the bed. kunyuzamo amaso v. phr. look
kunyarukira v. zoom off. over; examine quickly.
kunyarukira v. nip; pop; zip; dart; kunywa1 v. drink; imbibe; absorb;
whizz. take in; ingest; partake of;
kunyerera n. slip. consume; quaff; ingest; swallow;
kunyereza v. embezzle; tope; tipple; guzzle; swig;
misappropriate; defalcate; chugalug; toss down; partake;
defraud; swindle; cheat; fleece; wash down. Syn: kwica inyota,
filch; bilk; rook. gusoma.
kunyereza abantu v. phr. kidnap; kunywa2 v. to commit suicide.
hold for ransom; abduct; carry Syn: kwiyahura.
off; capture; seize; impress; kunywa ibiyobyabwenge v. phr.
shanghai; bear away; lay hold of; takedrugs.
hijack; skyjack; snatch; put the kunywa imiti v. phr. take
snatch on; make off with. medicine.
Syn: gushimuta, gufata kunywana v.
bugwate. Usage: amaraso.pact of blood.
kunyereza imisoro v. phr. tax kunywana inka ikirego loc. to be
evasion. ungrateful.
kunyereza umutungo v. phr. kunywera amaganga rimwe loc.
embezzle; misappropriate funds. lit. to drink cow's urine at once;
kunyomeka v. lie; perjure oneself; to use the last thing one had.
prevaricate; falsify; speak falsely; kunywesha amaganga loc. lit.
fabricate; tell untruths; forswear make somebody drink cow's
oneself; fib; embellish; embroider; urine; to abuse somebody.
romance; stretch the truth; kuraba1 v. flower; blossom;
equivocate; misstate. burgeon; sprout; bear fruit;
Syn: kubeshya. fructify.
kunyunyuza v. absorb. kuraba2 v. faint.
kunyura1 v. satisfy; convince; free kurabirana v. faint; swoon; black
of doubt; persuade; assure; out; pass out; lose
reassure. consciousness; collapse.

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kurabya1 v. flower; blossom;
bloom; burgeon; sprout; bear
fruit; fructify.
kurabya2
Usage: umurabyo.lightening;
emit a flash or flashes of
lightning.
kuragura v. foretell; spiritual
divination. Syn: guhanura.
kuraguza v. consult diviners.
Syn: guteza utuyuzi.
kuragwa v. inherit; fall heir to;
come into; come in for; be
bequeathed; be willed; be left; get;
come by; acquire; become heir to;
have fall into one's hands; accrue
to; have fall to one's lot; have fall
to one's share.
kurakaza v. irritate s.o.; bug s.o.;
aggravate; annoy; exasperate;
anger; vex; rile; nettle; affront.
kurambagiza v. court; curry favor
with; fawn upon; pander to;
flatter; blandish; woo; pay suit to;
pay one's addresses to; pursue;
run after.
kurambarara v. stretch; lie at full
length; sprawl.
kurambika v. lay; lay down; put
down.
kurambika inda ku muyaga loc.
lit. to spread one's stomach on
the wind; to run very fast.
Syn: kuyabangira ingata,
gufumyamo.
kurambika intwaro hasi v. phr.
lay down arms.
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kurangiza
kurambura v. Usage: imyenda,
etc..stretch; distend; extend;
draw out; pull out; widen;
lengthen; deepen; protract;
expand; be expandable; elongate;
strain; make tense or tight; draw
tight; draw taut; put under
tension; be elastic; be extendable;
bear extension; extend; put forth;
reach; reach out.
kuramo v. exctract.
kuramukwa v. be about to give
birth.
kuramywa v. be praised.
kurandura v. uproot; pull up by
the roots; extirpate; root out; do
away with; cast out; banish;
destroy; eliminate; abolish;
exterminate; annihilate; wipe out.
Syn: gushingura.
kurangaza v. open wide.
kurangaza imbere v. phr. lead;
guide; show the way; steer; draw;
direct; head; command; conduct;
pilot; convey; shepherd; marshal;
precede; go before.
kurangira v. break off; end.
kurangiza v. 1 • complete; make
complete; make whole; finish;
end; conclude; terminate; make
an end of; accomplish; achieve;
perform; execute; carry out;
fulfill; discharge; settle;
consummate; polish off; wrap up.
2 (akazi washinzwe) • manage;
succeed; accomplish; deal with;
cope with; cope; work out; bring
about.
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3 (inshingano, kure adv. far, a long way, at a

umurimo) • achieve; accomplish; great distance, distantly, deeply,
attain; realize; reach; complete; to a remote point, to a distant
finish; arrive at; fulfill; bring to point, yonder, afar, beyond range,
pass; bring about; carry out; futher, away.
effect; effectuate; succeed in; do; kureba v. look at; see; watch; turn
dispatch. the eyes upon; fix the eyes on;
4 (mu mibonano regard; contemplate; stare; gape;
mpuzabitsina) • reach one's glance; peep; scan; peek; behold;
orasm. give attention to; study;
kurangiza kwandika v.phr. write scrutinize; survey; examine.
something up; write up Syn: kurora, kubona.
something. kureba adj. Usage: e.g. buri
kurangurura v. phr. speak out. muntu.concern, affect, touch,
Syn: kwatura, kuvuga ushize bear upon, involve, be relevant to,
amanga, kuvuga utarya indimi. relate to, pertain to, appertain to,
kurarama v. look in the sky. apply to, interest, occupy, be
kurarikira v. mobilize; muster; one's business.
call up; summon; activate; kureba imirari v. phr. have a
assemble for action; make squint; squint.
operative; organize; marshal; call kurebana Usage: inzu.look, face,
to arms; put in motion; tap in front, have a view of, be directed,
emergency; to assemble (armed be situated opposite.
forces) into readiness for active kurebana isesemi v. phr. abhor;
service. Syn: guhuruza, detest; hate; loathe; dislike;
gukoranya. despise; disdain; scorn; shun;
kurarikira v. have a bee in your abominate; execrate; feel aversion
bonnet. toward; be revolted by; find
kurasa1 v. gun down. repulsive; shudder at; recoil at;
kurasa2 1 (n'imbunda) • shoot, shrink from; regard with
fire, discharge, project a missile, repugnance; view with horror;
open fire, bombard, shell, eschew; can't stand; can't
fusillade, enfilade; fire off, make stomach; be nauseated by.
go off, hurl, project, eject. kurega v. charge, lodge a
2 (umwambi w'ikibiriti) • make a complaint against, arraign,
fire. indict, cite.
kuraza imitima iswa loc. lit. to
make the he spend the night
outside; to have worries.
Syn: kugira imitima ihagaze.

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kureka1 v. cease; stop; halt; leave
off; desist; quit; conclude; end;
bring to an end; finish; terminate;
forbear; break off; adjourn;
discontinue; suspend; pause;
refrain from; abstain from; die
away; pass; surcease; abate;
come to a standstill.
kureka2 v. Usage: umushinga
wateganyaga
gukora.1 • abandon;
discontinue; give up; drop; stop;
cease; forgo; waive; discard; junk;
wash one's hands of; get rid of;
relinquish; forfeit; surrender;
scrap. Syn: gukurayo amaso.
2 (uburenganzira wari
ufite) • relinguish; abnegate;
renounce; repudiate; deny;
disclaim; dismiss; lay aside;
shed; cast off; discard; put aside;
surrender; cede; give up; deliver
up; hand over; yield; forgo;
forbear; waive; sign away; resign;
abdicate; quit; withdraw from;
leave; vacate; forsake; abandon;
turn one's back on; wash one's
hands of; rid oneself of; drop.
kureka [kwurêeka] v. capture rain
water.
kurekera v. abandon for the sake
of s.o.
kurekera aho v. phr. cease.
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kurengera
kurekeraho v. stop; come to an
end; cease; come to a halt;
discontinue; conclude; finish; be
over; desist; leave off; break off;
terminate; run its course; run
out; wind down; peter out; quit;
hold; reach completion; come to a
standstill; pause; intermit; lapse;
pass away; draw to a close;
expire; surcease; draw up; brake;
stall; pull up; alight; become
inactive; idle; falter; rest; tand;
drop anchor.
kurekura v. drop; abandon; let go
of.
kurema v. create, bring into
existence.
kuremara
kurema umutima loc. reinforce;
strengthen. Syn: gukomeza,
guhumuriza.
kurembywa v. Usage: (indwara,
ububabare).be exasperated,
having the increase of intensity or
violence.
kuremera v. weigh; be heavy; to
have weight or a specified
amount of weigh.
kurenga v. Usage: ku itegeko,
ku masezerano.break, violate, be
guilty of infraction of, infringe on,
transgress against, disobey, defy;
disregard, ignore, pay no heed to,
be derelict in, neglect, shirk, fall
back on, renege on.
kurenganura v. do sb justice.
kurenganya v. treat unjustly,
maltreat, have bias against sb.
kurengera1 [kwurêengera] v.
protect; defend; protect; preserve;
secure; shield; shelter; guard;
safeguard; keep safe; watch over.
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kurengera1 v. trespass; enter 2 • hijack; skyjack.

unlawfully; intrude; infringe; 3 • snatch; put the snatch on;
invade; encroach; impinge. make off with, ;
Syn: gukosereza. kuri interineti n. phr. online.
kurengera2 [kwurêengera] v. kuri iyo ngingo loc. in that
cover; flood. respect.
kurengera2 v. violate, break, kurima v. cultivate.
disobey, infringe, contravene, act kurimbura1 v. exterminate; do
contrary to, transgress, away with; cast out; banish;
disregard; trespass, encroach destroy; eliminate; abolish;
upon, trample on, invade. annihilate; wipe out.
kurengera abaguzi v. phr. kurimbura2 v. uproot; pull up by
customer care. the roots; extirpate; root out.
kurengera amategeko n. Phr. Syn: kurandura, gukura.
legal protection. kurinda1 v. Usage: ku
kurengeza v. Usage: amazi, mashyamba, etc..protect; guard;
etc..immerse. shield; defend; watch over;
kurenzaho v. control oneself. safeguard; secure; take care of;
kureremba v. float. care for; tend; look after; shelter;
kureshya v. be equal; be cover; hide; veil; harbor; screen;
balanced. keep; maintain; sustain;
kureshya v. 1 • attract; draw; conserve; save; preserve.
lure; allure; entice; invite; kurinda2 v. keep.
beckon; pull; interest; appeal to; kurinda3 v. protect.
fascinate. Syn: gukurura, Syn: kuramira, gukingira.
gushitura. kuringaniza1 n. set.
2 • captivate; charm; enchant; Syn: gutereza.
bewitch. Syn: kuzana. kuringaniza2 v. standardize.
kureshyeshya v. equalize; kuri nyirubwite adj. phr. To
balance. Whom It May Concern.
kure ya adv. phr. away from. kurira [kwûurira] v. 1 • climb;
kure y'amaso adv. phr. beyond ascend; mount; clamber up;
the horizon. scramble up; scale; rise hand
kure cyane adv. phr. far away. over hand.
kuri locative. to; at; on. 2 • rise; go up; come up.
kuri aya manywa n. phr. this Syn: kuzamuka, gusera, gusega.
afternoon. kurira [kwurira] v. 1 • weep; shed
kurigisa v. tears.
Usage: abantu.1 • kidnap; hold 2 • cry; sob; bawl; blubber; snivel;
for ransom; abduct; carry off; boohoo.
capture; seize; impress; 3 • keen; mourn; lament; whimper;
shanghai; bear away; lay hold of. moan; wail; howl; groan.

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kuririmba v. 1 • sing; utter kuroba v. fish; attempt to catch

musical sounds; intone; chant; fish; angle; cast; hook; net; troll;
croon; lilt; hum; perform a song; trawl; seine.
tell in song; melodize; tell in kurobanura v. separate; set apart;
verse. put apart; segregate; sort out;
2 • warble; chirp; chirrup; trill; remove; single out; isolate; pick
tweet; pipe; whistle. out; cull; sift; distinguish.
3 • carol. kuroga v. poison; kill with poison;
kuririmba indirimbo yubahiriza harm with poison; give poison to;
igihugu hymn. infect; contaminate; disease;
kuririmba indirimbo make sick; impair; weaken;
z'ibisingizo v. phr. hymn. debilitate.
kuririmbana v. sing together. kurogora n. free from a spell;
kuririmbira v. sing for. release from a spell.
kuririra v. Usage: uwapfuye, kurokoka v. keep alive; continue
ikintu, etc..1 • weep; mourn to live; subsist; last; hang on;
with tears. hold out; live on; persist; endure;
2 • bewail. prevail; continue; abide; subsist;
kurisha v. browse. be extant; exist.
kuriha v. kurondogora v. speak a lot.
1 (ibyo waguze) • pay; give money kurondora v. 1 • enumerate;
owed to; give money for; pay in specify; numerate; cite; relate;
full; remit; settle; square detail; recount; spell out.
accounts; foot; honor; meet; 2 • list; enumerate; itemize;
liquidate; make good on; plunk number.
down one's money for; shell out; kurongora v. marry; marry sb.;
come across; cough up; ante up; hook up with; wed.
chip in. kurongora [kwuroongoora] v.
2 (uburyozwe, umushahara take; drive.
w'abakozi, ibyo kurongorana v. have sex; hump;
wangije) • recompense; know; lie with; make love; screw.
reimburse; make restitution; pay kurongorwa v. hook up with;
back; repay; make up; cover; wed.
redress; redeem; make kurora v. look at; see; watch; turn
compensation; indemnify; pay; the eyes upon; fix the eyes on;
remunerate. Syn: kwishyura. regard; contemplate; stare; gape;
kuriza v. make one's eyes water. glance; peep; scan; peek; behold;
guhata ubutunguru birandiza give attention to; study;
peeling onions makes my eyes scrutinize; survey; examine.
water. Syn: kubona, kureba.
See: gukanura; gukanaguzwa;
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kurota v. dream.
kuruka1 v. vomit; upchuck; barf;
heave; toss one's cookies; throw
up; regurgitate; retch; bring up;
disgorge; puke.
kuruka2 n. (ikirunga). vomit; spew
forth; eject; emit; expel; belch
forth; discharge; disgorge.
kurumbura v. fertilize; enrich;
feed with nutrients; manure.
kurundanya v. compile; collect;
accumulate; assemble; amass;
collate; heap up; gather; muster;
marshal; bring together; draw
together; garner.[kwurura]
sour; spoil; become spoiled;
ferment; become fermented;
curdle; turn.
ku rundi ruhande loc. adv. on the
other hand.
kurundura v. Usage: (ibiri mu
kintu cyari giteretse).upset;
overturn; turn over; upend;
invert; tip over; topple over; turn
topsy-turvy; capsize.
Syn: guhirika.
kurura [kwuurura; kwuuruura] v.
appease; calm; make peaceful;
pacify; quiet; soothe; solace;
mollify; lull; compose; placate;
cool down.
kururuka v. to get down from the
bed; give birth. Syn: kubyáara.
kuruwaruje n. Red Cross.
kuruha v. be tired.
Syn: kunanirwa; Ant: kuruhuka.
kuruhira ubusa loc. have no
discernable effect. Syn: kuruhira
nyanti.
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kurwara igifu
kurwana v. make war; fight;
battle; do battle with; join battle
with; take up arms against; cross
swords with; come to grips with;
combat; struggle with; encounter;
confront; engage; battle; rise up
in arms; go to war; wage war;
exchange blows; take up the
cudgels; scuffle; brawl; skirmish;
tussle; scrap; box; spar; duel;
joust; tilt.
kurwanaho1 v. rescue; save;
recover; salvage; extricate;
deliver; liberate; ransom.
Syn: gutabara.
kurwanaho2 v. do a kindness for;
do a favor for; oblige; help; aid;
assist; supply; provide; furnish;
lend a hand. Syn: gufasha.
kurwanira v. 1 • compete for.
2 (igihugu) • defense; protection;
preservation; security; safeguard;
guard; maintenance; care;
safekeeping; custody.
kurwanya v. be against; fight
against.
kurwanya ubukene v. phr.
poverty alleviation.
kurwara1 v. fall ill; be ill.
kurwara2 v. yearn; be eager; be
anxious; long; desire greatly; pine
with desire; want keenly; wish
ardently; be consumed with
desire; ache; be beside oneself
with desire. Ndwaye kubona
muri Amerika. I'm dying to see
America. Syn: kwifuza cyane,
kwifuza bikomeye.
kurwara igifu v. phr. have an
upset stomach; have a
stomachache; be sick to one's
stomach.
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ku rwego rw'ibanze n. phr. at law kuryoshyaryoshya v. flatter;

level; at the grass roots level. overpraise; compliment; praise
kurya v. 1 • eat; feed; take lavishly; gratify by praise;
nourishment; take sustenance; eulogize; adulate; laud; extol;
take a meal; break bread. panegyrize; honor; court; cajole;
Syn: gufungura, kwegera ameza. blandish; beguile; wheedle; curry
See: kunundwa; kwangatwa; favor with; cotton up to; truckle
guhambira; gutonora; kwica to; toady; sweet-talk; butter up;
isari. soft-soap; bootlick; brown-nose.
2 • breakfast; lunch; dine; sup; Syn: gucacura, kubeshyabeshya,
feast; gormandize; consume; kwingenga, kwingingiriza,
devour; take; ingest; dispatch; guhonyahonyeka, kujyaza,
bolt; gulp; wolf down; gobble; gukandakanda, kuryarya,
nibble. kuryoshya, gushukashuka,
kurya iminwa loc. lit. to eat gutengatenga.
mouths; to be confused. kuryoha v. be delicious; taste
Syn: kumanjirirwa, good.
gucemererwa. kutagira v. be without.
kuryama v. go to bed; lie down. kutagira ubushishozi v. phr. lack
kuryamana v. make love; sleep of judgment.
with. kutamenya v. ignore; be
kuryamira v. lie in. unformed; be with
kuryamira amajanja v. phr. misinformation.
1 • be vigilent. kutemera v. not accept; refuse.
2 (umusirikare) • be on the alert; Syn: kwanga, guhakanira.
be on the qui vive. Syn: kuba kutita v. not take care of sb/sth;
maso. neglect.
3 (inyamaswa) • be on the alert. kutizera v. not believe; doubt.
kuryarya v. phr. be hypocritical. Syn: gushidikanya.
Syn: kwigiza nkana. kutubahiriza v. not respect.
kurya umuntu imitsi loc. lit. to kutugezaho v. provide us with
eat somebody's veins; to exploit sth.
somebody. Syn: kunyunyuza
imitsi, guketa iby'undi.
kurya umuuntu imitsi loc. lit. to
eat somebody's veins; to exploit
somebody.
kuryoshya v.
1 (ibiganiro) • divert; entertain;
amuse; draw away the attention
of.
2 • make sth taste good.

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kutumvira v. disobey; disregard; kuvangitiranya v. compound; put

ignore; defy; break; go counter to; together; combine; blend; mix;
refuse to obey; rebel against; mingle; unite; fuse; alloy;
violate; overstep; transgress; incorporate; formulate; prepare;
resist; refuse to submit to; fail to devise; make; concoct; fabricate;
comply with; infringe on. Nyuma synthesize.
yaje kwirukanwa kubera kuvanwa v. be removed.
ukutumvira umuyobozi w'ikigo kuvanwaho v. be removed.
He was finally expelled for kuvebesha v. dishonour; bring
disobeying the headmaster. shame upon; bring into
Syn: gusuzugura. disrepute. Syn: gusebya,
kutuyobora v. guide us; conduct gusebanya, kugayisha.
us. kuvoma v. draw.
kutwitaho v. take care of us. kuvomerera imyaka v. phr.
kuva1 adv. since; from. irrigate; water.
Kuva2 n. Exodus. kuvuga v. speak. Uvuga
Syn: Iyimukamisiri. Ikinyarwanda? Do you speak
kuva3 n. Etym: French Kinyarwanda? Mvuga n'ikidage.
"couvent".convent; society of I can also speak Germany.
nuns; nunnery; cloister. kuvuga v. 1 • speak; talk; utter
kuva4 v. Usage: ahantu.come words; articulate; vocalize;
from. sound; give utterance; enunciate;
kuva n. Etym: from French pronounce. Uvuga
"couvant".convent; society of Ikinyarwanda? Do you speak
nuns; nunnery; cloister. Kinyarwanda? Mvuga n'ikidage.
kuva amaraso v. bleed. I can also speak Germany.
kuva ahakomeye loc. come 2 • mutter; mumble; murmur;
through; survive. Syn: kuva whisper. See: kongorera;
kure, kuva ahaga. kwitotomba; kuvugira mu
kuvamo v. get out; leave. matamatama.
kuvana v. bring; remove. 3 • call; shout; cry out; converse;
kuvanamo v. Usage: imyambaro confer; consult; exchange words;
wambaye.put off. chat.
kuvanaho v. remove; kill. kuvuga inka loc. to praise cows.
kuvanga v. stir; mix.
kuvangavanga1 v. compound; put
together; combine; blend; mix;
mingle; unite; fuse; alloy;
incorporate; formulate; prepare;
devise; make; concoct; fabricate;
synthesize.
kuvangavanga2 v. stir; agitate.

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kuvuga muri make v. phr. 3 • extend; continue; prolong; sign

mention; allude to; speak of again; offer again; maintain;
briefly; refer to; touch upon; retain. Ushaka ko dukomeza
name; specify; cite; disclose; kwandikirana? Do you want to
make known; divulge; hint at; renew our contract?
intimate; imply; insinuate; state; Syn: gukomeza; Ant: gusesa,
observe; remark; tell; say; tell of; guhagarika.
report; recount; narrate. kuvugurura2 v. rehabilitate;
Syn: gukomoza. salvage; renovate; make over;
kuvugana v. speak to. remake; reconstruct; restore; fix;
kuvuga uko ubona ibintu v. phr. readjust; refurbish; recondition.
air one's views. kuvugururwa v. be rehabilitated.
kuvuga ukuri v. phr. tell the kuvugwa nabi v. have a bad
truth. reputation.
kuvuga ushize amanga v. phr. kuvugwa neza v. have a good
speak out. Syn: kwatura, reputation.
kurangurura, kuvuga utarya kuvuka v. be born.
indimi. kuvuma v. curse; swear at; swear;
kuvuga utarya indimi v. phr. utter a profanity; utter a
speak out. Syn: kwatura, blasphemy; utter an obscenity;
kurangurura, kuvuga ushize cuss; damn; blast; denounce;
amanga. condemn; execrate; invoke evil
kuvugisha v. speak to; talk to. on; anathematize.
Syn: kuvugisha, kubwira. kuvumbukana v.
kuvugisha witanguranwa v. Usage: igitekerezo/igisubizo
accost; hail; call to; speak to gishya.come up with.
suddenly; greet; salute; address; kuvumbura v. find out; discover.
confront; approach; buttonhole; Syn: guhishura.
waylay; nab; stop; halt; solicit; kuvumera v. to moo for the calf;
make an appeal to; proposition. to resonate; to sound
Syn: kwidumbukiza. harmoniously.
kuvugurura1 v. 1 • renew; begin kuvunja v. convert; change;
again; resume; continue; take up transform; modify; turn.
again; pick up; reestablish; kuvura v.
reinstate. Syn: kunagura. 1 (milk) • foam.
2 • revive; rejuvenate; regenerate; 2 • recuperate.
reinvigorate; revitalize; refresh; 3 (amata, amaraso,
save; salvage; redeem. etc.) • cohagulate; clot; congeal;
Syn: kuvugurura. thicken; solidify.
kuvura [kwuvuura] v.
Usage: umurwayi.treat; nurse;
look after; treat.

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kuvuza v. Usage: umurwayi.take 3 (guta umurongo) • wander;

care of; look after. stray away; become lost.
kuvuza ifirimbi v. blow the kuyoba2 v. deny one's faith.
whistle. kuyobagurika v. go astray; lost.
kuwa adv. on. kuyoberwa v. be unware of;
kuwa gatandatu adv. phr. the ignore.
sixth day. kuyoboka v. adhere to something.
kuwa gatanu adv. phr. the fifth kuyobora1 v. manage; run; direct;
day. oversee; superintend; have
ku wa gatatu n. phr. Wednsday, charge of; take care of; look after;
the third day. watch over; supervise; head;
kuwa kabiri adv. phr. on administer; conduct; preside
Tuesday. over; rule; govern; control;
ku wa kabiri n. phr. Tuesday, the command; order; dominate;
second day. guide; steer; pilot; be at the helm;
kuwa kane adv. phr. on hold the reins.
Thursday. kuyobora2 Usage: ujya
ku wa kane n. phr. Thursday, the imbere.lead; guide; direct.
fourth day. Usage: ujyana.
ku wa mbere n. phr. Monday, the kuyobora amazi v. phr. water
first day. conveyance; adduction d'eau.
kuwa mbere adv. phr. on Syn: gutunganya imiyoboro
Monday. y'amazi CONSTRUCTION.
kuwa mbere wa Sabato adv. phr. kuyobya v. confuse; mix up;
1 • Sunday. mistake; confound; make
2 • the first day of the week, perplexing; make baffling; make
observed as the Sabbath by most unclear; muddle; befog; throw
Christian denominations. into disorder.
Ku wa nyuma n. phr. Friday, the kuyobya uburari v. mislead.
fifth day. kuyobywa v. be led astray by sb.
kuwa nyuma adv. phr. Saturday. kuyobywa v. be misled.
kuyabangira ingata loc. run very kuyogoza n. sack; create havock ;
fast. See: gufumyamo; kwiruka; kuyongobeza v.
kofeka; gufashamo. Usage: n'umuriro, etc..consume;
kuyamba v. relieve; bring help to; destroy; lay waste; ravage;
aid; help; succor; assist; support. devastate; demolish; annihilate.
kuyega v. move.
kuyoba1 v.
1 (umuntu) • lose one's way; get
lost.
2 (idosiye) • get lost, get mislaid.

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kuyoyoka v. decline; dwindle; kuzambya ibintu loc. complicate;

flag; fail; diminish; wither; fall off;
lessen; taper; ebb; shrivel;
languish; crumble; droop; wane;
blur; slowly disappear; dissolve;
evanesce; evaporate; recede; melt
away; dissipate; die gradually;
pass away. Syn: gukendera.
ku cyumweru adv. phr. Sunday;
the seventh day; the first day of
the week; observed as the
Sabbath by most Christian
denominations.
kuhagira v. bathe.
Syn: gukarabya.
kuhuruka v. 1 • have a rest; take
a rest.
2 (mother) • give birth to a child.
Syn: kubyara, kwibaruka,
gukira.
kupongere n. nail clippers; pair of
nail clippers. Syn: agacanzara.
kuza v. come. Nzaza
cyumweru I will come on
Sunday. Nzaza kuwa gatandatu
I will come on Saturday. Nzaza
kuwa gatanu I will come on
Friday. Nzaza kuwa gatatu I will
come on Wednesday. Nzaza
kuwa kabiri I will come on
Tuesday. Nzaza kuwa kane I will
come on Thursday. Nzaza kuwa
mbere I will come on Monday.
Nzaza mu cyumweru gitaha I
will come next week. Nzaza mu
kwezi gutaha I will come next
month. Nzaza mu mwaka utaha
I will come next year.
kuza [kwuuza] v. ruminate; chew
the cud.
kuzamba v.
Usage: umushinga.come apart.
make complex; make intricate;
make difficult; involve; confound;
confuse; muddle; entangle; knot;
snarl; ravel; tangle; make worse.
kuzamuka [kwûurira] v.
1 • climb; ascend; mount;
clamber up; scramble up; scale;
rise hand over hand.
2 • rise; go up; come up.
Syn: kurira, gusera, gusega.
kuzamura v. phr. boost; lift; raise;
heave; hoist; elevate; push;
shove; pitch; give a leg up.
Syn: gushyira imbere, gushyira
ejuru, kwimiriza imbere.
kuzamura v. Usage: ibiciro,
etc..increase; raise; advance;
raise upward; add to; enlarge;
expand; advance; develop;
improve.
kuzamura mu ntera v. phr.
ku promote; advance in rank; raise;
elevate; upgrade; graduate;
prefer.
kuzamura ubukungu n. phr.
boost the economy.
kuzamura urukuta v. phr. erect
the wall.
kuzamurwa mu ntera v. phr. be
promoted; receive promotion.
kuzana v. bring. Zana inkwi
Bring wood (firewood).
kuzana v. bring; carry; convey;
bear; tote; fetch; deliver;
transport; take; accompany.
kuzanira v. bring; bring about;
cause; induce; effect; institute;
begin; start; initiate; usher in;
result in; create; engender;
generate; originate; produce.

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kuzanwa v. be brought; be driven kuzima v. die down; burn down.

back. kuzimangatana n. desintegrate.
kuzanzamuka v. recover one’s Syn: kuzima, kuzimira,
senses; recover consciousness. gusenyuka.
kuzanzamuka v. come to; recover kuzimata v. burn itself out.
consciousness. Syn: kugarura kuzimira v. go astray.
ubwenge. kuzimira v. go away. Zimira
kuzarira mu kazi ushinzwe v. bwangu go away.
phr. be slow in one's work; be a kuzimya v. die down; go out;
slow worker. burn itself out.
kuzahara v. Usage: umurwayi, kuzimya/kubura igicaniro loc. to
etc..eteriorate; worsen; have the kraal extinguished/to
degenerate; decline; wane; ebb; lose the kraal; to lose one's cows.
lapse; fade; disintegrate; decay; kuzingura v. Usage: icyari
crumble; fall off. kizinze.unroll; unwind; uncoil.
kuzenguruka v. circulate; flow; kuzira igihe v. phr. be on time;
circle; move around; pass promptly; promptness;
through; course; radiate; go ponctuality.
around; make the rounds; move kuzirikana [kwuzirikana] v. tie
about; travel; journey; get each other.
abroad; go forth; visit around. kuzirikana [kwuzirikana;
kuzerera v. Usage: mu kwuzirîkana] v. meditate; think;
mihana.wander; walk aimlessly; reflect; think quietly; think
move about aimlessly; roam; seriously; ruminate; muse;
ramble; meander; rove; range; contemplate; ponder; study;
prowl; travel; journey; trek; jaunt; cogitate; deliberate; collect one's
knock about. thoughts; dwell upon; turn over
kuzibukira v. abandon. in the mind; mull over.
kuzigama2 v. store; save; stow kuziririza (umunsi) v. celebrate;
away; keep; lay aside; put away; observe; solemnize; hallow;
deposit; salt away; sock away; consecrate; honor; ritualize;
hoard; amass; stockpile; reserve; bless; sanctify; glorify.
lay up or by; husband; lay in; kuzitira v. hurt; hamper; impair;
accumulate; gather; hold; heap hinder; hold back; encumber;
up; store up; cache; put in impede; retard; restrain; limit;
storage; put in mothballs; stash. frustrate; inhibit; weaken;
kuzika v. bury; inter; entomb; obstruct; oppose; spike; check;
inhume; lay in the grave; consign thwart; foil; block; preclude;
to the grave; deposit in the earth. exclude; balk; forestall; decrease;
Syn: guhamba, gushyingura. lessen; reduce; diminish; lower;
kuzikama v. be in coma. narrow; minimize.
kuzikura v. uncover. kuzitira v. Syn: kubambira.

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kuzitura [kwuzitura] v. cause s.o.
to detatch.
kuzitura [kwuzîtura] v. whip; flog.
kuzitura [kwuzitûura] v. put
them down.
kuzituza v. cause s.o. to detatch.
kuzunguruka v. travel.
kuzunguza umutwe loc. lit. to
shake one's head; to shake one's
head because of anger or denying
a request.
kuzura2 [kwûuzura] v. abound;
teem; overflow; spill over; be
flooded; be filled; have plenty of;
luxuriate; be well supplied; be
rich in; swarm; run wild;
proliferate; superabound; exist in
great numbers; be plentiful;
flourish; thrive; be numerous;
gush.
kuzura [kwûuzura] v. be filled, be
finished, be ended.
kuzura [kwuzuura] v. raise the
dead to life.
kuzuyaza v. hesitate; shy at; be
unwilling; stick at; stickle at;
hang back; be reluctant; balk;
shrink from; think twice; scruple;
be undecided; be uncertain; be
unsure; be irresolute; waver;
vacillate; shilly-shally; dillydally;
straddle the fence; pause.
kuzuza v.
1 (inzu, etc.) • complete; make
complete; make whole; finish;
end; conclude; terminate; make
an end of; accomplish; achieve;
perform; execute; carry out;
fulfill; discharge; settle;
consummate; polish off; wrap up.
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2 (nk'igitekerezo kitarangiye,
etc.) • supplement; add on; affix;
append.
kwa adj. to; in; at.
kwabagiriza v. call unendingly in
annoying way. Syn: kwabiza.
kwabira [kwaabiira] v. grab; take
hold of; seize quickly and easily;
grasp. Syn: kuyabira.
kwabira v. Usage: inka,
etc..moo; low; bellow.
kwabiza v. call unendingly in
annoying way. Syn: kwabagiriza.
kwabo adj. theirs.
kwaduka v. appear suddenly and
without precedent.
kwadukana v. bring; bring about;
cause; induce; effect; institute;
begin; start; initiate; usher in;
result in; create; engender;
generate; originate; produce.
kwagika v. hive. Syn: kwegeka.
kwaguka v. get larger.
kwagura v. widen; make wider;
broaden; spread; spread out;
stretch; enlarge; expand; extend;
magnify.
kwagura v. enlarge; expand;
magnify.
kwaka1 v. ask for; demand; claim.
kwaka2 rise (sun); catch fire.
kwaka3 shine; burn (of fire).
kwaka4 take away from; reclaim.
kwaka inguzanyo v. phr. ask for a
loan; take accommodation.
kwakira1 v. 1 • receive; get.
2 (igihembo) • be awarded.
3 (guest) • welcome; meet.
4 • accept; take something offered;
receive willingly; receive with
favor.
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kwakira2 v. 1 • house; lodge; kwamamaza v. publicise;

shelter; harbor; quarter; board;
billet; put up; accommodate;
furnish with a house.
2 (hoteli) • accommodate; have
capacity for; furnish room for;
house; billet; quarter; shelter;
board; bed down; entertain; hold;
contain; lodge; put up.
kwakirana v. shine; glitter; glint;
gleam.
kwakiriza amaboko yombi v.
embrace; accept; espouse; adopt.
kwakiriza yombi loc. hold sthg
with both hand.
kwakirwa1 v. be received, be
accepted, be welcomed.
kwakirwa2 Usage: umugambi,
etc..be acceptable.
kwakura v. call; summon; ask;
bid; invite; order; command;
demand; require; direct; instruct;
charge; call together; convene;
assemble; convoke; muster;
collect; gather; rally.
Syn: guhamagara, guhamagaza.
kwamagana v.
Usage: bandit.denoune; inform
on.
kwamama v. flee; escape from;
run away from; get away from;
hasten away from; make one's
escape from; make a getaway;
take to one's heels; take flight;
abscond; skip; fly the coop; cut
and run; split; decamp; desert;
make off; hasten off; speed off; fly
away; vanish; disappear.
Syn: gutoroka, gucika, guhunga.
kwamamara v. be famous.
advertise. Syn: gutangaza,
kuranga.
kwamamaza ibikorwa bya
kijyambere v. phr. popularize,
make accessible to a large
audience.
kwamamazwa v. be marketable.
kwambara v. put on; wear; get
into; don; assume. Urambara
iki? What are uou going to wear?
kwambarana v. put on; wear.
kwambuka v. walk across; cross;
go across; traverse; cut across; go
over; pass over; travel over; ford;
travel through; intersect; meet;
crisscross.
kwambukiranya v. walk across;
come across.
kwambura1 v. take by force; not
paying you dept.
kwambura2 v. Usage: (imyenda
wambaye).put off.
kwambura3 v.; impoverish;
deprive.
kwamburwa v. take sth away
from you.
kwambutsa v. help s.o. across.
kwamuka v. disappear.
Syn: kuyimira, kurigita.
kwanagura v. to give birth to
many children.
kwandika v. write; be literate; set
down; write down; jot down;
record; put on paper; put in
writing; put in black and white;
scribble; scrawl; take pen in
hand; transcribe; copy; inscribe.
kwandika ibaruwa v. phr. writing
a letter.
kwandika ku muntu v. phr. write
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kwandika ku rukuta v. phr. write kwanduza isura v. soil; stain;

on the wall. tarnish; mar; blacken; besmirch;
kwandika mu nyuguti nkuru v. blemish; malign; slander;
phr. write in capitals. denigrate; degrade; injure; smear.
kwandika ubutumwa v. phr. write Uwo duhanganye mu matora
the message. yagerageje kwanduza isura
kwandikira v. write sth for sb; yanjye My opponent tried to
write for sb. smear my reputation.
kwandikira ikigo n. phr. write in. Syn: gusebya, guhesha isura
kwandikirana v. correspond. mbi.
kwandikisha ikaramu v. phr. kwanga1 v. refuse; not accept;
pen; write; write in ink; write by decline; say no to; reject; veto;
hand; scribble; scrawl; pencil; turn down; spurn; forbid;
compose; draft. prohibit; disallow; withhold;
kwandikisha ikaramu y'igiti v. deny.
phr. write in pencil. kwanga2 v. abhor; detest; hate;
kwandikisha wino v. phr. write in loathe; dislike; despise; disdain;
ink. scorn; shun; abominate;
kwandikwa v. be registered. execrate; feel aversion toward; be
kwandukura v. 1 • copy; make a revolted by; find repulsive;
copy of; reproduce; duplicate; shudder at; recoil at; shrink
clone; photostat; Xerox. from; regard with repugnance;
2 • write down; set down; get view with horror; eschew; can't
down; put down. stand; can't stomac.
kwandukura icyanditswe v.phr. kwanga mu nda loc. lit. to refuse
write something out; write out in the stomach; to change one's
something. mind.
kwanduza1 v. defile; dirty; soil; kwanga urunuka n. abhor; detest;
befoul; besmirch; spoil; stain; hate; loathe; dislike; despise;
smear; taint; tarnish; dishonor; disdain; scorn; shun; abominate;
debase; disgrace; degrade. execrate; feel aversion toward; be
Syn: gukoya isoni. revolted by; find repulsive;
kwanduza2 v. Usage: ibiva mu shudder at; recoil at; shrink
nganda.poison; contaminate; from; regard with repugnance;
pollute; taint; adulterate; corrupt; view with horror; eschew; can't
defile; debase; degrade; corrode. stand; can't stomach; be
nauseated by.
kwangirika v. deteriorate; worsen;
degenerate; decline; wane; ebb;
lapse; fade; disintegrate; decay;
crumble; fall off.

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kwangiza1 v. ruin; spoil; damage; kwayura v. yawn; to open the

botch; mess up; foul up; mar; mouth somewhat involuntarily
bungle; impair; damage; muddle; with a prolonged, deep inhalation
blemish; flaw; blight; disrupt; and sighing or heavy exhalation,
disfigure; mutilate; destroy; as from drowsiness or boredom.
harm; injure; deface. kwacu adj. ours.
Syn: konona. kwaha v. harvest; gather.
kwangiza v. damage; injure; hurt; kwahukana v. leave mate
harm; mar; impair; ravage. temporally [usu. said of women].
kwangiza isura v. phr. turnish kwahura v.
one's image. Usage: amatungo.move; advance;
kwanika v. hung up. Jya lead; guide; conduct; push
kwanika imyenda Go hang up forward; spur; urge along.
the clothes. kwe adj. his; hers.
kwanjama v. start to. kwegama v. lean against sthg.
kwanjama v. start to. kwegamira v. lean against sthg.
kwanjye adj. mine. kwegeka v. put sthg (up) against
kwanyu adj. yours. sthg.
kwari v. it was. kwegera v. approach; come; near;
kwaryo adj. its. come near; draw near; come
kwasa urukwi loc. split firewood; nearer to; come close; move
chop firewood. toward; gain upon.
kwatanya v. race; dash; tear. kwegera v. approach.
Syn: kwihuta. kwegera ameza v. phr. aproach
kwatanya v. hurry; hasten; the table.
speed; go in haste; hie. kwegera umugore loc. make love
kwatsa v. with the woman.
1 (umuriro) • light; kindle; lay fire; kwegereza v. move nearer; move
light the fire; make a fire. closer; draw nearer; draw closer.
Syn: gufatisha. kwegereza hino v. phr. zoom in.
2 (imashini) • turn on; switch on. kwegura v. resign; hand in one's
kwatumye v. pp. caused. resignation; hand in one's notice;
kwatura v. speak openly. abdicate the office ;
kwawe adj. yours. kwegurira v. give; give up; give
kwaya v. squander; consume; away; donate.
devour; eat voraciously; consume kwegurira v. consacrate; declare
greedily; take in ravenously; sacred; make sacred; sanctify;
gobble up; wolf down; stuff in; hallow; bless; glorify;
bolt down; gulp down. immortalize.
kwayo adj. his; hers. kwegurira abikorera ku giti
cyabo v. phr. privatize.
kwemera v.

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1 (inshingano) • assume; kwemerera umuntu inguzanyo

undertake; bear; acknowledge; v. phr. accomodate somebody
admit; avow. with a loan.
2 (ko utsinzwe, etc.) • recognize; kwemererwa v. 1 • be admitted;
accept; admit; own; own up to; be accepted.
confess; allow; grant; concede; 2 • be acceptable; be accepted.
accede; concur; yield; assent. kwemeza1 v. acknowledge.
3 (nko gusaba imbabazi) • agree kwemeza2 v. adopt; formally
to; consent to; grant as approve; accept; choose;
satisfactory; accede to; go along appropriate; take up; follow;
with; assent to; receive with embrace; espouse; utilize;
approval; acknowledge; swallow; employ; assume; affect; use;
buy; fall for. acknowledge; conform to.
4 (ubutumire) • accept; receive kwemeza v. 1 • affirm; find
willingly; receive with favor. someone guilty.
5 • accept; believe. 2 • confirm.
6 (icyo uhawe) • accept; take kwemeza v. make true.
something offered; receive kwemeza ko ari byo v. phr. check
willingly; receive with favor. out.
kwemera icyaha v. phr. accept kwemeza umuntu ikintu v. phr.
one's fault. accuse; charge; reproach; take to
kwemera ko v. phr. agree that. task; call to account; upbraid;
kwemeranya1 v. agree on; settle; blame.
come to an understanding; see kwemezwa v. accept by force.
eye to eye. kwenda1 v. 1 • have sexual
kwemeranya2 v. agree with. intercourse; make love.
kwemeranya3 v. accord with. 2 • accept; take something offered;
kwemeranya ku biciro v. phr. receive willingly; receive with
agree on prices. favor.
kwemeranya na v. phr. agrreed kwenda2 v. be about to do sthg.
to; assent; consent; accede; go Nenda kujya mu rugo I am
along with; think alike; be of one about to go home.
mind; side with; support; kwenyegeza v. feed a fire; throw
subscribe; come to the same another log on the fire.
conclusion; admit; grant; kwera v. v.
concede; accept; allow. 2 • v. being white.
kwemerera n. 1 • accept. 2 • v. leave death ceremonies.
2 • admit; let in; allow to enter; let kwereka v. point out; show.
enter; give access to; grant
entrance; appoint; induct; invest;
receive; welcome. Syn: kwinjiza.

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kwerekana1 v. mention; allude to; kwiba v. 1 • steal; rob; take;

speak of briefly; refer to; touch burglarize; purloin; filch; pilfer;
upon; name; specify; cite; lift; snatch; make off with;
disclose; make known; divulge; abscond with; swindle; embezzle;
hint at; intimate; imply; extort; usurp; misappropriate;
insinuate; state; observe; remark; defraud; thieve; copy; crib;
tell; say; tell of; report; recount; plagiarize; abstract; borrow;
narrate. Syn: gukomoza, appropriate; imitate; help oneself
kumenyesha. to; pocket; rip off; liberate; pinch;
kwerekana2 v. 1 • show where sth snitch; swipe; cop.
is; show. Syn: gukorakora, kugira
2 • indicate; point to; point at; akaboko karekare, kunyuruza,
show. Syn: kugaragaza, guhuguza.
kumenyesha. 2 (mu mayeri) • cheat; cheat;
kwerekanwa v. result in; entail swindle; defraud; trick; bilk; gyp;
sth in; as a result of. kuba fleece; take; rook; deceive; dupe;
harabaye amapfa byerekanwa victimize; betray; delude;
n'umusaruro ukomoka ku hoodwink; bamboozle; humbug;
buhinzi wagabanutse cozen; hoax; gull; con.
agricultural production fell as a kwibagirwa v. forget; fail to
result of the drought. recollect; not remember; have
Syn: kugaragazwa. escape the memory; be forgetful
kwerekeza v. make for; head of; be unable to recall; let slip
towards. Iyi ndege yerekeje i from the memory; lose sight of;
Kigali This plane is making for lose the memory of; neglect;
Kigali. cette avion se dirige sur slight; disregard.
Kigali kwibambura v. wake up.
kwerekeza aho umuntu ari v. kwibanda v. emphasize; stress;
phr. zero in on somebody. accent; feature; dwell on; press
Syn: gusanga umuntu, kugana home; iterate; underscore;
aho umuntu ari. underline; punctuate;
kweza v. cleanse; rid; free; accentuate; point up; bring into
expunge; expurgate; clear; flush; relief.
sweep out; erase; absolve; kwibanda v. try to do; immerse
release; unburden; deliver. o.s. to; go in for; devote o.s. to;
kwezi kwa kane n. phr. April. take to.
kwezwa v. be purified. kwibanira v. live together;
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kwibariza v. Usage: mu ifatwa 2 • blow one's own trumpet; boast;

ry'ibyemezo wifuza ko byaza brag; hot-dog (chiefly U.S.);
bikunyuze.lobby; urge legislative make a spectacle of oneself; shoot
action; solicit legislative votes; a line; strut one's stuff (chiefly
seek to influence legislators; exert U.S.); swagger.
influence; bring pressure to bear; Syn: kwigaragaza, kwirya,
pull strings. kwipangarika, kwipendeza,
kwibasira v. menace; endanger; kwishyira heza, kwivuga meza,
imperil; be a hazard to; kwishyiraho.
jeopardize; risk; terrify; kwiboneza v. put one's finary on.
intimidate; threaten; terrorize; kwibohora v. emancipate; free
bully; browbeat; cow; daunt; onself; manumit; free from
forebode; portend; presage. slavery or servitude.
kwibasira v. menace; endanger; kwibohoza v. emancipate; free
imperil; be a hazard to; onself; manumit; free from
jeopardize; risk; terrify; slavery or servitude.
intimidate; threaten; terrorize; kwibuka v. look back on; recall;
bully; browbeat; cow; daunt; recollect; remember; recognize;
forebode; portend; presage. place; call to mind; recall to the
kwibaza v. wonder; ask onself; be mind; bring to mind; keep in
curious about; be inquisitive; mind; have in mind; retain the
speculate; conjecture; question; thought of; not forget; bear in
be doubtful; be uncertain; memory; bear in mind. Sinibuka
meditate; ponder; cogitate. neza aho twigeze guhurira. I
Nibaza icyo yamubonyemo I can't seem to recollect where we
wonder what she sees in him. met.
kwibeshya v. 1 • deceive oneself. kwibumba v. unite.
Syn: kwishuka. kwibumbira v. unite.
2 • make a mistake; be wrong. kwiburanira v. stand in front of
3 • be mistaken. the court without an advocate.
kwibikira v. to put onelf to sleep; kwibutsa v. remind; bring to
to sleep. mind; bring back to; suggest to;
kwibira v. immerge; immerse; dip; bring to recollection; awaken
dunk; place momentarily in a memories of; put in memory; put
liquid; soak; submerge; immerse in mind.
briefly. kwibuza v. forsake; renounce;
kwibiza v. immerse. forswear; abjure; give up; have
Syn: kwinika. done with; repudiate; spurn;
kwibona v. 1 • show off; abandon; relinquish; yield;
advertise; demonstrate; display; surrender; waive; drop; reject;
exhibit; flaunt; parade; spread discard; disclaim; disavow; deny;
out. go back on. Syn: kwitesha.

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kwibwira v. Usage: ko nk'ibintu kwifatanya v. 1 • join.

runaka bikorwa uko 2 (mu kababaro, mu
ubitekereza, etc..believe; byago) • support; help; sustain;
presume; think; imagine; guess; succor; comfort; give hope to; aid;
surmise; suspect; judge; carry; be a source of strength;
suppose; assume; consider; strengthen.
speculate; conjecture; kwifungura v. come apart.
presuppose; theorize; kwifuza v. long for; yearn for;
hypothesize; deduce; infer; hunger for; thirst for; wish; want;
maintain; hold. desire; hope; long; crave; yearn;
kwibwirana v. introduce; give an pine; hunger; thirst; yen; aspire;
introduction; make acquainted; set one's heart upon; desire one
make known; present. to have; want to come about.
kwibwiriza v. phr. take the Syn: kunyoterwa.
initiative. kwifuza kuba nk’undi muntu v.
kwidagadura v. have fun. phr. ache for somebody.
kwidodera v. make one's own kwifuza cyane v. phr. yearn.
clothes. kwiga2 learn; master; pick up;
kwifashisha v. utilize; use; make acquire knowledge of; receive
use of; put to use; operate; instructions in; become able;
employ; work; manipulate; study; search.
handle; ply; wield; utilize; apply; kwiga ku kintu v. phr. check up
exercise; exert; resort to; have on sthg.
recourse to; avail oneself of; take kwigamburuza v. change one's
advantage of; profit by; capitalize opinion.
on; make the most of; exploit. kwigana v.
kwifata1 v. Usage: mu 1 (mu mico no mu
matora.abstain from voting. migenzereze) • emulate; take as
kwifata2 v. abstain; refrain; a model; follow the example of;
desist; forbear; eschew; avoid; pattern oneself after; follow; copy;
forgo; hold back; decline; refuse; imitate; try to equal; rival; mimic;
deny oneself; resist. ape. Syn: gukurikiza urugero,
Syn: kwiramira. gufataho urugero.
kwifata3 v. abstinence; 2 (ikintu cy'umwimerere) • fake;
nonindulgence; self-denial; self- counterfeit; fabricate; contrive;
restraint; self-control; discipline; forge; trump up; falsify.
forbearance; abstention; 3 • make imitations; copy;
temperance; sobriety; continence; emulate; follow; imitate; mimic;
chastity. Syn: kwiziga. ape; parody; mirror; repeat.
kwifata ku munwa loc. lit. to hold kwigaragambya v. go on strike;
oneself on the mouth; to be walk out.
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kwigaragaza v. 1 • show o.s.; kwigisha v. teach; give instruction

appear. in; conduct classes in; give
2 introduce o.s. • lessons in; be employed as a
3 • betray o.s.; give o.s. away. teacher; give instruction to;
Syn: kwivamo. conduct class for; give lessons to;
4 • stand out in the crowd; be instruct; educate; school; tutor;
noticed. coach; drill; exercise; discipline;
kwigaragaza nk'aho v. phr. come prepare; prime; inform; enlighten;
across. edify; indoctrinate; inculcate;
kwigarurira v. Usage: ku implant. Syn: gutanga
rugamba.conquer; defeat; ubumenyi, gutambutsa
vanquish; win over; overcome; ubwenge, kurera, kubwiriza,
overpower; triumph over; prevail gutanga amasomo,
over; beat; whip; thrash; drub; kumenyereza, gutoza.
trim; rout; lick; best; floor; kwigisha gusoma v. phr. teach
subdue; subjugate; humble; reading; alphabetizing.
occupy; possess; rule. kwigisha gusoma no kwandika v.
kwiga ufata mu mutwe v. phr. phr. elimination of illiteracy;
memorise. alphabetize.
kwigenga v. be independent; kwigisha kubara v. phr. teach
stand on your own two feet; be counting.
free. kwigishwa v. be tought.
kwigengesera v. be careful. kwigiza nkana v. phr. be
Syn: kwitwararika, kwitondera. hypocritical. Syn: kuryarya.
kwigera v. Usage: umwambaro, kwigizayo v. put away; tidy.
inkweto; imyenda muri kwigobotora v. escape; get out of;
rusange.try; try on. void danger; get away safely;
kwigeragereza v. make it avert; avoid; elude; dodge; skirt;
yourself. shun; eschew. Syn: kuva mu
kwigera imyenda v. phr. try on. nzara, gucika, kuva mu menyo
See: kwigera. ya rubamba.
kwigerezaho v. 1 • gamble; take a kwigomeka v. revolt.
chance; risk; hazard; speculate; Syn: kuganda, kugoma.
chance; back; trust in; have blind kwigomwa v. fast; forbear eating;
faith in. Syn: kugerageza deny oneself food; go without
amahirwe. food; abstain from food; go
2 • jeopardize; put in jeopardy; hungry; starve; famish.
hazard; risk; imperil. Syn: kwiyiriza ubusa, gusiba,
kwigina v. pretending to be equal kwifunga.
to. kwijajara v. recover well.
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kwijima v. cloud; grow cloudy; kwikora ku munwa loc. eat; feed;

overcast; darken; dim; take nourishment; take
overshadow; shadow; shade; sustenance; take a meal; break
eclipse; obscure; blur; shroud; bread; breakfast; lunch; dine;
cover; veil; cloak; screen; conceal; sup; feast; gormandize; consume;
hide; curtain. Syn: kubudika, devour; take; ingest; dispatch;
gukuba. bolt; gulp; wolf down; gobble;
kwijuta v. be satiated; be nibble.
satisfied. kwikora mu nda loc. lit. to touch
kwikakaza v. become dangerous, oneself in the stomach; to kill
rude and adamant. one's kith and kin.
kwikanya v. Syn: kwihekura.
Usage: imikaya.1 • draw kwikora muu nda loc. lit. to
together; become smaller; touch oneself in the stomach; to
compress; tighten; constrict. kill one's own child.
2 • shorten; narrow; shrink; kwikubaganya v. move; go; have
dwindle; condense; reduce. motion; function; operate.
kwikanyiza v. be selfish. kwikubita agashyi loc. lit. to hit
kwikanyura v. onelf with a little hand; to slap
Usage: imikaya.expand; stretch; oneself; to remind onelf one's
distend; enlarge; dilate; swell; chores.
lengthen; widen; grow; increase. kwikunda v. love oneself.
kwikebanura v. bow out. kwima1 v. 1 • reside; lie; rest;
kwikebura [kwiîkebuura] v. exist; belong; be present; be
1 • bow out. inherent; be ingrained; be
2 • go; leave. intrinsic.
kwikingiza v. take a vaccination. 2 • enthrone.
kwikinisha v. masturbate; jack kwima2 v. Usage: (right or
off; jerk off; she-bop; wank. comfort).deny; refuse.
kwikiza v. do away with; get rid kwima3 v. be engaged in sexual
of. intercourse ;
kwikoma v. warn; alert; forewarn; kwimenyereza v. accommodate;
alert; forewarn; give warning of adapt; adjust; fit; acclimate;
danger; alert to danger; put on accustom; bring into line;
one's guard; caution; notify; conform; modify; harmonize;
make aware; apprise; signal; reconcile; get used to.
inform; advise; counsel; kwimiriza imbere v. phr. boost;
admonish. Syn: kwihaniza, lift; raise; heave; hoist; elevate;
gutanga abagabo, kwiyama. push; shove; pitch; give a leg up.
Syn: gushyira imbere, gushyira
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kwimuka1 v. move out; move;
transfer; relocate; change
residence; change one's abode;
shift; transplant.
kwimuka2 v. 1 • abandon.
2 • move out.
kwimukira v. move in.
kwimya v.
Usage: inyoni.copulate; tread.
kwimya v. cover; mate; pair off;
couple, copulate, cohabit.
Syn: kubangurira.
kwimyiza imoso loc. not reach
your ambitious or bad goal.
kwinginga v. implore.
kwinika v. immerse.
kwinjira v. 1 • enter; come in; go
in; pass into; proceed into; make
an entrance; arrive; penetrate;
intrude into; trespass.
2 • go inside.
3 (mu muryango) • join; commit
oneself to; embark upon; set out
on; bind oneself; become a
member of; participate in; take
part in.
4 • enroll in; sign up for; register
for; enlist in; join; list; record;
post; inscribe.
kwinjira ku ngufu v. phr. break
into; enter forcibly.
kwinjiramo v. step into.
kwinjiza v. let so in; bring so in.
kwinukiriza v. sniff; smell; whiff;
snuff.
kwinyagambura v. wiggle; wag;
waggle; shake; twitch; jerk;
flutter; quiver; twist; squirm;
writhe.
kwirabura umutima loc. lit. to
have a dark heart; to be very
angry/to suffer.
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kwirabuza v. Usage: umusatsi,
etc..darken; color; dye; tint;
make less pale or fair; color
deeper; shade a deeper hue.
Syn: gusiga kanta.
kwirata v. pride; be proud of;
boast; brag; congratulate oneself;
crow; exult; flatter oneself; glory
in; pique; plume; preen; revel in;
take pride; vaunt. Syn: kwitaka.
kwirega v. 1 • accuse oneself;
confess; admit; acknowledge;
reveal; disclose; divulge; make
known; bring to light; expose; lay
bare; declare; avow; blurt out;
make a clean breast of; unbosom
one's self; own up.
2 • come clean; sing.
Syn: gushyira ahagaragara,
gushyira ahabona.
kwirega ibyaha v. Phr. confession;
priestly confession; confessional;
acknowledgment of one's sins;
shrift.
kwirekura v. 1 • partake of;
indulge in; yield to; surrender;
give in to.
2 • overdo; abandon oneself to;
make a slave of oneself to.
Syn: gushyekerwa.
kwirema agatima loc. lit. to
create oneself a little heart; to be
hopeful. Syn: kwikomeza.
kwirengagiza v. 1 • set aside; not
think about; ignore; take no
notice of; refrain from noticing;
disregard; be oblivious to; pay no
attention to; turn one's back on;
pay no heed to; shut one's eyes
to; brush aside; scorn; neglect;
slight; eschew; give the cold
shoulder to; snub.
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2 • pass over; skip; omit; overlook.
kwirinda v. 1 • avoid; prevent
from happening. kwirinda kugwa
to avoid falling.
2 • forbid o.s.
kwiringira v. believe; trust; have
faith in; put confidence in;
believe; rely on; depend upon;
count upon; look to; place oneself
in the hands of; swear by; pin
one's faith upon; credit; accept;
take on faith; give credence to;
subscribe to; take stock in.
kwiringirwa v. pp. be trusted.
Syn: kwizerwa.
kwirirwa v. surviving the day.
Wiriwe? good afternoon; good
evening. Usage: greetings: this
greeting is used after midday.
Wiriwe ute? How have you spent
your day?; Good afternoon; Good
evening.
kwiruka loc. run.
See: gufumyamo; kuyabangira
ingata; kofeka; gufashamo.
kwiruka amasigamana loc. run
very fast. See: gufumyamo;
kwiruka; kofeka; kuyabangira
ingata; gufashamo.
kwiruka kibuno mpa amaguru
loc. lit. to run butt give me legs;
to run very fast.
Syn: gufumyamo.
kwirukana2 Usage: shishi
itaboba, nta nteguza.axe;
dismiss; restrict; remove.
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kwirukana v. sack; dismiss; fire;
oust; discharge from office; put
out of a job; sack; can; let go;
terminate; remove from service;
bounce; send packing; give one
his walking papers; cashier; pink-
slip; give the heave-ho.
kwirukana imyuka mibi v. phr.
exorcise, exorcize; expel through
adjuration or prayers.
kwirukana roho mbi v. phr.
exorcise, exorcize; expel through
adjuration or prayers.
kwirukanwa v. Usage: ku
kazi.get the axe.
kwirwanaho v. Usage: mu
mirwano, ubazwa ibibazo,
etc..parry; fend off; ward off;
repulse; stave off; repel; beat off;
dodge; shun; avoid; elude; avert;
sidestep; duck; circumvent; fight
shy of; keep at a distance.
kwirwaza v. malinger; slack;
shirk; procrastinate; loaf; dodge;
evade; duck one's duty; lie down
on the job; sham illness;
goldbrick; goof off.
Syn: kwigagaza, kwigwandika.
kwirya akara loc. lit. to eat
oneself with a little finger; to
pinch oneself; to show discreetly
one's satisfaction. Syn: kwicinya
icyara.
kwisaba inka loc. to get up late.
kwisanga v. make yourself at
home; be offered hospitality.
urisanga make yourself at home.
kwisasira v. make one's bed.
kwisegura v. make excuse;
apologize; express regret; make
apology; beg pardon; say one is
sorry.
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kwisobanura v. Usage: ku cyo kwishingikiriza v. invoke;

wakoze, ku cyakuvuzweho, entreat; call upon; petition;
etc..make plain; explain one's implore; appeal for; supplicate;
intentions; clarify; clear up; pray for; beg; beseech;
resolve; elucidate; interpret; importune; ask for.
account for; give a reason for; Syn: kwitabaza.
fathom; justify; rationalize; give kwishora v. Usage: imibonano
an explanation for. Syn: gutanga mpuzabitsina, mu bikorwa
ibisobanuro. bibi.partake of; indulge in; yield
kwisubiza v. recover well. to; surrender; give in to; overdo;
Syn: kugarura akabaraga, abandon oneself to; make a slave
kubyutsa umutwe, kwijajara. of oneself to.
kwisubiza v. answer oneself. kwishyigura v. move; go; have
kwisuzugura v. abase oneself. motion; function; operate.
kwisuzuguza v. abase oneself. See: gushyiguka.
kwishima1 v. be happy; be glad; kwishyira mu maboko ya v. phr.
be content; be delighted; be yield. Syn: kwishyikiriza.
pleased. kwishyuka v. rejoice; be glad; be
kwishima2 rejoice; be glad; be happy; be pleased; be
happy; be pleased; be transported; be delighted; be
transported; be delighted; be overjoyed; exult; jubilate; glory;
overjoyed; exult; jubilate; glory; delight; sing for joy; be elated;
delight; sing for joy; be elated; make merry; revel; celebrate;
make merry; revel; celebrate; exhilarate.
exhilarate. kwishyura v.
kwishima mu mutwe loc. lit. to 1 (ibyo waguze) • pay; give money
scratch one's head; to get angry. owed to; give money for; pay in
Syn: kurakara. full; remit; settle; square
kwishimira1 v. be happy with; be accounts; foot; honor; meet,
glad with; be content with; be liquidate; make good on; plunk
delighted with; be pleased with; down one's money for; shell out;
make do with; content o.s. with. come across; cough up; ante up;
Syn: gushimishwa. chip in.
kwishimira2 v. Usage: ibibi 2 (uburyozwe, umushahara
byabaye ku bandi, etc..gloat w'abakozi, ibyo
over; crow over; vaunt; brag; revel wangije) • recompense;
in; triumph; bask; glory over; reimburse; make restitution; pay
exult; preen oneself; rejoice back; repay; make up; cover;
selfishly; relish maliciously; be redress; redeem; make
overly pleased; strut; swagger. compensation; indemnify; pay;
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3 (umwenda umuntu yari kwitabaza v. invoke; entreat; call

akubereyemo) • come across upon; petition; implore; appeal
with. for; supplicate; pray for; beg;
kwishyura bijyanye n'icyakoze beseech; importune; ask for.
v. phr. make up for. umushahara Syn: kwiyambaza, kwinginga,
ntiwishyura ingufu zikoreshwa gusaba, kwingingiriza.
bitewe n'imikorere itameze kwitabira v. participate; take
neza the pay doesn't make up for part; engage in; join in; be a
the poor conditions. participant; perform; play a part;
kwishyura ibyanyowe v. phr. pay partake; share; form a part of;
for drinks. have a finger in.
kwishyura imyenda v. phr. debt kwitaka [kwîtaaka] v. praise o.s.
servicing. Syn: kwishimagiza.
kwishyura hoteli v. phr. check kwitambika n. Usage: mu ifatwa
out. ry'ibyemezo wifuza ko byaza
kwishyushya v. warm up. bikunyuze.blobby; politick; urge
kwita v. legislative action; solicit
1 (ku busitani, etc.) • look after. legislative votes; seek to influence
2 (izina) • call; name; christen; legislators; exert influence; bring
baptize; designate; tag; label. pressure to bear; pull strings.
kwita call; name; dub; christen; kwita mu kagozi1 v. commit
title; entitle; term; identify; suicide; kill o.s.; send oneself to
designate; style; label; tag; graze. Syn: kwita mu mugozi,
characterize; describe as; know kwiyahura.
as; specify. See: guhamagara. kwitanga v. yield; surrender; give
kwitaba v. answer the call; up; give in; give way; capitulate;
answer the telephone. submit; succumb; accede;
kwitaba Imana loc. die; perish; acquiesce; resign oneself; truckle;
suffer death; expire; pass away; bow down; kowtow; cave in; cry
pass on; pass over; leave this uncle. Syn: kwishyira mu
world; depart; meet death; come maboko (y'uwo muhanganye),
to one's end; be heard of no kwishyikiriza.
more; draw the last breath; go kwitangira v. dedicate; give over
the way of all flesh; go to one's to; direct; apply; address; utilize;
glory; go from dust to dust; concentrate; center one's
croak; kick the bucket. attentions on; give oneself up to;
Syn: gupfa, gutaha, gushiramo consecrate.
umwuka, kuruhukira mu kwitangira abandi loc. lay down
mahoro, guheza umwuka. one's life.
See: gufunga amakofe;
guhenera inzira; kugwa ku gasi.

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kwitara nka v. phr. kwitonda v. be careful.

Usage: gukurikiza urugero, kwitondera v. 1 • look out; take
gufataho urugero.emulate; take care.
as a model; follow the example of; 2 • remember; take note of;
pattern oneself after; follow; copy; appreciate; recognize; take care
imitate; try to equal; rival; mimic; of; do something for; reward; tip.
ape. 3 (urugero nk'amabwiriza ya
kwitarura1 v. isolate o.s.; cut o.s. muganga) • heed; follow; be
off. guided by; mind; obey; accede to;
kwitarura2 v. die. defer to; yield to; concur; comply
kwitaho1 v. look after; take care with; hold to; be ruled by; bow to;
of. submit to; observe; respect; take
kwitaho2 v. Usage: ibivugwa, notice of; listen to; consider; bear
ibizwi, etc. mbere y'uko ugira in mind; pay attention to; take
ikindi ukora.consider; think note of; give ear to; give a thought
about; reflect on; envision; to; take to heart.
contemplate; regard; weigh; kwitsa v. lower. Syn: kumanura.
appraise; gauge; examine; review; kwituma v. attend to the call of
mull over; ponder; turn over in nature; answer the call of.
one's mind; study; cogitate on; Syn: kujya kunnya, kunnya,
deliberate on; bear in mind; be kujya ku nama, gusarana.
aware of; note; pay heed; respect; kwituma ibyoroshye v. piss; have
honor; make allowances for. a pee; pass water; spurt; gush;
kwiteganyiriza v. urinate; make water; micturate;
Usage: impamba.lay by; lay in. pee; piddle; pee-pee; wee-wee;
kwitegereza v. see; glance at; relieve oneself; make; pass water;
look at; gaze at; view; scan; take spend a penny; take a leak.
in; observe; regard; study; Syn: kunyara, kwihagarika.
inspect; scrutinize; survey; stare kwitwa v. be called. Witwa nde?
at; watch; behold. Syn: guhanga What is your name?
amaso. kwitwara v. acquit; conduct;
kwitera injubati loc. Syn: kurya behave; comport; act.
ubusa.
kwitesha agaciro v. phr. abase
oneself.
kwitiranya v. confuse; mix up;
mistake; confound; make
perplexing; make baffling; make
unclear; muddle; befog; throw
into disorder.
kwitirira ikintu loc. ascribe
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kwitwararika v. 1 • consider;
think about; reflect on; envision;
contemplate; regard; weigh;
appraise; gauge; examine; review;
mull over; ponder; turn over in
one's mind; study; cogitate on;
deliberate on; bear in mind; be
aware of; note; pay heed; respect;
honor; make allowances for.
Usage: ibivugwa, ibizwi, etc.
mbere y'uko ugira ikindi ukora.
Syn: gusuzuma.
2 • beware; look out; look out for;
watch out for; take warning;
guard against; take care; take
precautions; be on the alert; be
careful; be cautious; be wary;
take heed; mind.
Syn: kwitondera.
kwivanga v. disrupt; interrupt;
interfere with.
kwivuga v. 1 • bellow (bull).
2 • to recite one's praise-poem.
kwivuga ibigwi v. phr. 1 • boast
about; boast; brag; vaunt; brag
of; crow about; gloat over; exult
in; talk big about; give oneself
airs about; blow one's own horn;
gasconade.
2 • flaunt; swagger; show off; make
a display of; strut.
kwivuguruza v. come round.
Syn: kwisuburaho.
kwivuna v. 1 • avenge; take
vengeance for, wreak vengeance;
revenge; retaliate; get even for.
2 • get back at; repay; punish;
exact satisfaction for; inflict
injury for; injure; exact an eye for
an eye.
kwiyamamaza v. campaign.
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kwiyiriza
kwiyambaza v. invoke; entreat;
call upon; petition; implore;
appeal for; supplicate; pray for;
beg; beseech; importune; ask for.
kwiyambura v. Usage: imyenda
wambaye.put off.
kwiyandikisha v. 1 • subscribe.
2 (ku kibuga cy'indege, muri
hotel, aho basiga
imizigo) • check in.
kwiyahura1 v. commit suicide; kill
o.s.; send oneself to graze.
Syn: kwita mu mugozi, kwita
mu kagozi.
kwiyahura2 v. attack physically;
lay into.
kwiyemeza v. choose; decide;
determine; resolve; prefer;
commit oneself; opt; elect; intend;
see fit; desire; wish; be inclined;
like. Syn: gufata icyemezo,
guhitamo.
kwiyereka v. parade; march in a
procession; march; go in a
column; defile. Syn: kudefila,
kugenda kuri gahunda.
kwiyerekana v. parade; show off;
make a show of; display; make a
display of; vaunt; flaunt; strut; be
ostentatious with; grandstand;
put on the ritz; put on airs; put
on the dog. Syn: kwigaragaza,
kwiyamamaza.
kwiyesa v. subside; slump.
kwiyibagirwa v. abnegate.
kwiyiriza v. fast; forbear eating;
deny oneself food; go without
food; abstain from food; go
hungry; starve; famish.
Syn: kwiyiriza ubusa, gusiba.
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kwiyicira ubuzima v. phr. ruin kwica1 n. kill; murder; slay;

one's health. Syn: kwiyangiza, slaughter; cut down; put to
kwiyandarika, kwandavura. death; assassinate; butcher;
kwiyogoshesha v. shave; cut off; massacre; shoot down; shoot;
cut; clip; crop; lop; prune; pare; mortally wound; injure fatally;
trim; snip; barber; scissor; shear; end the life of; take the life of;
fleece; dock; mow. dispatch; put an end to; get rid
kwiyubaha v. respect oneself. of; do in; silence; stop the breath
kwiyumvisha v. try to of; wipe out; exterminate; deal
understand; try to get the core of out death; shed blood; spill blood;
something. Syn: kwisobanurira, execute; knock off; bump off; rub
kwifuturira. out; blow away; finish off; erase;
kwiyunga v. unite; unify; waste; take for a ride; strangle;
combine; join; consolidate; garrote; smother; asphyxiate;
confederate; federate; suffocate; drown; poison;
incorporate; ally; coalesce; electrocute; hang; lynch; string
amalgamate; fuse; merge; couple; up; bring to the gallows; behead;
blend; homogenize; pool; lump guillotine; bring to the block;
together. Syn: kwifatanya, decapitate; cut the throat of;
kwishyira hamwe. burn to death; put to the stake;
kwiyunyuguza mu kanwa loc. put to the sword; put to the knife;
mouthwash. run through; dismember; hack or
kwiyuhagira v. bathe. See: koga1; chop to pieces; tear limb from
gukaraba. limb; draw and quarter;
kwiyuhira v. absorb; soak up; disembowel.
take up; suck up; swallow up; kwica2 v. make a mistake.
drink in; sponge up. kwica amasezerano loc. breach a
Syn: kunywa, kwirenza, contract; violate a contract.
kwiyuha. Syn: kurenga ku masezerano.
kwica amatwi loc. lit. to kill the
ears; to refuse to listen.
kwica ijisho loc. squint; to look
with the eyes partly closed.
kwica ikintu nkana loc.
Usage: ikintu.act in bad faith.
Syn: kugirana umutima mubi,
gukorana umutima mubi,
kugirira ubugome, gukera
ubugome, kugirana ubugome,
gukorana ubugome.
kwica isari loc. have a breakfast.

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kwicara v. sit; sit down; be kwicwa n'amatsiko loc. be

seated; have a seat; squat; curious.
sprawl; loll; settle; perch; roost; kwicwa n'ikintu v. phr. die of sth.
rest. kwicwa n'inyota loc. be thirsty.
kwicisha v. betraying someone to kwicwa n'inzara v. phr. die of
death. hunger.
kwicisha amabuye1 v. stone. kwicwa n'inzara loc. starve.
kwicisha bugufi v. phr. abase kwiha v. give in; surrender; give
oneself. up; give in; give way; capitulate;
kwicisha inzara v. starve. submit; succumb; accede;
Syn: gusonjesha, gutera amapfa. acquiesce; resign oneself; truckle;
kwicisha umuntu amatsiko loc. bow down; kowtow; cave in; cry
to kill somebody with curiosity; to uncle. Syn: kwigarurirwa.
make somebody curious. kwiha amahoro loc. to stop
kwicisha umuntu imyotsi loc. to worrying, to be reassured.
expose someby to smoke. Syn: kwikaruma (neol.).
kwicuza1 v. awaken suddenly. kwiha amenyo loc. lit. to give
kwicuza2 v. apologize; apologise; oneself to the teeth; to make
express regret; make apology; beg oneself an object of mockery.
pardon; say one is sorry. Syn: kwiha urw'amenyo, kwiha
kwicuza v. Usage: ibyo amenyo y'abasetsi, kuba iciro
wakoze.regret; be sorry for; feel ry'imigani.
sorrow for; feel remorse for; be kwihagararaho v. stand firm.
ashamed of; be remorseful; rue; Syn: kwikomeza, gukomeza
be rueful; rue the day; repent; umutsi.
bemoan; deplore; bewail; moan; kwihagarika v. piss; have a pee;
mourn; grieve at; lament; weep pass water; spurt; gush; urinate;
over; feel distress over; reproach make water; micturate; pee;
oneself for; have second thoughts piddle; pee-pee; wee-wee; relieve
about; eat humble pie; eat one's oneself; make; pass water; spend
words; eat crow. a penny; take a leak.
kwicuzwa v. be awakened. Syn: kunyara, kwituma
kwicwa v. be killed. ibyoroshye, gusoba,
kwicwa n'agahinda loc. gususuruka.
Usage: (kubera gutsindwa, kwiha intego loc. set out.
...).bemoan; grieve over; weep Syn: gufata umugambi.
over; cry over; whine over; kwihakirwa v. make up to sb; try
lament; bewail; mourn; regret; to win favour.
rue. Syn: kuririra mu myotsi,
kurira ayo kwarika.
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kwihambira v. Usage: ku muntu kwihekura loc. lit. to touch

cyane oneself in the stomach; to kill
umwikundishaho.gravitate; be one's kith and kin. Syn: kwikora
drawn; be attracted; have a mu nda.
natural tendency; have a kwihimura v. revenge; inflict
proclivity for; be prone to; incline; punishment in return for a wrong
lean toward; converge; tend; done; exact expiation; take
move; head; point toward; zero in vengeance for; take revenge;
on. Syn: kwihoma. avenge; wreak one's vengeance;
kwihanangiriza v. warn; have one's revenge; make reprisal
discourage; admonish; monish; for; vindicate; take an eye for an
reprove; censure; reprimand; eye; give tit for tat; return like for
rebuke; reproach; remonstrate; like; undertake a vendetta;
chide; chasten; scold; upbraid; demand one's pound of flesh;
criticize; take to task; call to reciprocate; retaliate; requite;
account; rap on the knuckles. repay; pay back; recompense.
kwihanangiriza v. warn. Syn: kwihorera, kwishyura,
Syn: kumenyesha. gohora.
kwihangana1 v. abstain; refrain; kwihisha v. hide.
desist; forbear; eschew; avoid; kwihitiramo v. choose freely;
forgo; hold back; decline; refuse; make your own choice.
deny oneself; resist. Syn: kwitoranyiriza, kwimara
kwihangana2 v. bear; tolerate; ipfa.
abide; endure; stand; put up kwihoma v. gravitate; be drawn;
with; stomach; brook; take; be attracted; have a natural
undergo; submit to; suffer; brave. tendency; have a proclivity for; be
Syn: gusera mu nda. prone to; incline; lean toward;
kwihanganirana v. bear one converge; tend; move; head; point
another. toward; zero in on.
kwihatira v. endeavor; try; Syn: kwihambira.
attempt; make an effort; strive;
work at; undertake; take pains;
labor; struggle; do one's best;
aspire; aim; seek.
Syn: gushishikarira,
gushishikazwa.
kwihaza v. be independent; stand
on your own two feet.
kwiheba v. lose all hope; despear;
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kwihuta v. hurry; go quickly; kwiziga2 v. abstain; refrain;

come quickly; move fast; move desist; forbear; eschew; avoid;
hastily; hasten; make haste; forgo; hold back; decline; refuse;
speed; speed up; accelerate; deny oneself; resist. Syn: kwifata.
rush; hustle; get a move on; bolt; kwizigira v. hope; trust.
dart; dash; scurry; scuttle; kwizimba v. speculate; hazard an
scramble; whiz; zip; make time; opinion; hypothesize; suppose.
make tracks; step along; step on kwizimba v. emphasize; stress;
it; step on the gas; push on; accent; feature; dwell on; press
press on; get hopping; get home; iterate; underscore;
cracking; cover the ground; go underline; punctuate;
like the wind; go like a shot; go accentuate; point up; bring into
like sixty; lose no time. relief.
kwihutisha v. 1 • quicken; make kwizingira v. to hold tight, as by
more rapid; speed; accelerate; grasping or embracing; cleave.
expedite; hasten; hurry; hurry Syn: kwizirika, kwihambira.
on; precipitate; hustle; further; Umwana yizingiye kuri nyina.
advance; propel; drive; rush; The child clung to her mother.
dispatch; press; urge; egg on; kwiziniyeri n. cooker.
impel; make fast; make speed. Syn: amashyiga
2 • hurry; urge on; goad; prod; y'amashanyarazi.
drive on; push on; pressure; egg kwizihiza v. 1 • observe;
on; rush; speed up; accelerate. celebrate; extol the virtues of;
Syn: gutota, gushishikariza. toast.
kwipimisha v. go to hospital for 2 • commemorate; observe; engage
consultation. in festivities; ceremonialize.
kwizera1 v. make sure. Syn: gukora umunsi mukuru,
kwizera2 v. hope; believe; trust; guhimbaza.
put faith in; place confidence in; kwononekara v. deteriorate;
be certain of; credit; rely on; worsen; degenerate; decline;
depend on; presume true; accept wane; ebb; lapse; fade;
as true; hold; be assured by; be disintegrate; decay; crumble; fall
convinced by; be persuaded by; off. Syn: kwangirika.
judge accurate; count on; be sure korosokwaho V.
of; swear by; swallow; fall for. loc. korosokwaho n'umusatsi
kwizera n. believe. lit.'to have the hair pulled'>to
kwizerwa v. be trusted. send chills down the spine.
kwiziga1 v. v. kubura V.
1. • v. abnegate; relinquish. loc. kubura umutwe lit. to lift
2 • v. give up. one's head; to recover from
illness. Syn: kwegura umutwe,
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kwuhira v. 1 • to give water to kwuhira urugina loc. 1 • to water

cows. the read earth.
2 • to give a lot of drinks to 2 • to kill a lot of people.
somebody especially alcohol. kw'abantu adj. phr. for men.
3 • water plants. k, K n. the eleventh letter of
kwuhira amacumu loc. 1 • to Kinyarwanda alphabet.
water spears.
2 • to kill a lot of enemy troops.

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L - l
labeli n. marque; griffe. lisansi n. petrol, gasoline; a
laboratwari n. laboratory; lab. volatile, fuel, flammable liquid
lase n. boot lace; shoe lace. mixture of hydrocarbons
Syn: umushumi w'inkweto. obtained from petroleum and
lavabo n. washbasin (BrE); used chiefly as fuel for internal-
washbowl (AmE). combustion engines.
Syn: urwogerezo. liyetona n. phr. Lieutenant.
laputopu n. laptop computer; liyetona koloneri n. phr.
notebook. Syn: mudasobwa Lieutenant Colonel; Lt. Col.
igendanwa. Liyo n. Usage: umujyi wo mu
Leta1 n. state; nation; republic; Bufaransa.Lyon.
commonwealth; country; Lukusamburu n. Luxembourg.
monarchy; dominion; kingdom; Lusiferi n. pr. Old Nick; the Devil;
realm; land; principality; body the Prince of Darkness; the Evil
politic; people; One; the Old Serpent; the
government.Variant: Reta. Tempter; Beelzebub; Lucifer;
Leta2 n. governement; governing Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
body regime; state. Syn: Reta, Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
guverinoma. Apollyon.
leta ya gisirikari n. military Lusuferi n. pr. Old Nick; the
government. Devil; the Prince of Darkness; the
Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika Evil One; the Old Serpent; the
n. USA; United States of America. Tempter; Beelzebub; Lucifer;
Leta Zunze Ubumwe z'Abarabu Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
n. United Arab Emirates. Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
leti n. lettuce. Apollyon.
Libiya n. Libya. Lusufero n. pr. Old Nick; the
likeri n. Usage: iryohereye Devil; the Prince of Darkness; the
banywa bamaze kurya.cordial. Evil One; the Old Serpent; the
Tempter; Beelzebub; Lucifer;
Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
Apollyon.

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lupe n. magnifying glass Lwidegembya n. A chiefdom

PHYSICS. named after his first and only
Lwabutogo n. A chiefdom that chief. The chiefdom was
belonged during the colonial reorganized in 1929 ...
period to the Kigali Territory ... l, L n. the twelveth letter of
Kinyarwanda alphabet.

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M - m
mabi adj. bad. maganatandatu na mirongwine
mabuja n. my mistress. na kabiri n. phr. six hunded and
mabukwe n. mother-in-law. forty two; 642.
madamu n. madam; ma'ma. maganatandatu na
Madamu Kamagaju mirongwirindwi na kabiri n.
Madiridi n. Madrid. phr. six hundred (and) seventy-
madiriye n. beam. two; 672.
Mafene n. A chiefdom named maganatanu n. five hundred; 500.
after his chief and consisting of Syn: lit. five hundreds.
several hills in Bugesera, maganatatu n. three hudred; 300.
Bwanacyambwe and Buganza, Syn: lit. three hundreds.
downgraded in 1929 ... magana urwenda n. phr. nine
magana arindwi n. seven hunded; 900.
hundred; 700. magana cyenda n. phr. nine
magana atanu n. phr. five hunded; 900.
hundred. maganacyenda n. nine hundred;
maganabiri n. 200; two hundred. 900.
Syn: lit. two hundreds. maganinani n. eight hundred;
maganabiri na kabiri n. phr. two 800.
hundred (and) two; 202. magara ntunsige loc. pet;
maganabiri na mirongwitatu na favorite; darling; baby; apple of
kabiri n. phr. two hundred (and) one's eye; dear; beloved; loved
thirty-two; 232. one; sweetheart.
maganabiri na cumi na kabiri n. Syn: inkoramutima,
phr. two hundred (and) twelve; inkundwakazi.
212. magara-ntusinge n. close friend.
maganane n. four hundred; 400. magara y'agacuma n. phr. beer
Syn: lit. four hundreds. lover; drunk; drunkered.
maganarindwi n. seven hundred; magari n. Usage: amazi i.e.
700. inyanja.open; expansive; wide;
maganatandatu n. phr. sex unbounded; unfenced;
hundred; 600. unobstructed; uncluttered;
maganatandatu na kabiri n. phr. exposed; clear; uncrowded;
six hundred (and) six; 602. uninhabited; not built up.

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magaro n. pliers. Malita n. Malta.

magendu n. tax evasion. mama n. mom; mamma; mater;
Syn: forode. mum; mummy; momma;
majoro n. major. mommy; mammy; mother.
makanika n. mechanic; craftman; Syn: mamari, mawe.
engineer; workman; artificer. mama shenge interj. expression
Syn: umukanishi MECHANICAL used to mock somebody or to
ENGINEERING. show happiness.
makaroni n. macaroni. mama wacu n. aunt; materanal
makete From: Frech aunt; mother's sister; auntie.
"maquette".n. paste-up; layout; Usage: Mama wacu is my
design; plan; model; blueprint; maternal aunt, Nyoko wanyu is
outline; diagram; sketch; your maternal aunt, Nyinawabo
drawing; arrangement; pattern; is his/her/their maternal aunt.
structure; form; motif PRINTING; Mama wee! interj. oh!; ah!
Makintoshi n. Macintosh. Usage: used as an exclamation
makumyabiri n. twenty; 20. of surprise. Syn: are wee!, yuu!.
makumyabiri na kabiri n. phr. Mameya n. 1 • abbess.
twenty-two; 22. 2 • a woman who is the superior of
makumyabiri na rimwe n. phr. a convent of nuns.
twenty-one; 21. 3 (variously) • nun. Syn: maseri,
makuru adj. big; grown up. umubikira.
malariya n. 1 • malaria; Mana yanjye! interj. My goodness!
paludism. maneko n. spy; espionage agent;
2 • any of a group of usual secret agent; intelligence agent;
intermittent or remittent diseases operative; undercover man; Mata
characterized by attacks of chills, Hari; fifth columnist; saboteur;
fever, and sweating and caused agent provocateur; informer.
by a parasitic protozoan manyenga n. scorpion.
transferred to the human manyeto n. magneto; a small
bloodstream by an anopheles electric generator in which
mosquito. permanent magnets provide the
malariya Syn: ubuganga. magnetic field.
Malawi n. [yitwaga mbere manyeziyumu n. magnesium.
Nyasaland] a republic in South marakuja n. Passiflora edulis;
Est Africa, on Lake Malawi: Passiflora edulis f. flavicarps
formerly a British protectorate; BOTANY.
became an independent member Marangara n. A chiefdom created
of the Commonwealth of Nations before the Belgian rule in the
in 1964; a republic since 1966. Territory of Nyanza ...
Maleziya n. Malaysia.
Mali n. Mali.

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Marangara n. prop. A chiefdom maseduwane n. mixed fruit salad.

created before the Belgian rule in masenge n. auntie; father's young
the Territory of Nyanza ... sister; father's elder sister; aunty;
marato n. marathon; a foot race aunt; my paternal aunt. Masenge
over a course measuring 26 mi. ni mushiki wa papa An aunt is
385 yd. (42 km 352 m); any long- my paternal aunt/the father's
distance race. sister. (i.e. Nyogosenge is you
maraya n. 1 • prostitute. paternal aunt, Nyirasenge is his,
Syn: indaya, ihabara, indayi. her, their paternal aunt).
2 • alley cat; bunny; cruiser; flat- Maseru n. Maseru.
backer; floosie; forty-four; hooker; maso adj. vigilent.
joy-girl; meal ticket; prossy; maso y'inyana loc. lit. eyes of
scrubber; street-walker; tom calf.
(whose trade was 'tomming'); Mashami n. Palm Sunday.
tomato; trollop. Usage: Slang Syn: Icyumweru cya Mashami.
words for 'a prostitute'. mashinigani n. machine gun.
marayika n. angel; messenger of Mata n. April. See: ukwezi kwa
God; heavenly spirit; celestial kane.
being; seraph; cherub; throne; Matayo n. Mathieu; Mathew.
domination; virtue; power; matela n. matress.
principality; archangel. Syn: umufariso.
Syn: umuserafumu, umukerubi, materineri n. kindergarten.
umukerubimu, arikanjeli, Syn: ikiburamwaka, ishuri
umumarayika. ry'incuke.
mare n. tide. materinite n. maternity.
marere n. index; index finger. Matilida n. Matilda.
Marigarita n. phr. Margaret. Matiyasi n. prop. Mathias.
marigarita n. margarita BOTANY. mato n. small; little; tiny.
marijuwana n. 1 • marijuana; matora n. mattress.
marihuana. Syn: umufariso.
2 • ganga; ganjah; grass; hay; mawe n. mother; mom; mam;
herb; keef; love-weed; Mary Jane; mommy.
Mexican red; plant; salt and Mawo Tse Tungu n. prop. 1 • Mao
pepper; weed. Usage: Slang Tse-tung, Mao Zedong.
words for drugs (marijuana). 2 • 1893-1976: Mao Tse-tung was
Mariko n. Marc. a chairman of the People's
Marikusi n. Marcus. Republic of China between 1949-
Marisela n. Marcella. 59 and of the Chinese
Marisi n. Mars. Communist party between 1943-
Maritiniki n. Martinique. 76.
Masashusete n. Massachusetts.
Masedoniya n. Macedonia.

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Mayaga n. A chiefdom created mbere ya saa sita adv. phr.

before the Belgian rule in the 1 • A.M.; a.m.; ante meridiem;
Territory of Nyanza ... before noon; AM.
mayibobo n. street children. 2 • the period from midnight to
Syn: abana b'inzererezi. noon, esp. the period of daylight
mayonezi mayonnaise. prior to noon.
macinya n. dysentry. mbere y'igihe adv. phr. early,
Syn: myambi, amacinya. ahead of time; in advance;
macinya myambi n. dysentry. beforehand; too soon;
Syn: myambi, amacinya. prematurely; before the usual
mahire loc. fortunate. time; betimes; in good time.
Maputo n. Maputo. mbere y'ivuka rya Kirisitu adv.
maze adv. then; after; afterwards; phr. before Christ; B.C. The
later. abbreviation B.C. is always
mba v. I would do something if... placed after a date: Caesar was
Mbabane n. Mbabane. assassinated in 44 B.C. But by
mbabarira n. excuse me please; analogy with the position of B.C.,
excuse me; pardon me. A.D. is frequently found after the
mbabarira n. 1 • I am sorry. date in all types of writing,
2 (iyo ukoreye umuntu ikintu including historical writing:
gishobora kumubabaza) • sorry; Claudius I lived from 10 B.C. to
excuse me. 54 A.D. This abbreviation may
mbanza n. preposion; prefix. also designate centuries, being
Mbarira loc. excuse me please. placed after the century specified:
mbarwa n. very few. the second century A.D.
mba. abbrev. precessive. Syn: mbere y'ivuka rya Kirisito.
See: mbanziriza. mbese? loc. is it? Syn: ese?, se?.
mbe loc. Hey! Mbe Kalisa! Hey mbi adj. Usage: inkuru.1 • bad;
Kalisa. unpleasant; unwelcome;
mbe da loc. hey dad. disagreeable; disappointing;
mbere adv. first; before anything distressed; distressing;
else; to begin with; at the outset; discouraged; sorry; discouraging;
initially; first and foremost; disturbing; regrettable; troubled;
before. troubling.
mbere na mbere adv. phr. at first; 2 • gloomy; glum; melancholy;
first; first of all; primo; joyless; grim; disheartening;
primordially; to begin with. unnerving; dreadful; obnoxious.
mbere ya adv. phr. before. 3 • cross; angry; short-tempered;
mbere ya Kirisito adv. phr. B.C.; offensive; irascible; irritable;
before Christ. touchy.
mbisa! loc. piss off!

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to piss in the wind. meya n. mayor. Syn: umukuru

Syn: kwiyumya. w'akarere.
mboneshabwenge v. phr. Mfasha kwiga Ikinyarwanda loc.
1 • abstract; theoretical; Help me learn Kinyarwanda.
theoretic; conceptual; unapplied; Mfasha! v. Help!
general; generalized; imaginary; Mfite imbeho loc. I am cold.
visionary; intangible; mfite inyota! loc. I am thirsty!
hypothetical; indefinite; Mfite inzara nyinshi loc. I am
nonspecific; remote; impractical. very hungry!
2 • subtle; profound; abstruse; mfite inzara! loc. I am hungry!
obscure; esoteric; recondite; mfite ubwoba loc. I am afraid.
arcane; intellectual. Migongo n. A chiefdom that
3 • non-representational; belonged to the kingdom of
theoretical. Gisaka until annexed to Rwanda
mbonezamubano adj. social c1850 ...
ANTHROPOLOGY-SOCIOLOGY. milimetero n. millimeter.
mburabupfura adj. ignoble; miliyari n. milliard (BrE); billion
despicable; infamous; heinous; (AmE); 1,000,000,000.
shameful; dishonorable; base; miliyoni ebyiri n. phr. two
contemptible; nefarious; vile; millions; 2,000,000.
dastardly; low; unconscionable; miliyoni eshanu n. phr. five
foul; degraded; mean; depraved; million; 5,000,000.
cowardly; pusillanimous; craven; miliyoni esheshatu n. phr. six
degenerate; disgraceful; debased; million; 6,000,000.
inferior; discreditable. miliyoni imwe n. phr. a million;
mburafato adj. abstract; non- 1,000,000.
representational. miliyoni icyenda n. phr. nine
mburugu n. syphilis. million; 9,000,000.
mbz. abbrev. preposition. mini n. miniskirt. Syn: minijipe,
See: mbanza. amahenure.
Megisike n. Mexico. minijipe n. miniskirt. Syn: mini,
Megisiko n. Mexico City. amahenure.
Melaneziya n. Melanesia. minikompiyuta n. phr. laptop
Merikire n. Mercury. computer; notebook.
Merisedesi n. Mercedes. mini orudinateri n. phr. laptop
Mesiya n. Messiah. computer; notebook.
metero n. meter. minisiteri n. ministry.
metero mu isaha n. phr. meter Minisiteri y'Ibikorwa Remezo n.
per hour; m.p.h. phr. Ministry of Infrustructure.
Metirize mu Ndimi n'Ubugeni n. [O.G. N° 9 of 01/05/2005]
phr. MA; Master of.

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Minisiteri y'Imari Minisitiri w'Intebe n. phr. PM;

n'Igenamigambi n. phr. Ministry Prime Minister.
of Finance and Economic Minisitiri w'Ubutabera n. phr.
Planning. [O.G. N° spec. of Ministry of Justice. [O.G. N° 9 of
21/03/2005] 01/05/2005]
Minisiteri y'Ububanyi minoteri n. flourmill.
n'Amahanga n'Ubutwererane n. Mirenge n. A chiefdom that
phr. Ministry of Foreign Affairs belonged to the kingdom of
and Cooperation. [O.G. N° 9 of Gisaka until annexed to Rwanda
01/05/2005] c1850 ...
Minisiteri y'Ubutaka, Ibidukikije, mirongo inani n. phr. eighty; 80.
Amashyamba, Amazi na Mine mirongo itatu n. phr. thirty; 30.
n. phr. Ministry of Land, mirongwine n. forty; 40.
Environment, Forestry, Water Usage: literally four tens.
and Mines. [O.G. N° 9 of mirongwirindwi n. seventy; 70.
01/05/2005] mirongwitandatu n. sixty; 60.
Minisiteri y'Ubutegetsi mirongwitanu n. fifty; 50.
bw'Igihugu, Imiyoborere myiza, Usage: literally five tens.
Amajyambere Rusange mirongwitatu n. thirty; 30.
n'Imibereho Myiza Usage: literally three tens.
y'Abaturage n. phr. Ministry of mirongwicyenda n. phr. ninty;
Local Governement, Good 90.
Gouvernance, Community misa n. mass (church).
Development and Social Affairs. misile n. missile, rocket.
[O.G. N° 9 of 01/05/2005] Misiri n. Egypt, a country in
Minisiteri y'Ubucuruzi, Inganda, North Eastern Africa on the
Guteza Imbere Ishoramari, Mediterranean and Red seas.
Ubukerarugendo misiyoni n. parish.
n'Amakoperative n. phr. Syn: paruwasi.
Ministry of Commerce, Industry, mitarayezi n. machine gun.
Investiment Promotion, Tourism mitingi n. meeting, gathering,
and Cooperatives. [O.G. N° 9 of assembly, group, convocation,
01/05/2005] conclave, council, congress,
Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi caucus; conference, convention;
n'Ubworozi n. phr. Ministry of get-together.
Agriculture and Animal mo adj. inside.
Resources. [O.G. N° 9 of mobayilo n. mobile phone;
01/05/2005] cellular telephone. Syn: telefoni
Minisiteri y'Umutekano mu igendanwa.
Gihugu n. phr. Ministry of mode n. style; fashion; vogue;
Internal Security. currency; favor; trend; taste;
minisitiri n. minister. craze; fad; mode; rage.

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monasiteri n. abbey; monastery; Mose n. prop. Moses. Moses

friary; cloister; priory; hermitage; drawn (or Egypt. mesu, "son;"
cenoby; convent; nunnery; hence Rameses, royal son). On
seminary; church; cathedral; the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen.
chapel. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons
Moritaniya n. Mauritania. went down into Egypt. This
immigration took place probably
about 350 years before the birth
of Moses. Some centuries before
Joseph, Egypt had been
conquered by a pastoral Semitic
race from Asia, the Hyksos, who
brought into cruel subjection the
native Egyptians, who were an
African race. Jacob and his
retinue were accustomed to a
shepherd's life, and on their
arrival in Egypt were received
with favour by the king, who
assigned them the "best of the
land", the land of Goshen, to
dwell in. The Hyksos or
"shepherd" king who thus
showed favour to Joseph and his
family was in all probability the
Pharaoh Apopi (or Apopis). Thus
favoured, the Israelites began to
"multiply exceedingly" (Gen.
47:27), and extended to the west
and south. At length the
supremacy of the Hyksos came to
an end. The descendants of
Jacob were allowed to retain their
possession of Goshen
undisturbed, but after the death
of Joseph their position was not
so favourable. The Egyptians
began to despise them, and the
period of their "affliction" (Gen.
15:13) commenced. They were
sorely oppressed. They
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in numbers, and "the land was
filled with them" (Ex. 1:7). The
native Egyptians regarded them
with suspicion, so that they felt
all the hardship of a struggle for
existence. In process of time "a
king [probably Seti I.] arose who
knew not Joseph" (Ex. 1:8). (See
PHARAOH.) The circumstances of
the country were such that this
king thought it necessary to
weaken his Israelite subjects by
oppressing them, and by degrees
reducing their number. They
were accordingly made public
slaves, and were employed in
connection with his numerous
buildings, especially in the
erection of store-cities, temples,
and palaces. The children of
Israel were made to serve with
rigour. Their lives were made
bitter with hard bondage, and "all
their service, wherein they made
them serve, was with rigour" (Ex.
1:13, 14). But this cruel
oppression had not the result
expected of reducing their
number. On the contrary, "the
more the Egyptians afflicted
them, the more they multiplied
and grew" (Ex. 1:12). The king
next tried, through a compact
secretly made with the guild of
midwives, to bring about the
destruction of all the Hebrew
male children that might be born.
But the king's wish was not
rigorously enforced; the male
children were spared by the
midwives, so that "the people
multiplied" more than ever. Thus
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baffled, the king issued a public
proclamation calling on the
people to put to death all the
Hebrew male children by casting
them into the river (Ex. 1:22). But
neither by this edict was the
king's purpose effected. One of
the Hebrew households into
which this cruel edict of the king
brought great alarm was that of
Amram, of the family of the
Kohathites (Ex. 6:16-20), who
with his wife Jochebed and two
children, Miriam, a girl of
perhaps fifteen years of age, and
Aaron, a boy of three years,
resided in or near Memphis, the
capital city of that time. In this
quiet home a male child was born
(B.C. 1571). His mother
concealed him in the house for
three months from the knowledge
of the civic authorities. But when
the task of concealment became
difficult, Jochebed contrived to
bring her child under the notice
of the daughter of the king by
constructing for him an ark of
bulrushes, which she laid among
the flags which grew on the edge
of the river at the spot where the
princess was wont to come down
and bathe. Her plan was
successful. The king's daughter
"saw the child; and behold the
child wept." The princess (see
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
¯T0002924 [1]) sent Miriam, who
was standing by, to fetch a nurse.
She went and brought the mother
of the child, to whom the princess
said, "Take this child away, and
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nurse it for me, and I will give
thee thy wages." Thus Jochebed's
child, whom the princess called
"Moses", i.e., "Saved from the
water" (Ex. 2:10), was ultimately
restored to her. As soon as the
natural time for weaning the
child had come, he was
transferred from the humble
abode of his father to the royal
palace, where he was brought up
as the adopted son of the
princess, his mother probably
accompanying him and caring
still for him. He grew up amid all
the grandeur and excitement of
the Egyptian court, maintaining,
however, probably a constant
fellowship with his mother, which
was of the highest importance as
to his religious belief and his
interest in his "brethren." His
would doubtless be carefully
attended to, and he would enjoy
all the advantages of training
both as to his body and his mind.
He at length became "learned in
all the wisdom of the Egyptians"
(Acts 7:22). Egypt had then two
chief seats of learning, or
universities, at one of which,
probably that of Heliopolis, his
was completed. Moses, being now
about twenty years of age, spent
over twenty more before he came
into prominence in Bible history.
These twenty years were probably
spent in military service. There is
a tradition recorded by Josephus
that he took a lead in the war
which was then waged between
Egypt and Ethiopia, in which he
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gained renown as a skilful
general, and became "mighty in
deeds" (Acts 7:22). After the
termination of the war in
Ethiopia, Moses returned to the
Egyptian court, where he might
reasonably have expected to be
loaded with honours and
enriched with wealth. But
"beneath the smooth current of
his life hitherto, a life of alternate
luxury at the court and
comparative hardness in the
camp and in the discharge of his
military duties, there had lurked
from childhood to youth, and
from youth to manhood, a secret
discontent, perhaps a secret
ambition. Moses, amid all his
Egyptian surroundings, had
never forgotten, had never wished
to forget, that he was a Hebrew."
He now resolved to make himself
acquainted with the condition of
his countrymen, and "went out
unto his brethren, and looked
upon their burdens" (Ex. 2:11).
This tour of inspection revealed
to him the cruel oppression and
bondage under which they
everywhere groaned, and could
not fail to press on him the
serious consideration of his duty
regarding them. The time had
arrived for his making common
cause with them, that he might
thereby help to break their yoke
of bondage. He made his choice
accordingly (Heb. 11:25-27),
assured that God would bless his
resolution for the welfare of his
people. He now left the palace of
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the king and took up his abode,
probably in his father's house, as
one of the Hebrew people who
had for forty years been suffering
cruel wrong at the hands of the
Egyptians. He could not remain
indifferent to the state of things
around him, and going out one
day among the people, his
indignation was roused against
an Egyptian who was maltreating
a Hebrew. He rashly lifted up his
hand and slew the Egyptian, and
hid his body in the sand. Next
day he went out again and found
two Hebrews striving together. He
speedily found that the deed of
the previous day was known. It
reached the ears of Pharaoh (the
"great Rameses," Rameses II.),
who "sought to slay Moses" (Ex.
2:15). Moved by fear, Moses fled
from Egypt, and betook himself to
the land of Midian, the southern
part of the peninsula of Sinai,
probably by much the same route
as that by which, forty years
afterwards, he led the Israelites
to Sinai. He was providentially
led to find a new home with the
family of Reuel, where he
remained for forty years (Acts
7:30), under training
unconsciously for his great life's
work. Suddenly the angel of the
Lord appeared to him in the
burning bush (Ex. 3), and
commissioned him to go down to
Egypt and "bring forth the
children of Israel" out of bondage.
He was at first unwilling to go,
but at length he was obedient to
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the heavenly vision, and left the
land of Midian (4:18-26). On the
way he was met by Aaron (q.v.)
and the elders of Israel (27-31).
He and Aaron had a hard task
before them; but the Lord was
with them (ch. 7-12), and the
ransomed host went forth in
triumph. (See EXODUS.) After an
eventful journey to and fro in the
wilderness, we see them at length
encamped in the plains of Moab,
ready to cross over the Jordan
into the Promised Land. There
Moses addressed the assembled
elders (Deut. 1:1-4; 5:1-26:19;
27:11-30:20), and gives the
people his last counsels, and
then rehearses the great song
(Deut. 32), clothing in fitting
words the deep emotions of his
heart at such a time, and in
review of such a marvellous
history as that in which he had
acted so conspicious a part.
Then, after blessing the tribes
(33), he ascends to "the mountain
of Nebo (q.v.), to the top of
Pisgah, that is over against
Jericho" (34:1), and from thence
he surveys the land. "Jehovah
shewed him all the land of
Gilead, unto Dan, and all
Naphtali, and the land of
Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all
the land of Judah, unto the
utmost sea, and the south, and
the plain of the valley of Jericho,
the city of palm trees, unto Zoar"
(Deut. 34:2-3), the magnificient
inheritance of the tribes of whom
he had been so long the leader;
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and there he died, being one
hundred and twenty years old,
according to the word of the Lord,
and was buried by the Lord "in a
valley in the land of Moab, over
against Beth-peor" (34:6). The
people mourned for him during
thirty days. Thus died "Moses
the man of God" (Deut. 33:1;
Josh. 14:6). He was distinguished
for his meekness and patience
and firmness, and "he endured as
seeing him who is invisible."
"There arose not a prophet since
in Israel like unto Moses, whom
the Lord knew face to face, in all
the signs and the wonders, which
the Lord sent him to do in the
land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to
all his servants, and to all his
land, and in all that mighty hand,
and in all the great terror which
Moses shewed in the sight of all
Israel" (Deut. 34:10-12). The
name of Moses occurs frequently
in the Psalms and Prophets as
the chief of the prophets. In the
New Testament he is referred to
as the representative of the law
and as a type of Christ (John
1:17; 2 Cor. 3:13-18; Heb. 3:5, 6).
Moses is the only character in the
Old Testament to whom Christ
likens himself (John 5:46; comp.
Deut. 18:15, 18, 19; Acts 7:37).
In Heb. 3:1-19 this likeness to
Moses is set forth in various
particulars. In Jude 1:9 mention
is made of a contention between
Michael and the devil about the
body of Moses. This dispute is
supposed to have had reference
Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary V.02
mu buryo bufututse
to the concealment of the body of
Moses so as to prevent idolatry.
mu-1 n. first Kinyarwanda noun
class prefix for persons.
mu-2 n. the third Kinyarwanda
noun class prefix for things.
mu locative. within; in.
mu adj. in; inside; among; during.
Mubari n. A chiefdom on the
Kagera river that belonged to the
kingdom of Gisaka until annexed
to Rwanda c1850 ...
mubazi n. meter. See: kashipawa;
konteri.
mu bibazo adv. phr. jeopardly.
mu bindi bihugu bya Afurika
adj. phr. other country in africa.
mubishoboye v. please.
mu bujana adj. phr. wrists.
mu buriri n. phr. abed.
mu buryo bubangamye adv. phr.
awry; askew; crooked; crookedly;
unevenly; uneven; turned to one
side; twisted; out of kilter;
obliquely.
mu buryo budakwiye adv. phr.
illogically.
mu buryo budasobanutse adv.
phr. meaninglessly.
mu buryo budapimika adv. phr.
immeasurable.
mu buryo bufatika adv. phr.
materially.
mu buryo bufutamye adv. phr.
1 • awkwardly; unskillfully.
2 • awry; askew; crooked;
crookedly; unevenly; uneven;
turned to one side; twisted; out of
kilter; obliquely.
mu buryo bufututse adv. phr.
comprehensively.
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mu buryo bugoramye adv. phr. mu buryo butunguranye adv.

awry; askew; crooked; crookedly; phr. unexpectedly; without
unevenly; uneven; turned to one warning; unanticipated;
side; twisted; out of kilter; unlooked-for; unforeseen;
obliquely. unpredicted; startling;
mu buryo bugoranye adv. phr. astonishing; surprising; out of
awkwardly; unskillfully. the blue; undesigned; unplanned;
mu buryo bujijisha adv. phr. sudden; accidental;
confusingly. unintentional; unintended.
mu buryo bukiza adv. phr. mu buryo butunguranye adv.
medicinally. phr. accidentally.
mu buryo bukojeje isoni adv. mu buryo buvuye ku mutima
phr. abashedly. adv. phr. cordially.
mu buryo bukoreka adv. phr. mu buryo buyobya adv. phr.
workably. confusingly.
mu buryo bukuye umutima adv. mu buryo bucyamye adv. phr.
phr. worryingly. awry; askew; crooked; crookedly;
mu buryo bukwiranye na loc. unevenly; uneven; turned to one
adv. in proportion of. side; twisted; out of kilter;
mu buryo buminuje adv. phr. obliquely.
academically. mu buryo buhambaye n. awfully.
mu buryo bureba kure adv. phr. mu buryo buhuye na loc. adv.
wisely. proportinally; pro rata.
mu buryo burega adv. phr. Syn: bikwiranye na.
accusingly. mu buryo bupimika adv. phr.
mu buryo busa adv. phr. measurably.
identically. mu buryo buzirikana adv. phr.
mu buryo busobanutse adv. phr. meditatively.
meaningfully. mu buryo bwa gihanga adv. phr.
mu buryo busukuye adv. phr. academically.
hygienically. mu buryo bwa kigabo adv. phr.
mu buryo butemewe masculinely.
n'amategeko adv. phr. illegally. mu buryo bwa kiganga adv. phr.
mu buryo buteye ubwoba adv. medically.
phr. worryingly. mu buryo bwamafuti adv. phr.
illegally.
mu buryo bwibasira adv. phr.
menacingly.
mu buryo bwiza adv. phr.
marvelously.
mu buryo bwiza cyane adv. phr.
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mu buryo bwumvikana adv. phr. mudasobwa n. computer,

comprehensibly. computing machine, computing
mu buryo bw'amaboko adv. phr. device, data processor, electronic
manually. computer, information processing
mu buryo bw'igitangaza adv. system. Etym: This coined word
phr. marvellously. for a computer appears in the
mu buryo bw'igitangaza adv. poem "Imanzi yanyuze u Rwanda"
phr. miraculously. on the 25th anniversary of Mgr
mu buryo bw'impanuka adv. phr. Aloys Bigirumwami's priesthood
accidently. (It was o n the 25 July 2006):
mu buryo bw'impfabusa adv. "Ubwo ari Nkoni iragiye Nyundo
phr. awkwardly; unskillfully. Uracyure impenda iyo zagenewe,
mu buryo bw'indirimbo adv. phr. Ubwo uri Mudasobwa
lyrically. ntusobanure intama, Uraturagire
mu buryo bw'injyana adv. phr. inkome dukomere ku Mana,
melodically. Komeza kudushora amariba
mu buryo bw'uburyarya adv. phr. adakama Nkumburwa ya
malignantly. Nkomejekurinda.".
mu buryo bw'ubuhimbano adv. mudasobwa idatwara umwanya
phr. imaginary. munini n. phr. small footprint
mu buryo byikora adv. phr. computer.
automatically. mudasobwa mbikamakuru n.
mu buryo ubwo ari bwo bwose phr. server.
adv. phr. one way and another. Mufasha n. Help.
mu bwato adj. phr. aboard; inside mugandura n. phr. emperor.
a boat. See: umwami w'abami.
mubyara wa n. phr. cousin. [Yaramutse Umuvumbi Imvura,
Mubyeyi n. Misses. In CAHIERS LUMIERE ET
mu by'ukuri1 adv. phr. actually; SOCIETE No 29]
sincerely; genuinely; truly; in muganga n. medical assistant.
reality. Mugashyamasi n. Navigator.
mu by'ukuri2 adv. phr. more than Mugemanshuro n. A chiefdom
a little. byatubabaje mu by'ukuri named after his chief and totally
we were more than a little dispossessed in the 1929
shocked. reorganization ...
mu by'ukuri loc. hand on heart. mugenzi wawe n. phr. fellow
mu by'ukuri loc. surely. student; schoolmate.
mugiga n. cerebrospinal;
meningitis.
mugitondo adv. 1 • in the
morning; AM; A.M.

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2 • morning; forenoon; before 12
a.m.
mugicuku n. midnight.
mu gihe adv. phr. 1 • as; while;
during; meanwhile. Syn: muri
icyo gihe.
2 • amid.
mu gihe cyacu adv. phr. AD;
Anno Domini; A.D.; in the year of
the Lord; since Christ was born:
Charlemagne was born in A.D.
742 (Usage. The abbreviation
A.D. was orig. placed before a
date and is still usu. so preferred
in edited writing: The Roman
conquest of Britain began in A.D.
43 (or, sometimes, began A.D.
43).
mu gihugu cya gakondo adv.
phr. nearby; near home; in one's
native land; within the country.
mugufi nyirazo n. phr. little
finger. Syn: agahera.
mu ijambo rimwe adj. phr. in a
word.
mu ijuru adv. phr. in heaven.
mu izamu adv. phr. goal area.
muka n. stepparent.
mukadata n. step mother.
mukaka n. grandfather;
grandmother; grandparent.
mu kanya adv. phr. soon;
directly; by and by; shortly; anon;
instantly; quickly; pronto; right
away; presently; forthwith; before
long; ere long; betimes; without
delay; early on; in a little.
mu kanya gato adv. phr. awhile;
for a short time or period.
mukaso n. stepmother.
mukeba n. co-wife.
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mukerarugendo n. 1 • tourist;
sightseer; journeyer; traveler;
voyager; excursionist;
globetrotter; world traveler.
2 • wayfarer; wanderer; pilgrim;
vagabond; rubberneck; tripper
(BrE.).
mu kibatsi cy'umuriro adv. phr.
in blaze.
mu kiganza adv. phr. palm.
mu kirenge adv. phr. inside of the
foot.
mu kirere adv. phr. up in the sky.
muko n. girl!
mu kubahiriza icyifuzo cyawe
loc. in respect of your request.
mukubitarukoko n. ring finger.
mukuru adj. adult; mature; big;
of age; full-grown; grownup;
senior; seasoned; experienced;
developed.
mukuru wa n. phr. elder brother;
elder sister.
mukuru wanjye n. phr. my elder
brother; my elder sister.
mu kwishyura loc. adv. in way of
compensation; by way of
compensation.
mu kwitura loc. adv. in return.
Syn: mu kwishyura.
mu kwihatira ku loc. by dint of.
Syn: mu gushakisha uburyo, mu
guharanira ko. mu kwihatira
kuvuga by dint of talking. mu
kwihatira gutanga ibisobanuro
by dint of explanations.
Mulera n. Initially, a region
consisting of Bushiru, Rwankeri,
Bufumbira, Mulera proper,
Kivuruga, west Buberuka,
Bugarura, Ndorwa and Bukamba
...
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mu magambo make adv. phr. in 2 • waist.

brief; briefly; concisely; in short; mu nkengero z'umugi adv. phr.
shortly. on the outskirts of the town.
mu maguru mashya adv. phr. as munsi adv. below; under;
soon as possible. beneath; underneath; bottom;
mu majyaruguru adv. phr. in the underside; underpart; lower side;
north. belly; sole.
mumajyepfo adv. in the south. munsi y'umukondo loc. under
mu manzaganya n. phr. instantly; the navel; vagina. Syn: igituba.
at once; without delay; Muntabare! loc. Help!
instantaneously; without munyemerere mbasobanurire
hesitation; immediately; loc. allow me to explain.
promptly; directly; quickly; right mu nzira adv. phr. a long the
now; here and now; instanter; in way.
a flash; quick as a wink; on the Murabeho loc. goodbye (for a long
spot. time).
mu maso adv. phr. face. Murakaza neza loc. You are
mu maso h'umukara adv. phr. welcome.
black face. Murakoma namwe? loc. Are you
mu mahanga adv. phr. abroad; still breathing, you too?
overseas; out of the country. Murakoma? loc. [literally] Do you
mu mazi abira adv. phr. in speak? ~ Are you still alive? Are
trouble. you still breathing? Note: This
mu minsi ya vuba aha adv. phr. form is familiar one. A superior
soon; directly; by and by; shortly; may address it to an inferior, but
anon; instantly; quickly; pronto; the reverse would be seen as a
right away; presently; forthwith; lack of politeness.].
before long; ere long; betimes; Murakoze cyane loc. Thank you
without delay; early on; in a little very much.
while; any minute. muramuke loc. bye bye; good bye.
mu muryo buboneka vuba adv. muramukeho loc. goodbye
phr. identifiably. (during the evening).
mu museke adv. phr. at the break Muracyatera akuka? loc.
of dawn. [literary] Do you still breathe ? ~
mu museso adv. phr. early Are you still alive?
morning; morn; daybreak; dawn; Muracyahumeka? loc. Are you
sunrise; break of day; daylight; still breathing?
sunup; crack of dawn. Muraho? loc. literally "Are you
mu mpera z'icyumweru adv. phr. there? ~ Are you alive?".
at the weekend. muraziranye v. you know each
mu nda n. phr. 1 • inwardness; other, you know one another.
interiority.

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muremure n. tall; of more than musasobwa igendanwa n. phr.

average height; long-limbed; big; laptop computer; notebook.
lanky; rangy; gangling; stringy; musaza n. brother; blood brother.
high; lofty; towering; soaring; musaza wa n. phr. brother.
elevated. musaza wanjye n. phr. my
muri [muri] v. you are. brother.
muri [murî] adj. 1 • in; inside; musumbazose n. middle finger.
within. mushikaki n. skewer; brochette;
2 • in; among; during. kebab; small pieces of meat or
muri iki gitondo adv. phr. this seafood seasoned or marinated
morning. and broiled, often with peppers,
muri make adv. phr. in brief; onions, or other vegetables, on a
briefly; concisely; in short; skewer. Syn: borosheti.
shortly. mushiki n. sister; sis.
muri Oseyaniaya adv. phr. mushiki n. sister, sis; a female
Central and South Pacific person who has the same parents
countries. as another person.
muririrweho loc. goodbye (during mushiki wanjye n. phr. my sister.
the day). mushiki wawe n. half-sister (on
muri rusange loc. in general. the f.'s side).
Murisanga loc. Feel at home. mushwari n. handkerchief.
muri ubwo buryo adv. phr. mushyire mu gaciro namwe! loc.
accordingly. imagine!
muri wikendi loc. at the weekend. mutaraga adj. able-bodied.
mu rukerera adv. phr. early. Mutarama n. January.
murumuna wa n. phr. little Mutarama bataramana ihundo
brother. ry'amahore n. phr. January.
murumuna wanjye n. phr. my mutekano usesuye n. phr. PGP;
little brother, my little sister. Pretty Good Privacy.
mu ruturuturu adv. phr. dawn; muti(ndi) loc. miserable one; dear
daybreak; sunrise; sunup; one.
daylight; dawning. mutobozi n. hand-drill.
mu rwego rwa... adv. phr. in the muturagasani n. remaining in
way of. happiness; dwelling-in-hapiness.
muryamo n. rinderpest; cattle Muvogeramasi n. Explorer.
plague. mucutsumumpe n. sugardady;
muryerye adj. be healthy; be well; sugardadies.
bloom; oomph; fettle, in shape; mu cyumweru gishize adv. phr.
vigor; vim and vigor; robust; last week.
energetic; flust; fit; hale. Muhabura n. Muhabura Volcano.
Syn: muzima, mutaraga, Muhamadi n. prop. Mahomet;
iberege. Muhammad; Mohammed.

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muhawe ijambo v. phr. over to Mwene Samusure avukana

you. isunzu proverb. Like father, like
Muzane hano loc. Bring him hire. son.
muzehe n. one's father, a mwenyine adj. you alone (pl.).
respected man; a person in mwese n. you all.
authority (as an employer or a mwese mwibeshye n. you are all
commanding officer). wrong.
muzika n. music. mwirirwe n. goodbye; byebye.
muzima adj. be healthy; be well; Mwiriweho? loc. good evening.
bloom; oomph; fettle, in shape; mwitondere ibi loc. attention
vigor; vim and vigor; robust; please.
energetic; flust; fit; hale. mwiyemezi n.
Syn: muryerye. Usage: umuntu.presumptutous;
muzitsa n. wisdom tooth. haughty; proud; snobbish;
muzunga n. zig-zag. assuming; overbearing; lofty;
mvamahanga n. foreign; not patronizing; pompous; lordly;
native; not indigenous; from imperious; disdainful;
abroad; alien. contemptuous; domineering;
Mvejuru n. A chiefdom created dictatorial; arrogant; wishful;
before the Belgian rule ... wistful; fanciful; dreamy-eyed;
mvugishije ukuri loc. sincerely overoptimistic.
speaking. mwiza adj. Usage: umuntu.fine;
mwa adv. in such and such's handsome; attractive; comely;
house. good-looking; well-favored; fair;
Mwampaye amata? loc. Please beautiful; pretty; bonny; lovely;
give milk? handsome; clean-cut; nice-
Mwampaye amazi? loc. Please looking; well-favored; attractive;
give mewater ? beautiful; lovely; pretty; comely;
Mwaramukanye amahoro? loc. fair; bonny; pulchritudinous;
Usage: greetings.Are you still beauteous; eye-filling; eye-
alive this morning, in peace?; catching; sexy; ravishing;
Good morning. alluring; captivating; bewitching;
Mwaramutseho loc. good enchanting; foxy.
morning. mwo adv. in; within; inside.
Mwaramutse ho? loc. Etym: verb myambi n. dysentry.
"kuramuka": to be still alive in Syn: macinya, macinya
the morning. It is the only used myambi.
by anyone.Did you survive the myiza n. fine; elegant; refined;
night?, Are you alive? fastidious; well-bred; exquisite;
mwebwe1 adj. you. smart; chic; stylish; modish.
mwebwe adj. thou; you. m, M n. the thirteenth letter of
mwembi adj. both of you. Kinyarwanda alphabet.

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 Mpa amata mpuzamigabane

Mpa amata loc. Bring some milk. Mpemuke ndamuke loc. to be

Mpa igitabo loc. Give me the dishonest in order to escape
book. death.
mpamya adj. affirmative; yes; Mpibicuba n. economic king;
assenting; positive; affirmatory; pastoral king.
approving; concurring; mpimbano adj.
confirmatory. Usage: inkuru.fictious;
mpandemunani ndinganire n. imaginary; unreal; invented;
phr. octagon. made-up; fictitious; fancied;
mpandeshanu ndinganire n. phr. fanciful; illusory; fantastic;
pentagon. fabulous; mythical; legendary;
mpandeshatu n. triangle. figmental; factitious; dreamed up;
mpandeshatu ndinganire n. phr. sham; counterfeit; phony.
equilateral triangle. mpore loc. be qiet, feel easy in
mpandeshatu nguni n. phr. right- your mind.
angled triangle. mpushabwoko n. absolute.
mpandeshatu nyampanga n. phr. mpuzamahanga adj.
isosceles triangle. international; between nations;
mpandesheshatu ndinganire n. involving two or more nations;
hexagon. cosmopolitan; worldwide.
mpuzamigabane n.
intercontinental.

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 n Ndanywa inzoga

N - n

n affix. noun class (9th and 10th). na cumi n'itanu loc. a quarter.
na conj. 1 • as well; too. Usage: used when telling a
2 • and; with; accompanied by; quarter to or past the hour.
accompanying; as well as; in naho se mwe? loc. and you?, and
addition to. you, how are you?
nabi adv. 1 • immorally; naho ubundi loc. otherwise.
unethically; sinfully; wickedly; nazambye v. Usage: igihe
wrongly; offensively; corruptly; urwaye.I am undermined.
without principle; villainously; ndafuturwa adj. abstract;
disreputably; criminally; basely; conceptual; indefinite;
vilely; nefariously. nonspecific; remote; impractical;
2 • badly; poorly; improperly; subtle; profound; abstruse;
incorrectly; not well; in an obscure; esoteric; recondite;
inferior way; wretchedly; arcane.
shoddily; imperfectly; defectively; ndagukunda v. I love you.
deficiently; inadequately; Ndakonjye v. I am cold.
erroneously; wrong; wrongly; ndakuka adv. absolute; complete;
faultily; unsoundly; rigid; uncompromising.
unsatisfactorily; incompetently; Ndakuramutsa Mariya n. phr.
ineptly; carelessly; sloppy. Hail Mary.
na gato loc. not at all. ndakwinginze loc. please.
Nagira ngo ngire icyo ngusaba Ndamukugize loc. I make you my
loc. Excuse me please. husband/wife. In greetings, this
nakapfakapfye v. I am is the answer for "gira umugabo;
undermined. gira imugore".
Nakurakariye v. I am angry with Ndamushimye loc. I thank you for
you! him/her.
nangwa adv. or. Syn: cyangwa. Ndamutegereje loc. I am waiting
na none loc. moreover; besides; for her/him.
also; likewise; as well; too. Ndanywa byeri loc. I will have
Narakaye! v. I am angry! beer.
Navumbuye! v. Eureka! Ndanywa inzoga loc. I will have
na...na...nari... interj. er..er...I... beer.

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Ndara n. A chiefdom ruled by a Ndatembera loc. I am travelling.

son of Yuhi III Mazimpaka ... ndayizeye v. 1st pers. I believe in
Ndarusuma1 n. 1 • greedy; God.
money-hungry; avaricious; Ndayizeye n. prop. a name of a
grasping; acquisitive; covetous; person. Izina rya Perezida w'u
rapacious; predatory; selfish; Burundi ni Nayizeye The name
mercenary. of the Presiedent of Republic of
2 • hoggish. Burundi is Ndayizeye).
ndarusuma2 n. trencherman; ndahaze loc. I am full.
gourmand; bon vivant; See: guhaga.
gormandizer; glutton; big eater; Ndazengerera loc. I am dizzy.
chowhound. Ndazungera loc. I am dizzy.
ndasubirwaho loc. absolute; ndembo n. club; truncheon;
positive; definite; conclusive; bludgeon; stick; bat; billyclub;
sheer; certain; sure, decisive; billy; shillelagh; cudgel.
real; genuine; reliable; See: ubuhiri.
unqualified; unmitigated; Nde? adj. who? Ni nde? Who is
unquestionable; undeniable; he?
confirmed; infallible; unequivocal. ndf abbrev. indefinite.
ndashidikanywa adj. See: ndafutura.
1 • irrefutable; undeniable; not ndi v. I am. Ndi umudage. I am
refutable; incontrovertible; German.
indisputable. Ndi aho v. I am fine.
2. • proof positive; unquestionable. Ndiga Ikinyarwanda loc. I am
ndashidikanywaho adj. 1 • real; learning Kinyarwanda.
genuine; actual; authentic; bona Ndigenga v. I am independent.
fide. Ndishimye! v. I am happy!
2 (urukundo, etc.) • sincere; not Ndishimye cyane! loc. I am very
affected; unaffected; genuine; happy!
unfeigned; true; honest; pure; Ndi umunyarwanda loc. I am
unadulterated. Rwandan, I am Rwandese.
3 (ibimenyetso, etc.) • true; Ndiza n. A chiefdom created
factual; valid; veritable; before the Belgian rule in the
unquestionable; veracious; Territory of Nyanza ...
truthful; actual; well-grounded; Ndoli n. A chiefdom named after
solid; substantial; substantive; his chief and consisting of several
tangible; rightful; legitimate; hills in Bugesera ...
absolute; positive; certain; Ndorwa n. Ndorwa was an
unadulterated; unalloyed; independent kingdom until
unvarnished. conquered by Rwanda when it
ndashonje cyane! loc. I am became part of Bufumbira ...
hungry!

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Nduga n. the traditional region in ni2 v. he is; she is; it is.

central Rwanda. Ni agatwe loc. It is the little head.
Neputine1 n. Neptune. Usage: greetings.
neza adv. well. ni akarengane! loc. it's unfair!
Ngabanyiriza igiciro loc. Please Ni amahoro? loc. Is it peace?~ Do
give me discount. you live in peace?
ngaho adv. Usage: greetings.
Usage: indamukanyo.farewell; ni angahe? loc. How many?, What
good-bye; so long; Godspeed. is the price?
Ngaho urabeho loc. Bye bye, ciao. ni ah'ikindi gihe loc. farewell;
ngenderwho adv. fundamental; good-bye; so long; Godspeed;
asic; underlying; essential; adieu; au revoir; adios;
necessary; requisite; first; arrivederci; ciao; auf
primary; elementary; key; crucial; Wiedersehen; sayonara.
vital; central; major; principal; Usage: indamukanyo.
main; chief; cardinal; niba adv. if; whether.
indispensable; integral. niba bikunogeze loc. please.
Syn: shingiro. Syn: ushatse, uko bikunogeye.
ngenera adj. possessive. niba bimeze bityo loc. things
ngenera adj. possessive. being what they are.
Ngiki. Ni icyumba cya kabiri loc. niba bishoboka loc. please.
Here it is. Room number two. niba koko loc. if indeed.
ngira ngo ahari loc. maybe, niba mubinyemereye v. phr.
maybe not. please; if you like. Syn: niba
Ngiye ku iduka loc. I am going to mubishaka.
the shop. Niba ubishaka adv. phr. Please.
ngi. abbrev. reversive. ni bingahe? loc. How many?,
See: ngirura. What is the price?
ngr. abbrev. applicative. nibura adv. more or less.
See: ngirira. ni byiza loc. I'm well, good, it's ok.
ngs. abbrev. factive. ni byo loc. right; that's right.
See: ngirisha. Ni byo se? loc. Really?
Ngufotore? loc. May I take your ni impamo adv. phr. absolutely;
picture? positively; certainly; utterly;
Ngwino! v. Come! definitely; decidedly; truly; really;
Ngwino hano loc. Come here, indeed; undoubtedly;
please! unquestionably; unequivocally;
ngw. abbrev. passive. indubitably.
See: ngirwa. ni icyaha cyanjye loc. mea culpa;
ngz. abbrev. causative. through my fault (used as an
See: ingiza. acknowledgment of personal
ni1 v. is; are. error).

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 Nijeri nka

Nijeri n. Niger. Nitwa [+izina ryawe] loc. My

Nijeriya n. Nigeria. name is [+ your name].
Nikaragwa n. Nicaragua. ni uko loc. it is because of.
Ni meza loc. Usage: in Ni ukubyumva loc.
greetings.Fine; Good; Very well; Usage: answer in greetings.It is
it is good; it is ok; fine thank you; to hear it, [by extension] It goes
They are good; they are fine; good badly.
news. ni ukuri adv. phr. surely; really;
Ni munange loc. Okay; OK. truly; verily; to be sure;
Syn: Ni sawa. assuredly; certainly; indeed;
nimunsi adv. afternoon, the time emphatically; no doubt;
from noon until evening. undoubtedly; doubtless;
Ni muntabare! loc. Help! positively; precisely; exactly; so
ni mutege amatwi mwese loc. be it; amen; affirmatively; in the
listen everybody. affirmative.
nimutekereze namwe! loc. Ni ukuvuga iki? loc. What does
imagine! that mean?
nimutekereze rero! loc. imagine!; ni yo mpamvu v. phr. so;
Can you imagine! therefore; as a result. Syn: ku
Nimuhinduke kandi mwemere bw'ibyo.
Inkuru Nziza loc. "Turn away Ni he nagura lisansi? loc. Where
from sin and be faithful to the can I buy fuel?
Gospel": a phrase used when njye adj. I; me; myself; I myself; I
distributing ashes. for one; I personally; yours truly;
ni nk'aho loc. it's like. me. Syn: jye, jyewe, njyewe.
Ni saa ngahe turafata ibiryo byo njyewe adj. I; me; myself; I
kwica isari? loc. At what time is myself; I for one; I personally;
breakfast? yours truly; me. Syn: jye, jyewe,
Ni saa ngahe turajya ku meza ku njye.
manywa loc. At what time is nka1 conj. such as.
lunch? nka3 conj. by way of. amafaranga
Ni saa ngahe turajya ku meza bayahawe nk'inguzanyo they
nimugoroba? loc. At what time receive money by way of grants.
is dinner? nka3 like; as; like. Syn: gisa,
Ni saa ngahe turajya kwica gishusha, gisusa.
umwaku? loc. At what time is nka4 conj. approximately; rough;
breakfast? very near; estimated; relative;
Ni saa ngahe? loc. What time is nearly accurate; almost exact;
it? inexact.
Ni sawa loc. Etym:
Kiswahili.Okay; OK. Syn: Ni
munange.

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nkene adj. Usage: ubutaka.poor; nomero ya paji n. phr. page

unfertile; infertile; barren; sterile; number.
desolate; forlorn; meager; bare; nomero y'umukiliya n. phr.
exhausted; depleted; empty; customer number.
uncultivable; fallow; nonaha adv. now; immediately.
unproductive; dead; wasted; Syn: ubu, aka kanya, ubungubu.
worn. none adv. today.
nkeneranyito n. untitled. Norveje n. Norway.
nkenerayuzuzwa adj.
subordinate.
nkizabupfamatwi-buragi adj.
acoustic.
nkokora itarara inkumi n. phr.
womanizer; philanderer; trifler;
Don Juan; flirt; gallant; rake;
libertine; lothario; adulterer;
lady-killer; rakehell; lecher;
dallier; woman-chaser; wanton;
swinger; rip; wolf; lover boy;
tomcat. Syn: umuhehesi.
nkubirahamwe adj. forfeit.
Nkunganire n. Help.
nkurimwonga n. a kind of a tree
(litt. I grow from nothingness,
abyss, chasm, gulf).
nkwakwa n.
nk'ibishyingiranwa adv. as
dowary.
nk'uko adv. 1 • equally;
simillarly.
2 • accordingly; just; as.
nk'uko bikwiye kumera adv. phr.
ipso facto. Syn: nk'uko biteye.
nk'uko biteye adv. phr. ipso
facto. Syn: nk'uko bikwiye
kumera.
nk'uko ubyifuza adv. phr.
according to your wish.
nk'uku adv. like this.
nk'urugero adv. by way of
illustration.
nomero n. number.

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 Nowa
Nowa n. Noah. Noah: rest, (Heb.
Noah) the grandson of
Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-29), who
was for two hundred and fifty
years contemporary with Adam,
and the son of Lamech, who was
about fifty years old at the time of
Adam's death. This patriarch is
rightly regarded as the
connecting link between the old
and the new world. He is the
second great progenitor of the
human family. The words of his
father Lamech at his birth (Gen.
5:29) have been regarded as in a
sense prophetical, designating
Noah as a type of Him who is the
true "rest and comfort" of men
under the burden of life
(Matt.11:28). He lived five
hundred years, and then there
were born unto him three sons,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Gen.
5:32). He was a "just man and
perfect in his generation," and
"walked with God" (comp. Ezek.
14:14,20). But now the
descendants of Cain and of Seth
began to intermarry, and then
there sprang up a race
distinguished for their
ungodliness. Men became more
and more corrupt, and God
determined to sweep the earth of
its wicked population (Gen. 6:7).
But with Noah God entered into a
covenant, with a promise of
deliverance from the threatened
deluge (18). He was accordingly
commanded to build an ark
(6:14-16) for the saving of himself
and his house. An interval of one
Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary V.02
Nowa
hundred and twenty years
elapsed while the ark was being
built (6:3), during which Noah
bore constant testimony against
the unbelief and wickedness of
that generation (1 Pet. 3:18-20; 2
Pet. 2:5). When the ark of
"gopher-wood" (mentioned only
here) was at length completed
according to the command of the
Lord, the living creatures that
were to be preserved entered into
it; and then Noah and his wife
and sons and daughters-in-law
entered it, and the "Lord shut
him in" (Gen.7:16). The
judgment-threatened now fell on
the guilty world, "the world that
then was, being overflowed with
water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The
ark floated on the waters for one
hundred and fifty days, and then
rested on the mountains of
Ararat (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a
considerable time after this was
divine permission given him to
leave the ark, so that he and his
family were a whole year shut up
within it (Gen. 6-14). On leaving
the ark Noah's first act was to
erect an altar, the first of which
there is any mention, and offer
the sacrifices of adoring thanks
and praise to God, who entered
into a covenant with him, the
first covenant between God and
man, granting him possession of
the earth by a new and special
charter, which remains in force to
the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17).
As a sign and witness of this
covenant, the rainbow was
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adopted and set apart by God, as nshingirwaho adj. fundamental;

a sure pledge that never again asic; underlying; essential;
would the earth be destroyed by a necessary; requisite; first;
flood. But, alas! Noah after this primary; elementary; key; crucial;
fell into grievous sin (Gen. 9:21); vital; central; major; principal;
and the conduct of Ham on this main; chief; cardinal;
sad occasion led to the indispensable; integral.
memorable prediction regarding Nshobora kugira icyo
his three sons and their nagusaba? loc. excuse me
descendants. Noah "lived after please.
the flood three hundred and fifty Nshobora kurebaho? loc. May I
years, and he died" (28:29). (See see?, May I have a look?
DELUGE ¯T0001011). Noah, nshobora (+gukora ikintu) v.
motion, (Heb. No'ah) one of the may I...; can I..
five daughters of Zelophehad nta neg. without.
(Num.26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Josh. Ntabeshya! loc. 1 • He is such a
17:3). great liar.
Noheli nziza! loc. Merry 2 • He never lies.
christmas! ntabimenyeshejwe loc. without
Noheri n. Xmas; christmas. my knowledge.
Nsabye imbabazi v. phr. nta bundi adj. phr. not any more.
Usage: iyo ukoreye umuntu nta busembwa adj. phr. faultless;
ikintu gishobora offenceless. Syn: nta makemwa,
kumubabaza.sorry; excuse me; nta makosa.
please forgive me. nta bushake n. phr. Usage: mu
nsemuzi adj. interpreting. gukora ibintu.unwilling; loath;
Nsenga n. nickname for averse; disinclined; indisposed;
Nsengimana; Nsengizumva,... hesitant; diffident; slow; shy;
nsindagirabutumwa v. zip. laggard.
Nsubiyemo v. I am repeating it. ntabwo loc. never.
nshinganwa adj. phr. basic; Nta bwo nta bwo loc. There is
preliminaries; fundamental; nothing; Nothing goes; Nothing
essential; underlying; necessary; really goes.
requisite; first; primary; ntagaragara adj. invisible.
elementary; key; crucial; vital; Syn: kitagaragara.
central; major; principal; main; ntagereranywa loc. abstract; non-
chief; cardinal; indispensable; representational.
integral. Syn: kamara.

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ntagereranywa adj. unique; ntakavuro2 n. awkward; clumsy;

singular; distinctive; one of a uncoordinated; without grace;
kind; by itself; incomparable; graceless; ungainly; inexpert;
unrivaled (AmE); unparalleled; unskillful; inept; bungling;
unequaled; matchless; blundering; gauche; maladroit;
unmatched; unexcelled; inapt; without aptitude or
unsurpassed; peerless; capacity.
unapproached; unexampled; ntakenerarutsinga n. phr.
inimitable; nonpareil; surpassing. wireless.
ntagushidikanya1 loc. absolutely; Syn: ntiyambazarutsinga.
entirely; completely; thoroughly; Nta kibazo loc. okay; OK.
wholly; utterly; definitely; nta kindi loc. no way.
positively; unconditionally; Nta kinyarwanda cyinshi
without limitation. ndamenya n. phr. I don't know
ntagushidikanya2 loc. of course; much Kinyarwanda yet.
surely; really; truly; verily; to be ntakubeshye loc. hand on heart.
sure; assuredly; certainly; indeed; nta kujijinganya adj. phr.
emphatically; no doubt; immediately; automatically.
undoubtedly; doubtless; Syn: uwo mwanya, nta
positively; precisely; exactly; so kuzuyaza.
be it; amen; affirmatively; in the nta kuzuyaza adj. phr.
affirmative. immediately; automatically.
nta gushidikanya adv. phr. Syn: uwo mwanya, nta
probably, positively; certainly, kujijinganya, ako kanya.
utterly, definitely, decidedly, Ntama n. Lamb.
truly, really, indeed; ntamakemwa n. white; pure;
undoubtedly, unquestionably, spotless; unblemished; unsullied;
unequivocally, indubitably, unstained; unspotted; stainless;
absolutely. Aho nta clean; immaculate; chaste;
gushidikanya rwose! Oh innocent; undefiled; virtuous;
absolutely! Urumva ko blameless. Syn: cyera de,
bidashoboka! Absolutly not! (at nzirabwandu, nzirakizinga.
the end of neg.). Ntama w'Imana n. Lamb of God.
Nta kabura imvano proverb. nta mbabazi loc. unforgivably.
There is no smoke without fire. Nta mubi wabuze urugingo
ntakamabara adj. decorative. proverb. The devil is not so black
ntakavuro1 n. trinket; bauble; as he is painted.
trifle; bagatelle.

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 ntamunoza ntiyambazarutsinga

ntamunoza n. difficult; hard to Ntacyo bitwaye loc. It doesn't

please; hard to satisfy; hard to matter.
deal with; unpredictable; ntacyo bihindura n. phr. without
unaccommodating; hard to result.
manage; unruly; froward; ntaho adj. phr. nowhere.
obstinate; stubborn; willful; ntera n. adjective.
perverse; unmanageable; ntibahuje v. they are
rambunctious; recalcitrant; incompatible, inharmonious,
obstreperous; unyielding; uncongenial, antagonistic,
intractable; fractious; inflexible; lacking rapport, at variance, at
critical; fastidious. odds, mismatched, clashing,
Syn: intanyurwa. disagreeing.
Nta murozi wabuze ntibibuza ko loc. nevertheless.
umukarabya proverb. The devil ntibindeba n. indifferent;
is not so black as he is painted. uncaring; unconcerned; not
nta musaruro n. phr. without caring; insensible; without
result. interest; impervious;
ntamuco adj. illicit; unlawful; not uninterested; insusceptible;
legal; illegal; against the law; detached; unmindful; impassive;
illegitimate; impermissible; not unmoved; insouciant; apathetic;
permitted; criminal; felonious; nonchalant; cool; aloof.
lawless; prohibited; improper; ntibirabaho loc. not yet.
unauthorized; clandestine; ntibiragerwaho loc. not yet.
under-the-counter; black-market. ntibishoboka! interj. never!;
nta mpamvu n. phr. without really; impossible.
cause. ntibizasubire loc. never again.
nta narimwe loc. 1 • never; at no Syn: ntibigasubire ukundi,
time; nevermore; not ever; under ntibizasubire ukundi,
no circumstances; on no ntibikabeho ukundi.
occasion; not at all. ntibizongere loc. never again.
2 (mu busizi) • ne'er. Syn: ntibigasubire ukundi,
nta nka ndi mo loc. I am in deep ntibizasubire ukundi,
trouble. ntibikabeho ukundi.
nta rusinga n. phr. wireless. ntiwirirwe ubaza3 [aho] adj. just;
Syn: ntiyambazarutsinga. say it again. Syn: aho, aho
nta ruhusa n. phr. awol; absent rwose, n'uko ntumbaze,
without leave. wabimenye.
Nta wiyanga nk'uwanga undi ntiyambazarutsinga n. phr.
proverb. Nobody hates himself wireless.
more than he who hates others. Syn: ntakenerarutsinga.
ntacyo bitanga n. phr. without
effect.

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 ntokozamuco nyakuri

ntokozamuco adj. obscene; nyafurika adj. African, of or

indecent; foul; morally offensive; pertaining to Africa, esp. sub-
pornographic; prurient; lewd; Saharan Africa, or the p of Africa
lascivious; lubricious; salacious; inhabited by blacks.
vulgar; scatological; dirty; filthy; Nyagasani n. Lord.
smutty; blue. nyagukora n. agent.
ntotizuba n. Usage: taboo word.a nyagutsindwa loc. you who
female's sex whose vulvar should lose; dear one.
opening is very short and located Nyakabwana n. name of a dog.
near the anus. nyakabyizi n. temporaral
ntr. abbrev. adjective. See: ntera. workers; day labourer.
Ntugakangure uwasinziriye nyakamwe n. minority groups.
proverb. Let sleeping dogs lie. Nyakanga n. July.
ntukanyagwe3 [aho] adj. just; say Nyakanga kanga amabuguma n.
it again. Syn: aho, aho rwose, phr. July.
n'uko, n'uko ntumbaze, nyakanyagwa n. you who should
ntiwirirwe ubaza. lose the case; you who should be
ntungamubiri adj. adjective dispossessed!; dear one'.
nutrient; nourishing; providing Syn: umunyagwa,
nourishment or nutriment. nyakunyagwa, yokanyagwa.
Nturo n. A chiefdom named after Nyakare n. A chiefdom created for
his chief and consisting of several a daughter of Ruganzu II Ndoli ...
hills in Bwanacyambwe and nyakatsi1 n. grass; lawn; turf;
Buganza, totally dispossessed in greensward; sod; sward.
the 1929 reorganization ... Syn: akatsi, akanyatsi.
Nturutse i... loc. I am from... nyakatsi2 n. leaf roof.
nu iterj. interjection expressing Nyakotsi n. comet.
the exclamation. Nyakubahwa Majesty; (usu. cap.)
nubwo adv. phr. even though; a title of a sovereign (usu.
even if; despite the fact that. preceeded by his, her, or your).
nyababyeyi n. uterus. Syn: Nyagasani, Nyaguhorana
nyabami adj. kingly; majestic; ingoma.
kinglike; imperial; royal; regal; nyakuri adj.
monarchal; sovereign; noble; 1 (ikintu) • real; genuine; actual;
princely; queenly; splendid; authentic; bona fide.
grand; magnificent; glorious; Syn: nyacyo.
stately; awe-inspiring; august; 2 (urukundo, etc.) • sincere; not
patrician; autocratic; absolute; affected; unaffected; genuine;
imperious; lordly; commanding; unfeigned; true; honest; pure;
mighty; despotic; tyrannical. unadulterated.

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3 (ibimenyetso, etc.) • true; nyamujyiyobijya n.

factual; valid; veritable; 1 • sycophant; parasite; toady;
unquestionable; veracious; flatterer; bootlicker; lickspitter;
truthful; actual; well-grounded; fawner; flunky; stooge; hanger-
solid; substantial; substantive; on; yes-man; truckler; rubber
tangible; rightful; legitimate; stamp; slave; lackey; cat's-paw;
absolute; positive; certain; tool; jackal; puppet; apple-
unadulterated; unalloyed; polisher; easily led; flunkey;
unvarnished. dweeb; stooge; subservient.
nyakwigendera n. late; lately 2 • yes-man, a person who always
dead; recently deceased; agrees with superiors, regardless
departed; passed on; gone. of personal convictions;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi sycophant.
n. 1 • yes-man; sycophant; Syn: nyamwikundishwa ku
parasite; toady; flatterer; bayobozi, inkomamashyi.
bootlicker; lickspitter; fawner; nyamunsi n. death.
flunky; stooge; hanger-on; yes- Syn: nyamuzinda, urupfu.
man; truckler; rubber stamp; nyamuntu adj. human.
slave; lackey; cat's-paw; tool; nyamurangwa n'ubupfura adj.
jackal; puppet; apple-polisher. phr. gentle; gentlehearted; kindly;
2 • yes-man, a person who always kind; peaceful; compassionate;
agrees with superiors, regardless tenderhearted; tender;
of personal convictions; sympathetic; mild; meek;
sycophant. tolerant; benign; lenient;
Syn: nyamijyiyobijya. indulgent; merciful; thoughtful;
nyamabara n. polychrome. considerate.
nyamara conj. however; yet. nyamuraza n. decorative pattern.
nyamayobera adj. miraculous. Nyamutezi n. king of the
Syn: gitangaje. underground. Syn: urupfu,
nyamkobwa n. the girl in nyamunsi, nyamuzinda.
question. nyamuhungu n. the boy in
nyamuganza n. monarch. [Kiza question.
Nzaba Mpari, In CAHIERS nyamuzinda n. death.
LUMIERES ET SOCIETE No 29.] Syn: nyamunsi, urupfu.
nyamugirubutangwa n. provider; nyamweru n. albino; a person
supplier; source; contributor; with pale skin, white hair,
donor; bringer; giver. Usage: used pinkish eyes, and visual
for "Imana; umwami". abnormalities resulting from a
hereditary inability to produce
the pigment melanin.
nyamwibarisha irafunguye n.
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nyamwibarisha irafunze n. phr. nyirabarajongo n. ibis; any of

autocalculation off. various large wading birds of the
nyamwibika n. autosave. family Threskiornithidae, of warm
nyamwigarura n. autorefresh. regions, with a long, thin,
nyamwigendaho1 n. unsociable. downward-curved bill.
nyamwigendaho2 adj. individual; Syn: nyirabarazana.
separate; divided; uncombined; nyirabarazana n. ibis; any of
uncooperative; fragmented; various large wading birds of the
piecemeal. family Threskiornithidae, of warm
nyamwisubizaho n. autorefresh. regions, with a long, thin,
nyamwiyandika hasi n. phr. downward-curved bill.
subscription. Syn: nyirabarajongo.
nyamwiyandikejuru n. phr. nyirabayazana n. 1 • promoter;
superscript. instigator.
nyamwicukumbura n. 2•a person or thing that
autobrowse. promotes, furthers, or
nyamwihagarika n. autovertical. encourages.
nyamwihagaciro n. autovalue. nyirabukwe n. his/her/their
nyamwiharugari n. autowidth. mother-in-law.
nyamwihimbibi n. autocontour. nyirakuru n. n.
nyamwihishusho n. autoformat. 1. • n. his/her/their
nyamwihubugari n. autofit width. grandmother/grandma/granny/g
Nyaruguru n. A chiefdom created rannie.
for a son of Cyilima II Rujugira ... 2 • n. grandmother; grandma;
nyarumuri adj. luminary. granny; grannie. See: nyogokuru.
nyarwanda adj. Rwandan. nyirakuruza n. his/her great
nyejwi adj. phonetic. grandmother.
nyemeza adj. affirmative. nyiramasibira n. 1 • person's
Nyereka loc. Show me, please. name; surname for somebody
Nyilibiremwa n. Creator. who eats a lot but remains
Nyilinkindi n. A chiefdom named skinny.
after one of his chiefs, partitioned 2 • type of rat; type of dog.
in 1929 ... nyiramubande n. echo; reflection
nyina n. his/her/its/their of sound; reverberation;
mother. repercussion; concussion
nyinawabo n. his/her/their PHYSICS.
maternal aunt. nyirarume n. his/her/their uncle,
Nyina wa Jambo n. phr. his/her/their maternal uncle.
Madonna. nyirahuku cat; person's name.
Nyina w'Imana n. Mother of God. Nyirahuku n. name of a cat.
nyine interj. of course. nyiri affix. owner; lord;
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Nyiricyubahiro n. nyuma ya saa sita adv. phr.

1 (Archbishop) • Most Reverend. afternoon.
2 • His/Your Excellency. nyuma y'ibyo adv. phr. after that.
nyirizina adj. real; genuine; nyumbakumi n. the ten-house
actual; authentic; bona fide. agglomerations.
nyir'uruganda n. manufacturer. nyurabwenge adj. logical.
nym. abbrev. numerals. nyuramatwi v. phr. melodic; of
See: nyamubaro. melody; creating melody; full of
nyobozi n. executive committee. melody; melodious; tuneful; lyric.
nyogokuru n. grandmother; Syn: gifite injyana.
grandma; granny; grannie. nyz. abrev. pronoun.
Syn: kaka. See: ikinyazina.
Nyogokuru! n. Usage: in a n'ibindi conj. phr. etc.; and so on;
letter.Your granny! and so forth; et cetera.
nyogosenge n. your paternal n'ibirenge adv. phr. Usage: nta
aunt. nkweto.barefoof; barefooted;
nyoko n. your mother. unshod; shoeless; unsandaled;
nyoko aragasha n. phr. discalced; discalceate.
Usage: taboo.may your mother be n'ishyaka adj. phr. zealously.
castrated. n'ubuswa adv. phr. awkwardly;
nyoko aragashahurwa n. phr. unskillfully.
Usage: taboo.may your mother be n'ubupfura bw'umutima adv.
castrated. phr. conscientiously.
nyokobukwe n. your mother-in- Syn: n'ubushishozi.
law. n'ubwo loc. adv. even though;
nyokorome n. your uncle, your athough; though.
maternal uncle, your mother's n'uko3 [aho] adj. just; say it
brother. again. Syn: aho, aho rwose,
nyokowanyu n. your maternal n'uko, n'uko ntumbaze,
aunt. ntiwirirwe ubaza.
nyr. abbrev. demonstrative. n'umurava adv. conscientiously.
See: nyereka.
nyuma adv. 1 • after; afterward;
afterwards; later; later on.
2 • at a subsequent time; in a
while; thereafter; in time;
presently; subsequently; tardily;
thereupon; after a while; in
sequel; successively; since; next;
behind; from that moment; in the
course of time.
nyuma ya adv. phr. after.

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n'umuhate adv. nzirabwandu immaculate; above

Usage: kwiga.hard; reproach; faultless; morally
industriously; vigorously; blameless; pure; clean; virtuous;
rigorously; energetically; guiltless; perfect; ideal;
arduously; laboriously; furiously; unexceptionable; unimpeachable;
intently; intensely; with all one's intact; flawless; irreproachable;
might; relentlessly; unsparingly; unsullied; innocent; sinless;
unceasingly; steadily; diligently; saintly; chaste; virgin; virginal.
persistently; untiringly; Syn: ntamakemwa,
determinedly; assiduously; nzirakizinga.
unflaggingly; conscientiously; nziramuze adj. powerful; strong;
resolutely; earnestly; eagerly; able-bodied; mighty; potent;
keenly; seriously; closely. indomitable; unconquerable;
n'umuhate adv. phr. zealously. invincible; vigorous; robust;
n, N n. the fourteenth letter of sturdy; hardy; brawny; husky;
Kinyarwanda alphabet. athletic; muscular; strapping;
ncweze v. let me keep quiet. stalwart; stout; herculean.
Nzanira amata loc. Bring some Syn: cy'ingufu, cy'imirya, gifite
milk. imbaraga.
Nzarya duke noze akarenge nziza cyane adj. phr. magnificent;
proverb. Small is beautiful. splendid; superb; sublime; grand;
Nzeli n. September. glorious; extraordinary;
Nzeri n. September. wonderful; fine; elegant;
exquisite; noble; majestic;
exalted; imposing; commanding;
impressive; stately; august;
transcendent; brilliant;
resplendent. Syn: ikirenga,
igitangaza, gisa na bike.
nzogiroshya n. beer lover; drunk;
drunkered.

O - o
ofisiye n. officer. ongeraho na none loc. one more.
Ongera umbwire loc. Tell me that oranje n. orange. Syn: ironji,
again. icunga.

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ororororo interj. sound used to otirishe n. ostrich.

express pain, surprise or Otirishiya n. prop. Austria.
astonishment. oya adv. no; nay; uh uh.
orudinateri n. computer; oya ra injerj. no dear.
computing machine; computing oya rata injerj. no dear.
device; data processor; electronic o, O n. the fifteenth letter of
computer; information processing Kinyarwanda alphabet.
system. Syn: mudasobwa, Oza amasahani loc. Wash the
icyuma kabuhariwe mu kubara. dishes.
Oseyaniya n. prop. Oceania.
Ositarariya n. prop. Australia.

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P - p
Panama n. Panama. paradizo n. paradise; Eden;
Paragwe n. Paraguay. Garden of Eden; utopia; Shangri-
Pasifika n. Pacific. la; happy valley; Land of
Pasika n. Passover; Pesach; Cockaigne; nirvana; heaven.
Easter; an annual Christian paralelogarama n. parallelogram.
festival in commemoration of the pararizi n. paralysis.
resurrection of Jesus Christ, paredi v. parade; march;
observed on the first Sunday procession; march; march past;
after the first full moon after the review; cavalcade; caravan;
vernal equinox. motorcade; cortege; column; line;
Perezida wa Repubulika n. phr. progression; train; string.
President of Republic; executive Syn: akarasisi.
officer; chief executive; chief of parikingi n. parking; parking plot.
state; head of the nation; head of parufe n. perfume. See: umubavu.
government; commander in chief; paruwasi n. parish; church
chief magistrate; first citizen. district.
Peru n. Peru. pase ngufi n. phr. short-pass;
Petero n. Peter. one-two or give and go.
Ponsiyo Pilato n. Pontius Pilate. pasiteri n. pastor. Syn: pasitoro,
Portugali n. Portugal, a republic pasitori.
in South West Europe, on the pasitori n. pastor. Syn: pasitoro,
Iberian Peninsula, West of Spain pasiteri.
(including the Azores and the pasitoro n. pastor. Syn: pasitori,
Madeira Islands). pasietri.
Pulito1 n. Pluto. pasiporo n. passport.
Puweritoriko n. Puerto Rico. Syn: urupapuro rw'abajya mu
Puweto riko n. Puerto rico. mahanga.
padiri n. priest. Syn: umupadiri. papa [papa] n. dad; pa; pater;
pantufure n. gymshoe; plimsoll pappa; pop; papa; daddy. Papa
(BrE). akunda inka ye My father likes
paradiso n. paradise; Eden; his cow.
Garden of Eden; utopia; Shangri- papa [paapâ] n. 1 • pope.
la; happy valley; Land of 2 • the bishop of Rome as head of
Cockaigne; nirvana; heaven. the Roman Catholic Church.

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papeteri n. stationary store. politiki1 n.

papiye ijiyeniki n. phr. toilet Usage: ubumenyi.politics;
paper, toilet tissue; a soft, political science; art of
lightweight paper used in government; of public affairs;
bathrooms for personal cleansing practice of government; affairs of
after defecation or urination. state; government policy;
pe interj. absolutely; positively; statecraft; statesmanship.
certainly; utterly; definitely; politiki2 n. Usage: umurongo,
decidedly; truly; really; indeed; ibitekerezo.political views;
undoubtedly; unquestionably; political matters; party policy;
unequivocally; indubitably. party leadership; political
penesiline n. penicillin. maneuvers.
perefe n. governor. Syn: umukuru politiki3 n. Usage: ingamba,
w'intara. ishyirwa mu bikorwa.policy;
perezida n. president. practice; procedure; course of
peteroli n. kerosene. action; mode of management; line
pe! n. really! of conduct; system; program;
pepiniyeri n. tree nursery; routine; habit; custom; rule;
nursery for transplanting. behavior; way; method; platform;
Syn: ubuhumbikiro. principle; style; plan; scheme;
pfukura uhereye ibumoso v. phr. strategy; tactics; design.
uncover from left. politiki mpuzamahanga n.
pfukura uhereye iburyo v. phr. foreign policy.
uncover from right. pome n. apple.
pfukura uhereye hejuru v. phr. pompaje n. dress-up.
uncover from top. porici n. porridge.
pilire n. pill. porogamu nsanganyamudasobwa
pilipili n. chili; chili pepper. nkumirwa n. phr. Applet.
pinusi n. speading-leaved pine; porogaramu mvugururamakuru
tecote pine; mexican weeping y'urubuga n. phr. content
pine. pinus patula. management system; CMS.
pireteri n. pl. pyrethrum. porogaramu
Syn: ibireti. nsanganyamudasobwa n. phr.
pisitori n. pistol. java.
polisi n. 1 • police. porogaramu nsomamakuru ya
2 • boys in blue; bullls; button Interineti n. phr. web browser;
men; cops; the Force; filth; fuzz; browser.
the law; monarch; New York's porogaramu ntatondwa n. phr.
finest; old Bill; pigs; sweeney; Application Programme Interface;
Uncle. Usage: Slang words for API.
police. Syn: leta.

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porogaramu nyoherebutumwa pula n. plan; scheme; program;

bwa Interineti n. phr. FTP proposal; suggestion; idea;
client; File Transfer Protocol conception; proposition;
client. procedure; method; way;
porogaramu strategy; stratagem; design;
nyoherezabutumwa n. phr. e- blueprint; sketch; map; diagram.
mail client. Syn: imbata.
porogaramu nyubakamasite n. pulaki n. number
phr. HTML; Hypertext Markup plate.Variant: purake.
Language. purake n. number
porogaramu y'ubuntu n. phr. plate.Variant: pulaki; icyapa
Freeware. ndangakinyabiziga; ipurake.
poroteyine n. protein. purigatori n. purgatory.
porutemanto n. hat stand; coat purize n. outlet; socket.
rack; coathunger. Syn: isoke.
purugatori n.
purgatory.Variant: purigatori.

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R - r
radi n. radishes. reka da interj. no, dear. Syn: reka
radiyo n. radio. daa, reka data, reka daweya.
radiyo kasete n. phr. tape reka daa interj. no, dear reka da;
recorder. reka data; reka daweya.
Radiyo Muhabura n. phr. RPF reka data interj. no, dear.
radio. Syn: reka daa, reka da, reka
Radiyo RTLM n. radio of one daweya.
thousand hills. Radio RTLM reka daweya interj. no, dear.
involved the general public in Syn: reka daa, reka da, reka
hunting down named individuals, data.
directed killers where to find reka ma interj. no, dear.
them and then announced their Syn: reka maa, reka mama, reka
murders. Its Announcers maweya.
included Valérie Bemeriki, reka maa interj. no, dear reka ma;
Kantano Habimana and Georges reka mama; reka maweya.
Ruggiu. reka mama interj. no, dear.
randevu n. date; appointment; Syn: reka maa, reka ma, reka
engagement; rendezvous; maweya.
agreement to meet. reka maweya interj. no, dear.
raporo n. 1 • account; Syn: reka maa, reka ma, reka
description; version; relation. mama.
2 • narration; story; write-up; reka mbasabe muntege amatwi
summary; record; article; news loc. may I have your attention
story; press release. please.
rb. abbrev. cfr; see; consult; reka mbahe urugero loc. let me
discuss; hold a conference; give you an example.
deliberate together; parley; talk reka nshyiremo loc. let me just
together; converse; compare insert.
notes; palaver. See: reba. Reka tugende loc. Let us go.
reba v. 1 • here is; here are.
2 • look. Reba, hariya! Look! Over
there.
referendumu n. Referendum.
Syn: Kamarampaka.

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resitora n. restaurant; café; rishaje adj. old; elderly; aged;

dining room; lunchroom; hoary; grizzled; gray-headed; gray
luncheonette; cafeteria; diner; with age; white with age;
brasserie; bistro; steak house; venerable; antiquated; ancient;
chop house; coffeehouse; vintage; timeworn; age-old;
grillroom; tearoom; beanery; antique; old-fashioned; out-of-
hashhouse; eatery; rathskeller. date; outdated; archaic; obsolete;
Syn: inzu bafunguriramo, inzu obsolescent.
abagenzi bafunguriramo, rmy. abbrev. attribute.
uburiro, urusamuriro. See: ruhamya.
Reta n. state; nation; republic; robine n. tab.
commonwealth; country; Roma1 n. Roma; the capital of
monarchy; dominion; kingdom; Italy, in the central part, on the
realm; land; principality; body Tiber. Syn: Rome.
politic; people; government. Rome2 n. Roma; the ancient
Syn: Leta. Italian kingdom, republic, and
revolisiyo n. revolution. empire whose capital was the city
Syn: amadumbu, amajugu, of Rome.
urugomo. Roni n. UN; United Nations.
repubulika n. republic. roho n. soul; spirit.
Repubulika y'u Rwanda n. phr. Roho Mutagatifu n. phr. the Holy
Republic of Rwanda; Rwandese Spirit. Syn: Umwuka Wera.
Republic; Ruanda; a landlocked Roho zo mu Purugatori n. phr.
republic in central Africa; Souls in purgatory.
formerly a German colony. Rozari n. rosary, a series of
rikuze adj. old; elderly; aged; prayers recited by Roman
hoary; grizzled; gray-headed; gray Catholics as a private devotion,
with age; white with age; usu. consisting of groups of ten
venerable; antiquated; ancient; aves preceded by a paternoster
vintage; timeworn; age-old; and followed by a Gloria Patri,
antique; old-fashioned; out-of- each group being accompanied
date; outdated; archaic; obsolete; by meditation on a mystery in the
obsolescent. lives of Jesus or Mary.
rimwe1 adj. one; 1. See: ishapure.
rimwe2 adj. once; a single time; rtd. abbrev. National Lexicon.
one time; on one occasion; once See: urutonde.
and for all; for the nonce. rubagimpande n. rheumatism.
rimwe na rimwe adv. sometimes;
on some occasions; at times; now
and then; seldom; occasionlly.
rimwe rizima loc. only once.
Syn: rimwe risa.

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rubanda n. people; the public; the Rudahigwa twataramye ! interj.

common people; the little people; Usage: Exclamations and swear
the rank and file; the masses; the expressions.lit. Rudahigwa when
multitude; the millions; the man we were in a party together!; My
in the street; John Q. Public; god!; Jesus Christ!
commoners; the common run; Rugaba n. Dispenser. See: Imana.
the lower classes; the lower rugabishabirenge n. generous.
orders; the working class; the Syn: cyababo, sesa-bayore.
working man; the mob; the Rugabo n. divine appellation for
rabble; the herd; the crowd; the the Almighty. Syn: Imana,
great unwashed; the hoi polloi. Rugaba, Mwimanyi,
rubanda nyamwinshi n. masse of Nyiringoma.
the people. rugaci n. boots. Syn: butini.
rubanda nyamwinshi n. phr. the Rugeyo n. ram; uncastrated adult
majority people; During the male sheep. Syn: intama.
1990's war, the extremist rugibi n. rugby; ragga.
government of Rwanda called the Rugira n. King of universe; owner
Hutu “the great mass” (rubanda of all things; one of Rwandan
nyamwinshi) or “the majority God's names.
people” and “the innocent,” rugongo n. Usage: euphemism;
meaning the innocent victims of taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit.
the Tutsi aggressors. 2•a female sexual organ
rubanda rugufi n. phr. 1 • pleb; homologous to the penis; the
oik; people; peasant. small erectile organ of the vulva.
2 • a member of a class of small Syn: baduname, agashyimbo,
farmers or farm laborers of low rutumvincyuro.
social rank. Syn: rubanda rwa ruguga n. Usage: euphemism;
giseseka. taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit.
rubanda rwa giseseka n. phr. 2•a female sexual organ
1 • pleb; oik; people; peasant. homologous to the penis; the
2 • a member of a class of small small erectile organ of the vulva.
farmers or farm laborers of low Syn: baduname, agashyimbo,
social rank. Syn: rubanda rugufi. rutumvincyuro.
Rubibi n. Beauty. Rukabu turi i Mwima! interj.
ruboroga n. aorta. Usage: Exclamations and swear
rudakumirabasonzeyubumenyi expressions.Rukabu when we
n. telecenter; cyber café. were at Mwima!; My god!; Jesus
Syn: siberikafe, ikigo Christ!
nsanganwamakuru ya kure,
rudakumirabasonzeyubumenyi.

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rukabuza n. prestigious; Rusenyi Itibare n. phr. A polity

distinguished; illustrious; created by the Bazimya under a
esteemed; honored; respected; grandson of Ruganzu II Ndoli,
reputable; notable; famed; Mwami of Rwanda ...
prominent; renowned; eminent; Rusufero n. Lucifer.
acclaimed; famous; celebrated; ruswa n. corruption.
well-known; important; Syn: inyoroshyo, umuti
outstanding. w'ikaramu, bitugukwaha.
Rukamba n. name of a dog. rushaje n. Usage: umuntu,
Rukari n. King's court at Nyanza. ikintu.old; elderly; aged; hoary;
Rukaryi n. A chiefdom formerly grizzled; gray-headed; gray with
named after his first chief age; white with age; venerable;
(Rwanyabugigira or antiquated; ancient; vintage;
Lwanyabugigira), that became the timeworn; age-old; antique; old-
chiefdom of Rukaryi ... fashioned; out-of-date; outdated;
rukinamubikomeye n. wellerism. archaic; obsolete; obsolescent.
rukinamubikomeye n. rutahizamu n. playmaker.
wellerisms. See: umukinnyi w'intyoza.
Rukoma n. A chiefdom created rutemikirere n. plane; airplane;
before the Belgian rule in the aircraft; jet; aeroplane; bird.
Territory of Nyanza ... Syn: indege.
rukongezi n. firebrand; agitator; rutorishaka n. Usage: ijambo
troublemaker. ritsindwa; euphemism,
Syn: gashozantambara. taboo.button; clitoris; clit; a
rukumbi 1. • only; lone; sole; female sexual organ homologous
solitary; individual; single; to the penis; the small erectile
singular; exclusive; unique; organ of the vulva.
alone; one and only. rutumvincyuro n. Usage: ijambo
2. • unparalleled; unrepeated; ritsindwa; euphemism,
unmatched. taboo.button; clitoris; clit; a
rukururana n. lorry; truck; female sexual organ homologous
articulated lorry (BrE); to the penis; the small erectile
alrticulated semi (AmE). organ of the vulva.
rukuruzi n. magnet PHYSICS. rutwe n. macrocephalic;
rumwe mu nganda adj.phr. one of macrocephalous. Syn: sagihanga,
the factories. rwagihanga.
Rurema n. author of life; one of ruhago n. ball; game of ball; ball
Rwandan God's names. game. Syn: umupira2.
Rusanga n. bull. ruhamwa n. subject.
ruseke n. shinbone; tibia; shin. ruhamwa rw'inshinga n. phr.
subject.
ruharwa n. notorious.

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Ruhaya n. goat; he-goat; billy Rwanda n. Rwanda; Republic of

goat; caprine animal. Rwanda. also spelled Ruanda ,
ruhembe n. Usage: euphemism; officially Republic of Rwanda , [in
taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit. French: République Rwandaise ,
2•a female sexual organ in Kinyarwanda Republika y'u
homologous to the penis; the Rwanda], formerly a German and
small erectile organ of the vulva. Belgian colony, is a landlocked
Syn: baduname, agashyimbo, republic lying south of the
rutumvincyuro, ruguga. Equator in east-central Africa. It
Ruhengeri n. 1 • Ruhengeri. is bounded on the west by Congo
2 • former province in North of (Kinshasa) and Lake Kivu, on the
Rwanda. north by Uganda, on the east by
ruhogo n. Usage: euphemism; Tanzania, and on the south by
taboo.1 • button; clitoris; clit. Burundi. The capital is Kigali.
2•a female sexual organ Rwanda is acountry of minute
homologous to the penis; the dimensions (10,169 square miles
small erectile organ of the vulva. [26,338 square kilometres]),
Syn: baduname, agashyimbo, grinding poverty, and high
rutumvincyuro. population density. Traditional
ruhurura n. sewer; an artificial Rwanda was characterise by a
conduit, usu. underground, for monarchical rule.The demise of
carrying off waste water and the Rwandan kingship came
refuse, as in a town or city. about through a grass-roots,
rwabiguma n. quarrelsome; Hutu-led upheaval of 1959 that
rowdy. Syn: indwanyi, reached its denouementbefore
umurwanyi. the country became independent.
rwabikobwe n. unsociable; The Rwandan landscape is
unfriendly; antisocial; retiring; reminiscent of a tropical
unsocial; asocial; misanthropic. Switzerland. Its dominant feature
Syn: nyamwigendaho. is a chain of mountains of rugged
Rwabugili Kigeli n. Rwandan beauty that runs on a north-
famous King in war. south axis and forms part of the
rwabujune n. 1 • lion. Congo-Nile divide. From the
2 • a given name for the lion. volcanoes of the Virunga
Rwabwiga n. lion. Mountains in thenorthwest—
rwagakoco n. trap. where the Karisimbi reaches
Syn: akamashu. 14,787 feet (4,507 metres)—the
rwagihanga n. macrocephalic; altitude drops to 4,000 feet
macrocephalous. (1,220 metres) in the swampy
Syn: gagihanga, rutwe. Kagera (Akagera) River valley in
the east. The interior highlands
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yielding to a low-lying depression Rwigema Fred n. pr. Fred

west of the Congo-Nile divide Rwigema (10 April 1957—2
along the shores of Lake Kivu. October 1990) was a founding
rwangendanyi n. destiny. member of the Rwandese
Rwankeri n. A chiefdom created Patriotic Front and is considered
off Mulera and Buhoma in 1931 a hero in Rwanda's history,
... though he spent most of his life
Rwara n. leopard. outside Rwanda. Rwigema was
rwara rw'isha n. phr. born Emmanuel Gisa in
Usage: ijambo ritsindwa; Gitarama. An ethnic Tutsi, he
euphemism; taboo.female genital and his family fled to Uganda and
with a medium vulvar opening. settled in a refugee camp in
See: igituba. Nshungerezi, Ankole in 1960
rwaserera n. scuffle; struggle; following the reaction against
scrap; tussle; row; fight; brawl; Tutsi rule and the ouster of King
imbroglio; melee; donnybrook; Kigeri V. After finishing high
free-for-all; fracas; rumpus; school in 1976, he joined the
commotion. FRONASA (Front de salut
rwashaje n. worn-out. national) party headed by Yoweri
Rwigema Feredi n. Phr. Rwandan Museveni and Shefu Ali; it was at
hero. this point that he began calling
himself Fred Rwigema. Later that
year, he travelled to Mozambique
and joined FRELIMO (Front de
Libération du Mozambique). In
1979, he joined the Uganda
National Liberation Army, which
two years later became the
National Resistance Army.
rwiyemezamirimo n.
entrepreneur; enterpriser.
rwihariye adj. secial; particular.
rwihishwa adj. incognito;
unidentified; unnamed;
disguised; concealed; unrevealed;
undisclosed; unacknowledged;
nameless; unknown; uncredited;
protected.
Rwogogamasi n. Navigator.

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rwose adv. absolutely; positively; Ryangombe n. Ryangmbe is said

certainly; utterly; definitely; to be the chief of the "imandwa",
decidedly; truly; really; indeed; Rwandans who are initiated into
undoubtedly; unquestionably; the cult of Ryangombe. According
unequivocally; indubitably. to Rwandan legend, Ryangombe
Rwubikangohe ni we was a great worrior who
rwuburangeso proverb. Still accidently killed by a buffalo
waters run deep. during a hunting party. In order
not to leave Ryangombe, his
friends threw themselves on the
bull's horns. Imana gave
Ryangombe and his followers a
special place, the Kalisimbi
volcano in the Virunga volcano
chain, where they have a notably
more agreable aftertime than the
other "bazimu" The cult of
Ryangombe became an important
force of social cohesion with
Rwandan clan being initiated into
the cult.
ryari adj. inter. when. Uzaza
ryari? When will you come?
ryihariye adj. secial; particular.
r, R n. the seventeenth letter of
Kinyarwanda alphabet.

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S - s
saa kumi n. phr. ten o'clock.
saa kumi n'ebyiri n. phr.
eitghteen hours; six o'clock.
saa kumi n'imwe n. phr.
seventeen hours; five o'clock.
saa kumi n'imwe za mugitondo
n. phr. five a.m., 5:00 A.M.
saa kumi n'imwe zibura iminota
makumyabiri n'itanu n. phr.
twenty-five minutes to five.
saa kumi za mugitondo n. phr.
four a.m., 4:00 A.M.
saa mbiri n. phr. eight o clock.
saa mbiri na mirongwitatu n.
phr. eith thirty.
saa mbiri n'igice n. phr. half past
eight.
saa moya n. seven o’clock.
saa moyaa ibura cuminitanu n.
phr. a quarter to seven.
saa moya ya mugitondo n. phr.
seven o'clock a.m. (first hour of
day).
saa munani n. phr. two o'clock.
saa munani na cumi n'itanu n.
phr. a quarter past two.
saa munani z'ijoro n. phr. 2:00
A.M.
saa saba n. phr. one o'clock.
saa saba zuzuye n. phr. one o
clock "sharp".
saa saba z'ijoro n. phr. 1:00 A.M.
saa sita n. phr. noon; midday.
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saa sita za nijoro n. phr. 12:00;
midnight. Syn: igicuku kinishye.
saa sita zuzuye z'amanywa n.
mid-day.
saa sita z'ijoro n. phr. mid-night.
saa tanu n. phr. eleven o'clock.
saa tanu n'iminota
makumyabiri n. phr. twenty
minutes past eleven.
saa tatu n. phr. nine o'clock.
saa tatu n'iminota itanu n. phr.
five minutes past nine.
saa yine n. phr. ten o'clock.
saa 10 z'amanywa n. phr. four
p.m.; 4:00 P.M.
saa 11 z'umugoroba n. phr. five
p.m.; 5:00 P.M.
saa 12 za mugitondo n. phr. 6:00
A.M.
saa 12 z'umugoroba n. phr. 6:00
P.M.
saa 1 za mugitondo n. phr. 7:00
A.M.; seven a.m.
saa 1 z'umugoroba n. phr. seven
p.m.
saa 2 za mugitondo n. phr. 8:00
A.M.
saa 2 z'ijoro n. phr. 8:00 P.M.
saa 3za mugitondo n. phr. 9:00
A.M.
saa 3 z'ijoro n. phr. 9:00 P.M.
saa 4 za mugitondo n. phr. 10:00
A.M.
saa 4 z'ijoro n. phr. 10:00 P.M.
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saa 5 za mugitondo n. phr. 11:00 Satani n. Old Nick; the Devil; the
A.M. Prince of Darkness; the Evil One;
saa 5 z'ijoro n. phr. 11:00 P.M. the Old Serpent; the Tempter;
saa 6 z'amanywa n. phr. 12:00; Beelzebub; Lucifer;
NOON. Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
saa 7 z'amanywa n. phr. 1:00 Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
P.M. Apollyon.
saa 8 z'amanywa n. phr. 2:00 Saturune n. Saturn.
P.M. sawa loc. Etym: Kiswahili.Okay;
saa 9 z'amanywa n. phr. 3:00 OK.
P.M. Sawudi Arabiya n. phr. Saudi
saa cyenda zibura iminota Arabia.
icumi n. phr. ten minutes to saz. abbrev. archaism; archaic
three. term. See: gishaje.
saa cyenda z'ijoro n. phr. three Sebanani Andereya n. Rwandan
a.m.; 3:00 A.M. singer in Impala orchestra.
Sabato n. Sabbath. Sebigabiro n. A chiefdom named
Sabyinyo n. Sabyinyo Volcano. after his first and only chief. The
safari n. voyage, safari; an chiefdom was reorganized in
expedition for hunting or 1929 and reduced to the Murma
exploration, esp. in East hill in Rukaryi ...
Africa.Variant: isafari. sebihogo n. brown; very beautiful
sagihobe n. a singer whose person or thing.
performance has an intention to sede n. CD.
beg. sekateri n. secateurs; pruning
sakabaka n. type of vulture. shears.
sakabaka n. 1 • kite; black kite; Sekibi n. Old Nick; the Devil; the
red kite. Prince of Darkness; the Evil One;
2 • any of various slim, graceful the Old Serpent; the Tempter;
hawks, as of the New World Beelzebub; Lucifer;
genera Elanoides and Ictinia and Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
the Old World genus Milvus, with Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
long, pointed wings and usu. a Apollyon.
notched or forked tail. sendika n. trade union; trade-
saku n. tonal. union.
sak. abbrev. riddle. sendika n. n. trade unions.
See: igisakuzo. ingaga z'abakozi • n.
samusure n. type of bird. Sentenari Hawuse n. Centenary
sandari n. sandals. House.
sarukoko n. goose (pl. geese). serikeye n. phr. coffin; casket.
See: isanduku bahambamo.
serire n. cell.

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serivisi ishinzwe ubuzima n. Sindabyumva loc. I don't

health services. understand that yet.
seriviyeti n. n. table napkin. sinema n. cinema; motion
2. • n. flower BOTANY. pictures; moving pictures;
seruhuga n. dirty; person's name; movies; films; flicks.
surname for somebody who is Syn: isenema, senema.
dirty. Sinumvise neza loc. I didn't hear
serwakira n. 1 • wind; heavy it very well (or, understand).
wind; windstorm; gale; blow. sinzi ko v. Usage: iyo ubona
2 • tornado; twister; cyclone; ibyo usabwa bitazarangira ku
hurricane; tempest; typhoon; gihe.I am afraid.
whirlwind. Sirilanka n. Sri Lanka.
serwakira n. the one that ligths Siriya n. Siria.
on something; whirweend. siro n. syrup.
sesa-bayore n. generous person. sitade n. stadium; arena; bowl;
Syn: cyababo, rugabishabirenge. coliseum; amphitheater; circus;
sewabo n. his/her/their uncle, ballpark; field; park; palaestra;
his/her/their paternal uncle. hippodrome; stade. Syn: ikibuga
se? loc. is it? Syn: ese?, mbese?. cy'umupira.
si v. is not; are not. sitade Amahoro Amahoro
siberikafe n. telecenter; cyber Stadium.
café. Syn: telesentere, ikigo sitade ifigije n. phr. full stadium.
nsanganwamakuru ya kure. Syn: sitade yuzuye.
SIDA n. acquired sitade irimo abantu bake n. phr.
immunodeficiency syndrome, half empty stadium.
fataltransmissible disease of the sitade yuzuye n. phr. overfull
immune system caused by the stadium.
human immunodeficiency virus sitasiyo ya lisansi n. phr. petrol
(HIV). HIV slowly attacks and station. Syn: aho banyweshereza
destroys the immune system, the lisansi.
body's defense against infection, sitidiyo n. studio.
leaving an individual vulnerable Siti Pulaza n. City Plazza.
to a variety of other infections Siyoni n. Zion.
and certain malignancies that sipure n. mexican cypress.
eventually cause death. AIDS is cupressus lusitanica BOTANY.
the final stage of HIV infection, so n. your father. So araho? Is
during which time fatal infections your father well? Syn: swo.
and cancers arise. soda n. soda; fizzy drink.
side n. acid.Variant: aside. sogokuru n. grandfather;
Simbyumva loc. I don't grandpa; gramps; granddad;
understand that. granddaddy; grandad.
solo n. solo.

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Soroma imiteja loc. Pick some sha(hu) loc. castrated one; dear
green beens. one.
so wanyu n. phr. your uncle; your shahu interj. man!
paternal uncle. shapeli n. abbey; chapel.
soya n. 1 • soya. she interj. dear.
2 • soya (BrE); soya beans (BrE); shefu n. manager; head; boss;
soy; soyneans (AmE). supervisor; foreman;
Subiramo loc. Repeat it. superintendent; overseer;
Subira umbwire loc. Tell me that executive director; administrator;
again. Syn: Ongera umbwire. majordomo; chief; agent;
subiza nka mbere v. phr. undo. impresario.
sugabo n. incapable man. shenge interj. dear.
sukomisiyo n. submission. Shili n. Chile.
sumare n. submarine. shimi n. chemistry.
Syn: ubwato bw'intambara. Syn: ubutabire.
Suwazilandi n. Swaziland. shingiro adv. fundamental; asic;
Suwedi n. Sweden. underlying; essential; necessary;
Suhuza inshuti yanjye v. Meet requisite; first; primary;
my friend. elementary; key; crucial; vital;
Suhuza umugore/umugabo central; major; principal; main;
wanjye loc. Meet my chief; cardinal; indispensable;
wife/husband. integral. Syn: ngenderwaho.
superimarishe n. super market. Shitani n. Old Nick; the Devil; the
supuresi n. trainer (BrE); sneaker Prince of Darkness; the Evil One;
(AmE). the Old Serpent; the Tempter;
suzuma ibyanditswe v. phr. test Beelzebub; Lucifer;
text. Mephistopheles; the Foul Fiend;
swa. abbrev. Swahili. Old Scratch; Moloch; Belial;
See: Igiswayire. Apollyon.
s, S n. the eignteenth letter of shi. abbr. verb. See: Inshinga.
Kinyarwanda alphabet. Shushu n. Honey; Darling.
sha interj. man! Syn: Ikivamvari, Ikijyana,
sha interj. dude. Niko sha! Hey Rugorirwera.
dude! shyira mu gaciro nawe! loc.
sharijeri n. charger; an imagine!
apparatus for charging storage shy. abbrev. neologism.
batteries. See: gishya.

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T - t
t n. the nineteenth letter of telesentere telecenter; cyber café.
Kinyarwanda alphabet. Syn: siberikafe, ikigo
taberenakulo n. 1 • tabernacle. nsanganwamakuru ya kure,
2 • the portable tentlike structure rudakumirabasonzeyubumenyi.
used as a place of worship by the televiziyo n. television.
Israelites during their wandering tel. (ahandi) abbrev. tel. (other).
in the wilderness. Usage: ku tel. (igendanwa) abbrev. tel.
bayisiraheri. (mobile).
3 • an ornamental receptacle for tel. (imuhira) abbrev. tel. (home).
the reserved Eucharist. tel. (imuhira/ku kazi) abbrev.
Usage: muri Kiliziya Gatolika. tel. (home/work).
tagisi n. taxi. tel. (ku kazi) abbrev. tel. (work).
tamurura uhereye hasi v. phr. tel. (mu biro) abbrev. tel. (office).
uncover from bottom. tel.: abbrev. tel.:
Tanzaniya n. Tanzania. tenisi n. tennis.
tarapezi n. trapezoid. tenoro n. tenor.
tayari From: from swahili.adj. tetanosi n. lockjaw; tetanus.
available. Syn: agakwega.
Tayilandi n. Thailand. tewologiya n. theology.
Tayilandi n. thailand. Syn: ubuhanga mu
Tegura ameza Set the table. by'Iyobokamana.
tekereza nawe! loc. imagine! teyateri [teyaâtere] n. 1 • play;
tekereza rero! loc. imagine! drama; stage play; dramatic
telefagisi n. telefax. piece; dramatic performance.
telefoni n. telephone. 2 • comedy; tragedy; farce;
Syn: telefone. melodrama.
telefoni igendanwa n. mobile 3 • show; spectacle; extravaganza;
phone; cellular telephone. pageant; entertainment.
Syn: mobayilo. tifoyide n. typhoid. Syn: tifusi.
telekomande n. From: tifusi n. typhus.
French.remote control; zapper. tombola n. lotto; lottery.
Syn: agahinduramurongo. topoloji n. topology.
tugomba v. we must, we might,
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tungurusumu n. garlic; bulb.
Tuniziya n. Tunisia.
turaho loc. We are fine.
turaho buhoro buhoro loc. we are
so so. Usage: greetings.
turaziranye v. we know each
other, we know one another.
Turikiya n. Turkey.
Turukiya n.
Turkey.Variant: Turikiya.
Turukumenisitani n.
Turkmenistan.
turukumenisitani n.
Turkmenistan.
turunovisi n. screwdriver.
twarenzaho iki loc. how much
more.
twavuga v. let us mention, we can
say.
twe adj. we; us.
twebwe adj. we; us.
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twemera v. we believe, we admit,
we acknowledge.
twese adj. all of us.
twibanire adj. durable; long life.
twibwira v. we think, we hope.
twifuza v. we need, we want.
twifuza ko ubutabera
bwubahirizwa! we want justice to
be done!
twiga [twiîga] n. giraffe; a tall,
long-necked, spotted ruminant,
Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa:
the tallest living quadruped
animal. Giraffa camelopardalis.
twiga [tkwiiga] v. 1st pers. pl. we
study.
twigishe [tkwiigyîishe] v. 1st pers.
pl. let us teach.
twigishe [tkwiigyiishe] v. 2nd
pers. pl. teach us.
twikurura v. uncover.
Syn: pfukura.
twinshi adj. many; a lot.
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U - u
umurenzi (abarenzi n. pl.) The ubu1 adv. now; at the present
nobles. See: igikomangoma. time; at the present moment.
[Poem "UKWIBYARA" by Ndizera ko ubu ushobora
Nyakayonga ka Musare, under kuvuga Ikinyarwanda gike. I
King Mutara II Rwogera (1802 - hope that now you can speak a
1853)] little Kinyarwanda.
uba [ubâ] v. 3rd pers. who lives; ubu2 adj. these.
who belongs. ububabare n. n.
uba [uba] v. 2nd pers. you live; 1. • n. ache; pain; throb; twinge;
you belong. pang; hurt; discomfort; soreness;
uba mu nteko y'abize n. phr. aching; smarting; pinch; stitch;
academian; academician. discomfort; malaise.
ubana neza n'abandi adj. phr. Syn: uburyaryate.
amiable; friendly; agreeable; 2 • n. agony; suffering; pain;
amicable; pleasant; congenial; torment; throes; torture; anguish;
good-natured; kindly; obliging; distress; misery; affliction; woe;
cordial; sociable; affable; sorrow; anxiety.
pleasing; attractive; engaging; ububaji n. woodwork; joinery;
winning; charming; polite; genial; carpentry.
gracious. ububangame n. awkwardness.
ubanza adv. maybe; ububani n. scent; smell; odor;
perhaps.Variant: umanza. aroma; fragrance; bouquet;
ubahagarariye n. your essence; perfume.
representative. Syn: umubavu.
ubahagarariye n. their ububasha n. 1 • power; strength.
reresentative. Syn: ubushobozi.
uberewe adj. smart; elegant. 2 • authority; ability.
ubifitiye ububasha n. phr. ububi adj. 1 • awfulness;
competent. horridness; horribleness.
2 • blemish; imperfection; defect;
flaw.
3 • drawback; snag.
ububiko n. stock.
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ububiko bw'amakuru n. phr. data ubudatenguha n. Usage: ku

bank. Syn: ubushyinguro muntu, ikintu, etc..devotion;
bw'amakuru. attentiveness; dedication;
Ububirigi n. Belgium. commitment; devotedness;
ububisha n. maliciousness; earnest attachment; regard;
nastiness; spitefulness. reverence; love; fondness;
ububogame n. bias; prejudice; concern for; loyalty, adherence;
leaning; inclination; bent; faithfulness; fealty; allegiance;
predilection; proneness; zeal; ardor. Syn: ukudatetereza,
propensity; proclivity; tendency; ukudataba undi mu nama,
feeling; fixed idea; preconceived ukutica amasezerano,
idea; preconception; narrow view; ukudateshuka ku masezerano.
slant; one-sidedness; unfairness; ubudatuza n. incessantly;
narrow-mindedness; bigotry; continually; ceaselessly.
intolerance; partiality. ubudahagarara n. continuously.
ububoshyi n. knitting. ubudahangarwa n. immunity.
ububumwe n. singular. ubudahemuka n. fidelity;
ububushyitsi n. visit; stay; call; devotion; loyalty; faithfulness;
sojourn. adherence; constancy;
ububwa n. cowardice. trueheartedness; fealty;
ububyeyi n. maternity; trustworthiness; integrity;
motherhood; being a mother. honesty; truthfulness; probity;
Ubudage n. Germany. honor; allegiance; staunchness;
ubudakemangwa n. sincerity; good faith; earnestness.
blamelessness. ubudahinyuka n.
ubudakemwa n. blamelessness; ubudapfa n. immortality.
integrity. ubudehe n. communal work.
ubudasa n. difference. Ubufaransa n. France.
Syn: ubudahura, ubudahuza, ubufasha n. aid; help; assistance;
ubudahwana, ukudahuza, helping hand; cooperation;
ukudahwana. collaboration; service; support;
ubudasiba n. incessantly; backing; advancement;
continually; ceaselessly. promotion; furtherance;
ubudasobanuka n. endorsement; encouragement;
meaninglessness. contribution; gift; protection;
ubudashoboka n. impossibility. friendship; support; benevolence;
ubudashyikirwa n. highness. guidance; advice; care; welfare;
good offices; kind regard.
ubufatanye n. 1 • alignment;
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2 • an organization of people (or ubugangahuzi n. exorcism;

countries) involved in a pact or dispossession.
treaty. ubugaragare ndengakamere n.
3 • concurrence; agreement; phr. ultra bold.
accord; concord; harmony; ubugaragare ndengakamere n.
unanimity; mutual consent; phr. ultra bold.
consensus; meeting of the minds; ubugatolika n. Catholicism.
cooperation; collaboration; ubugene n. context.
working together. ubugenge1 n. dexterity; manual
4 • affiliation; connection; alliance; skill; deftness; adroitness;
participation; membership; handiness; nimbleness with the
relation; relationship; relations; fingers; proficiency; facility.
collaboration; friendship; ubugenge2 n. acrobatics.
acquaintance; familiarity; ubugenge3 n. physics.
intimacy; friendliness; ubugeni n. art; artistic activity;
fraternization; companionship; creative work; artistry.
fellowship; camaraderie. ubugeni n. wedding; wedding
ubufindo n. trick; clever act; ceremony; marriage ceremony;
skilled act; stunt; feat; antic; marriage; nuptials; nuptial rite.
number; magic demonstration; Syn: ubugeni.
sleight of hand; prestidigitation; ubugenimberajisho n. fine arts.
piece of legerdemain. Ubugereki n. Greece.
Syn: ubumaji. ubugimbi n. adolescence.
ubufindo n. enigma; riddle; ubuginga n. See: ububwa;
brean-teaser. ubugoryi.
ubuforomo n. nursing course. ubugingo n. life.
ubufotozi n. photography. ubugiragisobanuro n.
ubufuke n. Etym: gufuka.Ukuba meaningfulness.
ikintu gihehereye cyangwa gifite ubugiraneza n. kindness.
amafu; coolness. [Rb Bz. Ubugiriki n.
Inkoranya.] Greece.Variant: Ubugereki.
ubufutuke n. comprehensibility. ubugirirane n. reciprocity;
ubugabo n. n. manhood; the state reciprocality.
of being a man; manly qualities; ubugizi bwa nabi n. phr.
masculinity; maleness. wickedness; criminality.
2 • n. male sex; phallus. ubugizi bwa nabi mu gihugu n.
ubugabuzi n. service. domestic violence.
Ubugande n. ubugome n. 1 • malice.
Uganda.Variant: Uganda. 2 • wickedness; criminality;
ubuganga n. 1 • medicine. maliciousness; nastiness;
2 • malaria; paludism. spitefulness.

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ubugondo Usage: ku nka.n. ubuja n. 1 • servitude; slaver;

white with black spots. serfdom; thralldom;
ubugorame n. awkwardness. enthrallment; bonds; bondage;
ubugore n. womanliness; oppression; subjugation;
womanhood. enslavement; vassalage; fetters;
ubugoronome n. agronomics; shackles; chains; compulsory
agronomy. service; hard labor;
ubugororanging2 n. amendment. imprisonment. Syn: ubucakara.
ubugororangingo1 n. gymnastics; 2 • household work; household
physical. chores.
ubugororoke n. uprightness. ubujajwa n. gossip; groundless
ubugoryi n. 1 • folly; rumor; hearsay; whispering
senselessness; stupidity; behind one's back; backbiting;
absurdity; foolishness; newsmongering; scandal; idle
foolhardiness; fatuity; abject talk; prattle; twaddle; babble;
silliness; inanity; asininity; tattle; tittle-tattle; comment;
insanity; madness; lunacy; utter report; news. Syn: amenshi,
rashness; suicide; idiocy. amazimwe.
2 • foolishness; imprudence; folly; ubujana n. wrist.
extravagance; irresponsibility; ubujibwe n. timidity.
indiscretion; absurdity; ubujiji n. illiteracy; lack of,
preposterousness; ignorance; unenlightenment;
ridiculousness; asininity; benightedness. Ant: ubujijuke.
injudiciousness; senselessness; ubujijuke n. literacy learning;
witlessness; brainlessness; erudition; eruditeness;
unwisdom; childishness; scholarship; learnedness;
silliness; puerility; stupidity; fatu. intelligence; enlightenment;
ubugugu n. 1 • greed. edification; culture;
Syn: amerwe. intellectuality; store of
2 • scrooge; stingy person; miser; knowledge; acquisition of
hoarder; niggardly person; knowledge; liberal.
niggard; penny pincher; Syn: irahurabumenyi;
pinchpenny; tightwad. Ant: ubujiji.
Syn: umururumba. ubujura n. theft; stealing; robbery;
ubuguzi n. shopping. burglary; thievery; larceny;
ubugwaneza n. kindness; filching; pilfering; purloining;
goodness. shoplifting; hijacking; fraud;
ubugwari n. cowardice; timidity; swindling; embezzlement;
meanness; baseness. rustling; looting. Syn: ububandi.
ubujurire n. appeal.
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ubujyanama n. counseling; ubukene bwabaye karande n.

counselling ANTHROPOLOGY- phr. deep poverty; abject poverty.
SOCIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY- ubukenzi n. distrust; mistrust;
PSYCHIATRY; suspicion.
ubukaka n. intrepidness; ubukeho n. scarcity; deficiency;
intrepidity; boldness; energy; lack; dearth; scantiness;
vigour; strength. sparseness; paucity.
ubukana n. rampage; violent ubuki n. honey. Syn: umutsama.
spree; jag of violence. ubukire n. abundance; ample
ubukangarane n. fright; fear; amount; great supply; full
alarm; terror; panic; fear of measure; profusion; sufficiency;
danger; consternation; scare; excess; more than enough;
perturbation; dread; plenty; surplus; glut; plenitude;
apprehension; dismay; repletion; plethora; surfeit;
trepidation; affright; horror; cornucopia; copiousness; heap;
concern; anxiety; misgiving; cold flood; bounty; wealth; richness;
feet; funk; fear and trembling; the abundancy. Syn: umusagukira.
jitters; intimidation; reign of. ubukirisito n. Christianity;
ubukannyi v. working with Christendom; the Christian
leather formaking traditional world.
clothes. ubukirisitu n. Christianity;
ubukare n. 1 • awfulness; Christendom; the Christian
horridness; horribleness. world.
2 • violence. ubukoboramabya n.
3 • maliciousness; nastiness; Usage: ijambo ritsindwa;
spitefulness. Syn: amakare. euphemism; taboo.gift given to a
ubukarihe n. awfulness; perso who has cought you while
horridness; horribleness. commiting adultery in order to
ubukarihe n. acidity; sourness; convince him/her to keep silence.
tartness. ubukode n. rent; rental; payment;
ubuke n. scarcity; deficiency; lack; dues; fee.
dearth; scantiness; sparseness; ubukomere n. 1 • complexity;
paucity. complication; intricacy;
ubukene1 n. poverty; privation; elaboration; involution;
need; neediness; destitution; crabbedness; involvement;
indigence; penury; perplexity; bafflement;
impoverishment; pennilessness; entanglement; inextricability;
insolvency; bankruptcy; puzzle; obscurity;
pauperism; want; lack; beggary; incomprehensibility;
mendicancy; poorness; unintelligibility.
impoverishment. 2 • durability.
ubukene2 n. relative poverty. ubukonje n.

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1 (mu biganiro) • distance; 4 • abundance; ample amount;

reservation; restraint; reserve; great supply; full measure;
formality; coldness; coolness; profusion; sufficiency; excess;
aloofness; stiffness. more than enough; plenty;
2 • coldness; coolness; chill. surplus; glut; plenitude;
ubukoreke n. workability. repletion; plethora; surfeit;
ubukorerabushake n. voluntary cornucopia; copiousness; heap;
service. flood; bounty; wealth; richness.
ubukoreshabyumanyabwenge n. ubukungu bugeze
automation. aharindimuka n. phr. ailing
ubukorikori n. 1 • do-it-yourself, economies.
DIY. akunda ubukorikori he/she ubukungu bushingiye ku
likes do-it-yourself/DIY. masoko n. phr. market economy.
2 • makeshift repair. ubukungu bushingiye ku nka n.
3 • applied art; craftsmanship; phr. cow-centric society.
craft; workmanship; skill in an ubukungu bwashegeshwe
occupation or trade. n’intambara v. phr. war-torn
ubukoco n. fibre; woodfibre. economy. Syn: ubukungu
ubukozi bw'ibibi n. phr. iniquity; bwazahajwe n’intambara.
wickedness; wrong; wrongdoing; ubukurankota n. coold-blooded;
evil; evildoing; sin; transgression; brutal; inhuman; inhumane;
infamy; miscreancy; knavery; bloodthirsty; savage; barbarous;
roguery; villainy; flagrancy; fiendish; ruthless; merciless;
abomination; sinfulness; unmerciful; unpitying; pitiless;
depravity; corruption; outrage; diabolical; demonic; satanic; evil;
immorality; vice; profligacy; villainous.
turpitude. ubukure n. 1 • maturation; the
ubukumi n. teen; teenage; youth; act or process of maturing;
adolescence. maturity; adulthood; maturation;
ubukungahaze n. copiousness. manhood; womanhood; full
ubukungahazwe n. copiousness. growth; full development; legal
ubukungu n. 1 • Economics; age; age of consent; majority;
Economy; ripeness; full bloom; completion;
2 • plenty; prosperity; good times; perfection; readiness; fulfillment;
affluence; well-being; good culmination.
fortune; riches; wealth; luxury;
opulence; copiousness.
3 • wealth; money; quantity of
money; riches, fortune; assets;
resources; means; capital; estate;
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2 • growth; growing; maturation; ubumenyi n. acquaintance;

development; ontogeny; familiarity; awareness;
ontogenesis. this is the process of knowledge; conversance;
an individual organism growing cognizance.
organically; a purely biological ubumenyi buke n. phr. ignorance.
unfolding of events involved in an ubumenyi bw'ibigaragara n.
organism changing gradually physical science.
from a simple to a more complex ubumenyi bw'ibimera n. phr.
level. yerekanye ibimenyetso botany.
bihamya ubukure bw'amagufa ubumenyi bw'ibinyabuzima n.
y'abana. he proposed an phr. biology.
indicator of osseous development ubumenyi bw'ibiriho n. natural
in children. science.
ubukwe n. marriage; wedding; ubumenyi bw'ibisimba n. phr.
marriage ceremony; nuptials; ubumenyi bw'imibanire
nuptial rites; tying the knot; y'ibinyabuzima n. phr. ecology.
leading to the altar; ringing of ubumenyi bw'inyenyeri n.
wedding bells; wedding astronomy. Syn: iyigakirere,
ceremonies; marriage ceremony; iyigamibumbe.
marriage; nuptials; nuptial rite. ubumenyi bw'isi n. phr,.
Syn: ubugeni, ishyingirwa, geography.
imihango yo gushingirwa. ubumenyi gakondo n. phr. lore;
ubumanzi n. celibacy; purity; popular knowledge; traditional
virginity; innocence; continence; knowledge; anecdotal knowledge;
abstinence; abstemiousness; practical knowledge; traditions;
singleness; bachelorhood; beliefs; legends.
spinsterhood. ubumenyi mbanzirizagikorwa n.
ubumara [ubumara] n. venom; phr. preriquisite; requirement;
poison; poisonous fluid; toxin. something needed beforehand;
ubumara [ubumâra] n. idiocy; qualification; postulate;
cretinism; mongolism. necessity; need; requisite;
ubumenyajambo n. lexicology. condition; exigency; stipulation;
ubumenyamabwiriza demand; sine qua non; required
ngengamuco nyubakabuzima n. beforehand.
bioethics. ubumenyimburafato n. theory.
ubumenyamvugo n. philology. ubumenyi mu kubyaza n. phr.
ubumenyahantu n. geography. obstetrics.
ubumenyi1 n. knowledge. ubumenyingiro n.
ubumenyi2 n. science. savvy.Variant: ubumenyi-ngiri.
ubumenyi3 n. wisdom. ubumenyintabikorwa n. phr.
theory.
Syn: ubumenyimburyfato.

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ubumenyi rusange n. phr. ubungubu loc. now; at the present

acquaintance; familiarity; time; at the present moment; just
awareness; knowledge; now.
conversance; cognizance. ubunini n. volume; cubic content;
ubumuga n. infirmity; disability; space occupied; capacity;
ailment; debility; infirmness; measure; size; dimensions; bulk;
debilitation; malady; illness; magnitude; extent; vastness.
disorder; indisposition; physical ubunnyeteri n. awkwardness.
weakness; frailness; sickness; ubu noneho turebere hamwe loc.
loss of health; lack of strength; now about.
handicap; fragility; abnormality; ubuntu n. generosity; kindness;
deformity; malformation; munificence; bountifulness;
irregularity; aberration; liberality; benevolence;
aberrance; anomaly; deviation; beneficence; benefaction;
perversion; oddity; peculiarity; largesse; bounty; bounteousness;
idiosyncrasy; eccentricity; humanitarianism; philanthropy;
unconformity. charity; charitableness;
ubumuntu n. humanism; patronage; gratuity; compassion;
humanness; humanity; the sympathy; gentleness;
quality of being human; tenderness; benevolence;
humanness; human nature; warmheartedness; charity;
mortality; humanity; fraternal feeling; fellow feeling;
humaneness; characteristic of brotherly love; goodwill;
mankind; like man; of man; of humaneness; magnanimity;
men; mortal; manlike; hominid; mercy; love.
anthropoid. ubuntu (cy') n. complimentary;
ubumwe1 n. unity; accord; without cost; gratis; for nothing;
concord; peace; harmony; on the house; costless;
cooperation; friendship; gratuitous; chargeless.
amicableness; unanimity; ubunyabasazi n. 1 • absurdity;
understanding; goodwill; unreasonableness;
fellowship; compatibility; like- unbelievability; idiocy; inanity;
mindedness; rapport. asininity; irrationality;
ubunani n. 1 • NEW YEAR'S DAY. ridiculousness; drivel; falsehood;
2 • January 1, celebrated as a fallacy; delusion.
holiday in many countries. 2 • foolishness, buffoonery,
ubunanuke ndengakamere n. comicalness, silliness.
phr. ultra thin. ubunyamabanga n.
ubunanuke ndengakamere n. 1 • secretariat.
phr. ultra thin.
ubundi loc. anyway.
ubunebwe n. laziness.

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2 • the office or the officials ubunyangamugayo n. integrity;

entrusted with administrative honesty; probity; uprightness;
duties, maintaining records, and moral soundness; moral stature;
overseeing or performing principle; character; virtue;
secretarial duties, esp. for an purity; rectitude; decency; self-
international organization: the respect; straightforwardness;
secretariat of the United Nations. morality.
ubunyamakuru n. 1 • journalism. ubunyarwanda n. Rwandanhood.
2 (icyo umuntu yumva bavuze ubunyobwa n. 1 • peanuts.
ubunyamakuru) • newspapers 2 • the pod or the enclosed edible
and magazines; the press; the seed of a plant, Arachis
Fourth Estate; reporters; hypogaea, of the legume family:
journalists; newsmen; public the pod is forced underground in
press; newspapermen; media; growing, where it ripens BOTANY.
newspapers; periodicals; radio; uburagaza n. chancroid; soft
TV; television; broadcasting; news chancre.
services. uburaguzanyenyeri n. horoscope.
ubunyamaswa n. fierceness; uburakari n. anger.
furiousness; ferocity; wildness; See: umujinya; uburake.
coold-blooded; brutal; inhuman; uburake n. anger. See: umujinya;
inhumane; bloodthirsty; savage; uburake.
barbarous; fiendish; ruthless; uburambe n. n. 1 (mu kazi);
merciless; unmerciful; unpitying; maturity; experience; practice;
pitiless; diabolical; demonic; seasoning; levelheadedness;
satanic; evil; villainous. composure; mature judgment;
ubunyamahane n. agressiveness. matureness; responsibility.
ubunyamazinda n. 2 • n. durability.
absentmindedness; forgetfulness. uburambe mu kazi n. phr. length
ubunyamuntu n. humaneness. of service. See: uburambe.
ubunyamuryango n. uburanga n. beauty. Syn: ubwiza.
membership; roster; personnel; uburangiti n. blanket.
body of members; number of Syn: uburingiti, ikiringiti,
members; community; company; ikirangiti.
association; society; fraternity; uburanira v. pp. barrister (BrE);
brotherhood; club; fellowship; attorney-at-law (AmE).
affiliation; league; fraternal uburaya n. prostitution;
union; connection. whoredom; harlotry.
ubunyamusozi n. barbarism. Uburayi n. 1 • Europe.
ubunyanda n. laziness.

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2 • a continent in the West part of uburenganzira1 n. permission;

the landmass lying between the leave; consent; assent; approval;
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, acquiescence; concession;
separated from Asia by the Ural agreement; compliance;
Mountains on the East and the approbation; authorization;
Caucasus Mountains and the sanction; allowance;
Black and Caspian seas on the dispensation; indulgence;
South East. In British usage, endorsement; grant; license;
Europe sometimes contrasts with permit.
England. uburenganzira2 n. rights;
uburebure n. 1 • length; scope. property.
2 • scope. uburebure uburenganzira bwo gusohoka mu
bw'urutsinga a scope of cable. gihugu cyawe n. Right to leave.
uburebure buto cyane n. phr. uburenganzira bwo gutemberera
minimum length. aho ushaka n. freedom of
uburebure bw'icyandikwa n. phr. movement.
text length. uburenganzira bwo
uburemere1 n. validity; legality; guteranirahamwe n. freedom of
legal force; power; authority; assembly.
authenticity; legitimacy; right; uburenganzira bwo kubaho n.
properness. Right to life.
uburemere2 n. uburenganzira bwo kugaruka mu
Usage: bw'igikorwa, umunsi gihugu cyawe n. Right to return.
mukuru, etc..majesty; grandeur; uburenganzira bwo kumenya no
splendor; magnificence; dignity; gutangaza amakuru n. freedom
distinction; augustness; of information.
elevation; loftiness; eminence; uburenganzira bwo kuvuga icyo
stateliness; glory; pomp; utekereza n. freedom of speech.
gloriousness; impressiveness; uburenganzira bwo kuvuga icyo
illustriousness; elegance; utekereza n. freedom of
mobility; luster; solemnity; expression.
sublimity. uburenganzira bwo kwisanzura
uburemere3 n. no gucungirwa umutekano n.
Usage: bw'ikibazo, etc..gravity; Right to liberty and security.
seriousness; urgency; concern; uburenganzira bwo kwishyira
critical nature; crucial nature; hamwe n. freedom of
danger; emergency; importance; association.
import; moment; significance; uburenganzira bwo kwitabaza
consequence; consideration; ubutabera n. Right to justice.
magnitude; enormity. uburenganzira bwo kwihitiramo
idini ushaka n. freedom of
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uburenganzira bwo kwihitiramo uburenganzira ku mutungo n.

igihuje n'umutimanama n. phr. Right to property.
freedom of conscience. uburenganzira
uburenganzira bw'abaguzi n. nsobanurategeko n. phr.
Consumer rights. abbacy; jurisdiction; legal power.
uburenganzira bw'abasivili uburenganzira rusange n.
n'abanyapolitiki n. Civil and collective rights.
political rights. uburenge n. foot and mouth
uburenganzira bw'abaturage n. disease.
peoples rights. uburengo n. Rhynchosia hirta
uburenganzira BOTANY.
bw'ikiremwamuntu n. human uburere n. ; discipline.
rights. Uburere buruta ubuvuke proverb.
uburenganzira bw'umuhanzi n. A good name is better than
phr. copyright. Uburenganzira riches.
bwose burakumiriwe. All rights uburere bw'ibanze n. basic.
reserved. uburere ku ikoreshabitsina n.
uburenganzira ku bukungu, ku sexuality.
mibereho myiza n'umuco n. uburetwa n. bonded labour;
Economic, social and cultural corvée; feudal labour system.
rights. uburezi1 [uburezi] n. 1 • art of
uburenganzira ku burezi n. Right teaching; teaching; pedagogics;
to. pedagogy; tutelage; didactics;
uburenganzira ku buhungiro n. schooling; training; instruction;
Right of asylum. teaching; learning; academic
uburenganzira ku bwenegihugu learning; study; information;
n. Right to a nationality. knowledge; enlightenment;
uburenganzira ku ifunguro n. edification; cultivation; culture;
Right to food. mental development; scholarship;
uburenganzira ku icumbi n. erudition.
Right to housing. 2 • education.
uburenganzira ku kujurira n. uburezi2 [uburêzi] n. omen.
Right of appeal. [Poem "UKWIBYARA" by
uburenganzira ku kumenyeshwa Nyakayonga ka Musare, under
no gutangaza amakuru n. phr. King Mutara II Rwogera (1802 -
right to information. 1853)]
uburenganzira ku kwaka uburibwe n. aching; ache;
ubuhungiro n. Right to seek soreness; hurt; hurting;
asylum. smarting; pang; throb; twinge;
uburenganzira ku murimo n. pinch; stitch; discomfort;
Right to work. malaise.

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uburiganya n. treachery; uburiro n. restaurant; café; dining

disloyalty; treason; betrayal; room; lunchroom; luncheonette;
faithlessness; untrustworthiness; cafeteria; diner; brasserie; bistro;
falseness; deceit; deceitfulness; steak house; chop house;
deception; perfidy; violation of coffeehouse; grillroom; tearoom;
faith; breach of faith; beanery; hashhouse; eatery;
underhandedness; duplicity; rathskeller. Syn: inzu
deceit; trickery; guile; double- bafunguriramo, inzu abagenzi
dealing; double cross; infid. bafunguriramo, ifunguriro,
uburimi n. lisp; a speech defect urusamuriro.
consisting in pronouncing s and z uburiza n. older; firstborn; senior.
like or nearly like the th-sounds uburo n. Eleusine coracana..
of thin and this, respectively. uburo buhuye adj. many; a
uburinganire n. equality; equal considerable number; a lot; lots;
opportunity; justice; fairness; a heap; heaps; piles; scores;
impartiality; fair treatment; fair dozens; numbers; a liberal
play. Syn: ukureshya, quantity; a profusion; an
ubureshye. abundance. Syn: uruhuri,
uburinganire bw'ibitsina n. phr. byinshi.
gender equality; gender equity. Uburo bwinshi ntibugira
uburinganire n'ubwuzuzanye umususruru proverb. Too many
bw'umugore n'umugabo mu cooks spoil the broth.
majyambere n. phr. Gender for uburobyi n. fishing.
Development. uburoko n. custody; jail; goal;
uburinganire n'ubwuzuzanye mu jailhouse; clink; prison; jail;
majyambere n. phr. gender and jailhouse; house of detention;
development. penitentiary; penal institution;
uburinzi n. defense; fortification; reformatory; house of reform;
stronghold; barricade; means of house of correction; internment
defending. center; dungeon; tower; bastille;
uburiri n. penal colony; brig; jug; clink;
1 (bw'abakuru) • bed; bedstead; slammer; tank; brig; stir; can;
place to sleep; bunk; pallet; cooler; pokey; calaboose; pen; big
berth; cot; sack; hay. house; joint.
2 (bw'abana) • cradle; crib. uburokozi n. salvation.
Syn: umukiro, agakiza.
uburondogozi n. gossip.
Syn: ubujajwa, amagambo,
amenshi.
uburoso n. phr. brush.
uburoso bw'amenyo n. phr. tooth
brush.

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uburoso bw'inkweto n. phr. shoe 3 • deceit; deception; cheating;

brush. fraud; fraudulence; dishonesty;
uburozi n. poison; toxic chemical; dissimulation; dissembling;
harmful chemical; bane; venom; deceitfulness.
toxin; harmful drug. 4 • double-dealing, duplicity,
uburumbuke n. 1 • prosperity; trickiness trickery,
sufficiency; adequacy; underhandedness.
competence; abundance; 5 • misrepresentation.
copiousness; plentifulness. uburyaryate n. aching.
2 • fertility; fruitfulness. uburyo1 n. 1 • way; method;
3 • boom. means; process; procedure;
Uburundi n. Burundi. manner; system; technique;
ubururu n. bleu. course of action; modalities.
ubururu bwa juru n. phr. azure, 2 (bwo kugera ku kintu) • way;
sky blue. method; means; process;
Uburusi n. Russia. procedure; manner; system;
Uburusiya n. technique; course of action.
Russia.Variant: Uburusi. 3 • capability. Syn: ubushobozi.
uburuhukiro n. 1 • place for a uburyo2 n.
rest. Usage: bwakoreshejwe mu
2 • mortuary (BrE); morgue (AmE). gukemura ikibazo.appraoch;
uburwayi n. ailment, disease; way of handling; method of
illness; sickness; malady; attack; attitude; method;
disorder; indisposition; infirmity; procedure; modus operandi;
disability; affliction; complaint; technique; system.
malfunction; ill health; poor uburyo3 n. Usage: mu myumvire
health. y'umuntu.as; like.
uburyamo n. 1 • bed, bedstead, uburyo4 n. opportunity; chance.
place to sleep, bunk, pallet, Syn: urwaho.
berth, cot. uburyo buburira hakiri kare n.
2 • sack, hay. phr. early warning systems.
3 • cradle, crib. Syn: uburiri, uburyo bukoreshwa n. phr.
ikiryamo. system; method; procedure;
uburyarya n. 1 • trickery; arrangement; scheme; program;
craftiness; slyness; shrewdness; mode of operation; modus
guile; artifice; wiliness; foxiness; operandi; regimen; routine.
artfulness. uburyo bukurikizwa n. phr. step.
2 • deviousness; duplicity; uburyo bundi bwo gufasha n.
deception; deceit; trickery; phr. alternative financing.
chicanery; malignancy. uburyo bushya n. phr. new way.

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uburyo buhanitse mu ikoresha uburyo ngenamikorere n. phr.

telefoni igendanwa n. Phr. methodology.
AMPS; Advanced Mobile Phone uburyoshyamvugo n. rhetoric.
System. Syn: iryoshyamvugo.
uburyo bwemewe n'amategeko uburyohe1 n. taste; flavor; savor;
n. legal proceedings. relish; smack; tang; piquancy.
uburyo bwo gutwara abantu uburyohe2 n. pleasures, a sexual
n'ibintu n. phr. means of appetite, a sexual urge, desire,
transport; means of sexual gratification, a
transportation. fundamental feeling that is hard
uburyo bwo kubaho n. phr. to define but that people desire to
means of subsistence. experience, dilights.
uburyo bwo kubyaza umusaruro uburyryate n. ache; pain; throb;
n. phr. means of production. twinge; pang; hurt; discomfort;
uburyo bwo kugera ku makuru soreness; aching; smarting;
n. phr. retrieval system. pinch; stitch; discomfort;
uburyo bwo kumvikanisha neza malaise. Syn: ububabare.
n. phr. means of persuasion. ubusa1 n. void; devoid; empty;
uburyo bwo kwishyura n. phr. barren; blank; lacking; wanting;
means of payment. vacant; bare; destitute; clear;
uburyo bw'imibereho n. living free; drained; depleted;
conditions; means of life. exhausted; emptied.
uburyo bw'imikorere n. working ubusa2 n. zero; nothing; nil;
conditions. nothingness; naught; aught;
uburyo bw'imitunganyirize cipher; goose egg; zilch; zip;
y'akazi n. phr. job conditions. symbol 0.
uburyo bw'itembera n. phr. ubusabusa n. very little; little;
means of circulation. small amount; small quantity;
uburyo bw'itumanaho n. phr. pittance; next to nothing;
information systems. minimum; drop; crumb; iota; jot;
uburyo gakondo n. phr. dot; whit; bit; speck; fragment;
traditional method. particle; dash; pinch; trifle;
uburyo imfungwa zifashwe n. modicum; drop in the bucket;
prison conditions. trace; hint; suggestion.
uburyo mpuzakarere bwo Syn: iyanga.
kurengera ikiremwamuntu n.
Regional human rights protection
systems.
uburyo mpuzamahanga bwo
kurengera uburenganzira
bw'ikiremwamuntu n. universal
human rights protection system.

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ubusambanyi n. prostitution; ubusemuzi n. interpretariat;

adultery; unfaithfulness; interpreting.
fornication; marital infidelity; ubuseribateri n. celibacy;
illicit intercourse; cuckoldry; chastity; virginity; continence;
carnality; unchastity; abstinence; bachelorhood;
promiscuity; extramarital spinsterhood.
relations; violation of the ubusibe n. absence; not being
marriage bed; criminal present; nonattendance;
conversation. nonpresence; nonappearance;
ubusamo n. Usage: inzira.short- absenteeism; truancy; cut.
cut; a shorter or quicker way to ubusinzi n. drunkenness; acute
get somewhere. alcoholism; chronic alcoholism;
ubusanzwe adv. generally. dipsomania; pathological
ubusahuzi n. loot; looting. drunkenness; alcoholic
ubusaze n. depreciation. psychosis; oenomania; delirium
ubusazi1 n. aberration; minor tremens; DT's; intemperance;
mental disorder; mental lapse; chronic intoxication; chronic
abnormality; curiosity; quirk; drunkenness.
peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; ubusitani n. 1 • garden; garden
eccentricity; unconformity; plot.
nonconformity; oddity; 2 • flower garden; vegetable
singularity; strangeness; garden; kitchen garden; herb
distortion; mutation; illusion; garden; truck garden; rock
delusion; self-deception; garden; yard; lawn; plot.
hallucination; madness; insanity; ubusizi n. poetry; poesy; verse
lunacy; derangement. line; rhyming.
ubusazi2 n. folly; senselessness; ubuso n. 1 • surface; outside;
stupidity; absurdity; foolishness; superficies; face; façade; outer
foolhardiness; fatuity; abject face; exterior; covering; shell;
silliness; inanity; asininity; coat; finish; coating; veneer;
insanity; madness; lunacy; utter crust; skin; top.
rashness; suicide; idiocy. 2 • area; expanse; extent; stretch;
ubusazi n. madness; the state of portion; zone; space.
being mad; insanity. 3 • acreage.
ubuse n. ritual paternity; act of 4 • surface area; floor area.
being a godparent. ubusobanuke n. simplicity;
ubusembwa n. anomaly; clearness; clarity; obviousness;
irregularity; exception to the rule; unmistakability;
oddity; rarity; abnormality; comprehensibility.
deviation; aberration;
eccentricity; peculiarity;
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ubusobanuro n. meaning; ubushake buke n. phr.

denotation; sense; signification; unwillingness; involuntariness.
significance; substance; sum and ubushake bwa politiki n. phr.
substance; content; subject political goodwill.
matter; essence; gist; pith; meat; ubusharire n. sourness.
upshot; implication; drift; ubushera n. soft sorghum beer.
suggestion; intimation; Syn: bucya-ndundije,
indication; hint; pointer; mucyurabuhoro, ikidongomo,
intention; intent; purpose; akadumbugu, ikiduruzi,
purport; thrust; force; burden; mpugunyu, igikoma, igikomazi,
goal; aim; point; object; value; nyira-budanangire, nyira-
worth; end; view; design; scheme; busiha, rudahinduricumu,
plan. igitungunyugunyu, ikiyamazi,
ubusobanuzi n. interpretation; divayi, umusururu. See: ikigage.
explanation. Ubushinwa n. China.
ubuso bw'infuruka n. phr. surface ubushishozi2 n. judgment;
angle. judgement; discretion; taste;
ubusonerwe n. exemption; judiciousness; discernment;
franchise agreement. discrimination; perceptiveness;
ubusonerwe n. exemption. perception; sense; shrewdness;
ubusore n. adolescence; youth; acumen; percipience.
youthfulness; teen; teenage. ubushishozi n. good sense;
ubusugi n. virginity. wisdom; good judgment; sagacity;
ubusumbane n. inequality. understanding; profundity;
ubususuruke n. warmth; judiciousness; discernment;
warmness; heat; hotness; feeling comprehension; penetration;
of being warm; warm sensation. apperception; intelligence; brains.
Ubusuwisi n. Switzerland. ubushishozi bw'urukiko n. phr.
ubuswa n. ignorance. judgement; decision; finding;
ubushakashatsi n. research; ruling; verdict; decree; sentence;
enquiry; search; investigation; adjudication; arbitration.
explore; study; investigation; ubushita n. smallpox; variola
factfinding; analysis; scrutiny; (spec.).
study; inspection; examination; ubushobozi n. 1 • ability;
probe; exploration; scholarship; capability; capacity; power;
delving. Syn: ubucukumbuzi. facility; faculty; aptitude;
ubushake n. will; willpower; force potential; potentiality;
of will; moral courage; self- proficiency; knack; competence;
discipline; strength of purpose; qualification; skill; talent;
conviction; determination; knowhow; expertise; adeptness;
resolution; resoluteness; desire; adroitness; acumen; flair; genius;
wish. gift; mind for; bent.

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2 • power; ability; force; ubushyinguro bw'amakuru n.

mightness; strength. phr. information storage.
ubushobozi buke n. phr. inability; Syn: ububiko bw'amakuru.
incapacity; incapability; ubushyinguro bw'isezerano n.
inaptitude; incompetence; phr. ark of the covenant.
maladroitness; weakness; ubushyitsi n. visit; stay; call;
inadequacy; powerlessness; sojourn.
helplessness. ubushyitsi n. wedding; marriage;
ubushomeri n. un. matrimony; marriage ceremony.
ubushotoranyi n. aggression; Syn: ubukwe.
hostile behavior; hostility; ubushyo n. temporary residency
fighting spirit; active anger, for cows. Syn: igikumba.
viciousness; pugnacity; ubushyuhe n. heat; otness;
belligerence; combativeness; act warmness; warmth; high
of war; hostile act; assault; temperature; hot weather; warm
invasion; raid; offense. weather; hot spell; swelter;
ubushyamirane1 n. conflict; oppressive heat.
disagreement; difference; discord; ubutabaramuntu n.
division; variance; dissent; humanitarianism.
dissension; antagonism; friction; ubutabazi n. 1 • rescue; rescuing;
strife; dissension, turmoil, saving; recovery; liberation;
upheaval, fighting, trouble, deliverance; freeing; extrication;
unrest, disharmony, contention, release. Syn: ubufasha.
altercation, disturbance, disquiet, 2 • first aid. Syn: ubutabazi
convulsion, struggle, violence, bw'ibanze.
warfare. ubutabazi bw'ibanze n. phr. first
ubushyamirane2 n. aid. See: ubutabazi.
Usage: hagati y'ingabo.armed ubutabazi mpuzamahanga n.
conflict; fight; combat; battle; international intervention.
struggle; clash; warfare; hostility; ubutabera n. 1 • justice.
encounter; confrontation; action; 2 • social justice.
skirmish; engagement; fray; ubutabire n. chemistry.
scuffle; melee; set-to; fracas; Syn: Shimi.
tussle. ubutagerura n. fairly.
ubushyamirane bw'amoko n. phr. ubutaka n. soil; earth.
ethnic conflict. Ubutaliyani n. Italy.
ubushyamirane hagati y'imitwe ubutambike n. base.
y'ingabo n. armed conflict. ubutambyi n. priesthood.
ubushye n. 1 • burn. ubutane n.
2 • burning sensation. divorce.Variant: gatanya.
ubushyingirwe n. marriage. ubutangazi n. publishing
ubushyinguro n. ark. PRINTING.

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ubutarangira n. ceaselessly. ubutegetsi bw'igitugu n. phr.

ubutarumikwa n. strength; fascism; right-wing dictatorship;
power; vigor; might; muscles; corporate state; corporatism;
hardiness; force; brawn; beef; corporativism; national socialism;
robustness; puissance; potency; Nazism; totalitarianism; police
sturdiness; stoutness; sinew; state; autocracy; plutocracy;
lustiness; stamina; endurance; oligarchy. Syn: ugutwaza kiboko;
viability; vitality; pith; backbone; Ant: ubutegetsi bwa
firmness; fortitude; toughness; demokarasi.
solidity; vitality; spirit; tenacity; ubutegetsi bw'igitugu n. phr.
pluck; grit; mettle; bravery; 1 • dictatorship.
stoutheartedness; spice; sand; 2 • a country, government, or the
forcrfulness. form of government in which
Ubutatu Butagatifu n. phr. absolute power is exercised by a
Trinity. dictator.
Ubutatu Bwera n. phr. Trinity. ubutegetsi bw'inyabutatu n. phr.
ubutayu n. desert; wasteland; arid triumvirate; troika.
region; barren wilderness. ubutetsi n. cooking.
ubutaha n. next time. ubutindi n. poverty; privation;
ubutahwe1 n. insipiration; need; neediness; destitution;
imagination. indigence; penury;
ubutahwe2 n. insipiration. impoverishment; pennilessness;
ubutegetsi n. power; authority; insolvency; bankruptcy;
leadership; pauperism; want, lack; beggary;
ubutegetsi bushingiye ku mendicancy.
mashyaka menshi n. phr. multi- ubutindi nyakujya n.
party system. 1 • absolute poverty; penury.
ubutegetsi bwuzuye n. phr. 2 • neediness; destitution;
souvereignity. indigence; penury;
ubutegetsi bw'agatsiko n. phr. impoverishment; pennilessness;
junta; a small group ruling a insolvency; bankruptcy;
country, esp. immediately after a pauperism; want; lack; beggary;
coup d'état and before a legally mendicancy; indigence; seriously
constituted government has been impoverished condition; poverty.
instituted. ubutiriganya n. 1 • trickery;
craftiness; slyness; shrewdness;
guile; artifice; wiliness; foxiness;
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2 • deviousness; duplicity; ubutumwa bw'akababaro n. phr.

deception; deceit; trickery; condolence.
chicanery; malignancy; malignity; ubutumwa nsobanuramikorere
malignance; quality of being n. phr. macro dialog.
disposed to evil; intense ill will. ubutumwanyandiko n. message
3 • deceit; deception; cheating; text.
fraud; fraudulence; dishonesty; ubutumwancabyuma n.
dissimulation; dissembling; 1 • electronic mail; e-mail; email.
deceitfulness. 2•a system of world-wide
4 • double-dealing, duplicity, electronic communication in
trickiness trickery, which a computer user can
underhandedness. compose a message at one
5 • misrepresentation. terminal that is generated at the
Syn: uburyarya. recipient's terminal when he logs
ubuto n. vegetable oil. in.
ubutorwe n. devotion; ubutumwa rwivanga n. phr.
devoutness; religious fervor; spam.
holiness; piety; reverence; ubutungane n. righteousness.
godliness; spirituality; religiosity. ubutunguru n. onion.
ubutsinzi n. victory. ubutunzi n. wealth; money;
ubutumire n. invitation, request quantity of money; riches;
for someone's presence, fortune; assets; resources;
summons, solicitation, offer, call, means; capital; estate; property;
bid, bidding. goods; chattels; riches.
ubutumwa n. message. Syn: umutungo.
ubutumwa bufunze n. phr. ubuturo n. abode; residence;
encripton. place of residence; dwelling place;
ubutumwa bugufi n. sms; short habitat; dwelling; habitation;
message service. house; home; living quarters;
ubutumwa butasomwe n. phr. domicile; lodging; address; pad;
message unread. nest.
ubutumwa butasomwe n. phr. ubutware n. power; leadership,
unread messages. right, prerogative, status,
ubutumwa butoherejwe n. phr. influence, sway, prestige,
unsent messages. authority, license.
ubutumwa bwakiriwe n. phr. ubutwari1 n. courage; bravery;
message received. valor; fearlessness;
ubutumwa bwasomwe n. phr. dauntlessness; stout-
message read. heartedness; intrepidity; daring;
ubutumwa bwo gushimira n. phr. boldness; nerve; derring-do;
congratory message. fortitude; guts; pluck; spunk;
mettle; grit; sand.

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ubutwari2 n. Usage: bwo ubuvuzi n. medecine; science of

kwemera ikintu runaka, gufata medicine; practice of medicine;
icyemezo runaka, etc..heart; healing art; medical treatment;
courage; enthusiasm; desire; therapeutics; materia medica.
spirit; firmness; resoluteness; ubuvuzi bw'amaso n.
fortitude; pluck; spunk; ophthalmology.
gameness; resolution; bravery; ubuvuzi bw'indwara zo mu
valor; fearlessness; mutwe n. Psychiatry.
stoutheartedness; daring; Syn: ubuhanga mvurandwara zo
boldness; audacity; mu mutwe, ivurabasazi.
audaciousness; gallantry; ubuyanja n. coolness; slightly
manfulness; guts; backbone; cold; somewhat cold; chill; chilly;
stomach. not warm.
ubutwari3 n. heroism; bravery; Ubuyapani n. Japan.
courage; courageousness; ubuyoberane n. complexity;
prowess; valor; dauntlessness; complication; intricacy;
fearlessness; lionheartedness; elaboration; involution;
boldness; daring; intrepidity; crabbedness; involvement;
fortitude; gallantry; nobility; perplexity; bafflement;
chivalry. entanglement; inextricability;
ubutwererane n. Cooperation. puzzle; obscurity;
ubuvandimwe n. brotherhood; incomprehensibility;
fellowship; companionship. unintelligibility.
ubuvanganzo n. literature; ubuyoboke n. submission;
literary work of lasting value; submitting; yielding; giving in;
artistic writing; belles lettres; surrender; capitulation;
letters; classics. submissiveness; obedience;
ubuvolontere n. voluntary compliance; nonresistance;
service. Syn: ubukoranabushake. acquiescence; passivity;
ubuvugizi n. advocacy; passiveness; meekness;
championship; campaigning for; tractability; subservience;
pleading the case of; speaking tameness.
out for; support; patronage; ubuyobozi n. leadership
supporting; backing; espousal; directorship; managership;
pressing for; advancement; governorship; domination;
furthering; promotion; hegemony; sway; stewardship;
propagation; recommendation; guardianship; superintendency;
endorsement; defense. guidance; lead; supremacy;
ubuvumo n. hide-out; cave; primacy; mastership; captaincy;
cavern. headship; helm; wheel; reins.
ubuyobozi bubifitiye ububasha
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ubuyobozi buri wese yibonamo ubucogocogo n. a lot of small

n. phr. representativity. objects without value.
ubuyobozi bwegereye abaturage Syn: ubucagucagu, ubucagu,
n. phr. decentralisation. ubucagurikane, ubucokori,
ubucabiranyi n. malice; evolence; ubuconsho.
maliciousness; malignity; hatred; ubucukumbuzi n. investigation;
spitefulness; spite; grudge; inquiry; investigating; thorough
rancor; resentment; animosity; examination; search; study;
antagonism; acrimony; enmity; scrutiny; probe; survey; review;
hate; venom; bitterness; evil research; fact-finding; analysis;
disposition; uncharitableness; inspection; dissection; anatomy.
hardheartedness. ubucukuzi n. excavation.
ubucabugufi n. humbling; ubucungamari n.
humiliation; abasement (lit.). 1 • accountancy.
ubucakara n. servitude; slavery; 2 • the work or practice of an
serfdom; thralldom; accountant; recording and
enthrallment; bonds; bondage; reporting of financial
oppression; subjugation; transactions, including the
enslavement; vassalage; fetters; origination of the transaction, its
shackles; chains; compulsory recognition, processing, and
service; hard labor; summarization in the financial
imprisonment. statements.
ubucakara n. slavery. ubucuruzi n. trade; commerce;
ubucakura n. flattery; adoration; buying and selling; business;
fawning; fulsome praise. mercantile business; business
Syn: amacerengatanya. dealings; transactions;
ubucakwaha n. armpit hairs. merchandising.
Syn: urwakwaha, ubwakwaha. ubucuruzi bw'ibiyobyabwenge n.
ubucamanza n. justice. drug dealing.
ubucapyi n. printing. Ubucuruzi nkoresha
ubucengeramuntu n. psychology. koranabuhanga mu
Syn: ubuhanga mu miterere isakazabumenyi n. phr. E-
n'imitekerereye ya muntu, Commerce.
icengeramyitwarire. ubucuti n. 1 • friendship;
ubucibwe n. anathema; curse; acquaintanceship; fellowship;
malediction; excommunication; association as friends;
ban; censure; proscription; relationship of friends;
denunciation; condemnation. companionship; comradeship;
Syn: umuvumo. brotherhood; friendly relations;
ubucogocogo n. miscellaneous fraternity; close tie; intimacy;
articles; many kind of goods familiarity.
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2 • association; affiliation; ubuhanga1 n. dexterity; manual

connection; alliance; skill; deftness; adroitness;
participation; membership; handiness; nimbleness with the
relation; relationship; relations; fingers; proficiency; facility.
collaboration; acquaintance; ubuhanga2 n. 1 • science.
familiarity; intimacy; friendliness; 2 • wisdom.
fraternization; fellowship; 3 • achievement; accomplishment;
camaraderie. attainment; acquirement; skill;
ubucuti n'Imana n. phr. mastery; expertise; command.
friendship with God. ubuhanga bw'iby'isi n. phr. world
ubucucu n. stupidity. knowledge.
ubucuzi n. welding; forging; ubuhanga mu by'iyobokamana
shaping metal by heating and n. theology. Syn: tewolojiya.
hammering. ubuhanga mu miterere
ubuhabara n. 1 • adultery; n'imitekerereye ya muntu n.
idolatry. phr. psychology.
2 • fornication. Syn: icengeramyitwarire,
3 • voluntary sexual intercourse icengeramuntu.
between two unmarried persons ubuhanga mvurandwara zo mu
or two persons not married to mutwe n. Psychiatry.
each other. Syn: ivurabasazi.
ubuhagarare n. height; erectness; ubuhangange n. 1 • power; right;
verticality; uprightness; prerogative; status; influence;
verticalness. sway; prestige; authority; license.
ubuhakanyi n. 1 • apostasy. 2 • prestige; fame; celebrity; glory;
2 • renunciation or abandonment renown; reputation; prominence;
of one's religious faith or of an note; repute; mark; notability;
object of one's previous loyalty. distinction; significance;
ubuhake n. 1 • feudalism; feudal authority; account; import;
system; feudal principles and importance; consequence;
practices. preeminence; eminence; honor;
2 • the social system that respect; esteem; regard; report.
developed in Europe in the 8th 3 • pride; command; control; sway;
century; vassals were protected force; weight; rule; supremacy;
by lords who they had to serve in domination; dominion; strength;
war. might; influence; importance;
Ubuhake bubi bujya kukwica clout; respect; prestige; esteem;
bukaguca iwanyu proverb. jurisdiction;
When a bad master wants to ubuhanuzi n. prophecy.
destroy you, he isolates you from ubuhashyi n. shopping.
your kin.
ubuhamya n. testimony.

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ubuhatsi n. authority; command; ubuhinzi bw'indabo n'imbuto n.

control; power; sway; force; phr. hortuculture; the science or
weight; rule; supremacy; art of cultivating flowers, fruits,
domination; dominion; strength; vegetables or ornamental plants,
might; influence; importance; esp. in a garden, orchard, or
clout; respect; prestige; esteem; nursery.
jurisdiction; Ubuholandi n. Netherlands.
ubuhemu n. treachery; disloyalty; ubuhubutsi n. imprudence;
treason; betrayal; faithlessness; ubruptness. Syn: uguhubuka,
untrustworthiness; falseness; ihubuka.
deceit; deceitfulness; deception; ubuhumane n. impurity;
perfidy; violation of faith; breach taintedness; pollution;
of faith; underhandedness; uncleanness; foulness;
duplicity; deceit; trickery; guile; contamination;
double-dealing; double cross; unwholesomeness; defilement;
infid. Syn: igihemu. corruption; dirtiness; filth.
ubuhenjagufwa n. rickets; ubuhumbikiro n. nursery; tree
rachitis. nursery.
ubuheta n. the second-born child. ubuhumyi n. cecity; blindness.
ubuhete n. arched; curved; ubuhungiro n. asylum.
hooked; bandy; bow; curving. ubuhungiro bwa politiki n.
ubuheto n. in form of arch. political asylum.
ubuheture n. the fourth child. ubuhunzi n. exile.
ubuhehere n. humidity. ubupadiri n. priesthood.
ubuhezankwano n. a female's sex ubupfafa n. naivety; gullibility.
whose vulvar opening is very ubupfamatwi n. deafness.
short and located near the anus. ubupfu n. idiocy; folly;
ubuheze n. maximum. senselessness; stupidity;
ubuhigi n. hunting. absurdity; foolishness;
Syn: umuhigo. foolhardiness; fatuity; abject
Ubuhinde n. silliness; inanity; asininity;
India.Variant: Ubuhindi. insanity; madness; lunacy; utter
ubuhinzi n. agriculture; rashness; suicide.
agriculture; farming; husbandry; ubupfumu n. witchcraft; worship
crop-raising; cultivation; tillage; of the Devil; diabolism; the cult of
market gardening; agronomy; Satan; sorcery; wizardry;
agronomics; geoponics. necromancy; black magic; black
art; witchery; voodoo; voodooism;
hoodoo; conjuration; casting of
spells; divination; enchantment;
fetishism.
ubupfura1 n. genlteness.

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ubupfura2 n. goodness; moral ubuzima bw'iteka n. phr. eternal

excellence; worth; honor; life. Syn: ubuzima buhoraho.
righteousness; honesty; integrity; ubuzima bw'icyaro n. rural life.
merit; wholesomeness; probity; ubuzima myibarukire n.
virtue; virtuousness; morality; Reproductive health.
rectitude; purity; innocence; Syn: ubuzima bw'imyororokere.
benevolence; kindness; ubuzima yabayemo n. phr.
kindliness; generosity; piety; background.
devotion; propriety; decorum. ubuziraherezo n. 1 • forever;
ubupfura buke v. phr. disrespect; ceaselessly; endlessly; without
contempt; dishonor; irreverence; end; unending; uninterrupted;
disregard; impoliteness; unbroken; interminable;
rudeness; discourtesy; lack of boundless; infinite; measureless;
respect. unlimited; perpetual; everlasting;
ubupfura buke n. phr. never-ending; eternal; constant;
impoliteness. continuous; continual;
ubuzengurukazuba n. solar persistent.
system. 2 • ad infinitum. Avuga ibya
ubuzima1 n. 1 • health; physical mudasobwa ye ubuziraherezo
condition; general condition; He talks about his new computer
aliveness; well-being; welfare. ad infinitum. Syn: bitagira
2 • health. iherezo, nta mupaka.
ubuzima2 n. life. ubuzima bwawe ubuzobere n. professionalism;
your life. professional character;
ubuzima3 n. wholeness. professional spirit; professional
ubuzima bubi n. phr. hell; methods; expertise.
torment; anguish; agony; ubuzutu n. anus. Syn: umufutu.
wretchedness; suffering; misery; ubwa adv. like.
despair; hopelessness; grief; ubwabazi n. firstborn.
martyrdom; remorse. Syn: imfura (1).
ubuzima buzira umuze n. phr. ubwabazi n. number of one's
healthy. children.
ubuzima bwa giturage n. phr. ubwabo loc. themselves.
rural life. Syn: ubuzima ubwabyo loc. themselves.
bw'icyaro. ubwaguke n. width; extent from
ubuzimabwite n. Privacy. side to side; breadth; wideness;
ubuzima bwo mu mutwe n. broadness; latitude.
mental health. ubwakiriro n. reception area;
ubuzima bw'imyororokere n. reception desk.
Reproductive health.
Syn: ubuzima myibarukire.
ubuzima bw'ishyamba n. wildlife.

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ubwamamare n. memory; fame; ubwangavu n. puberty;

renown; eminence; reputation; adolescence.
repute; glory; prestige; ubwangavu n'ubugimbi n. phr.
distinction; esteem; honor; puberty; adolescence.
estimation; name; note; mark; ubwangizi n. criminal; wrong;
regard; respect; prestige; blameworthy; senseless; wasteful;
celebrity; renown; reputation; disgraceful; outrageous;
prominence; note; repute; mark; villainous; abominable.
notability; distinction; ubwangwe [ubgaângwe] n. Etym:
significance. biva ku nshinga kwanga.hatred;
ubwa mbere loc. at first; fist of all; dislike; disgust; aversion; hate;
to begin with. loathing; abomination;
ubwami n. kingdom; realm; abhorrence; distaste; detestation;
nation; country; dominion; repugnance; revulsion.
domain; land; territory; state; ubwanjye adj. myself.
principality; duchy; dukedom; ubwanwa n. 1 • beard.
empire; monarchy; sphere; field. 2 • beard.
ubwami bw'ijuru n. phr. kingdom ubwanyu adj. yourselves.
og heaven. ubwarimu n. teaching profession.
ubwana n. 1 • childhood. ubwaryo adj. itself.
2 • small children. ubwasisi n. bonus; gratuity; gift;
ubwanditsi n. publishing. premium; dividend; honorarium;
ubwandu n. contamination; prize; reward; benefit; bounty.
polluting; dirtying; soiling; ubwato n. ship; canoe; dugout.
fouling; poisoning; defilement; ubwato bw'imyidagaduro n. phr.
spoiling; adulteration; impurity; launch; motorboat.
pollution; dirtiness; foulness; ubwato bw'intambara n. phr.
uncleanness; filth; putridity. man-of-war, ship of the line; a
ubwandure n. impurity; warship intended for combat.
taintedness; pollution; ubwatsi n. realm. Syn: igikingi.
uncleanness; foulness; ubwawe adj. yourself.
contamination; ubwayo adj. itself.
unwholesomeness; defilement; ubwacu loc. ourselves.
corruption; dirtiness; filth. ubwacyo n. itself.
ubwandure n. contamination; ubwe adj. himself; herself.
polluting; dirtying; soiling; ubwena n. stomach cavity.
fouling; poisoning; defilement; ubwende n. will; willpower;
spoiling; adulteration; impurity; determination; self-control.
pollution; dirtiness; foulness; ubwenegihugu n. nationality;
uncleanness; filth; putridity. citizenship.
ubwangati n. flatulence.

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ubwenegihugu n'amatsinda ubwira n. courage.

mpuzakarere n. nationalities kugira ubwira hasten.
and regional groups. ubwirakabiri n. eclipse.
ubwenge n. wisdom; good ubwiramire n. 1 • moderation;
judgment; sagacity; temperance; abstemiousness;
understanding; profundity; restraint; avoidance of extremes;
judiciousness; discernment; forbearance; continence;
comprehension; penetration; economy; temperateness;
apperception; intelligence; brains. frugality; self-control;
ubwengenyamuntu n. phr. moderateness.
human intelligence. 2 • abatement; lessening; abating;
Syn: ubwenge bwa muntu. allaying; alleviation; diminution;
ubweramutima n. moral. relaxation; mitigation; palliation;
ubweramutima n. moral. remission.
ubweru n. Usage: mu ubwirasi n. 1 • pride; self-
ishyamba.clearing; glade. importance; egoism; egotism;
ubwibone n. pride; arrogance; vanity; conceit; self-love; self-
haughtiness; pretentiousness; glorification; vainglory.
vanity; vainglory; pomposity; 2 • immodesty; smugness; self-
disdain; snobbishness; conceit; satisfaction.
superiority; boastfulness; 3 • show; display; ostentation;
presumption; superciliousness. parade; pomp; airs; pretension.
ubwibukwe n. memorableness. 4 • swagger; arrogance;
Syn: ubuzirikane. haughtiness; superciliousness;
ubwigenge n. independence; pomp.
emancipation; liberty; freedom; ubwiru2 coronation language.
self-determination; self- ubwiru n. Rwandan oral poetry
government; freedom from from the royal court.
control; sovereignty; self-reliance; ubwisanzure n. freedom.
liberation; autonomy. ubwisanzure n. phr.
ubwigomeke1 n. lack of discipline;
insubordination; indiscipline;
disobedience.
ubwigomeke2 n. revolt; rebellion.
See: ukwigomeka; ukugoma.
ubwikanyize n. selfishness.
ubwikorezi n. transport.
ubwikube n. exponent.
ubwikubekabiri n. square.
ubwinshi n. plural.
ubwinshi bw'ibitu n. phr.
quantities.

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1 (muri politiki) • political ubwishyu n. payment; paying;

independence; autonomy; self- remittance; settlement;
determination; sovereignty; self- liquidation; defrayal; discharge;
government; civil liberty; outlay; expenditure;
enfranchisement; emancipation; disbursement; debt; spending.
manumission; liberation; release; ubwitange n. devotion;
exemption from control; freedom; devotedness; dedication.
openness; frankness; unrestraint; ubwiteganyirize n. Social
abandon; abandonment; absence security.
of reserve; unreservedness; ubwiyandarike n. immorality.
candor; unconstraint; ubwiyahuzi n. 1 • terrorism.
informality; naturalness; Syn: iterabwoba, ubwihebe.
bluntness; directness; 2 • suicide; self-destruction; self-
forwardness; downrightness. annihilation; felo-de-se.
2 (mu gukoresha umubiri ubwiyemezi n. wishful; wistful;
wawe) • freedom; ease of fanciful; dreamy-eyed;
movement; elbow room; latitude; overoptimistic.
scope; sweep; margin; range; ubwiyongere n.
play; swing; unrestricted use; Usage: inyamaswa.raising;
wide berth. producing; production; growing;
ubwisanzure bukabije n. phr. reproduction; propagation;
freedom; boldness; impudence; begetting; multiplying; mating;
license; disrespect; rudeness; procreation; generation;
impertinence; impropriety; germination; bearing; spawning;
indecorum. hatching; bringing forth.
ubwisanzure mu myigishirize n. ubwiyoroshye n. humility.
academic freedom. ubwiyunge n. Reconciliation.
ubwisungane n. mutuality;
solidarity; closeness; unity;
unification; union; harmony;
cooperation; consolidation of
interests and responsibilities.
ubwisharirize n. sharpness.
ubwishingizi n. assurance;
insurance.
ubwishingizi bw'itegeko n. phr.
obligatory insurance.
ubwishingizi ku bushake n. phr.
private health insurance; private
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ubwicanyi1 n. murder; homicide; ubwiherero1 n. water closet; W.C.;

assassination; manslaughter; flush toilet; latrine; lavatory;
killing; massacre; mass washroom; washing-room; rest
slaughter; mass murder; room; privy; outhouse;
indiscriminate; butchery; convenience; facility; commode;
carnage; bloodletting; bloodbath; john; can; loo (BrE.); men's room;
murder; slaying; slaughter; ladies' room.
violent death; death by violence; ubwihugiko n. hide; shelter.
annihilation; elimination; See: ubwugamo.
extermination; decimation; ubwiza n. 1 • quality; an essential
bloodshed; capital punishment; characteristic, property, or
execution; electrocution; fatality; attribute. ubwiza busangwa mu
shooting; stabbing; strangulation; nyandiko zandikanywe
strangling; garroting; guillotining; ubuhanga the qualities found in
decapitation; lynching; hanging; great writing.
poisoning; impalement; flogging 2 • beauty; the quality present in a
to death; beating to death; person or thing that gives intense
stoning to death; burning to aesthetic pleasure or deep
death; patricide; matricide; satisfaction to the mind or the
regicide; fratricide; sororicide; senses. Syn: uburanga.
uxoricide; infanticide; suicide; ubwizige1 n. abnegation; self-
crucifixion; martyrdom; denial; sacrifice; renunciation;
immolation. relinquishment; surrender;
ubwicanyi2 n. pogroms. resignation; giving up; eschewal;
ubwicanyi bukabije n. phr. forbearance; forbearing;
manslaughter; mass killing. abstinence; temperance;
Syn: itsembambaga. continence; rejection; refusal.
ubwicishebugufi n. humility; ubwizige2 n. abstinence;
modesty; humbleness; lowliness; nonindulgence; self-denial; self-
tentiousness; lack of proudness; restraint; self-control; discipline;
self-abasement; diffidence; forbearance; abstention;
demureness; meekness; shyness; temperance; sobriety; continence;
timidity; bashfulness. chastity.
ubwihebe n. 1 • dejection; ubwo adv. then.
despondency. ubwoba n. fear.
2 • depression; sadness; gloom; ubwoko1 n. species; type; sort;
dejection; discouragement; kind; class; category; breed;
downheartedness; melancholia; variety; genre; nature; kidney;
melancholy; despondency; order; stripe; make; division;
desolation. form; subdivision; classification;
ubwiherero1 n. voting room. designation; class.

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ubwoko2 n. brand; cast; mold; ubworohe n.

nature; genus; genre; Usage: ibintu.simplicity;
designation. clearness; clarity; obviousness;
ubwoko3 n. clan; tribal family; unmistakability.
family group; house; dynasty. ubworoherane n. tolelance; ability
amoko yose every clan. to tolerate; capacity to resist;
ubwoko n. this term is used as power to endure; endurance ;
an equivalent for ethnic group. In ubworohere n. smoothness.
fact, the Hutu, Tutsi or Twa ubworoherezwe n. reduction.
categories were only one element ubworozi n. livestock; animal
in a more complex social identity husbandry.
summed up by "ubwoko", a ubworozi bw'inzuki n. phr.
Kinyarwanda word which apiculture.
describes regional belonging as ubwo turabona loc. so we see.
much as it does that of a ubwoya n. hair; bristle; pile.
profession, or clan. ubwubakandege n. aeronautics.
ubwoko bw'ibinyamushongo ubwubatsi n.
biribwa n. phr. abalone. Usage: bw'inzu.construction;
Ubwongereza n. United Kingdom; constructing; building; putting
UK; U.K.; Great Britain; GB; together; erecting; rearing;
Britain; United Kingdom of Great raising; fabrication; fashioning;
Britain and Northern Ireland; a creation; production;
monarchy in northwestern manufacture.
Europe occupying most of the ubwugamo n. shelter.
British Isles; divided into England ubwumvane n. communication.
and Scotland and Wales and ubwumvane nyamuntu n. phr.
Northern Ireland. human communication.
ubwonko n. memory; brain; the Syn: ihererekanyamakuru
anterior part of the central nyamuntu.
nervous system enclosed in the ubwumvikane n. n.
cranium of vertebrates, 1. • n. agreement. mu kumvikana
consisting of a mass of nerve ku kintu in agreement on a
tissue organized for the subject.
perception of sensory impulses,
the regulation of motor impulses,
and the production of memory,
learning, and consciousness.
ubwo rero loc. then.
ubwo rero loc. and yet.
ubworo n. poverty.
ubworo bw'ikirenge n. phr. arch;
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2 (hagati y'abagirana udafite mu mutwe hazima n.

amasezerano) • n. agreement; phr. mental; mentally ill; mentally
accord; concord; unanimity; like- disturbed; psychotic; neurotic;
mindedness; conformity; unity; insane; crazy; lunatic; disordered;
amicability; amity; congeniality; disturbed; unbalanced; nutty;
sympathy; compatibility; cracked; psycho ; See: umusazi.
fellowship; friendship; udakikira ukuri (person) n. phr.
cooperation; mutual regard; open; openhearted; forthright;
peace; good understanding; sincere; natural; plain; artless;
harmonious relations; straightforward; honest; candid;
concurrence in opinions. outgoing; extroverted; frank;
3 • n. consensus; general direct. See: udaca ku ruhande.
agreement; majority opinion; udasobanukiwe adj. confused.
general opinion; common udashobotse (person) adj.
consent; unanimity; concord; 1 • impossible; intractable;
accord; concurrence. stubborn; unyielding;
4 (uburyo ikintu intransigent; unmanageable.
cyumvikana) • n. 2 • intolerable; insufferable;
comprehensibility. unbearable.
ubwumvikane buke n. phr. 3 • unsolvable; insoluble;
1 • conflict; disagreement; unanswerable.
difference; discord; division; udacabiranya adj. open;
variance; dissent; dissension; openhearted; forthright; sincere;
antagonism; friction; strife; natural; plain; artless;
dispute; argument; disagreement; straightforward; honest; candid;
clash; falling out; contretemps; outgoing; extroverted; frank;
quarrel; squabble; spat; set-to. direct. See: udaca ku ruhande.
2 • division; split; difference; udaca ku ruhande n. phr. open;
disagreement; divergence; openhearted; forthright; sincere;
variance; discord; disunion. natural; plain; artless;
ubwunganizi mu by'amategeko straightforward; honest; candid;
n. legal assistance. outgoing; extroverted; frank;
ubwunyu bwa nyamanza n. direct. See: udaca ku ruhande.
oxalis corniculata BOTANY. udukobwa n. small girls; beautiful
ubwuzuzanye n. girls; naughty girls.
complementarity; reciprocity; udukuriye n. elder.
reciprocality. Syn: ubugirirrane. ufasha inkozi z’ibibi n. 1 • pimp;
ubw'ibanze n. primordially; plander.
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2 • bludger; bookie; easy rider; ufute ubutagondwa n. phr.

fancy man; flesh peddler; hustler; radical; favoring drastic reforms;
mack; nookie; ponce; white extreme; extremist; militant;
slaver. Usage: Slang words for 'a revolutionary.
pimp'. Uganda n. Uganda.
Ufata ihene igihebeba proverb. ugifite imbaraga n. alive; full of
Strike while the iron is hot. life; vital; lively; active; vivacious;
ufata mu mutwe n. phr. animated; vigorous; energetic;
memorizer. spry; aware; eager; alert; spirited.
ufatanya n'abandi n. cooperative; ugikomeye n. alive; full of life;
helpful; showing a willingness to vital; lively; active; vivacious;
cooperate. animated; vigorous; energetic;
ufite agahinda n. phr. spry; aware; eager; alert; spirited.
melancholic. Ugiye he? Where are you going?,
ufite ingufu n. hard; industrious; Where are you going to?
energetic; vigorous; enterprising; ugize ikintu n. phr. member;
relentless; assiduous; diligent; constituent; person who belongs
persevering; persistent; to a group; component; element;
unremitting; indefatigable; part; piece; section; segment;
untiring; unflagging; earnest; portion; fragment; ingredient.
zealous; eager; conscientious; Syn: umunyamuryango,
willing; spirited; animated. umumambure.
See: umukozi. ugomba [ugoomba] v. you must,
ufite ubwenge n. phr. conscious; you would.
able to feel and think; sentient; ugomba [ugôomba] v. the one who
sensible; having awareness. must do.
Usage: umurwayi, bitandukanye ugufata ibiyobyabwenge n. 1 • be
n'uwazitswe. on drugs.
ufite umuhate n. zealous; active; 2 • be on dope/on the needle/on a
energetic; vigorous; lively; trip; crank up; dope up; fix (up);
animated; frisky; peppy; spirited; get off; go on a jag; pop; shoot up;
indefatigable; busy; on the go; spike; trip. Usage: Slang words
occupied; engaged; industrious; for 'to be on drugs'.
enterprising; ambitious; go- ugufata ibyemezo v. phr. decision
getting; forceful; assertive; making.
aggressive. ugufata ku ngufu Usage: ku
ufite uruhande abogamiyeho n. bagore, abana n'abakobwa.n.
phr. radical; severe; extreme; rape.
immoderate; drastic; precipitate; ugufata mu mutwe v. phr.
rash; inordinate. memorizing.
ufotora n. photographer.

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ugufata nabi abasheshe ugukoresha imashini n.

akanguhe n. abuse of the mechanization.
elderly. ugukoresha impapuro
ugufata neza v. phr. y'impimbano n. phr. use of
maintenance. forgeries.
ugufatanya n. cooperating. ugukorwa n'isoni v. phr.
ugufatwa bunyamaswa n. abashment.
inhuman treatment. ugukosora n. correcting.
ugufatwa n'amashitani n. phr. ugukoza isoni v. phr. abashing.
demon posession. ugukuba n. 1 • multiplication.
ugufotora n. picture taking. 2•a mathematical operation,
ugufureba n. wrapping. symbolized by a x b, a. b, a * b,
ugufutukirwa n. comprehending. or ab, and signifying, when a and
ugukatirwa imbago n. phr. b are positive integers, that a is
concession. to be added to itself as many
ugukimbirana n. conflicting. times as there are units in b; the
ugukingira n. vaccination. addition of a number to itself as
ugukomanga n. knocking. often as is indicated by another
ugukomeza n. keeping. number, as in 2x3 or 5x10.
ugukomezwa n. 1 • Confirmation. ugukubita igihwereye loc.
2 • a rite administered to baptized miscarriage; premature stillbirth;
persons, as a Roman Catholic spontaneous abortion; disruption
sacrament endowing gifts of the of pregnancy.
Holy Spirit or a ceremony of ugukunda igihugu n. phr.
admission to full communion 1 • patriotism; national loyalty.
with a Protestant church. 2 • devoted love, support, and
ugukora n. working. defense of one's country.
ugukora impanuka ukikomereza ugukura n. maturing.
urugendo n. phr. flight. ugukuramo n. ablation.
ugukorera mu mucyo v. phr. ugukuramo inda n. phr.
transparency. 1 (by accident) • miscarriage;
ugukorera hamwe n. phr. concert; premature stillbirth; spontaneous
unity; harmony; collaboration; abortion; disruption of
accord; union; concord; pregnancy.
agreement; teamwork; 2 (willingly) • abortion.
cooperation; association; ugukuramo inda n. abortion.
complicity; unanimity; ugukuraho n. ablation.
accordance; congruity; ugukuririza n. dramatization.
correspondence. See: ubudehe. ugukurirwaho imisoro n. phr. tax
ugukoresha abana n. child exemption.
labour. ugusaba n. application; request.
Syn: ukwaka.

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ugusaka n. controlling. ugusimbuka n. jumping.

ugusakabaka n. yelling. ugusingiza n. worshiping.
ugusakuza n. yelling. ugusisibiranya n. confusing.
ugusana n. reconstruction. ugusobanukirwa n.
Syn: isana. comprehending.
ugusana ibyangijwe ugusobanura neza ibyo
n'intambara n. resettlement. ushinzwe accountability;
ugusana ibyangiritse n. answerability; enswerableness.
reconstruction. Syn: isana. ugusoma n. reading.
ugusebanya n. defamation; ugusomana n. kissing.
slander; libel; disparagement; ugusonerwa n. exemption;
calumny; vilification; diffamation exempting.
of character. Syn: uguharabika, ugusonga n. euthanasia.
iharabikana. ugusubiza ibubisi n. worsening.
ugusenga ibishushanyo n. phr. ugusura n. visiting.
iconolatry; image-worship. ugusuhererwa n. distance;
ugusenga inyamaswa n. phr. reservation; restraint; reserve;
theriolatry; animal-worship. formality; coldness; coolness;
ugusenga inzoka n. phr. aloofness; stiffness.
ophiolatry; worship of snakes. ugusuzugurika n. abashment.
ugusenga Kirisito n. phr. ugushaka n. 1 • desire; wish;
Christolatry; worship of Christ. preference; inclination; pleasure;
ugusenya n. wrecking. longing; yearning; craving;
ugusezera n. abdication. hankering.
ugusezerera ku mirimo n. phr. 2 • will; desire; wish; preference;
1 (umukozi) • dismissal. inclination; pleasure; longing;
2 (umuyobozi) • removal. yearning; craving; hankering.
ugusiba [gwusiiba] n. absence; ugushaka n. marriage.
not being present; ugushaka ubumenyi n. phr.
nonattendance; nonpresence; knowledge acquisition.
nonappearance; absenteeism; Syn: ukurahura ubwenge.
truancy; cut. ugushakisha n. on the lookout
ugusiba [gwusiba] n. 1 • erase; for; searching for.
wipe away; rub out; eradicate; ugushengera n. adoration;
expunge; remove; eliminate; worship; worshiping; glorification;
delete; strike out; scratch. exaltation; veneration; reverence;
2 • delete; remove; cut; cancel; adulation; devotion; honor;
erase; take out; strike out; omit; idolization; magnification.
leave out.
ugusiga n. abandonment.
ugusigwa kw'abarwayi n.
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ugushengerera n. adoration; ugutera intambwe idasubira

worship; worshiping; glorification; inyuma n. self-determination.
exaltation; veneration; reverence; Syn: ukwiyemeza.
adulation; devotion; honor; ugutera ubwoba n. worrying.
idolization; magnification. ugutera urubwa n. diffamation of
ugushidikanya n. doubts. character.
ugushima n. acknowledgments. uguterekera n. necrolatry;
ugushimira n. acknowledgments. worship of the dead.
ugushimirwa n. being ugutererana n. abandonment.
acknowledgeable. ugutererana n. abandonment.
ugushimuta abantu n. ugutereranwa n. abandonment.
kidnapping. ugutereranwa n. abandonment.
ugushinga imizi n. ugutesha agaciro n. diffamation
entrenchment. of character.
ugushungura amakuru n. ugutesha umurongo n.
information handling. confusing.
ugushyamirana n. conflicting. ugutsembera n. abjuring.
ugushyenga n. joking. Syn: uguhakana.
ugushyikirana loc. interaction. ugutsinda n. conquering.
Syn: umukururano. ugutsinda ibiti n. phr. felling.
ugushyingira n. marrying. ugutubya n. abbreviating.
ugushyingirwa n. being married. ugutukana n. blasphemy;
Ugushyingo n. November. profanity; profanation;
Ugushyingo gushyingira irreverence; sacrilege; impiety;
ukuboza n. November. impiousness; cursing; swearing.
uguta n. abandonment. ugutumiza ibintu hanze n. phr.
uguta agaciro kw’ifaranga v. phr. importing.
devaluation of the currency. ugutunganyiriza ibintu mu
ugutakaza ingufu n. abatement. ruganda n. manufacturing.
ugutakaza icyizere ufitiwe n. ugutungura n. improvising.
phr. breach of confidence; breach ugutura n. offering.
of trust. Syn: ugukurwaho ugutwara abantu n'ibintu v. phr.
icyizere. transport; transporting;
ugutambuka n. marching. transportation; shipment;
ugutandukana n. beginning of the shipping; conveying; conveyance;
day. moving; transfer; removal;
ugutanga akazi n. recruitment; carrying; sending; delivery;
recruiting. dispatch; bearing; carting;
uguta ubwenge n. absence of trucking.
mind. ugutwi n. ear; auricle; pinna.
ugutahura n. identifying. ugutwika n. burning.

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ugutwi ko hagati n. phr. middle ugucyura impunzi n.

ear. repatriation.
ugutwi kw'igisoro loc. lit. the ear uguhagarika ku kazi n. phr. be
of the gisoro stone game. suspended.
ugutwi kw'igití loc. lit. the ear of uguhakana n. abjuring.
a tree. uguhamiriza n. war dance
ugutwi kw'imbere n. phr. inner language.
ear. uguhamya n. confirming.
ugutwi kw'inyuma n. phr. outer uguhana n. correcting.
ear. uguhanagurwaho icyaha v. phr.
uguca bugufi n. phr. abasement. exoneration.
uguca imanza v. phr. judging. uguhana umupira mugufi n. phr.
uguca intege v. phr. abating. short-pass; one-two or give and
ugucapurura n. copying. go.
ugucibwa urugungo n. phr. uguhanahana amakuru n.
ampitation. communication; exchanging
ugucikiza n. Usage: amashuri, information; expressing feelings;
ikindi gikorwa rapport; liaison; conversation;
kitarangiye.aborting; speaking; correspondence;
miscarriage; failure; undoing; writing. Syn: ubwumvane.
misfire; failing; unrealization; uguhangana n. antagonism.
collapse; nonsuccess; default; uguharabika n. diffamation of
nonfulfillment; fizzle; botch; character.
washout; frustration; casualty; uguha uburenganzira v. phr.
shipwreck; slip; short-circuiting; allow; permit; let; give permission
going awry. to; give leave to; authorize;
ugucira umuntu ishyanga n. concede to; sanction; agree to;
deportation. approve.
ugucishabugufi v. phr. abating. uguha ubushobozi v. phr.
ugucunga umutungo wa empowerment.
rubanda v. phr. public finincial uguherekeza n. accompanying a
management. departing guest (act of);
ugucura n. menopause; change of accompaniment.
file; climacteric. uguheza n. maximizing.
ugucutsa buhoro buhoro uguhigana n. competition;
ugucuza ubusugi loc. competing; rivalry; contention;
1 • deflower; mar; debauch; opposition; struggle; conflict.
impair; seduce; spoil; vitiate. uguhiganwa n. competing.
2 • ravish; violate; rape. uguhina n. abbreviating.
Syn: ukwangiza ubusugi. uguhitwa no kuruka kw'abana n.
ugucya n. beginning of the day. phr. gastroenteritis.

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uguhorwa Imana v. phr. ukiranirwa n. unrighteous;

martyrdom. immoral; bad; evil; wicked; sinful;
uguhubuka n. imprudence. villainous; dishonorable;
Syn: ihubuka, ubuhubutsi. disreputable; dishonest; corrupt;
uguhumeka n. breathing. unscrupulous; unprincipled;
uguhura n. Usage: bwa mbere false; iniquitous; unjust; unfair;
mwibwirana.meeting, ungodly; irreligious; unholy;
introduction, presentation; irreverent; unvirtuous.
encounter, confrontation; date; Syn: umunyabyaha, inkoyi
engagement; rendezvous; tryst; y'ibibi; Ant: umukiranutsi,
assignation. ukiranuka.
uguhuza n. corresponding; ukiranuka n. righteous; moral;
mediating. honorable; ethical; honest;
ugupfukama n. kneeling. upright; elevated; just; fair;
ugupima n. measuring. equitable; good; godly; pious;
ugwaneza n. amiable; friendly; devout; God-fearing; religious;
agreeable; amicable; pleasant; reverent; holy; spiritual; pure in
congenial; good-natured; kindly; heart; virtuous; chaste;
obliging; cordial; sociable; affable; incorrupt; unsullied; blameless;
pleasing; attractive; engaging; innocent. Ant: ukiranirwa.
winning; charming; polite; genial; Ukize baraza proverb. A friend in
gracious. need is a friend indeed.
ujijisha n. confuser. uko adv. how.
ujyana n'ikoranabuhanga n. phr. uko adj. 1 • as. uko mbumva as I
techie; person who loves understand it.
acquiring all the new technology. 2 • like.
ukarisitiya n. Eucharist. uko amakipe akurikirana n. phr.
ukekwa v. pp. suspect; accused; standings.
defendant. uko amanota atangwa n. phr.
ukekwaho adj. suspicious; scoring information.
distrustful; doubtful; dubious; uko bavuga v. phr. pronunciation.
fishy; funny; incredulous; leery; uko bacyumva adv. phr. angle;
mistrustful; queer; questionable; point of view; viewpoint;
sceptical; shady; shy; suspect; standpoint; position; side; aspect;
unbelieving; untrusting; wary. slant; outlook; focus; perspective.
uko bikorwa v. phr. formula.
uko byaba bimeze kose loc.
whether...or.
uko ibihe bigenda bisimburana
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uko ibihe bigenda bihita adv. ukoresha n. supervisor; overseer.

phr. more and more. Syn: uko Syn: kapita, ikirongozi,
ibihe bigenda bisimburana. umugapita, umukapita.
uko iminsi igenda yicuma n. phr. ukoresha Interineti v. phr.
more and more. Internet user.
uko iminsi igenda yicuma loc. Syn: umukoresharubuga
more and more. mpuzamasangano.
uko kigaragara adj. phr. ukoresha urubuga n. user.
Usage: mu maso y'abantu, uko Syn: umukoresharubuga.
bacyumva.angle; point of view; ukoreshejwe v. pp. with; using.
viewpoint; standpoint; position; uko ubibona n. phr. your point of
side; aspect; slant; outlook; view.
focus; perspective. uko ubonye v. phr. unskillfully;
uko mbibona n. phr. my point of awkwardly. Arakora uko abonye
view. He/she is working awkwardly).
ukomeye adj. uko ubukungu buhagaze n.
Usage: umurimo.laboriuous; Economic conditions.
strenuous; burdensome; onerous; uko umukino wagenze n. phr.
labored; toilsome; wearisome; game report.
arduous; difficult; hard; effortful; uko umuntu yumva ikintu n.
uphill; herculean; tiresome; phr. opinion; appraisal; belief;
irksome; troublesome; conviction; conclusion;
oppressive; severe; rigorous; deduction; persuasion; estimate;
demanding; brutal; fatiguing; valuation; assessment; view.
wearying; wearing. uko cyakabaye v. phr.
ukomoka v. who is from. 1 • complete.
ukongerera ubushobozi n. phr. 2 (imivugo yakusanyijwe,
Usage: abakozi, etc.) • collected.
abaturage.capacity building. 3 (ideni, umwenda, etc.) • full;
ukonka n. suckling. mu gihe complete.
umwana yonka during suckling. 4 (igitabo, etc.) • unbridged
ukora v. pp. who works. version.
ukora byose v. phr. ukohereza imfungwa mu gihugu
comprehensive. yakoreyemo icyaha n.
ukora urugendo rutagatifu n. extradition.
phr. pilgrim; a person who uku adv. 1 • like this.
journeys, esp. a long distance, to 2 • in this manner.
some sacred place as an act of ukubaga mu menyo n. phr. oral
religious devotion. surgeon.
ukorera v. pp. who works for. ukuba gikwira adv. phr.
universlity.

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ukuba gishobora kugereranywa Ukuboza kuboza imiteja n.

n'ibindi adv. phr. comparability. December.
ukuba impunzi n. Refugee status. ukubungabunga ubuzima n. phr.
ukuba kiberanye n'igihe adv. sanitation.
phr. topicality. ukubura n. absence; not being
ukuba kigerwaho n'abagikeneye present; nonattendance;
adv. phr. accessibility. nonpresence; nonappearance;
ukubangamira uburenganzira absenteeism; truancy; cut.
bw'ikiremwamuntu n. human ukubyara n. maternity; child-
rights violations. bearing; childbirth; delivery;
ukubara n. counting. parturition; labor; accouchement;
ukuba udahari adv. phr. state of pregnancy.
being absent. ukubyiruka n. growing.
ukuba umwe v. phr. unity. ukudakererwa n. ponctuality;
ukuba cyakwizerwa adv. phr. promptness.
reliability. ukudatonesha bamwe n. fair.
ukubaho v. actuality; reality; ukugabanura n. abating.
presence; animation; tangibility; ukugabanya n. abbreviating.
materiality. ukugabanyiriza n. abating.
ukubaho n. actuality; reality; ukuganira n. conversing.
presence; animation; tangibility; ukugaruza umuheto n.
materiality. conquering.
ukubeshya n. lying; ukugaya n. abhorring.
untruthfulness. ukugenda n. marching.
ukubiri adv. differently; ukugenywa v. circumcise.
separately. ukugenzura n. controlling.
ukuboko n. ukugera n. arrival; arriving;
1 (ku muntu) • arm; upper limb; coming; advent; appearance;
forearm; upper arm. approach; entrance.
ukuboko kw'iburyo right hand. ukugera ku iherezo n. phr.
ukuboko kw'ibumoso left hand. achieving.
2 (kw'inyamaswa) • anterior limb. ukugera ku ndunduro n. phr.
ukuboneka n. presence; achieving.
attendance; appearance. ukugira ikimwaro n. abashing.
ukuboneka n. presence; ukugira inzika n. Refoulement.
attendance; appearance. ukugira icyo uvuga ku... n. phr.
ukuboneza imbyaro n. phr. careful consideration;
family planning. deliberation; thinking.
Ukuboza n. December. ukugirira impuhwe
Syn: ukwezi kwa cumi na ikiremwamuntu n. phr.
kabiri. humanity.

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ukugisha n. seasonal migration; ukunda igihugu n. phr. patriot; a

transhumance; the seasonal person who loves, supports, and
migration of livestock, and the defends his or her country and
people who tend them, between its interests.
lowlands and adjacent ukunga n. mediating;
mountains. reconciliating. Syn: uguhuza.
ukugomera n. constipation. ukunguku adv. 1 • like this.
Syn: impatwe. 2 • in this manner.
ukugorora imitsi n. phr. ukunguruza n. gradation.
massage; rubdown; rubbing; ukuntu n. mode; way; manner;
kneading; stroking; modality; fashion; course;
manipulation. Syn: ukunanura method; practice; means; system;
imitsi. rule; approach; procedure; form;
ukuguru1 n. 1 • leg; lower process; style; technique.
extremity; limb; member; Syn: uburyo.
underpinning; stump; shank; ukunyereza abantu n. phr.
pin; gam. Usage: igice kiva mu kidnapping; abducting.
ivi kugera ku kabumbambari. ukunyurwa1 n. paradise; delight;
2 • femur; fibula; tibia. bliss; joy; enjoyment; ecstasy;
ukuguru2 n. Usage: ku meza, rapture; transport; heaven;
etc..leg; shank. pleasure; happiness; satisfaction;
ukujijisha n. confusing; gratification; seventh heaven.
misleading. Syn: ugutwarwa, ukuryoherwa.
ukukugera ku musozo n. phr. ukunyurwa2 n. fulfillment;
achieving. satisfaction; contentment;
uku kwezi n. phr. this month. gratification; pleasure; delight;
ukumenya n. knowing. happiness; contentedness.
ukumenya gusobanura ibyo Syn: ugushyikira, ukudamarara.
ushinzwe n. phr. accountability. ukunywigira n. Usage: umwana,
ukumenyana n. meeting umuntu uvuga
someone. atatuye.babbling; gabbling;
ukumenyesha no kwisobanura drivelling; twaddling; blabbering;
ku byo ushinzwe gukora n. phr. blabing; gabbing; jabbering;
accountability. jabbering; prattling; chitchating;
ukumva n. listening. chitter-chattering.
ukumvikanisha n. mediating. ukuragura n. divination language.
ukumvwa n. comprehending; ukurambura ukuboko ku
being heard. ruhande v. phr. abdaction.
ukumwaza n. abashing. ukurangiza n. achieving;
completing. Syn: ukugera ku
ntego, ugushyika, ukurasa
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ukurasa intego v. phr. achieving. 2 (mu butegetsi) • dictator; king;

Syn: ukugera. queen; monarch; sovereign; ruler;
ukurahura ubumenyi v. phr. czar; potentate; suzerain;
knowledge acquisition. president; prime minister;
ukurebana isesemi v. phr. premier.
abhorring. Syn: ukurebana 3 (mu gisirikari) • commander-in-
ishozi. chief; commanding general;
ukurebana ishozi v. phr. general; captain; commandant;
abhorring. Syn: ukurebana commander; admiral;
isesemi. commodore; field marshal;
ukurega [ukwurêga] v. accusing. marshal.
ukuregana v. mutual accusation. 4 (mu bucuruzi) • chairman of the
Syn: ugushinjana. board; chairman; chief executive
ukuregwa mu ruhame v. phr. officer; chief executive; president;
public accusation. manager; superintendent;
ukurenganura n. of justice. foreman; supervisor.
ukurengera ibidukikije v. phr. ukuriye atoliye n. phr. shop
environmental protection. foreman.
ukurengura v. goal kick. ukurushanwa n. competing.
ukurenza urugero n. phr. over ukutabogama n. neutrality.
dosage. ukutamenya n. ignorance.
ukureshya imbere y'amategeko ukutarobanura ku butoni n.
n. Equality before the law. impartiality.
ukuri1 n. reality; actuality; fact; ukutava ku izima v. phr.
truth; verity; materiality; inflexibility; uncompromising;
substantiality; physical existence; rigid; unbending.
corporeality; tangibility. ukutahaba n. lack; unavailability;
Syn: imvaho, impamo. nonexistence; scarcity; deficiency;
ukuri2 n. truth; the true; verity, insufficiency; scantiness; want;
trueness; conformity to reality or dearth. Syn: ingume.
actuality. ukutemeranya umugambi v. phr.
ukurinda n. keeping. oppose a plan.
ukuringaniza n. settings. ukutita n. Usage: ku muntu, ku
Syn: ugutereza, ukuboneza. kintu.1 • ignoring; not paying
ukuriye abandi n. phr. 1 • head; attention to; not giving the name
leader; chief; director; boss; to.
administrator; big wheel; guiding 2 • abandoning; abandonment.
light. Syn: ukwirengagiza.
ukutivanga adj. noninterference.
ukutihana n. impenitence.
ukuvanamo inda v. phr.
Usage: ku bushake.aborting.

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ukuvuga n. speaking. ukwa adv. like.

ukuvugiriza n. whistling.
ukuvugwa neza v. phr.
Usage: mu binyamakuru,
etc..boost; favorable mention;
good word; good review; free ad;
plug; promotion; praise;
compliment; applause.
ukuvurwa n. medical care.
ukuyoboka wese v. phr.
submission.
ukuyobya v. confusing.
ukuhaba n. existence; supply;
abundance; plenty; sufficiency;
adequacy; surfeit; plethora.
ukuhagera n. arrival; arriving;
coming; advent; appearance;
approach; entrance.
ukuza kwa kabiri kwa Kirisito n.
phr. second coming of Christ;
doomsday; Day of Judgment; end
of the world; Judgment Day; the
Last Judgment. Syn: ukugaruka
kwa Kirisitu, amaza ya Kirisitu,
umunsi w'imperuka, umunsi
w'urubanza, ishira ry'isi.
ukuze adj. adult.
ukuzira n. abhorring.
ukuzirana n. incompatibility.
ukuzirikana n. meditating.
ukuzuza n. completing.
ukuzuza ibitabo by'icungamari
n. bookkeeping; it refers to the
task of recording the amount,
date, and source of all business
revenues and expenses.
Bookkeeping is essentially the
starting point of the accounting
process. Only with accurate
bookkeeping numbers can
meaningful accounting be done.
ukuzuzanya n. complementarity.
ukwaka n. application; request.
ukwaka akazi n. job application;
applying for a job.
ukwakira [ukwaakyiira] n.
receiving.
Ukwakira n. October.
Syn: ukwezi kwa cumi.
Ukwakira kwakira imbuto n.
October.
ukwambika urubwa n. phr.
diffamation of character.
ukwandika n. writing; writing
down; jotting down; putting on
paper; composing; drafting;
turning out; dashing off;
authoring; penning; transcribing;
recording; copying; inscribing.
ukwandikirana v. corresponding.
ukwandikwa ku gahato n. forced
conscription.
ukwandukura v. coping.
Syn: iyandukura.
ukwanduza isura y'umuntu v.
phr. diffamation of character.
ukwanga v. abhorring.
ukwangiza
imyanyandangagitsina n.
sexual abuse.
ukwangiza ubusugi loc.
1 • deflower; mar; debauch;
impair; seduce; spoil; vitiate.
2 • ravish; violate; rape.
Syn: ugucuza ubusugi.
ukwayura v. yawning.
ukwacyo adj. apart; aside; to one
side; by oneself; by itself; alone;
aloof; isolated; separate; cut off;
divorced.
ukwaha1 n. armpit; axilla; axillary
cavity; axillary fossa.

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ukwaha2 Etym: verb "kwaha".n. ukwibohoza n. liberation.

picking up; harvesting. ukwibuka ibyahise v. phr.
ukwemera v. faith. reminiscence; a mental
ukwemera amakosa no impression retained and recalled
kuyasabira imbabazi v. phr. from the past.
mea culpa. ukwibwiriza n. initiative.
ukwemererwa v. eligibility. ukwifashisha v. using; utilizing.
ukwemeza n. confirming. ukwifata n. abstinence;
ukwezi n. moon; month. nonindulgence; self-denial; self-
ukwezi gushize n. phr. last restraint; self-control; discipline;
month. forbearance; abstention;
ukwezi gutaha n. phr. next temperance; sobriety; continence;
month. chastity.
ukwezi kuzaza n. phr. next ukwifuza n. lust; passion; strong
month. desire; craving; bodily appetite;
ukwezi kwa gatandatu n. phr. fleshly desire; sexuality;
June. Syn: Kamena. libidinousness; lasciviousness;
ukwezi kwa gatanu n. phr. May. lewdness; salaciousness;
Syn: Gicurasi. satyriasis; nymphomania;
ukwezi kwa gatatu n. phr. March. carnality; lechery.
Syn: Werurwe. ukwiga n. knowledge acquisition.
ukwezi kwa kabiri n. phr. Syn: ukurahura ubumenyi.
February. Syn: Gashyantare. ukwiga imvano y'ikibazo urebye
ukwezi kwa kane n. phr. April. impamvu zose zishobora kuba
Syn: Mata. cyaragiteye n. phr. systemic
ukwezi kwa karindwi n. phr. approach.
July. Syn: Nyakanga. ukwigana n. coping.
ukwezi kwa mbere n. phr. ukwigarurira n. conquering.
January. Syn: Mutarama. ukwigarurirwa
ukwezi kwa munani n. phr. n'abanyamahanga n. foreign
August. Syn: Kanama. occupation.
ukwezi kwa cumi n. phr. October. ukwigiramo icyizere n. phr.
Syn: Ukwakira. confidence; self-confidence; self-
ukwezi kwa cumi na kumwe n. assurance; faith in oneself;
phr. November. certainty; certitude; self-reliance;
ukwezi kwa cumi n'abiri n. phr. courage; intrepidity; mettle;
December. spirit; nerve; boldness; daring;
ukwezi kwa cyenda n. phr. audacity; spunk; pluck, grit;
September. Syn: Nzeri. guts.
ukwibaza v. wondering. ukwigisha gusoma n. phr.
ukwibeshaho n. living from hand teaching reading.
to mouth. ukwigomwa n. fasting.

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ukwimariramo n. attachment; ukwishyura imyenda v. phr. debt

love; devotion; affection; servicing.
fondness; tenderness; bond; ukwitabira n. participation.
affinity; predilection; friendship; ukwita ku bakoreweho ibikorwa
liking; regard; respect. by'urugaraguro n. torture
ukwimurirwa ahandi ku ngufu n. victims treatment.
forced relocation. ukwitangira v. Usage: umuntu
ukwirarira n. civilian self-defense. umwitaho, ikintu, etc.
Syn: ukwirindira umutekano. wasezeranyije
ukwirengagiza n. ubudahemuka.devotion;
Usage: umuntu, ikintu.ignoring; attentiveness; dedication;
not paying attention to; not giving commitment; devotedness;
the name to. Syn: ukutita. earnest attachment; regard;
ukwirengera n. self-defense. reverence; love; fondness;
Syn: ukwirwanaho. concern for; loyalty; adherence;
ukwirinda n. abstaining; act of faithfulness; fealty; allegiance;
abstention. Syn: ukwiramira, zeal; ardor.
ukwiziga. ukwitegura amatora v. phr.
ukwisiga n. anointing the body. preparing for elections.
ukwisubira n. conscientious ukwitirira v. accusation in
objection. mirror; projection.
ukwisuganya n. regrouping. Syn: ukwitiranya.
ukwishirahamwe n. ukwitotomba n. complaints.
Usage: ibihugu, amashyaka, ukwiva inyuma n. phr.
etc..alignment, alliance, Usage: mu
coalition, alinement; an bitekerezo.brainstorming.
organization of people (or ukwivuguruza n. paradox; self-
countries) involved in a pact or contradiction; self-contradictory
treaty. Syn: ubufatanye. statement; seeming
ukwishyikiriza n. yielding. contradiction; incongruity;
ukwishyira ukizana v. phr. anomaly; inconsistency; oddity;
freedom; openness; frankness; enigma; puzzle; riddle; poser;
unrestraint; abandon; seeming absurdity.
abandonment; absence of ukwiyama bwa nyuma n. phr.
reserve; unreservedness; candor; ultimatum.
unconstraint; informality; ukwiyamamaza n. electoral
naturalness; bluntness; campaign.
directness; forwardness; ukwiyambaza abamaritiri
downrightness. by'agakabyo n. phr.
ukwishyiraho v. self-esteem. martyrolatry; excessive devotion
Syn: ukwiyemera. to martyrs.
ukwiyandikisha n. subscribe.

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ukwiyandukuza n. unsubscribe. ukwicuza1 v. regret; sorrow; grief;

ukwiye n. eligible; qualified; able remorse; remorsefulness;
to be chosen; acceptable; regretfulness; rue; ruefulness;
authorized; appropriate; proper; compunction; contrition; apology;
suitable; fitting; applicable; apologies; repentance; grievance;
desirable; worthwhile. lamentation; disappointment;
ukwiye n. you would. dissatisfaction; anguish; woe;
ukwiye kugenda nonaha v. phr. qualm; reservation; scruple; pang
you had better go now. of conscience; twinge; second
ukwiyemera v. self-esteem. thought; self-condemnation; self-
Syn: ukwishyiraho. reproach; heartache.
ukwiyemeza n. Self- ukwicuza2 v. self-reproach;
determination. Syn: ugutera regret; remorse; qualms of
intambwe idasubira inyuma. conscience; compunction;
ukwiyibagirwa n. abnegation. repentance; penitence; penance;
ukwiyubaha n. self-respect; atonement.
proper esteem or regard for the ukwihambira1 n. attachment;
dignity of one's character. love; devotion; affection;
ukwiyumanganya n. patience. fondness; tenderness; bond;
ukwicaho akanyerezo n. phr. affinity; predilection; friendship;
automatic hyphenation. liking; regard; respect.
ukwicaho akarongo n. phr. ukwihambira2 n. Usage: ku
automatic underline. muntu, ikintu, etc..devotion;
ukwicishabugufi v. phr. humility; attentiveness; dedication;
modesty; humbleness; lowliness; commitment; devotedness;
tentiousness; lack of proudness; earnest attachment; regard;
self-abasement; diffidence; reverence; love; fondness;
demureness; meekness; shyness; concern for; loyalty, adherence;
timidity; bashfulness. faithfulness; fealty; allegiance;
Syn: ubwicishebugufi. zeal; ardor. Syn: ukudatetereza,
ukwicisha imanzi v. phr. ukudataba undi mu nama,
tattooing. ukutica amasezerano,
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ukwihana n. Usage: mu umanza adv. maybe;

mutima.regret; sorrow; grief; perhaps.Variant: ubanza; ahari.
remorse; remorsefulness; umenya adv. maybe; perhaps.
regretfulness; rue; ruefulness; Syn: ubanza, ahari.
compunction; contrition; apology; umg. abbrev. proverb.
apologies; repentance; grievance; See: umugani mugufi.
lamentation; disappointment; umr. abbrev. adverb; modal.
dissatisfaction; anguish; woe; See: umugereka.
qualm; reservation; scruple; pang ums. abbrev. appendix.
of conscience; twinge; second See: umusuma.
thought; self-condemnation; self- umtware w'ingabo n. phr. army
reproach; heartache. chief.
ukwihangana n. abstaining; act of umuba n. sheaf.
abstention. umuba n. stack; pile; heap; bank;
ukwihebera n. Usage: umuntu sheaf; mass; rick; clump; mound;
umwitaho, ikintu, etc..devotion; mountain; bunch; load;
attentiveness; dedication; accumulation; aggregation;
commitment; devotedness; amassment; batch; bundle.
earnest attachment; regard; umubabaro n. affliction; distress;
reverence; love; fondness; hardship; trouble; trial;
concern for; loyalty, adherence; tribulation; torment; oppression;
faithfulness; fealty; allegiance; adversity; misfortune; ordeal;
zeal; ardor. Syn: ukudatetereza, calamity; pain; anguish; misery;
ukudataba undi mu nama, wretchedness; curse.
ukutica amasezerano, umubaji n. 1 • joiner; carpenter; a
ukudateshuka ku masezerano. person who builds or repairs
ukwihorera n. vendette. wooden structures, as houses,
Syn: ubuhozi, ubwihorere. scaffolds, or shelving. Umubaji
ukwizera n. belief. ari gisana urugi. The carpenter
ukwiziga n. control; command; is repairing the door.
management; mastery; 2 • sawyer; a person who saws
regulation; direction; sway; rule; wood, esp. as an occupation.
dominion; domination; umubande n. valley; flat region
jurisdiction; authority; between mountains; river valley;
supervision; charge. river basin; basin; dell; dale;
Syn: ukwikomeza. glade; glen; vale; hollow; bottom;
ukwohereza umuryango ku dip; ravine; gully; gulch; gorge;
muryango n. phr. door to door canyon; divide; chasm; water gap;
delivery. gap; cut. Syn: umuhora,
um interj. um. umucyamo, umwonga;
umanuka adj. descending. Ant: impinga.
umubano1 n. 1 • co-operation.

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2 • closeness. umubano umubatizo n. baptism; Christian

w'abashakanye. matrimonial sacrament of initiation;
closeness. sprinkling; immersion; spiritual
umubano2 n. association; rebirth; purification.
affiliation; connection; alliance; Syn: batisimu.
participation; membership; umubavu n. perfume. See: parufe.
relation; relationship; relations; umubazi n. phr. butcher.
collaboration; friendship; Syn: umunyama, umukinjaji.
acquaintance; familiarity; umuberanya n. bulrush. Typha
intimacy; friendliness; BOTANY.
fraternization; companionship; umubereranguni n. hypotenuse.
fellowship; camaraderie. umubi n. 1 • ugly; homely;
umubano mwiza n. phr. tight unattractive; unsightly;
cooperation. unseemly; unbecoming; ill-
umubarankuru n. narrator. favored; repulsive; hideous;
umubare1 n. number; figure; frightful; grotesque; monstrous;
numeral; figure; character; evil-looking.
symbol; integer; cipher; digit; 2 • a name given to the satan by
round number; even or odd protestant christians.
number; amount; quantity; sum; umubibyi n. sower.
aggregate; tally; total. umubikira n. sister; nun; a
umubare2 n. number. woman who is a member of a
umubare ndangakarere n. phr. religious order, esp. one bound
zone code number. by vows of poverty, chastity, and
umubare nyakamwe n. phr. obedience.
prime number. umubiri2 n. sex organ.
umubare ugabanyika na kabiri Syn: igitsina.
n. phr. even number. umubiri n. body.
umubare w'amafaranga n. phr. umubirigi n. Belgian.
sum; amount of money; cash; umubirikira n. funnel.
funds; currency; coin; dough; umubiri w'inzu loc. lit. the house
bread; bucks; lettuce; jack; body.
moolah. umubiri w'umuntu n. phr. human
umubare w'igiharwe n. phr. odd body.
number. umubirizi n. Vernonia
umubare w'ikiromani n. phr. amygdalina.
Roman numeral. umubisha n. enemy; a deadly
umubarwa n. figure; number. enemy who must be destroyed.
umubarwa nyakamwe n. phr. odd He is entitled to kill in self-
number. defence. Syn: umwanzi.
umubitsi wa banki n. phr.
manager.

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umubonano n. meeting; umuburo n. warning; warning

encounter. signal; warning sign; alarm;
umubonano mpuzabitsina n. phr. signal; forewarning; notice;
carnal knowledge; coitus; notification; intimation; hint;
copulation; coition; congress; sign; token; omen; portent;
relation; intercourse; sexual foretoken; presage; apprisal;
intercourse; sexual relation; advice. Syn: iburirwa, iburira,
sexual congress. inama, ikimenyetso, imbuzi.
umubonobono n. Croton umubuza n. a sort of a plant; [in
macrostachyus. traditional mentality] a plant that
Syn: ikibonobono. has preventive capabilities.
umubore n. worn out. Umubwiriza n. preacher.
Syn: umushenye. umubyaza n. 1 • wise woman.
umuborogo n. whimpers. Usage: gakondo.
umuboyi n. houseboy. 2 • obstetrician.
umubu n. mosquito. genus culex. umubyeyi1 n. parent; mother;
Syn: umuryasenge. father; dam; sire; begetter;
umubumbankari n. procreator; creator; originator;
Usage: ijambo ritsindwa; producer; ancestor; progenitor;
euphemism; taboo.female genital predecessor; precursor;
with a lot of secretions. forerunner; antecedent;
umubumbe n. 1 • sphere; body; prototype; original; model;
globe; round body; ball; globular exemplar.Pl: ababyeyi. ababyeyi
mass; spheroid; globule; orb. banjye my parents.
2 • globe. umubyeyi2 n. benefactor;
umubumbe ugaragiye izuba n. supporter; patron; donor;
phr. planet. sponsor; upholder; backer;
umubumbyi n. potter; a person helper; friend; angel; fairy
who makes pottery. godmother; contributor.
umuburanyi [umubuurânyi, Syn: imana y'i Rwanda,
umubûuranyi] n. 1 • accused; umugiraneza, imfura.
charged with a crime, umubyibuho ukabuje n. phr.
wrongdoing, fault, etc. stoutness; portliness; obesity;
3 • accuser; someone who makes obesiness.
an accusation. umubyimba1 n. trunc; torso.
Syn: igihimba.
umubyimba2 n. body; truck.
umubyimba w'inzu loc. lit. the
trunk of the house.
umubyimba w'icyandikwa n. phr.
text body.

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umubyindi n. excrement; faeces; umudiho wa kinyekongo

feces; BM; dejection; stool. Congolese dances. Syn: imbyino.
umudage n. German. umudugararo n. noise; confusion;
umudari [umudâri] n. starving disorder (that hinders work).
person; starved. umudugudu n. village; small
umudari n. medal; citation; town; suburb; municipality;
decoration; medallion; ribbon; hamlet; farming village; rural
award of honor; trophy; prize; community.
award; honor; laurel; reward. umuduri n. 1 • lyre.
umudari wa zahabu n. phr. 2 • a small harplike musical
golden medal. instrument of ancient Greece
umudendezo1 n. relief; used esp. to accompany singing
assurance; certainty; confidence; and recitation.
calmness; tranquility; serenity; umufa n. sauce; soup. Syn: isosi,
composure; self-possession; umucuzi, isupu.
aplomb. umufana n. supporter; backer;
umudendezo2 n. stability; peace; upholder; defender; champion;
calm; quiet; serenity; patron; adherent; benefactor;
peacefulness; repose; hush; disciple; wellwisher; partisan;
placidity; stillness; restfulness; advocate; ally; helper; follower;
quietude; harmony; concord; sympathizer.
composure. umufaransa n. French.
umudigi n. abdomen. umufaransisikani n. Franciscan.
umudivantisiti n. 1 • Adventist. umufaratiri n. brother; friar.
2 • a member of any of certain umufarisayo n. Pharisee.
Christian denominations that umufariso n. 1 • mattress.
maintain that the Second Coming 2 • a large pad for supporting the
of Christ is imminent. reclining body, used as or on a
Syn: umudiventi. bed and consisting of a cloth case
umudiventi n. 1 • Adventist. filled with hair, straw, cotton,
2 • a member of any of certain foam rubber, or a framework of
Christian denominations that springs.
maintain that the Second Coming umufarizayi n. Pharisee.
of Christ is imminent.
Syn: umudivantisiti.
umudiyakoni n. deacon.
umudiho n. dance. Waba ukunda
kureba umudiho w'ino? Do you
like to watch local dances?
umudiho gakondo traditional
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umufasha n. 1 • assistant; helper; umufundi n. 1 • mechanic;

assisatant; subordinate; aide; engineer; mechanist; mechanic
second-in-command; subaltern; engineer. Syn: makanika,
lieutenant; adjutant; associate; umukanishi MECHANICAL
sidekick; auxiliary; apprentice; ENGINEERING.
aid; aider; helping hand; 2 • builder CONSTRUCTION.
colleague; co-worker; umufungo n. stanza; stave;
collaborator; partner; accessory; strophe; jingle.
confederate; accomplice; umufuniko w'amacupa n. phr.
cooperator; ally; supporter. cork.
2 • helpmate; helpful partner. umufunzo n. wound; laceration;
umufasha wa muganga n. phr. gash; cut; slit; lesion; contusion;
medical assistant. bruise.
umufatabuguzi n. subscriber. umufurere n. brother.
umufatankono n. cook. umugabane n. 1 • fraction.
Syn: umunyagikari, umuboyi. 2 • share; part; portion; allotment;
umufatasuka n. agriculturer. apportionment; allowance; quota;
Syn: umuhinzi. percent; percentage; ration; cut.
umuferege n. canal; artificial 3 • piece; portion; quantity;
waterway; manmade waterway; amount; share; slice; cut; chunk;
channel; conduit; aqueduct; arm hunk; lump; pat; blob; bit;
of the sea ; fraction; scrap; fragment; shard;
umuforoderi n. tax evader; part; shred; sliver; swatch;
smugler. length; cutting; paring;
umuforomo n. male nurse. component; member; section;
Umuganga yanteye urushinge segment; division.
The nurse has given me an umugabane w'isi n. phr.
injection. 1 • continent.
umuforomokazi n. 1 • nurse; 2 • one of the main landmasses of
nurse; public health nurse. the globe, usu. reckoned as seven
2 • a person formally educated and in number (Europe, Asia, Africa,
trained in the care of the sick or North America, South America,
infirm, esp. a registered nurse. Australia, and Antarctica).
umufotozi n. photographer. umugabekazi n. queen mother.
umufuka n. sack. Syn: umufuko. umugabo1 n. Pl: abagabo.
From: Swahili "mfuko". 1 • man; male; masculine person;
umufuka w'amabya n. phr. gentleman; chap; fellow; guy;
1 • scrotum. gent. Syn: umuganji, umurabo.
2 • the pouch of skin that contains Umugabo munini aje hano A big
the testes. man comes here.
2 (married) • married man;
husband; spouse; hubby.

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umugabo2 n. witness; eyewitness; umuganaho n. perpetuity;

onlooker; observer; spectator; happiness.
looker-on; beholder; person who umuganda n. communal work;
gives testimony; person who gives community work. "Umuganda", is
evidence; testifier; attester; the Kinyarwanda word for the
deponent. wood used to construct a house.
Syn: umutangabuhamya, umuganda n.
umuhamya. [umugâandâ] Ugandan.
umugabo wa mama n. step umugande n.
father. [umugâandê] Ugandan.
umugabo washatse n. phr. umuganga n. 1 • medicine man;
husband; hubby; married man. medicine-man; doctor; physician;
umugabo wacu n. brother-in-law. medical practitioner; person
umugaga n. tycoon; powerful licensed to practice medicine.
businessperson; wealthy 2 • internist; general practitioner;
businessperson; magnate; mogul; GP; dentist; osteopath;
nabob; potentate; captain of pediatrician; podiatrist;
industry; entrepreneur; opthalmologist.
industrialist; big shot; bigwig; big umuganga w'ababyeyi
gun; big wheel; boss. umuganga w'abana n. phr.
umugambanyi n. 1 • betrayer; pediatrician.
one who betrays his country; one umuganga w'amenyo n. phr.
who commits treason; turncoat; dentist.
renegade; serpent; snake in the umuganga w'inzobere n. phr.
grass; wolf in sheep's clothing. medical doctor.
2 • deserter; mutineer; umugangahuzi n. exorcist;
revolutionary; rebel; betrayer; exorcisor.
double-crosser; double-dealer; umugani n. tale.
deceiver; hypocrite; false friend; umugani mugufi n. phr. proverb.
Judas; apostate; quisling; fifth Syn: umugani w'umugenurano.
columnist; rat; ratter; ratfink. umugani w'umugenurano n. phr.
3 • treasonist; traitor. proverb. Syn: umugani mugufi.
umugambi n. 1 • plan; intention; umuganji n. hubby; husband;
intent; design; calculation; married man. Syn: umugabo.
purpose. umugano n. bamboo.
2 • goal. umuganura n. premices;
umugambi mubisha n. phr. plot; primices; first fruits.
conspiracy; intrigue; secret plan;
evil plan; scheme; machination;
maneuver; design; stratagem.
umugambi w'amahoro n. peace
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umuganza n. a kind of a tree that umugenerwamurage n. heir;

is used to ensure victory over beneficiary; inheritor; inheritress;
enemy kingdoms. It is after these inheritrix; heir apparent; heir
magic herbs have been mixed presumptive. Syn: umuragwa.
together into a magic potion that umugenga n. boss; head; head
the genitals of the Hutu king are man; boss; chief; leader;
brought back. dominant person; controller;
umugara n. Usage: w'intare, wa authority; overlord; governor;
Ruhaya.mane. director; supervisor; manager;
umugaragu n. overseer; superintendent.
1 (uhatse abandi umugenge n. Acacia hockii.
bagaragu) • vassal; liege; umugeni n. 1 • bride.
liegeman; liege subject; 2 • a woman about to be married;
feudatory. a newly married woman; a
2 • a person holding a fief; a woman recently married.
person who owes allegiance and umugenzi n. pilgrim.
service to a feudal lord. umugenzuzi n. 1 • inspector;
3 (uhatswe) • servant; retainer; detective.
serflike; servile. Syn: umuhakwa. 2 • controller.
umugarura n. vein. umugenzuzi w'ibizamini
umugati n. bread; loaf. invigilator.
umugayo n. disgrace; dishonour; umugenzuzinsesenguzi n.
dishonor. Syn: ihinyu, ivebo. monitor.
umugapita n. supervisor; umugenzuzi w'imari n. phr.
overseer. Syn: ukoresha, gapita, 1 • auditor.
ikirongozi, 2 • official in charge of overseeing
kapita.Variant: umukapita. public expenditure.
umugazi n. tranquillity; peace; umugera From: Kirundi.n. virus;
calm; quiet; serenity; microorganism smaller than a
peacefulness; repose; hush; bacterium; germ; microbe; bug ;
placidity; stillness; restfulness; umugereka n. 1 • adverb.
quietude; harmony; concord; 2 • subsidiary; related; annexe;
composure. additional.
umugemuzi n. distributor. umugereki n. Greek.
umugenamisusire n. stylist. umugeri n. kick, a hit with the
umugenamyandikire n. stylist. foot, boot, stroke; act of kicking.
umugende n. ditch; trench; umugeti n. Grevillea robusta;
channel. Syn: uruhavu. Hagenia abyssinica BOTANY.
umugenerwabikorwa n. umugezi n. river; big river.
beneficiary; inheritor; legatee; See: uruzi; ivomo; ivomero.
heir; heiress; receiver; recipient; umugina1 n. antihill.
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umugina2 n. Usage: ijambo umugizi wa nabi n. phr.

ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.an malefactor; criminal;
impressive female genital because unrighteous; immoral; bad; evil;
of its robustness. wicked; sinful; villainous;
umugiranabi n. killer. dishonorable; disreputable;
umugiraneza2 n. kind; kindly; dishonest; corrupt;
benign; generous; good-hearted; unscrupulous; unprincipled;
tenderhearted; softhearted; false; iniquitous; unjust; unfair;
tender; gentle; compassionate; ungodly; irreligious; unholy;
merciful; good-natured; irreverent; unvirtuous; killer;
affectionate; haritable; guilty person; person convicted of
warmhearted; bighearted; a crime; culprit; lawbreaker;
sympathetic; understanding; outlaw; felon; hood; crook;
well-meaning; considerate; wrongdoer; transgressor;
thoughtful; amiable; obliging; malefactor; offender. Syn: inkozi
cordial; gracious; y'ibibi.
accommodating; amicable; umugo n. Acacia polyacantha.
friendly; neighborly; good- umugogo n. a big firewood; the
humored; well-disposed; gentle; king's cadaver.
polite; courteous; civil; benefctor; umugogoro n. burden; weight;
benefactress; helper; supporter; load; strain; stress; care;
patron; donor; sponsor; upholder; responsibility; onus; trouble;
backer; helper; friend; angel; fairy anxiety; encumbrance; hardship.
godmother; contributor; kinder; Syn: umutwaro, umuruho.
humanitarian. Usage: utera umugombe n. a kind of
inkunga. Syn: umuterankunga. traditional medicinal herb
umugisha n. 1 • blessing; BOTANY.
advantage; benefit; good; good umugome1 n. 1 • wicked.
fortune; favor; gift; bounty; gain; Syn: cyobo-kibi, gica.
profit. 2 • rebel; mutineer.
2 • benediction; blessing; prayer; Syn: icyigomeke.
benison; consecration; umugome2 n. wicked; cruel.
invocation; closing prayer. Syn: cyobo-kibi, gica.
umugishwanama n. 1 • advisor. umugomoke n. man; winner of
2 • consultant, a person who gives the war. Syn: umuganji,
professional or expert advice. umugabo.
umugomoke n. inheritance.
Syn: umunani2.
umugongo n. back.
umugongo w'ikibabi loc. lit. the
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umugongo w'ishati loc. lit. the umugoroba n. evening.

back of a short. umugoronome n. agronomist.
umugono n. snore. umugororwa n. inmate.
umugore n. female; girl; woman; Syn: umunyururu, imfungwa,
offspring-bearing; childbearing; umuroko.
adult female; lady; dowager; umugozi n. bond; bindings;
matron; damsel; maiden; maid. fastenings; rope; cord; chains;
Syn: umucanyi, agacanyi, shackles; manacles; handcuffs;
umudamu, umutyara, irons; fetters.
umufasha, umuhete, umukari. umugu n. Acacia polyacantha
See: ikirongore; iriza; ijigija; BOTANY.
igicambyaro; umukecuru; umuguha n. Usage: ijambo
rukukuri. ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.a
Umugore ni uw'umuryango very long penis.
proverb. The wife belongs to the umuguzi n. consumer; user;
family. customer; buyer; purchaser;
umugore utwite n. phr. pregnant patron; client.
woman. umugwaneza n. 1 • kind; kindly;
umugore wa kabiri n. benign; generous; good-hearted;
stepmother. tenderhearted; softhearted;
umugore warongowe n. phr. tender; gentle; compassionate;
married woman. Syn: umugore merciful; good-natured;
washyingiwe, umugore affectionate; charitable;
washatse. warmhearted; bighearted;
umugore washatse n. phr. sympathetic; understanding;
married woman. Syn: umugore well-meaning; considerate;
washyingiwe, umugore thoughtful; amiable; obliging;
warongowe. cordial; gracious;
umugore washyingiwe n. phr. accommodating; amicable;
married woman. Syn: umugore friendly; neighborly; good-
washatse, umugore warongowe. humored; well-disposed; gentle;
umugore wacu n. phr. sister-in- polite; courteous; civil.
law. 2 • pleasant; likable; congenial;
umugore w'uburyo n. midwife; a genial; friendly; affable; amiable;
woman who assists women in cheerful; good-humored; good-
childbirth. Syn: umubyaza. natured; companionable;
umugore w'umugabo loc. a sociable; gregarious; cordial;
courageous woman; a man's wife; warm; amicable; tactful; polite.
woman of man.
umugore w'umuganga n. phr. a
woman doctor; a doctor's wife;
woman of doctor.

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3 • amiable; friendly; agreeable; umujyambere n. child.

amicable; pleasant; congenial; Syn: ubura, umwana, iryori,
good-natured; kindly; obliging; urubyaro, urubuto,
cordial; sociable; affable; umujyambere.
pleasing; attractive; engaging; umujyanama1 n. 1 • counsellor;
winning; charming; polite; genial; advisor.
gracious. 2 • adviser; instructor; tutor;
umugwegwe n. sisal. agave mentor; cabinet member;
sisalana. minister; counselor.
umuja n. 1 • servant; umujyanama mu by'amategeko
maidservant; slave; captive of n. phr. legal advisor; legal
war. adviser; lawyer; attorney;
2 • employee; attendant; retainer; counsel; counselor-at-law;
helper; domestic; factotum; maid; advocate; barrister; solicitor.
valet; footman; chauffeur; cook; umujyi n. 1. 1. town; city; self-
butler; hired man; hired girl; governing populated place;
household help; housekeeper; municipality; borough; township;
menial; flunky; lackey; slavey; parish; urban area; population
scullion; henchman; underling; center; metropolis; cosmopolis.
minion; man; girl; man. 2 (ADMIN). • 1. municipality.
umujera n. manager. umujyi munini n. phr. big town;
Syn: umucungamari. metropolitan area; megalopolis;
umujinya n. bad mood. metropolis; incorporated town;
See: uburakari. municipality; township; burg.
umujugujugu n. boomerang; umujyojyo n. a new hoe.
throwing stick; throw stick. Syn: ifuni, nyirabusama,
umujura n. brigand; thief; robber; ikirimisho.
burglar; bandit; crook; purloiner; umukaka n. canine tooth; canine;
holdup man; filcher; pilferer; cuspid; dogtooth; eyetooth.
purse-snatcher; mugger; umukambwe n. old man;
shoplifter; pickpocket; sneak greybeared; sage.
thief; kleptomaniac; umukamyi n. milker; milkman;
housebreaker; second-story man; milkwoman.
highwayman; hijacker; rustler; umukandara w'umukara n. black
swindler; confidence man; belt.
racketeer; larcenist; embezzler; umukandida n. 1 • candidate;
defrauder. Syn: umunyoni, applicant; nominee; aspirant;
igisambo, ufite akaboko eligible; possibility; hopeful;
karekare, umuforoderi, competitor; contender;
igisahiranda. contestant. Syn: uwiyamamaza,
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2 • office seeker; job seeker. umukene ku mutima n. phr. poor

Syn: usaba akazi. in spirit.
umukangurambaga n. umukene nyakujya poor person;
1 • animator; leader of activity. the unfortunate; the needy; the
2 (w'ikigo cy'urubyiruko) • youth penniless; the destitute; the
animator; coordinator. indigent.
umukanishi n. mechanic; umukeno n. human poverty.
engineer; mechanist; mechanic umukerarugendo n. 1 • tourist;
engineer. Syn: makanika, sightseer; journeyer; traveler;
umufundi. voyager; excursionist;
umukara1 n. black. globetrotter; world traveler.
umukara2 n. mongoose. 2 • wayfarer; wanderer; pilgrim;
Syn: umutereri, umuturu. vagabond.
umukarago n. verse. 3 • rubberneck; tripper (BrE.).
umukara n'ubururu n. phr. black umukeri Pl: imikeri. n.
and blue. strawberry; blackberry; bramble.
umukara n'umweru n. phr. black Syn: inkeri.
and white. umukecuru n. old woman.
umukarateka n. karate player. umukiliya n. customer; patron;
umukaridinali n. Cardinal. shopper; buyer; purchaser;
umukasi n. scissors. client; habitué.
Syn: imakasi. umukinayoga n. 1 • yogi.
umukaya n. muscle; bicep; flexor; 2 • a person who practices yoga.
sinew; tendon; thew. umukindo n. 1 • palm. phoenix
umukapita n. supervisor; reclinata BOTANY.
overseer. Syn: ukoresha, gapita, 2 • cuban royal palm. Roystonea
ikirongozi, regia.
kapita.Variant: umugapita. 3 • wild oil palm; copra (kernels).
umukazana n. daughter-in-law. Eleais guineensis.
umukeka n. mat. 4 • cycad. encephalartos
umukeke n. chunk. hildebrandtii.
umukene n. 1 • poverty-stricken; 5 • Raphia farinifera.
indigent; insolvent; destitute; umukingo n. scree, talus; a steep
impoverished; penniless; mass of loose rock on the slope of
moneyless; pauperized; a mountain.
bankrupt; impecunious. umukinjagi n. phr. butcher.
2 • broke. Syn: umubazi, umunyama.
3 • needy; in need; in want; in umukinnyi1 n. 1 • player; team
straits; strapped. member; athlete;
4 • badly off; hard up; on the 2 • jock; participant; contender;
rocks. competitor; contestant; opponent;
antagonist; adversary; gamester.

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3 • actor; actress; performer. umukino1 n. play; amusement;

umukinnyi2 n. Usage: mu recreation; entertainment;
ikinamico, etc..character; diversion; fun; merrymaking;
fictional person; person; persona; pleasure; enjoyment; caper;
role; part; dramatis personae romp; lark; gambol; frolic; jest;
(pl.). Syn: umunyarubuga. sport.
umukinnyi utsinda n. phr. umukino2 n. match; game;
striker; an attacking forward in contest; competition;
soccer. Syn: rutahizamu. tournament; meet; event.
umukinnyi wa karate n. phr. umukino ku kibuga cyawe n.
karateka; a person who does phr. home game.
karate. umukino mwihariko n. phr.
umukinnyi wo mu ba kabiri n. individual sport. Syn: siporo
phr. defender; fullback. y'umuntu ku giti cye.
umukinnyi w'ikinamico n. phr. umukino nguza n. phr. first leg;
player; actor; actress; thespian; first leg match. Syn: umukino
trouper; mummer; mime; ubanza.
performer; entertainer. umukino nyishyu n. phr. second
Syn: umunyarubuga. leg; second leg match.
umukinnyi w'intyoza n. phr. Syn: umukino wo kwishyura.
playmaker. See: rutahizamu. umukino ubanza n. phr. first leg;
umukinnyi w'icyamamare n. phr. first leg match.
star; principal actor; principal; umukino umuntu yasohotse n.
lead; hero; heroine; protagonist; phr. away game.
well-known actor; popular umukino urangiza n. phr. final.
entertainer; main attraction; umukino wa nijoro n. phr. night
headliner; drawing card; top game.
draw; top banana; starlet; umukino wa yoga n. phr. yoga, a
superior performer; superstar; system of physical and mental
All-American; great; giant; idol; disciplines practiced to attain
immortal; god; goddess; prima control of body and mind,
donna; diva; prima ballerina; tranquillity, etc., esp. a series of
virtuoso; soloist; prominent postures and breathing exercises.
figure; famous person; celebrity; umukino wo kwishyura n. phr.
name; luminary; eminence; second leg; second leg match.
notable; lion; mainstay; cynosure; umukino wo mu bwiherero n.
VIP; bigwig. phr. game behind closed doors.
umukino w'amagare n. phr.
cycling.
umukino w'ibyiciro bitatu n. phr.
match in three sets.
Syn: umukino w'amaseti atatu.

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umukiranutsi n. righteous umukondo w'indege/w'ubwato

person. Syn: indakemwa, loc. lit. the navel of a plane/boat.
umunyamahoro. umukondo w'umuvure loc. lit. the
umukire n. rich. navel of beer brewing wood vase.
umukirisito n. christian; a person umukongeresisite n.
who believes in Jesus Christ; an congressman; congressperson.
adherent of Christianity. umukono n. signature.
umukirisitu n. christian; a person Syn: isinya.
who believes in Jesus Christ; an umukontabure
adherent of Christianity. [umukwôontaâbure] 1. • n.
umukiro n. salvation. accountant; certified public
Syn: uburokozi, agakiza. accountant; CPA; C.P.A.
umukiza n. saviour; savior. Syn: umucungamari.
umuko n. erythrina. Erythrina 2. • n. bookkeeper; auditor;
abyssinica. actuary. From: from French
umukobwa n. girl; daughter; "comptable".
female child; young lady. umukoranababushake, aba-
Syn: umuhaya, [umukworanabushaâke] n.
umutangampundu, umukesha, volunteer.
bazira-akanagana; Syn: umukorerabushake.
Ant: umuhungu. umukore n. Dombeya goetzenii
umukobwa musangiye idini n. BOTANY.
phr. Usage: mumadini ya umukorerabushake n. volunteer.
giporoso.Sister. Syn: mushiki. Syn: umukoranabushake.
umukobwa wubashywe n. phr. umukoresha 1. • n. boss.
mademoiselle; Miss.; Mlle. 2. • n. employer; supervisor;
umukobwa w'isugi n. phr. maid; foreman; manager;
maiden; damsel; lass; girl; virgin. superintendent; administrator;
Syn: umwari. executive; chief; leader; head;
umukoki n. precipice; a cliff with master.
a vertical, nearly vertical, or 3. • n. kingpin; big cheese.
overhanging face. umukoreshakoro n. tax
umukoma n. in traditional inspector; taxman.
mentality, this is a plant used to umukoreshamibare n. number
bang on the testicles to be cruncher.
mummified. umukoresharubuga n. user.
umukomamanga n. apricot. Syn: ukoresha.
umukomamanga n. pomegranate. umukoro n. assignement;
prunica granatum BOTANY. exercise.
umukondo n. navel; nombril. umukororombya n. rainbow.
Syn: umucondo, ikiromba, umukoro wo mu rugo n.
iromba. homework.

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umukoropesho n. mop. umukozi wa Leta n. phr. Civil

umukosozi n. corrector. servant.
umukozi1 n. 1 • servant; umukozi w'impuguke n. phr.
employee; attendant; retainer; person in charge.
helper; domestic; factotum; maid; umukubumbatira amahoro n.
valet; footman; chauffeur; cook; peace keeping.
butler; hired man; hired girl; umukubuzo n. mop, a bundle of
household help; housekeeper; coarse yarn, a sponge, or other
menial; flunky; lackey; slavey; absorbent material, fastened at
scullion; henchman; underling; the end of a stick or handle for
minion; man; girl; man Friday; washing floors, dishes, etc.
girl Friday; help; hired. See: umukoropesho.
See: umupagasi; umukozi wo umukumbi n. flock.
mu rugo; nyakabyizi. Syn: ubushyo.
2 • worker; workwoman; umukunde n. pigeon-pea plant;
workwoman; workingman; cajan pea; catjang pea; pegeon
workingwoman; workman; pea; dahl. Cajanus cajan
laborer; toiler; laboring man; BOTANY.
laboring woman; proletarian; umukungu n. financier; expert in
hired hand; hand; employee; job money matters; broker; banker;
holder; artisan; craftsman; wage large-scale investor; underwriter;
earner; breadwinner; doer; backer; angel; rich man; man of
performer; producer; achiever; means; man of substance;
wage earner; job holder; staff moneyed man; millionaire;
member; member; underling; capitalist. Syn: uwifite, ufite
hireling; agent. amikoro, umuherwe, umukire,
umukozi2 n. manpower, worker, umunyamafaranga, umutunzi.
hands, workforcr, work force. umukungugu n. dust.
Syn: imbaraga, amaboko. Syn: ivumbi.
umukozi3 n. 1 • worker; umukuruwaruje n. rescuer.
workingman; workingwoman; Syn: umutabazi.
workman; laborer; toiler; laboring umukuru w'akarere n. phr.
man; laboring woman; mayor.
proletarian. umukuru w'ibiro n. phr. head
2 • hired hand; hand. clerk.
3 • employee; job holder; artisan;
craftsman; wage earner;
breadwinner; doer; performer;
producer; achiever.
4 • hustler; eager beaver.
5 • drudge; plodder; grind;
workaholic.

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umukuru w'Igihugu n. phr. umumaro n. role; capacity;

President of Republic; executive function; duty; service; chore;
officer; chief executive; chief of task; assignment; post; job; work.
state; head of the nation; head of umumeri n. mayor.
government; commander in chief; umuminisitiri w'intebe n. phr.
chief magistrate; first citizen; Prime Minister; PM.
president; chief official; head; umumisha n. artery; a blood
executive head; chairman; ruler. vessel that conveys blood from
umukuru w'umurimo n. phr. the heart to any part of the body.
section head. umumiti yo mu byatsi n. phr.
umukuru w'umushinga n. phr. MED. medical herbs. Syn: umuti
project coordinator. gakondo, umuti wa
umukwabu n. curfew. kinyarwanda.
umukwe n. son-in-law. umumotari n. motorcyclist.
umukwege n. string. umumuntu n. person; human
Syn: umurya, umugozi. being.
umulayiki n. layman; laywoman. umumusenyeri n. bishop.
umuliyetona n. lieutenant. umumuzika n. music;
umumajoro n. major. harmonious sound; euphony;
umumakabe n. Maccabees. harmony; minstrelsy; song; tune;
umumalayika1 n. angel; melody; melodiousness;
messenger of God; heavenly tunefulness; lyricism.
spirit; celestial being; seraph; umumwinshi n. great abundance.
cherub; throne; domination; umunabi n. bad mood; bad
virtue; power; principality; temper. Syn: uburake,
archangel. Syn: umuserafumu, uburakari.
umukerubi, umukerubimu, umunamabanga wa Leta n. phr.
arikanjeli, marayika. Junior Minister (BrE); Secretary
umumaneko n. secret agent. of State (BrE); State Secretary
umumarayika2 n. angelic person; (USA); Secretary of State.
doll; gem; jewel; treasure; saint; umunani1 n. eight; 8.
gentleman. Syn: umukiranutsi, umunani2 n. inheritance; legacy;
uwitonze. bequest; bequeathal; estate;
umumarishari n. marshal. devise; bestowal; heritage;
umumaritiri n. martyr, person endowment; birthright,
willing to die or suffer for a patrimony. Syn: umurage.
cause; person killed for his Umunani utashye uruta ijana
beliefs; one who undergoes great riraguwe proverb. A bird in the
suffering; one venerated for dying hand is worth two in the bush.
or suffering. Syn: uwahowe
Imana.

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umunara n. tower; tall structure; 2 • relief; comfort; consolation;

water tower; clock tower; bell solace; blessing; joy; delight;
tower; belfry; prison tower; guard gladness; joy; delight; felicity;
tower; lookout tower; steeple; contentment; content; sense of
spire; turret; minaret; skyscraper; well-being; pleasure; enjoyment;
column; obelisk; castle; keep. satisfaction; lightheartedness;
umunebwe n. iddle; lazy; rejoicing; elation; jubilation; high
indolent; sluggish; slothful; spirits; bliss; beatitude;
languid; somnolent; enervated; blessedness; rapture; ecstasy;
lethargic; at leisure; inert; torpid; gaiety; exultation; transport;
rowsy; listless; otiose. exuberance; merriment; cheer;
Syn: umunengetsi, ingaramyi. cheerfulness; cheeriness; glee;
umunega n. kind of spear. jollity; mirth.
umunege n. Croton megalocarpus umunkanyari n. wrinkle; crease;
BOTANY. rimple; crinkle; crimp; pucker;
umuneke n. banana; the fruit, furrow; crumple; corrugation;
esp. that of M. paradisiaca, with fold; gather; pleat; crow's-feet.
yellow or reddish rind. umunnyuzu n. recruit.
umunengetsi n. iddle; lazy; umunoga1 n. pot.
indolent; sluggish; slothful; umunoga2 Usage: ijambo
languid; somnolent; enervated; ritsindwa; euphemism;
lethargic; at leisure; inert; torpid; taboo.female genital turned
rowsy; listless; otiose; loafer. towards the anus.
Syn: umunebwe, ingaramyi. umunota n. minute.
umunezero n. 1 • joy; delight; umunsi n. day; time between
happiness; gladness; exultation; sunrise and sunset; from dawn to
satisfaction; rapture; fullness of dusk; period of l2 daylight hours;
heart; ecstasy; elation; period of 24 hours.
excitement; cheerfulness; glee; umunsi mukuru n. 1 • party;
gaiety; exhilaration; delectation; holiday; holy day.
jubilation; enjoyment; pleasure; 2 • holiday; celebration; jubilee;
contentment. fiesta; festival; fete; vacation;
vacation day; day of rest
(Canadian); British vacation trip;
outing; junket.
Umunsi wa Asensiyo n. phr.
Ascension Day.
umunsi wo kwibuka n. phr.
memorial day.
umunsi wo kwita izina n. phr.
naming day.

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Umunsi w'abakozi n. phr. Labor umuntu ureba kure n. phr. wise

Day. man; sagacious; sage; sapient;
umunsi w'abakundana n. phr. understanding; profound;
Valentine's Day (also called "Saint judicious; discerning; perceptive;
Valentine's Day"); February 14, perspicacious; intelligent;
observed in honor of St. knowing; knowledgeable.
Valentine as a day for the umuntu usetsa n. phr.
exchange of valentines and other humourist; humorist; humorer.
tokens of affection. umuntu usomana n. phr.
umunsi w'akazi n. phr. workaday; 1 • kisser.
workday. Syn: jour ouvrable. 2 • a person who kisses.
umunsi w'amavuko n. phr. birth umuntu wagiye kwangara n. phr.
day. Syn: umunsi w'ivuka abandoned person; dislocated
ry'umwana. person.
umunsi w'imperuka n. phr. Last umuntu waminuje mu mashuri
Day. n. phr. Doctor; Doctor of
umunsi w'ivuka n. phr. birth day. Philosophy.
umuntu n. man; human being; umuntu watereranywe n. phr.
person; mankind; the human 1 • abandoned person; refugee;
race; men and women; human dislocated.
beings; humankind; people; 2 • one who separates himself
humanity; Homo sapiens. from his home and relatives.
Syn: buguru-bubiri. umuntu wibagirwa cyane n. phr.
umuntu ku giti cye n. phr. man; absent-minded; forgetful.
individual; person; human being; umuntu w'igisazira n. phr. old
human; living being; living soul; self.
soul; one; anyone; somebody; umunuko n. bad smell.
someone. umunwa n. 1 • mouth; lip; kisser;
umuntu mubi n. phr. unfriendly; oral opening; jaws; oral cavity;
hostile; disagreeable; unpleasant; facial orifice.
ill-humored; sullen; surly; sour; 2 • opening; aperture; lips; bell.
displeasing; unattractive; umunwa w'imbunda n. phr.
repellent; repugnant; loathsome; muzzle.
offensive. umunwa w'imbwa n. phr. muzzle.
umuntu mushya n. phr. new self. umunwa
umuntu ugira amazinda cyane w'ícupa/igicumá/ikibiíndi loc.
n. phr. absent-minded; forgetful. lit.'the mouth of the
umuntu ukiranuka n. righteous bottle/gourd/clay jar.
person. Syn: indakemwa, umunyabiraka n. casual workers.
umukiranutsi. umunyabisiniya n. Abyssinians;
umuntu umwe n. phr. one Abyssinian person.
person.

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umunyabugeni n. artist; umunyabyaha n. sinner;

practitioner of a fine art. ransgressor; evildoer; malefactor;
umunyabukorikori n. wrongdoer; offender; apostate;
1 • craftsperson; craftman; backslider; reprobate; misfeasor;
artisan. miscreant; trespasser; recidivist.
2 • a person who is skilled in a Syn: inkozi y'ibibi,
craft. umunyacyaha.
umunyabumenyi n. man of umunyafurika n. African.
science. umunyagishyika n. emotional;
umunyabumuntu n. humanist; easily affected by emotion;
humanitarian. temperamental; hypersensitive;
umunyabuntu1 n. human; vulnerable; responsive;
sympathetic; compassionate; demonstrative; sentimental;
humane; gentle; merciful; kindly; passionate; impassioned; fervent;
personal; individual; fiery; ardent; zealous;
humanitarian. enthusiastic; impetuous;
umunyabuntu2 n. generous excitable; hysterical; wrought-up;
person. high-strung.
umunyaburayi n. European. umunyakanada n. Canadian.
See: umuzungu. umunyakenya n. Kenyan.
umunyaburere buke n. phr. umunyakinyabupfura gike n.
yahoo. Syn: ikiburamuco. phr. impolite; ill-mannered
umunyabushishozi n. person; rude; discourteous;
conscientious; careful; diligent; disrespectful; uncivil; ungracious;
exact; faithful; having one's nose ungallant; ill-bred; ill-behaved;
to the grindstone; meticulous; boorish; coarse; offensive;
painstaking; particular; loutish; crude. Syn: umuntu
punctilious; thorough. utagira ikinyabupfura.
Syn: indangare, birihanze. umunyakinyoma n. 1 • deceiver;
umunyabwenge n. 1 • wise; liar; falsifier; prevaricator;
having good judgment; sagacious; fabricator; perjurer; fibber;
sage; sapient; understanding; storyteller.
profound; judicious; discerning; 2 • one who makes a false
perceptive; perspicacious; accusation.
intelligent; knowing; 3 • mendacious person.
knowledgeable. umunyakoreya n. Korean.
2 • wise man; magus; pundit; umunyakuri n. 1 • open;
mage; philosopher; savant; openhearted; forthright; sincere;
scholar; guru; mandarin; solon; natural; plain; artless;
egghead. straightforward; honest; candid;
outgoing; extroverted; frank;
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2 • law-abiding; ethical; truthful; umunyamagara make n. phr.

decent; upright; fair; just; sick; sickly; ill; infirm; diseased;
righteous; honorable; virtuous; unhealthy; ailing; feeble; frail;
principled; conscientious; weak; delicate; fragile; unsound;
scrupulous; blameless; proper; debilitated.
reasonable; faithful; true-blue; umunyamakuba n. tragic person.
tried and true; reputable; fair and umunyamakuru n. reporter;
square; square; straight. journalist; newspaperman;
umunyalibiya n. Libyan. newspaperwoman;
umunyama n. phr. butcher. correspondent; reviewer; critic;
Syn: umubazi, umukinjaji. columnist; scriptwriter;
umunyamabanga n. secretary. screenwriter; television writer.
umunyamabanga umunyamalawi n. Malawian.
nshingwabikorwa n. Executive umunyamaleziya n. malaysian.
Secretary. umunyamali n. Malian.
umunyamabanga uhoraho n. phr. umunyamasedoniya n.
Permanent Secretary. Macedonian.
umunyamabanga wa Leta n. phr. umunyamategeko n. lawyer;
Junior Minister (BrE); Secretary attorney; attorney-at-law;
of State (BrE & AmE); State counselor; counsel; advocate;
Secretary (AmE). legal advisor; jurist; counselor-at-
umunyamabanga wihariye n. law; prosecutor; legist; special
phr. private secretary. pleader; pettifogger; ambulance
umunyamadarubindi n. chaser; mouthpiece; shyster;
Usage: uwambaye solicitor (BrE); barrister.
amadarubindi.bespectacled. umunyamahane n. cantankerous;
umunyamagambo1 n. quarrelsome; argumentative;
1 • chatterbox; talker; jabberer; contentious; contrary; testy;
gabber; blatherskite; chatterer; touchy; peevish; fretful; huffy; ill-
chatterbasket; babbler; prattler. tempered; ill-natured; ill-
2 • windbag; humored; disagreeable; grouchy;
gasbag;blabbermouth; hot-air grumpy; irascible; irritable;
artist; gossip; talebearer; tattle cranky; cross; bearish; surly;
tale; tattler; tell tale. churlish; snappish; waspish;
umunyamagambo2 n. host; crabbed; morose; sullen; sulky;
master of ceremonies; mistress of short; crusty; mean; choleric;
ceremonies; party giver; splenetic.
welcomer. umunyamahanga n. foreigner;
Syn: umutangamagambo, outlander; outsider; noncitizen;
umuyoborabirori. alien.

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umunyamahanga n. resident umunyamugisha n. blessed;

foreigner; foreigner; outsider; fortunate; favored; lucky;
outlander; stranger; immigrant; endowed; graced.
newcomer. umunyamujyi n. townsman;
umunyamahirwe n. blessed; towner; townee; townie; dude.
fortunate; favored; lucky; umunyamurava n. hard;
endowed; graced. industrious; energetic; vigorous;
umunyamahoro n. peaceful; enterprising; relentless;
friendly; submissive. assiduous; diligent; persevering;
umunyamazimwe n. persistent; unremitting;
newsmonger; rumourmonger; indefatigable; untiring;
rumormonger; gossiper. unflagging; earnest; zealous;
Syn: injajwa. eager; conscientious; willing;
umunyamazinda n. forgetful; apt spirited; animated.
to forget; absent-minded; umunyamuryango n. member.
heedless; neglectful; inattentive; umunyamuryango w'icyubahiro
oblivious; unmindful; negligent; n. phr. honorary member.
mindless; careless; remiss; out of umunyamwete n. hard;
it; amnesiac. industrious; energetic; vigorous;
umunyambaraga n. strong; able- enterprising; relentless;
bodied; mighty; potent; assiduous; diligent; persevering;
indomitable; unconquerable; persistent; unremitting;
invincible; vigorous; robust; indefatigable; untiring;
sturdy; hardy; brawny; husky; unflagging; earnest; zealous;
athletic; muscular; strapping; eager; conscientious; willing;
stalwart; stout; herculean. spirited; animated.
Syn: umunyangufu. umunyamyuga wabyigiye n. phr.
umunyamerika n. American; qualified worker.
Yankee; Yank; Yankee-Doodle. umunyampaka n. squibbler.
umunyamibare n. umunyangufu n. strong; able-
mathematician. bodied; mighty; potent;
umunyamirari n. squinter; cross- indomitable; unconquerable;
eyed person. Syn: ruhuzambone. invincible; vigorous; robust;
umunyamisiri n. Egyptian. sturdy; hardy; brawny; husky;
umunyamihango n. ritualistic athletic; muscular; strapping;
person; ritualist. stalwart; stout; herculean.
umunyamongoliya n. Mongolian. Syn: umunyambaraga.
umunyamoritaniya n. umunyanijeriya n. Nigerian.
Mauritanian. umunyanzara n. starving person.
umunyamozambike n.
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umunyarubuga n. player; actor; umunyazimbabwe n.

actress; thespian; trouper; Zimbabwean.
mummer; mime; performer; umunyaziya n. Asian.
entertainer. Syn: umukinnyi umunyekongo n. Congolese.
w'ikinamico, umukinnyi wa umunyemari n. moneyman;
filimi, umukinnyi w'inkuru financier; expert in money
zisetsa. matters; broker; banker; large-
umunyarugera n. Acacia scale investor; underwriter;
sieberana BOTANY. backer; angel; rich man; man of
umunyaruko n. speed; quickness; means; man of substance;
dispatch; celerity; promptness; moneyed man; millionaire;
alacrity; swiftness; expedition; capitalist.
rapidness; rapidity; briskness; umunyempano n. prodigy; gifted
haste; hastiness; fleetness; child; great talent; child genius;
velocity; dash; hurry; rush; young genius; wonder child;
acceleration. Wunderkind; genius; wizard;
umunyarwanda n. Rwandan master; mastermind; expert;
citizen; Rwandan; Rwandese. whiz; whiz kid; marvel; wonder;
umunyarwenya n. humourist; sensation; phenomenon; stunner;
humorist; humorer. rare occurrence; rarity; rara avis.
umunyasuwedi n. Swedish. Syn: ikimene, umunyabwenge
umunyatanzaniya n. Tanzanian. cyimeza, umunyabwenge
umunyatayiwani n. Taiwanese. karemano.
umunyayisiraheli n. 1 • Israeli. umunyenganda n. manufacturer.
2 • a native or inhabitant of umunyeshuri n. student; pupil;
modern Israel. learner; scholar; matriculant;
umunyayugoselaviya n. collegian; undergraduate;
Yugoslavian. schoolgirl; schoolboy; coed;
umunyacyaro n. peasant; disciple; follower.
countryman; villager; rustic; umunyeshuri urangiza n. phr.
boor; villager; provincial; bucolic. finalist student.
umunyacyaha n. sinner; umunyeshyaka n. zealot.
ransgressor; evildoer; malefactor; umunyeshyari n. jealous;
wrongdoer; offender; apostate; possessive; suspicious;
backslider; reprobate; misfeasor; mistrustful; mistrusting; wary;
miscreant; trespasser; recidivist. anxious; concerned; regardful;
Syn: inkozi y'ibibi, protective; watchful;
umunyabyaha. apprehensive; conscious of;
umunyahirwe n. blessed; revered; obsessed with; unduly proud of;
holy; hallowed; sacred; sanctified; zealous in maintaining or
consecrated; adored; venerated. guarding something; mindful.
umunyazambiya n. Zambian.

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umunyetiyopiya n. Abyssinian 2•a brilliant electric spark

person; Ethiopian. discharge in the atmosphere,
umunyezamu n. goalkeeper. occurring within a thundercloud,
umunyinya n. flap top accacia; between clouds, or between a
umbrella thorn. acacia cloud and the ground.
abyssinica; acacia gerrandii; umuraga n. yawning womb.
Acacia sieberana.. umuraganyina n. phytolacca
umunyonzi n. biker. dodecandra.perennial of the
umunyorogoto n. worm; genus Phytolacca BOTANY.
earthworm; angleworm. umurage2 inheritance; legacy;
umunyu n. salt. Umunyu urimo bequest; bequeathal; estate;
ntuhagije There isn't enough salt devise; bestowal; heritage;
in it. endowment; birthright;
umunyungugu n. mineral. patrimony. Syn: umunani.
umunyurangatano umurage n. testament; final
[umunyûraangatano] n. mess; written will; bequest; legacy;
jumble. settlement.
umunyururu (1) n. chain. umuragwa n. heir; beneficiary;
umunyururu (2) n. 1 • inmate. inheritor; inheritress; inheritrix;
2 • jail. heir apparent; heir presumptive.
umunywi n. drinker, drankard; a Syn: umugenerwamurage.
person who is habitually or umurakare n. grave; solemn;
frequently drunk. sedate; serious; earnest;
umunywi w’ibiyobyabwenge thoughtful; subdued; quiet;
1 • drug addict. dignified; sober; staid; somber;
2 • ad; cokehead; cotton freak; gloomy; dour; frowning; grim-
dabbler; dope fiend; druggy; fixer; visaged; long-faced; sage;
hard-liner; hay-head; junkie; pot- philosophical. Syn: indakare.
head; snowbird; weedhead. umurama n. Usage: this meaning
Usage: Slang words for drug pertains in traditional mentality.a
addicts:. kind of tree that has the power to
umunzani n. 1 • wighing ensure longevity to Kalinga or the
machine. kingdom.
2 (upima abantu) • scales. umurambararo n. 1 • diameter.
umura n. uterus. 2 • a straight line passing through
umuraba n. wave; swell; billow; the center of a circle or sphere
breaker; comber; whitecap; roller; and meeting the circumference or
ripple; undulation. surface at each end.
umurabyo n. 1 • lightening. umurambo n. corpse; dead body;
body; cadaver; remains; stiff;
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umuramburo w'ikirere n. phr. umurehe n. fig tree. Ficus vallis-

canopy; firmament; canopy; choudae BOTANY.
vault; atmosphere; ozone layer; umurezi [umurezi] n. educator;
heaven; space; outer space. teacher; pedagogue.
umuranga n. advertiser. Syn: mwarimu, umwarimu,
Syn: umurangabikorwa, umwigisha.
umusakayabikorwa, umurezi [umurêzi] n. accuser;
umutangayabikorwa. claimant.
umurangankingi n. abscissa. umurezi w'abana n. phr. nurse;
umurangara n. Croton nurserymaid; nurse girl; dry
macrostachyus BOTANY. nurse; wet nurse; guardian;
umurangira polisi n. 1 • police attendant; baby-sitter.
informer. Syn: umuyaya.
2 • canary; grass; grasser; rat; umurima n. farm; ract; spread;
sneak; splitter; squealer; stooge; truck farm; ranch; grange;
stoolie; stool-pigeon; Uncle. plantation; country place; field;
Usage: Slang words used for meadow; grassland; pasture;
'police informer'. grazing land; lea; mead; sward;
umurari n. squinting. lawn; green; common; yard;
umurari n. squint; strabismus. acreage; heath; clearing.
umurasi n. advertizer. Syn: ifamu, iranshi, urwuri.
Syn: umuranga. umurimbo n. jewel.
umurava n. working with umurimo1 n. labour.
motivation. umurimo2 n.
umuravumba n. Iboza riparia. umurimo3 n. 1 • work; job; task;
umuraza n. roommate. responsibility; charge;
umurego n. intensity. assignment; duty; business;
umuremera n. in traditional affair; commission; mission;
mentality, this is a tree used to chore; errand; undertaking;
render the kingdom too powerful function; role; part; tint; concern;
to be attacked; Kuremera means care; trust; enterprise; activity;
to be heavy. exercise; performance;
umuremyi n. creator; God. accomplishment; achievement.
Syn: Imana. 2 • task; chore; job; duty; work;
umurenge n. village; sector. labor; stint; mission; assignment;
umurengera n. extra; charge; responsibility; errand;
superfluous; surplus; redundant; business; undertaking.
unnecessary. Syn: umusesekare. Syn: icyate, umukoro, umusiri.
umurengwe n. hubris; arrogance.
Syn: umwirato, umwijuto.
umurerantanga n. ovary.
umureti n. omelette.

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3 • action; activity; work; effort;
exertion; movement; enterprise;
committed attention;
achievement; accomplishment;
progress; execution.
umurimo w'amaboko n. phr.
manual labour.
umurinzi1 n. erythrina. Erythrina
abyssinica. Syn: umuko.
umurinzi2 n. keeper; curator;
caretaker; guardian; warden;
custodian; retainer; conservator;
governess; chaperon; duenna;
nurse; nurserymaid; nursemaid;
wet nurse; protector; bodyguard;
guardian angel; guard; sentinel;
sentry; escort; jailer. Naba se ndi
umurinzi w'umuvandimwe
wanjye? Am I my brother's
keeper? Syn: umugaride.
umuririmbyi n. singer; vocalist;
songster; songstress; crooner;
diva; chantress; chanteuse;
tenor; bass; soprano; contralto;
baritone; countertenor; mezzo-
soprano; minstrel; troubadour;
bard; songbird; nightingale; lark.
Syn: sagihobe, umusolisite.
umuriro1 n. fire; conflagration;
blaze; flame; bonfire; flash; spark;
flare; inferno; holocaust.
umuriro w'imbunda fire;
discharge of firearms; firing;
salvo; fusillade; bombardment;
volley; cannonade; broadside;
enfilade; sniping; sharpshooting.
Syn: urufaya.
umuriro2 fever.
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umuriro utazima n. phr.
Gehenna; Tartarus; Hell; abode of
the damned; infernal regions;
lake of fire; bottomless pit; the
pit; the abyss; the lower world;
the pit; the abyss; the lower
world; the underworld; the nether
world; the shades below; place of
the lost; home of lost souls;
Satan's kingdom; the Devil's
house; everlasting fire; hell fire;
hades; inferno; perdition; a place
where the wicked are punished
after death. Syn: umuriro
w'iteka, ikuzimu.
umuriro w'amashanyarazi
mpinduranyamuvuduko n. phr.
ac; a.c.; A.C.; alternating current.
umuriro w'iteka n. phr. Gehenna;
Tartarus; Hell; abode of the
damned; infernal regions; lake of
fire; bottomless pit; the pit; the
abyss; the lower world; the pit;
the abyss; the lower world; the
underworld; the nether world; the
shades below; place of the lost;
home of lost souls; Satan's
kingdom; the Devil's house;
everlasting fire; hell fire; hades;
inferno; perdition; a place where
the wicked are punished after
death. Syn: umuriro utazima,
ikuzimu.
umurishyo1 n. drum stick; small
stick used to strike a drum.
umurishyo2 n. king's leg; king's
arm.
umurishyo w'ingoma n. phr.
drumbeats.
umurobanurwa n. the selected
one. Syn: umukobwa.
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umurokore n. who has received umurundi2 n. Burundian.

salvation. Syn: uwacunguwe. umurunga n. bond; bindings;
umurongo1 n. line; underscore; fastenings; rope; cord; chains;
long thin mark; score; long shackles; manacles; handcuffs;
stroke; stripe; dash; streak; irons; fetters. Syn: umugozi.
slash; demarcation; border; umururumba n. covetousness;
outline; contour; order. avarice; lust for money; greed;
umurongo2 n. verse. greediness; money-grubbing;
umurongo3 n. rapacity; venality; graspingness;
Usage: w'abantu.string; covetousness; worship of the
procession; file; parade; row; golden calf; miserliness;
chain; train; succession; column; stinginess; parsimony; penury;
line; sequence; series; queue. niggardliness; penny-pinching;
umurongo4 n. Amplitude close-fistedness. Syn: ubugugu.
Modulation; AM ; umurusi n. Russian.
umurongompagazi n. column. Syn: umurusiya.
Syn: inkingi. umurusiya n. Russian.
umurongo ngabanyangerero n. Syn: umurusi.
phr. median. umuruho n. dejection;
umurongo ngenderwaho n. phr. despondency.
road map. umurwa n. capital; court; seat of
umurongo ngenderwaho n. phr. government; chief city; first city;
guideline. center; headquarters.
umurongo ugenewe ikivugwa n. Syn: icyicaro.
phr. subject line. umurya1 n. ligament.
umurongo ugororotse n. Straight umurya2 n. Usage: w'inanga, wa
line. gitari.string.
umurongo wasibwe n. phr. row umuryango1 n. family.
deleted. umuryango2 n. 1 • extraction;
umurongo wa telefoni n. phr. lineage; descent; ancestry;
telephone line. heritage; stock; family; family
umurongo wacengejwemo n. phr. line; birth; consanguinity;
row inserted. parents and children; children of
umurongo w'irenguriro n. phr. two parents; issue; offspring;
touchline. progeny; brood.
umurongo w'ubukene n. phr. 2 (igisekuru) • household; family;
poverty line. house; lineage; ancestry; line;
umurongo y'izamu n. phr. goal dynasty; clan; tribe; breed;
line. genealogy; race; stock; blood;
umuroha n. eviscerated womb. extraction; forebears; parentage;
Syn: inda, ibondo. forefathers.
umurundi1 n. shin.

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3 • association; organization; Umuryango w'Abibumbye Wita

federation; confederation; ku buhinzi n'Ibiribwa n. phr.
confederacy; alliance; league; FAO.
union; combine; syndicate; Umuryango w'Ibihugu byo mu
coalition; fraternity; society; Karere k'Ibiyaga Bigari ugamije
body; group, club, clique; kurwanya SIDA n. phr. the
company; corporation; Great Lakes Initiative on Aids.
partnership. umuryango w'Imana n. God's
4 (w'abahuje ukwemera) • family; family.
fellowship. umuryasenge n. mosquito.
5 (mpuzamahanga) • organism; Syn: umubu.
organized body; organization; umurya wa la (on a guitar) n.
system; network; whole; entity; phr. A string.
complex; institution; corporation; umusabirizi n. mendicant;
federation; association; society. begging monk; begging friar;
umuryango [umurgyâango] n. beggar; street beggar; alms-
door; doorway; entrance; portal; seeker; panhandler; almsman;
entranceway; entry; ingress; tramp; sponger; bum; moocher.
hallway; exit; egress. Syn: umusabyi. See: umusezi.
Umuryango Mpuzamahanga umusabyi n. mendicant; begging
w'Ubucuruzi n. phr. World Trade monk; begging friar; beggar;
Organisation (WTO). street beggar; alms-seeker;
umuryango nterankunga n. phr. panhandler; almsman; tramp;
NGO; non-governemental sponger; bum; moocher.
organisation; donnor Syn: umusabirizi. See: umusezi.
organization; funding umusakazabikorwa n. advertiser.
organization. Syn: umurangabikorwa,
umuryango ujya hanze n. phr. umutangazabikorwa, umuranga.
exit; way out; egress; doorway umusakazamakuru n.
out; passage out. broadcaster.
umuryango utabara imbabare n. umusambanyi n. adulterer.
Red Cross. umusambi [umusaâmbi] n.
umuryango utegamiye kuri 1 • crane; crested crane.
Leta n. Civil Soviety 2 • bird of the Gruidae family; any
Organisation; CSO. of various large wading birds of
umuryango uharanira the family Gruidae, with long
uburenganzira legs, bill, and neck.
bw'ikiremwamuntu n. phr. umusambi [umusaambi] n. mat;
human rights organization. carpet. Syn: umukeka.
umuryango wo kurwego
rw'ibanze n. phr. grassroots
community.

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umusangwabutaka n. umusaruro2 n.
1 • aboriginal; native; indigenous; Usage: w'ibyavuye mu maboko
original; endemic; yawe.result; product;
autochthonous; earliest; first; consequence; outgrowth; upshot;
ancient; primordial; primeval; issue; effect; outcome; return;
primitive; primary; prime. profit; benefit; advantage;
2 • member of Batwa community revenue; remuneration;
in Rwanda. emolument; earnings; award;
umusanzu n. contribution; reward.
cotisation. Syn: uruhare. umusaruro3 n. achievement;
Umusanzu mu Bwiyunge loc. the performance; result; product;
Information and Documentation production.
Centre of the International umusaruro ushimishije n. much;
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda appreciable amount; great deal;
(ICTR). It opened on the 25 good deal; sufficiency; quantity;
September 2000 in Kigali, lots; loads; heaps; scores.
Rwanda, by the United Nations umusaruro utubutse n. phr.
Assistant Secretary-General and abundance; ample amount; great
Registrar of the ICTR, Mr. Agwu supply; full measure; profusion;
U. Okali. "Umusanzu mu sufficiency; excess; more than
Bwiyunge in Kinyarwanda" enough; plenty; surplus; glut;
means a "Contribution to plenitude; repletion; plethora;
Reconciliation". surfeit; cornucopia; copiousness;
umusaraba n. 1 • cross; crux; heap; flood; bounty; wealth;
rood; crucifix. richness.
2 (ingorane, ibihe umusaruro w'igihugu mu
bikomeye) • cross; burden; mwaka n. Gross National
misfortune; affliction; distress; Product; GNP.
suffering; ordeal; adversity; umusaseridoti n. priest.
difficulty; trial; tribulation; umusatirizi n. attacker; assailent.
trouble. umusatsi n.
umusarani n. water closet; W.C.; 1 (ku muntu) • hair; head of hair;
flush toilet; latrine; lavatory; tresses; locks; curls; ringlets;
washroom; washing-room; rest bangs; mop; mane; fuzz;
room; privy; outhouse; tomentum. See: injwiri;
convenience; facility; commode; injwenjwegeri.
john; can; loo (BrE.); men's room; 2 (w'ibigori) • awn.
ladies' room. Syn: urwiherero. 3 (ku nyamaswa) • coat; fur; pelt;
umusare n. dugout driver. fleece; wool; down; mane.
umusaruro1 n. fruit; produce; Syn: ubwoya.
product; crop; yield; production; umusatsi w'ibigori loc. lit. corns'
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umusatsi w'isaha loc. lit. watch's umusenegali n. Senegalese.

hair needle. umusengo Usage: ku nka.n.
umusave n. Markhamia lutea brown colour with white spots.
BOTANY. umuseno n. file.
umusaya w'inzu loc. lit. the jaw of umusenyi n. 1 • sand.
the house. 2 • a loose material consisting of
umusaza n. old man. grains of rock or coral.
Syn: umuzehe. umuserebanya n. lizard.
umusazi n. mad person; umusesekare n. 1 • abundance;
madman. ample amount; great supply; full
umusazi(kazi) n. madwoman. measure; profusion; sufficiency;
umusebeya n. Albizzia excess; more than enough;
gummifera. plenty; surplus; glut; plenitude;
umusego n. repletion; plethora; surfeit;
1 (for bed) • pillow; bolster. cornucopia; copiousness; heap;
2 (for chair) • cushon; pillow; pad; flood; bounty; wealth; richness.
bolster; mat. 2 • plethora; excess; surplus;
umusego wintebe n. phr. cushon; superfluity; surplusage; surfeit;
seat cushon. overabundance;
umuseke2 n. dawn; daybreak; superabundance; glut; overage;
sunrise; sunup; daylight; redundancy. Syn: umurengera.
dawning. umusesenguramakuru n. media
umuseke wa parasitiki n. phr. monitor.
hosepipe; hose. umusesenguzi n. analyst; judge;
umuseke w'amazi n. phr. hose. evaluator; estimator; appraiser;
umuseke (1) n. straw; tube for examiner; investigator; observer;
sucking liquid; pipette. tester.
umusemburo n. umuseso n. dawn; daybreak;
1 (mu mubiri) • hormone; internal sunrise; sunup; daylight;
secretion. Syn: inkaburadusoko. dawning.
2 (cyane uw'inzoga) • chemical umusifuzi n. referee.
substance used in beer umusifuzi wo ku ruhande n. phr.
fermentation; a commercial linesman; touch judge.
leavening agent containing yeast umusigarizi n. substitute;
cells; used to raise the dough in alternate; replacement; fill-in;
making bread and for fermenting surrogate; makeshift; stopgap;
beer or whiskey. temporary; standby; understudy;
3 (imigati) • yeast; barm. backup; ersatz; pinch hitter.
umusemuzi n. interpreter. Syn: umusigire, umusimbura
Syn: umusemyi. (2).
umusemyi n. interpreter.
Syn: umusemuzi.

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umusigire n. substitute; umusizi n. poet; maker; singer;

alternate; replacement; fill-in; lyricist; lyrist; lyric writer; song-
surrogate; makeshift; stopgap; writer; librettist; improviser;
temporary; standby; understudy; reciter; minstrel; balladeer;
backup; ersatz; pinch hitter. balladist; sonneteer; verseman;
Syn: umusigarizi, umusimbura versifier; rhymer; rhymester;
(2). poetaster; poet laureate; bard.
umusigiti n. 1 • mosque. umusogongero v. advance;
2 • a Muslim place of worship that prepayment; down payment;
usually has a minaret. binder. Syn: avansi.
umusimbura (1) n. relay runner; umusokoro n. marrow.
winger. umusomyi n. reader.
umusimbura (2) n. substitute; umusonga n. pneumonia.
alternate; replacement; fill-in; umusore n. adolescent; teenager;
surrogate; makeshift; stopgap; teen; young teen; young man;
temporary; standby; understudy; minor; youth; schoolboy; lad;
backup; ersatz; pinch hitter. stripling; fledgling.
Syn: umusigire, umusigarizi. umusoreshwa n. taxpayer.
umusingi1 n. foundation; base; umusore washyingiwe n. phr.
substructure; understructure; bridegroom; a man about to be
underpinning; ground; married; a man just married.
groundwork; bed; bottom; lowest umusoro n. tax.
layer; support; foot; pedestal; umusoro ku musaruro
basement; cellar; rock; basis; w'abikorera ku giti cyabo n.
base; justification; cause; reason; phr. personal income tax.
rationale; root; ground; umusoro ku nyungu
groundwork; source; origin; zamasosiyete n. phr. corporate
commencement; purpose; motive; income tax.
premise; assumption; underlying umusoro wa gasutamo n.
principle; infrastructure. custom's duty.
Syn: ishingiro. umusosiyari n. social worker.
umusingi2 n. foundations; the umusozi1 n. region; village; small
lowest division of a building, wall, town; suburb; municipality;
or the like. hamlet; burg; farming village;
umusinzi n. drunkard; lush; sot; rural community; hick town;
soak; rummy; souse; toper; burg; whistlestop.
barfly; alcoholic; dipsomaniac; umusozi2 n. mountain; peak;
inebriate; piss artist. massif; natural elevation of the
umusirikari n. phr. soldier. earth's surface; eminence; very
umusirikari urwanira mu mazi high hill; elevation; height; range;
n. phr. marine. highland; butte; bluff; ridge;
umusirimu n. civilized. mount; alp; volcano.

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umusozi3 n. immense. umusururu n. soft sorghum beer.

umusozi wose n. huge; extremely Syn: bucya-ndundije,
large; immense; enormous; vast; mucyurabuhoro, ikidongomo,
extensive; colossal; giant; akadumbugu, ikiduruzi,
gigantic; titanic; mammoth; mpugunyu, igikoma, igikomazi,
monstrous; elephantine; jumbo; nyira-budanangire, nyira-
gargantuan; leviathan; busiha, rudahinduricumu,
herculean; cyclopean; igitungunyugunyu, ikiyamazi,
Brobdingnagian; massive; great; divayi, ubushera. See: ikigage.
overwhelming; staggering; umusuweduwa n. Swedish.
stupendous; imposing; mighty; umusuzi n. fart; an accumulation
spectacular; monumental; of intestinal gas expelled through
extravagant; prodigious. the anus.
Syn: kinini ikabije. umusuzumyi w'indwara n. phr.
umusozo1 n. medical examiner.
Usage: wibyakozwe.end; stop; umuswa1 [umuskwa] n. stupid;
close; finish; termination; limit; dull; dumb; brainless; witless;
discontinuance; halt; cessation; unintelligent; dense;
finale; curtain; conclusion; simpleminded; simple; slow-
ending; termination; expiration; learning; backward; weak-
cessation; completion; windup; minded; doltish; rattlebrained;
culmination; consummation; empty-headed; muddleheaded;
denouement. Syn: iherezo, dimwitted; duncelike; obtuse;
amaherezo, umwanzuro. oafish; idiotic; half-witted;
umusozo2 n. achievement; imbecilic; moronic; cretinous.
accomplishment; attainment; umuswa1 n. Usage: mu
realization; fulfillment; fear; coup; mitekerereze, etc..idiot; foolish
tour de force; exploit; effort; act; person; fool; simpleton; halfwit;
deed. Syn: iyuzuzwa. dope; moron; dolt; ninny; ass;
umusugi n. in traditional blockhead; damn fool; nitwit;
mentality, this is a tree used to dimwit; nincompoop; jerk;
purify the king and the kingdom; dummy; dumbbell; boob; dunce;
Note: Isugi refers to a virgin. numskull; cluck.
umusumari n. nail. umuswa [umuskwâ] n. ant; white
umusumbakazi n. a woman ant; termite.
married at the second time. umuswaro n. handkerchief;
umusundi n. Usage: taboo hanky. Syn: umushwara,
word.labium, lip, any of the folds mushwari.
of skin bordering the vulva. umushanana n. loincloth; pagne.
umusundwe n. leech. umushashi n. the maker of the
umusuniko n. impulse; bed.
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umushahara n. wage; salary; 2 • judge; critic; assessor;

payment; remuneration; appraiser; evaluator;
compensation; recompense; connoisseur; expert; authority.
stipend; emolument; earnings; umushito n. skewer.
income; fee; pay; revenue. umushoferi n. conductor; driver;
umushahara mbumbe n. phr. chauffeur. umushoferi wanjye
gross pay. my driver.
umushahara uhabwa umukozi n. umushokannyo n. a female's sex
phr. take-home pay; net salary. whose vulvar opening is very
umushahara w'igihahi loc. a short and located near the anus.
salary of a lung; a meager salary. umushomeri n. unemployed
umushahara w'umudepite n.phr. person; jobless; laid-off; out of
MP's salary. work; workless; idle; at leisure; at
umushimusi n. poacher. liberty; unoccupied; fired;
umushinga n. 1 • project; discharged; dismissed; axed;
undertaking; job; task; work; sacked; booted-out; canned;
activity; assignment. bounced; pink-slipped.
2 • plan; design; scheme; umushonji n. starving person.
intention; ambition; aim; umushotoranyi n. 1 • aggressor;
objective; goal. assailant; invader; attacker;
umushinga usaba igihe kirekire mugger; assaulter; assailer;
n. phr. a long-term work OU molester.
project. 2 • provoker.
umushinga umushukanyi n. tempter.
w'amabwirizangenamikorere n. umushumba n. 1 • conductor;
phr. project protocol. cowboy; drover; herdsman.
umushinga w'itegeko n. bill. 2 • the keeper of a herd, esp. of
umushingwe n. a bird of ill omen; cattle or sheep; herder.
hoo-hoo (AmE). 3 • pastor; bishop.
umushinjabinyoma n. one who 4 (utarangwaho
makes a false accusation. ikinyabupfura) • boor; lout; oaf;
umushino n. Usage: taboo yokel; churl; bumpkin;
word.labium. clodhopper; guttersnipe; peasant;
umushinwa n. Chinese. rube; hick; hayseed; rustic;
umushishozi n. 1 • wise; having vulgarian; brute; philistine.
good judgment; sagacious; sage; umushumba mwiza n. Good
sapient; understanding; Sherped.
profound; judicious; discerning; umushushanyi w'amakarita n.
perceptive; perspicacious; 1 • mapmaker; cartographer.
intelligent; knowing; 2 • a person who makes maps.
knowledgeable.

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umushwara n. handkerchief; 2 • n. a lightweight handheld

hanky. Syn: umuswaro, collapsible canopy.
mushwari. 3 • n. canopy.
umushwi w'inkoko n. phr. chick. umutako n. ornament;
umushwi y'imbata n. phr. decoration; adornment; trimming;
gosling; young goose. accessory; embellishment; trim;
umushyikirano n. Usage: hagati furbelow; frills; garnish;
y'abantu.communication. ornamentation; finery;
umushyikirizamakuru n. beautification; enrichment;
correspondant. elaboration.
umushyitsi n. visitor; caller; umutaliyani n. Italian.
guest; house guest; company; umutambagiro n. procession;
sojourner; transient; tourist; parade; march; caravan; pageant;
vacationer; voyager; sightseer; cavalcade; motorcade; cortege;
traveler; journeyer; tripper. train; file; rank; column; array;
umushyitsi w'imena n. phr. guest line; sequence; course; passage;
of honour. progression; progress;
umushyo n. 1 • knife; cutting succession.
tool; blade; cutter; cutlery. umutambiko n. 1 • high bar;
2 • pocketknife; penknife; horizontal bar. Syn: umwamba.
jackknife; paring knife; 2 • strut; cross strut.
switchblade knife; bowie knife; umutambyi n. priest; pristess.
skinning knife; hunting knife; umutamenwa n. money-safe.
bread knife; butcher knife; table umutamiro n. mouthful.
knife; carving knife; surgical umutamu n. Usage: color.brown.
knife; scalpel; palette knife; putty umutamu Usage: ku ihene.n.
knife; pruning knife; machete; light brown; uruhuga. Usage: ku
stiletto; dirk; dagger; shiv. ihene no ku mbwa.
umushyushyarugamba n. black over white.
annonceur; linkma; linkwomaan. umutangabugingo n. giverer of
umutabazi n. rescuer. life.
umutagatifu1 n. saint. umutangabuhamya n.
umutagatifu2 n. good person. 1 • witness; testifier; attester;
umutaka1 n. Usage: wo mu deponent.
tubari.1 • awning. 2 • a person who gives testimony,
2 • a rooflike shelter of canvas or a person who gives evidence.
other material extending over a Syn: umuhamya.
doorway, window, deck, etc., to
provide protection from the sun
or rain.
umutaka2 n. n. umbrella.

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umutangakaze n. Usage: mu 2 • president; sovereign; monarch;

birori, mu rusengero.host; crowned head; emperor; king;
master of ceremonies; mistress of queen; prince; czar; lord; viceroy;
ceremonies; party giver; suzerain; potentate; dynast;
welcomer. Syn: utanga sultan; satrap; emir; shah;
amagambo, umunyamagambo. pharaoh; sheik; chieftain; rajah;
umutangazabikorwa n. khan; shogun; chairman;
advertiser. governor; manager; director;
Syn: umurangabikorwa, administrator; supervisor;
umusakazabikorwa, umuranga. controller; coordinator; chief;
umutangazi n. publisher. head; boss; judge; arbiter;
umutangazi n. advertiser. referee.
Syn: umutangayabikorwa, umutego n. trap.
umusakayabikorwa. umuteguro n. plan; intention;
umutangizi n. n. abecedarian; intent; design; calculation;
biginner; a beginner in any field. purpose.
Syn: umwiga. umuteja n. green beans.
2. • n. neophyte; beginner; tyro; umutekano n. 1 • security;
apprentice; trainee; novice; freedom from danger; freedom
probationer; newcomer; recruit; from harm; protection; safety;
learner; tenderfoot; rookie; safekeeping; preservation;
greenhorn; student; pupil; maintenance; support; care;
convert; proselyte; entrant; keep.
disciple; novitiate. 2 • defense; safeguards; safety
umutanyu n. tear; rift; rent; measures; protective devices;
breach; cleft; splitting; police; guards; troops.
separation; break; crack; fissure; 3 • assurance; guarantee; surety;
fracture; opening. pledge; bond; warranty;
Umutara n. Umutara Region. collateral; deposit. Syn: garanti,
umutavu1 n. early. ingwate.
igitondo kikiri umutavu when umutekano wa rubanda n. law
the morning was still a young and order.
calf; early in the morning. umutekano w'akarere n.
umutavu n. 1 • calf. Regional security.
2. • the young of the domestic cow. umutekano w'igihugu n. national
umutegarugori n. 1 • woman; security.
adult female; lady. umutembuzi n. new settler.
2. • dowager; matron; damsel; Syn: umwimukira.
maiden; maid. umutemeri n. cone; cone shape;
umutegetsi n. 1 • ruler; leader; conoid.
commander; head of state. umutemerinyamigongo n.
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umutende n. wheel; disk 1 (wo gufata icyemezo runaka,

mounted on an axle; roller; etc.) • heart; courage;
caster; drum. enthusiasm; desire; spirit;
umuterabwoba n. terrorist. firmness; resoluteness; fortitude;
Syn: umwiyahuzi, icyihebe. pluck; spunk; gameness;
umuteramwaku n. hoo-hoo resolution; bravery; valor;
(AmE). Syn: umushingwe. fearlessness; stoutheartedness;
umuterankunga n. donor; daring; boldness; audacity;
contributor; benefactor; giver; audaciousness; gallantry;
philanthropist; humanitarian; manfulness; guts; backbone;
promoter; financer; backer; stomach.
advertiser; patron; angel; 2 (urugero usha kuvuga nko
protector; guarantor; supporter; kwiyumvisha mu mutima
defender; advocate; proponent; wawe, mu bwenge bwawe,
partisan; champion; upholder; etc.) • heart; feelings; emotion;
guardian. sentiment; nature; temperament;
umutereri n. mongoose. mood; disposition; humor;
Syn: umukara, umuturu, innermost feelings; true nature;
umuturume. soul.
umutesi n. the cherished one. 3 (w'ikintu nk'ubuto) • kernel;
umutetsi n. cook. center; central part; innermost
umutezi n. blennorrhagia; part; nucleus.
gonorrhoea. Syn: imitezi. umutima mubi n. phr. bad mood.
umuti n. medicinal drug; umutimanana n. conscience;
medicament; medicination; moral sense; sense of right and
medicine; curative agent; pill; wrong; ethical feelings; scruples;
remedy; nostrum; tonic; principles; Rwandan Moira.
restorative; balm; salve. umutima uhagaze n. phr. worry;
umuti n. 1 • medicine; drug. anxiety; uneasiness;
2 • solution; solving; resolving; apprehension; concern;
resolution; unraveling. misgiving; consternation; dismay;
umutiba n. hive. trouble; distress; bother; grief;
umutima1 n. heart; pump; ticker; anguish; torment; agony; misery;
the hollow muscular organ woe; difficulty; care; vexation.
located behind the sternum and umutindi n. destitute; poor
between the lungs; its rhythmic person; the unfortunate; the
contractions move the blood needy; the penniless; the
through the body. destitute; the indigent.
umutima2 n. umutingito n. earthquake.
Syn: umutingito w'isi,
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umutingito w'isi n. phr. umutsinzi n. ace; champion;

earthquake. winner; master; victor; star;
umuti wuburozi n. antidote. headliner; medalist; expert.
Syn: urutsiro. Syn: uwesheje umuhigo.
umuti w'amenyo n. phr. tooth umutubu n. frog; any tailless
paste. stout-bodied amphibian of the
umuti w'ibibazo n. phr. remedy; order Anura, including the
corrective; preventive; panacea; smooth, moist-skinned frog
cure-all; help; aid; assistance; species that live in a damp or
relief; redress; rectification. semiaquatic habitat and the
umuti w'ikaramu n. phr. ink. warty drier-skinned toad species
umuti w'ikibazo n. phr. solution; that are mostly terrestrial as
solving; resolving; resolution; adults.
unraveling. umutuku1 n. n.
umutobe n. juice. Umutobe 1. • n. red.
w'amaronji umutuku2 n. blood.
umutongero n. abracadabra; umutuku wijimye n. magenta.
hocus-pocus; mumbo-jumbo; umutumba1 n. banana tree.
open sesame; witchcraft; sorcery; Syn: insina.
voodoo; magic; magic spell; umutumba2 n. book; volume;
incantation; invocation; spell; written work; bound work; tome;
charm; exorcism. opus; treatise; publication.
umutoni n. the favoured one. Syn: igitabo PRINTING.
umutontomo n. umutumirwa n. guest; invitee.
1 (imbwa) • grow; growling; snarl; umutungo n. property;
snarling. belongings; possessions; effects;
2 (imizinga1) • booming. personal property; movables;
umutoza n. 1 • coach; trainer; goods; gear; paraphernalia;
athletic director. accouterments; things; stuff;
2 • tutor; private teacher; junk.
preceptor; mentor. umutungo bwite n. property.
umutsi n. blood vessel; ligament; umutungo kamere n. phr. natural
tendon. resources; mineral resources.
umutsima n. bread; paste; pasta. umutungo kamere n. natural
umutsindo n. victory; triumph; resources.
conquest; success; superiority; umutungo utimukanwa n. phr.
supremacy; ascendancy; the movables.
prize; laurels; the palm. umutungo wimukanwa n. phr.
Syn: intsinzi. immovables; real estate.
umutunzi n. 1 • stockbreeder;
cattle breeder; farmer; cattle
rancher (AmE). Syn: umworozi.

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2 • financier; expert in money umutwe1 n. head; anterior or

matters; broker; banker; large- upper part of the vertebrate body,
scale investor; underwriter; containing the skull with mouth,
backer; angel; rich man; man of eyes, ears, nose, and brain.
means; man of substance; umutwe2 n.
moneyed man; millionaire; 1 (ubumenyi, gushishoza,
capitalist. Syn: uwifite, ufite etc.) • mind; brain; mentality;
amikoro, umuherwe, umukire, intellect; I.Q.; gray matter; talent;
umunyamafaranga. gift; bent; genius; aptitude;
umuturage n. 1 • peasant; a capacity; ability; perception;
member of a class of small understanding; apprehension;
farmers or farm laborers of low discernment; judgment;
social rank. cleverness; acuteness; quickness
2 (umuntu utarize) • peasant; a of mind.
coarse, boorish, uneducated 2 (w'abasirikari) • corps; military
person of little financial means. branch; organized body of troops;
umuturagihugu n. inhabitant. combat unit; squad; outfit.
See: umwenegihugu. 3 (w'igitabo) • chapter; part.
umuturanyi n. neighbor; umutwe3 n. headache.
neighbour. umutwetwe n. bud; sprout;
umututizi n. woodsman; shoot; offshoot; sprig; outgrowth;
woodcutter. germinated seed BOTANY.
umututu n. crack; break. umutwe ufata vuba n. phr.
umutuzo n. social harmony. memory.
umutwa n. pygmy; pigmy. Umutwe umwe wifasha gusara
Syn: umusangwabutaka. ntiwigira inama proverb. Two
umutware w'ubutaka n. phr. land heads are better than one.
chief; land owner. Umutwe wa Sena n. phr. The
umutware w'umukenke n. phr. Senate.
cattle chief. umutwe winyereza n. phr. title
umutwaro n. slide.
1 (icyikorewe, umutwe witwara gisirikare n.
igitwawe) • burden; load; weight; militia.
cargo; freight; pack. umutwe witwara gisirikari n.
2 (inshingano phr. militia.
ziremereye) • weight; load; Umutwe w'Abadepite n. phr. The
strain; stress; care; Chamber of Deputies.
responsibility; onus; trouble; umutwe w'ameza loc. lit. the
anxiety; encumbrance; hardship. head of a table.
umutwe w'ingenzi n. phr. main
title.
umutwe w'inkuru n. headlines.

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umutwe w'umurima n. lit. the umuvumbi n. downpour; shower;

head of a field. cloudburst; rainstorm; rain
umutwe w'umwambi loc. lit. the shower. Syn: imvura.
head of a match. umuvumbuzi n.
umuvandimwe n. 1 • brother. Usage: w'ahantu.exploler; a
2 • half-brother (on the father's person or thing that explores,
side). esp. a person who investigates
umuvubyi n. rainmaker. unknown regions.
umuvuduko n. speed; quickness; umuvumo n. curse; evil spell; evil
dispatch; celerity; promptness; eye; whammy; damnation;
alacrity; swiftness; expedition; execration; malediction;
rapidness; rapidity; briskness; denunciation; anathema;
haste; hastiness; fleetness; imprecation. Syn: ubucibwe.
velocity; dash; hurry; rush; umuvumu n. Ficus tonningii
acceleration. BOTANY.
umuvuduko mu kwandika n. phr. umuvumvu n. beekeeper.
writing speed. umuvunamuheto n. he who
umuvuduko nzibacyuho n. phr. should break the bow; son of a
transition speed. bitch.
umuvuduko w'amaraso n. phr. umuvundaguro n. mess; jumble.
blood pressure. umuvundo n. chaos; turmoil;
umuvugangoma n. cordia upheaval; confusion; agitation;
aficana; genus Cordia BOTANY. tumult; uproar; furor; bedlam;
umuvugizi n. speaker; advocate; pandemonium; turbulence;
champion. commotion; disorder; disarray;
umuvugo n. poem; verse; rhyme; disorganization; disarrangement;
verse composition; jingle; mess; muddle; jumble;
doggerel; ballad; ode; sonnet; discomposure.
elegy; epic; madrigal; lyric; idyll; Syn: umuvundagurano,
song; ballad; lay; limerick. umuvurungano, akaduruvayo.
Syn: itondekanyamagambo. umuvurungano n. revolt.
umuvugo uvumeera loc. lit. a See: ukwigomeka; ubwigomeke.
poem which moos for the calf; a umuvurungano n. chaos; turmoil;
harmonious and rhythmic poem. upheaval; confusion; agitation;
umuvumba n. tumult; uproar; furor; bedlam;
Usage: w'amazi.stream; draft; pandemonium; turbulence;
flow; torrent; run; course; rush; commotion; disorder; disarray;
race; current; spout; sluice; river; disorganization; disarrangement;
gush; onrush; jet; flux; surge; mess; muddle; jumble;
deluge; flood; tide; effusion; discomposure.
spate; profusion. Syn: umuvundagurano,
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umuvuzi n. healer; medical umuyisiraheli n. Israeli, a native

practitioner; doctor; one who or inhabitant of modern Israel, a
treats illness. descendant of Jacob, esp. a
umuvuzi w'amacumu n. phr. the- member of the Hebrew people
speaker-of-spears. who inhabited the ancient
umuvuzi w'amenyo n. phr. kingdom of Israel.
dentist. umuyoboke n. partisan;
umuvuzi w'indwara z'ibihaha n. supporter; follower; adherent;
phr. lung specialist. sympathizer; champion;
umuyaga n. wind; air current; advocate; ally; backer; upholder;
breeze; zephyr; draft; gust; blast; enthusiast; fan; zealot; devotee;
whiff; puff; air. rooter; booster; backer; defender;
umuyagaro n. vagueness. champion; patron; benefactor;
umuyaya n. maid; housemaid; disciple; wellwisher; partisan;
maidservant; female servant; advocate; ally; helper; member.
domestic; hired girl; nursemaid; umuyoborabirori n. host; master
parlor maid; lady's maid; upstairs of ceremonies; mistress of
maid (BrE); tweeny; housegirl. ceremonies; party giver;
umuyahudi n. Jew, a member of welcomer.
a people now living in many Syn: umutangamagambo,
countries of the world who trace umunyamagambo.
their descent from the Israelites umuyoborantangangabo n. vas
of the Bible, or from postexilic deferens.
adherents of Judaism. umuyoborantangangore n.
umuyapani n. Japanese, a native Fallopian tube.
or inhabitant of Japan, a member umuyobora w'ingenzi n. main
of a people constituting the grid.
overwhelming majority of the umuyoboro1 n. Usage: mu
inhabitants of Japan and the bwumvane.channel; route;
Ryukyu Islands. course; avenue of
umuyege n. fungus BOTANY. communication.
umuyego n. movement PHYSICS. umuyoboro2 n. channel; strait;
umuyego ntangarugero n. phr. passage; watercourse; narrows.
model movement. Syn: inzira.
umuyenzi n. sperge; euphorbia. umuyoboro3
Euphorbia tirucalli. Usage: w'amazi.canal; artificial
umuyezuwiti n. Jesuit. waterway; manmade waterway;
umuyisilamu n. Mahometan; channel; conduit; aqueduct; arm
muslim; moslem. of the sea.
umuyoboro nsakazamakuru n.
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umuyobozi1 n. chairman; umuyobozi wa monasiteri n. phr.

chairwoman; chairperson; head; abbot; a man who is the head or
leader; governor; administrator; superior of a monastery.
ruler; director; conductor; chief; umuyobozi w'ishami n. phr.
chieftain; supervisor; superior; Usage: muri Kaminuza.dean.
commander; manager; captain; umuyonga n. cinders; clinkers;
foreman; boss; forerunner; ember; ash; piece of burned coal
frontrunner; pacesetter; or wood or iron slag; embers;
pacemaker; pioneer; torchbearer. ashes; scoria; slag; dross.
umuyobozi2 n. conductor; driver; umucafu n. dirtiness.
chauffeur. Syn: umucapfu, umwanda.
umuyobozi3 n. master; head; umucakara n. slave; serf; vassal;
head man; boss; chief; leader; bond servant; bondsman; thrall;
dominant person; controller; chattel. Syn: incakara.
authority; overlord; governor; umucamanza n. judge; justice,
director; supervisor; manager; magistrate; official; arbitrator;
overseer; superintendent. arbiter; moderator; juror;
umuyobozi4 n. president. adjudicator; critic; reviewer;
umuyobozi5 n. ruler; leader; head censor; referee; umpire.
of state; chairman; governor; Syn: umukemurampaka,
manager; director; administrator; umwunzi.
supervisor; controller; umucanga n. sand; a loose
coordinator; chief; head; boss; material consisting of grains of
judge; arbiter; referee. rock or coral.
umuyobozi mukuru n. umucanshuro n. 1 • mercenary.
Usage: w'ishirahamwe, 2 • hired soldier; paid soldier in a
sosiyete.president; chief officer; foreign army; soldier fighting for
chief official; head; executive spoils; hireling.
head; chairman; ruler. umucayuke n. water separated
umuyobozi wa gahunda n. phr. from the meterial contained in it.
master of ceremonies. Syn: umucayure, umucecure,
umuyobozi wa guverinoma n. umuceyuke, umuceyure.
phr. President of Republic; umucacumu n. lit. the breaker of
executive officer; chief executive; the spear.
chief of state; head of the nation; umuce1 n. banana beer or
head of government; commander sorghum beer that is lasted for
in chief; chief magistrate; first two days.
citizen; president; chief official; umuce2 n. mat; piece of matting.
head; executive head; chairman; umucengeri n. mystic martyr of
ruler. the nation.
umucengezi n. infiltrator;
intruder.

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umuceri n. rice; cooked rice, umucuruzi n. 1 • seller; vendor;

BOTANY. dealer; retailer; wholesaler;
umuco1 n. character; qualities; storekeeper; shopkeeper;
traits; attributes; nature; self; tradesman; merchant; salesman;
being; makeup; individuality; saleswoman; saleslady; salesgirl;
distinctiveness; habits. salesperson; peddler; middleman;
Syn: imyitwarire, imyifatire. jobber; trader; monger (BrE.).
umuco2 n. culture; good taste; 2 • shopkeeper; storekeeper.
enrichment; enlightenment; umucuruzi
learning; accomplishments; nkoreshakoranabuhanga n. phr.
erudition; knowledge. e-businessman; e-businewoman.
umuco3 n. virtue. umucuzi n. blaack-smith; a
umuco karande n. phr. culture person who forges objects of iron.
traditionnelle. umucuzo n. spoils; booty.
umuco wo kudahana n. umucwira n. bud; shoot; sprout.
impunity. See: umutwetwe.
umucungamari n. accountant; umucyamo n. slope; incline.
certified public accountant; CPA; umucyo (1) n. light; radiance;
C.P.A.; bookkeeper; auditor; illumination; shine; luminosity;
actuary; person skilled in the brightness; blaze; glare; glow;
recording and reporting of luster; sparkle; brilliance;
financial transactions. effulgence; beam; sunbeam;
umucungamari mukuru n. phr. moonbeam.
chief accountant. umucyo (2) n. Usage: nta
umucungamikorere n. manager. bwiru.transparency.
umucungamutungo n. Syn: ugukorera mu mucyo.
1 • manager; head; boss; umuhagarikizi n. representative;
supervisor; foreman; spokesman; spokesperson;
superintendent; overseer; spokeswoman; deputy;
executive director; administrator; mouthpiece; delegate;
majordomo; chief; agent; representative; press agent;
impresario. public relations representative;
2 • a person who manages an P.R. man; negotiator; middleman;
enterprise or one of its p. agent; surrogate; proxy;
umucungarubuga n. webmaster. protagonist. Syn: umuhagararizi,
umucuranzi n. guitar player; uhagarariye.
guitarist. umuhakwa n. servant; retainer;
umucuranzi w'inanga zitherist. serflike; servile. Syn: umugaragu,
umucuri n. Usage: ijambo umuja.
ritsindwa; euphemism;
taboo.female genital which is
almost reaching the anus.

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umuhamagaro n. devotion; umuhangamikino n. dramatist;

devoutness; religious fervor; playwright.
holiness; piety; reverence; Syn: umwandikamikino.
godliness; spirituality; religiosity. umuhanga mu bumenyi
umuhamya n. witness; person bw'ibisimba n. zoologist.
who gives testimony; person who umuhanga mu iteganyagihe n.
gives evidence; testifier; attester; phr. weatherman; meteorologist.
deponent. umuhangayiko n. worry; anxiety;
umuhana n. approach; uneasiness; apprehension;
surroundings; outskirts (town). concern; misgiving;
umuhanda n. way; thoroughfare; consternation; dismay; trouble;
boulevard; avenue; street; route; distress; bother; grief; anguish;
roadway; parkway; expressway; torment; agony; misery; woe;
highway; turnpike; freeway; difficulty; care; vexation; hell;
throughway; byway; trail; lane; torment; anguish; agony;
path; road; thoroughfare; wretchedness; suffering; misery;
roadway; route; highway; despair; hopelessness; grief;
turnpike; expressway; thruway; martyrdom; remorse; unease;
way; avenue; boulevard; lane; foreboding; concern; tension;
alley; mews; terrace; block. anguish; angst; suspense;
Umuhanda witiriwe Pawulo wa fretfulness; disquiet; disquietude;
VI. n. phr. Paul VI avenue. dread; fear; alarm; solicitude.
umuhanda wo mu mujyi n. umuhango n. ceremony; rite;
street. ritual; service; observance;
umuhanga1 n. wise; having good ceremonial; celebration; pageant;
judgment; sagacious; sage; function; formalities;
sapient; understanding; commemoration.
profound; judicious; discerning; umuhango wo gutanga
perceptive; perspicacious; impamyabushobozi n. phr.
intelligent; knowing; graduation ceremony.
knowledgeable; wise man; umuhango wo kwita izina n. phr.
sagacious; sage; sapient; naming ceremony.
understanding; profound; umuhannyi1 n. corrector.
judicious; discerning; perceptive; umuhannyi2 n. witch doctor;
perspicacious; intelligent; witch.
knowing; knowledgeable; ace; umuhanzi n. author; creator;
expert; bright; clever. originator; maker; prime mover;
umuhanga2 n. Usage: mu gukora innovator; initiator; inventor;
ibintu.wizard; genius; prodigy; father; framer; founder; producer;
expert; adept; virtuoso; whiz; planner; organizer.
shark; sage; wise man. umuhari n. jackal. Canis aureus.
Syn: inzobere.

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umuhate n. 1 • fortitude; umuhengeri [umuheêngyeri] n.

endurance; courage; strength of storm; tempest; wave; uproar;
mind; moral strength; commotion; furor; upheaval;
resoluteness; mettle; guts; grit; disturbance; tumult; cataclysm;
sand; spunk; backbone; spirit; outbreak; turbulence; hurly-
firmness; resolution; burly; chaos; agitation; hubbub;
determination; prowess; pluck; brouhaha.
tenacity; hardihood; umuheno n. den; hideaway;
dauntlessness; intrepidity; hideout; lair. See: indiri;
heroism; valor; bravery; boldness; ubwihisho.
nerve; dash. umuherekeza n. date; escort;
2 • zealousness; zeal; courage; companion; partner.
bravery; valor; fearlessness; umuherekezabari n. chaperon;
dauntlessness; stout- adult overseer; adult attendant;
heartedness; intrepidity; daring; guardian; protector; custodian;
boldness; nerve; derring-do; attendant; duenna.
fortitude; guts; pluck; spunk; umuhereza n. accensor; acolyte.
mettle; grit, sand (AmE). umuherezabitambo n. priest;
Umuheburayo n. 1 • Jew; priestess.
Hebrew; Israelite. umuherwe n. 1 • financier; expert
2 • a person belonging to the in money matters; broker;
worldwide group claiming descent banker; large-scale investor;
from Jacob (or converted to it) underwriter; backer; angel; rich
and connected by cultural or man; man of means; man of
religious ties), a member of any of substance; moneyed man;
a group of Semitic peoples who millionaire; capitalist.
inhabited ancient Palestine and 2 • tycoon; powerful
claimed descent from the Biblical businessperson; wealthy
patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and businessperson; magnate; mogul;
Jacob. nabob; potentate; captain of
umuhemba n. magenta. industry; entrepreneur;
umuhemu n. 1 • betrayer, traitor, industrialist; big shot; bigwig; big
two-timer, double-crosser. gun; big wheel; boss.
Syn: umugambanyi. umuhete n. the mother who has
2 • crook; swindler; cheat; given birth to the second child.
dishonest person; knave; Syn: umugore.
criminal; robber; thief; bandit; umuheto n. arc; curve; arch; bow.
swindler; embezzler; outlaw; umuheha n. straw; tube for
thug; burglar; robber. sucking liquid; pipette.
umuhengeri [umuheengyeri] n. umuheha y'amaraso n. phr. blood
kind of plant. vessel.

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umuhehesi n. umuholandi n. Netherlander;

Syn: inkundabagore.womanizer. Dutchman; Hollander.
umuhigi n. hunter. umuhondo2 Usage: ku nka.n.
umuhigo [umuhîigo] n. hunt; first milk of a cow which has just
chase; hunting; fox hunt; riding given birth.
to hounds; course; coursing. umuhondo n. yellow.
umuhigo [umuhigo] n. pledge; umuhondo w'igi n. yolk; egg yolk;
vow; solemn promise; oath; word; yellow.
assurance; adjuration; avowal; umuhora n. large cow's trail.
troth; agreement; pact; compact; umuhora ntemberezamakuru n.
covenant; contract. phr. bandwdith.
umuhimbyi n. author; creator; umuhoro n. machete; matchet;
originator; maker; prime mover; panga. Syn: umupanga,
innovator; initiator; inventor; umuberuka, umudakarihirwa.
father; framer; founder; producer; umuhozi n. avenger.
planner; organizer. umuhumuro n. Maesopsis eminii
umuhindagano n. BOTANY.
Usage: inkuba; umuhuna n. in traditional
imodoka.rumbling; rumble. mentality, this is a plant used to
umuhindi n. Indian. make the enemy dull.
umuhindo n. Rwandan season umuhungu n. boy; male child;
between September and son; man child; lad; youth;
December. stripling; youngster; young boy.
umuhinza n. 1 • little king. Ant: umukobwa.
2 (mu bitabo byanditswe umuhungu w'imbwa loc. a boy
n'abakoloni ku mateka with a dog; a coward boy; boy of
y'uRwanda) • Hutu king; Hutu dog.
rebel; early Rwandan Hutu king. umuhuro n. proportion.
umuhinzi n. agriculturer; farmer; umuhuza n. mediator; arbitrator;
agriculturalist. negotiator; moderator; reconciler;
umuhinzimworozi n. farmer. go-between; intermediary; referee;
umuhiriko n. arithmetic. umpire; peacemaker.
umuhizi n. rival; competitor; umuhuza n. mediator.
contestant; disputant; contender; umuhuzabikorwa n. impresario,
opponent; adversary; antagonist; manager, organizer, coordinator,
foe; enemy. director; someone whose task is
umuhogo n. throat; oesophagus to see that work goes
(BrE); esophagus (AmE). harmoniously.
umuhoko n. pokeweed; perennial umuhwihwiso n. whisper.
of the genus Phytolacca.
phytolacca dodecandra BOTANY.

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umupagani n. pagan; one who is umupfumu n. 1 • devil's consort;

not a Christian or Jew or Muslim; sorceress; female magician;
heathen; infidel; idolator; idol seeress; prophetess; enchantress;
worshiper; polytheist; temptress.
nonbeliever; unbeliever; atheist. 2 • diviner.
umupagasi n. manual laborour. 3 • whitch; whicth doctor.
umupaka n. frontier; border; umupfundikizo n. lid; top; cap;
boundary; boundary line; limits; cover.
verge; edge; perimeter; extreme; umupimyi n. measurer.
confines; march. umupira1 n. sweater; pullover;
umupanga n. From: Swahili. slipover.
Syn: umuhoro.machete; matchet; umupira2 n. ball; game of ball;
panga. ball game. Syn: ruhago.
umupango n. From: Swahili. umupira nyurahagati n. phr.
Syn: mpango.plan; tramline ball; alley ball.
arrangements. umupira w'amaboko n. phr.
umupapa n. Holy father; pope; handball.
Vicar of Christ; pontiff. umupira w'amaguru n. football.
Syn: Papa, Igisonga cya umupolisi n. 1 • policeman;
Kirisitu. officer; police; officer; officer of
umupererezi n. secret agent. the law; law officer; patrolman;
Syn: umumaneko. constable; detective; gendarme.
umuperezida n. phr. President of 2 • blue-bottle; bobby; bogey; bull;
Republic; executive officer; chief cop; copper; fed; filth; flatfoot;
executive; chief of state; head of flattie; flatty; fuzz; grasshopper;
the nation; head of government; man in blue; nab; oink; old bill;
commander in chief; chief paddler; peeler; pig; rozzer;
magistrate; first citizen; scuffer; woodentop. Usage: Slang
president; chief official; head; words for policeman.
executive head; chairman; ruler. umupulanto n. office boy.
umupfakazi n. umuzabibu n. vine; vines; grapes.
1 (umugabo) • widower; a man Syn: umuvinyu BOTANY.
who has lost his wife by death umuzambiya n. Zambian.
and has not remarried. umuzamu1 n. sentinel; sentry;
2 (umugore) • widow; a woman watchman; guardsman; warder;
who has lost her husband by watchdog; body of defenders;
death and has not remarried. garrison; patrol; picket; watch;
umupfu n. 1 • dead person. convoy; escort; protector;
2 • naive. bodyguard; defender; guardian;
custodian; gatekeeper;
doorkeeper; concierge.
Syn: umurinzi.

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umuzamu2 n. goalkeeper. umuziranenge n. innocent;

umuzanano n. a child brought by guiltless; sinless; clean-handed;
a woman who get married again saint; angel; open; unsuspicious;
ANTHROPOLOGY-SOCIOLOGY. naive; unworldly;
umuzayirwa n. 1 • Zaïrian. unsophisticated; simple; artless;
2 • former appelation of the ingenuous; childlike; honest;
population of Ex-Zaire which is uncorrupt; uncorrupted;
now called Democratic Republic spotless; unblemished; clean;
of Congo. impeccable; undefiled; stainless;
umuze n. curse; plague; frail. spotless; pristine; unstained.
umuzenguruko n. circumference. umuziririzo n. taboo; religious
umuzeti n. olive. ban; social ban; ban; prohibition;
umuzehe n. old man. proscription; interdiction; no-no.
umuzi1 n. root; core. umuziro n. taboo; religious ban;
umuzi2 n. Usage: w'ikibazo, social ban; ban; prohibition;
etc..cause; reason; source; root; proscription; interdiction; no-no.
prime mover; provocation; umuzi w'icyaha n. phr. axis of
inducement; motivation; motive; evil.
grounds; incentive; instigation; umuzo n. arrival; advent; coming;
inspiration; initiation; occasion; onset; beginning; occurrence;
stimulus; foundation; origin; commencement; start;
mainspring; spring; genesis; appearance; bowing in;
etiology. appearing; opening up.
umuzibaziba n. Mitragyna Syn: umwaduko.
rubrostipulosa BOTANY. umuzobozi ku rwego
umuzimu n. spirit; ghost; shade; rwisumbuyeho n. superior.
spook; apparition; specter; umuzonobari n. mexican cypress.
phantom; phantasm; hobgoblin; cupressus lusitanica. Syn: sipure
wraith; banshee; presence; elf; BOTANY.
fairy; bugbear; bugaboo; goblin; umuzuko n. resurrection.
ghoul; sprite; dybbuk; ancestral umuzulu n. 1 • Zulu.
spirit. 2 • a member of the tall Negroid
umuzindaro n. loudspeaker; people of southeast Africa living
speaker. in northern Natal.
umuzinga1 n. bomb. umuzungu n. white person;
umuzinga2 n. hive. European; white man;
Caucasian; light-skinned; fair;
blond. Syn: rugigana.
umva da loc. hear that.
umwabirizi n. leaf of peas.

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umwaduko n. arrival; advent; umwakuranuko n. olfactory

coming; onset; beginning; nerve.
occurrence; commencement; umwakura w'ijisho n. phr. optic
start; appearance; bowing in; nerve.
appearing; opening up. umwambari n. follower;
Syn: umuzo. attendant; servant; servitor;
umwaga n. 1 • fury; rage; retainer; dependent; henchman;
unrestrained anger; frenzy; furor; accessory; satellite; stooge;
wrath; ire; choler; outburst; fit; hanger-on; parasite; toady;
tantrum; pet; snit; huff; dudgeon; sycophant.
acerbity; acrimony; virulence; Umwambari w'umwana agenda
gall; spleen. nka shebuja proverb. Like
2 • fury. master like man.
umwagati n. the fourth child; a umwambaro1 n. 1 • clothes;
wife who has given birth to four clothing; wearing apparel;
children. apparel; garments; wardrobe;
umwaka n. year. uyu mwaka this wear; attire; habiliments; dress;
year. raiment; garb; costume;
umwaka ushize n. phr. last year. ensemble; finery; regalia; duds;
umwaka utaha n. phr. next year. togs; rags.
umwaka uzaza n. next year. 2 • labia minora; nympha.
umwaka w'amashuri n. phr. umwambaro2 n. labia minora;
academic year; school year. nympha.
umwaku n. 1 • ill-fortune; bad umwambaro wa kigore n. phr.
luck; misfortune; unfortunate feminine clothe. Syn: umwenda
event; ill luck; accident; mishap; wa kigore.
misadventure; mischance; bit of umwambaro w'ubukwe n. phr.
bad luck; bad luck; trouble; hard ceremonial clothe.
luck; ill fortune; hard times; Syn: umwenda w'ibirori.
calamity; adversity; hardship. umwambaro w'umukinnyi n. phr.
2 • inauspicious; omnious; football jersey.
minatory; sinister; ill-chosen; umwambasaderi n. ambassador.
badly timed; ill-omened; umwambi 1 (w'ikibiriti) • match;
unpropitious; unfavorable; lucifer.
unlucky; unpromising; 2 • arrow.
unfortunate; infelicitous;
unlucky; disastrous.
Syn: umukoshi, umugabuza,
umuzahaza, umuzirahera,
umuhanya.
umwakura n. nerve.

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umwami n. king; chief; monarch; Nyanguge - Umukobwa

ruler; sovereign; liege; His w'ABAKONO 15. Mibambwe-
Majesty; suzerain; crowned head; Mutabazi Sekarongoro
anointed ruler; royal personage; /Nyiramibambwe Nyabadaha -
the anointed; royal person; Umukobwa w'ABEGA 16. Yuhi
potentate; protector; defender of Gahima /Nyirayuhi Matama -
the faith. Abami bazwi i Rwanda: Umukobwa w'ABAHA 17. Ndahiro
1. GIHANGA /Nyiragihanga Cyamatare /Nyirandahiro
Nyirarukangaga - Umukobwa Nyirangabo - Umukobwa
w'ABAZIGABA 2. Kanyarwanda w'ABEGA 18. Ruganzu Ndori
Gahima /Nyirakanyarwanda /Nyiraruganzu Nyabacuzi -
Nyamususa - Umukobwa Umukobwa w'ABAKONO 19.
w'ABASINGA 3. Yuhi Musindi Mutara Semugeshi /Nyiramavugo
/Nyirayuhi Nyamata - Nyirakabogo - Umukobwa
Umukobwa w'ABASINGA 4. w'ABEGA 20. Kigeri
Rukuge /Nyirarukuge Nyamuheshera /Nyirakigeri
(Nyirankindi) KIREZI - Ncenderi - Umukobwa w'ABEGA
Umukobwa w'ABASINGA 5. 21. Mibambwe-Mutabazi
Nyarume /Nyirarume Gisanura /Nyiramibambwe
Nyirashyoza - Umukobwa Nyabuhoro - Umukobwa
w'ABASINGA 6. Rumeza w'ABAHA 22. Yuhi Mazimpaka
/Nyirarumeza (Kirezi) /Nyirayuhi Nyamarembo -
NYIRANKINDI - Umukobwa Umukobwa w'ABAKONO *
w'ABASINGA 7. Rubanda Karemera Rwaka /Nyirakaremera
/Nyirarubanda Nkundwa - Rukoni 23. Cyirima Rujugira
Umukobwa w'ABASINGA 8. /Nyiracyirima Kirongoro -
Ndahiro Ruyange /Nyirandahiro Umukobwa w'ABEGA 24. Kigeri
Cyizigira - Umukobwa Ndabarasa /Nyirakigeri Rwesero
w'ABASINGA 9. Ndoba - Umukobwa w'ABAGESERA 25.
/Nyirandoba Monde - Mibambwe Sentabyo
Umukobwa w'ABEGA 10. /Nyiramibambwe Nyiratamba -
Samembe / MAGONDO - Umukobwa w'ABEGA 26. Yuhi
Umukobwa w'ABAHA 11. Nsoro Gahindiro /Nyirayuhi Nyiratunga
Samukondo /Nyiransoro - Umukobwa w'ABEGA 27.
NYAKANGA - Umukobwa Mutara Rwogera /Nyiramavugo
w'ABASINGA 12. Ruganzu Nyiramongi - Umukobwa
Bwimba /Nyiraruganzu w'ABEGA 28. Kigeri Rwabugiri
Nyakanga - Umukobwa /Nyirakigeli Murorunkwere -
w'ABASINGA 13. Cyirima Rugwe Umukobwa w'ABAKONO *
/Nyiracyirima Nyakiyaga - Mibambwe Rutarindwa
Umukobwa w'ABEGA 14.. Kigeri /Nyiramibwambwe KANJOGERA
Mukobanya /Nyirakigeri - Umukobwa w'ABEGA 29. Yuhi

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Musinga /Nyirayuhi Kanjogera - umwana w'umuja n. a child from

Umukobwa w'ABEGA 30. Mutara union between a servant or a
Rudahigwa /Nyiramavugo concubine and her feodal master.
Kankazi Radegonde - Umukobwa umwana w'umukobwa1 n. girl-
w'ABEGA 31. Kigeri child.
Ndahindurwa /Nyirakigeri umwana w'umukobwa2 n. phr. a
Mukashema - Umukobwa young girl; a girl's child; child of
w'ABEGA. girl.
umwamikazi n. queen; female umwanda n. 1 • dirt; litter; mud;
monarch; empress; regina; mire; dust; filth; filthy substance;
princess; czarina; ranee. impurity; foul matter; trash;
Umwami wacu n. phr. Our Lord. sweepings; refuse; garbage;
Umwami w'abami n. phr. rubbish; muck; grime; soot;
emperor. See: mugandura. smudge; slime; scum; sludge;
umwami w'umwijima n. phr. Old slop; leavings; dross; excrement;
Nick; the Devil; the Prince of offal.
Darkness; the Evil One; the Old 2 (mu nyandiko) • deletion,
Serpent; the Tempter; Beelzebub; crossing out.
Lucifer; Mephistopheles; the Foul umwandikamikino n. dramatist;
Fiend; Old Scratch; Moloch; playwright.
Belial; Apollyon. Syn: umuhangamikino.
umwana n. child; youth; umwandiko n. passage; text;
youngster; juvenile; kid; boy; lad; main body of writing; words;
girl; lass; tad; baby; infant; tot; wording; content; textbook;
little one; tyke; toddler; moppet; schoolbook; primer; manual;
son; daughter; offspring. workbook.
Umwana ari he? Where is the umwandiko ntekerezo n. phr.
child? academic dissertation;
Umwana apfa mu iterura dissertation; essay.
proverb. Well begun is half done. Syn: icyandikwa cya gihanga.
umwana wonka n. umwandiko ntekerezo n.
Usage: umuntu; Ugusobanura ikintu ku buryo
inyamaswa.suckling; an infant or bwa gihanga, kandi wanditse; A
a young animal that is not yet composition treating of any
weaned. particular subject; -- usually
umwana w'ijanja n. a child who shorter and less methodical than
steal food from his parents. a formal, finished treatise; as, an
umwana w'ikirara n. phr. prodigal essay on the life and writings of
son. Homer; an essay on fossils, or on
Umwana w'Imana n. phr. the Son commerce.
of God. umwandiko nyamukuru n. phr.
main text.

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umwanditsi1 n. scribe; writer; umwanzi wa kera na kare n. phr.

author. Old Nick; the Devil; the Prince of
umwanditsi2 n. 1 • scribe. Darkness; the Evil One; the Old
2 • typist. Serpent; the Tempter; Beelzebub;
3 • journalist; author. Lucifer; Mephistopheles; the Foul
umwanditsi mukuru n. phr. Chief Fiend; Old Scratch; Moloch;
Editor. Belial; Apollyon.
umwanditsi wingenzi n. phr. umwanzuro n. solution; solving;
main author. resolving; resolution; unraveling.
umwanditsi w'inama n. phr. umwanzuro n. final statement;
secretary, rapportteur; a recorder conclusion.
appointed by a committee to umwarabu n. Arab.
prepare reports of the meetings. umwari n. maid; maiden; damsel;
umwangavu n. adolescent; lass; girl; virgin.
adolescent; young woman; youn umwarimu n. teacher;
teen; minor; schoolgirl; lass; schoolteacher; pedagogue;
lassie; jeune fille. schoolmaster; schoolmistress;
umwanya n. 1 • place; space; schoolmarm; educator; ist; tutor;
room; stand. See: umwanya instructor; professor; academic;
upiganirwa; icyimbo. coach; catechist.
2 • time. umwarimu udahoraho n. phr.
3 • seat; post; rank. visitor.
4 • square; plaza; place; large umwarimu wanjye n. phr. my
intersection. teacher.
5 • British circus; block; park; umwase n. wood; lumber; timber;
marketplace; green; common. boards; planks; siding; wallboard;
umwanya uboneye n. phr. clapboard; log; firewood;
occasion. Syn: igihe gikwiye, kindling.
uburyo. umwate n. cracks; chapping.
umwanya upiganirwa n. vacant umwembe n. mango.
post; a post to be filled. umwemera n. biliever.
umwanya wagenewe igihe n. phr. Syn: uwakijijwe, uwemera.
time field. umwemeragato n. phr. doubtful.
umwanya wa mbere n. phr. head; umwenda [umwêendâ] n. credit; a
front; first place; forward part; sum of money due to a person;
front rank; forefront; lead; credit; loan; sum of money lent;
highest rank; place of honor. thing lent; thing borrowed; credit;
umwanya wandikwamo n. phr. mortgage; advance.
writing field.
umwanzi n. enemy; foe; foeman;
opponent; opposition.

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umwenda [umwêenda] n. 2 • abecedarian; biginner; a

Usage: wo kwambara.clothe; beginner in any field; neophyte;
dress; attire; robe; garb; array; beginner; tyro; apprentice;
drape; accouter; cloak; don; deck; trainee; novice; probationer;
deck out; bedeck; outfit; bedizen; newcomer; recruit; learner;
rig out; costume; clothe; cover; tenderfoot; rookie; greenhorn;
envelop; wrap; enwrap; sheathe; student; pupil; convert; proselyte;
shroud; encase; case; swaddle; entrant; disciple; novitiate.
cloak; coat; screen; cloud; veil. umwigannyi n. 1 • imitator;
umwenda wo kogana impersonator; mimic.
[umwêenda] n. swimming suit. 2 • copycat, ape, aper.
umwenegihugu n. citizen. 3 (ukora ibyiganano) • fake; faker;
See: umuturagihugu. fraud; a person who fakes.
umwenge n. aperture; opening; umwigimbakirwa n. peninsula.
hole; orifice; slit; space; umwigisha1 n. teacher;
interstice; slot; rift; rent; cleft; instructor; coach; tutor.
gap; chink; fissure; breach. Syn: umwarimu, umurezi.
umwere n. innocent. umwigisha2 n. 1 • teacher; rabbi;
umwero n. season; harvest priest; clergyman; member of the
season. clergy; minister; reverend; father;
umweru n. white. Syn: igitare. preacher; pastor; chaplain;
umwete n. zeal; courage; bravery; parson; cleric; prelate; man of the
valor; fearlessness; cloth; churchman; padre; sky
dauntlessness; stout- pilot.
heartedness; intrepidity; daring; 2 • the chief religious official of a
boldness; nerve; derring-do; synagogue who performs
fortitude; guts; pluck; spunk; ritualistic, al, and other functions
mettle; grit; sand. as spiritual leader of the
umweyo n. broom. congregation.
umwepisikopi n. bishop. umwijima1 n. liver.
Syn: umusenyeri, umushumba. umwijima2 n. 1 • dark;
umwiburungushure n. cylinder. duskiness; shadow; wickedness;
umwiga n. 1 • pupil; student iniquity.
learner; schoolgirl; schoolboy; 2 (wo mu buvumo,
coed; undergraduate; scholar; etc.) • darkness; dark; blackness;
beginner; novice; tyro; initiate; dimness; shade.
probationer; apprentice; trainee; 3 (w'ijoro) • nighttime; night;
disciple. dark; evening; twilight; dusk;
nightfall; eventide; absence of
light; partial absence of light.

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umwijujuto n. complaints; umwirabura n. Black; Nigga.

grievance; dissatisfaction; umwiri n. spoil; booty.
criticism; faultfinding; protest; umwirongi n. flute; transverse
objection; tirade; beef; gripe; kick; flute.
squawk. umwiru n. court ritualists;
umwikarago n. centre; pivot. guardian ritualist.
umwiko n. umwiryo n. pride; arrogance;
umwikomo n. alert; the first haughtiness; pretentiousness;
warning. See: urwiyenzo; vanity; vainglory; pomposity;
umwenzero; urwenzo; disdain; snobbishness; conceit;
akenzaburemo. superiority; boastfulness;
umwikube n. sqare root. presumption; superciliousness.
umwikubekabiri n. square Root. umwisi n. pastoral poet.
umwimenyerezi n. abecedarian; umwishingira n. impressario;
biginner; a beginner in any field. promoter; showman; sponsor.
umwimerere n. original; umwishingizi n. insurer; a person
prototype; first or earliest model; or company that contracts to
pattern; example; basis; first indemnify another in the event of
form; first copy; having loss or damage; underwriter.
originality; imaginative; creative; umwishywa n. nephew; niece; a
inventive; ingenious; fresh; novel; child of one's sister.
new; new-fashioned; unique; umwishywa n. momordica; Old
unusual; different; bold; daring; World tropical vine; a herb used
out of the ordinary; in wedding ceremonies; herb
extraordinary; singular; used in marriage. genus
uncommon; unfamiliar; strange; Momordica.
atypical; unconventional; umwite n. animal skin.
unorthodox; newfangled. umwitero n. loincloth; pagne.
umwimukira ahantu n. first umwitozo n. Umurimo umuntu
settler; early immigrant; colonist; akora yimenyereya ibyo yize;
frontiersman; explorer. exercise.
umwingo v. goitre; goitre is a umwiyahuzi terrorist.
disease of the thyroid gland that Syn: icyihebe.
makes a person's neck very umwiyereko n. 1 • parade; show;
swollen. display; array; exposition;
umwinjira n. step father. demonstration; spectacle;
umwinjiriro n. entry. flaunting; vaunting; ostentatious
umwinjiro n. entry; entrance; display; pageantry; pomp.
introduction. 2 • procession; march; march
umwinjizo n. entry. past; review; cavalcade; caravan;
umwinjizo w'ingenzi n. phr. main motorcade; cortege; column; line;
entry. progression; train; string.

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umwicanyi n. killer; a person that umwonga n. nothingness;

kills. Syn: incabihanga, vacuousness; gulf; abyss; chasm.
inkarabankaba, inkorashyano, umwongereza n. Englishman;
rukarabankaba. Englishwoman.
umwihanduzacumu n. agressive; umworohera n. mucous
self-assertive forceful; membrane.
competitive; bold; enterprising; umworohera wo mu mura n. phr.
ambitious energetic; zealous. endometrium; endometrium; the
umwihare n. impassible; membrane lining the uterus.
imperturbable; unexcitable; calm; umworozi n. stockbreeder; cattle
collected; cool; serene; breeder; farmer; cattle rancher.
undisturbed; unruffled; umwotsi steam; smoke.
dispassionate; unflustered; umwubatsi n. builder;
levelheaded; sedate; composed; constructor; someone who
unsusceptible; impervious; contracts for and supervises
impassive; unanxious; unfazable; construction (as of a building).
unflappable. umwuga n. labour; job.
umwihariko n. particularity. umwuga w'ubuganga n. phr.
umwihariko n. specificity. medical profession.
umwiza n. beautiful; pretty; umwuga w'ubuvuzi n. phr.
handsome; good-looking; fine- medical profession.
looking; lovely; gorgeous; umwuka1 n. gas; air; gaseous
attractive; exquisite; ravishing; mixture; vapor; fume; the air we
comely; fair; bonny; seemly; breathe; ozone.
beauteous; radiant; umwuka2 n. imfomal. zero;
pulchritudinous; resplendent; nothing; nothingness; naught;
pleasing; enjoyable; captivating; aught; cipher; goose egg; zilch;
alluring; the good one. zip; symbol 0.
umwobo n. gap; opening; breach; umwuka karemano n. phr.
empty space; hole; gape; natural gas.
aperture; crack; crevice; fissure; umwuka mubi n. phr. bad breath.
cleft; chink; break; slit; slot; cut; umwuka ushyushye n. phr. hot
fracture; divide; puncture; rent; air.
rift; gash; notch; cavity. umwuka wa arugo n. phr. argon;
Syn: umwenge. Ar.
umwobo w'ifuku n. molehill. Umwuka Wera n. phr. the Holy
umwogezi n. fan; enthusiast; Spirit. Syn: Roho Mutagatifu.
afficionado; aficionado; follower; umwuko n. pstula; large wooden
supporter; rooter; partisan; spoon.
booster; zealot; fanatic; addict; umwumba n. pistil.
buff; fiend; nut; freak; bug.
umwogoshi n. hairdresser.

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umwumbati n. cassava; manioc; urabeho v. 2nd pers. farewell,

gari; bitter cassava; mandioc; good-bye, so long, Godspeed; bye,
mandioca; tapioca plant. Manihot bye-bye, bye-now, God be with
esculenta; Manihot utilissima. you, till we meet again, be seeing
umwunganizi n. 1 • advocator; you, see you later. Syn: ngaho,
advocate; proponent; exponent. mbasezeyeho, murabeho.
2 • a person who pleads for a urabizi1 v. you know it.
cause or propounds an idea. urabizi2 disc. you know.
Syn: uwunganira. urabizi v. you know.
umwungiriza n. co-chairperson; urabona v. you see.
co-chairman. urakaye adj. angry; mad; furious;
umwungirizamusifuzi n. infuriated; enraged; outraged;
linesman; touch judge. raging; fuming; boiling;
umwungu n. courgette (BrE); turbulent; incensed; inflamed;
zucchini (AmE). irate; indignant; exasperated;
umwunzi n. conciliator; mediator; resentful; vexed; piqued; riled;
reconcilor. nettled; galled; burnt up;
umwuzukuru n. grand son; grand provoked; irritated; annoyed;
daughter; grand child; grandson; displeased; offended; affronted;
granddaughter; grandchild. hostile; hateful;antagonistic;
umwuzukuruza n. great acrimonious; embittered; ill-
grandchild. tempered; petulant; irascible;
umwuzure n. inundation; flood; splenetic; huffy.
flooding. urakaza neza! loc. welcome;
undi adj. another. you're welcome!
undi muneke adj. phr. another Urakina? loc. are you kidding?
banana. Urakoma? loc. [literally] Do you
undi muntu adj. phr. another speak? ~ Are you still alive? Note:
person. This form is familiar one. A
undi murima adj. phr. another superior may address it to an
field. inferior, but the reverse would be
undi musozi adj. phr. another seen as a lack of politeness.
mountain. Urakoze loc. Thank you.
unezerewe adj. carefree; gay; Urakoze cyane loc. Thank you
joyous; happy; sunny; smiling; very much.
merry; boisterous; frivolous; Urankinisha? loc. are you
facetious; flippant; flip; trifling; kidding?
undignified; devil-may-care; Uranywa iki? loc. What do you
dashing; exciting. drink?
Unywa iki? loc. What do you Urare aharyana loc. Sleep well.
drink? Urashaka iki? loc. What do you
want?

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urashoboye v. you are able, you urubanza rw'imperuka n. phr.

are capable. Last Judgement.
Uracyatera akuka? loc. [literary] urubanza rw'intabera n. fair trial.
Do you still breathe ? ~ Are you urubavu n. rib.
still alive? urubavu n. side.
urahomvomvywa (n'iki?) loc. urubaho n. wood; lumber; timber;
why do you want to say the boards; planks; siding; wallboard;
stupidity? clapboard; plank; board; a long;
Uraho? loc. How do you do?; flat piece of timber; thicker than
hello!; hi!; hullo; howdy. a board; writing board; slate;
ureba kure v. phr. wise. beam.
urega v. pp. accuser; claimant. urubingo n. reed; the straight
uregwa v. pp. accused; a person stalk of any of various tall
charged in a court of law with a grasses, esp. of the genus
crime or offense. Phragmites, growing in marshy
uretse loc. aside from; except for; places.
apart from; save. urubori n. sting; stinging organ;
Urg. abbrev. eg; example. prick; stinger; barb.
See: urugero. uruboho n. parcel; pakage.
uri v. you are. Syn: igipfunyika.
Uribuke ko wavuye mu gitaka urubuga n. 1 • field; playing field;
kandi ko uzagisubiramo loc. arena; turf; court; course;
"Remember that you are dust and diamond; lists.
to dust you will return": a phrase 2 • stage; scene.
used when distributing ashes. urubugampuzamasangano n.
urimaso v. pp. vigilant. Internet. Syn: Interineti.
uri maso v. phr. awoke, awaken. urubugampuzamasangano
urisanga v. pp. welcome; you are rushingiye ku
Welcome. mabwirizambonera n. phr.
Uri umugabo! v. phr. Internet Protocol-based network;
Congratulations! IP-based network.
uriya adj. that; that one. urubuga ntangazamakuru afitiye
urubanza n. 1 • judgment; court rubanda akamaro n. phr.
case; litigation; judicial contest; community web site.
hearing; trial; court case; urubuga nyoherezabutumwa n.
litigation; judicial contest; phr. webmail.
hearing. urubuga nyunguranabitekerezo
2 • affair; personal business; n. group discussion.
private matter; concern; Syn: ihuriro, urubuga, urubuga
business; personal problem; rw'ibitekerezo, urubuga
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urubuga rushakirwaho amakuru urudaca n. long; interminable;

n. phr. search engine. endless; unending; ceaseless;
urubuga rwa Interineti n. phr. boundless; without a stopping
web site. point; tediously long; long-drawn-
urubuga rwa penaliti n. penalty out; prolix; long-winded;
area. limitless; unlimited; illimitable;
urubuga rwigenga infinite; perpetual; continuous;
ncungamishinga n. phr. incessant.
extratnet. urufatiro n. foundation; base;
urubuga rw'abasore n. youth substructure; understructure;
club; youth club. underpinning; ground;
urubuga rw'amafarasi n. phr. groundwork; bed; bottom; lowest
racecourse; hippodrome. layer; support; foot; pedestal;
urubuga rw'amakuru agezweho basement; cellar; rock; basis;
n. phr. blog. base; justification; cause; reason;
urubuga rw'amatangazo n. phr. rationale; root; ground;
bulletin board. groundwork; source; origin;
urubuga rw'amahina n. phr. commencement; purpose; motive;
penalty area; penalty box. premise; assumption; underlying
urubuga rw'urubyiruko n. phr. principle; infrastructure; support;
youth club; youth forum. pedestal; stand; bottom;
urubura n. hail. foundation; underpinning;
urubuto n. fruit; produce; substructure; ground;
product; crop; yield; production; groundwork; bed.
harvest; young; offspring; urufunguzo1 n. key.
progeny; issue. urufunguzo2 n. password.
urubyaro n. seed; descendants; urufunguzo rwa divayi n. phr.
progeny; issue; offspring; corkscrew.
children; heirs; posterity. urufunguzo rw'amacupa n. phr.
Syn: imbuto. opener.
urubyiniro n. dance hall; night urufunguzo rw'imikebe n. phr.
club; supper club; discotheque; can opener.
cabaret; nitery. urufunzo n. papyrus.
urubyiruko1 n. youth. urufuro n. bubble; air ball;
urubyiruko2 n. youth; young globule; droplet; blister; bleb.
man; young girl. urugabano n. boundary; border;
dividing line; line; demarcation;
frontier; barrier; landmark; rim;
edge; margin; pale; periphery;
extremity.
urugaga1 n. trade union.

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urugaga2 n. organization; uruganda rutunganya peteroli n.

organisation; association; society; phr. oil refinery.
fraternity; federation; union; uruganda rw'amatafari n. phr.
club; fellowship; order; league; brickworks; brickyard.
group; alliance; corps; party; uruganda rw'indege n. phr.
business organization; business; aerospace industry.
establishment; firm; company; uruganda rw'isukari n. phr. suger
corporation; outfit; sect. refinery.
Urugaga rw'Imiryango uruganiriro n. parlor; sitting
Nyarwanda Itegamiye kuri room; front room; livingroom;
Leta n. phr. Platform og the living room; parlour.
Rwandan Civil Society urugara n. neck.
Organizations. urugaraguro n. torture.
urugamba n. field; battlefield; urugaryi n. Rwandan season
battleground; theater of war; between December and March.
front; front lines; battle; fighting; urugembe n. baleful sword.
combat; clash; campaign; siege; urugemwe n. seed; seedling.
war; warfare; skirmish; firefight; urugendo1 n. journey; trip; tour;
fight; contest; encounter; affray; junket; expedition; trek;
fray; conflict; engagement; action; excursion; outing; jaunt;
duel; bout. wandering; divagation;
urugamba rwo gutsinda n. phr. peregrination; roving; odyssey;
Usage: amasomo.conquest; pilgrimage; quest; flight; voyage;
conquest; captured territory; course of travel; cruise; route;
captive; acquisition; adherent; itinerary; transit; circuit;
follower; fan; lover; adorer. passage; way.
urugamba rwo kwigarurira n. urugendo2 n. distance.
Usage: ahantu, Syn: ahantu harehare.
umukunzi.conquering; defeat; urugendo n. trip; voyage; journey.
vanquishment; mastery; Urugendo ruhire n. phr. Have a
overcoming; victory; triumph; good safari; Have a good journey;
winning; ascendancy; Have a good trip! Syn: Urugendo
subjugation; domination; upper rwiza.
hand; sway; whip hand. Urugendo rwiza n. phr. Have a
uruganda1 n. forge; smithy. good safari; Have a good journey;
uruganda2 n. factory; Have a good trip! Syn: Urugendo
manufactory; manufacturing ruhire.
plant; mill; company; business urugendoshuri n. field visit.
concern; firm; business urugerero n. 1 • field; battlefield;
corporation; syndicate; battleground; theater of war;
conglomerate; establishment; front; front lines.
outfit. 2 • military camp; fortified camp.

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3 • side; team. urujijo n. confusion;

urugero n. such as; example. bewilderment; stupefaction;
urugero imiti inyobwaho n. dose; bafflement; perplexity;
dosage. puzzlement; mystification;
urugi n. door; doorway; entrance; disconcertment; discomposure;
portal; entranceway; entry; abashment; chaos; turmoil;
ingress; hallway; exit; egress. upheaval; confusion; agitation;
Syn: umuryango. tumult; uproar; furor; bedlam;
urugimbu n. fats. pandemonium; turbulence;
urugina n. red (anthill). commotion; disorder; disarray;
Syn: ikigina. disorganization; disarrangement;
urugingo n. organ. mess; muddle; jumble;
urugingo rw'umubiri n. phr. discomposure.
organ; functional part; bodily urujijo n. Usage: mu
part; bodily structure; joint. mitekerereze.confusion.
urugi rw'igipangu n. gateway. urujyo n. fragment; part broken
Syn: umuryango. off; piece; segment; section;
urugo1 n. kraal; family home; remnant; fraction; portion; chip;
household. shard; bit; snip; morsel; crumb;
urugo2 n. compound; enclosure. thred; scrap; trace; vestige;
mu rugo 1 • the interior of the survival.
compound. urukamba n. feminine genital
2 • at home. with a very wide vulvar opening.
urugomero n. dam. urukano n. token of obedience.
urugomero rw'amashanyarazi n. urukenyerero n. hip; middle part;
phr. hydro-electric centre. middle; midsection; midriff; mid-
urugomo n. insubordination. region.
urugori n. maternity headband. urukerera n. daybreak; dawn.
urugosozo n. winnower. Syn: umuseke2.
Syn: intara2, urutaro. urukero n. saw.Variant: urukezo.
uruguryi n. house bult on piles, urukero rw'ibyuma n. hacksaw -
house built on stilts. CARPENTRY AND JOINERY.
urugwiro n. hospitality. urukezo n. saw.Variant: urukero -
urujeje rw'inyenyeri rubamo CARPENTRY AND JOINERY.
iyitwa Vega n. phr. Lyra. urukiko n. court.
urukiko Gacaca n. phr.
traditional Rwandan form of
court.
urukingo n. vaccine.

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urukiniro n. stadium; arena; urukundo n. fond regard;

bowl; coliseum; amphitheater; attachment; bond; affinity;
circus; ballpark; field; park; predilection; friendship; liking;
palaestra; hippodrome; stade. regard; respect; emotional
Syn: ikibuga, sitade. attachment; tenderness; warmth;
urukinironywero n. casino; liking; kind disposition;
cassino. proclivity; love; passion;
urukiramende n. 1 • jumping passionate affection; the tender
game. passion; rapture; amorousness;
2 • rectangle. ardor; amour; infatuation;
urukiryi n. spinal cord. devotion; adoration; fondness;
urukiza n. calabash; gourd. tenderness; affection; affectionate
Syn: uruho, urukebano. regard; warm personal
urukozasoni n. attachment; warm feeling;
1 • lasciviousness; pruriency; sentiment; emotion; esteem;
prurience; carnality. admiration; friendship; amity;
2 • shame; disgrace; scandal; brotherhood; fellow feeling;
dishonor; disgrace; disesteem; compatibility; affinity; sympathy;
embarrassment; discredit. concord; congeniality; cordiality;
3 • outrage. charity; goodwill; benevolence;
4 • smirch; stain; stigma; blot; solicitude.
debasement; odium; ignominy; urukundo rutireba n. agape;
opprobrium. selfless Christian love; a feast in
5 • ignoble; despicable; infamous; celebration of such love.
heinous; shameful; dishonorable; urukurikirane rw'ibyabaye n.
base; contemptible; nefarious; phr. chronology.
vile; dastardly; low; urukuta1 n. n.
unconscionable; foul; degraded; 1. • n. wall; side of a room;
mean; depraved; cowardly; partition; divider; side of a
pusillanimous; craven; building.
degenerate; disgraceful; debased; 2 • n. barrier; obstruction.
inferior; discreditable. urukuta2 n. obstacle; barricade;
urukumbuzi n. 1 • nostalgia; blockade; fortification; rampart;
longing for the past; bittersweet fence; wall; hedge; ditch; trench;
memory. moat; confine; stockade; parapet;
2 • remembrance. battlement; breastwork;
3 • homesickness; longing for fortification; bastion.
home. urukwavu n. hare; rabbit.
4 • pining; languishing. urukweto n. shoe. Syn: ikirato.
5 • regret; remorse; regretfulness.

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urukwi n. wood; lumber; timber; 2 • a piece of jewelry worn around

boards; planks; siding; wallboard; the neck, as a chain or a string of
clapboard; log; firewood; gemstones, pearls, etc.
kindling. urunturuntu n. conflict.
urumamfu n. tare BOTANY. urunyagatsiko n. jargon.
urumandwa n. initiation urunyamongoliya n. Mongolian.
language. urunyanya n. tomato.
urume n. dew; moisture; urunyariro n. urinary meatus.
condensation; film of urunyacyirima n. obsolete;
precipitation; night or morning archaic.
wetness; droplets of moisture. urunyobwa n. peanut.
Syn: ikime. Syn: ubukaranka, BOTANY.
urumeramusatsi n. scalp. urunyurane n. network.
urumina n. Usage: ijambo urunywero n. refreshment stall;
ritsindwa; euphemism; taboo.a pump room.
woman's genitals with a wide urura n. intestine. Syn: amara,
vulvar opening; a feminine genital ubura.
with a long vulvar opening. ururabo n. flower; rose; blossom;
urumogi n. 1 • cannabis. bloom; posy; floret; floweret; bud;
2 • charas; dagga; dope; draw; nosegay; bouquet; floral tribute;
grass; hash; hay; hemp; herb; bud; flowerage; blossoming;
India; joints; locoweed; pot; florescence. Syn: ururabyo
reefers; ton. Usage: Slang words BOTANY.
for drugs (Cannabis):. ururabyo n. flower; bloom;
urumuri n. light; radiance; blossom; flower; bud; flowerage;
illumination; shine; luminosity; blossoming; florescence.
brightness; blaze; glare; glow; Syn: ururabo BOTANY.
luster; sparkle; brilliance; ururasago n. feminine genital
effulgence; beam; sunbeam; with a very small vulvar opening.
moonbeam. ururenda n. a viscous solution of
urumuri n. Usage: ku gakenke, mucins, water, electrolytes, and
ku rukwi ukongeje ku white blood cells that is secreted
gishyito.torchlight; burning by mucous membranes and
brand; brand; firebrand; cresset; serves to protect and lubricate
flambeau. Ant: umwijima. the internal surfaces of the body.
urumva icyo nshaka kuvuga n. ururimi1 n. tongue.
you know what I mean. ururimi2 n. language.
urungano n. peer. Syn: abangana. ururimi gakondo n. phr. mother
urunigi n. 1 • pearls of collar; tongue.
necklace. ururimi mpuzakarere n. phr.
lingua franca.

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ururimi ndangagihugu n. phr. urusika n. wall; side of a room;

national language. partition; divider; side of a
ururimi rukoreshwa mu gihugu building; fence; barrier; confine;
n. phr. official language. barricade; rampart; stockade;
ururimi ruhindurwa n. phr. parapet; battlement; breastwork;
source language. fortification; bastion.
ururimi ruhindurwamo n. phr. urusimbi n. gamble; risk; hazard;
target language. uncertainty; speculation;
ururimi rw'akarere n. dialect. venture; flyer; leap in the dark;
ururimi rw'imashini n. phr. random shot; tossup; blind
machine language. bargain.
ururumi kavukire n. phr. mother urusinga n. cable.
tongue. Syn: urutsinga.
ururururu interj. sound used to urusinga babohesha n. phr.
express pain, surprise or needle.
astonishment. urusisiro n. town; small town;
urusamagwe n. pather. large village; small city; village;
urusamuriro n. 1 • cafeteria. hamlet; burg; settlement; suburb;
2 • restaurant; café; dining room; municipality; farming village;
lunchroom; luncheonette; rural community; hick town;
cafeteria; diner; brasserie; bistro; whistlestop; wide place in the
steak house; chop house; road.
coffeehouse; grillroom; tearoom; urusobe n. network.
beanery; hashhouse; eatery; urusobenyamajwi n. symphony,
rathskeller. Syn: inzu symphonic music.
bafunguriramo, inzu abagenzi urusobe rw'ibinyabuzima n.
bafunguriramo, ifunguriro, 1 • biodiversity.
resitora. 2. • the diversity of plant and
urusange n. shared; common. animal life in a particular habitat.
urusange rw'abatagatifu n. phr.
communion of saints.
urusange rw'abatora n. voters.
urusenda n. pepper.
urusenda n. pepper. Syn: pilipili,
ikinzari.
urusengero n. church; house of
worship; house of God; Lord's
house; tabernacle; chapel;
temple; cathedral; basilica;
synagogue.
urusiganiro n. running track;
cycling track; racing track; lane.

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urusoro n. embryo; zygote;
fertilized ovum; embryo; zygote;
fertilized ovum; an animal in the
early stages of development in the
womb or egg; in humans, the
stage approximately from
attachment of the fertilized egg to
the uterine wall until about the
eighth week of pregnancy
[Compare FETUS, ZYGOTE]; the
cell resulting from the union of
an ovum and a spermatozoon
(including the organism that
develops from that cell).
urusohokero n. exit; way out;
egress; doorway out; passage out.
urusukume n. molten material
beneath or within the earth's
crust, from which igneous rock is
formed.
urusyo n. grind stone; griding
mill.
urushanwa [uûrushanwa] v. pp.
competitor; rival; opposition;
opponent; adversary; contestant;
contender; fighter.
urushinge n. needle; syringue;
niddle.
urushishi n. a small food ant.
urushorerane n. string;
procession; file; parade; row;
chain; train; succession; column;
line; sequence; series; queue.
Syn: urukurikirane.
urushunzi n. jet; spurt.
urushwima n. dropsy.
urushyana n. downpour; shower;
cloudburst; rainstorm; rain
shower. Syn: imvura.
urushyi n. slap; blow; smack; hit;
whack; wallop; cuff; clap.
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urushyi rw'ukuboko n. phr.
shoulder blade; scapula.
urutambara n. praying mantis.
urutambi n. candle wax.
urutambiro n. 1 • altar.
2 • an elevated place or structure,
as a mound or platform, at which
religious rites are performed or
on which sacrifices are offered to
gods, ancestors, etc.
urutara n. traditional bed;
bedstead; place to sleep.
urutarangwe n. cheetah; chetah.
Acinonyx jubatus.
urutare n. rock.
Urutare rwa Ngarama n.
Ngarama Historical Stone.
urutaro n. winnower.
Syn: urugosozo, intara2.
urutereko rw'amashereka n. milk
bank.
urutezi n. 1 • perineum.
2 • the area in front of the anus
extending to the fourchette of the
vulva in the female.
Syn: urutezo.
urutezo n. 1 • perineum.
2 • the area in front of the anus
extending to the fourchette of the
vulva in the female. Syn: urutezi.
uruti n. axis.
urutiba n. mold. Syn: iforomo.
urutindo n. bridge; span;
overpass; passageway; viaduct;
catwalk. Syn: ikiraro, umugogo.
uruti rw'umugongo n. phr.
backbone; spine; spinal column;
vertebrae; vertebral column;
back; chine; dorsum.
urutoke [urutokye] n. finger; digit;
dactyl.Variant: urutoki.
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urutoke [urutookye] n. banana uruyige n. Pl: inzige. 1 • locust.

plantation.Variant: urutoki. 2 • short-horned grasshopper; any
urutoki [urutokyi] n. Pl: intoki. of several grasshoppers of the
finger; digit; family Acrididae, having short
dactyl.Variant: urutoke. antennae and commonly
urutoki [urutookyi] n. Pl: intoki. migrating in swarms that strip
banana the vegetation from large areas.
plantation.Variant: urutoke. uruyoka n. large snake.
urutonde n. list; written series; Syn: ikiyoka.
register; roster; roll; muster; uruyuki n. Pl: inzuki. 1 • bee.
inventory; record; slate; index; 2 • the common honeybee. Apis
schedule; enumeration; table; mellifera.
catalog. uruyundo v. fecundity.
urutonde mpuzamahanga n. phr. urucantege n. discouraging;
international alphabet. disappointing.
urutoryi n. Pl: intoryi. aubergine uruciye
(BrE); eggplant (AmE). Uruciyemunsintamenyikirurimb
urutozi n. Pl: intozi. ant; red ant. ere n. a name of one of
urutsindiro n. goal area. Lyangombe's dogs.
urutsinga n. Pl: insinga. cable; urucurangiro n. music hall.
bundle of wires; electric wire; urucuzi n. blacksmith language.
wires; wire line; line; wire rope; uruhago1 n. bladder; urinary
rope; cord; twisted strand; chain; bladder.
mooring; hawser; fastening. uruhago2 n. bundle; package;
Syn: urusinga. parcel; packet; bale; sheaf; pack;
urutugu n. Pl: intugu. shoulder. stack; heap; pile; array; bunch;
uruturuturu n. dawn; daybreak; batch. Syn: igipfunyika,
sunrise; sunup; daylight; imvumba.
dawning. uruhame n. public; unenclosed;
uruvange n. coumpound; unfenced; unbounded; not
combination; composition; circumscribed.
composite; blend; mixture; union; uruhande n. part; side.
fusion; amalgam; alloy; uruhande ruhanganye
conglomeration. n'ubutegetsi n. political
uruvumbu n. swarm of bees; opposition.
colony; cluster; busy place; hub; uruhanga n. forehead; face,
center; heart; beehive; hive; visage; countenance; features;
apiary; swarm of bees; colony; facial features; physiognomy;
cluster; busy place; hub; center; mug; pan; puss; kisser.
heart. uruhanga rw'ingoma loc. lit. the
uruvunganzoka n. caseload. forehead of the drum.
uruvuzo n. gray. Syn: ikivuzo.

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uruhanyije adj. laboriuous; uruhombo n. Usage: rwo mu

strenuous; burdensome; onerous; busitani.hose; tube.
labored; toilsome; wearisome; uruhongore n. 1 • calf stable.
arduous; difficult; hard; effortful; 2 • calves of the same age.
uphill; herculean; tiresome; uruhongore rw'inyana loc. lit.
irksome; troublesome; calf room.
oppressive; severe; rigorous; uruhu rw'ingurube n. pigskin.
demanding; brutal; fatiguing; uruhu rw'intama n. sheepskin.
wearying; wearing. uruhushya1 n. 1 • permission;
uruhare n. participation; leave; consent; assent; approval;
contribution. acquiescence; concession;
uruhare mu bya politiki n. agreement; compliance;
political participation. approbation; authorization;
uruhavu n. ditch; trench; sanction; allowance;
channel. Syn: umugende. dispensation; indulgence;
uruhererekane n. tradition; endorsement; grant; license;
secred tradition. permit.
uruheri n. scabies. 2 • vacation.
Syn: shishikara, ubuheri. uruhushya2 n. stage; row; line.
uruheza n. a tree used to ensure Syn: umurongo.
that the spirit of the dead uruhwiko n. charm; spell.
Umuhinza does not come back to urupangu n. fence.
haunt the king and the kingdom. urupapuro1 n. sheet of paper;
uruhimbi n. shelf for milk. paper; slip; form; leaf; page;
uruhimbi n. milk stand. sheet; leaflet; folio.
uruhiniro n. joint. urupapuro2 n. Usage: ubwoko
Syn: uruteranyirizo. bw'impapuro.paper; writing
uruhinja n. 1 • baby; infant; tiny paper; notepaper; stationery;
baby. letter paper; bond; carbon paper;
2 • new born; baby; infant; babe; onionskin; cardboard;
babe in arms; newborn child; paperboard; construction paper;
neonate.Variant: agahinja. tissue paper; tissue; tracing
See: igisekeramwanzi; paper; wrapping paper; gift wrap;
igitambambuga. printing paper; newsprint; stock;
uruhira n. patch of burn-baited pulp; wallpaper PRINTING.
land. urupapuro bandikaho ibitego n.
uruhitirizo n. needle. phr. game sheet.
Syn: urushinge, urusindano,
urusitazo.
uruho n. calabash; gourd.
Syn: urukiza, urukebano.

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urupapuro ngenerwamatangazo urwabitoki n. banana beer;

n. phr. insert; an extra leaf or banana wine. Syn: urwagwa,
section; as an advertisement; urukwegamano.
printed independently; for urwagashya n. Pl: inzagashya.
binding or tipping into a book or spleen.
periodical. urwagwa n. Pl: inzagwa. banana
urupapuro rurambuye n. phr. beer; banana wine.
spreadsheet. Syn: urwabitoki.
urupapuro rwo gusubirizaho n. urwakanakana n. dew-lap.
phr. answer sheet. urwakiriro n. reception centre.
urupapuro rwo kwa muganga n. urwambariro n. locker room;
phr. medicine chest. locker-room; changing room.
urupapuro rwo kwandikaho n. urwambukiro rw'abanyamaguru
phr. writing paper. n. zebra crossing.
urupapuro rw'isuku n. phr. Syn: ahambukira
hygienic paper. abanyamaguru.
urupfu1 n. death. urwamo n. clamour; clamouring;
urupfu2 n. sleep; eternal sleep; hue and cry; clamoring; noise of
death; rest; peace. voice.
uruzabibu n. vineyard BOTANY. u Rwanda n. phr. Rwanda;
uruzi n. river; stream; big river. Republic of Rwanda.
uruziga n. circle; ring; circuit;
halo; corona; orb; hoop; belt;
girdle; cordon; circlet; ringlet;
girt; girth.
uruzindu n. visit; stay; call;
sojourn.
uruzinduko n. visit; stay; call;
sojourn.
uruzi ntungantanga n. follicle
liquid.
uruziramire n. boa.
uruzi rw'inda n. phr. amniotic
liquid.
uruzitiro n. Pl: inzitiro. hedge;
fence; fence of shrubs; hedgerow;
row of bushes; fence; wall;
barrier; border; ring; bound;
margin; circumference;
delineation; protection; guard;
insurance; compensation;
counterbalance.

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 LOCATION
LOCATION Rwanda is a small
and a landlocked country located
between the eastern and central
Africa . The country has 26, 338
sq. Km of total area, of which 24,
950 sq. Km (94.7%) is made up of
land and 1, 388 sq. Km (5.3%) of
water. Of the total made up of
land, only 8, 600 sq. Km (32.7%)
are suitable for cultivation.
Rwanda’s population amounts
8.2 million inhabitants and has a
density of 311 inhabitants per sq.
Km. When taking into account
only the arable area, this density
increases to 955 inhabitants per
sq. Km making Rwanda one of
the most populated countries in
the world. Rwanda has a soft,
sunny, stable and temperate
climate. Temperature levels range
between 12 and 27° C mechanization
throughout the Country. The
country is dominated by a
multitude of hills separated in
most cases by swampy valleys.
The rest of the relief is made of
volcanic mountains in the North-
West; the steep North-South
slopes of the Congo-Nile divide
the plateaus in the Central
region, and the savannahs and
swamps in the eastern-southern
part of the country.
Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary V.02
POPULATION
POPULATION Rwanda is a small,
rural, and populated country.
The density of 355 inhabitants
per sq. Km in arable areas makes
the shortage of land for
cultivation to be one of the
biggest challenges for Rwanda’s
agriculture development. RIPA
(2002: 82) reports that, in
average, 79% of Rwandan
households own just one hectare
or less of land for cultivation and
related activities like livestock. In
some provinces like in Cyangugu
and Butare, this average rises to
respectively, 96% and 90% of
households. Following the farm
size issue, Rwandan agriculture
is organized around family
farming and is mainly for
subsistence. The use of
and modern
fertilizers is underdeveloped. The
country’s topography made of
hills and mountainous hinders
the development of extensive
agriculture. However, despite
these annoyances, agriculture in
Rwanda enjoys two rain seasons,
which enables two periods of
harvest per year. Moreover, the
development of swamp valleys
may improve the yield in the
sector.
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ECONOMY 1 • Food and cash of GDP is still low. The Rwanda

crops are cultivated. Food crops Development Indicators (2003:60)
include, among others, Irish and reports that the sector
sweet potatoes, maize, beans, contributed in 2002 to GDP with
sorghum, banana, fruit and 19%. However, the total
various vegetables. Tea and coffee production in the sector
are the main cash crops and the registered the same year an
main source of government increase of 6.2% as compared to
foreign exchange. In 2002, they the previous year and an increase
represent 54.4 % of total exports, of 9.1% as compared to the year
of which 32.7% of tea and 21.7 % 1990. Opportunities exist
of coffee. Pyrethrum and flower especially in building and mining
are being developed and could be sub sectors, which contributed in
part of Rwanda’s exports in the overall industrial production,
nearly coming years. The import respectively, to 44% and 3% in
substitution policy, in the 1970s 2002. Food industry remains the
and 1980s, aimed at producing core component of the industrial
locally certain manufactured sector. Yet it needs fresh capital
goods that were previously for processing local raw
imported. However, the industry materials.
which was at its infant stage has See: www.rwandagateway.org.
been severely damaged following
the destructive 1994 war and
genocide. Meanwhile, after a
decade of rebuilding and friendly
oriented industrial policy, the
sector has started to recover and
has gained its pre-war
momentum. Despite its infant
level of development, the national
industrial sector has succeeded
in varying its activities. Food and
agro industry dominate the sector
at almost 35% of the total
number of local industries. Other
sub sectors include chemical
industry; paper and printing;
extractive industry; textile;
leather and pneumatic; building
industry; and electricity, water
and gas. The share of the
industrial sector as a percentage

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2 • Rwanda’s economic structure 100 million people. Rwanda has

is characterized by an
overwhelming majority
population being employed in
agriculture. The scarcity of land
we highlighted earlier brings to
ask for policies that would
reduce, over the coming years,
the number of people depending
on agricultural activities. Policies
that promote for all and
especially professional trainings
will help in shifting population
from agricultural sector to any
other sector in industry or
services. Friendly industrial
policy has contributed to the
general improvement of Rwanda’s
economy. Privatization of former
public enterprises confirms the
government will of leaving
economic activities to
competitive private sector. A One
Stop Board of local and especially
foreign investors has been set up
to shorten administrative
procedures needed to start any
business. Sound fiscal and
monetary reforms are put in
place with the aim of further
improving the investment
climate. The economy is opened
and Rwanda is a member of
COMESA’s Free Trade Area. She
is intended to join the East
African Community (EAC), which
regroups Kenya , Tanzania and
Uganda . By then, Rwanda will be
fully anchored in Central and
Eastern Africa and will enjoy its
strategic position of being at the
centre of a market of more than
tremendous potential in tourism.
of With lakes, volcanic mountains,
natural forests and a well looking
landscape, “the country of
thousand hills” can do better in
attracting tourists than it is doing
now. Promoting investment in
tourism may reduce the gap
between imports and exports
values since tourism is seen as
inward- exported good that
enables government to get needed
foreign exchange. With an
expanding financial sector, a
strong investment in
communication and ICT and the
forthcoming EAC’s membership,
Rwanda made a choice of
strengthening her service sector
and enlarging her market.
a Encouraging for all, promoting
private sector and ICT, opening
the economy to a competitive
world, working on sound fiscal
and monetary policies and
boosting the tourism is opening
widely Rwanda’s economy
towards sustainable development
in a global market.

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 SERVICES urwandiko rw'inzira

SERVICES Services in Rwanda the 1990s. The reforms have

comprise mainly commerce and enabled more companies to join
tourism; transport, storage and the market and the diversification
communication; financial of delivered products. The
institutions, public institutions; number of bank and insurance
and services from non profit companies has tremendously
organization. From 1999 to 2001, increased and others still are
transport, storage, and ready on the queue to join the
communication sectors have market. The share of commerce
constantly improved together and tourism sector has been
with financial sector, though decreasing, from 28.2% in 1999
slightly. The communication sub to 26.4% in 2001. Yet both
sector has particularly enjoyed sectors represent more than the
the launching of the wireless quarter of the overall production
mobile phone and the internet in services. Tourism suffered
service that has connected from the insecurity that prevailed
Rwandans to the rest of the in the attractive spots in the
world. The improvement in aftermath of the 1994 war and
telecommunication services is genocide. However, since the
reducing the costs of doing security has recovered, old
business. The government of infrastructures are being restored
Rwanda intends to further and new facilities as well as new
develop the ICT in the process of spots are being developed. It is
strengthening the national expected that tourism will be the
economy, which has to be engine of the economy in the
knowledge oriented. In the same years to come.
way, transport has improved urwandiko n. letter; epistle;
following the government effort in dispatch; missive; note; message;
rebuilding road network. The memorandum; document;
liberalization of this sector certificate; love letter; billet-doux.
brought in new organized Syn: ibaruwa, ibarwa.
operators who invest in road as urwandiko rw'abajya mu
well as air transport. The mahanga n. passport.
extension of the runway of Kigali urwandiko rw'inzira n. travel
airport along with the warrant.
construction of a new
international airport outside
Kigali are expected to further link
Rwanda to the global market. The
financial sector has benefited
from the monetary reforms that
are implemented since the mid of

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urwango n. hatred; hostility; urwasaya n. jaw; jawbone.

enmity; malice; rancor; urwasaya rwo hasi n. phr. lower
animosity; antagonism; jaw.
antipathy; animus; malevolence; urwasaya rwo hejuru n. phr.
ill will; venom; resentment; upper jaw.
vindictiveness; revengefulness; urwaye n. sick; ill; unwell; ailing;
acrimony; bitterness; bad blood; laid up; indisposed; infirm;
abomination; revulsion; loathing; sickly; invalid; afflicted; unsound;
repugnance; disgust; detestation; unhealthy; poorly; frail; delicate;
hate; hatred; abhorrence; weak; nauseated; throwing up;
antipathy; aversion; hate; dislike; queasy; under the weather; of a
distaste; disliking; aversion; sick person.
loathing; repugnance; urwaho occasion. Syn: uburyo4.
abomination; abhorrence; enmity; urwego Pl: inzego. n.
hostility; detestation; rancor; 1 • stepladder; ladder.
malice; antipathy; animosity; 2 • level; stage; station; rank;
animus; venom; malevolence; position; achievement; period;
resentment; vindictiveness; phase; level; step; grade.
revengefulness; acrimony; urwego mbazwagikorwa n. unity.
antipathy; dislike; aversion; Syn: itsinda.
distaste; disgust; repulsion; urwego rw'amaraso n. phr. blood
loathing; repugnance; group.
abhorrence; antagonism; urwego rw'amashuri makuru n.
animosity; ill will; enmity; rancor; phr. academic rank.
hostility; unfriendliness. urwego rw'igihugu n. national
urwango rw'abanyamahanga n. level.
xenophobia. urweguriro n. drinking trough;
urwanya n. opponent; detractor; waterering place.
opposition; rival; competitor; urwembe n. Pl: inzembe. razor
adversary; contender; challenger; blade.
antagonist; foe; enemy; assailant; urwengero n. Pl: inzengero.
disputant; resister. brewery.
urwara n. Pl: inzara. nail; toe nail; urwenya n. humour; humor;
finger nail. jokes; joking; wit; wittiness;
urwaragurika n. sick; sickly; ill; witticisms; gags; wisecracks;
infirm; diseased; unhealthy; jests; jesting; foolery; fooling;
ailing; feeble; frail; weak; delicate; foolishness; tomfoolery; raillery;
fragile; unsound; debilitated. ridicule; buffoonery; waggery;
urwara rw'ino n. toenail. monkeyshines; comedy; high
urwasa n. Etym: from "kwasa" comedy; low comedy; broad
which means "split", comedy; slapstick; low hum.
"cleave".opening of the vulva. urweso1 n. pot.

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urweso2 n. Usage: ijambo urwiherero n. water closet; W.C.;

ritsindwa; euphemism; flush toilet; latrine; lavatory;
taboo.female genital turned washroom; washing-room; rest
towards the anus. Syn: umucuri. room; privy; outhouse;
urwezamahembe n. a beautiful convenience; facility; commode;
and elegant woman. john; can; loo (BrE.); men's room;
Syn: umugore. ladies' room. Syn: umusarani.
urwibukiro n. symbol. urwogerezo n. lavabo;
urwibutso n. memorial; launderette.
monument; testimonial; urwogero n. bathroom.
testament; remembrance; urwogoshero n. hairdressing
memento; witness; token; salon. Syn: isalodokuwafire.
commemoration; reminder. urwororero rw'inyamaswa zo mu
urwijiji n. 1 • cloud cover. gasozi n. zoo; zoological garden;
2 • haze; nebulosity. zoological park; animal farm;
urwijiji n. haze. menagerie; vivarium.
urwikaragiro n. Usage: hagati urwoya n. Usage: ku mbuto
y'imitende ibiri.axle. z'ibimera.awn BOTANY.
urwikekwe n. suspicion; distrust; urwubati n. sheath; scabbard;
mistrust; jealous apprehension. covering; sheathing; wrapper;
urwinjiriro n. enter. wrapping; envelope; container;
urwinjiriro n. home page. receptacle; jacket; coat; coating;
urwiri n. couch grass. case; slipcase; casing; membrane;
urwiru n. queen. skin; capsule; pod.
urwirungu Usage: ku nka.n. ash urwungano n. apparatus; system.
color; ash colour. urwungano nyamaraso n. phr.
urwirungu rw'amarwa Usage: ku circulatory system.
nka.n. phr. ash color of sorghum urwungano rw'imyakura n. phr.
beer; brown ash. nervous system.
urwirungu rw'umugoroba urwungano rw'ihumeka n. phr.
Usage: ku nka.n. phr. ash color of respiratory system.
evening; dark ash. urwunge n. series; system;
urwitegererezo n. model. combination of p; organization;
urwitwazo n. alibi; defense of organized entity; overall unit;
being elsewhere; excuse; unit; structure; setup.
explanation; justification; pretext; urwungikane n. series.
out. urwungiro n. butt.
urwiyuhagiriro n. bath (BrE);
bathtub (AmE).
urwicundo n. seesaw.
urwicungo n. swing; seesaw.

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urwunguko ndakuka n. phr. cash ushaje adj. old; elderly; aged;

flaw; the funds available within a hoary; grizzled; gray-headed; gray
company for dividends, purchase with age; white with age;
of new equipment, etc., usu. the venerable; antiquated; ancient;
after-tax profit plus noncash vintage; timeworn; age-old;
charges, such as depreciation. antique; old-fashioned; out-of-
urwunguko rwinshi n. phr. date; outdated; archaic; obsolete;
abundance; ample amount; great obsolescent.
supply; full measure; profusion; ushaka v. you want.
sufficiency; excess; more than ushaka akazi akoresheje
enough; plenty; surplus; glut; interineti n. phr. e-applicant;
plenitude; repletion; plethora; online-applicant; e-candidat.
surfeit; cornucopia; copiousness; ushavuye n. afflicted. Syn: ufite
heap; flood; bounty; wealth; intimba, ufite agahinda, ufite
richness. ishavu.
urwuri n. farm; ract; spread; ushidikanya adj. doubtful;
truck farm; ranch; country place; undecided; uncertain;
pasture; pasture land. unconvinced; unsettled;
usaba v. hesitating; tentative; irresolute.
1 (person) • who requests. ushimagiza n. congratulator.
2 (job) • it requires. ushinzwe abakozi n. phr.
usabiriza v. pp. who is begging, persinnel manager; staff
who begs. manager.
Usanze rwubitse agira ngo ushinzwe isuku n. hygienist.
ntirwaseye proverb. Still waters ushira isoni v. phr. barefaced;
run deep. brazen; shameless.
usibye loc. aside from; except for; Ushoborabyose n. Almighty.
apart from. ushoboye v. pp. Usage: kubera
usigare amahoro loc. ubumenyi n'uburambe
Usage: indamukanyo.farewell; abifitemo.skillful; able;
good-bye; so long; Godspeed; proficient; capable; competent;
adieu; au revoir; adios; expert; good; talented; highly
arrivederci; ciao; auf qualified; accomplished;
Wiedersehen; sayonara. masterful; effective; efficient;
usimbura nyir'ubwite v. phr. adroit; adept; apt; experienced;
1 • super. practiced; learned.
2 • a superintendent, esp. of an
apartment house.
usingiza v. pp. worshipper.

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ushoboye imirimo inyuranye v. utarimanganya adj. open;

phr. versatile; having many openhearted; forthright; sincere;
abilities; many-sided; all-around; natural; plain; artless;
multifaceted; many-skilled; straightforward; honest; candid;
handy; adaptable; resourceful; outgoing; extroverted; frank;
protean; gifted; talented; direct. See: udaca ku ruhande;
accomplished; ingenious; udacabiranya; umunyakuri.
proficient; clever; adroit; apt; utava ku izima v. phr. adamant;
able; expert. insistent; unyielding; inflexible;
ushyigikiye1 v. pp. supporter; rigid; fixed; set; firm; tough;
backer; upholder, defender; immovable; uncompromising;
champion; patron; adherent; unbending; resolute;
benefactor; disciple; wellwisher; intransigent; determined;
partisan; advocate; ally; helper; stubborn; hard as rock;
follower; sympathizer. obdurate; inexorable; uptight.
ushyigikiye2 v. pp. ally; colleague; utahaba v. pp. absentee.
co-worker; teammate; helper; utazibagirana v. pp. unforgetable.
accomplice; cohort; friend; utazi gutandukanya icyatsi
supporter; promoter; backer. n'ururo loc. who cannot
utagira igihugu adj. distinguish between good and
statelessness. bad.
utagira se v. phr. fatherless. utekereza v. pp.
utambikije ku... v. phr. astride. Usage: umurwayi, bitandukanye
utamenyereye v. pp. new; n'uwazitswe.conscious; able to
untried; unseasoned; unessayed; feel and think; sentient; sensible;
unaccustomed; unfamiliar; having awareness.
unused; unexercised; utererana v. pp. abandoner.
unventured; uncharted; utisubiraho v. pp. impenitent.
unexplored; remote; out-of-the- utishimye v. pp. grave; solemn;
way; untouched; ungathered; sedate; serious; earnest;
uncollected; green; wet behind thoughtful; subdued; quiet;
the ears. dignified; sober; staid; somber;
utanga amagambo v. phr. host; gloomy; dour; frowning; grim-
master of ceremonies; mistress of visaged; long-faced; sage;
ceremonies; party giver; philosophical.
welcomer. uticuza v. pp. impenitent.
utanga amahugurwa v. phr. utihana v. pp. impenitent.
trainer. Syn: uwigisha, uhugura. utubago tubiri n. phr. 1 • colon.
utarabatijwe v. pp. unbaptized.
utararezwe v. pp. impolite.

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2 • the sign (:) used to mark a 2 • financier; expert in money

major division in a sentence to matters; broker; banker; large-
indicate that what follows is an scale investor; underwriter;
elaboration, summation, backer; angel; rich man; man of
interpretation, etc. of what means; man of substance;
precedes. moneyed man; millionaire;
utumiza ibintu hanze v. phr. capitalist.
importer. uwa gatatu w'ivu n. phr. Ash
uturere tw'umujyi n. urban Wednesday.
areas. uwaguye undi ku mutima loc.
utuye v. pp. who lives. soul mate.
Utuye he? loc. Where do you live? uwaka akazi n. applicant;
utuyunguruzo n. sifts; riddles; nominee; aspirant; eligible;
filters; sieves. possibility; hopeful; competitor;
utwuguruzo n'utwugarizo n.phr. contender; contestant; office
n.phr. seeker; job seeker.
1. BrE • n.phr. inverted commas. uwakakambye amashuri n. phr.
2. AmE • n.phr. quotation marks. Doctor; Doctor of Philosophy.
uu! interj. oh! uwakijijwe n. biliever.
uuh interj. yeah. Syn: umwemera, uwemera.
Uvoma yanga avoma ibirohwa uwamugaye v. pp. desabled
proverb. Where there is a will, person; handicaped person.
there is a way. Usage: the synonyms provided
uvuga v. pp. speaker; who is below are often used in
saiying. everyday conversations but
uvuga rikijyana n. opinion leader. they are offensive on the
uvugirwa n'ingoma v. phr. whom desabled side. Syn: ikimuga,
the drums are beaten for him. igicumba, kajoriti.
uvugwa v. pp. who is said. uwandikiwe v. pp. addressee.
uvuka v. pp. originated. uwanjye pron. mine.
uwagashize n. 1 • richest; tycoon; uwaretse n. abandoner.
powerful businessperson; wealthy uwaretse v. pp. abandoner.
businessperson; magnate; mogul; uwarezwe v. pp. accused; charged
nabob; potentate; captain of with a crime; wrongdoing; fault.
industry; entrepreneur; uwari mu nama v. phr.
industrialist; big shot; bigwig; big participant; participator;
gun; big wheel; boss. partaker; member; partner; party;
sharer; contributor; shareholder;
associate; confrere; accomplice;
accessory.
uwarushije abandi v. phr. best
performer.

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uwasize v. pp. abandoner. 2 (job; scholarship) • eligible;

uwashakanye n'undi muntu v. qualified; able to be chosen;
phr. spouse; consort; married acceptable; authorized;
person, mate; partner. appropriate; proper; suitable;
uwashyingiranywe na n. phr. fitting; applicable; desirable;
spouse; consort; married person; worthwhile.
mate; partner. uwibwe n. abducted; kidnaped;
uwawe adj. yours. snatched.
uwacitse ku icumu v. phr. uwifashe v. pp. abstainer.
survivor; genocide survivor. uwifuza n. Usage: ushaka
Syn: umucukacumu. kumera uko abandi
uwacu adj. ours. bamerewe.jelous; envious;
uwahiriwe n. blessed; revered; resentful; covetous; green-eyed;
holy; hallowed; sacred; sanctified; grudging.
consecrated; adored; venerated. uwikunda adj. egoist; selfish; self-
uwahowe Imana n. phr. martyr; centered person; narcissist;
person willing to die or suffer for selfish person. Syn: bwenge-
a cause; person killed for his mwabo.
beliefs; one who undergoes great uwisobanura n. accountable;
suffering; one venerated for dying liable; answerable; responsible;
or suffering. obligated; chargeable; to blame;
uwahoze n. ex-, former. guilty; at fault; culpable;
uwazitswe n. unconscious; blameworthy.
without consciousness; uwishimye v. pp. carefree; gay;
senseless; insensate; without joyous; happy; sunny; smiling;
awareness; in a faint; in a coma; merry; boisterous; frivolous;
comatose; out; out cold; dead to facetious; flippant; flip; trifling;
the world. undignified; devil-may-care;
uwemera n. biliever. dashing; exciting.
Syn: umwemera, uwakijijwe, uwitabiriye inama n. participant;
umuyoboke. participator; partaker; member;
uwemerewe v. pp. 1 • admissible; partner; party; sharer; helper;
capable of being admitted; worker; contributor; shareholder;
permitted; allowed; allowable; colleague; fellow; associate;
permissible; acceptable; confrere; accomplice; accessory.
legitimate; admittable; tolerated; uwita ku isuku n. hygienist.
tolerable; passable. uwitangiye v. pp. Usage: ikintu
akaba umuvugizi wacyo.apostle;
advocate; pioneer; supporter;
proponent; exponent;
spokesperson; propagator;
propagandist; activist; zealot.

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Uwiteka n. Yahweh; Yahveh; uwizihiwe adj. happy; glad;

Jahvey; Jehovah; Wahvey; Yahve; content.
Yahwe. uwo adj. dem. that one.
uwitonze n. careful; cautious; uwo bibazwa adj. phr.
watchful; wary; guarded; chary; accountable; liable; answerable;
alert; observant; attentive; on responsible; obligated;
guard; vigilant; diligent; chargeable; to blame; guilty; at
concerned; thoughtful; mindful; fault; culpable; blameworthy.
regardful; heedful; prudent; Syn: ushinzwe, ufite
painstaking; scrupulous; inshingano.
circumspect; discreet; tactful; uwo imana yahaye adj. phr.
judicious; solicitous. blessed; fortunate; favored; lucky;
Uwitonze akama ishashi proverb. endowed; graced.
Constant dropping wears away a uwo imana zasekeye adj. phr.
stone. blessed; fortunate; favored; lucky;
Uwitonze atora icyabuze endowed; graced.
proverb. Constant dropping wears uwo kwa databukwe adj. phr. in-
away a stone. law.
uwiyamamaza n. candidate; uwo mukorana adj. phr. co-
applicant; nominee; aspirant; worker.
eligible; possibility; hopeful; uwo mwanya adj. phr.
competitor; contender; immediately; automatically.
contestant. Syn: umukandida, Syn: ako kanya.
uwitoresha, uwitoza. uwonguwo adj. dem. that one.
uwiyoroshya adj. meek; uwo ukomokaho v. sire.
submissive; deferential; uwubatse n. 1 • married.
complaisant; docile; yielding; 2 • who has built.
tractable; acquiescent; uwujuje ibisabwa adj. phr.
unresisting; compliant; long- eligible; qualified; able to be
suffering; spineless; spiritless; chosen; acceptable; authorized;
weak-kneed; lamblike; humble; appropriate; proper; suitable;
mild; gentle; modest; fitting; applicable; desirable;
unassuming; unassertive; worthwhile.
unpretentious; retiring; tolerant; uwundi adj. ind. another one.
tenderhearted. uwunganira n. 1 • advocator;
uwihayimana n. clergyperson. advocate; proponent; exponent.
uwize n. intellectual; intelligent; 2 • a person who pleads for a
scholarly; studious; bookish; cause or propounds an idea.
brainy; reasoning; thoughtful; Syn: umwunganizi.
rational. uwuhagarariye n. its
uwizera adj. believer. representative.
uwizewe adj. trusted.

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uyihagarariye n. its uhatanira n. rival; competitor;

representative. contestant; disputant; contender;
uyoborwa n. governed. opponent; adversary; antagonist;
uyoboye ibirori n. phr. host; foe; enemy.
master of ceremonies; mistress of uhatanye n. competitor; rival;
ceremonies; party giver; opposition; opponent; adversary;
welcomer. Syn: umuyobozi wa contestant; contender; fighter.
gahunda. uhereye v. since.
uyobya v. pp. confuser. uhereye ruhande n. A to Z (from).
uyu adj. dem. this one. Ndagira ngo umbwire ibyabaye
uyu munsi adj. phr. today. byose igihe ntari mpari,
uyu mwaka adj. phr. this year. uhereye ruhande. Tell me what
uyu mwanya adj. phr. happened while I've been away,
immediately. from A to Z.
u, U n. the twentieth letter in Uhima ipfa arahava proverb.
Kinyarwanda alphabet.[videwo] What the eye does not see, the
video; video set. heart does not grieve for.
uhagarariye n. representative; uhirwa n. blessed. Syn: umuhire.
spokesman; spokesperson; uhirwa v. pp. blessed.
spokeswoman; deputy; Uhisha mu nda imbwa
mouthpiece; delegate; ntizimwiba proverb. Walls have
representative; press agent; ears.
public relations representative; Uhongera umwanzi amara inka
P.R. man; negotiator; middleman; proverb. He who offers
agent; surrogate; proxy; reparations to his enemy will lose
protagonist. Syn: umuhagararizi, all his cattle.
umuhagarikizi. Uhoraho n. prop. Yahweh;
uhanganye n. rival; competitor; Yahveh; Jahvey; Jehovah;
contestant; disputant; contender; Wahvey; Yahve; Yahwe.
opponent; adversary; antagonist; Syn: Imana, Umushoborabyose,
foe; enemy. Syn: uhatanira. Iyakare.
uhanika n. uhugura n. trainer; training
Usage: umuntu.correctable. officer; training expert.
uriya mwana arahanika, uhuze n. absent; not attentive;
baramubwira akumva. that child preoccupied; absent-minded.
is correctable, when he is upiganwa n. competitor; rival;
reprimanded he understand what opposition; opponent; adversary;
is asked. contestant; contender; fighter.
uharanira uburenganzira uza v. who comes (very often).
bw'ikiremwamuntu n. human uzaba v. 3rd pers. fut. who will
rights defenders. become.

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uzana akajisho v. phr. better; uzi ibiriho biba v. phr. conscious,

healthier; more healthy; stronger; aware, cognizant, discerning,
fitter; improving; improved; knowledgeable, perceiving,
mending; progressing; recovering. noticing, observing, apperceptive,
uzaza v. 2nd pers. you will come. awake to, alert to, alive to, in the
uzi n. who knows. know.
uzi gukora imirimo inyuranye v. uzi ibyo akora v. phr. conscious,
phr. comprehensive. deliberate, calculated, studied,
uzi gukoresha mudasobwa v. premeditated.
phr. computer literate. uzinjizwa adj. who will be
uzi gucunga ibye neza v. phr. integrated.
manager; planner; organizer; uzihagarariye n. their
budgeteer; tactician; representative.
manipulator; negotiator.

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V - v
vantilateri n. ventilator. voleboro n. velleyball.
Vayo hano v. phr. vuba1 adv. soon; recently.
Usage: utegeka.Come here! vuba2 adv. quickly; fast; fastly.
vazeline n. petroleum jelly; vuba aha adv. phr. recently.
Vaseline. vuba aha recently; new; modern;
Venezuwela n. Venezuala. up-to-the-minute; contemporary;
Venusi n. Venus. up-to-date; lately made; late;
virusi1 n. virus. novel; fresh; not long past; of
virusi2 n. virus; microorganism yesterday; latter-day.
smaller than a bacterium; germ; vuba vuba adv. quickly; fast;
microbe; bug. fastly.
Visi-Perezida n. Vice-President. vuba hashoboka adv. phr. as
vitamini n. vitamin; vitamine. soon as possible.
vitensi n. speed. Vuga! v. phr. Talk!
viyatiko n. viaticum. v, V n. the twenty first letter in
Viyetinamu n. Vietnam. Kinyarwanda alphabet.
viza n. visa.

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W - w
wa adj. poss. for; for; appropriate wagize ubwoba v. phr. worried.
to; beneficial to. wagombye v. you may.
wababajwe adj. aggrieved; wajijwe v. pp. confused.
sorrowful; saddened; troubled; wakomerekejwe v. pp.
pained; disturbed; sad; grieving; Usage: mu magambo cyangwa
grief-stricken; tearful; mournful; mu bikorwa.aggrieved; sorrowful;
offended; affronted; wronged; saddened; troubled; pained;
hurt; stung; wounded; injured; disturbed; sad; grieving; grief-
abused; ill-treated; maltreated; stricken; tearful; mournful;
put upon; persecuted; distressed; offended; affronted; wronged;
imposed upon. hurt; stung; wounded; injured;
wabimenye3 [aho] adj. just; say it abused; ill-treated; maltreated;
again. Syn: aho, aho rwose, put upon; persecuted; distressed;
n'uko ntumbaze, ntiwirirwe imposed upon.
ubaza. wakomeretse bikabije v. phr.
wabuze icyo yakora v. phr. seriously injured.
confused. wambuwe uburenganzira adj.
wabyigiye adj. professional. phr. aggrieved; deprived of legal
wafashwe na v. phr. suffer from; rights or claims.
suffer from. Syn: urwaye.... wameze imvi adj. phr. gray; gray-
wafashweho ingwate v. phr. haired; gray-headed; silver-
abducted; kidnaped; snatched. haired; hoary-headed; grizzly;
Syn: washimuswa. pepper-and-salt.
wagize ipfunwe v. phr. abashed; wamunzwe na ruswa v. phr.
embarrassed; ashamed; corrupted; vitiated; debased.
chagrined; mortified; humiliated; wamwajijwe v. pp. humiliated.
humbled; self-conscious;
dismayed; taken aback;
bewildered; confused;
dumbfounded; nonplussed;
disconcerted; disheartened;
daunted; confounded; fazed; shy;
bashful; cowed; overawed;
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wamwaye v. pp. abashed; wasaze adj. 1 • insane; crazy;

embarrassed; ashamed; demented; lunatic; crazed;
chagrined; mortified; humiliated; deranged; maniacal; unbalanced;
humbled; self-conscious; irrational; unhinged; bereft of
dismayed; taken aback; reason; daft; balmy; not quite
bewildered; confused; right; not all there; out of one's
dumbfounded; nonplussed; mind; not right in one's upper
disconcerted; disheartened; story.
daunted; confounded; fazed; shy; 2 • nuts; nutty; nutty as a
bashful; cowed; overawed; fruitcake; cuckoo; cracked;
subdued. screwy; have a screw loose; off
wanezerewe adj. satisfied; one's rocker; touched; loco.
content; gratified; pleased; happy; 3 • crackers; round the bend; non
comfortable; at ease; serene; at compos mentis; non compos.
peace. wasebejwe v. pp. humiliated.
wanjye adj. mine. wasingijwe v. pp. worshiped.
wanyerejwe adj. abducted; washaje adj. worn-out.
kidnaped; snatched. washavujwe adj. aggrieved;
wanyuzwe adj. satisfied; content; sorrowful; saddened; troubled;
gratified; pleased; happy; pained; disturbed; sad; grieving;
comfortable; at ease; serene; at grief-stricken; tearful; mournful;
peace. offended; affronted; wronged;
Waramutse? loc. 1 • to be still hurt; stung; wounded; injured;
alive in the morning. abused; ill-treated; maltreated;
See: kuramuka. put upon; persecuted; distressed;
2 • good morning. imposed upon.
warezwe v. pp. 1 • accused. washimuswe adj. abducted;
2 • educated. kidnaped; snatched.
warongowe v. pp. married. washyingirwa adj. marriageable.
warongoye v. pp. married. washyingiwe v. pp. married.
Warupyisi n. 1 • hyena. washyutswe adj. 1 • ruttish; in
2 • a large carnivore of the family heat; in rut; in season; sexually
Hyaenidae, of Africa and South excited.
Asia, having a sloping back and 2 • aroused; horny; lascivious;
large teeth and feeding chiefly on lecherous; lewd; libidinous;
carrion, often in packs. lustful; randy (BrE); salacious.
wateshejwe agaciro adj. phr.
humiliated.
wavugirije v. pp. whistled.
wavukijwe adj. deprived.

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wavukijwe uburenganzira adj. wibagirwa cyane v. phr.

phr. aggrieved; deprived of legal 1 • absent-minded; forgetful;
rights or claims. distracted; withdrawn;
Wahabaye intwari! loc. unheeding; unmindful;
Congratulations! preoccupied; absent; faraway;
wahanwe adj. corrected. woolgathering; oblivious;
Wahanyuranye umucyo! loc. engrossed; absorbed; lost in
Congratulations! thought; daydreaming; distrait.
waharabitswe adj. humiliated. 2 • out of it; not with it.
wahindutse mushya adj. new; wifuza v. you want.
restored; reinvigorated; renewed; wigenga n. 1 • independent; self-
renovated; revivified; reborn; reliant; uncontrolled; on one's
recreated; regenerated; refreshed; own; autonomous; free; self-
fixed; repaired; rebuilt; directing; individualistic;
reconstructed; remodeled; uncoerced.
resumed; reopened; changed; 2 • unconstrained.
altered. 3 • free from the control or
wahungabanyijwe v. pp. influence of others.
aggrieved; troubled; worried; wigerezaho adj. presumptuous;
disturbed. bold; audacious; daring;
we adj. poss. her; his; hers. overconfident; overfamiliar;
we [wê] adj. pers. him; he; she; forward; nervy; shameless; brash;
her. brazen; brassy; fresh; cocky.
wenda adv. perhaps; maybe; wikariye adj. strict; stern; rigid;
possibly. severe; authoritarian; rigorous;
wenda ahari loc. perhaps; maybe; uncompromising; austere;
possibly. stringent; unyielding; exacting;
wenyine pron. only; alone; by inflexible.
oneself; by itself; solely; wikwikubaganya v. keep still.
exclusively; individually; singly; wino n. 1 • ink.
without others; as the only one; 2 • a fluid or viscous substance
without anything further; you used for writing or printing.
alone; he alone; it alone. wirarira adj. presumptutous;
Werurwe n. March. Syn: ukwezi haughty; proud; snobbish;
kwa gatatu. assuming; overbearing; lofty;
wese [wêese] adv. each. patronizing; pompous; lordly;
wese [wese] n. toilet; W.C. imperious; disdainful;
we! Usage: mu mvugo contemptuous; domineering,
itanoze.interj. hey. dictatorial, arrogant.

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wishimye adj. happy; glad; wose pron. 1 • whole; entire;

pleased; delighted; content; complete; full; total; unabridged.
contented; gratified; tickled; 2 • entire amount; total; sum total;
tickled pink; gay; cheerful; in aggregate; bulk; major part; main
high spirits; elated; joyous; part; body; essence;
overjoyed; exhilarated; blissful; quintessence.
rapturous; ecstatic; exultant; wowe adj. you; ye.
gleeful; transported; rhapsodic; wumiwe v. pp. confused.
jubilant; flushed with pleasure; wumva vuba adj. phr. 1 • quick-
exuberant; in seventh heaven; witted; bright; apt; intelligent;
pleasant; pleasing; delightful; discerning; perspicacious.
gratifying; cheering; joyful. 2 • smart; clever; acute; keen;
witwara gipfura adv. gentle; astute; sharp; alert; wide-awake;
gentlehearted; kindly, kind; vigilant.
peaceful; compassionate; 3 • sagacious; brainy.
tenderhearted; tender; 4 • prompt; eager; shrewd;
sympathetic; mild; meek; penetrating.
tolerant; benign; lenient; 5 • expert; skillful; facile; able;
indulgent; merciful; thoughtful; dexterous; adroit; deft; adep.
considerate. wunzwe adj. mediated.
witwara neza v. phr. good; well- wuhe? adj. Who?
behaved. w'ikimene adj. phr. 1 • quick-
wivuye inyuma adv. phr. witted; bright; apt; intelligent;
categorically; absolutely. discerning; perspicacious.
wiyemera adj. 2 • smart; clever; acute; keen;
1 • presumptutous; haughty; astute; sharp; alert; wide-awake;
proud; snobbish; assuming; vigilant.
overbearing; lofty; patronizing; 3 • sagacious; brainy.
pompous; lordly; imperious. 4 • prompt; eager; shrewd;
2 • disdainful; contemptuous; penetrating.
domineering; dictatorial; 5 • expert; skillful; facile; able;
arrogant. dexterous; adroit; deft; adep.
wo adj. poss. 1 • of. wo kwa w'inararibonye adj. phr. wise;
Mahenehene who is the wiser; having good judgment;
descendant of Mahenehene. sagacious; sage; sapient;
2 • for; appropriate to; beneficial understanding; profound;
to; related to. judicious; discerning; perceptive;
woroherwa adj. phr. better; perspicacious; intelligent;
healthier; more healthy; stronger; knowing; knowledgeable.
fitter; improving; improved;
mending; progressing; recovering.

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w'inganji adj. phr. victorious; w'umutwe ufungutse adj. phr.

conquering; winning; triumphant; quick-witted; bright; apt;
successful; champion; intelligent; discerning;
championship; prizewinning; perspicacious; smart; clever;
vanquishing. acute; keen; astute; sharp; alert;
w'inseko nziza adj. phr. with wide-awake; vigilant; sagacious;
cheerful nature; smiling; brainy; prompt; eager; shrewd;
grinning. penetrating; expert; skillful;
w'umukozi adj. phr. laborious. facile; able; dexterous; adroit;
w'umunyagitsure adj. phr. deft; adep.
powerful; commanding; w'umuhanga adj. phr. 1 • quick-
authoritative; cogent; forceful; witted; bright; apt; intelligent;
high-powered; energetic; rousing; discerning; perspicacious.
moving; exciting; emphatic; 2 • smart; clever; acute; keen;
incisive; intense; effective. astute; sharp; alert; wide-awake;
w'umunyamahane adj. phr. vigilant.
agressive; hostile; belligerent; 3 • sagacious; brainy.
combative; assailant; 4 • prompt; eager; shrewd;
pugnacious; vicious; tending to penetrating.
attack; contentious; warring. 5 • expert; skillful; facile; able;
w'umunyembaraga adj. phr. dexterous; adroit; deft; adep.
powerful; commanding; 6 • wise; having good judgment;
authoritative; cogent; forceful; sage; sapient; understanding;
high-powered; energetic; rousing; profound; judicious; discerning;
moving; exciting; emphatic; perceptive; perspicacious;
incisive; intense; effective. intelligent; knowing;
w'umuswa adj. phr. bad; not knowledgeable.
good; poor; inferior; wretched; w. n. the twenty second letter of
awful; terrible; dreadful; below Kinyarwanda alphabet.
standard; substandard; below
par; second-rate; lousy; faulty;
defective; imperfect; deficient;
lacking; inadequate; valueless;
useless; unproductive; unfit;
baneful.

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Y - y
yabo adj. theirs. Yahwe n. Prop. Yahweh; Yahveh;
Yamusukukoro n. prop. Jahvey; Jehovah; Wahvey; Yahve;
1 • Yamoussoukro. Yahwe.
2 • the capital of Ivory Cost. ye [yê] hers; her.
Yampaye inka! interj. ye [yeê] interj.
Usage: Exclamations and swear Usage: insistance.really?
expressions.lit. He gave me a yee interj. 1 • yes; yea; of course;
cow; My god!; Jesus Christ! aye; yea; it is so; just so; true;
yanshwanyagurije ibintu v. phr. granted; of course; surely; really;
he/she has tore my belongings. truly; verily; to be sure;
yarasamye v. 3rd pers. she is assuredly; certainly; indeed;
pregnant, she is with young, she emphatically; no doubt;
is parturient, she is gravid, she is undoubtedly; doubtless;
gestating, she is with child, she is positively; precisely; exactly; so
having a baby; she is in a family be it; amen.
way; she is about to become a 2 • affirmatively; in the affirmative.
mother. Yee he! interj. oh!
yasuzumye v. 3rd pers. he/she yego 1 (in election) • ay; aye.
examined. Yego 25 na oya 3, 25 batoye
yatangajwe v. 3rd pers. she/he yego 3 batora oya 25 ayes and 3
was surprised by. noes. abatoye yego batsinze the
yatangarije v. 3rd pers. she/he ayes have it.
revealed. 2 (in greetings) • Hi; Hello.
yatangije v. 3rd pers. she/he 3 (in affirming sth) • yes; aye;
inogurated. yea; it is so; just so; true;
Yawe n. Prop. Yahweh; Yahveh; granted; of course; surely; really;
Jahvey; Jehovah; Wahvey; Yahve; truly; verily; to be sure;
Yahwe. assuredly; certainly; indeed;
Yawunde n. prop. 1 • Yaunde. emphatically; no doubt;
2 • the capital of Cameroon. undoubtedly; doubtless;
yawurute n. yogurt. positively; precisely; exactly; so
yahomvomvye v. he/she said the be it; amen; affirmatively; in the
stupid things/insanities. affirmative; yeah.
yemejwe v. pp. adopted.

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yemewe v. pp. accepted; capable 2 • A Jewish Christian surnamed

of being accepted; agreeable; Justus (Col. 4:11). Je'sus, the
proper; suitable; admissible; proper, as Christ is the official,
satisfactory; worthy; good. name of our Lord. To distinguish
yemwe! interj. heh! him from others so called, he is
Yeremiya n. Prop. Jeremiah. spoken of as "Jesus of Nazareth"
Yesu n. Prop. Jesus. (John 18:7), and "Jesus the son
Yesu Kirisito n. Prop. Jesus of Joseph" (John 6:42). This is
Christ. the Greek form of the Hebrew
Yewe wee! interj. oh. name Joshua, which was
ye! interj. really! originally Hoshea (Num. 13:8,
Yehova n. Prop. Yahweh; Yahveh; 16), but changed by Moses into
Jahvey; Jehovah; Wahvey; Yahve; Jehoshua (Num. 13:16; 1 Chr.
Yahwe. 7:27), or Joshua. After the Exile it
Yezu n. Prop. 1 • Joshua, the son assumed the form Jeshua,
of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb. 4:8; R.V., whence the Greek form Jesus. It
"Joshua"). was given to our Lord to denote
the object of his mission, to save
(Matt. 1:21). The life of Jesus on
earth may be divided into two
great periods, (1) that of his
private life, till he was about
thirty years of age; and (2) that of
his public life, which lasted about
three years. In the "fulness of
time" he was born at Bethlehem,
in the reign of the emperor
Augustus, of Mary, who was
betrothed to Joseph, a carpenter
(Matt. 1:1; Luke 3:23; comp.
John 7:42). His birth was
announced to the shepherds
(Luke 2:8-20). Wise men from the
east came to Bethlehem to see
him who was born "King of the
Jews," bringing gifts with them
(Matt. 2:1-12). Herod's cruel
jealousy led to Joseph's flight into
Egypt with Mary and the infant
Jesus, where they tarried till the
death of this king (Matt. 2:13-23),
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in Nazareth, in Lower Galilee victim to their hatred. The first

(2:23; comp. Luke 4:16; John six months of this final year were
1:46, etc.). At the age of twelve passed in Galilee, and the last six
years he went up to Jerusalem to in other p of the land.", Stalker's
the Passover with his parents. Life of Jesus Christ, p. 45. The
There, in the temple, "in the only reliable sources of
midst of the doctors," all that information regarding the life of
heard him were "astonished at Christ on earth are the Gospels,
his understanding and answers" which present in historical detail
(Luke 2:41, etc.). Eighteen years the words and the work of Christ
pass, of which we have no record in so many different aspects.
beyond this, that he returned to See: Kirisito; Kirisito; Yesu;
Nazareth and "increased in Yesu Kirisito; Yezu Kirisitu.
wisdom and stature, and in Yezu asubira mu ijuru n. phr.
favour with God and man" (Luke Ascension.
2:52). He entered on his public Yezu Kirisito n. Prop. Jesus
ministry when he was about Christ.
thirty years of age. It is generally Yezu Kirisitu n. Prop. Jesus
reckoned to have extended to Christ.
about three years. "Each of these yibanze [yiibaanze] v. s/he
years had peculiar features of its emphasised; s/he stressed.
own. (1.) The first year may be yifashishije v. 3rd pers. he/she
called the year of obscurity, both used.
because the records of it which yifuje v. 3rd pers. he/she wished.
we possess are very scanty, and yifuza v. 3rd pers. he/she wishes.
because he seems during it to yigeze v. 3rd pers. he/she one
have been only slowly emerging day was.
into public notice. It was spent yigishije v. 3rd pers. she/he has
for the most part in Judea. (2.) taught.
The second year was the year of yiteguye adj. he/she is ready.
public favour, during which the yitoye v. he/she voted
country had become thoroughly him/herself.
aware of him; his activity was yica adj. fatal; terminal; deadly;
incessant, and his frame rang mortal; causing death; lethal;
through the length and breadth virulent.
of the land. It was almost wholly yicaye v. 3rd pers. he/she sits.
passed in Galilee. (3.) The third yihariye adj. secial; particular.
was the year of opposition, when
the public favour ebbed away. His
enemies multiplied and assailed
him with more and more
pertinacity, and at last he fell a

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yihuta adj. 1 • swift; quick; fleet; Yudeya n. Judea.

moving quickly; winged; able to Yudita n. Judith.
move rapidly; rapid; brisk; hasty; Yugoselaviya n. Yugoslavia.
flying; hurried; accelerated; yuko +relative clause. 1 • that.
taking only a short time; done in yavuze y'uko mugomba kuza
little time; speedy; expeditious. he/she said that you must come.
2 • lickety-split; ahead; in 2 • if; whether.
advance. yumiwe v. pp. his/her mouth
yo pron. 1 • there. hanging open.
2 • at the place mentioned before. yumvikana v. pp.
yo [yoôoo] interj. for; appropriate Usage: inyigo.1 • comprehensive;
to; beneficial to; related to. ll-inclusive; all-embracing;
Yobu n. Job. overall; extensive; expansive;
yoga n. 1 • yoga. broad; sweeping; widespread;
2 • a system of physical and universal; general.
mental disciplines practiced to 2 • exhaustive; complete;
attain control of body and mind, thorough; full; copious;
tranquillity, etc., esp. a series of compendious.
postures and breathing exercises. Yuu! interj. oh!
Yokohama n. Yokohama, port city Yuvenali n. prop. From: from
on southeastern Honshu in Latin Juvenalis.Christian name
central Japan. of a pesron.
Yona n. Jonas.Variant: Yonasi. yuzuye v.pp.
yonyine pron. ind. it alone, he Usage: inyigo.1 • comprehensive;
alone. ll-inclusive; all-embracing;
Yoweli n. Jowel. overall; extensive; expansive;
Yohana Umubatiza n. John the broad; sweeping; widespread;
Baptizer. universal; general.
Yohani n. Jesus's disciple. 2 • exhaustive; complete;
Yohani Batisita n. John the thorough; full; copious;
Baptizer. compendious.
Yozefu n. n. y'ibanze adj. 1 • primordial.
1. • n. Jacob's sun. 2 • consistuting the earliest stages.
2. • n. who put Jesus in the grave. y'ibyaha adj. phr. 1 • siniful;
Yozuwe n. Joshua. wicked; evil; unrighteous; unholy;
yubatswe v. pp. is built. impious; ungodly; irreligious;
yubile n. jubilee; day of iniquitous; immoral; profligate;
remembrance; anniversry. miscreant; corrupt; depraved;
yubile y'umunsi w'amavuko n. degenerate.
phr. birthday party.
Yuda n. Judah.
Yudaya n. Judea.

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2 • villainous; vile; wrong; bad; y'incamugongo adj.

heinous; despicable; wayward; Usage: inkuru.1 • bad;
errant; criminal; shameful; unpleasant; unwelcome;
disgraceful. disagreeable; disappointing;
y'idini adj. phr. religious; distressed; distressing;
spiritual; holy; sacred; discouraged; sorry; discouraging;
theological; divine; disturbing; regrettable; troubled;
denominational; devotional. troubling.
y'igihugu adj. 1 • national. 2 • gloomy; glum; melancholy;
2 • of the state. joyless; grim; disheartening;
y'imanza adj. litigant. unnerving; dreadful; obnoxious.
y'imari adj. financial. 3 • cross; angry; short-tempered;
y'imbere adj. front; anterior; offensive; irascible; irritable;
prior. touchy.
y'imibereho adj. social y'iri adj. phr. for this.
ANTHROPOLOGY-SOCIOLOGY. y'isi adj. phr. Usage: intambara,
y'inkiko adj. judicial; judiciary; etc..1 • global; worldwide; world;
jurisdictional; juristic; legal; universal; planetary;
official. See: w'inkiko; intercontinental; international.
cy'urukiko; b'urukiko; z'inkiko; 2 • general; widespread;
ry'urukiko; rw'urukiko. comprehensive; all-
encompassing; unlimited;
unbounded; all-out.
y'itorero adj. phr. of the church,
for the church.
y'itsembabwoko adj. phr. of the
genocide.

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Z - z
Zagerebu n. 1 • Zagreb.
2 • the capital of Croatia.
Zakariya n. pr. n. pr.
1. (John the Baptizer's father) • n. pr. Zacharias.
2. (prophet) • n. pr. Zechariah.
Zambezi n. Zambezi; Zambesi. uruzi rwa Zambezi Zambezi River.
Zambiya n. prop. Zambia.
Zanzibari n. prop. 1 • Zanzibar.
2 • an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the
United Republic of Tanzania.
Zayire n. prop. 1 • Zaïre.
2 • current DRC; Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zaza [zâaza] n. prop. a Rwandan region; the second misson of the Roman
Catholic Church in Rwanda created in 1902.
Zewusi n. prop. Zeus, the god of the heavens and supreme deity of the
ancient Greeks: identified by the Romans with Jupiter.
Zimbabwe n. prop. Republic of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe ni igihugu kiri mu
mugabane wa Afurika Zimbabwe is a country located in the African
continent).
z n. 1 • z, Z.
2 • the twenty fourth letter of Kinyarwanda alphabet.
za adj. of; for.
zabukuru n. 1 • age; old age; advanced age; seniority. Syn: ubusaza,
ubukambwe, iminsi.
2 • adulthood; years.
zaburi n. psalm.
zana icyo kunywa! loc. make with the drinks!
zanjye [zaangje] pron. poss. mine.
zahabu n. 1 • gold; gold dust; nugget; bullion; ingot; bar.
2 • Chemistry aurum.
zahovye v. they sucked the honey from cells of a honeycomb.
ze adj. poss. his, hers.
zeru n. 1 • zero; nothing; nothingness; naught; aught; cipher.
2 • goose egg; zilch; zip; symbol 0.

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ziba v. shut up.

zigomba v. they must, they might, they ought to, they have to.
zina adj. nominal.
zingaro n. [ziingaro] n. small pieces of ventral meat broiled, often with
peppers, onions, or other vegetables, on a skewer.
zihariye adj. secial; particular.
zona n. shingles (sg), herpes zoster (spec.).
zuzuye v. pp. complete; o' clock. Usage: used in telling the time when an
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A - a

a 1 • A cyangwa an ni indanga 3 • DET: DET sing-n. Bakoresha a

ndafutura mu rurimi cyangwa an iyo basha kwerekana
rw'icyongereza. Ikoreshwa ku umuntu cyangwa ikintu runaka
itsinda ry'amazina agaragaza cy'ihariye kandi badashaka
umuntu cyangwa ikintu kimwe kukigaragaza neza. ...expensive
gusa. Intego an ikoreshwa ku dress that we saw being
magambo atangirwa n'inyajwi advertised by a beautiful
cyangwa ingombajwi zitumvikana model... ...ikanzu ihenze
iyo zitangijwe ijambo. twabonye bamamarisha
2 • DET: DET sing-n. A cyangwa an umunyamideri w'ihoho... I
bikoreshwa iyo uvuga umuntu suggest you leave it to an
cyangwa ikintu ku nshuro ya expert. Nabagiraga inama yo
mbere cyangwa iyo ubona abantu kubirekera inzobere. Bring a
badashobora kumenya umuntu hand bag. Zana igikapu batwara
cyangwa ikintu runaka uri mu ntoki. ...waiting for a bus.
kuvugaho. A teacher entered ...gutega bisi.
entered the classrom, and
students stood up to greet him.
Umwarimu yinjiye mu cyumba,
abanyeshuri barahaguruka ngo
bamusuhuze. She is eating an
apple. Ari kurya pome. Today
you've got a new house. Uyu
munsi twabonye inzu nshya. I
live in a hotel. Ncumbitse mu
ihoteli. He is coming in an hour.
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4 • DET: DET n-uncount with supp.
Bakoresha a cyangwa an imbere
y'izina ry'ibintu bitabarika igihe
iryo zina rikurikiye ntera,
cyangwa igihe izina rikurikiwe
n'amagambo arisobanura
birambuye. The islanders
exhibit a constant happiness
with life. Abantu batuye mu
birwa bakunda kugaragaza mu
buzima bwabo ibyishimo
bihoraho. He did have a real
knowledge of the country. Afite
ubumenyi bufatika bw'igihugu.
Football movies have gained an
appreciation that far outstrips
those dealing with any other
sport. Amafilimi y'umupira
w'amaguru akundwa cyane
kuruta andi mafilimi agaragaza
izindi siporo.
5 • DET: DET n-mass. Bakoresha a
cyangwa an imbere y'ijambo
rihagarariye itsinda ry'ibintu
igihe bashaka kwerekana ubwoko
bumwe cyangwa ko icyo kintu
gihagarariye iryo tsinda.
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly
prized wine. Bollinger 'RD' ni
divayi itaboneka cyane kandi
ihenda bikabije.
6 • DET: DET in quant. Bakoresha
a mu magambo ngaragazangano
nka 'a lot', 'a little', na 'a bit'. I
spend a lot on expensive
jewelry and clothing. Natanze
amafaranga menshi ku mitako
n'imyenda ihenze. I've come
looking for a bit of advice.
Nazanywe no kugusaba inama.
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7 • DET: DET sing-n. Bakoresha a
cyangwa an bagaragaza umuntu
cyangwa ikintu nk'urugero
rufatika rigize itsinda, agatsiko
cyangwa ubwoko runaka. Some
parents believe a boy must
learn to stand up and fight like
a man. Ababyeyi bamwe bemera
ko umuhungu agomba kwiga
kubaduka no kurwana
nk'umugabo. ...the operation a
patient has had. ...ibagwa
umurwayi yakorewe.
8 • DET: DET sing-n. A cyangwa an
bikoreshwa imbere y'amazina
y'iminsi, amezi, cyangwa
amaserukiramuco iyo bashaka
kwerekana uburemere bwihariye
bw'uwo munsi, ukwezi cyangwa
iserukiramuco. The interview
took place on a Friday
afternoon. Ikiganiro
ntaramakuru cyabaye ari kuwa
gatanu nyuma ya saa sita. It was
a Christmas when Mary bought
gifts for her boyfriend. Hari kuri
Noheri ubwo MAriya yaguraga
impano z'umuhungu w'inshuti
ye.
9 • DET: DET sing-n. Bakoresha a
cyangwa an igihe bavuga icyo
runaka ari cyo cyangwa akazi
akora. I explained that I was an
artist. Nari nabasobanuriye ko
ndi umuhanzi. He was now a
teacher and a respectable
member of the community. Iki
gihe yari umwarimu n'umuntu
wubashywe mu muryango we.
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10 • DET: DET n-proper. A cyangwa
an bikoreshwa imbere y'amazina
y'abantu bashaka kwerekana ko
batabazi cyangwa se ngo babe
bafite icyo babaziho kandi mu
kubavuga gutyo bikagaragaza ko
ari ubwa mbere babavuze. The
full address on a stick-on label
was that of a Mrs M. R. Wilsons
of New York. Aderese iri ku
gapapuro gateyeho yari iy'uwitwa
Mrs M. R. Wilsons w'i Niyu
Yoruke. A Dr David McDonald
was reported missing while on
an expedition to north-eastern
Engalnd. Uwitwa Dr David
McDonald yavuzweho kuba
yazimiye mu gihe yari mu nzira
yerekeza mu majyaruguru
y'iburasirazuba by'Ubwongereza.
11 • DET: DET n-proper. A cyangwa
an bikoreshwa imbere y'amazina
y'abantu ushaka kuvuga undi
muntu ufite imimerere n'imico
ihuje n'iy'uba yavuzweho. When I
listen to her play I can hear a
new Nigel Kennedy. Iyo numvise
incurango ye mpita mwumvamo
Nigel Kennedy mushya.
12 • DET: DET n-proper. uwo (mu
muryango w'abakomoka); A
cyangwa an bikoreshwa imbere
y'izina y'umuryango iyo ushaka
kwerekana ko umuntu akomoka
mu muryango ufite iryo zina. As
far as I can recall, Patti was a
Smith. Uko mbyibuka, Patti ni
uwo mu muryango w'abakomoka
kuri Smith.
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13 • DET: DET n-proper. A cyanya
an bikoreshwa imbere y'amazina
y'abanyabugeni kugira ngo
agaragaze ko igihangano cyangwa
ishusho ribaje byakozwe na bo.
Most people have very little
difficulty in seeing why a Van
Gogh is a work of genius.
Abantu benshi ntibajya bagira
ingorane zo kubona ko igikorwa
cya Van Gogh ari igikorwa
gikoranywe ubuhanga.
14 • DET: DET sing-n. A cyangwa
an bikunda gukoreshwa mu
mwanya wa 'one', cyane cyane ku
magambo nka 'hundred', 'hour',
and 'metre', no ku migabaane
nka 'half', 'quarter', and 'third'.
The give him more than a
thousand acres of land.
Bamuhaye ari z'ubutaka zirenga
ijana. The did it in a quarter of
an hour. Babikoze mu gihe
cy'iminota cumi n'itanu. The
trousers were shortened an
inch or two. Amapantalo
yagabanyijweho inci imwe
cyangwa ebyiri.
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15 • DET: num DET sing-n. A 5 • PHR: PHR after v. Mu

cyangwa an bikoreshwa mu cyongereza bakunda gukoresha
nshoberamahanga nka 'eight 'from A to B', bisobanura 'kuva
hours a day' kugira ngo ahantu hamwe ujya ahandi' iyi
bigaragaze inshuro cyangwa bavuga ku rugendo bifuza
ikigereranyo by'ikintu cyabayeho gukora, badasobanuye neza aho
mu gihe runaka. Prices start at urwo rugendo rurabageza. Cars
UK $ 2 a bottle for non- are for getting people from A to
arcoholic baverages. Ibiciro B in maximum safety. Imodoka
bitangirira ku ma dorali 2 ku zigomba kuvana abantu ahantu
icupa ry'ibinyobwa bidasindisha. hamwe zibajyana ahandi mu
The athlet can cross about 15 mutekano usesuye uzira
kilometres an hour. Umukinnyi impanuka.
w'imikino ngororamubiri a few bike.
ashobora kwiruka hafi kilometero a girl's child umwana
15 mu gihe cy'isaha. w'umukobwa.
a 1 • N-VAR. A ni inyuguti itangira a good deal of gifatika;
mu itonde ry'inyuguti z'ururimi kigaragara.
rw'icyongereza. a great deal kenshi.
2 • N-VAR. Mu cyongereza A ni a half Kimwe cya kabiri.
inyuguti iranga inota rya la mu a healthy child igisabo.
muziki. a hundred ijana.
3 • N-VAR. Iyo ubonye inota rya A a little gike; bike; buhoro.
mu ibazwa cyangwa mu kizamini a little bit gacye; gato.
wakoze, uba wasubije neza cyane a long urubaho.
ibibazo uba wabajijwe. a lot uburo buhuye; twinshi;
4 • N-VAR. A cyangwa a ikoreshwa benshi.
nk'impine z'amagambo a lot of byinshi.
y'icyongereza atangirwa na a. a lothe way mu nzira.
Urugero ni nka 'acceleration', a loway off cya kure; iyo bigwa.
'ampere', or 'answer'. a million miliyoimwe.
a moment akanya.
a quarter cumi n'itanu.
a quater kimwe cya kane; irobo.
abaci (pl.) N. ibibariro; ibibarisho.
See: abacus.
abacus N-COUNT. Pl: abacuses.
ikibarisho.
abacuses (pl.) N. ibibarisho;
ibibariro. See: abacus.
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abalone N-VAR. Pl: abalones. abasement uguca bugufi.

ikinyamushongo; ubwoko abaseme(lit.) ubucabugufi.
bw'ibinyamushongo biribwa. abash gusebya; gutera ubwoba.
abandon kureka; guhana; abashed wagize ipfunwe;
ubwisanzure; gusiga; gusohoka; wamwaye.
kwimuka; gutererana; guhara; abashedly mu buryo bukojeje
kurekura; gukurayo amaso; isoni; by'urukozasoni.
kujugunya; ukwishyira ukizana; abashing ukumwaza; ugukoza
kureka; guta; kwibuza; isoni; ukugira ikimwaro.
kuzibukira. abashment urujijo;
abandon all hope guta icyizere. ugusuzugurika; igitinyiro;
abandon oneself to kwirekura; icyubahiro; ugukorwa n'isoni.
kwishora. abate guhosha; gucisha bugufi;
abandon religion guta ukwemera. kugabanya umurego; kunaniza;
abandoned intabwa; koroshya; kugabanya ubukana;
cyatereranywe; cyatawe; cyasizwe kureka.
cyonyine. abatement ugutakaza ingufu;
abandoned person umuntu ubwiramire; igabanuka;
watereranywe; umuntu wagiye igabanuka; icogora; icogora.
kwangara. abating uguca intege;
abandonee intabwa; cyatawe; ubwiramire; ukugabanura;
cyatereranywe; cyasizwe ugucishabugufi; ukugabanyiriza.
cyonyine. abattis akazitiramwanzi.
abandoner uwaretse; utererana; abattoir ibagiro.
uwasize; uwaretse. abbacy uburenganzira
abandoning ita; itererana; nsobanurategeko.
ukutita; izibukira; isiga; ikurayo abbess Mameya.
amaso. abbey katedarali; monasiteri;
abandonment uguta; kiliziya y'abamonaki; shapeli;
ubwisanzure; izibukira; itererana; ikuva; iseminari; imonasiteri.
ugutereranwa; ukutita; ugusiga; abbot umuyobozi wa monasiteri.
ikurayo amaso; ugutererana; ita; abbreviate guhina; gutubya.
ugutererana; isiga; ukwishyira abbreviated ahinnye; cyatubijwe;
ukizana; ugutereranwa. cyagizwe kigufi; cyahinwe;
abase gucisha bugufi; gukoza kigabanyije.
isoni; gutesha agaciro; gucisha abbreviated form impine.
bugufi. abbreviating ugutubya; ihina;
abase oneself kwitesha agaciro; ukugabanya; igerura; uguhina.
kwicisha bugufi; kwisuzuguza; abbreviation abbreihn.; ihina;
kwisuzugura. iyegerana; impine; ituba.
abased cy'agaciro gake; ABCs ishingiro.
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abdaction ukurambura ukuboko abet koshya gukora nabi;

ku ruhande. kumenyekanisha.
abdicate guta; kureka; abettor icyitso.
gutererana. abhor kurebaisesemi; kwanga;
abdicate the office kwegura. kwanga urunuka.
abdication ugusezera; iyegura. abhorred cyavumwe; cyatinywa;
abdomen inda; umudigi; inda. cyagawe.
abdominal cy'inda; cyo mu nda; abhorrence inabi; inyange;
cyo ku nda. urwango; urwango; ubwangwe;
abdominous cy'umudigi. urwango.
abduct gushimuta; kurigisa; abhorrent giteye ishozi; ikigawe;
kunyereza abantu. cy'ibara; igitinywa; cy'amahano;
abducted uwibwe; washimuswe; giteye ishozi; giteye agahinda;
wanyerejwe; wafashweho cy'ubugome; cy'amahano;
ingwate. cy'ibara; cy'urukozasoni; cyo
abducting iburisha; izimiza; kunena; cy'ubugome; kibabaje.
ifatabugwate; ukunyereza abhorring ukurebaishozi;
abantu. ukuzira; ukugaya;
abduction ishimutwa; iburisha; ukurebaisesemi; ukwanga.
izimiza; inyereza; ishimutwa. abide gushyigikira; gukomeza;
abduracy izima. kwihangana; kubaho; guherera;
abdutcion ifatabugwate. kurokoka.
abeam inyuma ku mfuruka abide by kumvira; guha ireme.
zigororotse z'ubwato. abide by something kubahiriza.
abecedarian umwiga; abiding kidapfa.
icyigakurunga; umwimenyerezi; Abidjan Abija.
umutangizi. ability umutwe; ikiranga;
abed kiryamye; mu buriri. ubushobozi; ububasha;
Abel Abeli. ubushobozi.
abelian group ability to tolerate ubworoherane.
inyubahirizahinduranyamwanya. abject poverty ubukebwabaye
aberrance inenge; ubumuga; karande.
irenzarugero. abject silliness ubupfu; ubugoryi;
aberrancy irenzarugero; inenge. ubusazi.
aberrant kidasanzwe; abjection icishabugufi; imanurwa
impushategeko; kidasanzwe; mu ntera.
kitari mu buryo bwemewe; abjuration isesandahiro.
gitandukanye n'ibisanzwe. abjure kwibuza; guhakana.
aberration ikabya; ibisazi; abjuring ugutsembera;
irenzarugero; inenge; ubumuga; uguhakana.
ubusembwa; ubusazi. ablation ugukuramo; ugukuraho;
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able ushoboye imirimo inyuranye; abolition ikurwaho; isenywa;

inzobere; w'umuhanga; icibwa; iseswa; ihagarikwa.
gishoboye; w'ikimene; w'umutwe abominable giteye agahinda;
ufungutse; wumvuba; ushoboye; cy'ubugome; cy'amahano; giteye
kibashije. ishozi; cy'ubugome; kibabaje;
able to be chosen uwujuje cy'ibara; cy'urukozasoni;
ibisabwa; ukwiye; uwemerewe. cy'amahano; ubwangizi; cy'ibara.
able to feel athink ufite abominate kwanga; kwanga
ubwenge; utekereza. urunuka; kurebaisesemi.
able to morapidly yihuta; abomination ubukozi bw'ibibi;
cyihuta. igicumuro; inabi; urwango;
ablegate intumwa ya Papa. urwango; ubwangwe.
able-bodied cy'imirya; gifite aboreproach nzirabwandu; kizira
ubuzima bwiza; umunyangufu; amakosa.
nziramuze; umunyambaraga; aboriginal cy'umwimerere;
mutaraga; gifite imbaraga. umusangwabutaka; kavukire.
abnegate kwiyibagirwa; kureka; abort guhurumura.
kwiziga. aborting ugucikiza; ukuvanamo
abnegation ukwiyibagirwa; inda.
ubwizige. abortion ugukuramo inda;
abnormal kidasanzwe; ugukuramo inda.
bidasanzwe. abothere haruguru ya harira.
abnormality inenge; ubumuga; abound kuzura.
ubusazi; ubusembwa; about ibyerekeye; ikirebana;
irenzarugero; ibisazi. igifata ku...; icya; cyerekeranye;
aboall hejuru y'ibyo; ahanini. ikijyana...; kijyanye; icyerekeye;
abode indiri; icumbi; inzu; hafi; byerekeranye.
ubuturo; inturo; intaho; indaro; about currematters gikwiranye
inyumba; imiturire. n'igihe; cy'iki gihe.
abode of God athe angels ijuru. about six (o'clock) adv hafi saa
abode of the damned umuriro kumi n'ebyiri zuzuye.
w'iteka; Gehinomu; umuriro about what? kuki?; ibirebana
utazima. n'iki?
aboground kizima; kigihumeka. above hejuru ya; ejuru;
abolish kurimbura; gusesa; haruguru; hejuru.
gusenya; itsembatsemba; aboveboard kitabogamye.
kurandura. abozero hejuru ya zeru.
abolishment ikurwaho; iseswa; abracadabra umutongero.
iseswa; icibwa; isenywa; Abraham Aburahamu.
ihagarikwa; isenywa; ihagarikwa; Abraham's bosom ijuru.
ikurwaho; icibwa. Abram Aburamu.
abrasive kirakaza.

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abridge gutubya; guhina. absolute ndashidikanywaho;

abroad ishyanga; mu mahanga; ndakuka; nyabami; nyakuri;
amahanga; hanze; imahanga. kidashidikanywaho;
abrogate gukuraho itegeko; mpushabwoko; kidakuka; cyami;
guhindura. dasubirwaho.
abrogate law gukuraho itegeko. absolute poverty ubutindi
abrogation icibwa; ikurwaho; nyakujya.
isenywa; ihagarikwa; ikuraho; absolutely ahamwe;
iseswa. tagushidikanya; wivuye inyuma;
abrupt gitunguranye; gihanamye; nterj. pe; impamo; rwose.
kititezwe; gihubukiwe. absolutely necessary kamara.
abscess igishyute; ikibyimba; absolution imbabazi z'ibyaha;
igishute. imbabazi; imbabazi; abusolusiyo;
abscissa umurangankingi. ibabarirwa ry'icyaha.
abscond guhungana; kwamama; absolve kubabarira; kweza;
guhunga; kugenda. guhanaguraho icyaha; kubohora;
abscowith kwiba. guca inkoizamba; kirisima;
absence ibura; ukubura; ugusiba; gutagatifuza.
ubusibe. absorb gusobanukirwa;
absence of light umwijima. kwiyuhira; gufutukirwa; kumva;
absence of mind uguta ubwenge. gusoma; kunywa; kunyunyuza.
absence of reserve ubwisanzure; absorbed cyaburijwemo;
ukwishyira ukizana. cyamizwe; wibagirwa cyane;
absent kidahari; wibagirwa cyane; cyanyowe; gihuze.
cyasibye; uhuze. abstain kwihangana; kwifata;
absentee utahaba. kwiziga.
absenteeism isiba; ugusiba; abstain from kureka; gucika.
ubusibe; isiba rikabije; ukubura. abstain from food kwigomwa;
absentminded ikinnyeteri. kwiyiriza.
absentminded igicucu. abstain from voting kwifata.
absentminded ikizeze. abstained cyifashe.
absentmindedness abstainer uwifashe.
ubunyamazinda. abstaining ukwirinda;
absent-minded umunyamazinda. ukwihangana.
absent-minded wibagirwa cyane; abstemiousness ubumanzi;
umuntu ugira amazinda cyane; ubwiramire.
umuntu wibagirwa cyane. abstention kwifata; ukwifata;
absent-minded uhuze. ubwizige.
absent-mindedness amazinda. abstinence ubumanzi; ubwizige;
abseoneself kugenda. kwifata; ubuseribateri; ukwifata;
absewithout leave nta ruhusa. ubwizige.

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abstract ntagereranywa; Abyssinian person

mburafato; kwiba; umunyabisiniya;
mboneshabwenge; kitagaragara; umunyetiyopiya.
kivuzwe mu mutwe; ndafuturwa. Abyssinians umunyabisiniya.
abstruse ndafuturwa; ac umuriro w'amashanyarazi
kitagaragara; mboneshabwenge. mpinduranyamuvuduko.
absurd ikabya; cy'ubugoryi; acacia akasiya.
kidasobanutse; cy'ubucucu; academe inteko y'abaminuje;
kidakwiye; kidahwitse. inteko y'abanyabwenge; inteko
absurdity amagambure; ifuti; y'abize; inteko y'abahanga.
amangambure; ubunyabasazi; academia inteko y'abanyabwenge;
ubugoryi; amahomvu; ubugoryi; inteko y'abahanga; inteko
ubupfu; ubusazi. y'abaminuje.
Abu Dhabi Abu Dabi. academian uba mu nteko y'abize.
Abuja Abuja. academic umwarimu;
abundance ukuhaba; cy'amashuri rikuru; injijuke.
uburumbuke; urwunguko academic community inteko
rwinshi; benshi; ubukungu; y'abize.
ubukire; gihagije; ingano; academic degree
umusaruro utubutse; uburo impamyabushobozi y'amashuri
buhuye; umusesekare. makuru.
abundancy ubukire. academic dissertation
abundant gikungahaye; byinshi. icyandikwa cya gihanga;
abundantly ishyaryose. umwandiko ntekerezo.
abundasupply gihagije. academic freedom ubwisanzure
abuse gukora amahano. mu myigishirize.
abuse of the elderly ugufata nabi academic learning uburezi.
abasheshe akanguhe. academic library isomero
abused wababajwe; ry'abanyamashuri makuru.
wakomerekejwe; washavujwe. academic rank urwego
abutting gituranye; kibangikanye; rw'amashuri makuru.
cyegamiye; kibangikanye; academic world inteko
cyegeranye. y'abahanga; inteko
abyss umwonga; inyenga; y'abanyabwenge; inteko
Gehinomu; umuriro utazima; y'abaminuje.
umuriro w'iteka; umuriro academic year umwaka
utazima; umuriro w'iteka; w'amashuri.
incacanyo; Gehinomu. academical cya gihanga;
Abyssinia Abisiniya. cy'amashuri rikuru;
Abyssinian cyo muri Abisiniya; ikinyamashuri.
cyo muri Etiyopiya. academically mu buryo bwa
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academician uba mu nteko accessible gikinguye; cya

y'abize. rubanda; kigerwaho
academy ikigo; ishuri. n'abagikeneye.
accede kwitanga; kwemeranya accessory umufasha; icyitso;
na; guhanguka; kwemera; kwiha. akarusho; umwambari; uwari mu
accede to kwitondera; kumvira; nama; umutako; uwitabiriye
emera; kwemera. inama; ikirenga; inyongera.
accede to something gushyikira. accident ishyano; ingorane;
accelerate guhihibikanywa; ihirwe; gisida; agisida; amahirwe;
kwihutisha; guteza imbere; impanuka; umwaku.
kwihutisha; kwihuta. accidental mu buryo
accelerated yihuta; cyihuta. butunguranye.
acceleration umunyaruko; accidentally mu buryo
umuvuduko. butunguranye.
accensor umuhereza. accidently mu buryo
accent kwizimba; gutsindagiriza; bw'impanuka.
imvugo; kwibanda; akabonezajwi; acclaim ishimo; ibisingizo;
gushimangira; gutsindagira; imihayo; gutangaza; gushyigikira;
akarusho. ishimwe; igisingizo.
accentuate gushimangira; acclaimed rukabuza.
gutsindagira; gutsindagiriza; acclamation isaruti.
kwizimba; kwibanda. acclimate kwimenyereza; gutoza.
accept kwakiriza amaboko yombi; acclimation gufata umurongo;
kwemera; emera; kwemerera; imenyera.
kwemera; kwakira; kwemeza; acclimatise gutoza.
kwemera; kwemeranya na; acclimatization imenyereza.
kwiringira; kwemera; kwenda. acclimatize gutoza.
accept as true kwizera. acclimatized cyamenyerejwe;
accept by force kwemezwa. kimenyereye.
accept one's fault kwemera acclivity agasozi.
icyaha. accolade ibisingizo; ishimwe;
acceptability igihamya. ishimo; imihayo; isaruti;
acceptable uwemerewe; ukwiye; igisingizo.
gikwiye; uwemerewe; uwujuje accommodate gufasha; guteza
ibisabwa; cyujuje ibisabwa. imbere; kubika; gucumbikira;
acceptance ihamya; iyemeza. gushyingura; kwimenyereza;
accepted kimenyerewe; byemewe; kwakira; kwakira.
gisanzwe; yemewe. accommodating umugwaneza;
Access Code kode mpamagazo. umugiraneza.
accessibility ukuba kigerwaho accommodation icumbi; inturo.
n'abagikeneye. accomodate gushakira umwanya;
gucumbikira.

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accomodate somebody with accord imibanire myiza; amahoro;

loan kwemerera umuntu ugukorera hamwe; ubufatanye;
inguzanyo. icyumvikanyweho; guhuza;
accomodation aho kuba; ubwumvikane; guha; ubumwe;
inguzanyo. ubwumvikane.
accomodatio(Pl. AmE) icyicaro. accord with gushimangira;
accompanied giherekejwe. gukwirana, -nye; kwemeranya.
accompanied by giherekejwe na; accordance ugukorera hamwe;
onj. na. isano.
accompaniment akarusho; accordingly muri ubwo buryo;
iherekeza; icyuzuzo; nk'uko.
uguherekeza; isobekeranyamajwi. accordion akorudewo.
accompany kujyana; gushagara; accordito ku bwa.
guherekeza indirimbo n'amajwi accordito the rules kitabogamye.
y'ibyuma; kuzana; guherekeza; accordito your wish nk'uko
gukurikira. ubyifuza.
accompanyia departiguest (act accost kuvugisha witanguranwa;
of) uguherekeza. gusuhuza.
accompanying conj. na. accouchement ukubyara.
accomplice uwari mu nama; accoufor gusobanura;
ushyigikiye; icyitso; umufasha; kwisobanura; gusobanura.
uwitabiriye inama. account ijabo; ifagitiri;
accomplish gutunganya; inyemezabuguzi; ubuhangange;
kurangiza; kurangiza; kuzuza; ikonti; konti; raporo;
kugera; kurangiza; gushyira mu icyitonderwa.
bikorwa. accountability ukumenyesha
accomplished cyagezweho; kwisobanura ku byo ushinzwe
cyuzuye; cyashojwe; inzobere; gukora; inshingano; gusobanura
ushoboye; ushoboye imirimo neza ibyo ushinzwe; ukumenya
inyuranye. gusobanura ibyo ushinzwe.
accomplishment icyagezweho; accountable uwo bibazwa; cyo
umusozo; iyuzuzwa; irangiza; kugawa; uwisobanura.
impuzandengo; igikorwa; isozwa; accountancy ubucungamari.
ibigwi; iyanzura; ikiranga; accountant umukontabure;
ibyagezweho; iyuzura; akazi; umucungamari.
irangizwa; umurimo; umurimo; accounting icungamari;
ubuhanga; irangira. ibaruramari; konti.
accomplishments umuco. accouter umwenda.
accouterments umutungo.
Accra Akara.
accredit gushimangira.
accrue to kuragwa.

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 accumulate acknowledgemeof receipt

accumulate gushyira hamwe; ache uburyryate; uburibwe;

kuzigama; kurundanya; kubabara; kubabaza; kurwara;
guhunika; gusarura. ububabare.
accumulated bishyize hamwe; ache for somebody
bisunganye. ached kiribwa; kibabara.
accumulated amount ikigega. achieve kurangiza; kugera;
accumulating irundanya. kuzuza; kurangiza; gufata;
accumulation inteko; igipanze gushyika; gushyira mu bikorwa.
neza; umuba; ikigega. achieved cyashojwe; cyarangijwe;
accuracy igihamya. cyagezweho.
accurate imvaho; gishingiye ku achievement ibigwi; igikorwa;
bintu bifatika. irangira; akazi; irangizwa;
accursed kibabaje; giteye icyagezweho; intera; ishya;
agahinda; giteye ishozi; imikorere; urwego; umurimo;
cy'urukozasoni; cy'ubugome; umusaruro; iyuzuzwa;
cy'amahano; cy'ibara. ubuhanga; umurimo; umusozo;
accusal ikirego. iyuzura; iyanzura; irangiza;
accusation ikirego. isozwa.
accusation in mirror ukwitirira. achiever umukozi; umukozi.
accusatory bihamya; bishinja. achieving ukukugera ku musozo;
accuse kwemeza umuntu ikintu. ukurangiza; ukurasa intego;
accuse of gushinja. ukugera ku iherezo; ukugera ku
accuse oneself gushyira ndunduro.
ahagaragara; kwirega; gushyira aching ububabare; uburibwe;
ahabona. uburyryate; uburyaryate.
accused umuburanyi; uwarezwe; acid gukarishye; gisharira;
ukekwa; warezwe; uregwa. ikiyobyabwenge LDS; side;
accuseds pl. abaregwa. gisharira; aside.
accuser kareganyi; umurezi; acidity ubukarihe.
umuburanyi; urega. acknowledge kwemeza; kwemeza;
accusing ukurega; bishinja; gushyira ahagaragara; kwemera;
bihamya. kwemera; guha ireme; kwirega;
accusingly mu buryo burega. emera; gushyira ahabona.
accustom kwimenyereza. acknowledgeable cyo
accustomed cya gakondo; cya kumenyekanisha; cyo kuranga.
gihanga. acknowledged cya gihanga;
ace umutsinzi; inzobere; cyemewe; cyashimiwe; cyakiriwe;
umuhanga; bwana. cya gakondo; izwi.
acerb abagiramenyo; abasetsi. acknowledgement
acerbic gisharira. iyemeraruhare.
acerbity umwaga. acknowledgemeof receipt
acetic gisharira; gukarishye. icyemezo.

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acknowledgment inyiturano. acquittal imbabazi z'ibyaha;

acknowledgments ugushima; ibabarirwa ry'icyaha.
ugushimira. acre ari.
acknowledgmeof one's sins acreage isambu; ubuso; ari;
kwirega ibyaha. umurima.
acme akanunga; agasongero; acrid gisharira; gisharira;
isonga. gukarishye.
acne igishishi; ibishishi. acrimonious urakaye;
acolyte umuhereza. cy'ububisha; inyaryenge.
acoustic nkizabupfamatwi- acrimony urwango; urwango;
buragi. ubucabiranyi; umwaga; inabi.
acoustic phonetics iyigamajwi acrobatics ubugenge; akorobasi.
nyamatwi. across ahakurya.
acoustics iyigamiterere y'amajwi. act irangira; icyagezweho;
acquaint kubwira. umusozo; gusigariraho;
acquaintance imenyana; imikorere; ibyagezweho; irangiza;
umubano; incuti; ubufatanye; igikorwa; iyuzura; kwitwara.
inshuti; ubumenyi; ubumenyi act as servato gufasha.
rusange; ubucuti. act in bad faith gukorera
acquaintanceship ubucuti. ubugome; kugiraumutima mubi;
acquiesce kumvira; kwitanga; gukoraumutima mubi; kwica
kwiha. ikintu nkana.
acquiescence ubuyoboke; act jointly gufatanya.
uruhushya; icyemezo; act of abstention ukwihangana;
uburenganzira. ukwirinda.
acquiescent uwiyoroshya. act of beia godparent ubuse.
acquire kugura; gusarura; act of contrition isengesho ryo
kuragwa; gushyika; gufata; kwicuza ibyaha.
gukukana. Act of Hope isengesho ryo
acquire knowledge of kwiga. kwemera.
Acquired ImmuDefinency Act of Love isengesho ryo
Syndrome SIDA. gukunda.
acquirement ibigwi; ubuhanga; act of war ubushotoranyi.
ibyagezweho; ikiranga. act somethiout kugaragaza
acquisition urugamba rwo ikikurimo.
gutsinda. actianger, viciousness
acquisition of knowledge ubushotoranyi.
ubujijuke. acting gikora.
acquisitive Ndarusuma.
acquit kwitwara; kubabarira;
guca inkoizamba; guhanaguraho
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action urugamba; intambara; acute angle imfuruka ifunganye.

amakimbirane; igikorwa; acuteness umutwe.
ubushyamirane; imikorere; ad itangazo.
imirwano; imibereho; umurimo; AD mu gihe cyacu.
inkora; igikorwa. ad infinitum ubuziraherezo.
actions ibikorwa; imibereho. adage intego.
activate guhamagaza; gukoranya Adam ikiyobyabwenge; Adamu.
ingabo; kurarikira; guhuruza; adamance izima.
gushyira mu bikorwa. adamant kagarara; utaku izima;
active ugikomeye; cy'ibakwe; intagondwa.
kibangutse; cy'amavamuhira; adamantine kagarara.
intiganda; gikora; cy'ibakwe; Adam's apple ingoto.
ugifite imbaraga; gihuze; ufite adapt guhuza; kwimenyereza.
umuhate. adaptable ushoboye imirimo
actively operative gikora. inyuranye.
activist uwitangiye. adapting imenyera; gufata
activities ibikorwa. umurongo.
activity umushinga; umurimo; add kongera; gucengeza;
umurimo; igikorwa; akazi. gukukana.
activoice inkora. add ingredients kongeramo
actor umunyarubuga; umukinnyi ibitekwa.
w'ikinamico; umukinnyi. add oby one kubara.
actress umukinnyi w'ikinamico; add on guteranya; kuzuza.
umukinnyi; umunyarubuga. add to kongera; guteranyaho;
actual nyirizina; cy'ukuri; guhanika; guteza imbere mu
ndashidikanywaho; gifatika; majyambere; kuzamura.
nyakuri; nyakuri; add up guteranya; kubara.
ndashidikanywaho; kigaragara. add up to kugira icyo byongera.
actuality ukubaho; imvaho; added cy'inyongera.
ukubaho; ukuri. added on cy'inyongera.
actually mu by'ukuri. addendum inyongera.
actuary umucungamari; addict umwogezi.
umukontabure. adding iteranya.
acumen ubushobozi; ijogora; addition ihanikwa ry'ibiciro;
imyumvire; ubushishozi; ibikurikira; iteranya; inyongera;
imitekerereze. iyongerwa; iteranya; iyongera.
acute igikatu; gisaba gupfa additional inyongera;
cyangwa gukira; gifite cy'inyongera; umugereka; andi;
uburemere; w'ikimene; ikirenga; proind. ayandi.
wumvuba; w'umutwe ufungutse; additional cost amafaranga
w'umuhanga. y'ikirenga.
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additional fee amafaranga adieu ah'ikindi gihe; usigare

y'inyongera. amahoro.
additional information amakuru adios ah'ikindi gihe; usigare
y'inyongera. amahoro.
additive inyongera. adjacent gituranye; cyegamiye;
addle gusisibiranya; kujijisha; cyegeranye; kibangikanye.
guhaba; gushobera. adjectinutrient ntungamubiri.
address indiri; inturo; disikuru; adjective abbrentr.; ikinyazina;
kwitangira; kuvugisha ntera.
witanguranwa; idisikuru; aho adjoining iteranya.
umuntu abarizwa; aho adjourn gusubika; kureka.
byoherejwe; aderesi; inyumba; adjudication ubushishozi
imbwirwaruhame; aderese; inzu; bw'urukiko; icyemezo cy'urukiko.
imbungerezi; intaho; gutura; adjudicator pl. abacamanza;
ijambo; icumbi; aho abarizwa; umucamanza.
inzererezi; ubuturo. adjunct inyongera.
address book igitabo adjuration indahiro; umuhigo.
cy'amaderesi. adjure gutitiriza; gutegeka;
address the Lord gusenga. kujurira.
addressee uwandikiwe. adjust kwimenyereza.
adduction d'eau gutunganya adjusting ikosora.
imiyoboro y'amazi; kuyobora adjustment ikosora; imenyereza;
amazi. itengeneza; imenyera; gufata
adendum icyo kongeraho. umurongo; iringaniza.
adep wumvuba; w'umutwe adjutant umufasha.
ufungutse; w'umuhanga; administer kuyobora; gukora;
w'ikimene. guha.
adept inzobere; infml. ikimene; administratientities inzego
umuhanga; ushoboye; intiti. z'imitegekere y'igihugu.
adeptness ubushobozi. administrator ukuriye abandi;
adequacy uburumbuke; umucungamutungo; shefu;
ukuhaba. umutegetsi; umuyobozi;
adequate gikwiye; cyo mu rugero; umukoresha; umuyobozi.
gishoboye; cyiza. admirable kinoze; cyiza cyane;
adhere kwizingira. kibikwiye; gishimwa; gikwiye
adhere to guha ireme. guhabwa agaciro; cyiyubashye;
adhere to something kuyoboka. indori; cyiza.
adherence ubudahemuka; admiral ukuriye abandi.
ukwitangira. admiration imihayo; ibisingizo;
adherent umuyoboke; icyubahiro; urukundo; ishimo;
ushyigikiye; urugamba rwo ishimwe; igisingizo; agaciro;
gutsinda; umufana. itangarira.

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 admire advance

admire gufata nk'amata adroitness amayeri; ubushobozi;

y'abashyitsi; gukunda; ubugenge; ubuhanga.
kubahiriza. adulate kuryoshyaryoshya;
admissible uwemerewe; cyujuje gucaura.
ibisabwa; yemewe. adulation ugushengera;
admistrative cy'ubutegetsi. ugushengerera.
admit kwirega; gusuhuza; adult inararibonye; gikuze; ukuze;
kwemera; kwemerera; kwemera; gihamye; pl. abakuru; mukuru;
kwemeranya na; gushyira giciye akenge.
ahabona; gushyira ahagaragara. adult attendant
admittable uwemerewe; cyujuje umuherekezabari.
ibisabwa. adult female umutegarugori;
admixture imvange. umugore.
admonish kwihanangiriza; adult overseer umuherekezabari.
gucyaha; gukosora; kwikoma; adulterate guhumanya;
kugaya; guhana; kugira inama. kwanduza.
ado akete. adulteration ubwandure;
adolescence ubugimbi; ubukumi; ubwandu; imvange.
ubusore; ubwangavu; adulterer imfizi y'akarere;
ubwangan'ubugimbi. umusambanyi; kaboko katarara
adolescent cya cyana; ingaragu; inkumi; inkundabagore; nkokora
umwangavu; umusore; inkumi; itarara inkumi.
cy'ubuto; cya gisore; umwangavu. adultery ubusambanyi;
adopt gutoranya; kwakiriza ubuhabara.
amaboko yombi; guhitamo; adulthood iminsi; izabukuru;
kwemeza; gushyigikira; kujogora. ubukure; zabukuru; .imyaka ya
adopted yemejwe. ngombwa.
adorable cy'igikundiro. adults pl. abakuze.
adoration icyubahiro; igitinyiro; advance kongera; kongera;
imihayo; ibisingizo; urukundo; gutiza; umusogongero; izamurwa;
ubucakura; igisingizo; gutiza umurindi; inguzanyo;
ugushengerera; ugushengera. iyamamaza; guhanika; avansi;
adore gukunda; kubahiriza. kwahura; kwihutisha; ihanikwa
adored umunyahirwe; uwahiriwe. ry'ibiciro; guteza imbere; guteza
adorer urugamba rwo gutsinda. imbere mu majyambere;
adorn gutaka; kungura; kumenyekanisha; kuzamura;
guharaga. kuzamura; gushyigikira;
adornment akarusho; umutako. iyongerwa; kujya mbere; guteza
adroit inzobere; ushoboye imbere mu majyambere;
imirimo inyuranye; wumvuba; umwenda; gukataza; koshya
ushoboye; w'umuhanga; gukora nabi; kumenyekanisha;
w'umutwe ufungutse; w'ikimene. guhanika.

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advance in rank kuzamura mu advertiser umutangazi;

ntera. umutangazabikorwa;
advance on one's salary umusakazabikorwa; umuranga;
inguzanyo ku mushahara. umuterankunga.
advanced age iminsi; zabukuru; advertising iyamamaza; iranga.
izabukuru. advertisirates igiciro cy'inyandiko
Advanced Mobile PhoSystem yamamazwa.
uburyo buhanitse mu ikoresha advertisment itangazo.
telefoigendanwa. advertizer umurasi.
advancement iyamamaza; advertocracy
ubufasha; ubuvugizi; ishya; ihagurukiramenyekanisha.
inkunga; imfashanyo. Adve(usu. cap.) Adiventi.
advanceme(in position or rank) advice ibyifuzo; inamabyifuzo;
izamurwa mu ntera. imbuzi; imfashanyo;
advantage agaciro; umugisha; icyitonderwa; umuburo; inkunga;
umusaruro; igihembo; akavuro. inama; ubufasha; impanuro.
advantageous cyubaka; gihire. advice oanother kujya inama.
advantages akarusho; inyongera advise kubwira; guhanura;
mperekezamushahara. kwikoma; kubwira.
advent umwaduko; amaza; advisement inama; impanuro.
ukuhagera; umuzo; ukugera. adviser umujyanama.
Adventist umudivantisiti; advisor umugishwanama;
umudiventi. umujyanama.
Adventists pl. Abadiventi. advocacy ubuvugizi.
adventurer inkaka. advocate umuyoboke;
adverb umugereka; bbreumr. ushyigikiye; uwunganira;
adverbs imigereka. umufana; umunyamategeko;
adversary uhatanye; uhatanira; kunganira; umuvugizi;
upiganwa; urushanwa; urwanya; gushyigikira; kumenyekanisha;
umuhizi; umukinnyi; uhanganye. umuyoboke; kuburanira; koshya
adversity ibyago; umusaraba; gukora nabi; umujyanama mu
umwaku; akababaro; amagorwa; by'amategeko; umwunganizi;
amacwa; amakuba; amakuba; uwitangiye; umuterankunga.
ibihe bikomeye; umubabaro. advocator uwunganira;
advert itangazo. umwunganizi.
advertise gutangaza; ad-lib gutungura.
kwamamaza; kwibona; aerate guhungiza.
gutangaza; kumenyekanisha. aerated water amazi asukujwe
advertisement iyamamaza. umwuka.
aeration ihungiza.
aerial inteni; anteni.

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aerial warfare intambara affirmation isakaramentu;

y'indege. indahiro; gihamya; ihamya;
aeronautics ubwubakandege. iyemeza.
aeroplane rutemikirere. affirmative mpamya; nyemeza.
aeropla(BrE) indege. affirmatively ukuri; yego; nterj.
aerospace kireban'iby'indege. yee; ntagushidikanya.
aerospace industry uruganda affirmatory mpamya.
rw'indege. affix kongera; kuzuza; inyomeke.
affable ubaneza n'abandi; affix one's signature to gusinya.
ugwaneza; kivuye ku mutima; affix (pefix, infix, suffix) abbr.
umugwaneza; umugwaneza; cyo iny.
ku mutima. afflicted kirwaye; ushavuye;
affair igihangayikishije; urwaye; kirwaye.
urubanza; icyibandwaho; icyigwa; affliction amakuba; umusaraba;
ikivugwaho; igishishikaje; intego; akababaro; ububabare; indwara;
akazi; umurimo; ikigenderewe; ishavu; uburwayi; umubabaro;
ikibazo nshinganwa; ikigamijwe; amakuba; agahinda; intimba;
icyitabwaho. ibyago; icyago.
affairs of state politiki. affluence ishya; ubukungu.
affect kwemeza; kugena; gufata. afford entrance gufungura.
affection ukwihambira; affordiundue advantage
ukwimariramo; urukundo; kitabogamye.
icyubahiro. affray intambara; urugamba.
affectionate kivuye ku mutima; affricate inturike nkubyi.
umugiraneza; umugwaneza; cyo affricaticonsonant ingombajwi
ku mutima. y'inturike nkubyi.
affectionate regard urukundo. affright ubukangarane; icyoba.
affianced cy'abashakanye; affront kurakaza; gusesereza;
cy'ubushyingirwe. igitutsi.
afficionado umwogezi. affronted wakomerekejwe;
affidavit indahiro. wababajwe; washavujwe;
affiliation isano; amahuriro; urakaye.
ubunyamuryango; ubufatanye; Afganistan Afuganisitani.
ihuriro; ubucuti; umubano. aficionado umwogezi.
affinity urukundo; isano; afresh abushya.
ukwimariramo; amahuriro; Africa Afurika.
ukwihambira; urukundo. African umunyafurika; nyafurika.
affiremed by byemezwa. African alphabet itonde
affirm guhamya; kwemeza. nyafurika.
affirm strngly guhamya. African Peer Review
affirmatiform indango yemeza. Mechanisms igenzuranyafurika
ry'abareshya.

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after ahanyuma; nyuma; nyuma aggravating kirambirana;

ya; maze. kibangamiye umuntu;
after all cyakora. gihangayikisha; kiberabeza;
after that nyuma y'ibyo. gitesha umutwe.
after while anyuma. aggregate igiteranyo; umubare;
aftereffect inkurikizi. bisunganye; bishyize hamwe;
afterlife ijuru. gitsina; prowose.
afternoon animunsi; nyuma ya aggregating irundanya.
saa sita. aggregation ihuriro; inteko;
afterward ahanyuma; nyuma. igipanze neza; ikiguri; umuba.
afterwards ahanyuma; bukeye; aggression ubushotoranyi.
maze; nyuma. aggressive intiganda; ufite
afterworld ijuru. umuhate; cyahangana;
again abushya. irushanwa.
against one's will cy'agahato. aggressor umushotoranyi.
against the law kitemewe; aggrieved washavujwe;
ntamuco; kibujijwe. wakomerekejwe; wababajwe;
agape urukundo rutireba. wavukijwe uburenganzira;
age igihe; iminsi; imyaka; igihe; wambuwe uburenganzira;
zabukuru. wahungabanyijwe.
age of consent ubukure. agile cy'ibakwe; kibangutse.
aged rishaje; ushaje; rushaje; cyo agitate kuvangavanga;
ku bwa Gahindiro; rikuze; gushavura; gucunda;
gishaje. guhangayikisha; gutera umutima
aged person imbumburi. uhagaze.
agency ishami. agitation igishyika; urujijo;
agenda ikiri ku murongo umuhengeri; icyoba;
w'ibyigwa; igiteganyijwe; gahunda umuvurungano; umuvundo.
y'inama. agitator gashozantambara;
agent shefu; intumwa; amavu; rukongezi.
nyagukora; umuhagarikizi; ago hashize.
umucungamutungo; uhagarariye; agone hashize.
umukozi. agonize kugira umutima
agents responsible for uhagaze; guhangayika;
violations abagize uruhare mu kubabara; kubabaza;
kurenga ku mategeko. guhangayikishwa.
ageprovocateur maneko. agony imibereho mibi; ishavu;
age-old gishaje; rushaje; cyo ku agahinda; ubuzima bubi;
bwa Gahindiro; rishaje; ushaje; umuhangayiko; inkeke;
rikuze. umuhangayiko; ububabare;
aggravate gusesereza; kongera; impungenge; umutima uhagaze.
kurakaza. agora akarubanda.

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agrarian revolution iterambere agronomy ubugoronome;

mu by'ubuhinzi. ubuhinzi.
agree guhuza; guhuza; agro-exposition imurika
gusezerana. ry'ibikorwa by'ubuhinzi.
agree on kwemeranya; agrreed to kwemeranya na.
kumvikana. aha! interj. egoo!
agree on prices kwemeranya ku ahead aimbere; yihuta; cyihuta.
biciro. ahead of time akare.
agree that kwemera ko. ah! interj. aa!; nterj. aa!; nterj.
agree to kwemera; uguha aa!; nterj. Mama wee!
uburenganzira; emera. aid umuti w'ibibazo; umufasha;
agree with guhamya; kuyamba; inkunga; kugira neza;
kwemeranya; gukwirana, -nye. imfashanyo; kwifatanya;
agreeable ubaneza n'abandi; ubufasha; kugira neza;
gishamaje; yemewe; kumenyekanisha; gutiza
umugwaneza; ugwaneza; gituje; umurindi; koshya gukora nabi;
gishimishije; gishimishije; gihire. gushyigikira; guteza imbere;
agreed cyemeranyijweho. kurwanaho; gufasha.
agreeing bihuje. aide umufasha; icyitso.
agreement ubwumvikane; aider umufasha.
isezerano; uruhushya; AIDS SIDA.
amasezerano; isanisha; ail gushira; gusaza.
ugukorera hamwe; umuhigo; aileron ibaba.
icyemezo; isezerano; ubufatanye; ailieconomies ubukungu bugeze
uburenganzira; ihamya; isano; aharindimuka.
amahoro; ubwumvikane; ailing kirwaye; kirwaye;
igisabwa; iyemeza; umunyamagara make; urwaye;
icyumvikanyweho. urwaragurika.
agreemeto meet ihuriro; ailment ubumuga; indwara;
gahunda; randevu. uburwayi.
agressive w'umunyamahane; aim ubusobanuro;
umwihanduzacumu. gushishikazwa; umushinga;
agressiveness ubunyamahane. kugerageza; inyota; kwihatira;
agriculturalist umuhinzi. ikigambiriwe.
agriculture ubuhinzi; ubuhinzi. air umwuka; isura; injyana;
agriculturer umuhinzi; gusakaza; ikirere; ikirere;
umufatasuka. guhungiza; imyifatire; umuyaga.
agronomics ubuhinzi; air ball igifuro; ifuro; urufuro.
ubugoronome. air current umuyaga.
agronomist umugoronome. air one's views kuvuga uko
agronomists pl. abagoronome. uboibintu.
air out guhungiza.

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air pollution ihumary'umwuka. alert w'umuhanga; ugifite

aircraft rutemikirere; indege. imbaraga; cy'ibakwe; kwikoma;
airplane indege; rutemikirere. wumvuba; umwikomo; w'umutwe
airport ikibuga cy'indege. ufungutse; kuburira; uwitonze;
airs ubwirasi. ugikomeye; w'ikimene; kwikoma;
airship indege. impuruza; cy'amavamuhira.
airsickness isesemi. alert to danger kwikoma.
aisle kolidoro. alertness ibamaso.
Akagera River Akagera. algae ikimera.
akin bisa. Algeria Alijeriya.
al discrimination ihezwa mu aliakicking kizima; kigihumeka.
burezi. alibi urwitwazo.
ala ibaba. alien cyo ku yindi si; cya kure;
alabaster cyera de. ikimanuka; iyo bigwa;
alacrity umuvuduko; mvamahanga; cyo kuyindi si;
umunyaruko. ikinyamahanga; cy'ahandi;
alarm umuhangayiko; icyoba; umunyamahanga; kitarangwa
ubukangarane; imbuzi; (ku muntu).
umuburo. aliens ibyaduka.
alarming gikaze; gikakaye; giteye alight kurekeraho.
ubwoba; gikarishye; cyikariye. aligned bihuje.
Albania Alubaniya. alignment icyerekezo;
albino nyamweru. itondekanya; ukwishirahamwe;
album igitabo cy'amafoto; ikosora; ubufatanye; amajyo.
ilubumu; alubumu. alike gihuje.
alcohol inzoga; akayoga; alinement ubufatanye;
agatama; alukoro. ukwishirahamwe.
alcoholic umusinzi. alive ugifite imbaraga;
alcoholic drink akayoga; inzoga. kigikoreshwa; kigihumeka;
alcoholic gk ychosis ubusinzi. ugikomeye; kizima; kigifite
alcoholic liquor agatama; agaciro.
akayoga; inzoga. aliveness ubuzima.
alcoholism inzoga; akayoga; all abyose; bose.
agatama. all files amadosiye yose.
ale inzoga; agatama. all life icyitwa ubuzima cyose.
alehouse akabari all of them bose; byose.
mpuruzambaga; akabari. all of us twese.
aleph alifu. all the time igihe cyose.
all the way inzira yose; kugera ku
ndunduro.
all well agood ibyo byose byiza.

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 allay aloof

allay kugabanya umurego; allow to enter kwemerera.

kugabanya ubukana. allow to use temporarily gutiza.
allaying ubwiramire. allowable uwemerewe; gikwiye;
allegation ikirego. cyujuje ibisabwa.
allegiance ubudatenguha; allowance ingengo y'imari;
ukwitangira; ubudahemuka; uruhushya; uburenganzira;
ukwihambira; ukwihebera. icyemezo; umugabane.
allegory agakuru. allowed uwemerewe; cyujuje
allegy ifurutwa. ibisabwa.
alleluiah! aleluya; interj. alloy uruvange; kuvangitiranya;
haleluya. imvange; kuvangavanga.
allergy ifuruta. allude to gukomoza; kuvuga muri
alleviate koroshya; kugabanya make; kwerekana.
umurego; kugabanya; kugabanya allure kureshya.
ubukana. alluring umwiza; ihoho; cyiza;
alleviate debt koroshya mwiza; akanyange.
umwenda. ally gusanga; umuyoboke;
alleviation icogora; ubwiramire; umufana; ushyigikiye; kwiyunga;
igabanuka. umuyoboke; ushyigikiye;
alley umuhanda; ibarabara. umufasha; kubumba; icyitso.
alley ball umupira nyurahagati. All-American umukinnyi
alley cat maraya; ihabara. w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
alliance ubucuti; ishyirahamwe; all-around ushoboye imirimo
ikipi; amahuriro; ihuriro; inyuranye.
ubufatanye; isano; ubufatanye; all-embracing yumvikana;
icyumvikanyweho; .yuzuye; icukumbura twose.
ukwishirahamwe; umuryango; all-encompassing y'isi.
umubano; urugaga. all-out y'isi.
allied bihuje; bisa; cyiyunze. all-purpose gifata impu zombi.
alliteration isubirajwi. Almighty Ushoborabyose.
allocate kugenera. almost exact kijya kungana;
allocation ingengo y'imari. cyegereye; onj. nka.
allomorph inzibukiranyantego. alms impano; inkunga; inkunga.
allophone inzibukiranyejwi. almsman umusabyi; umusabirizi.
allot kugenera. alms-seeker umusabyi;
allotment umugabane; ingengo umusabirizi.
y'imari. alone acyonyine; ukumbi;
allow kugenera; uguha ukwacyo; hitaruye; prowenyine.
uburenganzira; kwemeranya na; aloof bidashimishije; bikonje;
kwemera. ntibindeba; bidashamaje;
allow for kubabarira; guca ukwacyo.
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aloofness ugusuhererwa; am afraid sinzi ko; mfite ubwoba.

ubukonje. am from... Nturutse i...
alp umusozi. am thirsty! inyota iranyishe!
alphabetic character inyuguti. amalgam imvange; uruvange.
alphabetize kwigisha gusoma amalgamate gusanga; kubumba;
kwandika. kwiyunga.
alphabetizing kwigisha gusoma. amalgamated cyiyunze.
alrticulated semi (AmE) amalgamation imvange.
rukururana. amass kurundanya; guhunika;
also conj. kandi; none; onj. kandi; kuzigama; gushyira hamwe;
byongeye kandi; byongeye kandi. gusarura.
altar alitari; urutambiro; ameza amassment umuba; igipanze
ya Nyagasani. neza; ihuriro.
alteration itangizwa; impinduka; amaze gutangaza; kumirwa.
ikosora; imihindagurikire. amazement igitinyiro; icyubahiro.
altercate gutongana. amazing cy'agahebuzo; byiza
altercation intonganya; cyane; cy'akataraboneka.
iteranamagambo; intonganya; ambassador umwambasaderi;
amakimbirane; amahane; ambasaderi; intumwa.
impaka. ambience ibidukikije.
altered wahindutse mushya. ambiguous kidasobanutse.
alternance (vocalique), ambition umushinga; inyota.
apophoni iyunguruza. ambitious kirota; cyifuza; ufite
alternate umusigire; umuhate; intiganda.
umusimbura (2); umusigarizi; ambitious energetic
intumwa. umwihanduzacumu.
alternate between work arest amble kugenda.
gusimburanya akazi n'ikiruhuko. ambulance ingobyi y'abarwayi;
alternate workiaresting ambilansi.
gusimburanya akazi n'ikiruhuko. ambulance chaser
alternaticurrent umuriro umunyamategeko.
w'amashanyarazi ambuscade igico.
mpinduranyamuvuduko. ambush gusimbukira; igico; guca
alternation ihinduranya. igico.
alternative amahitamo. amebiasis amibe.
although cyakora. ameliorate guhindura; kungura;
altogether ahamwe. kunoza.
alveolar consonant inyeshinya. amen interj. yee; ukuri; yego;
always aburi gihe; iteka ryose; ntagushidikanya.
iteka; igihe cyose. amend guhindura; guhwitura.
AM mbere ya saa sita; mugitondo; amendment ivugururwa;
umurongo. ubugororanging.

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amends igihano. amothe living kigihumeka;

amenities imyitwarire iranga kizima.
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi. amoulost igihombo.
America Amerika. amount umubare; ingano;
American cyo muri Amerika; igiteranyo; umugabane; igice.
umunyamerika. amouof money umubare
American continent Amerika. w'amafaranga.
American Standard Code for amour urukundo.
Information Interchange amous hagati yacu.
igaragazabimenyetso Amph ikiyobyabwenge
ndangamakuru. amfetamine.
AMgk uburyo buhanitse mu amphetamine ikiyobyabwenge
ikoresha telefoigendanwa. amfetamine.
amiable umugwaneza; ubaneza amphitheater inzu
n'abandi; umugwaneza; y'amakinamico; sitade; ikibuga;
umugiraneza; umugwaneza; urukiniro.
kivuye ku mutima; gituje; ampitation ugucibwa urugungo.
ugwaneza; cyo ku mutima. ample kigaragara; gifatika;
amicability ubwumvikane. byinshi; gisesuye; kirekuye;
amicable ugwaneza; gikungahaye.
umugwaneza; umugwaneza; ample amount umusaruro
umugiraneza; ubaneza n'abandi; utubutse; ubukungu; ubukire;
umugwaneza. gihagije; umusesekare;
amicableness imibanire myiza; urwunguko rwinshi.
ubumwe. amplifier inyongeramajwi.
amid mu gihe. amplify gukabiriza; gukabya.
amigo inshuti; incuti. Amplitude Modulation
aminute mu minsi ya vuba aha. umurongo.
amiss ikitagenda. amulet igiheko; inzaratsi; intsinzi;
amity amahoro; urukundo; inzaratsi.
ubwumvikane; imibanire myiza. amulet, charm, talismafetish,
amnesiac umunyamazinda. lucky piece impigi.
amnesty imbabazi; imbabazi amuse gushimisha; kuryoshya.
z'ibyaha; imbabazi; ibabarirwa amusement umukino.
ry'icyaha; imbabazi rusange. amusing cy'ubucucu;
amniotic liquid uruzi rw'inda. cy'ubugoryi.
amoeba amibe. an kimwe.
among ahagati; mu; muri. an animal in the early stages of
amoral aphr.. bya kiboko. developmein the womb or egg
amorousness urukundo. urusoro.
amortization charge amafaranga an easy excercise amazi.
y'ubwisazure. an evil eye ishyari.

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 an extra leaf or section animal-worship

an extra leaf or section anew abushya.

urupapuro ngenerwamatangazo. angel umuherwe; umumalayika;
an interconnected system of umunyemari; uwagashize;
things or people isangano. umubyeyi; umugiraneza;
an only child ikinege. marayika; umuterankunga;
anaesthesia ikinya. okayine; umuziranenge;
anaesthetize guhwereza. umukungu; umutunzi.
analogous bisa. angelic person umumarayika.
analogue insobanurwakimwe. angelus Indamutso za Malayika.
Analogue iyerekanamaajwi. anger gushavura; gusesereza;
analogy isano; inso; isano. uburake; kurakaza; uburakari.
analyse gusesengura. angle inguni; imfuruka; uko
analysis ubushakashatsi; kigaragara; uko bacyumva;
inyurabitekerezo; isesengura; kuroba.
ubucukumbuzi. angled kidatengeneje.
analyst umusesenguzi. angleworm umunyorogoto.
analyze gusesengura. Anglo-Saxon America Amerika ya
anathema ubucibwe; umuvumo. ruguru.
anathematize kuvuma. angry gifite uburakari; mbi;
anatomical structure imiterere. ibabaje; y'incamugongo; urakaye.
anatomy ubucukumbuzi. angst umuhangayiko.
ancestor pl. abakuru; umubyeyi. anguish ukwicuza; inkeke;
ancestors pl. abaturagihugu. ubuzima bubi; akababaro;
ancestral cya gihanga; cya ukwihana; imibereho mibi;
gakondo. umuhangayiko; ishavu;
ancestral spirit umuzimu. agahinda; umuhangayiko;
ancestry igisekuru; inkomoko; impungenge; umubabaro;
inzu; inkomoko; umuryango; umutima uhagaze;
inkomoko; umuryango. umuhangayiko; ububabare.
anchor inkingi; gushinga imizi. animal ikirura; inyamaswa;
anchorage amagiro; amajyo; igisimba; igisimba; inyamaswa;
amage. ikinyabuzima; igikoko; igikoko.
ancient rikuze; rushaje; cyo ku animal droppings ifumbire.
bwa Gahindiro; ushaje; rishaje; animal excrement ifumbire.
cyahise; umusangwabutaka; animal farm urwororero
gishaje; kavukire; cyambere rw'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi.
mbere. animal husbandry ubworozi.
and conj. na. animal nail ijanja.
AnDomini mu gihe cyacu. animal skin umwite.
anecdotal knowledge ubumenyi animal tissue or organs inyama.
gakondo. animal-worship ugusenga
anecdote ishyengo; agakuru. inyamaswa.

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animate kiyega; gushishikariza; annoy gushavura; kurakaza;

gukangurira; kigihumeka; guharahaza; guhangayikisha;
kizima; kiyega; gushishikaza; kuberabeza; kuburabuza;
gushyushya. gusesereza.
animated ufite umuhate; annoyed urakaye.
ugikomeye; kiyega; gifite umwete; annoying kiberabeza;
umunyamwete; ugifite imbaraga; agaterantimba; kibangamiye
kibangutse; gifite ishyaka; umuntu; gihangayikisha;
umunyamurava; intiganda; ufite kirambirana; kirakaza; kirakaza;
ingufu. gitesha umutwe.
animation ukubaho; ingoga; annual cy'umwaka; cya buri
ishyaka; ukubaho; ibakwe. mwaka.
animator umukangurambaga. annul gusesa.
animosity urwango; inabi; annulment isenywa; iseswa;
ubucabiranyi; urwango; inyange; ikurwaho; icibwa; ihagarikwa.
inzika; urwango. anoint kirisima; gutagatifuza.
animus urwango; inabi; urwango; anointed ruler umwami.
inzika. anointiof the sick ugusigwa
ankle akagombambari; kw'abarwayi.
akabumbambori; anointithe body ukwisiga.
akabumbambari. anomalous kidasanzwe.
ankle joint akabumbambari; anomaly irenzarugero;
akabumbambori. ubusembwa; ukwivuguruza;
annals inyandiko ubumuga; inenge.
nshyinguramakuru; arishive. anon mu minsi ya vuba aha; mu
annex inyongera. kanya.
annex PRINTING inyongezo. another undi; proikindi.
annexe inyongera; umugereka. another banana undi muneke.
annexing iteranya. another field undi murima.
annihilate gutsembatsemba; another mountain undi musozi.
gusesa; kurimbura; another name
itsembatsemba; kuyongobeza; insobanurwakimwe.
kurandura. another one ind. uwundi.
annihilation ubwicanyi. another person undi muntu.
anniversary card ikarita another time ikindi igihe.
y'ubucuti. answer igisubizo; gusubiza;
anniversry yubile. igisubizo; igisubizo.
annonceur answer oneself kwisubiza.
umushyushyarugamba. answer sheet urupapuro rwo
announce gutangaza; kubwira; gusubirizaho.
gusakaza; gutangariza. answer the call kwitaba.
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answer the call of kunnya;
kwituma; gusarana.
answer the telephone kwitaba.
answerability inshingano;
gusobanura neza ibyo ushinzwe.
answerable uwisobanura;
kugawa; uwo bibazwa.
ant umuswa; urutozi.
antagonism ubwumvikabuke;
urwango; ubucabiranyi; inyange;
urwango; ubushyamirane;
amakimbirane.
antagonist uhanganye;
umukinnyi; umuhizi; urwanya;
uhatanira.
antagonistic bidahuje; urakaye.
antagonize gusesereza.
Antarctica Antarigitika.
ante intego.
ante meridiem mbere ya saa sita.
ante up kuriha; kwishyura.
antecedent isoko; umubyeyi;
inkomoko; cyahise; isoko.
anterior y'imbere.
anterior limb ukuboko
kw'ibumoso; akaboko.
anthem indirimbo; indirimbo.
anthrax iragara; igishyute.
anthropoid ubumuntu.
antibiotics antibiyotiki.
antibodies abasirikari b'umubiri.
antibody imbambizi; imbambizi;
indindamubiri; abasirikari
b'umubiri.
antic ishyengo; ubufindo.
anticipation inzoza.
antics amagambure;
amangambure.
antidote umuti wuburozi.
antipathetic bidashimishije;
bidashamaje; bikonje.
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antipathy urwango; inabi;
inyange; urwango; urwango;
urwango.
antiquated rishaje; gishaje;
rikuze; rushaje; cyo ku bwa
cyo Gahindiro; ushaje.
antique rushaje; ushaje; cyo ku
bwa Gahindiro; rikuze; gishaje;
rishaje.
antiretroviral therapy imiti
igabanya ubukabwa SIDA; imiti
igabanya ubwandu bwa SIDA.
antiretroviral treatment imiti
igabanya ubwandu bwa SIDA;
imiti igabanya ubukabwa SIDA.
antisocial rwabikobwe.
antithesis imbusane.
antonym imbusane; ikinyuranyo;
bs.
anus innyo; ubuzutu.
anxiety icyoba; umutima
uhagaze; umuhangayiko; inkeke;
umutwaro; ubukangarane;
ububabare; impungenge;
umugogoro; igiteye impungenge.
anxious umunyeshyari; cyifuza;
kirota.
anyhow cyakora.
anyone umuntu ku giti cye.
anyplace aho ariho hose; ahantu
hose.
anyway ubundi; cyakora.
anywhere ahantu hose; aho ariho
hose.
aorta ruboroga.
apace abwangu.
apart ukwacyo.
apart from uretse; usibye.
apathetic bikonje; bidashamaje;
bidashimishije; ntibindeba.
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ape kwigana; kwitara nka; apparatus igikoresho nkenerwa;

gukurikiza; gufataho urugero; urwungano; igikoresho;
kwigana. icyifashishwa.
aperture umunwa; iyatu; apparel umwambaro; imyenda.
umwenge; idirishya; umwobo. apparent gifatika; kigaragara;
apex isonga; akanunga; cyigaragaza.
agasongero. apparition umuzimu;
aphorism intego. ibonekerwa; iboneka.
API porogaramu ntatondwa. appeal idisikuru; ubujurire;
apiary uruvumbu. gutakambira; kujurira;
apical consonant inyesonga. imbwirwaruhame; ijambo.
apico-alveolar consonant appeal for kwiyambaza;
inyesongashinya. kwishingikiriza; kwitabaza.
apico-dental conson inyamenyo. appeal to gutakamba; kureshya.
apiculture ubworozi bw'inzuki. appear kugaragara; gusa;
aplomb umudendezo. kuboneka; gushyika; gushyika;
apocalygk e Ibyahishuwe. kwigaragaza.
apocope igiganyuma. appear at kumva.
apocryphal cy'igihimbano. appearance isura; umwaduko;
apogee akanunga; agasongero; umuzo; akageni; ukuboneka;
isonga; agasongero. ihinguka; ukugera; amaza;
Apollyon pr. Lusiferi; umwanzi ukuboneka; iboneka; ukuhagera.
wa kera kare; pr. Lusuferi; appearing umwaduko; umuzo.
Sekibi; Shitani; Satani; umwami appease kugabanya; kurura.
w'umwijima; Sekibi; pr. Lusufero; appellation ijambo.
inzoka ya kera kare. append kongera; kuzuza.
apologetic gituje. appendage inyongera.
apologies ukwicuza; ukwihana. appended cy'inyongera.
apologise kwicuza. appending iteranya.
apologize kwisegura; kwicuza. appendix ishyira; bbreums.
apology ukwihana; ukwicuza. apperception ubwenge;
apostasy ubuhakanyi. ubushishozi.
apostate umugambanyi; appetite inzara; ipfa; inyota
umunyabyaha; intati; y'ubutegetsi; inyota.
umunyacyaha. appetizing kiryoshye.
apostle uwitangiye; intumwa. applaud gukoma amashyi.
apostrophe inyakuzo; agakato. applaudable cyiyubashye;
appalling gikaze; giteye ubwoba; gishimwa.
cyikariye; gikarishye; gikakaye; applause igisingizo; ibisingizo;
kibi cyane. imihayo; ishimwa; ukuvugwa
neza; isaruti.
apple ipome; pome.

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 apple of one's eye approbation

apple of one's eye inkundwakazi; appraise gutekerezaho; kwitaho;

umutoni; inkoramutima; magara gusesengura; kwitwararika; guha
ntunsige. agaciro.
Applet porogamu appraiser umusesenguzi;
nsanganyamudasobwa umushishozi.
nkumirwa. appraoch uburyo.
apple-polisher nyamujyiyobijya; appreciable byinshi.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; appreciable amount umusaruro
inkomamashyi. ushimishije; igikorwa gifatika.
appliance igikoresho nkenerwa; appreciate guha ireme;
igikoresho; icyifashishwa. gufutukirwa; kumva; kwitondera;
applicability igihamya. gusobanukirwa; gusanga.
applicable uwemerewe; ukwiye; appreciation icyubahiro;
uwujuje ibisabwa. ibisingizo; inyiturano; igisingizo;
applicant uwiyamamaza; uwaka imihayo.
akazi; umukandida. apprehend gusanga; ufata;
application ugusaba; icyifuzo kumenya.
cy'usaba; ukwaka. apprehension inkeke;
Application Programme impungenge; umutima uhagaze;
Interface porogaramu umutwe; umuhangayiko; icyoba;
ntatondwa. igiteye impungenge;
applicative abbrengr. ubukangarane.
applied art ubukorikori. apprehensive umunyeshyari.
apply gukoresha; guhatira; apprentice umufasha; umwiga;
kwitangira; kujurira; gusaba umutangizi; umwiga.
kwinjira; kwifashisha; guhatirwa. apprisal umuburo; imbuzi.
apply for gusaba. apprise kubwira; kwikoma.
apply for job gusaba akazi. apprise of kubwira.
apply oneself gukora. approach gucaho; inzira;
applyifor job ukwaka akazi. kolidoro; amaza; kwegera;
appoint kugenera; kwemerera. umuhana; iyaduka; gushyika;
appointed cyemewe n'amategeko. ukuntu; ukuhagera;
appointed time igihe. kugereranywa; kwegera;
appointment ishyirwaho; kuvugisha witanguranwa;
gahunda; ihitamo; igihe n'aho ukugera.
guhurira; ihuriro; randevu; approbation icyemezo;
ijonjora. uburenganzira; uruhushya;
apportion kugenera. imihayo; igisingizo; ibisingizo.
apportionment umugabane.
appraisal igenagaciro;
icyiyumviro; uko umuntu
yumikintu.

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 appropriate are not

appropriate gutwara ku ngufu za arbitration ubushishozi

Leta; uwujuje ibisabwa; bw'urukiko; icyemezo cy'urukiko.
kwemeza; gufata; uwemerewe; arbitration committee akanama
kibikwiye; gikwiye guhabwa nkemurampaka.
agaciro; ukwiye; kwiba; gufata ku arbitrator umuhuza;
ngufu za Leta. umucamanza; pl. abacamanza.
appropriate period igihe. arc umuheto; agakoni; ikorosi;
appropriate to poss. wa; poss. ikoni; guheta; kugonda; agaheto.
wo; nterj. yo. arcane mboneshabwenge;
approval icyemezo; ibisingizo; ndafuturwa; kitagaragara.
uruhushya; ihamya; iyemeza; arch ubworo bw'ikirenge;
ijwi; imihayo; iyemeza; umuheto.
icyubahiro; igisingizo; archaic cyo ku bwa Gahindiro;
uburenganzira. cyambere mbere; rushaje; rikuze;
approve uguha uburenganzira. urunyacyirima; gishaje; ushaje;
approving mpamya. rishaje.
approximately cyegereye; hafi; archaic term abbresaz.
onj. nka; kijya kungana. archaism abbresaz.
apricot umukomamanga. archangel umumalayika;
April kwezi kwa kane; ukwezi kwa marayika.
kane; Mata. archdeacon acidikoni.
APRM igenzuranyafurika arched ubuhete.
ry'abareshya. architecture CONSTRUCTION
apt wumvuba; inzobere; iyubakanabuhanga.
w'umutwe ufungutse; w'ikimene; archives inyandiko
ushoboye imirimo inyuranye; nshyinguramakuru; arishive;
w'umuhanga; ushoboye. dosiye; idosiye.
apt to forget umunyamazinda. arctic gikonje.
apt to harm kabutindi; cyateza Arctica Arigitika.
impanuka. ardent gifite umwete;
aptitude ubushobozi; umutwe. umunyagishyika; gifite ishyaka.
aqueduct umuferege; muyoboro. ardor ukwitangira; ukwihambira;
aqueous cyuje amazi. urukundo; ubudatenguha;
Ar umwuka wa arugo. ukwihebera; igishyika; ishyaka;
Arab umwarabu. inyota; ingoga; ibakwe.
Arabia Arabiya. ardour ibakwe; ingoga.
arase gusiba. arduous ukomeye; uruhanyije;
arbiter umuyobozi; umucamanza; gikomeye; gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
pl. abacamanza; umutegetsi. gisaba imbaraga.
arbitrary arrest adetention ifata arduously an'umuhate.
n'ifunga bitubahirije amategeko. are ni.
arbitrate guhuza; kumvikanisha. are not si.

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 are you kidding? arrived

are you kidding? Urankinisha?; armored vehicle on caterpillar

Urakina? treads burende.
area ubuso; imbuga; akarere. armpit ukwaha.
arena urubuga; inzu armpit hairs ubucakwaha.
y'amakinamico; ikibuga; sitade; arms amaboko.
urukiniro. arms guhuza imbaraga.
Argentina Arijantine. army ingano; ingabo; ikiguri.
argon umwuka wa arugo. army camp inkambi ya gisirikare;
argue gukimbirana; guhatana; ikigo cya gisirikare.
guhangana; guhatanira; aroma ububani.
gutongana; guteraamagambo. around ahagana.
argument impaka; arouse gukangurira;
iteranamagambo; ingingo; gushishikariza; gusamaza;
agakuru; ubwumvikabuke; gushyushya.
inyurabitekerezo; amakimbirane; aroused washyutswe.
intonganya; insanganyamatsiko. arouthe bend cyasaze.
argumentative umunyamahane. arrange for gutegesha.
aria injyana. arrange for later reference
arid h'agasi. gushyingura inyandiko.
arid region ijyangwa; ubutayu. arrangement isezerano;
arise kuboneka; kugaragara. imitunganyirize; makete;
aristocrat imfura. igisabwa; amasezerano; kontaro;
arithmetic umuhiriko. imiterere; uburyo bukoreshwa.
arithmetical mean arrangements umupango;
impuzandengo. icumbi; inturo.
ark ubushyinguro; inkuge. arranging imyubakire.
ark of the covenant array umwenda; imyiyereko;
ubushyinguro bw'isezerano. uruhago; guharaga; ihitamo;
arm ishami; akaboko; intwaro; umwiyereko; ingano;
ukuboko. umutambagiro.
arm of the sea umuyoboro; arrest gutambamira; ifatwa;
umuferege. gukerereza; gupyinagaza;
armament intwaro. kubangamira; ufata; guta muri
armchair ifoteyi. yombi; guhagarara.
armed conflict intambara; arriat kurangiza; gushyika;
ubushyamirane; kugera; gushyikira.
ubushyamirahagati y'imitwe arrival amaza; ukugera; umuzo;
y'ingabo. ukuhagera; iyaduka; umwaduko.
armed forces imitwe y'ingabo. arrive gusohora; gushyika;
armistice amahoro. kwinjira; gushyika; gushyikira.
armored car burende. arrived cyaje.

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 arrivederci Ascension

arrivederci usigare amahoro; artificial pitch ikibuga

ah'ikindi gihe. mpimbano.
arriving amaza; ukugera; artificial waterway umuferege;
ukuhagera. muyoboro.
arrogance umurengwe; ubwirasi; artisan umukozi; umukozi;
ubwibone; umwiryo. umunyabukorikori.
arrogant wiyemera; mwiyemezi. artist umunyabugeni.
arrow intanage; umwambi; artistic activity ubugeni.
akambi. artistic writing ubuvanganzo.
arrow concave akambi mpete. artistry ubugeni.
arse ikibuno. artless udaca ku ruhande;
arse about guta igihe. umuziranenge; udacabiranya;
arse around guta igihe. utarimanganya; umunyakuri;
art ubugeni; ikinyabugeni; udakikira ukuri (person).
amayeri. as mu gihe; uko; uburyo; ka;
art of government politiki. nk'uko; kubera ko; ko.
art of teaching uburezi. as an advertisement urupapuro
arterx umumisha. ngenerwamatangazo.
artery kolidoro; inzira. as an alternative ahubwo.
artfulness uburyarya; iryenge; as an equivalent ahubwo.
ubutiriganya; iyeri. as character abunyuguti.
article igicuruzwa; raporo; as dowary ank'ibishyingiranwa.
inyandiko; ingingo; ikintu. as for ku bwa.
article of faith amahame. as replacement ahubwo.
articles of trade ibicuruzwa. as result yo mpamvu; kubera iyo
articulate kuvuga; intyoza. mpamvu; onj. bityo.
articulate sounds ijambo. as result of kwerekanwa;
articulated lorry (BrE) kugaragazwa.
rukururana. as soon as possible mu maguru
articulatio talocruralis mashya; vuba hashoboka.
akabumbambori; as substitute ahubwo.
akabumbambari. as the only one prowenyine;
articulation ibango; iyatura; cyonyine.
ingingo; inozamvugo; ijwi. as well conj. na; none; byongeye
articulatory phonetics kandi; onj. kandi.
iyigamajwi nyakanwa. as well as conj. na.
artifice ubutiriganya; iryenge; ascend kurira; kuzamuka.
iyeri; uburyarya; icyiganano; ascendancy urugamba rwo
amayeri. kwigarurira; umutsindo; ishya.
artificer makanika. Ascension Asensiyo; Yezu asubira
artificial cy'ubukorikori; mu ijuru.
cy'igihimbano.

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 Ascension Day assemble

Ascension Day Umunsi wa askew ikitagenda; mu buryo

Asensiyo. bufutamye; kitari mu nzira
ascertain gushakisha. nyayo; mu buryo bucyamye;
ASCII igaragazabimenyetso kibangamye; kiberamye; mu
ndangamakuru. buryo bugoramye; mu buryo
ascribe somethito something bubangamye; kibusanya;
kwitirira ikintu. gifutamye.
ash umuyonga; icyavu; ivu; aso forth conj. n'ibindi.
inkamba. aso on conj. n'ibindi.
ash color urwirungu. asocial rwabikobwe.
ash color of sorghum beer aspect uko bacyumva; akageni;
urwirungu rw'amarwa. uko kigaragara; ikiranga.
ash colour urwirungu. asphalt kaburimbo.
Ash Wednesday uwa gatatu asphyxiate kwica.
w'ivu. aspirant umukandida; uwaka
ashamed wamwaye; wagize akazi; uwiyamamaza.
ipfunwe. aspiration inyota; inyota.
ashen ikivuzo. aspire gushishikazwa; kwihatira;
ashes icyavu; inkamba; gukumbura; kwifuza.
umuyonga. aspiring kirota; cyifuza.
ashtray isandiriye. ass ikigoryi; igicucu; ikijibwe;
ashy ikivuzo. indogobe; igicucu; igicucu;
Asia Aziya; iburasirazuba. umuswa; ikimara; ikigoryi; injiji.
Asian umunyaziya. assailant umushotoranyi;
Asian countries ibihugu by'Aziya. urwanya; w'umunyamahane.
asic nshingirwaho; ngenderwho; assailent umusatirizi.
cy'ishingiro; shingiro. assailer umushotoranyi.
aside ukwacyo. assassinate kwica.
aside from uretse; usibye. assassination ubwicanyi.
asinine ikinnyeteri; cy'ubugoryi; assault ubushotoranyi; guca
igicucu; ikizeze; cy'ubucucu. igico.
asininity ubupfu; ubusazi; assault continually gutoteza.
ubugoryi; amahomvu; assaulter umushotoranyi.
ubunyabasazi; ifuti; ubugoryi. assay gusesengura.
asiniremark ifuti. assemblage igitsina; inteko;
ask gusaba; gusaba; kwakura; ihitamo; ikizima; ingano.
kubaza. assemble kwakura; kurundanya;
ask for kwishingikiriza; gukora; gukorera mu ruganda;
kwiyambaza; kwaka; gusaba; gucisha mu ruganda;
gusaba; kwitabaza. gutunganyiriza mu ruganda;
ask for loan kwaka inguzanyo. guterana; gushyira hamwe.
ask onself kwibaza.

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 assemble for action asthimma

assemble for action kurarikira; assistance inkunga; umuti

guhuruza; gukoranya ingabo. w'ibibazo; inkunga; imfashanyo;
assembled cyakozwe. ubufasha.
assembling ihuriro; irundanya. assistant umufasha; icyitso.
assembly inama; inteko; imitingi; assistasubordinate icyitso.
myubakire. associate uwitabiriye inama;
assent iyemeza; kwemeranya na; gusanisha; umufasha; icyitso;
uruhushya; ihamya; kumvira; uwari mu nama.
icyemezo; uburenganzira; associate with gushaka inshuti.
kwemera. associated kijyanye; icya;
assenting mpamya. cyerekeranye; icyerekeye;
assert gusezeranya. ibyerekeye; ikirebana; igifata
assertion ikirego. ku...; ikijyana...
assertive intiganda; ufite association ikipi; isano; ihuriro;
umuhate. ubucuti; umubano; amahuriro;
assessment uko umuntu urugaga; umuryango; ihuriro;
yumikintu; isuzumagaciro; ubunyamuryango; ugukorera
igenagaciro; igiciro; icyiyumviro. hamwe; umuryango;
assessor umushishozi. ishyirahamwe; imvange.
asseto kwemera; emera. association as friends ubucuti.
assets ubukungu; pl. associative abbregir.
amafaranga; ubutunzi. assortment ihitamo.
assiduous umunyamwete; ufite assuage koroshya; kugabanya
ingufu; umunyamurava. ubukana; kugabanya umurego.
assiduously an'umuhate. assume kwambara; kwemera;
assign kugenera. kwemeza; kwibwira.
assignation uguhura. assumed cy'igihimbano.
assignement umukoro. assuming mwiyemezi; wiyemera;
assignment ihitamo; akazi; wirarira.
icyate; umurimo; ishyirwaho; assumption urufatiro; umusingi;
umumaro; umurimo; umushinga. ishingiro.
assimilate gufutukirwa; kumva; Assumption of Mary Isubira mu
gusobanukirwa. ijuru rya Bikira Mariya.
assisatant umufasha. assurance umudendezo; garanti;
assist kuyamba; kugira neza; umutekano; ubwishingizi;
kumenyekanisha; kunganira; umuhigo.
koshya gukora nabi; gufasha; assure kunyura.
kurwanaho; gutiza umurindi; assuredly ayego;
gushaka inshuti; gutabara; ntagushidikanya; nterj. yee;
guteza imbere; kugira neza; ukuri.
gushyigikira. asteroid inyenyeri; inyenyeri.
asthimma asima.

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 asthma At what time is dinner?

asthma asima; amacwa. at law level ku rwego rw'ibanze.

astonish kumirwa; gutangaza. at least gusa.
astonishing cy'akataraboneka; at leisure umunengetsi;
cy'ubugoryi; mu buryo umunebwe; umushomeri.
butunguranye; cy'ubucucu; byiza at liberty umushomeri.
cyane; cy'agahebuzo. at odds bidahuje.
astonishment icyubahiro; at ogo ingunga.
igitinyiro; igihu. at once mu manzaganya.
astound gutangaza. at one bihuje.
astray ikitagenda. at peace wanezerewe; wanyuzwe.
astride utambikije ku... at risk ahaga.
astringent gisharira; gisharira; at sign arobaze.
gukarishye. at subsequetime anyuma.
astrological chart amahirwe; at the back ainyuma.
ishaba. at the biginning ku isoko.
astronomy iyigakirere; ubumenyi at the bottom ahasi.
bw'inyenyeri; iyigamibumbe. at the end giheruka.
astute w'umutwe ufungutse; at the grass roots level ku rwego
wumvuba; w'umuhanga; rw'ibanze.
w'ikimene. at the market ku isoko.
astuteness ijogora. at the origin ku isoko.
asunder cyacitsemo ibice. at the outset ambere.
asylum amagiro; ubuhungiro; at the presemoment ubungubu;
ibitaro by'abarwaye indwara zo ubu.
mu mutwe; amajyo; amage. at the presetime ubungubu;
asylum seekers abashaka ubu.
ubuhungiro. at the source ku isoko.
at locative. i; kwa; arobaze; at the top ku isonga.
locative. kuri. at the weekend mu mpera
at all events cyakora. z'icyumweru.
at anytime igihe icyo ari cyo at time interj. ashwi; nta
cyose. narimwe.
at distance ikantarange; iyo at times arimwe rimwe.
bigwa. at variance bidahuje.
at ease wanezerewe; wanyuzwe. At what time is breakfast? saa
at fault uwisobanura; cyo ngahe turafata ibiryo byo kwica
kugawa; uwo bibazwa. isari?; saa ngahe turajya kwica
at first mbere mbere; ubwa umwaku?
mbere. At what time is dinner? saa
at high temperature gishyushye ngahe turajya ku meza
cyane. nimugoroba?
at home imuhira; imuhira.

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 At what time is lunch? attitudes

At what time is lunch? saa attainment iyanzura; ubuhanga;

ngahe turajya ku meza ku iyuzuzwa; iyuzura; isozwa;
manywa. umusozo; ikiranga; irangizwa;
at work gikora. icyagezweho; irangiza; irangira;
atheist umupagani. ibigwi; ishya; ibyagezweho.
athlete umukinnyi. attempt kwihatira; igerageza;
athletic gifite imbaraga; ingunga; ibanze; kugerageza;
cy'ibakwe; umunyangufu; gushishikazwa.
cy'imirya; umunyambaraga; attempt to catch fish kuroba.
nziramuze. attend gufasha; kugira neza;
athletic director umutoza. guherekeza; kumva; guherekeza;
athough an'ubwo. kugaragira; gushagara;
Atlantic ocean Atalantika. gushagara.
atmosphere ibidukikije; ikirere; attendance ukuboneka;
inkubiri; umuramburo w'ikirere. ukuboneka.
atmospherics (BrE) amakaraza. attendant umukozi; umwambari;
atoll ikirwa. umurezi w'abana;
atome atome. umuherekezabari; umuja.
atonement igihano; ukwicuza. attention igiteye impungenge;
atrocious kibabaje; ibamaso.
cy'urukozasoni; cy'ubugome; attention please mwitondere ibi.
cy'ubugome; cy'amahano; Attention! Itonde!
cy'amahano; cy'ibara; cy'ibara; attentive uwitonze.
giteye ishozi; giteye agahinda. attentiveness ukwitangira;
attach guhuza; kongera. ukwihebera; ubudatenguha;
attaching iteranya. ukwihambira.
attachment inyongera; atteregularly gusiragira.
ukwimariramo; ukwihambira; attest to gushimangira.
urukundo; inyongera. attestation indahiro.
attack kugaba igitero; gusagarira; attestations ibyemezo.
gusimbukira; gushoka; guca attester umugabo; umuhamya;
igico; intwaro. umutangabuhamya.
attack physically kwiyahura. attester or attestor inkusi.
attack repeatedly gutoteza. atteto the call of nature
attack verbally kuka inabi. gusarana; kwituma; kunnya.
attacked cyibasiwe. attic ikigega.
attacker umushotoranyi; attire umwambaro; imyenda;
umusatirizi. umwenda.
attackigroup ihururu. attitude uburyo; amahame;
attain gushyikira; gushyika; imyifatire.
kugera; gufata; kurangiza; attitudes imyifatire.
gushyika.

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 attorney authenticity

attorney umujyanama mu auditorium inzu y'amakinamico.

by'amategeko; umunyamategeko. auditorship inama y'ubugenzuzi.
attorney-at-law AuEmma ikiyobyabwenge
umunyamategeko. morufine.
attorney-at-law (AmE) auf Wiedersehen usigare
uburanira; avoka. amahoro; ah'ikindi gihe.
attract gukurura; gushyukwisha; aught izeru; imfomal. umwuka;
kureshya. zeru; ubusa.
attract someone's attention augment indomo.
gukurura. augmentation inyongera.
attraction ibenguka. augmentative itubura.
attractive mwiza; ihoho; ihoho; augury indagu.
cyiza; ubaneza n'abandi; august cyiza cyane;
akanyange; umugwaneza; akataraboneka.
umwiza; ugwaneza; mwiza. august cy'igitangaza.
attribute ikiranga; bbrermy.; August Kanama kanamira Nzeri.
ikimenyetso. August ukwezi kwa munani.
attributes umuco; imyitwarire; august acyami; cy'agahebuzo;
kamere; imiterere. agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka;
atypical umwimerere; cy'agatangaza.
kidasanzwe. august nyabami; nziza cyane;
at-sign arobaze. agatangaza.
au revoir usigare amahoro; August Kanama.
ah'ikindi gihe. augustness uburemere.
aubergi(BrE) urutoryi; aunt masenge; mama wacu.
ikibiringanya. auntie mama wacu; masenge.
auction cyamunara. aunty masenge.
audacious wigerezaho. auricle ugutwi.
audaciousness imbaraga; aurum inzahabu.
umutima; ubutwari. auspicious gihire; cy'amahirwe.
audacity ubutwari; imbaraga; austere wikariye.
icyizere muri wowe; ukwigiramo Australia Ositarariya.
icyizere; umutima. Austria Otirishiya.
audio cassette kasete. authentic byemewe; by'ukuri;
audit gusuzumaubushishozi; nyirizina; nyakuri; gihuje n'ukuri;
gusuzuma. ndashidikanywaho.
auditor umukontabure; authenticate guhamya.
umugenzuzi w'imari; authentication gihamya.
umucungamari. authenticity igihamya;
Auditor General Office Ikigo uburemere.
cy'Ubugenzuzi Bukuru bw'Imari
ya Leta.

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 author
author isoko; umwanditsi; isoko;
amavu; inkomoko; umwanditsi;
umuhanzi; umuhimbyi.
author of life Rurema.
authoring ukwandika.
authoritarian wikariye.
authoritative w'umunyembaraga;
w'umunyagitsure.
authorities pl. abatware.
authority ubuhatsi; umushishozi;
ijabo; isoko; umugenga;
umuyobozi; isoko; ubuhangange;
ubuhangange; ubutegetsi;
inkomoko; uburemere; ukwiziga;
ububasha; databuja; igenzura.
authorization uruhushya;
icyemezo; uburenganzira.
authorize uguha uburenganzira.
authorized uwemerewe; uwujuje
ibisabwa; ukwiye.
auto imodoka.
autobiography inkuru yawe.
autobrowse nyamwicukumbura.
autocalculation off
nyamwibarisha irafunze.
autocalculation on
nyamwibarisha irafunguye.
autochthonous kavukire;
umusangwabutaka.
autocontour nyamwihimbibi.
autocracy ubutegetsi bw'igitugu.
autocratic nyabami; cyami.
autofit width nyamwihubugari.
autoformat nyamwihishusho.
automatic pl. ibyikora; imbunda.
automatic hyphenation
ukwicaho akanyerezo.
automatic underline ukwicaho
akarongo.
automatically mu buryo byikora;
uwo mwanya; nta kuzuyaza; ako
kanya; nta kujijinganya.
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avocado tree
automation
ubukoreshabyumanyabwenge.
automatiser icyuma-bwenge.
automobile (AmE) imodoka;
ivatiri.
autonomous abbreish.; wigenga.
autonomy ubwigenge;
ubwisanzure.
autorefresh nyamwisubizaho;
nyamwigarura.
autosave nyamwibika.
autovalue nyamwihagaciro.
autovertical nyamwihagarika.
autowidth nyamwiharugari.
auxiliary ikirenga; icyitso;
umufasha; inyongera.
auxiliary verb inshinga mfasha.
avail oneself of gukoresha;
kwifashisha.
available tayari; gihari; gikinguye;
cya rubanda; iraboneka.
avarice umururumba.
avaricious Ndarusuma.
avenge kwivuna; kwihimura;
guhora.
avenger umuhozi.
avenue umuhanda; ibarabara;
ibarabara; umuhanda.
avenue of communication
umuyoboro.
average impuzandengo; gisanzwe;
kimenyerewe; cyo mu rugero.
averse nta bushake.
aversion inzika; urwango;
inyange; urwango; ubwangwe;
urwango; inabi.
avert gutsinsura; kwigobotora;
gukikira; kwirwanaho; gukwepa.
avid cyifuza; kirota.
avocado avoka; ivoka.
avocado tree igiti cya avoka.
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avocadoes ibivoka; amavoka; awhile mu kanya gato.

avoka. awkward ikinnyeteri; imfabusa;
avoid gukwepa; gutsinsura; imburamumaro; kidakwiye;
kwiziga; gukikira; kwirinda; kiruhanyije; kigoye gukoresha;
kwirwanaho; kwigobotora; ingwizamurongo; ikinnyeteri;
kwifata; kwihangana. imburakamaro; ntakavuro.
avoidance of extremes awkwardly by'amaburakindi; mu
ubwiramire. buryo bw'impfabusa; n'ubuswa;
avow gushyira ahagaragara; by'imburamumaro; bya nikize;
kwirega; gushyira ahabona; mu buryo bugoranye; bya
kwemera. ntakavuro; mu buryo bufutamye;
avowal ikirego; indahiro; uko ubonye.
umuhigo. awkwardness ubugorame;
awaken memories of kwibutsa. ubunnyeteri; ububangame.
awaken suddenly kwicuza. awl icyuma bakoresha batobora
award ishimwe; igihembo; akobo.
igihembo; ishimo; guha; awn umusatsi.
umudari; umusaruro. awn BOTANY urwoya.
award contract kugiran'umuntu awning umutaka; ihema; ihema
amasezerano. ryo mu tubari.
award market to sb guha awoke, awaken uri maso.
umuntu isoko. awol nta ruhusa.
award of honor umudari; awry kiberamye; ikitagenda;
ishimwe; igihembo. kibusanya; kitari mu nzira nyayo;
aware ugikomeye; ugifite kidatengeneje; mu buryo
imbaraga. bugoramye; mu buryo
awareness ubumenyi; ubumenyi bufutamye; kibangamye; mu
rusange. buryo bucyamye; mu buryo
away kidahari; cyasibye. bubangamye; gifutamye.
away from kure ya. aw-shucks kigaragaza ugucisha
away game umukiumuntu make.
yasohotse. ax incabiti; indyabiti; indyankwi;
awe igitinyiro; icyoba; icyubahiro. intorezo.
awe-inspiring acyami; nyabami; axe indyabiti; wirukana; ishoka;
gifite igitinyiro. intorezo; indyankwi; incabiti.
awful kidahambaye; kibi; axed umushomeri.
gikakaye; cyikariye; giteye axilla ukwaha.
ubwoba; kibi cyane; w'umuswa; axillary cavity ukwaha.
kidashamaje; gikaze; gikarishye. axillary fossa ukwaha.
awfully mu buryo buhambaye. axiom ihame; ibwiriza; ibanze;
awfulness ubukarihe; ubukare; intego.
ububi. axiomatic cy'impamo; cy'ihame.

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 axis a.m.

axis inkingi; inkingi ya mwikorezi; A-bomb N-COUNT. Pl: A-bombs.

intebe; icyicaro; uruti. ibombe atomoki; bombe atomiki.
axis of evil umuzi w'icyaha. A-1 cy'akataraboneka; inzobere;
axle urwikaragiro. cy'agahebuzo.
ay ayego. A.C. umuriro w'amashanyarazi
aye interj. yee; yego; yego. mpinduranyamuvuduko.
ayet ubwo rero. a.c. umuriro w'amashanyarazi
aye-aye! (BrE.) interj. Dore re! mpinduranyamuvuduko.
azidothymidine Azete. A.D. mu gihe cyacu.
AZT Azete. A.M. amugitondo; mbere ya saa
azure ubururu bwa juru. sita.
a- PREFIX. A- yongerwa ku a.m. mbere ya saa sita.
ntangiriro ya ntera zimwe na
zimwe mu rwego rwo kurema
ntera zisobanura ko umuntu
cyangwa ikintu bidafite isura
cyangwa ubwiza bugaragazwa na
ntera y'umwimerere. I'm a
completely apolitical man. Ndi
umuntu udakunda politiki na
busa. She was amoral but
honest. Yari umuntu wataye
umuco ariko akavugisha ukuri.
...her new asymmetrical
haircut. ...inyogosho ye nshya
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B - b

babble amagambure; back side ainyuma.

amangambure; amagambo; back up gushagara; guherekeza;
impuha; igihuha; isahaha; guteza imbere; guteshuka;
kubwira; ubujajwa. guteshuka ku murongo;
babbler bamenya; gushyoma; guherekeza;
gacumakamagambo; injajwa; gushyigikira; gusobanura.
gacuma k'amagambo; backbiting ubujajwa.
umunyamagambo. backbone imbaraga; inkingi;
babbling ukunywigira. ubutarumikwa; umutima;
babbly inkotsa; indondogozi. ishingiro; uruti rw'umugongo;
babe agahinja; uruhinja. ubutwari; umuhate.
babe in arms agahinja; uruhinja. backer umugiraneza; umubyeyi;
baboon igitera. umuyoboke; umufana; umutunzi;
baby uruhinja; umwana; umunyemari; ushyigikiye;
igisekeramwanzi; uruhinja; umuterankunga; ushyigikiye;
inkoramutima; magara ntunsige; umuherwe; uwagashize;
agahinja; agahinja; umuyoboke; umukungu.
inkundwakazi; igitambambuga; background ibidukikije;
igisekeramwanzi; umutoni. inkomoko y'ikigomba gukorwa;
baby elephant icyacy'inzovu. inkomoko; imizi n'imihamuro;
baby mouse akak'imbeba. ubuzima yabayemo; icyateye;
baby teeth amenyo ya mbere. imvankuru y'ikigomba
baby tooth iryinyo rya mbere. kwitabwaho.
baby-sitter umurezi w'abana. backing ubufasha; inkunga;
bachelorhood ubumanzi; imfashanyo; ubuvugizi.
ubuseribateri. backlash inkurikizi.
back koshya gukora nabi; backside ainyuma.
kugerageza amahirwe; backslider umunyabyaha;
kwigerezaho; umugongo; uruti umunyacyaha.
rw'umugongo; guteza imbere. backup umusimbura (2);
back copies inomero zahise umusigarizi; umusigire.
z'ikinyamakuru; inomero za kera. backward umuswa.
back financially gutera inkunga.

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 back-to-school season balmy

back-to-school season igihe cyo bafflement ubukomere;

gusubira ku ishuri. ubuyoberane; urujijo.
back-up ububiko bwizewe. baffling gikomeye.
bacteria bagiteri. bag gufata; gufata; pl. imvumba;
bacterium ikinyabuzima. ibere; igikapu; guta muri yombi.
bad kibi; inkozi y'ibibi; ikibi; bagatelle ntakavuro.
gikarishye; y'ibyaha; baggy gisesuye.
kidahambaye; gikaze; bibi; bait guharahaza; kuberabeza;
cyikariye; giteye ubwoba; imeze guhangayikisha; kuburabuza.
nabi; ibabaje; mabi; kibi cyane; bake guteka mu ifuru; gutwika.
ibi; y'incamugongo; baking gishyushye cyane.
cy'urukozasoni; cyangiza; balance iringaniza; kureshyeshya.
w'umuswa; kidashamaje; balance against kugereranya.
gikakaye; mbi; ukiranirwa; balanced diet indyo yuzuye.
umugizi wa nabi; kibangamiye. bald spot ityazo.
bad blood urwango. baldachin ikitabashwa.
bad breath umwuka mubi. balderdash amagambure;
bad dream baringa. amangambure; amahomvu.
bad luck amahirwe make; baldness ityazo.
umwaku; umwaku; icyago; bale uruhago.
ibyago; amahirwe make; baleful cy'ububisha.
amanzaganya; amacwa; baleful sword urugembe.
amakuba; amakuba. balk guhangana; kuzitira;
bad mood umutima mubi; gukomeza umutsi; kuzuyaza.
umunabi; umujinya. ball ibya; umubumbe; ruhago;
bad seed igipfu. umupira.
bad smell umunuko. ball game umupira; ruhago.
bad temper umunabi. ballad umuvugo; indirimbo;
badge akarango. injyana; umuvugo.
badger guhangayikisha; balladeer umusizi.
kuburabuza; guhangayikisha; balladist umusizi.
kuberabeza; guharahaza; gutera ballock ibya.
umutima uhagaze. ballot ijwi; ijwi.
badinage ishyengo. balloting itora.
badly anabi. ballpark sitade; ikibuga;
badly off umukene. urukiniro.
badly timed umwaku. ballpeen hammer inyundo.
badmouth gucisha bugufi. ballpoipen ikaramu.
bad-mouth kanwakabi. ballyhoo gutangaza; iyamamaza.
baffle gukomeza umutsi; balm ipomade; umuti.
gushobera; kujijisha; guhaba; balmy cyataye umutwe; gisetsa;
guhangana; gusisibiranya. wasaze; cyatombotse; cyasaze.

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 baloney baritone

baloney amagambure; banned cyaciwe.

amangambure. banner ibendera; idarapo;
bambino igitambambuga; igitambaro; ibendera.
igisekeramwanzi. banotes kashi.
bamboo umugano. banquet ifunguro; ifunguro.
bamboozle kwiba; kunyanganya; banshee umuzimu.
koshya; guhuguza. bantam kigufi.
ban umuziririzo; ubucibwe; banter gusetsa; ishyengo;
umuziro. gushyenga.
banabeer urwagwa; urwabitoki. baptism Batismimu; umubatizo.
banabeer with honey inkangaza. baptize kwita.
banaleaves amakoma. bar akabari mpuruzambaga;
banana igitoki; umuneke. inzahabu; kubangamira; akabari;
Bananas imineke. inzitizi; zahabu.
banaplantation urutoke; urutoki. barb urubori; ihwa.
banatree umutumba; insina. barbarian inyamaswa; ikirura;
banawine urwabitoki; urwagwa. igikoko; igisimba.
band ikimenyetso; ikipi; guhuza; barbarism ubunyamusozi.
ikiguri. barbarous gikakaye; icyaduka;
bandages (BrE) igipfuko. inkoramaraso; ubunyamaswa;
banderole ibendera; igitambaro. kinyamaswa; ubukurankota;
bandit ibandi; umuhemu; inkazi.
umujura; ibandi. barbecue icyokezo.
bandwdith umuhora barber kwiyogoshesha; kumwa;
ntemberezamakuru. kogosha.
bandy ubuhete. Barbiturates baribitirate.
bandy words guteraamagambo. barbs baribitirate.
bane uburozi. bard umusizi; umuririmbyi.
baneful w'umuswa; kibi. bare kidahagije; ubusa; nkene;
bangs umusatsi. gushyira ahabona.
bang-up gihambaye. barefaced isibo; ushira isoni.
banish kurimbura; kurandura. barefoof n'ibirenge.
bank ikigega; amabanki; umuba; barefooted n'ibirenge.
ibanki; banki; agasozi; inkombe; barely gusa.
igipanze neza. barely satisfactory gikwiye.
banker umukungu; umunyemari; barf kuruka.
umutunzi; umuherwe; barfly umusinzi.
uwagashize. bargaigalore ibyatejwe
banknote inoti. cyamunara.
bankrupt umukene. bargain isezerano.
bankruptcy ubutindi; ubukene; bargaining iciririkanywa.
ubutindi nyakujya. baritone umuririmbyi.

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 bark bathtub (AmE)

bark gukankama. baseness ubugwari.

bark of tree igishishwa. bashful wamwaye; ikinnyeteri;
barm igitumbisha; umusemburo. wagize ipfunwe.
barren h'agasi; ubusa; nkene. bashfulness ubwicishebugufi;
barren wilderness ubutayu; ukwicishabugufi.
ijyangwa. basic kamara; ibanze; iby'ingenzi;
barricade urukuta; urusika; kamara; iby'ibanze; nshinganwa;
uburinzi. kimenyerewe; uburere bw'ibanze;
barrier uruzitiro; urukuta; cyishingiro; cy'ibanze; gisanzwe;
urusika; inzitizi; urugabano; cy'umwimerere.
bariyeri. basic laws Itegeko Nshinga.
barrister avoka; basic principle ishingiro.
umunyamategeko; umujyanama basilica urusengero; kiliziya.
mu by'amategeko. basin ikibaya; ibase; akabande;
barrister (BrE) uburanira. umubande.
barroom akabari mpuruzambaga. basis ishingiro; isoko; ishingiro;
barter kugurana; guciririkanywa. ibanze; umusingi; inkomoko;
barter system iciririkanywa; umwimerere; amavu; isoko;
igurana. urufatiro.
Baruch Baruki. bask kwishimira.
base cy'amahano; ibi; cy'ubukozi basket igiseke; agaseke; agatebo;
bw'ibibi; cy'ubugome; amavu; inkangara.
urufatiro; kidakwiye; basketball basiketibolo.
ubutambike; igikoze; ishingiro; basketry woven materials
giteye ubwoba; cy'urukozasoni; ibikoresho by'ububoshyi.
mburabupfura; giteye agahinda; bass umuririmbyi.
imeze nabi; urukozasoni; bastard ikinyendaro.
gikarishye; inshinga; cyikariye; bastille igasho; uburoko; igereza;
umusingi; isaso; cy'urukozasoni; ipirizo.
gikaze; ishingiro; urufatiro; bastion urukuta; urusika.
gikakaye; ishingiro; giteye ishozi; bat agacurama; ndembo; impiri.
ibanze; umusingi; cy'ibara; bat (in ping-pong) akamanuzo.
kibabaje; cy'urukozasoni. batch umuba; gitsina; uruhago;
base principal ishingiro. igipanze neza.
baseball beyisibolo. bath (BrE) urwiyuhagiriro.
baseball hat ingofero. bathe guhanagura; kwiyuhagira;
based on duhereye; hashingiwe. gusukura; gukaraba; kuhagira.
baseline ingingo nshingirwaho; bathroom aho biyuhagirira;
ishingiro. icyumba biyuhagiriramo;
basely anabi. urwogero.
basement ishingiro; umusingi; baths isoko.
urufatiro. bathtub (AmE) urwiyuhagiriro.

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baton ikibando. be affected kugira imitima

battery imbikamuriro; ibatiri; ihagaze.
batiri. be afraid kugira umutima
battle guhatana; kurwana; uhagaze; guhangayikishwa;
ihangana; guhiga; kurwana; guhangayika.
imirwano; ubushyamirane; be against kurwanya.
intambara; guhangana; be alike guhuza.
guteraamagambo; guhatanira; be all eyes gukurikira.
amakimbirane; intambara; be all sooty kuba umukara
urugamba. tsiriri.
battlefield urugamba; urugerero. be amazed gutangazwa; kumywa.
battleground urugerero; be amothe listeners at kumva.
urugamba. be an auditor at kumva.
battlement urusika; urukuta. be an ideal for gushishikaza.
battle-ax gicumu cya kigembe. be anxious guhangayika; kugira
batty gisetsa. umutima uhagaze;
bauble ntakavuro; agakinisho; guhangayikishwa; kurwara.
inzaratsi. be appreciatiof gufata nk'amata
bawd indaya. y'abashyitsi.
bawdy giteye isoni. be apprehensive
bawdy house guhangayikishwa; guhangayika;
bawl kurira; guhamagara; gusuka kugira umutima uhagaze.
amarira. be arased itsiratsizwa.
bay idirishya. be arrested gufatwa; gutabwa
bay window inda. muri yombi.
baynet ibeti; bayoneti; ibeneti. be as good as kugereranywa.
bayou igishanga. be ashamed of kwicuza.
bazaar isoko. be assisted kunganirwa.
bazar isoko. be assured kumenya.
be ri; kuba. be assured by kwizera.
be ablaze gushya. be astounded kumirwa.
be able kubasha. be astounding kumirwa.
be about to do sthg kwenda. be at each other's throats
be absent gusiba. gutongana.
be acceptable kwakirwa; be at loggerheads gutongana.
kwemererwa. be at odds gutongana.
be accepted kwemererwa; be at the head of kuganza.
kwemererwa. be at the helm kuyobora.
be accomplished gusozwa. be at the top kuba ku isonga.
be accustomed to kumenyera. be at variance gutongana.
be admitted kwemererwa. be attracted kwihoma;
be advocated kunganirwa. kwihambira.

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 be attracted to
be attracted to kubenguka;
gutwarwa.
be awakened kwicuzwa.
be awarded kwakira.
be aware of gusanga;
gutekerezaho; kwitaho; guha
agaciro; kwitwararika.
be awed kumywa; gutangazwa.
be balanced kureshya.
be bequeathed kuragwa.
be beside oneself with desire
kurwara.
be beupon gukumbura.
be biased kubogama.
be blocked gukumirwa.
be born kuvuka.
be breast fed konswa.
be breast-fed konswa.
be brought kuzanwa.
be built kubakwa.
be buried alive guhambwa
ubona.
be called kwitwa.
be calm gucururuka.
be careful kwitonda;
kwigengesera; kwitwararika.
be caught short kubura.
be cauterized kotswa.
be cautious kwitwararika.
be certain kumenya.
be certain of kwizera.
be charge of gukurikiranwaho.
be cheerful in spite of
difficulties gushinjagira ushira.
be cleaned itsiratsizwa.
be cognizaof kumenya; gusanga.
be comforted guhozwa.
be comparable kugereranywa.
be compered kugereranywa.
be confident kumenya.
be confroted with guhangana.
be connected with guherekeza.
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be disturbed
be conscious of gusanga.
be consistewith gukwirana, -nye.
be constant kwizingira.
be consumed with desire
kurwara.
be contaminated gufatwa.
be content kwishima.
be contewith kwishimira;
gushimishwa.
be contradictory guhangana.
be contrary guhangana.
be contrary to guhakana;
gusenya; kunyuranya.
be converted into guhinduka;
kuba.
be convinced by kwizera.
be cooked gutekwa.
be crazy gusara.
be curious kwicwa n'amatsiko.
be curious about gushidikanya;
kugira amakenga; kwibaza.
be dazed gutangazwa; kumywa.
be defeated kuganzwa.
be defeated in gutsindwa.
be deficiein kubura.
be delicious kuryoha.
be delighted kwishima; wishima;
kwishyuka; kunezerwa.
be delighted with kwishimira;
gushimishwa.
be deprived of guta; gutakaza.
be destroyed itsiratsizwa.
be devastated kugirirwa ibya
mfura mbi.
be devoted to gukunda.
be disgruntled kubika umutwe.
be distressed guhangayikishwa;
kugira umutima uhagaze;
guhangayika.
be disturbed guhangayika; kugira
umutima uhagaze;
guhangayikishwa.
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be dominated kuganzwa. be flabbergasted kumywa;

be doubtful gushidikanya; gutangazwa.
kwibaza; kugira amakenga. be flooded kuzura.
be downhearted kugira umutima be foof gukunda.
uhagaze; guhangayikishwa; be forgetful of kwibagirwa.
guhangayika. be fouwanting kubura.
be drawn kwihambira; kwihoma. be free kwigenga.
be driven back kuzanwa. be friendly gukunda bose.
be drunk gusinda. be full gufigizwa.
be dumbstruck kumywa; be funny gusara.
gutangazwa. be glad kwishyuka; wishima;
be eager kurwara. kunezerwa; kwishima.
be elastic kudandura; be glad with gushimishwa;
kurambura. kwishimira.
be elated kwishima; kunezerwa; be governed by kumvira.
kwishyuka. be grateful to gushima.
be employed gukora. be grazed gupyoka.
be employed as teacher be grilled kotswa.
kwigisha. be guest of gusura.
be enamored of gukunda. be guided by kwitondera.
be equal guhuza; kureshya. be happy kwishyuka; kunezerwa;
be established guherera. wishima; kwishima.
be exasperated, havithe increase be hawith kwishimira;
of intensity or violence gushimishwa.
kurembywa. be hazard to kwibasira; gutera
be existant kubaho. ubwoba; kwibasira.
be expandable kudandura; be healthy kuba uri muzima;
kurambura. muryerye; muzima; iberege.
be exported gutwarwa. be heard kumvwa.
be extant kurokoka. be heard of more gufunga
be extendable kurambura; amakofe; gushiramo umwuka;
kudandura. gupfa; gutaha; kwitaba Imana.
be extremely attentive be heavy kuremera.
gukurikira. be heavyhearted
be faithful kwizingira. guhangayikishwa; guhangayika;
be faithful to guha ireme. kugira umutima uhagaze.
be famous kwamamara. be here kubaho.
be filled kuzura. be hidden guca rubeti.
be filled with rapture by be hungry guca akena.
gukunda. be hurt gukomereka;
be filled, be finished, be ended gukomereka.
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 be hypocritical
be hypocritical kuryarya; kwigiza
nkana.
be iliken kugereranywa.
be ill kurwara.
be in gutura.
be in accord gusezerana.
be in existence kubaho.
be in flames gushya.
be in gestation period umwingo;
kubwegeka; kugira amezi.
be in huff kubika umutwe.
be in pet kubika umutwe.
be in search of gushakashaka.
be in state of shock ihungabana.
be in the piof health kuba uri
muzima.
be in the service of gufasha.
be inadequate kubura.
be inaugurated gutangizwa.
be inclined gufata; kwiyemeza;
guhitamo.
be inclined to kubera.
be independent kwihaza;
kwigenga.
be industrious gukora.
be infatuated with gukunda.
be infected gufatwa.
be informed kumenya.
be ingrained kwima.
be inharmonious guhangana.
be inherent kwima.
be injured gukomereka.
be inquisitive kugira amakenga;
gushidikanya; kwibaza.
be insufficient kubura.
be intrinsic kwima.
be irresolute kuzuyaza.
be killed kwicwa.
be lame gucumbagurika.
be lazy guta umwanya; guta
igihe; kunengeka.
be led astray by sb kuyobywa.
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be oneself again
be left kuragwa.
be literate kwandika.
be located guherera.
be made presidefor life kugirwa
perezida kurinda apfuye.
be marketable kwamamazwa.
be married in church
gusezeranira mu kiriziya.
be mastered gufatwa.
be mean kuba gito.
be miffed kubika umutwe.
be misled kuyobywa.
be missing kubura.
be mistaken kwibeshya.
be mobilized guhuruzwa.
be moved kugira imitima ihagaze.
be nauseated by kwanga
urunuka; kurebaisesemi.
be not well kudogera.
be noticed kwigaragaza.
be numerous kuzura.
be oblivious to kwirengagiza.
be occupied gukora.
be of help to kugira neza.
be of omind kwemeranya na.
be of use kugira neza.
be off kugenda; kujya mbere.
be off guard gusinzira.
be on drugs ugufata
ibiyobyabwenge.
be on fire gushya.
be on one's uppers gusabiriza.
be on par with kugereranywa.
be on the alert kwitwararika;
kuba maso; kuba maso;
kuryamira amajanja; kuryamira
amajanja.
be on the qui vive kuba maso;
kuryamira amajanja.
be on time kuzira igihe.
be oneself again guca akatsi.
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be ostentatious with
kwiyerekana.
be out of humor kubika umutwe.
be over kurekeraho.
be overjoyed kwishima;
kunezerwa; kwishyuka.
be overly pleased kwishimira.
be overwhelmed by dread
gushya ubwoba.
be partial to kubogama.
be participant kwitabira.
be persuaded by kwizera.
be placed guherera.
be pleased kwishima; kwishyuka;
kunezerwa; wishima.
be pleased with gushimishwa;
kwishimira.
be plentiful kuzura.
be positive kumenya.
be praised kuramywa.
be preparing gutegura.
be preseat kumva.
be present kwima.
be prevented gukumirwa.
be printed PRINTING gucapwa.
be promoted kuzamurwa mu
ntera.
be proper to gukwirana, -nye.
be proto kwihoma; kwihambira.
be proud of kwirata.
be purified kwezwa.
be put into service gutangira
akazi.
be put out kubika umutwe.
be quiet guceceka; kunuma;
gucweza.
be raped kugirirwa ibya mfura
mbi.
be real kubaho.
be reassured gushira ubwoba.
be received, be accepted, be
welcomed kwakirwa.
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be sorry for
be reduced to guhinduka; kuba.
be registered kwandikwa.
be regulated by kumvira.
be rehabilitated kuvugururwa.
be rejected kubengwa.
be released gutururuka;
gucururuka.
be reluctant kuzuyaza.
be remorseful kwicuza.
be removed kuvanwa;
kuvanwaho.
be resentful kubika umutwe.
be responsible for gushishikaza.
be restored to health guca
akatsi.
be revolted by kurebaisesemi;
kwanga; kwanga urunuka.
be rich gukira.
be rich in kuzura.
be rivals guhatana; guhiga;
guhangana; guhatanira.
be riven gushwanyuza;
gutanyura; gushwanyaguza.
be rueful kwicuza.
be ruled by kwitondera; kumvira.
be sad kwicwa n'agahinda.
be satiated kwijuta.
be satisfied kwijuta.
be scarped gupyoka.
be seated kwicara; guherera.
be seen at regularly gusiragira.
be shaken guhungabana.
be short of kubura.
be sick to one's stomach
kurwara igifu.
be situated guherera.
be slow in one's work kuzarira
mu kazi ushinzwe.
be slow worker kuzarira mu kazi
ushinzwe.
be soaked 1. kujandama.
be sorry for kwicuza.
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be source of strength
kwifatanya.
be spectator at kumva.
be sterile kugumbaha.
be stirred by kugira imitima
ihagaze.
be stopped gukumirwa.
be stunned gutangazwa;
kumywa.
be stupefied gutangazwa;
kumywa.
be sullen kubika umutwe.
be supported kunganirwa.
be sure kumenya.
be sure of kwizera.
be surprised kumywa;
gutangazwa.
be suspended uguhagarika ku
kazi.
be suspicious of gukeka.
be that as it may cyakora.
be the loser gutsindwa.
be thirsty kwicwa n'inyota;
kugira inyota.
be thrown off guta; gutakaza.
be tight gufata.
be tired kuruha; kunanirwa.
be torne gucika.
be tought kwigishwa.
be trained guhugurwa.
be transparent kubonerana.
be transported kwishyuka;
kunezerwa; wishima; gutwarwa.
be traumatized guhungabana.
be troubled kugira umutima
uhagaze; guhangayika;
guhangayikishwa.
be true kwizingira.
be trusted kwiringirwa; kwizerwa.
be unable to recall kwibagirwa.
be unaware gusinzira.
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beaker
be uncertain kuzuyaza;
gushidikanya; kugira amakenga;
kwibaza.
be undecided kuzuyaza.
be unformed kutamenya.
be unspoken kumvwa.
be unsure kuzuyaza.
be untied guhambuka.
be unware of kuyoberwa.
be unwilling kuzuyaza.
be up to kugereranywa.
be used gukorerwamo.
be very well off kugira amikoro
ahagije.
be victorious gutsinda.
be vigilent kuba maso;
kuryamira amajanja.
be violent guca ibintu.
be virago kuba isake.
be wary kwitwararika.
be well iberege; muryerye;
muzima.
be well supplied kuzura.
be well-fitted gukwirana.
be willed kuragwa.
be wipe out gukongoka.
be wiped out itsiratsizwa.
be wise to kumenya.
be with misinformation
kutamenya.
be without kutagira.
be wonderstruck kumywa;
gutangazwa.
be workion gutegura.
be wounded gukomereka.
be wrong kwibeshya.
beaBOTANY igishyimbo.
bead igitonyanga; isaro.
beads inzuzi.
beaker ikirahuri; igikopo;
igikombe.
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beam urubaho; urumuri; beat kuganza; gukubita;

gutwengatwenga; kumwenyura; kugaruza umuheto; gukubita;
madiriye; umucyo (1). kunesha; kwigarurira; gutera;
bean igishyimbo. gucunda; gutsinda; guhonda;
beanery uburiro; urusamuriro; guhura.
resitora; ifunguriro. beat back gukomeza umutsi;
beans ibishyimbo. guhanyanyaza; guhangana.
bear gushyigikira; gutanga beat into shape gucura.
umusaruro; kuzana; kwemera; beat it kujya; kugenda.
gutwara; kwihangana. beat off gutsinsura; kwirwanaho.
bear away kurigisa; kunyereza beatify gushyira mu batagatifu;
abantu; gushimuta. kirisima; gutagatifuza.
bear comparison kugereranywa. beatito death ubwicanyi.
bear extension kudandura; beatitude umunezero; ihirwe.
kurambura. Beatitudes interahirwe.
bear fruit kuraba; kurabya; beau incuti; inshuti.
gusagamba. beauteous mwiza; umwiza;
bear in memory kwibuka. akanyange; ihoho.
bear in mind guha agaciro; beautification umutako.
kwitondera; kwitwararika; beautiful mwiza; gishamaje;
gutekerezaho; kwitaho; kwibuka. umwiza; gishimishije; mwiza.
bear oanother kwihanganirana. beautiful girl agakobwa.
bear out gusobanura; beautify guharaga; gutaka.
gushimangira. beauty akanyange; uburanga.
bear part in gufatanya. beauty ubwiza.
bear the cross kubabara. Beauty Rubibi.
bear up gushyigikira. because kubera ko; nval. kuko;
bear up against guhanyanyaza; kubera.
guhangana; gukomeza umutsi. because of bitewe na.
bear with guca inkoizamba; beckon kureshya; guhamagaza.
kubabarira. become gukwirana, -nye; kuba;
beard ubwanwa; ubwanwa. guhinduka.
bearing isura; ugutwara abantu become able kwiga.
n'ibintu; amajyo; ivuka; become acclimatized
icyerekezo; ubwiyongere. kimenyereye.
bearish umunyamahane. become available for use
beast igikoko; igisimba; igisimba; gufungura.
ikirura; ikirura; inyamaswa; become crooked guheta;
inyamaswa; igikoko; insuzugurwa kugonda.
(person). become extremely angry kugira
beastly cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; urukara.
cy'urukozasoni. become fermented kurundanya.

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 become heir to befriend

become heir to kuragwa. bedstead uburiri; urutara;

become hysterical gushya igitanda; uburyamo.
ubwoba. bedtime ijoro.
become inactive kurekeraho. bee uruyuki.
become inoperatior inactive beech marten agakeca.
gusaza; gushira. beef umwijujuto; inyama z'inka;
become lost guhaba; kuyoba. ubutarumikwa; ikimasa.
become member of kwinjira. beehive uruvumbu.
become ovoice guhuza imbaraga. beekeeper umuvumvu.
become smaller kwikanya. Beelzebub Shitani; Belizebuli;
become spoiled kurundanya. Satani; Sekibi; pr. Lusuferi; pr.
become torn gutanyura; Lusiferi; umwami w'umwijima;
gushwanyaguza; gushwanyuza. inzoka ya kera kare; umwanzi wa
become used to kumenyera. kera kare; pr. Lusufero; Sekibi.
become visible kugaragara; beer inzoga; amazi; byeri;
kuboneka. akayoga; agatama.
becomipregnant itwita. beer lover kazizi; magara
bed urutara; uburyamo; y'agacuma; nzogiroshya.
urufatiro; ishingiro; uburiri; beer parlor akabari
urufatiro; igitanda; icyari; mpuruzambaga.
umusingi. befall gushyika.
bed base isaso. befitting gikwiye guhabwa
bed down kwakira; kugira agaciro; kibikwiye.
ubushobozi bwo kwakira. befog kwitiranya; kuyobya.
bed sheet igitambaro; ishuka. before aimbere; mbere ya; mbere.
bedchamber icyumba before anythielse ambere.
baryamamo. before Christ mbere y'ivuka rya
bedding icyarire; icyari. Kirisitu; mbere ya Kirisito.
bedeck guharaga; umwenda; before long mu kanya; mu minsi
gutaka. ya vuba aha.
bedevil kuberabeza; guharahaza; before noon mbere ya saa sita.
kuburabuza; guhangayikisha. before the usual time akare;
bedfellow inshuti; incuti. mbere y'igihe.
bedizen umwenda. before 12 a.m. amugitondo.
bedlam umuvundo; urujijo; beforehand mbere y'igihe;
umuvurungano; akaduruvayo. ikibanziriza byose; kare; imbere.
bedown guca bugufi. befoul kwanduza; guharabika;
bedrock ishingiro. guha isura mbi; gutesha icyizere.
bedroom icyumba baryamamo. befouled kidahanaguye;
bedsheet amashuka. cyanduye; gifite umwanda.
bedside table ameza; akameza ko befriend gushaka inshuti.
mucyumba cy'uburiri.

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 befuddle Belial

befuddle kujijisha; gusisibiranya; begrimed gifite umwanda;

gushobera; guhaba. cyanduye; kidahanaguye.
beg gutakamba; gukwepa; beguile koshya;
kwitabaza; gutakambira; kuryoshyaryoshya.
kujurira; gukikira; behave kwitwara.
kwishingikiriza; kwiyambaza; behavior ingamba; imyitwarire;
gusabiriza; gutitiriza. imyitwarire; imyitwarire;
beg pardon kwisegura. imyifatire; politiki; imigenzereze.
beg pardon kwicuza. behaviour imyitwarire; imyifatire;
beget gutanga umusaruro; imyitwarire.
gutuma; kubyara. behead kwica.
begetter umubyeyi; isoko; behemoth igihangange.
inkomoko; isoko. behiclosed door inama yo mu
begetting ubwiyongere. muhezo.
beggar umusabyi; umusabirizi; behind giheruka; inyuma; nyuma.
inzererezi; bizengarame; behitime cyakererewe.
imbungerezi. behold gucungacunga; gutereraho
beggary ubutindi nyakujya; akajisho; kurora; kureba;
ubukene; ubutindi. kubona; kumamaho akajisho;
beggifriar umusabirizi; kwitegereza.
umusabyi. beholdenness inyiturano.
beggimonk umusabirizi; beholder umugabo; inkusi.
umusabyi. beia mother ububyeyi.
begging isabiriza; ikutiriza. beiabducted inyerezwa.
begin kujya mbere; gutangira; beiacknowledgeable
gufungura; gushyira mu bikorwa; ugushimirwa.
kwadukana; kuzanira. beiborn ivuka.
begin again kuvugurura. beiheard ukumvwa.
begin formally gutangiza ku beimarried ugushyingirwa.
mugaragaro. being ikiremwa; imyitwarire;
begin journey gutangira umuco; kamere; ikinyabuzima.
urugendo. beings ibinyabuzima.
begin to be guhinduka; kuba. beiwhite kwera.
beginner umutangizi; umwiga; belch forth (ikirunga). kuruka.
umwiga. belfry umunara.
beginning intango; umwaduko; Belgian umubirigi.
intangiriro; isoko; Itangiriro; Belgium Ububirigi.
intangiriro; umuzo. Belial Sekibi; pr. Lusuferi; Sekibi;
beginnings inkomoko. Shitani; pr. Lusufero; umwami
beginniof the day ugucya; w'umwijima; Satani; umwanzi wa
ugutandukana. kera kare; inzoka ya kera kare;
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 belie berate

belie gusenya; guhakana; bench intebe.

kunyuranya. benchmark ishingiro.
belief ihame; amahame; benchmark decision igitekerezo
icyiyumviro; icyizere; uko nshingirwaho.
umuntu yumikintu; inyigisho; bend guheta; ikorosi; kunama;
amiringiro; ukwizera. kugonda; ikoni; agakoni; inguni.
belief systems imyemererere. beneath amunsi; hepfo.
beliefs ubumenyi gakondo. benediction umugisha.
belieguilty. gukeka. benefaction impano; inkunga;
believe kwizera; kwizera; gufata; ubuntu.
kwiringira; gushingira; benefactor ushyigikiye;
kwiringira; kwibwira; kwemera. umuyoboke; umubyeyi;
believer uwizera. umuterankunga; umufana.
belittle gucisha bugufi; gusebya. benefactors pl. abagiraneza.
bell umunwa. benefactress umugiraneza.
bell tower umunara. benefctor umugiraneza.
belles lettres ubuvanganzo. beneficence ubuntu.
bellicose gikakaye; inkazi. beneficial cyunguka; cyubaka.
belligerence ubushotoranyi. beneficial to poss. wo; poss. wa;
belligerent w'umunyamahane. nterj. yo.
bellow kwabira; gutaka; beneficiary umugenerwamurage;
kuboroga; guhamagara; umugenerwabikorwa; umuragwa.
gutabaza; gukankama. benefit igihembo; inyongezo;
bellow (bull) kwivuga. ubwasisi; akavuro; umugisha;
belly igifu; munsi; inda. agaciro; umusaruro.
bellylaugh ibitwenge. benevolence imfashanyo;
belong kwima. imbabazi; urukundo; inkunga;
belongings umutungo. ubuntu; ubupfura; impuhwe;
beloved inkoramutima; ubuntu; ubufasha.
inkundwakazi; umutoni; magara benightedness ubujiji.
ntunsige. benign awitwara gipfura;
below amunsi; hepfo. nyamurangwa n'ubupfura;
below par kibi; w'umuswa. umugwaneza; umugiraneza.
below standard w'umuswa; kibi. benison umugisha.
belt gukikiza; gukenyera; uruziga; bent umutwe; kidatengeneje;
kugota. ububogame; ubushobozi.
bemoan gushengurwa n'ishavu; beover kunama.
kwicwa n'agahinda; bequeathal umurage; umunani.
gushegeshwa; gushenguka; bequest umurage; umunani;
gushengurwa n'agahinda; umurage.
kwicuza. berate guhana; gucyaha;
bemuse guhaba. gukosora.

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 bereavement bewildered

bereavement icyunamo; bestowal umunani; inkunga;

igihombo. murage; impano.
bereft of reason cyataye umutwe; bet gushingira; intego; gutega;
cyasaze; cyatombotse; wasaze. gukiurusimbi.
berth uburyamo; uburiri; betimes akare; mbere y'igihe; mu
igitanda. kanya; mu minsi ya vuba aha.
beseech gutakamba; kujurira; betoken gushushanya.
gutitiriza; kwishingikiriza; betray koshya; kubwira;
kwiyambaza; kwitabaza. kunyanganya; kwiba; guhuguza;
beset gutoteza; gutera umutima gushyira ahabona.
uhagaze; guhangayikisha. betray o.s. kwigaragaza.
beside kibangikanye; betrayal uburiganya; ubuhemu.
kibangikanye; cyegeranye; betrayer umugambanyi; intati;
gituranye; cyegamiye. umugambanyi.
besides conj. kandi; onj. kandi; betrayer, traitor, two-timer,
byongeye kandi; ahasigaye; none. double-crosser umuhemu.
besiege gutoteza. better woroherwa; uzaakajisho;
besmeared cyanduye; kunoza; guhindura.
kidahanaguye; gifite umwanda. betters abanyacyubahiro;
besmirch guha isura mbi; ibikomerezwa.
gutesha icyizere; kwanduza; between ahagati.
gusebya; guharabika; kwanduza between nations
isura; gucisha bugufi. mpuzamahanga.
bespeak guteganyiriza; between us hagati yanjye nawe;
guteganya; gutanga icyizere; hagati yacu.
gutumiza; gusura. Beulah Land ijuru.
bespectacled beupon kirota; cyifuza.
umunyamadarubindi. beverage proicyo kunywa; inzoga;
bespoken cyateganyirijwe. ikinyobwa.
besprinkle kumisha; bevy ingano; ikiguri.
kuminjagira; kuminjagira. bewail kuririra; kwicuza;
best kuganza; kwigarurira; kuganya; gushengurwa n'ishavu;
kugaruza umuheto; kunesha; gushenguka; gushegeshwa;
gutsinda. kuborogera; kwicwa n'agahinda;
best part aibyinshi. gushengurwa n'agahinda.
best performer uwarushije beware kwitwararika.
abandi. bewilder kujijisha; gusisibiranya;
bestial inkoramaraso. gushobera; guhaba.
bestow gutera inkunga; gutanga; bewildered impabe; wamwaye;
uha. wagize ipfunwe.
bestow on gutanga; uha.

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 bewildering bill of fare

bewildering cy'urwunge; big eater ndarusuma.

kiyoberanye; kidasobanutse; big gun umugaga; umuherwe;
cyashoberanye; gikomeye. uwagashize.
bewilderment igihu; urujijo. big house uburoko; igasho;
bewitching mwiza. ipirizo; igereza.
bewitch. kureshya. big lizard icyugu.
beyobelief kirenze ukwemera; big river umugezi; uruzi.
kidashoboka. big shot uwagashize; umugaga;
beyocompare intagereranywa; umuherwe.
dj./ indashyikirwa. big town umujyi munini.
beyond ahatabonwa n'amaso; big wheel umuherwe; ukuriye
byongeye kandi; hirya y'ibi; abandi; umugaga; uwagashize.
cyakure. bighearted umugiraneza;
beyoone's means gihenze. umugwaneza.
beyoreason kidashoboka. biginner icyigakurunga;
beyothe horizon kure y'amaso. umwimenyerezi; umwiga;
bias ububogame; ivangura; umutangizi.
akarengane; amaherere. biginning ibanze.
biased kibogamye. bigotry irondamoko;
bib agategankonda. ivanguramoko; ububogame;
Bible Bibiliya. irondakoko; akarengane;
bibliography indanganyandiko. ivangura.
biby an oath gusezeranya. bigwig icyamamare; umugaga;
bicep umukaya. uwagashize; umuherwe;
bicker guteraamagambo; umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
gutongana. bijou ibuye ry'agaciro.
bickering intonganya; impaka. bike ipikipiki; igare; gutwara;
bicycle gutwara; igare; imoto.
ikinyabiziga. biker umunyonzi.
bid gutegeka; kwakura; gusaba. bilabial inyaminwa.
bid farewell kugenda. bilabial consonant inyaminwa.
bid for gusaba. biliever uwakijijwe; uwemera;
bid welcome gusuhuza. umwemera.
biddy inkokokazi. biliousness isesemi.
bide one's time gutegereza. bilk guhuguza; kunyereza; kwiba;
big makuru; mukuru; kunyanganya.
kibyibushye cyane; inararibonye; bill inyemezabuguzi; gutegesha;
muremure; kinini. ifagitiri; icyemezo; umushinga
big bloke kokayine. w'itegeko; fagitire; inoti.
big cattle amatungo maremare. bill of fare ifunguro; ifunguro.
big cheese umukoresha.
big cow igika.

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billet kugira ubushobozi bwo birthright umurage.

kwakira; gucumbikira; kwakira; birthright, patrimony umunani.
inkambi; kwakira. birthstone ibuye ry'agaciro.
billet-doux ibaruwa; ibarwa; birth-certificate icyemezo
urwandiko. cy'amavuko.
Billings Bilingi. birth-place aho umuntu
billion (AmE) miliyari. yavukiye.
billow umuraba. biscuit igisuguti.
bills kashi. bisect gucamo uduce; gutanya.
billy ndembo; impiri. bishop umushumba;
billy club ikibando. umwepisikopi; umumusenyeri.
billy goat isekurume y'ihene; Bissau Bisawu.
ihene; Ruhaya; ishubebe; bistro uburiro; akabari
inguruka. mpuruzambaga; ifunguriro;
billyclub impiri; ndembo. resitora; urusamuriro.
bind gufureba; kujisha; guhuza; bit umugabane; urujyo;
gupfunyika. ubusabusa; ibisigarizwa; ibango;
binder karaseri; umusogongero; igice.
avansi. bit of bad luck ishyano; gisida;
binding ikamba; igipfuko. ingorane; umwaku; impanuka.
bindings umurunga; umugozi. bite biti.
binoculors jumeri. biting abagiramenyo; gisharira;
biodiversity urusobe gikonje; abasetsi; kirakaza.
rw'ibinyabuzima. bitransitive abbrecy 2.
bioethics ubumenyamabwiriza bitter gukarishye; gikonje;
ngengamuco nyubakabuzima. abagiramenyo; gisharira;
biology ubumenyi abasetsi; agatama; inyaryenge;
bw'ibinyabuzima. gisharira.
bioneself kwinjira. bitter cassava umwumbati.
biotechnology ikoranabuhanga bitterness urwango;
mu bumenyi bw'ibinyabuzima. ubucabiranyi.
bird indege; inyoni; rutemikirere. bittersweet memory
birth inkomoko; umuryango; urukumbuzi.
intangiriro; igisekuru; inkomoko; biwith girdle gukenyera.
ivuka; inkomoko. biyearly kiba kabiri mu mwaka.
birth day umunsi w'ivuka; bizarre cy'ubucucu; kidasanzwe;
umunsi w'amavuko. cy'ubugoryi.
birthday isabukuru y'amavuko. bi-monthly kiba hashize amezi
birthday card ikarita y'ubucuti. abiri.
birthday party yubile y'umunsi bi-montly gisohoka kabiri mu
w'amavuko. kwezi.
birthplace aho umuntu yavukiye.

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 bi-weekly blaze

bi-weekly kiba kabiri mu blacksmith's shop gucura.

cyumweru. black-market ntamuco;
blab kubwira. kitemewe; kibujijwe.
blabbering ukunywigira. black-smith umucuzi.
blabbermouth gacuma bladder uruhago.
k'amagambo; blade umushyo; indiga; ibabi;
gacumakamagambo; injajwa; inkota; ikibabi.
umunyamagambo; bamenya. blah amahomvu.
blabing ukunywigira. blah-blah amahomvu.
black cyijimye. blame kwemeza umuntu ikintu;
Black umwirabura. kugaya.
black umukara. blameless intungane; indakemwa;
black ablue umukara n'ubururu. ntamakemwa; inyanzi;
black art ubupfumu. umunyakuri; ukiranuka.
black awhite umukara blameless person
n'umweru. inyangamugayo.
black belt umukandara blamelessness ubudakemwa;
w'umukara. ubudakemangwa.
black economy akazi blameworthy uwo bibazwa;
gasuzuguritse. ubwangizi; yo kwamaganwa;
black face mu maso h'umukara. uwisobanura; cyo kugawa.
black kite sakabaka. blandish kuryoshyaryoshya;
black magic ubupfumu. kurambagiza.
black market isoko ritemewe. blank ubusa.
black out kurabirana. blanket igitambaro; ikiringiti;
black over white umutamu. uburangiti.
Black Sea Inyanja y'umukara. blare gutangaza.
black with soot kuba umukara blaspace icyuho.
tsiriri. blaspheme gukora amahano.
blackberry umukeri. blasphemy imivumo; ugutukana.
blackboard ikibaho. blast umuyaga; nterj. isyi!;
blackbuck impongo. kuvuma.
blacken gutuma hacura blatant cyigaragaza.
umwijima; guharabika; gusebya; blather amangambure;
kwanduza isura; gutesha amahomvu; amagambure.
icyizere; guha isura mbi. blatherskite bamenya;
blackguard insuzugurwa (person); umunyamagambo; gacuma
isarigoma; ikirara. k'amagambo; injajwa;
blackjack ikibando. gacumakamagambo.
blackness umwijima; blaze urumuri; gushya; akarango;
icuraburindi. kumyasa; igishashi; umuriro;
blacksmith icura. umucyo (1).

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 blazer bloody

blazer ikoti. blister (summon) imikorere ya

blazon gutangaza; gusakaza; police.
kubwira. blistering gishyushye cyane.
bleb urufuro; igifuro; ifuro. blitz ifatampiri.
bleed kuamaraso. blitzkrieg ifatampiri.
blemish ububi; gutesha icyizere; blob umugabane; igice.
guha isura mbi; kwanduza isura; blobby kwitambika.
kwangiza; guharabika; block gufunga; ikibuga;
amakemwa; gusebya. kubangamira; ibarabara;
blend kubumba; imvange; gukerereza; guhagarara; kuzitira;
kuvangitiranya; kuvangavanga; umwanya; umuhanda;
uruvange; kwiyunga. gupyinagaza.
blended cyiyunze. blockade gufunga; urukuta.
blennorrhagia imitezi; umutezi. blockhead injiji; igicucu; igicucu;
bless gutagatifuza; kirisima; umuswa; ikijibwe; ikigoryi.
gushima; kwegurira; kuziririza blog urubuga rw'amakuru
(umunsi). agezweho.
blessed umunyahirwe; blond umuzungu.
umunyamahirwe; blood inzu; amaraso; inkomoko;
umunyamugisha; uwahiriwe; umuryango; ishingiro; umutuku;
uwo imayahaye; uhirwa; uwo inzu.
imazasekeye; uhirwa. blood brother musaza.
blessedness ihirwe; umunezero. blood group urwego rw'amaraso.
blessing umugisha; umugisha; blood pressure itembera
umunezero. ry'amaraso; umuvuduko
bleu ubururu. w'amaraso.
blialley ahakomeye. blood transfusion gufashisha
blibargain urusimbi. amaraso.
blight kwangiza. blood vessel umutsi; umuheha
blimey interj. aa! y'amaraso.
blind amayeri; impumyi; blood vessels imiyoboro
indangare; igico; gihumye; y'amaraso.
guhumusha. bloodbath ubwicanyi.
blindly abuhumyi. bloodletting ubwicanyi.
blindness ubuhumyi. bloodshed ubwicanyi.
blink kumyasa. bloodsucker bizengarame.
blinking ihumbaguza. bloodthirsty ubukurankota;
bliss ibyishimo; ibyishimo gikakaye; kinyamaswa;
byuzuye; umunezero; ubunyamaswa; inkazi;
ukunyurwa; ihirwe. inkoramaraso.
blissful cyishimye; wishimye. bloody inkoramaraso.
blister ifuro; urufuro; igifuro.

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 bloom body of defenders

bloom muzima; muryerye; blundering ingwizamurongo;

iberege; ururabo; kurabya; imburamumaro; ikinnyeteri;
ururabyo. imburakamaro; ntakavuro.
bloomers ikariso y'abagore. blunt kugabanya ubukana;
blooms indabo. kugabanya umurego;
blossom kuraba; kurabya; gihubukiwe.
ururabo; ururabyo. bluntness ubwisanzure;
blossoming ururabyo; ururabo. ukwishyira ukizana.
blossoms indabo. blur gukendera; kuyoyoka;
blot gutesha icyizere; guha isura gukuba; kwijima; kubudika.
mbi; urukozasoni; guharabika; blurt out gushyira ahabona;
igisebo. gushyira ahagaragara; kwirega.
blot out gusesa. BM umubyindi; amabyi.
blouse ikizibaho. boa uruziramire.
blow kugenda; serwakira; boar isatura.
amakuba; amakuba; kujya; boar (male) ingurube.
ibyago; icyago; urushyi. board kwakira; indyo;
blow air guhuha. gucumbikira; urubaho; kugira
blow away kwica. ubushobozi bwo kwakira;
blow one's own horn kwivuga kwakira; ibiryo; ifunguro; biro.
ibigwi. board of directors inama
blow one's own trumpet y'ubutegetsi.
kwibona. boards urubaho; urukwi;
blow the whistle kuvuza ifirimbi; umwase; igiti.
gusifura. boast kwivuga ibigwi;
blow the whistle on kuba icyishongoro; gukabiriza;
umuranga. kwibona; gukabya; pl. imiganji;
blow up gusandara; guhaga. kwirata; imigabo.
blubber kurira; gusuka amarira. boast about kwivuga ibigwi.
bludgeon impiri; ikibando; boastfulness umwiryo; ubwibone.
ndembo. bobby umupolisi.
bludger bock beer agatama.
blue cy'ubururu; ntokozamuco. bodily appetite ukwifuza.
blueprint makete; itegeko; pula; bodily part urugingo rw'umubiri.
imbata; intanganzira; forumire; bodily structure imiterere;
iforumire. urugingo rw'umubiri.
blue-bottle umupolisi. body umurambo; prowose;
bluff agasozi; umusozi. umubyimba; intumbi; umubiri;
blunder gutagataga; kujagajaga. umuryango; umubumbe;
blunderbuss imbunda. ishyirahamwe.
body lotion amavuta yo kwisiga.
body of defenders umuzamu.

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 body of members books

body of members bombers ikiyobyabwenge

ubunyamuryango. amfetamine.
body p ibice by'umubiri. bon mot ishyengo.
body politic ileta; Leta; Reta. bon vivant ndarusuma.
body structure imiterere. bond umurunga; isano; umugozi;
body waste amabyi. ukwimariramo; urupapuro;
bodyguard umuzamu; umurinzi. garanti; ukwihambira;
bofide nyakuri; gihuje n'ukuri; umutekano; urukundo; ihuriro;
ndashidikanywaho; nyirizina. amahuriro.
bog icyondo; igishanga. bondage ubucakara; ubuja.
bogey umupolisi. bonded labour uburetwa.
boggle the mind gutangaza. bonds ubuja; ubucakara.
bogus cy'igihimbano. bondsman umucakara.
boil igishute; ikibyimba; guteka bone igufwa; igufa.
mu mazi. bonehead ikijibwe; ikigoryi;
boil down gutubya; guhina. igicucu.
boiling ibiza; urakaye; gishyushye bone-chilling gikonje.
cyane. bonfire umuriro.
boisterous unezerewe; bonny mwiza; ihoho; umwiza;
igishiramuruho; uwishimye. mwiza; akanyange.
bold umwimerere; bonus amaronko; amaramuko;
umwihanduzacumu; wigerezaho; agahimbazamusyi; inyungu;
kigaragara cyane; isibo. indonke; ubwasisi.
bold dash akarongo kabyibushye. boob injiji; umuswa; igicucu.
boldness akarusho; ubutwari; boodle pl. iminyago; imyiri.
ubukaka; ukwigiramo icyizere; boof contention ikibazo.
ubutwari; umuhate; ubutwari; boohoo gusuka amarira; kurira.
ubwisanzure bukabije; umwete; book umutumba; igitabo;
umuhate; imbaraga; icyizere muri ilubumu; gutegesha; igitabo
wowe; umutima. cy'amafoto.
Bolivia Boliviya. book ahead katisha amatike
bollock ibya. mbere.
bolster umusego; gushyigikira; book binding iteranyabitabo.
gushyigikira; umusego; booked cyateganyirijwe.
gushimangira. bookie
bolt kwikora ku munwa; bookish uwize; impuguke.
gufungura; kwihuta; kurya. bookkeeper umucungamari;
bolt down gusesa; kwaya. umukontabure.
bomb ibombe; umuzinga; bombe. bookkeeping ukuzuza ibitabo
bombardment umuriro. by'icungamari; konti.
bombast amagambure; books konti; inyandiko
amangambure. nshyinguramurage.

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 boom bough

boom uburumbuke; inkuba. borough 1. umujyi.

boomeraeffect inkurikizi. borrow kwiba.
boomerang umujugujugu. boservant umucakara.
booming umutontomo. bosh amagambure; amahomvu;
boor umushumba; umunyacyaro. amangambure.
boorish ikinnyeteri; bosom ibere.
umunyakinyabupfura gike; boss umuherwe; umukoresha;
ikizeze; igicucu. umugaga; uwagashize;
boost iyongerwa; gushyigikira; umugenga; umuyobozi;
izamurwa; gushyira ejuru; umuyobozi; umuyobozi; shefu;
iyuriza; ukuvugwa neza; umugenga; databuja;
iterurwa; kongera; ishimwa; umucungamutungo; umutegetsi;
kwimiriza imbere; kuzamura; ukuriye abandi.
gushyigikira; guteza imbere; botany ubumenyi bw'ibimera.
guterura; gutiza umurindi; BOTANY umuceri; amakoma.
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro. botch kwangiza; ugucikiza.
boost the economy kuzamura both abyombi.
ubukungu. both of them bombi.
booster umwogezi; umuyoboke. both of you mwembi.
boosting iyamamaza. bother guhangayikisha;
boot gukubita ishoti; gutera guharahaza; guhangayikisha;
ishoti; gutera umugeri. impungenge; kuburabuza; gutera
boot lace lase. umutima uhagaze;
booted-out umushomeri. umuhangayiko; kuberabeza;
bootless kidafite agaciro; umutima uhagaze; gushavura;
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro. inkeke.
bootlick kuryoshyaryoshya. bothersome kibangamiye
bootlicker nyamujyiyobijya; umuntu; kirakaza; kiberabeza;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; gihangayikisha; kirambirana;
inkomamashyi. gitesha umutwe.
boots rugaci; butini. bottle icupa.
booty umucuzo; imyiri; umwiri; bottleneck ahakomeye.
pl. iminyago. bottom indiba; urufatiro; ikibaya;
booze inzoga; agatama. akabande; munsi; ishingiro;
border imbago; uruzitiro; umusingi; urufatiro; umubande;
urugabano; umupaka; inkiko; ikibuno.
umurongo; inshunda. bottomless pit umuriro utazima;
bordering kibangikanye; Gehinomu; incacanyo; umuriro
cyegeranye; kibangikanye; w'iteka.
gituranye; cyegamiye. bottoms igishanga.
bore gucengera; guhaza. boudoir icyumba baryamamo.
born as oof pair impanga. bough ishami.

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 bougie
bougie buji; tara.
boulevard umuhanda; ibarabara;
inzira; umuhanda; ibarabara.
bounce gusimbuka; kwirukana.
bounced umushomeri.
bound uruzitiro; gusimbuka.
boundaries imipaka.
boundary urugabano; inkiko;
umupaka.
boundary line umupaka.
boundless urudaca;
ubuziraherezo; kigari.
bounteousness ubuntu.
bountiful gikungahaye.
bountifulness ubuntu.
bounty inyongezo; umusesekare;
ubwasisi; umugisha; ubuntu;
urwunguko rwinshi; ubukire;
umusaruro utubutse; ubukungu.
bouquet ububani; ururabo.
bouquets indabo.
bout intambara; urugamba.
boutique amangazini; iduka.
bouwork igitabo; umutumba.
bow umuheto; ubuhete.
bow down kwitanga; kwiha.
bow down before kubahiriza.
bow out kwikebura;
kwikebanura; gusezera.
bow to kwitondera; kumvira.
bowel movement amabyi.
bowie knife indiga; umushyo.
bowiin umuzo; umwaduko.
bowknot ipfundo.
bowl imbehe; sitade; ibakure;
ingemeri; igemeri; ikibuga; ibase;
urukiniro.
bowler hat ingofero.
box agasanduku; igisanduku;
isanduku; intebe; kare; kurwana;
igisanduka; ipaki; akazu; ikarito.
boy umwana; umuhungu.
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boyfriend inshuti; incuti.
boyish cy'ubuto; cya gisore; cya
cyana.
boys pl. abahungu.
boys in blue polisi.
bra isutiye; agashindiriya.
brace gushyigikira; gushyigikira
icyenda kugwa; gutega.
brachylogy abbreihn.
bract ibabi; ikibabi.
brag kwirata; kwivuga ibigwi; pl.
imiganji; kwibona; imigabo;
kwishimira; icyishongoro.
brag of kwivuga ibigwi.
braid ipfundo; ikamba; ipfundo.
brain ubwonko; injijuke; umutwe.
brain case igihanga.
braincase igihanga.
brainless umuswa.
brainlessness ubugoryi; ifuti.
brainpan igihanga.
brains imitekerereze;
ubushishozi; ubwenge.
brainstorming ukwiinyuma.
brainy uwize; w'ikimene;
wumvuba; w'umutwe ufungutse;
impuguke; w'umuhanga.
brake agashyamba; kurekeraho;
feri.
braman inkaka.
bramble umukeri.
branch ishami; ishami.
branch of knowledge isomo;
icyigwa.
branch office ishami.
brand urumuri; akarango;
ubwoko.
brand-new gishya; gishyashya.
brash wigerezaho; isibo.
brass tacks ishingiro.
brasserie ifunguriro; uburiro;
urusamuriro; resitora.
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brassy wigerezaho. break gucamo uduce; gutanyura;

brave guhangara; guhangana. umwobo; kumenyereza;
bravery umwete; umuhate; gushenjagura; icyuho;
ubutwari; imbaraga; ubutwari; gushwanyuza; gushwanyaguza;
ubutarumikwa; ubutwari; umutanyu; gutana; guhugura;
umuhate; umutima. guhata; kujanjura; akaruhuko;
brave. kwihangana. kumeneka; gutangariza;
brawl gutongana; intonganya; kutumvira; umututu; gutanya.
guhatana; rwaserera; guhatanira; break apart gushwanyuza;
kurwana; guteraamagambo. gutanyura; gushwanyaguza.
brawn imbaraga; ubutarumikwa; break bread gufungura; kurya;
ingufu. kwikora ku munwa.
brawny umunyangufu; break down gushira; guturika
umunyambaraga; cy'imirya; gifite ukarira; gupfa; gusaza.
imbaraga; nziramuze. break ground gutangira.
braze gushishura. break into kwinjira ku ngufu.
brazen isibo; wigerezaho; ushira break of day mu museso.
isoni. break off kureka; kurangira;
brazier imbabura. kurekeraho.
Brazil Burezire. break one's promise to sb
breach icyaha; umwobo; guhemukira.
iyicategeko; umutanyu; break open guhata.
umwenge. break sb's heart kubabaza
breach contract kwica umutima.
amasezerano. break up gusezeranaho; guseka;
breach of confidence ugutakaza gukubita igitwenge.
icyizere ufitiwe. break wind gusura.
breach of discipline ikosa breaker umuraba.
rihanirwa. breakfast kwikora ku munwa;
breach of faith uburiganya; gufungura; kurya.
ubuhemu. breakfast table ameza.
breach of order akaduruvayo. breakiof precedent itangizwa.
breach of trust ugutakaza break, violate, be guilty of
icyizere ufitiwe. infraction of, infringe
bread pl. amafaranga; kashi; otransgress against, disobey,
umubare w'amafaranga; defy kurenga.
intungamubiri; umugati; brean-teaser ubufindo; ikibazo-
umutsima. kamenamutwe; ikibazomayobera.
bread knife indiga; umushyo. breast ibere; amabwabwa.
breadbasket inda. breast abscess igikaca.
breadth ubwaguke. breast cancer kanseri y'ibere.
breadwinner umukozi; umukozi. breast milk amashereka.

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 breasts brilliant

breasts amabere. bridge guhuza; urutindo; ikiraro;

breastwork urusika; urukuta. iteme.
breath of order bombori bombori; bridle kumenyereza; guhagarika;
akajagari. guhagarika.
breathe kuba; guhumeka. bridown peg gucisha bugufi;
breathe word about kubwira. gusebya.
breathing uguhumeka; kizima; brief article akanyuzo.
kigihumeka. brief statement ijambo.
breechcloth igitenge. briefly mu magambo make; muri
breechclout igitenge. make.
breed ubwoko; umuryango; inzu; briforth gutanga umusaruro.
kubyara. brig uburoko; ipirizo; igasho;
breeding inkomoko. igereza; igasho; igereza; ipirizo;
breeze umuyaga. uburoko.
brethren ikoraniro. brigand umujura; ibandi.
brew agatama; inzoga. bright cyiza; w'umuhanga;
brewery urwengero. umuhanga; w'umutwe ufungutse;
briabout gutunganya; gushyira wumvuba; w'ikimene.
mu bikorwa; kuzanira; kugera; brighten kumurika; kumurukira;
gukurura; kurangiza; gukora; gusobanura neza.
kurangiza; kuba inkomoko brightness urumuri; umucyo (1).
y'ikintu; gutera; gutuma; bright-eyed cya gisore; cy'ubuto;
kwadukana; kubyara; kuba cya cyana.
imvay'ikintu. brihelp to kuyamba.
briabout an agreement Brihim hire Muzahano.
kumvikanisha; guhuza. briin gusarura.
briback kugarura. briin conflict gushyamiranya.
briback to kwibutsa. briinto disrepute kuvebesha;
brick itafari. kugayisha.
brick CONSTRUCTION itafari. briinto existence guhanga.
brickworks uruganda briinto line kwimenyereza.
rw'amatafari. briinto notice kumenyekanisha.
brickyard uruganda rw'amatafari. briinto public notice gutangaza.
bridal cy'abashakanye; briinto relief gutsindagira;
cy'ubushyingirwe. gushimangira; gutsindagiriza;
bride umugeni. kwizimba; kwibanda.
bride price inkwano. brilliance umucyo (1); urumuri.
bridegroom umusore brilliant nziza cyane; agatangaza;
washyingiwe. agahebuzo; cyiza cyane;
bridewealth inkwano. akataraboneka; cy'igitangaza;
bridewell ibiro bya polisi. cy'agatangaza; ibuye ry'agaciro;
bride-wealth inkwano. cy'akataraboneka; cy'agahebuzo.

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 brilow broom

brilow gucisha bugufi; gusebya. briup kuruka; gukuza.

bring kwadukana; kuvana; briup the rear gukurikira;
gutwara; kuzanira; kuzana; gukurikira.
kuzana. briword kubwira.
bringer nyamugirubutangwa. broach gutangira.
bringiforth ubwiyongere. broad yumvikana; icukumbura
bringiinto agreement ikosora. twose; kigari; cyagutse; .yuzuye;
bringiup the rear giheruka. kigari.
brink inkombe. broad comedy byendagusetsa;
bripressure to bear kwibariza; urwenya.
kwitambika; gupolotika. broadcast kubwira; gutangaza;
brishame upon kuvebesha; gutera; kumena; kubiba;
kugayisha. kubwira; gusakaza.
brisk cyihuta; kibangutse; yihuta; broadcaster umusakazamakuru.
gihubukiwe; gikonje; kibangutse. broadcasting ubunyamakuru;
briskness umuvuduko; itangazamakuru.
umunyaruko. broaden kwagura.
briso in kwinjiza. broadness ubwaguke.
Brisome milk Nzanira amata. broadside itangazo; umuriro.
bristle ubwoya. broadsword inkota.
bristly gityaye. Brobdingnagian cya
Britain Ubwongereza. karahabutaka; cya hambavu;
British circus ikibuga; umwanya. umusozi wose; kinicyane;
British vacation trip umunsi kinibikabije; karahabutaka.
mukuru. brochette boroshete; mushikaki.
brito an end kureka. broiling gishyushye cyane.
brito light gushyira ahagaragara; broke umukene.
kwirega; gushyira ahabona; broker umunyemari; umutunzi;
gushyira ahabona. uwagashize; umuherwe;
brito mind kwibuka; kwibutsa. umukungu.
brito pass kuba inkomoko bronc ifarashi; ifarasi.
y'ikintu; kuba imvay'ikintu; bronchitis anjine.
kurangiza; gutera; gukurura; bronco ifarashi; ifarasi.
kugera. brood umuryango; amaraso;
brito recollection kwibutsa. kubika umutwe; imbuto; imbuto.
brito standstill guhagarara. brood over guhangayika;
brito terms guhuza; guhangayikishwa; kugira
kumvikanisha. umutima uhagaze.
brito the block kwica. broodmare ifarasi; ifarashi.
brito the gallows kwica. brook kwihangana; gushyigikira.
britogether guhuza; kurundanya; broom gufyagira; umweyo;
gusanga; gushyira hamwe. gufagira; gupyagira.

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brothel brutal uruhanyije;

brother umuvandimwe; musaza ubunyamaswa; gisaba ingufu
wa; umufurere; umufaratiri; nyinshi; inkoramaraso; ukomeye;
musaza. kinyamaswa; gisaba imbaraga;
brotherhood ubucuti; ubukurankota; inkazi;
ubuvandimwe; ubunyamuryango; igihubutsi; gikakaye.
urukundo. brutal person igihubutsi.
brotherly love ubuntu. brute isarigoma; igisimba;
brother-in-law umugabo wacu. inyamaswa; igihubutsi; ikirura;
brouhaha umuhengeri. umushumba; igikoko; ikirara.
brow agasongero. bubble urufuro; ifuro; igifuro.
browbeat gutera ubwoba; buccaneer ibandi.
guharahaza; gukanga; buck gusimbuka; inguruka;
guhangayikisha; gutera ubwoba; ihene; ishubebe.
kuberabeza; kwibasira; bucket indobo.
kuburabuza; kwibasira. buckle kugonda; guheta.
brown igaju; sebihogo; umutamu; buckle down gutangira.
ibihogo. bucks umubare w'amafaranga; pl.
brown ash urwirungu rw'amarwa. amafaranga.
brown-nose kuryoshyaryoshya. bucolic umunyacyaro.
browse kurisha. bud umutwetwe; umucwira;
browser porogaramu ururabyo; ururabo; ururabo.
nsomamakuru ya Interineti; Buddhism Budisime.
ingenamikorere. buddy incuti; inshuti.
brucellosis amakore. budget ingengo y'imari; bije.
bruise igisebe; gukomeretsa; budget control icungwa
gukomeretsa; umufunzo; ry'imikoreshereze y'imari.
igikomere; gukomeretsa. budgeteer uzi gucunga ibye neza.
bruit kubwira; gusakaza. buds indabo.
brume igihu. buff gushishura; umwogezi.
brush uburoso; ukomeretsa bucye buffalo imbogo.
(bullet); ukomeretsa bucye buffoonery byendagusetsa;
(bullet); guhatana; gukubura; urwenya.
intonganya; ukomeretsa bucye bug virusi; umugera; ivirusi;
(bullet); agashyamba; guhatanira. umwogezi.
brush aside kwirengagiza. bug out kugenda.
brusque gihubukiwe. bug s.o. gukora mu jisho;
gusembura; kurakaza.
bugaboo umuzimu.
bugbear umuzimu.
buggy imodoka.

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bughouse ikigo cy'abarwaye bump ipfupfu; gusunikana;

indwara zo mu mutwe. gusekurana.
bugology iyiganigwahabiri. bump into kugwa ku kintu;
build kukaba; gukora; guhura.
imyubakire; kubaka; gukorera bump off kwica.
mu ruganda; gucisha mu bumpkin umushumba.
ruganda; gutunganyiriza mu bumpy kidatengeneje; gitunamye.
ruganda. bun ipfundo.
build friendship kubagarira yose. bunch ingano; gitsina; iseri;
build up gukukana. igipanze neza; umuba; uruhago;
build up fire gucana; guhembera. inteko.
builder umwubatsi. bunch of babanas iseri ry'igitoki.
builder CONSTRUCTION bunch of banana igitoki.
umufundi. bundle gufureba; igikapu; ipaki;
building ubwubatsi; inyubako; igipanze neza; gupfunyika;
ibyazamutungo; inzu. uruhago; umuba.
buildings amazu. bundle of wires urutsinga.
buildisite ikibanza. bungle kwangiza.
built cyakozwe. bungling ntakavuro;
bulb ampuru; tungurusumu. imburamumaro; imburakamaro;
bulge ipfupfu. ikinnyeteri; ingwizamurongo.
bulk aibyinshi; ubunini; prowose. bunk igitanda; amangambure;
bulky kibyibushye cyane. amagambure; uburyamo; uburiri.
bull ikimasa; imfizi; umupolisi; bunkum amahomvu.
Rusanga; ibwiriza. bunny ihabara; maraya.
bull session iporojyo. bunting ibendera; igitambaro.
bulldoze gutera ubwoba. burden umusaraba; umutwaro;
bullet isasu. igifurumba; ubusobanuro;
bulletin board urubuga umugogoro.
rw'amatangazo. burdensome gisaba imbaraga;
bullion inzahabu; zahabu. gikomeye; gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
bullls polisi. uruhanyije; ukomeye.
bully isarigoma; kwibasira; bureau ameza yo mu biro; ishami.
guhangayikisha; kwibasira; burg umusozi; urusisiro;
kuberabeza; gukanga; umusozi; umujyi munini.
kuburabuza; gutera ubwoba; burgee igitambaro; ibendera.
ikirara; gutera ubwoba; burgeon kurabya; gusagamba;
guharahaza. kuraba.
bulrush umuberanya. burglar umujura; ibandi;
bulwark intwaro. umuhemu.
bum umusabirizi; imbungerezi; burglarize kwiba.
inzererezi; umusabyi; gusabiriza. burglary ubujura.

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burial place imva. business igishishikaje;

burlesque ishyengo. ikigenderewe; ubucuruzi;
burn gushya; ubushye; ikivugwaho; ikibazo nshinganwa;
gukongeza; kubabaza. umurimo; icyate; iduka; akazi;
burn down kuzima. icyibandwaho; ikigamijwe;
burn itself out kuzimata; urubanza; icyitabwaho; urugaga;
kuzimya. intego; igihangayikishije;
burn to death kwica. umurimo; icyigwa.
burn (of fire) kwaka. business card ikarita; ikarita
burnibrand urumuri. y'amaderesi.
burning gishyushye cyane; business concern uruganda.
ugutwika. business corporation uruganda.
burnisensation ubushye. business corporations isosiyete
burnish gushishura. y'ubucuruzi.
burnito death ubwicanyi. business dealings ubucuruzi.
burro indogobe. business news amakuru
burst igishashi; gushwanyaguza; y'ubucuruzi.
gushwanyuza; gutatamura; business organization urugaga.
kujanjagura; gutanyura; buss gusoma.
gushishimura. bust gufata; ibere; guta muri
burst into tears guturika yombi; ufata; kujanjagura.
ukarira. busy ufite umuhate; gihuze;
burst of laughter ibitwenge. intiganda.
Burundi Uburundi. busy place uruvumbu;
Burundian umurundi. uruvumbu.
Burundian franc ifaranga but conj. ariko; cyakora; icyakora.
ry'Uburundi. but rather ahubwo.
burup urakaye. butcher umukinjagi; umunyama;
bury gutabazwa; kuzika; kubaga; kwica; umubazi.
guhamba; gushyingura. butcher knife indiga; umushyo.
bury the hatchet guca butcher shop isoko.
inkoizamba; kubabarira. butchery ubwicanyi.
bus ikinyabiziga; ibisi. butler umukozi; umuja.
bus station gare. butt gusunikana; urwungiro.
bus stop aho bisi ihagarara. butte umusozi; agasozi.
bush igihuru; ikimera; butter ikimuri; iforomaji.
agashyamba; insya. butter churn igisabo.
bushbuck impongo. butter up guhendahenda;
kuryoshyaryoshya.
butterfly ikinyugunyugu.
butter, oil, shortening amavuta.
buttock ibuno; ikibuno.

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buttocks amabuno. by oneself acyonyine;

button buto; rutumvincyuro; prowenyine; ukwacyo.
igipesu; ruguga; agatorezo; by the way ibyo aribyo byose.
bashyame; igifungo; rugongo; by the way,... arikose ko...
agashyimbo; rutorishaka; by way of conj. nka.
ruhembe; baduname; by way of compensation amu
bavukanwa; ruhogo; ipesi. kwishyura.
button men polisi. by way of illustration
buttonhole kuvugisha ank'urugero.
witanguranwa. bye bye muramuke.
buttress gushyigikira icyenda Bye bye, ciao Ngaho urabeho.
kugwa; gushyigikira; gutega. byebye mwirirwe.
buy kugura; emera; kwemera. bye, bye-bye, bye-now, God be
buy asell gucuruza. with you, till we meet agaibe
buy the use of gukodesha. seeiyou, see you later 2pers.
buy with kugurana. urabeho.
buyer umukiliya; umuguzi. bygodays amateka.
buyiaselling ubucuruzi. bygone cyahise.
buyipower pl. amafaranga. bygotimes amateka.
buzz guhwihwisa; gutelefona; bypath inzira.
gukora ku rustinga. bystander inkusi.
by aby mu minsi ya vuba aha; mu byte bayiti; ibayiti; biti.
kanya. byway umuhanda; ibarabara.
by diof mu kwihatira ku. byword intego.
by force ku ngufu. B.C. mbere ya Kirisito; mbere
by itself acyonyine; y'ivuka rya Kirisitu.
ntagereranywa; ukwacyo;
prowenyine.

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C - c

caballero imfura. calaboose igereza; uburoko;

cabaret urubyiniro. ipirizo; igasho.
cabbage ishu. calamity ibyago; ibihe bikomeye;
cabinet meeting inama icyago; umubabaro; amakuba;
y'abaminisitiri. akababaro; umwaku; amakuba;
cabinet member umujyanama. amacwa; amakuba.
cabinet reshuffle ivugururwa rya calculate kongera.
guverinoma. calculated cyateguwe.
cable urutsinga; urusinga. calculation umugambi;
cables insinga. umuteguro.
cabochon icondo. calcutations imibare.
cache guhunika; kuzigama. calendar kalendari;
cackle guseka; gukubita indangaminsi.
igitwenge; ibitwenge; kubika. calf umutavu; imfundiko;
cadaver umurambo; intumbi. akak'inka.
caddy isanduku. call uruzindu; gutaka; kwakura;
cadge gusabiriza. kwita; ubushyitsi; kuboroga;
cadger bizengarame. guhamagara; wita; guhamagaza;
cad, caitiff ikigwari. ububushyitsi; gukora ku
caerulea amarebe; urusamuriro; rustinga; uruzinduko; kuvuga;
ifunguriro; resitora; uburiro. gutelefona; gutabaza.
cafeteria urusamuriro; call for guhamagaza; gusaba;
ifunguriro; uburiro; urusamuriro; gutegeka.
resitora. call forth kubyara.
cagk inyuguti nkuru. call girl indaya.
cagk ize kurundura; guhenura. call into action guhamagaza.
cagk ule urwubati. call on gusura.
cain kwiha; kwitanga. call out gutabaza; kujogora;
cajan pea umukunde. gutoranya; guhitamo;
cajole kuryoshyaryoshya; guhamagaza; gutaka; gutangaza;
guhendahenda. guhamagara; kuboroga.
cake keki; gato. call to kuvugisha witanguranwa.
calabash urukiza; uruho.

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call to account kwemeza umuntu campaignifor ubuvugizi.

ikintu; kwihanangiriza; kugaya. campfire igishyito.
call to arms gukoranya ingabo; can igereza; ituwaleti; uburoko;
guhuruza; kurarikira. ipirizo; ikijerekani; idomoro;
call to mind kwibuka. ushobora; iwese; urwiherero;
call together kwakura; guterana; igasho; ubwiherero; ikibido;
guhamagaza. ikidomoro; ibido; umusarani;
call up guhuruza; kurarikira; kwirukana; igerekani; ijerekani.
gukoranya ingabo. can I.. nshobora (+gukora ikintu).
call upon kujurira; can opener urufunguzo
kwishingikiriza; kwitabaza; rw'imikebe.
kwiyambaza. Can you imagine! nimutekereze
called byitwa. rero!
caller umushyitsi. can you imagine! iri si ishyano!
CalliCard ikarita yo guhamagara. Canada Kanada.
callicard ikarita. Canadian umunyakanada.
callicard (AmE) ikarita canal igituba; muyoboro;
y'amaderesi. umuferege.
calligraphy imyandikire; canary umurangira polisi.
inozamukono. cancel gutoba; ugusiba.
calliupon itabaza. cancel debt gusonera umwenda.
callous bidashimishije; cancellation ikurwaho; iseswa;
bidashamaje; bikonje. icibwa; ihagarikwa; isenywa.
callow cy'ubuto; cya gisore; cya cancer kanseri; kanseri.
cyana. candid udaca ku ruhande;
calm umugazi; umwihare; umunyakuri; utarimanganya;
kugabanya; gituje; umudendezo; udakikira ukuri (person);
guhoza; bucece; kurura. udacabiranya.
calmness umudendezo. candidate uwiyamamaza;
calumny ugusebanya; pl. ibitutsi; indatwa; umukandida.
iharabika. candidate representatives
calve kubyara. abahagarariye abakandida.
camaraderie ubufatanye; candle buji; ibuji; tara.
umubano; ubucuti. candle wax urutambi.
camel ingamiya. candlesticks agatereko ka buji.
camera kamera. candor ukwishyira ukizana;
cameraman kameramani. ubwisanzure.
camouflage gupfuka. candy kokayine.
camp ikigo cya gisirikare; candy (AmE) bombo.
inkambi; inkambi ya gisirikare. canine imbwa; umukaka.
campaign intambara; urugamba; canines pl. imikaka.
kwiyamamaza. caniteeth amabwene.

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canitooth umukaka; ibwene. capacity to resist ubworoherane.

cannabis urumogi; agatabi. caper umukino; ishyengo.
canned umushomeri. capillary agatsi.
cannonade umuriro. capital cyiza cyane; ubukungu;
canoe ubwato. umurwa; amafaranga y'ifatizo;
canon ibyangombwa; ishyingu; icyicaro; intebe;
ibikurikizwa; ibwiriza; ubutunzi.
ibishingirwaho; ibisabwa. capital punishment ubwicanyi.
canonic fatizo. capitalist umuherwe; umutunzi;
canonical fatizo. uwagashize; umunyemari;
canonize gushyira mu bahire. umukungu.
canopy ikirere; umutaka; capitalize on gukoresha;
umuramburo w'ikirere; kwifashisha.
umuramburo w'ikirere. capitulate kwitanga; kwiha;
canopy of heaven ikirere. guhanguka.
cantankerous umunyamahane. capitulation ubuyoboke.
canteen icupa; akabari. caporal kaporari.
canticle indirimbo. caprianimal isekurume y'ihene;
canvass iperereza. Ruhaya.
canyon ikibaya; akabande; captain ukuriye abandi;
umubande. umuyobozi; kapiteni.
can't stand kwanga; kwanga captain of industry uwagashize;
urunuka; kurebaisesemi. umuherwe; umugaga.
can't stomac kwanga. captain (AmE) komiseri wa polisi.
can't stomach kwanga urunuka; captaincy ubuyobozi.
kurebaisesemi. captiof war umuja.
cap ikijuriji; ingofero; captivate kureshya.
umupfundikizo; igipfundikizo. captivating umwiza; ihoho;
capability ubushobozi; uburyo. mwiza; cy'igikundiro; akanyange.
capable kiboneye; gishoboye; captive urugamba rwo gutsinda.
ushoboye; ingirakamaro; capture kunyereza abantu;
kinogeye; inzobere; kinoze. kurigisa; gusama; gufata; ufata;
capable of beiaccepted yemewe. gushimuta; gukurura.
capable of beiadmitted cyujuje captured territory urugamba
ibisabwa; uwemerewe. rwo gutsinda.
capable of beiseen ibigaragara. car ikinyabiziga; imodoka; ivatiri.
capacious kirekuye. car for sale imodoka igurishwa.
capacity ubunini; umumaro; car race isiganwa ry'amamodoka.
ubushobozi; umutwe. car sickness isesemi.
capacity building kubaka car wash ikinamba.
ubushobozi bw'abantu; caracteristic akarango.
ukongerera ubushobozi. carafe icupa.

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caravan imyiyereko; umwiyereko; caregiving ibungabungabuzima.

paredi; akarasisi; umutambagiro; careless indangare;
gahunda. umunyamazinda.
carbine imbunda. carelessly anabi.
carbon paper urupapuro. caress gukuyakuya; kugaragura.
carbonated water amazi caretaker umurinzi.
asukujwe umwuka. cargo umutwaro.
carbuncle ikibyimba; igishute. carnage ubwicanyi.
carcass umurambo. carnal knowledge ihuzabitsina;
card ikarita; ikaratasi. umubonampuzabitsina.
cardboard urupapuro. carnality ingeso mbi;
cardboard box ikarito; igikarito. ubusambanyi; ukwifuza;
cardboard container igisanduku; igiterasoni; urukozasoni.
isanduku; igisanduka; ikarito. carnival ibirori.
Cardinal umukaridinali. carnivore indyanyama.
cardinal ashingiro; nshingirwaho; carol kuririmba.
ngenderwho. carp gutongana.
cardinal iby'ibanze; iby'ingenzi; carpenter umubaji.
nshinganwa; kamara; carpentry ububaji.
cyishingiro; cy'ishingiro; carpet umusambi.
cy'ibanze. carrot ikaroti; karoti.
cardinal vertues imigenzo carrots amakaroti.
mbonezamana. carry kuzana; kwifatanya;
care umurimo; imfashanyo; gutwara.
isegasira; umuhangayiko; inkeke; carry all before one gutsinda.
umutima uhagaze; umugogoro; carry off gukuraho; kurigisa;
imicungire; ubufasha; igiteye gushimuta; kunyereza abantu.
impungenge; inshingano; carry on gukomeza; gukomeza.
ibamaso; ibumbatira; umutwaro; carry on back guheka.
kurwanira; akazi; umutekano; carry on commerce gucuruza.
impungenge; inkunga. carry out gukora; kurangiza;
care for kurinda; kubungabunga; gushyira mu bikorwa; kuzuza;
kubungabunga; kubumbatira. kugera; kurangiza.
carefree unezerewe; carry the appearance gusa.
igishiramuruho; uwishimye. carrying ugutwara abantu
careful uwitonze; n'ibintu.
umunyabushishozi. carryiout iyuzuzwa; irangizwa;
careful consideration ukugira iyuzura; irangiza; isozwa;
icyo uvuga ku... iyanzura.
careful use ibumbatira; isegasira. cart gutwara.
carefully abuhoro buhoro. cart off gukuraho.
carefulness ibamaso. cartilage igikucangwahiniro.

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carting ugutwara abantu cast out kurimbura; kurandura.

n'ibintu. castar oil plant ikibonobono.
cartographer umushushanyi caste system imiryango.
w'amakarita. caster umutende.
carton ipaki; igisanduku; castigate gukosora; guhana;
igisanduka; ikarito; isanduku. gukosora; gucyaha.
cartoon ishusho-rwenya. castiof spells ubupfumu.
carve gukata; kugegena; guca. castle umunara.
carviknife indiga; umushyo. castrate gukona.
carving ishusho ribaje. castrated one sha(hu).
car-rally isiganwa ry'amamodoka. casual workers umunyabiraka.
case ikigenderewe; icyibandwaho; casualty icyago; ugucikiza;
ikibazo nshinganwa; ipaki; amakuba.
ikivugwaho; igisanduku; cat injangwe; yirahuku.
ikigamijwe; icyitabwaho; icyigwa; cataclysm ibyago; umuhengeri;
igisanduka; ikarito; urwubati; amakuba.
intego; isanduku; umwenda. catacomb imva.
case law isobanuramategeko. catalog ilisiti; gushyingura
caseload uruvunganzoka. inyandiko; urutonde.
casement idirishya. catastrophe amakuba; amakuba;
cases pl. imanza. ibyago; icyago.
cash umubare w'amafaranga; pl. catch gucaho; gucengera;
amafaranga; kashi. gusama; gusamata; gufutukirwa;
cash flaw urwunguko ndakuka. kumva; gusobanukirwa; ufata.
cash on the barrelhead kashi. catch fire kwaka; gukongeza.
cash value amafaranga likide; catch forty winks gusinzira.
amafaranga atanzwe mu ntoki. catch hold of gucakira; gukacira.
cashier kwirukana. catch red-handed gufatira mu
casing urwubati. cyuho.
casino urukinironywero. catch sb in the act gufatira mu
casket isanduku bahambamo; cyuho.
serikeye. catch sight of gucungacunga;
cassava umwumbati. kubona.
casserole dish isafuriya. catch up with gufata; gucaho.
cassino urukinironywero. catchword intego.
cast ubwoko; kujugunya; kubiba; catechist umwarimu.
isura; kumena; kuroba. categorically wivuye inyuma.
cast aside guta; gutererana. category ubwoko.
cast down gucisha bugufi. cathedral kiliziya; katedarali;
cast light upon kumurukira; monasiteri; urusengero.
kumurika; gusobanura neza. Catholic Gatolika.
cast off kureka. Catholicism ubugatolika.

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catjapea umukunde. cause to get hungry gusonjesha.

cattle amatungo maremare; cause to make the bed
amatungo. gusasisha.
cattle breeder umworozi; cause widespread damage to
umutunzi. guca ibintu.
cattle plague muryamo. caused kwatumye.
cattle rancher umworozi. caused by cyatewe.
cattle rancher (AmE) umutunzi. causerie amazimwe.
catwalk urutindo; iteme. cause, prime mover, antecedent,
catwalk CONSTRUCTION ikiraro. fountaifount, spring,
cat's-paw nyakwikundishwa ku wellspring, root, foundation
bayobozi; ipfundo; imvano.
nyamujyiyobijya; inkomamashyi. causiaversion giteye ishozi.
Caucasian umuzungu. causideath cyicana; yica.
caucus inama; imitingi. causirepugnance giteye ishozi.
caught red-handed cyafatiwe mu causirepugnance or aversion cyo
cyuho. kunena.
causative abbrengz. caustic kirakaza; gisharira;
cause umusingi; isoko; umuzi; abasetsi; abagiramenyo.
urufatiro; igitera; imizi caution kugira inama; kwikoma;
n'imihamuro; kubyara; icyateye; ibamaso.
kwadukana; inkomoko cautious uwitonze.
y'ikigomba gukorwa; guteza; cautiousness ibamaso.
gucutsa; amavu; kuzanira; isoko; cavalcade umutambagiro;
inkomoko; gutuma; imvankuru imyiyereko; umwiyereko; paredi;
y'ikigomba kwitabwaho; kuba gahunda; akarasisi.
inkomoko y'ikintu; gutera; cavalier imfura.
aman'amavuko; gushishikaza; cave ubuvumo.
gukurura; kuba imvay'ikintu; cavern ubuvumo.
intandaro; ishingiro; igituma; cavil gutongana.
inkomoko. cavity umwobo.
cause change of opinion CBO ishyirahamwe ry'abaturage;
guhindura idini. ishyirahamwe ryo ku rwego
cause failure of gutsindisha. rw'ibanze.
cause s.o. to detatch kuzitura; CD isede; isidi; sede.
kuzituza. CD, compact disk, disc idisiki.
cause to be gutuma. cease kureka; kurekera aho;
cause to bear offspring gutera kurekeraho; kureka.
inda. cease to feel resentmeagainst
cause to conceive gutera inda. guca inkoizamba; kubabarira.
cause to fall to the ground guta. ceaseless gikomeza; urudaca;
cause to finish gusozesha. kidatuza.

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ceaselessly ubudatuza; censorship igenzurabiganiro;

ubuziraherezo; ubutarangira; igenzuranyandiko.
ubudasiba. censure ubucibwe; kugaya;
Cecil kokayine. guhana; gukosora;
cecity ubuhumyi. kwihanangiriza; gucyaha.
cede kureka; guha. census ibarura; ibarura
cedrela isederela. ry'amajwi; iperereza.
ceiling idari; iparafo. center uruvumbu; ishingiro;
celebrate kuziririza (umunsi); ishingiro; uruvumbu; umurwa;
kwizihiza; kunezerwa; wishima; ku murongo ugabanya ikibuga
kwishyuka. mo kabiri; intimatima; ikigo;
celebrated ikirangirire; umutima; intebe; icyicaro.
icyamamare; cyo kwibuka; center one's attentioon
rukabuza. kwitangira.
celebration umuhango; umunsi central nshinganwa; ingutu; cyo
mukuru; ibirori. hagati; iby'ingenzi; cy'ibanze;
celebrity ubuhangange; shingiro; kamara; cyishingiro;
umukinnyi w'icyamamare; ijabo; nshingirwaho; cy'ishingiro;
icyamamare; ubwamamare. iby'ibanze; ngenderwho.
celerity umuvuduko; Central aSouth Pacific
umunyaruko; ingoga; ibakwe. countries muri Oseyaniaya.
celestial cyo mu kirere. central office icyicaro.
celestial being umumalayika; central part umutima.
marayika. centre umwikarago; ikigo.
celestial body inyenyeri; centre circle ku murongo
inyenyeri; kibonumwe. ugabanya ikibuga mo kabiri.
celestial object Isi. centre half hagati mu kibuga.
celestial sphere ikirere. centre of civic life akarubanda.
celibacy ubuseribateri; centre pass ahagati.
ubumanzi. cents amasantime.
cell agasoro; ikinyabuzima; century igisekuru; igihe
ingirangingo; akagari; serire. cy'imyaka ijana; ikinyejana; igihe.
cellar ishingiro; urufatiro; ceramic materials ibikoresho
umusingi. bikoze mu ibumba.
cellular telephone mobayilo; cerebellum impiri y'urukiryi.
telefoigendanwa. cerebral kivuzwe mu mutwe.
celluloid ifilimi; ifilimi. cerebrospinal mugiga.
cenoby monasiteri. ceremonial imihango;
cenotaph imva. isakaramentu; umuhango.
censor pl. abacamanza; ceremonialize kwizihiza.
umucamanza. ceremony isakaramentu;
umuhango; imihango.

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 certain change of file

certain cy'ukuri; kidakuka; chairman ukuriye abandi;

kidashidikanywaho; umuyobozi; umuyobozi wa
ndashidikanywaho; nyakuri; guverinoma; umutegetsi;
ndasubirwaho. umukuru w'Igihugu; umuyobozi;
certainly impamo; ukuri; rwose; umuyobozi mukuru;
nterj. yee; nterj. pe; yego; umuperezida.
ntagushidikanya. chairman of the board ukuriye
certainly, utterly, definitely, abandi.
decidedly, truly, really, indeed chairperson umuyobozi.
nta gushidikanya. chairwoman umuyobozi.
certainty umudendezo; chalice igikopo; igikombe;
ukwigiramo icyizere; icyizere muri ikirahuri.
wowe. chalk ingwa.
certificate impamyabumenyi; challange inzitizi.
urwandiko; ibarwa; ibaruwa. challenge guhangana;
certification ihamya; iyemeza. imbogamizi; intambamyi;
certified public accountant guhangara; gutega igitego.
umukontabure; umucungamari. challenger urwanya.
certitude icyizere muri wowe; challenges intambamyi.
ukwigiramo icyizere. chamber icyumba.
cessation indunduro; umusozo; champion guteza imbere;
umusozo. w'inganji; umuyoboke;
cfr abbrerb. ushyigikiye; gushyigikira; inkaka;
chafe gusesereza; kubika umufana; umuterankunga;
umutwe; kugorora imitsi. umuvugizi; umutsinzi;
chafing kirakaza. umuyoboke.
chagrin gusebya. championship w'inganji;
chagrined wagize ipfunwe; ubuvugizi.
wamwaye. chance ihirwe; kwigerezaho;
chain guhuza; umunyururu (1); gutega; kitateguwe; amahe;
urushorerane; urutsinga; amahirwe; uburyo; igerageza;
umurongo. ingunga; kugerageza amahirwe.
Chain of Congo-Nile mountains chance for advancement inzoza.
Isunzu rya Kongo-Nili. chancroid uburagaza.
chain of thought imitekerereze chancy cyateza impanuka;
inoze. kabutindi.
chains umurunga; ubuja; change kuvunja; igiceri;
umugozi; ubucakara. imihindagurikire; ivunja; kashi;
chair intebe; ifoteyi; intebe. ihinduka; gusimbuza; guhindura;
gutoba; igikoroto.
change location kugenda.
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change one's abode kwimuka. characteristic tone imyandikire

change one's belief guhindura bwite; ikosoramyandikire;
idini. imyandikire.
change one's opinion characterize kwita.
kwigamburuza. characterized by shy kigaragaza
change one's religion guhindura ugucisha make.
idini. charas urumogi.
change residence kwimuka. charcoal ikara.
changed wahindutse mushya. charge ikirego; icyate; umurimo;
changes impinduka. igihangayikishije; gutegeka;
changiroom urwambariro. ifagitiri; ukwiziga;
channel umuyoboro; umuyoboro; inyemezabuguzi; kwemeza
umugende; umuyoboro; ishami; umuntu ikintu; igishishikaje;
uruhavu; umuferege; umuyoboro kwakura; igiciro; inshingano;
nsakazamakuru. akazi; umurimo; imicungire;
chant kuririmba. igenzura.
chanteuse umuririmbyi. charge with gushinjwa.
chanticleer isake. chargeable uwisobanura; uwo
chantress umuririmbyi. bibazwa; cyo kugawa.
chaos akajagari; umuvurungano; charged with crime uwarezwe.
urujijo; umuhengeri; umuvundo; chargeless ubuntu (cy');
bombori bombori; akaduruvayo. cy'ubuntu.
chap umugabo. charger ifarasi; ifarashi; sharijeri.
chapeau ingofero. charges inyemezabuguzi; ifagitiri.
chapel kiliziya; isinagogi; charge, lodge complaiagainst,
urusengero; shapeli; monasiteri. arraigindict, cite kurega.
chaperon umuherekezabari; charitable umugwaneza.
guherekeza; umurinzi; charitableness ubuntu.
gushagara. charity ubuntu; ubuntu;
chaplain umwigisha. inkunga; imbabazi; impuhwe;
chapping umwate. impano; inkunga; urukundo.
chapter igika; ishami; umutwe. charity worker pl.
character akageni; imyitwarire; abakoranabushake; pl.
kamere; inyuguti; ikiranga; abakorerabushake.
umukinnyi; ubunyangamugayo; Charlie Wood (truncheon)
umuco; umubare. ibikoresho bya polisi.
characteristic ikimenyetso; charm inzaratsi; umutongero;
ikiranga; akarango. uruhwiko; gushimisha; igiheko;
characteristic of mankind kureshya.
ubumuntu.

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charming cy'igikundiro; chatterbox bamenya; injajwa;

gishimwa; cyiyubashye; umunyamagambo;
ugwaneza; umugwaneza; gacumakamagambo; gacuma
gishamaje; gishimishije; ubaneza k'amagambo.
n'abandi. chatterer umunyamagambo;
charms inzaratsi. injajwa; gacumakamagambo;
chart ikarita. bamenya; gacuma k'amagambo.
charter gukodesha; Itegeko chatty indondogozi; inkotsa.
Nshinga. chauffeur umushoferi; umukozi;
chary uwitonze. umuyobozi; umuja.
chase guhiga; gushakisha; cheap gihendutse; kigura make.
gukurikirana; guhiga bukware; cheapen gucisha bugufi.
guhiga; umuhigo; koga runono; cheat kunyereza; kunyanganya;
guhigisha uruhindu. umuhemu; guca amaco; guca mu
chase away gutatanya. rihumye; kwiba; gukopera;
chasm akabande; ikibaya; guhuguza; kwiba; kubeshya;
umubande; inyenga; umwonga. kunakira; kujijisha.
chaste nzirabwandu; itandujwe; cheating uburyarya;
intungane; kitahumanyijwe; ubutiriganya.
kitarakoreshwa; ntamakemwa; check kuzitira; gutambamira;
ukiranuka; kizira amakosa; gusaka; kugenzura;
kitangijwe. kubangamira; guhagarara;
chasten gukosora; kugaya; guhagarika; guhagarika;
guhana; gucyaha; igenzura; kumenyereza;
kwihanangiriza; gukosora; gukerereza; gupyinagaza.
gusebya. check in kwiyandikisha.
chastise guhana; gukosora; check on kugenzura; gusuzuma;
gucyaha. kugenzura; kugenzura.
chastisement igihano. check out kwishyura hoteli;
chastity ukwifata; ubwizige; kugerageza; gukora iperereza;
kwifata; ubuseribateri. kwemeza ko ari byo.
chat kuvuga; kuganiriza; check over kugenzura.
kuganira; kuganira; iporojyo. check up on gukoraho anketi;
chattel umucakara. gutata umuntu.
chattels ubukungu; ubutunzi. check up on sthg gusuzuma;
chatter amagambure; kwiga ku kintu; kugenzura.
amangambure. checked cyasatswe.
chatterbasket bamenya; cheek itama; ikibuno; ibuno;
gacumakamagambo; injajwa; igitutsi.
gacuma k'amagambo; cheeks amatama; amajigo.
umunyamagambo. cheeky isibo.

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cheer ibyishimo; kuboroga; chief umukoresha; umutegetsi;

gutaka; umunezero; imihayo; umuyobozi; iby'ibanze;
gutabaza; igisingizo. cy'ishingiro; cyishingiro; shingiro;
cheerful wishimye; umugwaneza; kamara; umugenga; umuyobozi;
kinezerewe; cyishimye; databuja; nshinganwa;
cyishimye. iby'ingenzi; ngenderwho;
cheerfulness umunezero; umwami; shefu; cy'ingenzi;
umunezero. ikiyobyabwenge LDS;
cheeriness umunezero. umucungamutungo; cy'ibanze;
cheering cyishimye; wishimye. umuyobozi; nshingirwaho;
cheer, hurrah ibisingizo. ukuriye abandi.
cheetah urutarangwe. chief accountant umucungamari
chemicist's shop ifarumasi. mukuru.
chemistry ubutabire; shimi. chief city umurwa.
Chemistry aurum zahabu. Chief Editor umwanditsi
chemist's ifarumasi. mukuru.
cheque isheki. chief executiofficer ukuriye
cherish gukunda; gufata abandi.
nk'amata y'abashyitsi; chief executive umuperezida;
gukundwakaza. umukuru w'Igihugu; Perezida wa
cherub marayika; umumalayika. Repubulika; ukuriye abandi;
chest igisanduku; igisanduka; umuyobozi wa guverinoma.
ibere; agatuza; igituza; isanduku. chief magistrate Perezida wa
chetah urutarangwe. Repubulika; umuyobozi wa
cheval glass indorerwamo. guverinoma; umukuru w'Igihugu;
chevalier imfura. umuperezida.
chew the cud kuza. chief of state umuperezida;
chew the fat kuganira; kuganira. umuyobozi wa guverinoma;
chew the rag kuganira; kuganira. umukuru w'Igihugu; Perezida wa
chic myiza. Repubulika.
chicanery amayeri; uburyarya; chief officer umuyobozi mukuru.
iryenge; ubutiriganya; iyeri. chief official umuyobozi wa
chick umushwi w'inkoko; guverinoma; umuyobozi mukuru;
agashwi k'inkoko. umuperezida; umukuru
chicken ikigwari; inkoko. w'Igihugu.
chide guhana; kugaya; gucyaha; chiefly acyacyane; ahanini.
gukosora; kwihanangiriza. chieftain umutegetsi; umuyobozi.
chievement ibyagezweho.
chignon ipfundo.
child umwana; amaraso; imbuto;
umujyambere; ikibondo; imbuto.
child abuse ihohoterabana.

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 child custody chorus

child custody irerero. chip kujanjagura; urujyo; ibango.

child genius umunyempano. chip in kwishyura; kuriha; guha.
child labour ugukoresha abana. chippy indaya.
child of girl umwaw'umukobwa. chirp kuririmba.
Child soldiers kadogo. chirrup kuririmba.
childbearing umugore. chisel ipatasi.
childbirth ukubyara; ivuka. chit inyemezabuguzi; ifagitiri.
childbirth pain icyababyi. chitchat kuganira; kuganira;
childhood ubwana. amazimwe.
childish ikinnyeteri; cya cyana; chitchating ukunywigira.
cy'ubuto; igicucu; cya gisore; chitter-chattering ukunywigira.
ikizeze. chivalrous man inkaka.
childishness ubugoryi; ifuti; chivalry ubutwari.
amagambure; amangambure. choice cyiza; ihitamo; ijwi;
childlike umuziranenge. ijonjora; kinoze; amahitamo.
children imbuto; amaraso; choler umwaga.
amaraso; urubyaro; pl. abana. cholera kolera.
children in conflict with the choleric umunyamahane.
law ababatambamiye choose kwiyemeza; gutoranya;
iyubahirizwa ry'itegeko. guhitamo; gutora; gushyigikira;
children of two parents gushungura; guhitamo; kujogora;
umuryango. kwemeza; gufata.
child-bearing ukubyara. choose by ballot gutora.
child-care center (AmE) irerero. choose freely kwihitiramo.
Chile Shili. choosiby vote itora.
chili pilipili. choosing amahitamo; ishyirwaho;
chili pepper pilipili. ihitamo.
chill ubuyanja; gikonje; chop guca; gukata.
ubukonje. chop firewood kwasa urukwi.
chilled gikonje. chop house urusamuriro;
chilling gikonje. resitora; uburiro; ifunguriro.
chilly gikonje; gikonje; ubuyanja. chop-chop abwangu.
chime guhuza. chord isanisha.
chimpanzee impundu. chore umurimo;
chin kuganira; kuganira; igihangayikishije; icyate;
akananwa. igishishikaje; umumaro; akazi;
China Ubushinwa. umurimo.
chine uruti rw'umugongo. chortle gukimu magambo;
Chinese umushinwa; igishinwa. guseka; ibitwenge; gukubita
chink umwenge; umwobo. igitwenge.
chin-wag amazimwe. chorus inyikirizo.
chin-wagging amazimwe.

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 chosen circulatory system

chosen cyatoranyijwe; chummy abasivili.

cyahiswemo. chump ikijibwe; igicucu; ikigoryi.
chow ifunguro; ifunguro; ibiryo; chunk ibango; umukeke; irobe;
intungamubiri; ifunguro. umugabane; igice.
chowhound ndarusuma. church kiliziya y'abamonaki;
chrism amavuta matagatifu. kiliziya; monasiteri; urusengero.
christen kwita; kwita. church district paruwasi.
Christendom ubukirisito; church members ikoraniro.
ubukirisitu. church property by'itorero; bya
christening ibatizwa. Kiliziya.
christian umukirisito; churchman umwigisha.
umukirisitu. churl umushumba.
Christian sacrameof initiation churlish umunyamahane.
umubatizo. churn gucunda.
Christianity ubukirisitu; churn milk gucunda.
ubukirisito. ciao ah'ikindi gihe; usigare
christians pl. abakirisitu; pl. amahoro.
abakiristo. cicada ijeri.
christmas Noheri; ivuka rya Yezu. cicala ijeri.
Christmas card ikarita y'ubucuti. cierge buji; tara.
Christolatry ugusenga Kirisito. cigar ikigoma.
chronic karande. cigarette isigara; isegereti.
chronic alcoholism ubusinzi. cigarettes amasegereti.
chronic drunkenness ubusinzi. cilium ingohe.
chronic intoxication ubusinzi. cillide gusekurana.
chronicle gushyingura inyandiko; cinders umuyonga; inkamba.
kubara; kubwira. cinema ifilimi; inzu
chronicles arishive; inyandiko y'amakinamico; sinema; ifilimi.
nshyinguramakuru. cip guca inzara.
chronological index amashakiro cipher umubare; izeru; zeru;
n'uko bikurikirana. ubusa; imfomal. umwuka; izeru.
chronological records arishive; circle kuzenguruka; uruziga;
inyandiko nshyinguramakuru. gukikiza; ikipi; akazu; kugota.
chronology arishive; inyandiko circlet uruziga.
nshyinguramakuru; circuit uruziga; urugendo.
urukurikirarw'ibyabaye. circular itangazo.
chubby kibyibushye cyane. circularize gutangaza.
chuck kujugunya. circulate gusakaza;
chuckle guseka; gukubita kuzenguruka; gusiragira.
igitwenge. circulate fresh air guhungiza.
chugalug kunywa. circulatory system
chum incuti; inshuti. urwunganyamaraso.

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 circumcise clashing

circumcise ukugenywa. Civil Soviety Organisation

circumcision igenywa. umuryango utegamiye kuri Leta.
circumference uruzitiro; civilian population abasivili.
umuzenguruko. civilian self-defense ukwirarira.
circumscribe kugota; gukikiza. civilians abasivili.
circumspect uwitonze. civilized umusirimu.
circumspection ibamaso. civilized man imfura.
circumstances ibidukikije. claim kwaka; ikirego.
circumvent kwirwanaho; claimant urega; umurezi.
gutsinsura. clamber up kuzamuka; kurira.
circus sitade; ikibuga; urukiniro. clammy gihehereye; kibobereye.
citation ishimo; ishimwe; clamor guhamagara; isahaha.
umudari; ikirego; ishimwe; clamoring urwamo.
igihembo. clamour urwamo.
cite kwerekana; kurondora; clamouring urwamo.
gukomoza; kuvuga muri make. clamp gukanyaga.
citern ikigega cy'amazi. clan akazu; inzu; umuryango;
cithara inanga. ubwoko.
citizen umwenegihugu; pl. clandestine kibujijwe; ntamuco;
abenegihugu. kitemewe.
citizenry pl. abaturagihugu. clangor isahaha.
citizens pl. abaturagihugu. clap gukoma amashyi; inkuba;
citizenship ubwenegihugu. urushyi.
city 1. umujyi. clapboard urubaho; urukwi;
city astate aderese; aderesi; aho umwase; igiti.
umuntu abarizwa; aho abarizwa. claptrap amagambure;
civies abasivili. amahomvu; amangambure.
civil umugiraneza; umugwaneza. clarify koroshya; gusobanura;
Civil apolitical rights kudakomeza ibintu; gufutura;
uburenganzira bw'abasivili kugaragaza neza; kwisobanura.
n'abanyapolitiki. clarity ubworohe; ubusobanuke;
civil aviation indege za gisivili. ifutuka.
civil code itegeko clash ubwumvikabuke;
mbonezamubano. guhangana; amakimbirane;
civil liberty ubwisanzure. urugamba; impaka; intambara;
Civil servant umukozi wa Leta. gutongana; imirwano; ihangana;
civil servants abakozi ba Leta. guteraamagambo;
civil society imiryango itegamiye ubushyamirane; guhatana;
kuri Leta. guhatanira.
civil society organization clash of arms intambara.
imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta. clashing bidahuje.

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 clasp clique

clasp guhobera cyane; kwizingira; clearance imbabazi z'ibyaha;

gukanyaga. ibabarirwa ry'icyaha.
clasped together cyegeranye. clearing umurima; ubweru;
class itsinda; abanyeshuri; isambu.
ubwoko; ubwoko; ishuri; clearness ubusobanuke;
bbreint.; abanyeshuri bigira mu ubworohe.
ishuri rimwe. cleave gucamo uduce; guca;
class prefix indanganteko. kwizingira.
classic fatizo. cleft umwobo; umwenge;
classics ubuvanganzo. umutanyu.
classification ubwoko. clemency imbabazi; impuhwe.
classified ad itangazo. clench gukacira; gucakira.
classify gushyingura inyandiko. clerestory ikigega.
classroom ishuri. clergyman umwigisha.
clattering isahaha. clergyperson uwihayimana.
claw ijanja. cleric umwigisha.
claw hammer inyundo. clever cy'ibakwe; w'ikimene;
clay ibumba. wumvuba; w'umutwe ufungutse;
clean gufagira; gupyagira; ushoboye imirimo inyuranye;
gukoropa; gusukura; umuhanga; w'umuhanga.
guhanagura; kizira amakosa; clever act ubufindo.
gushishura; umuziranenge; cleverness akarusho; umutwe.
gufyagira; kirongorotse; client umukiliya; umuguzi.
zirabwandu; ntamakemwa. cliff agasozi; agacuri.
clean out guhumbahumba. climacteric ugucura; icura.
clean thoroughly gucyesha. climate ijuru ry'ahantu;
clean water amazi asukuye. ibidukikije.
cleanse gusukura; kirisima; climax agasongero; isonga;
gutagatifuza; guhanagura; kweza. akanunga.
clean-cut mwiza. climb kuzamuka; kurira; agasozi.
clean-handed umuziranenge. clinch gushimangira.
clear kubabarira; inyanzi; cling kwizingira; kubomborana.
kirongorotse; gukingura; clinic kiliniki; ivuriro; ibitaro.
guhanaguraho icyaha; ubusa; clink igereza; ipirizo; uburoko;
guca inkoizamba; indakemwa; akasho; igasho; uburoko.
magari; gufungura; ibigaragara; clinkers inkamba; umuyonga.
kweza. clip gutubya; guhina;
clear the way for kwiyogoshesha; intambwe;
kumenyekanisha. kumwa; kogosha.
clear up kudakomeza ibintu; clique ikipi; akazu;
kwisobanura; gusobanura; ishyirahamwe.
koroshya.

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 clit coalesce

clit rutumvincyuro; rutorishaka; clothes imyambaro; umwambaro;

agatorezo; ruhembe; baduname; imyenda.
bavukanwa; rugongo; bashyame; clothing umwambaro; imyenda.
ruhogo; agashyimbo; ruguga. cloud igicu; kwijima; gukuba;
clitogether kubomborana; kubudika; umwenda.
guhobera cyane. cloud cover urwijiji.
clitoris rutorishaka; ruguga; cloudburst urushyana; imvura;
agatorezo; rugongo; ruhembe; amahindu; umuvumbi.
ruhogo; agashyimbo; bavukanwa; cloudiness igihu.
rutumvincyuro; bashyame; cloudless cyiza.
baduname. clout ubuhangange; ubuhatsi.
cloak kwijima; gukuba; gutwikira; clown gushyenga; gusetsa.
kubudika; umwenda; gupfuka; clownish gisetsa.
gupfuka; umwenda. cloy guhaza.
clod igicucu; ikigoryi; ikijibwe. club ndembo; impiri;
clodhopper umushumba. ubunyamuryango; ishyirahamwe;
clog gufunga. ikibando; urugaga.
clog up gufunga. cluck igicucu; injiji; umuswa.
cloister monasiteri; inzu clump igitsina; igipanze neza;
y'ababikira; kuva; kuva. umuba.
clone gucapurura; kwandukura. clumsy imburamumaro;
close gufunga; umusozo; imburakamaro; ikinnyeteri;
gufunga; cyegeranye; indunduro. ikinnyeteri; ingwizamurongo;
close all gufunga byose. ntakavuro.
close friend magara-ntusinge. cluster kujagata; gitsina;
close in gukikiza; kugota. uruvumbu; uruvumbu.
close tie ubucuti. clutch gucakira; gukanyaga;
close to cyegereye; hafi. guhobera cyane; kwizingira;
close up gufunga. gukacira.
closely isataburenge; n'umuhate. clutch MECHANICAL
closely connected bisa; bifitanye ENGINEERING amburiyaje.
isano; bisusa. clutter akaduruvayo; bombori
closeness umubano; bombori; akajagari.
ubwisungane. CMS porogaramu
close-fistedness umururumba. mvugururamakuru y'urubuga.
closing ishyerezo; indunduro; coach umwarimu; kwigisha;
irangiza; iherezo; giheruka. umutoza; umwigisha.
closiprayer umugisha. coach station (BrE) gare.
clot kuvura. coal ikara; igicanywa.
cloth igitambaro. coalesce kwiyunga; kubumba.
clothe umwenda; gutwikira;
gupfuka; umwenda.

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coalition ikipi; ishyirahamwe; coed umwiga; umunyeshuri.

ukwishirahamwe; ubufatanye; coerce gushora; guhata.
umuryango. coerced cy'agahato.
coarse kidatengeneje; giteye isoni; coexist with guherekeza.
umunyakinyabupfura gike; coffee ikawa.
kirakaza. coffee table ameza.
coast inkombe. coffeehouse uburiro;
coat umusatsi; urwubati; ubuso; urusamuriro; ifunguriro; resitora.
igitambaro; umwenda; ikoti. coffer isanduku; igisanduka;
coat rack porutemanto. igisanduku.
coathunger porutemanto. coffin serikeye; isanduku
coating igitambaro; bahambamo.
amagaragamba; urwubati; cogency imitekerereze inoze.
ubuso. cogent kinogeye;
coax guhendahenda; guhata. w'umunyembaraga;
cobra impiri. w'umunyagitsure.
cobweb indandi. cogitate kwibaza; kugira
Coca Cola kokakola. amakenga; gushidikanya;
cocaine kokayine. kuzirikana.
coccyx akangamurizo. cogitate on kwitwararika;
cock isake. kwitaho; gutekerezaho;
cockerel isake. guteganya; guha agaciro.
cockloft ikigega. cogk polisi.
cockroach inyenzi. cogk e igitsina; agashyamba.
cocktail lounge akabari; akabari cognate bisa.
mpuruzambaga. cognizance ubumenyi rusange;
cocky wigerezaho. ubumenyi.
cock-and-bull story igifitirano; cohabit kwibanira.
ikinyoma cyambaye ubusa. cohagulate kuvura.
cock-a-doodle-doo kubika. coherence imitekerereze inoze.
code of behavior imyitwarire cohort icyitso; icyitso;
iranga abashinzwe kwakira ushyigikiye; incuti; inshuti.
abashyitsi. coil agapira; cyigoronzoye;
code of conduct amabwiriza cyihinahinnye.
ngenderwaho. coin igikoroto; guhimba; gucura
code of ethics amabwiriza amagambo; pl. amafaranga;
mbonezamuco. umubare w'amafaranga; igiceri.
code of ethics adeontology coin money ifaranga.
amabwiriza agenga coin of the realm kashi.
itangazamakuru ry'umwuga. coinage pl. amafaranga; ifaranga.
codes of conduct amabwiriza coincide guhuza.
ngengamyitwarire. coincidence impurirane.

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 coincident colors

coincident bihuje. collect kurundanya; gusarura;

coining icuramagambo. gusoroma; gushyira hamwe;
coins kashi. kwakura.
coition ihuzabitsina; collect one's thoughts
umubonampuzabitsina. kuzirikana.
coitus ihuzabitsina; collected bisunganye; bishyize
umubonampuzabitsina. hamwe; umwihare; uko
coke kokayine. cyakabaye.
cokehead collecting irundanya.
cold gikonje; bikonje; collection ihitamo; inteko;
bidashamaje; bidashimishije. gitsina.
cold feet ubukangarane. collection of papers or
cold water amazi akonje. documents dosiye; idosiye.
coldness ubukonje; collectipunishment
ugusuhererwa; ubukonje. igiharusange.
cold-blooded bikonje; collectirights uburenganzira
bidashamaje; bidashimishije. rusange.
cold-blooded animal collective ihuriro; bisunganye;
impinduranyabushyuhe. cyiyunze; bishyize hamwe.
cold-hearted bidashamaje; college ishuri; ikigo.
bidashimishije; bikonje. collegian umunyeshuri.
coliseum urukiniro; ikibuga; collide guhangana.
sitade. collision impanuka; gisida.
collaborate gufatanya. colloquium forumu.
collaboration ubufatanye; collude gukorana.
ubufasha; imfashanyo; colon utubago tubiri.
ubufatanye; umubano; ubucuti; colonel koloneri.
inkunga; ugukorera hamwe. colonist umwimukira ahantu.
collaborator icyitso; umufasha. colonizer gashakabuhake;
collagk e kurabirana; kugwa; gashakabuhake.
kugabanuka; guhanuka; colony uruvumbu; uruvumbu.
ugucikiza. color kwirabuza.
collar gufata; ufata; guta muri color bar irondamoko;
yombi; ikora. irondakoko; ivanguramoko.
collate gushyira hamwe; color deeper kwirabuza.
kurundanya. color line ivanguramoko;
collateral ingwate; garanti; irondamoko; irondakoko.
umutekano. color (AmE) ibara.
collating irundanya. colors ibendera; igitambaro;
colleague icyitso; uwitabiriye ibendera; idarapo.
inama; ushyigikiye; umufasha;
icyitso.

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colossal hange; cy'agahebuzo; combine guhuza; kongera;

byiza cyane; karahabutaka; cya umuryango; kwiyunga; gusanga;
karahabutaka; cya hambavu; ikipi; gusanisha; guhuza;
umusozi wose; kinibikabije; kuvangavanga; kuvangitiranya;
cy'akataraboneka; kinicyane. kubumba; guhuza;
colosseum inzu y'amakinamico. ishyirahamwe.
colossus igihangange. combined bisunganye; bishyize
colour irangi. hamwe; cyiyunze.
colour (BrE) ibara. combustible material igicanywa.
coloured folk abirabura. come gushyika; gushyikira; cyaje;
Colt imbunda. kuza; gushyika; kwegera.
colt ifarasi; akak'ifarasi; ifarashi. come about kubaho.
Columbia Kolombiya. come abreast of gucaho.
column umunara; inkingi; come across kwishyura; guhura;
umutambagiro; imyiyereko; kugwa ku kintu; kwigaragaza
urushorerane; akarasisi; ijambo nk'aho; kwambukiranya; kuriha.
ry'ibanze; umwiyereko; paredi; come across with gutanga;
umurongompagazi; gahunda; gutaba mu nama; kwishyura.
umurongo. come after gukurikira;
columnist umunyamakuru. gukurikira; gukurikira.
comatose uwazitswe. come aliagain guhembuka.
comb igisanura; igisokozo. come alive guhembuka.
combat imirwano; amakimbirane; come along gutera imbere.
guhatanira; kurwana; come apart kwifungura;
guhangana; intambara; kuzamba; gutana; kumeneka;
gukomeza umutsi; guca.
ubushyamirane; guhiga; come around kunyura; kunoza;
intambara; guhatana; guca akatsi.
guhanyanyaza; guhangana; come back kugaruka.
guhatanira; guhatana; come back to life guhembuka;
urugamba. kwizura.
combat unit umutwe. come between gutanya; gutanya.
combative w'umunyamahane; come by gufata; kuragwa.
irushanwa; cyahangana. come clean gushyira
combativeness ubushotoranyi. ahagaragara; gushyira ahabona;
comber umuraba. kwirega.
combination imvange; uruvange. come close kwegera.
combination of p urwunge. come copper kuba umuranga.
come down suddenly kugwa;
guhanuka; kugabanuka.
come eventually gushyira ukaza.
come finally gushyira ukaza.

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 come from
come from kuva.
come in kwinjira.
come in for kuragwa.
come into kuragwa.
come into contact with guhura.
come into possession of gufata.
come into the presence of
guhura.
come into view kugaragara;
kuboneka.
come near kwegera.
come near to kugereranywa.
come nearer to kwegera.
come next gukurikira.
come off guhagarika; guhanuka;
kuba.
come on gukurikira.
come out even kugwa miswi.
come out secobest gutsindwa.
come out with gushyira
ahabona.
come past guca.
come quickly kwihuta.
come round kwivuguruza;
kunyura.
come through kuahakomeye.
come through alive gucika ku
icumu.
come to gushyikira;
kuzanzamuka; gushyika;
gushyika; gushyikira; kugarura
ubwenge.
come to an end kurekeraho.
come to an understanding
kwemeranya; kumvikana.
come to be guhinduka; kuba.
come to grigk with kurwana.
come to halt kurekeraho.
come to light kugaragara;
kuboneka.
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come to one's end gushiramo
umwuka; kwitaba Imana; gutaha;
gufunga amakofe; gupfa.
come to pass gushyika.
come to standstill kureka;
kurekeraho.
come to the same conclusion
kwemeranya na.
come together guterana;
guterana.
come under gushyirwa munsi;
kugengwa.
come up kurira; kuzamuka.
come up against guhangana.
come up beside gucaho.
come up to kugera.
come up with kuvumbukana;
guhimba; gutungura.
comedy byendagusetsa;
ikinamico; teyateri; iteyateri;
urwenya.
comely mwiza; akanyange;
mwiza; ihoho; umwiza.
comestible kiribwa.
comestibles ifunguro;
intungamubiri; indyo; ibiryo.
comet Nyakotsi; inyenyeri;
inyenyeri; kibonumwe.
Come! Ngwino!
come-on agahimbazamusyi.
comfort kwifatanya; umunezero;
kugabanya; akanyamuneza;
ishema; agashema; ibyishimo;
gushaka inshuti.
comfortable wanyuzwe;
wanezerewe.
comical cy'ubucucu; cy'ubugoryi.
comics inkurushusho.
coming ukuhagera; iza; amaza;
ukugera; umwaduko; umuzo.
comity imibanire myiza.
comma akitso.
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command igenzura; ibigwi; commendable cyiyubashye;

kurangaza imbere; ubuhatsi; gikwiye guhabwa agaciro;
ubuhangange; gusaba; gishimwa; indori; kibikwiye.
guhatirwa; ubuhanga; iteka; commendation ishimo;
kwakura; imicungire; kuyobora; ibisingizo; ishimwe; igisingizo;
ukwiziga; guhatira; ibyagezweho; imihayo.
gutegeka; igenzura. commensurate bihuje.
commandant ukuriye abandi. comment ubujajwa; ijambo.
commandeer gufata ku ngufu za commentary icyandikwa.
Leta; gutwara ku ngufu za Leta. comments intekerezo.
commander umutegetsi; ukuriye commerce ubucuruzi.
abandi; umuyobozi. commercial itangazo.
commander in chief commercial at arobaze.
umuperezida; umuyobozi wa commiserate with kuborogera;
guverinoma; umukuru w'Igihugu; kuganya.
Perezida wa Repubulika. commiseration imbabazi;
commander-in-chief ukuriye impuhwe.
abandi. commission akanama
commandigeneral ukuriye k'impuguke; umurimo; akazi;
abandi. ikomisiyo.
commanding akataraboneka; commissioner komiseri.
cyami; agahebuzo; cy'igitangaza; commissionership Komisariya.
cy'agatangaza; agatangaza; commissioning ishyirwaho;
cy'agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka; ihitamo.
w'umunyagitsure; nziza cyane; commissioof inquiry komisiyo
nyabami; cyiza cyane; ishinzwe gukora anketi.
w'umunyembaraga. commit adultery gusambana.
commandment itegeko; ibwiriza; commit crime kugwa mu cyaha.
igitegetswe. commit oneself gufata;
commato appear guhamagaza. kwiyemeza; guhitamo.
commemorate kwizihiza. commit oneself to kwinjira.
commemoration umuhango; commit sacrilege gukora
urwibutso; ifata mu mutwe. amahano.
commence gufungura; gutangira. commit suicide kwiyahura; kwita
commence to be guhinduka; mu kagozi.
kuba. commitment ubudatenguha;
commencement urufatiro; ukwihambira; ukwitangira;
itangizwa; umuzo; umwaduko; ukwihebera.
intangiriro; umusingi; ishingiro. committed attention umurimo.
commend kugira inama; committee komite.
kubahiriza. commixture imvange.

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 commode companionship

commode ituwaleti; umusarani; communication

ubwiherero; iwese; urwiherero. uguhanahaamakuru;
commodious kirekuye. ihererekanyamakuru;
commodore ukuriye abandi. icyitonderwa; ihanahanamakuru;
common urusange; gisanzwe; itumanaho; ubwumvane;
gisanzwe; gisanzwe; umushyikirano.
kimenyerewe; umurima; communication technology
bisunganye; bishyize hamwe; ikoranabuhanga mu itumanaho.
ikibuga; umwanya; kimenyerewe; communion isangira.
isambu. communion of saints urusange
common consent ubwumvikane. rw'abatagatifu.
common knowledge communion table alitari.
ikimenyabose. community ubunyamuryango.
common people pl. abaturage. community banking banki
common sense inyito gikwira. y'abaturage.
commoners rubanda. community based organization
commonplace kimenyerewe; ishyirahamwe ry'abaturage.
gisanzwe; gisanzwe. community of property
commonwealth igihugu; ileta; ivangamutungo.
Reta; Leta. community service imirimo
commotion akajagari; ifitiye igihugu akamaro; imirimo
umuhengeri; akaduruvayo; nsimburagifungo.
umuvurungano; isahaha; community web site urubuga
rwaserera; akete; akaduruvayo; ntangazamakuru afitiye rubanda
umuvundo; urujijo; akaduruvayo; akamaro.
bombori bombori. community work umuganda.
communal cya rubanda. community-owned cya rubanda.
communal work ubudehe; commutatiosubstitution
umuganda. igoragoza.
commune ikomini. commuwith God gusenga.
communicable disease indwara compact kontaro; umuhigo;
yanduza. isezerano; amasezerano.
communicate kubwira; compact disk isidi; isede.
gusakaza. companion inshuti; incuti;
communicate electronically on umuherekeza.
the computer kohereza imeyili; companionable umugwaneza.
kohereza imeli. companionship ubucuti;
communicate to others ubufatanye; umubano;
kumenyesha. ubuvandimwe.
communicate with awithin
group gushyikiran'abandi.

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company umuryango; ingano; competent kinogeye;

isosiyete; inteko; uruganda;
ubunyamuryango; ishyirahamwe;
ikipi; urugaga; umushyitsi.
comparability ukuba gishobora
kugereranywa n'ibindi.
comparable bisa; gishobora
kugereranywa n'ibindi.
compare kugereranya; gusanisha.
compare notes abbrerb.
comparison inso; isano.
compartment icyumba.
compass gukikiza; kugota.
compassion imbabazi; ubuntu;
akababyi; impuhwe.
compassionate nyamurangwa
n'ubupfura; umunyabuntu;
umugiraneza; witwara gipfura;
umugwaneza.
compatibility ubumwe; isano;
ubwumvikane; urukundo.
compatible bihuje; byuzuzanya.
compel gutera; gutuma; gushora.
compelling kinogeye.
compendious yumvikana;
icukumbura twose; .yuzuye.
compensate gukosora; gutanga
indishyi; gukosora.
compensate for gutanga indishyi.
compensation igihembo;
uruzitiro; umushahara; gihano.
compete guhatana; guhatanira;
guhangana; guhatana; guhiga;
guhatanira.
compete for kurwanira.
compete with kugereranywa.
competeauthority ubuyobozi
bubifitiye ububasha.
competence uburumbuke;
ubushobozi.
ingirakamaro; inzobere;
gishoboye; ubifitiye ububasha;
ushoboye; kinoze; kiboneye.
competing ipiganwa; irushanwa;
cyahangana; ukurushanwa;
uguhigana; uguhiganwa.
competition umukino;
irushanwa; ipiganwa; uguhigana;
isiganwa.
competititrial of speed isiganwa.
competitive cyarushanwa;
umwihanduzacumu; irushanwa;
cyahangana.
competitor upiganwa; uhatanira;
uhatanye; urushanwa;
umukandida; uhanganye; uwaka
akazi; umuhizi; umukinnyi;
uwiyamamaza; urwanya.
compilation irundanya.
compile gushyira hamwe;
kurundanya.
compiling irundanya.
complain about kuborogera;
kuganya.
complaint uburwayi;
guhwihwisa; ikirego; indwara.
complaints ukwitotomba;
umwijujuto; ikibangamiye
abantu.
complaisant uwiyoroshya; gituje.
complement gukwirana, -nye;
bbrecy.; akarusho.
complementarity ukuzuzanya;
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 complete comprehended

complete andakuka; cyuzuye; compliment gushimagiza;

yumvikana; uko cyakabaye; ishimwa; ishimo; gushima;
icukumbura twose; kitageruye; ishimwe; ukuvugwa neza;
cyuzuye; .yuzuye; kurangiza; kuryoshyaryoshya.
kimwe; kuzuza; kitagabanyije; complimentary cy'ubuntu;
prowose; uko cyakabaye; zuzuye; ubuntu (cy').
kurangiza; kidatubijwe; kugera; compliments imihayo; igisingizo;
cyose. ibisingizo.
completed cyarangiye; comply with guha ireme;
cyashojwe; cyarangijwe. guhanguka; kwitondera;
completely bidasubirwaho; kumvira.
ntagushidikanya; hamwe. component inyongera; igice;
completely grown gikuze; giciye ibanze; ishami; ugize ikintu;
akenge. umugabane.
completeness ikizima. comport kwitwara.
completing ukurangiza; ukuzuza; compose kwandikisha ikaramu;
irangiza. kurura; gukora.
completion umusozo; indunduro; composed umwihare; cyakozwe.
ubukure; irangiza; iyuzura. composing ukwandika.
complex cyashoberanye; composite kidasobanutse;
kidasobanutse; cy'inyunge; cyashoberanye; kiyoberanye;
umuryango; gikomeye; cy'urwunge; uruvange; imvange;
kiyoberanye; igombe; cy'urwunge. bisunganye; bishyize hamwe.
complex body part imiterere. composition imiterere;
complexity igombe; ubukomere; inyandiko; imitunganyirize;
ubuyoberane. icyandikwa; imiterere; uruvange;
compliance ubuyoboke; imyubakire.
uruhushya; icyemezo; compost ifumbire; ingarani.
uburenganzira; isano. composure umudendezo;
compliant uwiyoroshya. umugazi; uburambe;
complicate gukomeza ibintu; umudendezo.
kuzambya ibintu; gukomeza compound kidasobanutse;
ibintu. cy'inyunge; kuvangitiranya;
complicated kiyoberanye; cy'urwunge; inturo;
cy'urwunge; cyashoberanye; kuvangavanga; cyashoberanye;
gikomeye; kidasobanutse. imvange; urugo; kiyoberanye.
complication ubuyoberane; comprehend gucengera;
ubukomere. gusobanukirwa; gusanga;
complicity ugukorera hamwe. gufutukirwa; kumva.
comprehended cyasobanutse;
cyafuturiwe; cyumviswe.

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comprehending computer-based test ibazwa

ugusobanukirwa; ukumvwa; rikorewe kuri mudasobwa.
ugufutukirwa. computidevice icyuma
comprehensibility ubufutuke; nyoroshya-nyihutishamirimo;
ubusobanuke; ubwumvikane. icyuma rukomatanyamirimo;
comprehensible gifututse; icyuma kabuhariwe mu kubara;
gifutuye; gisobanutse. orudinateri; icyuma kabuhariwe.
comprehensible is 8.3.9.4 computimachine icyuma
cyumvikana. kabuhariwe mu kubara;
comprehensibly mu buryo orudinateri; icyuma kabuhariwe;
bwumvikana. icyuma nyoroshya-
comprehension ubushishozi; nyihutishamirimo; icyuma
ubwenge. rukomatanyamirimo.
comprehensive uzi gukora comrade icyitso; incuti; inshuti.
imirimo inyuranye; ukora byose; comradeship ubucuti.
icukumbura twose; y'isi; .yuzuye; con kujijisha; kwiba; guhuguza;
yumvikana. kunyanganya.
comprehensively mu buryo con man ibandi.
bufututse. conceal gupfuka; kubudika;
compress igipfuko; guhina; gukuba; kwijima; gutwikira.
kwikanya; gutubya; gukanyaga. conceal oneself guca rubeti.
compression iyegerana; ituba. concealed gihishe; rwihishwa.
compulsory kamara; cy'agahato. concealment ibihishwe; igico;
compulsory service ubucakara; ibihishe.
ubuja. concede kwemera; kwemeranya
compunction ukwicuza; na.
ukwihana; ukwicuza. concede to uguha
compute kongera. uburenganzira.
computer icyuma conceit ubwirasi; ubwibone;
rukomatanyamirimo; kompiyuta; umwiryo.
icyuma kabuhariwe; orudinateri; conceive gufutukirwa;
icyuma kabuhariwe mu kubara; gusobanukirwa; gucura
icyuma nyoroshya- amagambo; gusama inda; kumva;
nyihutishamirimo. guhimba; guhimba.
computer literate uzi gukoresha concentrate kwitangira.
mudasobwa. concentration ihuriro; inteko.
computer science inforumatiki. conception ihangwa; itwita;
computer, computimachine, iremwa; pula; gahunda
computidevice, data processor, y'ibikorwa.
electronic computer, conceptual mboneshabwenge;
information processisystem ndafuturwa; kitagaragara.
mudasobwa.

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 conceraffect, touch, bear upoinvolve, be relevato, relate to, pertain to, appertain
to, apply to, interest, occupy, be one's business condensation
conceraffect, touch, bear conclusion uko umuntu
upoinvolve, be relevato, relate yumikintu; icyiyumviro;
to, pertain to, appertain to, umwanzuro; umusozo;
apply to, interest, occupy, be indunduro.
one's business kureba. conclusive kidashidikanywaho;
concern inkeke; uburemere; ndasubirwaho; kidakuka;
ikibazo nshinganwa; giteye giheruka.
impungenge; ikigamijwe; intego; conclusiveness igihamya.
umurimo; icyibandwaho; concoct guhimba; kuvangavanga;
urubanza; gihangayikishije; kuvangitiranya; gucura
igishishikaje; impungenge; amagambo.
ikigenderewe; umuhangayiko; concoction ikinyoma cyambaye
ikivugwaho; umutima uhagaze; ubusa; igifitirano; inzoga.
icyigwa; akazi; ubukangarane; concord ubufatanye; ubumwe;
ibamaso; igihangayikishije; umudendezo; umugazi;
igiteye impungenge; ubwumvikane; isanisha;
umuhangayiko; icyitabwaho. urukundo; ugukorera hamwe;
concern for ubudatenguha; imibanire myiza; ubwumvikane;
ukwihambira; ukwitangira; amahoro; icyumvikanyweho.
ukwihebera. concordance icyumvikanyweho.
concerned uwitonze; concourse ihuriro; inteko.
umunyeshyari. concrete kigaragara; kigaragara;
concerning icya; ibyerekeye; ku gifite ishingiro; beto; gifatika;
birebana; cyerekeye. cy'ukuri.
concert ugukorera hamwe; concur kwemera; kwitondera;
igitaramo; icyumvikanyweho. gusezerana; guhuza; kumvira.
concert ticket itike yo kwinjira concurrence ubufatanye;
muri konseri. ubwumvikane.
concession uburenganzira; concurrence in opinions
uruhushya; ugukatirwa imbago; ubwumvikane.
icyemezo. concurrent bihuje.
concierge umuzamu. concurring mpamya.
conciliate kumvikanisha; concursion ihuriro.
guhuza. concussion PHYSICS
conciliator umwunzi. nyiramubande.
concisely muri make; mu condemn guhamya umuntu
magambo make. icyaha; kuvuma.
conclave inteko; inama; imitingi; condemnation ubucibwe.
inama. condence guhuriza.
conclude kurangiza; gusoza; condensation iyegerana; ituba;
kurekeraho; kuzuza; kureka. urume; ikime.
concluding irangiza; giheruka.

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 condense conflagration

condense gutubya; kwikanya; confer title on guhutura.

guhina. conference inama; imitingi;
condition igisabwa; ubumenyi inteko; inama.
mbanzirizagikorwa; conference, convention mitingi.
icyubahirizwa. confess gushyira ahabona;
conditionality amananiza. kwirega; kwemera; gushyira
condole with kuganya; ahagaragara; kubwira.
kuborogera. confession kwirega ibyaha.
condolence ubutumwa confessional kwirega ibyaha.
bw'akababaro. confidant inshuti; incuti.
condom ikapote; confidence ibanga; umudendezo;
akazitirantangangabo; akabanga; ukwigiramo icyizere;
agakingirizo. icyizere muri wowe; icyizere;
condone kubabarira; guca amiringiro.
inkoizamba. confidence man umujura.
conduct kwahura; kurangaza confidential abwite.
imbere; kugaragira; guhabura; confidential information
imibereho; kuyobora; akabanga.
guherekeza; kwitwara; confidential matter ibanga;
imicungire; imigenzereze; akabanga.
imyitwarire; guhabura; configuration guhuza ibintu;
gushagara. imiterere; imyubakire.
conduct an examination on confine gufunga; urusika;
gukora ubushakashatsi. urukuta.
conduct class for kwigisha. confinement ivuka.
conduct classes in kwigisha. confines umupaka.
conduct us kutuyobora. confirm kwemeza; gusobanura;
conducting imicungire. guhamya; gushimangira.
conductor umushoferi; Confirmation ugukomezwa.
umuyobozi; umushumba; confirmation iyemeza; iyemeza.
umuyobozi. confirmation ihamya.
conduit umuyoboro; umuferege. confirmatory mpamya.
cone umutemeri. confirmed kidakuka;
confabulate kuganira; kuganira. kidashidikanywaho;
confederacy umuryango; ndasubirwaho; gihuje n'ukuri;
ishyirahamwe. cyemejwe; cyahamijwe.
confederate kwiyunga; confirming uguhamya;
umufasha; icyitso; kubumba. ukwemeza.
confederation ishyirahamwe; confiscate gutwara ku ngufu za
ikipi; umuryango. Leta; gufata ku ngufu za Leta.
confer gutera inkunga; kuvuga; conflagration umuriro.
guha.

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conflict gutongana; kibazo; confrontation imirwano;

ubwumvikabuke; urugamba; ubushyamirane; ihangana;
urunturuntu; ipiganwa; intonganya; amakimbirane.
imirwano; guhangana; amahane; confuse gusisibiranya; gutoba;
ihangana; uguhigana; gushobera; kujijisha; kwitiranya;
amakimbirane; intambara; kuzambya ibintu; kuyobya;
ubushyamirane. guhaba; gukomeza ibintu.
conflict resolution confused wamwaye; wajijwe;
ikemuramakimbirane. wagize ipfunwe; wabuze icyo
conflicted gikimbiranye; yakora; wumiwe;
gishyamiranye. udasobanukiwe.
conflicting giteza amahane; confuser uyobya; ujijisha.
kitarangwa (ku muntu); confusing gikomeye; ugutesha
ugushyamirana; gishyamiranya; umurongo; ukujijisha;
ugukimbirana; gikurura ugusisibiranya; ukuyobya.
ubushamirane. confusingly mu buryo bujijisha;
conflicts amatati. mu buryo buyobya.
conflicts in the news confusion akajagari; akabazo;
amakimbiramu nkuru. urujijo; umuvundo;
confluence ihuriro. umudugararo; akaduruvayo;
conflux ihuriro. umuvurungano; urujijo; bombori
conform kwimenyereza; guhuza. bombori; urujijo.
conform to kwemeza; kumvira. confute kunyuranya; guhakana;
conformance isano. gusenya.
conformation imyubakire; congeal kuvura.
imiterere. congenial ubaneza n'abandi;
conformity isano; ubwumvikane. umugwaneza; ugwaneza;
conformity to reality or umugwaneza; bihuje.
actuality ukuri. congeniality ubwumvikane;
conformiwith established urukundo.
standards or rules gikwiye. congenital kivukanywa; cyimeza.
confound kuyobya; gushobera; conglomerate uruganda.
gukomeza ibintu; kuzambya conglomerate, associate,
ibintu; kujijisha; gusisibiranya; confederate gusanga.
gutangaza; kwitiranya. conglomeration uruvange;
confounded wamwaye; wagize ihuriro.
ipfunwe. Congo Kongo; Kongo (Burazavile).
confrere uwari mu nama; Congolese cyo muri Kongo;
uwitabiriye inama. umunyekongo.
confront guhangana; guhangara; Congolese dances umudiho wa
kurwana; kuvugisha kinyekongo; mbyinkongo.
witanguranwa; guhura.

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congratory message ubutumwa connected ibyerekeye; gicometse;

bwo gushimira. icyerekeye; gikomeza;
congratulate gushima; cyerekeranye; ikijyana...; igifata
gushimagiza. ku...; icya; kijyanye; ikirebana.
congratulate oneself kwirata. connected group ikurikirana.
congratulation ishimagiza; connection ingingo; amahuriro;
ibisingizo; imihayo; igisingizo. isano; ubunyamuryango;
congratulations umubano; ihuriro; icomeka;
Congratulations! Uri umugabo!; ubucuti; ubufatanye.
Wahabaye intwari!; connive gukorana.
Wahanyuranye umucyo! connoisseur umushishozi.
congratulator ushimagiza. connubial cy'abashakanye;
congregate guterana. cy'ubushyingirwe.
congregation ihuriro; inteko; conoid umutemeri.
ikiguri; ikoraniro. conquer kunesha; kuganza;
congress umubonampuzabitsina; kumenyereza; gutsinda; kuganza;
ihuzabitsina; kongere; inama; gufata; kwigarurira; gutsinda;
imitingi. kugaruza umuheto; kuganza.
congressman umukongeresisite. conquerable cyagaruzwa
congressperson umuheto; cyatsindwa;
umukongeresisite. cyakwigarurirwa.
congruent bisa. conquered cyagarujwe umuheto;
congruity ugukorera hamwe. cyigaruriwe; cyatsinzwe.
congruous bihuje. conquering ugutsinda;
conic gikoze butemeri; ukwigarurira; w'inganji;
cy'umutemeri. urugamba rwo kwigarurira;
conjecture kugira amakenga; ukugaruza umuheto.
kwibaza; gushidikanya; kwibwira. conqueror inganji; ffix. nyiri.
conjoin guhuza. conquest ishya; urugamba rwo
conjugal cy'abashakanye; gutsinda; urugamba rwo
cy'abashakanye; gutsinda; umutsindo.
cy'ubushyingirwe. consacrate kwegurira.
conjugate gutondagura. consanguinity umuryango.
conjunction icyungo; bbreicy. conscience agatima;
conjuration ubupfumu. agatimanama; umutimanana.
conjure up guhimba. conscientious umunyamwete;
connect gucomeka; gusanisha; umunyamurava;
guhuza; guhuza; guhuza. umunyabushishozi; ufite ingufu;
connectable gicomekwa. umunyakuri; indakemwa.
conscientious objection
ukwisubira.

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 conscientiously consort

conscientiously n'ubupfura consider guha agaciro; gufata;

bw'umutima; n'umurava; kwibwira; guha ireme;
n'umuhate. kwitondera; gusesengura;
conscious utekereza; ufite gutekerezaho; guha agaciro;
ubwenge. gufata; kwitwararika; gusuzuma;
conscious of umunyeshyari. kwitaho; gusuzumaubushishozi.
conscious, aware, cognizant, consider fully guteganya.
discerning, knowledgeable, considerable kitakwirengagizwa;
perceiving, noticing, observing, cyakwitabwaho; byinshi;
apperceptive, awake to, alert cyahabwa agaciro; gifatika; cyo
to, alito, in the know uzi kwitwararika; kigaragara.
ibiriho biba. considerable number uburo
conscious, deliberate, buhuye; benshi.
calculated, studied, considerate nyamurangwa
premeditated uzi ibyo akora. n'ubupfura; umugiraneza;
consecrate kwitangira; kuziririza umugwaneza; witwara gipfura.
(umunsi); kirisima; gutagatifuza. consideration igihangayikishije;
consecrated umunyahirwe; icyubahiro; uburemere;
uwahiriwe. igishishikaje; igiteye impungenge.
consecration umugisha. considrable number akayabo.
consecutive bikurikiranye; consign kugenera.
bikurikiranye; gikomeza. consign to the grave gutabazwa;
consensus ubufatanye; kuzika; guhamba; gushyingura.
ubwumvikane. consistently iteka; buri gihe;
consent icyemezo; uruhushya; igihe cyose.
uburenganzira; kwemeranya na; consolation umunezero.
ihamya; iyemeza. console kugabanya.
consequence ubuhangange; consolidate guha ireme; guha
umusaruro; uburemere; agaciro; kubumba; gukomeza;
igihembo; ijabo; inkurikizi. guha agaciro; kwiyunga;
consequential gisaba gupfa gusanga; guha ingufu.
cyangwa gukira; ingenzi; gikwiye; consolidated gikomeye; gifite
gifite uburemere. ingufu; cyiyunze.
conservation isegasira; ikomeza; consolidation of interests
ibumbatira; ibika; ihunika. aresponsibilities ubwisungane.
conservator umurinzi. consonance imibanire myiza.
conserve kubumbatira; kurinda; consonant bihuje.
kubungabunga. consonat ingombajwi.
conseto emera; kwemera. consort inshuti;
uwashyingiranywe na;
uwashakanye n'undi muntu;
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 consort with
consort with gushaka inshuti.
conspicuous ikirangirire;
cyigaragaza; icyamamare;
ikikimenyabose.
conspiracy umugambi mubisha.
conspire gukorana.
constable umupolisi.
constancy ubudahemuka.
constant ubuziraherezo;
gikomeza; kidatuza.
constellation inyenyeri;
inyenyeri.
consternation umuhangayiko;
ubukangarane; umutima
uhagaze; inkeke; icyoba;
impungenge.
constipation impatwe;
ukugomera.
constituent ugize ikintu.
constitute gusyiraho.
constituted kigizwe na; gikozwe
na.
constitution imyubakire.
Constitution Itegeko Nshinga.
constitutional kivukanywa;
cyimeza.
constrain gutuma; gutera.
constraint inshingano.
constrict kwikanya.
constriction iyegerana; ituba.
construct gucisha mu ruganda;
gutunganyiriza mu ruganda;
gukorera mu ruganda; gukora;
kubaka; kukaba.
constructed cyakozwe;
cy'ubukorikori.
constructing ubwubatsi.
construction imyubakire;
ibyazamutungo; ubwubatsi.
construction paper urupapuro.
constructive cyubaka.
constructor umwubatsi.
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consult abbrerb.; kuvuga.
consult diviners kuraguza.
consultant umugishwanama.
consultation inama; inama.
consultation hall aho
basuzumira.
consumable kiribwa.
consume gukongora; guhindura
ivu; kwikora ku munwa;
kuyongobeza; kunywa; kurya;
kwaya; gusesa; gufungura.
consume greedily gusesa; kwaya.
consumer kirya; umuguzi.
Consumer Equipment ibikoresho
by'umuguzi.
Consumer rights uburenganzira
bw'abaguzi.
consummate kurangiza; kuzuza.
consummation iyuzuzwa; isozwa;
irangizwa; irangiza; iyuzura;
umusozo; iyanzura; indunduro.
contact gutelefona; gukora ku
rustinga; gushyikira; gushyika.
contagion icyorezo.
contain kwakira; kugira
ubushobozi bwo kwakira; kubika.
container ibakure; isanduku;
igisanduka; ipaki; igemeri;
igisanduku; ikarito; ingemeri;
urwubati; imbehe.
containian accusation bishinja;
bihamya.
contaminate kuroga; kwanduza;
guhumanya.
contamination ubuhumane;
ubwandure; ubwandure;
ubwandu.
contemanagemesystem
porogaramu mvugururamakuru
y'urubuga.
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contemplate gutereraho akajisho; contented wishimye; cyishimye;

kurora; kuzirikana; kumamaho kinezerewe.
akajisho; gutekerezaho; kubona; contentedness ukunyurwa.
kwitaho; guha agaciro; kureba; contention intonganya;
guhweza; kwitwararika. uguhigana; ipiganwa;
contemplation indoro; akajisho. igikurikiranywe mu rubanza;
contemporaneous cy'ubu; intonganya; amakimbirane;
kigezweho. ikirego; iteranamagambo.
contemporary gikwiranye n'igihe; contentious w'umunyamahane;
kigezweho; kigezweho; cy'iki gihe; umunyamahane.
cy'iki gihe; cy'ubu; uba aha. contentment umunezero;
contempt isesemi; ishozi; umunezero; ukunyurwa.
ubupfura buke. contents pl. ibirimo; ishakiro.
contemptible giteye ishozi; giteye conteo.s. with gushimishwa;
agahinda; cy'urukozasoni; gikaze; kwishimira.
kidakwiye; cyikariye; giteye conterminous cyegeranye;
ubwoba; cy'amahano; cy'ibara; gituranye; kibangikanye;
gikakaye; cy'urukozasoni; cyegamiye; kibangikanye.
mburabupfura; cy'ibara; contest guhangana; ihangana;
cy'ubugome; cy'ubugome; igikurikiranywe mu rubanza;
gikarishye; kibabaje; guhakanya; guhangana;
urukozasoni; cy'amahano. guhatana; guhanyanyaza;
contemptuous cyuzuye urwango; guteraamagambo; guhatanira;
abagiramenyo; wirarira; umukino; intambara; gukomeza
mwiyemezi; abasetsi; wiyemera. umutsi; guhiga; isiganwa;
contend guhatana; guhiga; urugamba.
gutongana; guhatanira; contestant umuhizi;
guhangana; guteraamagambo; uwiyamamaza; umukinnyi;
guhatana; guhatanira. uhanganye; uhatanira;
contender uwaka akazi; umukandida; uwaka akazi;
uhatanira; umukinnyi; upiganwa; uhatanye; urushanwa; upiganwa.
uwiyamamaza; urwanya; context ubugene.
urushanwa; uhatanye; contiguous with gituranye;
uhanganye; umukandida; kibangikanye; cyegeranye;
umuhizi. kibangikanye; cyegamiye.
contending cyahangana; continence ubuseribateri;
irushanwa. ubwiramire; ubwizige; kwifata;
content gushimisha; wishimye; ubumanzi; ubwizige; ukwifata.
umwandiko; ubusobanuro; ibiri continent umugabaw'isi.
kuri uru rubuga; uwizihiwe; continents imigabane.
guhaza; wanyuzwe; wanezerewe; contingency igisabwa.
cyishimye; umunezero. continous gikomeza.

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continual kidatuza; gikomeza; contrasting gitandukanye.

ubuziraherezo. contravention iyicategeko.
continually iteka; iteka; contretemgk ubwumvikabuke.
ubudasiba; ubudatuza. contribute guha; gutera inkunga.
continuance inyongera; contribute to guteza imbere.
ibikurikira. contribution umusanzu; impano;
continuation inyongera; imfashanyo; inkunga; inkunga;
ibikurikira; ibikurikira. uruhare; inkunga; ubufasha.
continue kurokoka; gukomeza; contributor umugiraneza; icyitso;
kuvugurura; kuvugurura; uwitabiriye inama; uwari mu
gukomeza. nama; umuterankunga;
continue to live kurokoka. nyamugirubutangwa; umubyeyi.
continuing inyongera; gikomeza; contrition ukwicuza; ukwihana.
ibikurikira. contrivance igikoresho
continuous urudaca; nkenerwa; amayeri;
bikurikiranye; ubuziraherezo; icyifashishwa; icyiganano;
gikomeza; kidatuza; igikoresho.
bikurikiranye. contrive guhimba; kwigana;
continuously ubudahagarara. guhimba.
contort guheta; kugonda; control guhagarika; igenzura;
kugoreka. kuyobora; guhagarika;
contour umurongo. isuzumamikorere; gucunga, -nze;
contract isezerano; umuhigo; kugena; kuganza; ukoresha;
amasezerano; gutubya; imicungire; kumenyereza;
isakaramentu; guhina; kontaro. ukwiziga; ubuhangange;
contraction ituba; ikomatanya; ubuhatsi.
iyegerana; igise. control oneself kurenzaho.
contradict kunyuranya; control your temper 3rd pers.
guhakana; gusenya; guhakana. gabanya ubukaka; cisha make;
contradiction itandukaniro. 3rd pers. gabanya uburakari
contradictory kidasobanutse; bwaye.
kitarangwa (ku muntu); controlled cyasatswe;
kidahwitse; kidakwiye. cyagenzuwe.
contradistinction itandukaniro. controller umugenzuzi;
contralto umuririmbyi. umuyobozi; databuja;
contrariety itandukaniro. umutegetsi; umugenga;
contrarily cyakora. umuyobozi.
contrariwise cyakora. controlling ukugenzura;
contrary kitarangwa (ku muntu); ugusaka.
umunyamahane; ikinyuranyo. controls amagenzura.
contrast itandukaniro;
kugereranya.

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controversy impaka; convert umutangizi; kuvunja;

iteranamagambo; amakimbirane; guhindura; umwiga.
intonganya; kibazo; converted cyavunjwe;
igikurikiranywe mu rubanza; cyahindutse.
intonganya. converter akuma kavunja.
controvert guhakana; gusenya; convertibility ihinduka; ivunjika.
kunyuranya. convertible gihinduka.
contusion umufunzo; igikomere; convexity ipfupfu.
igisebe. convey kohereza; kuzana;
conundrum ikibazomayobera; kurangaza imbere; gutwara;
ikibazo-kamenamutwe. kubwira.
convalesce guca akatsi. conveyance ugutwara abantu
convene kwakura; guterana. n'ibintu.
convenience iwese; umusarani; conveying ugutwara abantu
ituwaleti; urwiherero; n'ibintu.
ubwiherero. convict guhamya umuntu icyaha.
convenient gihire. conviction uko umuntu
convent kuva; inzu y'ababikira; yumikintu; inyigisho; amiringiro;
kuva; monasiteri. icyiyumviro; icyizere; ihame;
convention inteko; inama; ubushake.
inama; imitingi; amasezerano. convictions amahame.
conventional kimenyerewe; cya convince kunyura.
gakondo; cya gihanga; gisanzwe; convincing kinogeye.
gisanzwe. convincingness igihamya.
conventions imyitwarire iranga convocation inteko; imitingi;
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi. inama.
converge kwihambira; kwihoma. convoke kwakura; guterana.
convergence ihuriro; inteko. convolution igombe.
conversance ubumenyi rusange; convoy guherekeza; umuzamu;
ubumenyi. kugaragira; gushagara.
conversation convulse gucunda.
uguhanahaamakuru; cook umufatankono; umukozi;
ihererekanyamakuru. umuja; umutetsi; gutegura
converse abbrerb.; kuvuga; amafunguro; guteka; gutwika.
kuganira. cook up guhimba.
converse with s.o. kuganiriza. cooked gitetse.
conversing ukuganira. cooked rice umuceri.
conversion ivunja; cooker ishyiga ry'amashanyarazi;
imihindagurikire; impinduka; kwiziniyeri; amashyiga ya
ihinduka; impinduka; kizungu.
imihindagurikire. cookie igisuguti; inyandiko
nshyingurabutumwa.

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cookie file inyandiko cop guta muri yombi; umupolisi;

nshyingurabutumwa. ufata; kwiba.
cooking ifunguro; ubutetsi; cope kurangiza; gutunganya.
ifunguro. cope with guhangana;
cooking-pot inkono. guhatanira; guhatana;
cookioil amavuta yo gutekesha. guhangara; kurangiza;
cookipot icyungo. gutunganya.
cookiutensils ibikoresho byo mu Copenhagen Kopenihageni.
gikoni; ibikoresho by'ubutetsi. Copernicus Koperiniki.
cool gikonje; kugabanya copied cyiganywe.
umurego; umwihare; ntibindeba; coping ukwandukura; ukwigana.
gikonje; kugabanya ubukana. copious yumvikana; icukumbura
cool down kurura. twose; byinshi; gikungahaye;
cool one's heel's gutegereza. .yuzuye.
coold-blooded kinyamaswa; copiousness ubukungu;
ubukurankota; ubunyamaswa. urwunguko rwinshi;
cooled gikonje. ubukungahazwe; ubukungu;
cooler igereza; uburoko; ipirizo; ubukungahaze; umusaruro
igasho. utubutse; ubukire; umusesekare;
coolness ubufuke; amahumbezi; uburumbuke.
ubukonje; ubuyanja; copper umupolisi.
ugusuhererwa; ubukonje. copra (kernels) umukindo.
cooperate gushyira hamwe; copulate kwimya.
gufatanya. copulation ihuzabitsina;
cooperate gusanga. umubonampuzabitsina.
cooperating ugufatanya. copy kwigana; kwiba; gufataho
Cooperation ubutwererane. urugero; kwitara nka; kwigana;
cooperation ugukorera hamwe; kwandukura; gucapurura;
ubufasha; ubumwe; imfashanyo; kwandika; gukurikiza.
ubwumvikane. copy book ikayi.
cooperation ubwisungane; copycat, ape, aper umwigannyi.
inkunga; ubufatanye. copying ugucapurura;
cooperative ufatanya n'abandi; ukwandika.
bisunganye. copyright uburenganzira
cooperative bishyize hamwe. bw'umuhanzi.
cooperator umufasha. cop-shop ibiro bya polisi.
coordinate guhuza ibikorwa. cop-waggon imodoka za gipolisi.
coordination imyubakire. corblimey interj. aa!
coordinator umuhuzabikorwa; cord umurunga; urutsinga;
umuyobozi; umutegetsi; ikamba; umugozi.
umukangurambaga; impuguke
mpuzabikorwa.

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 cordial corresponding

cordial umugwaneza; ubaneza corporation urugaga;

n'abandi; likeri; umugwaneza; umuryango; umuryango;
cyo ku mutima; kivuye ku ishyirahamwe.
mutima; ugwaneza; corporatism ubutegetsi
umugwaneza; umugiraneza. bw'igitugu.
cordiality imibanire myiza; corporativism ubutegetsi
urukundo. bw'igitugu.
cordially mu buryo buvuye ku corporeal cy'ukuri.
mutima. corporeality imvaho; ukuri.
cordon uruziga. corpulent kibyibushye cyane.
cordon sanitaire akato. correct guhindura; gukosora;
core ikigorigori; ishingiro; cy'ukuri; gukosora; gucyaha;
ishingiro; icyicaro; igitiritiri; cy'ukuri; gukosora; imvaho;
ishingiro; ishingiro; intimatima; gukosora; guhwitura; guhana;
umuzi; intebe. kunoza; kizima.
Corea Koreya. correctable gihanika; gikosoreka;
corgk urugaga; umutwe. uhanika.
corgk e umurambo; intumbi. corrected wahanwe; cyakosowe.
cork umufuniko w'amacupa; correcting ugukosora; uguhana.
igipfundikizo. correction igihano; igihano;
corkscrew urufunguzo rwa ikosora.
divayi; cyihinahinnye; corrective umuti w'ibibazo.
cyigoronzoye. corrector umukosozi;
corn ibigori; ikigori. umuhannyi.
corn cob ikigorigori. correlate kugereranywa;
corn cob BOTANY igitiritiri. gusanisha; kugereranya.
corn oil amavuta y'ubuto. correlation amahuriro; inso;
corncob igitiritiri; ikigorigori. isano; ihuriro; isano.
corner inguni; ikorosi; akagiro; correspond kwandikirana;
ikoni. guhuza; guhuza.
cornerstone ibanze. correspondant
cornucopia ubukungu; umushyikirizamakuru.
umusesekare; urwunguko corresponded gihuje.
rwinshi; umusaruro utubutse; correspondence
ubukire. ihererekanyamakuru;
corona uruziga. uguhanahaamakuru; ugukorera
corporal cy'umubiri. hamwe; ihura; iyandikirana;
corporate income tax umusoro isano; isano; inso.
ku nyungu zamasosiyete. correspondent umunyamakuru;
corporate state ubutegetsi igihuye na; bihuje.
bw'igitugu. corresponding bisa; uguhuza;
ukwandikirana.

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corridor kolidoro. costume igiteteyi; umwambaro;

corroborate gushimangira; ikanzu; imyenda; umwenda;
guhamya. ikositimu.
corroboration gihamya. cot igitanda; uburyamo; uburiri.
corrode guhumanya; kwanduza. coterie ikipi; akazu.
corrugation imipfunya; cotisation umusanzu.
umunkanyari. cotton ipamba.
corrupt guhumanya; kwanduza; cotton BOTANY ipamba.
imeze nabi; cy'urukozasoni; cotton freak
inkozi y'ibibi; y'ibyaha; cotton up to kuryoshyaryoshya.
cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; umugizi wa cotyledon ikibabi; ibabi.
nabi; ukiranirwa; ibi. couch intebe.
corrupted cyateshejwe couch grass urwiri.
umurongo; wamunzwe ruswa. couch potato inkundateleviziyo.
corruption ubukozi bw'ibibi; cough inkorora; gukorora.
inyerezamutungo; itamurongo; cough up kuriha; kwishyura.
igicumuro; ubuhumane; coumpound uruvange.
ubwandure; ruswa. councelor imaragishyika.
corruptly anabi. council inama; imitingi; inama.
cortege umutambagiro; gahunda; counsel ibyifuzo; kugira inama;
umwiyereko; paredi; imyiyereko; umunyamategeko; inamabyifuzo;
akarasisi. kwikoma; umujyanama mu
coruscate kumyasa. by'amategeko; impanuro; inama.
coruscation igishashi; uburetwa. counseling ubujyanama.
cos kubera ko. counselliANTHROPOLOGY-
coshape umutemeri. SOCIOLOGY ubujyanama.
cosmic cyo mu kirere. counsellor umujyanama.
cosmology iyigakirere. counselor umunyamategeko;
cosmopolis 1. umujyi. umujyanama.
cosmopolitan mpuzamahanga. counselor-at-law umujyanama
cosmos ibiri mu isi; ijuru; ikirere; mu by'amategeko;
ibyaremwe. umunyamategeko.
cost ingengo y'imari; kugura; count iperereza; ibarura
igiciro. ry'amajwi; kubara.
cost an arm aa leg gukosha. counted cyabazwe.
cost fortune gukosha. countenance isura; uruhanga;
Costa Rica Kositarika. gushyigikira.
costia lot ikosha. counter kunyuranya; guhakana;
costless ubuntu (cy'); cy'ubuntu. gusenya; gukomeza umutsi;
costly gihenda; gihenze. guhangana.
counteract guhangana;
gukomeza umutsi.

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 counteraction covet

counteraction intambamyi. course urubuga; umuyoboro;

counterbalance uruzitiro. kuzenguruka; umutambagiro;
counterfeit kwigana; mpimbano; icyerekezo; umuhigo;
cy'igihimbano; icyiganano. umuvumba; amajyo; ukuntu;
countermeasure intwaro. inzira.
countersink gucumita. course of action uburyo; uburyo;
countertenor umuririmbyi. politiki; ingamba.
counting ukubara. course of travel urugendo.
countiup iteranya. coursing umuhigo.
countless v.kitabarika; byinshi. court kuryoshyaryoshya;
country igiturage; Leta; ileta; umurwa; urukiko; kurambagiza;
Reta; icyaro; igihugu; ubwami. urubuga.
Country code inomero court case urubanza; urubanza.
ndangagihugu. court of arms ikirangantego.
country of origin igihugu court ritualists umwiru.
nkomoko. courteous umugiraneza;
country place umurima; igikingi; umugwaneza.
urwuri. courtesan indaya.
countryman umunyacyaro. courts inkiko.
countryside igiturage; icyaro. cousin mubyara wa.
couon kwizera. couup kongera.
coup ibyagezweho; icyagezweho; couupon kwiringira.
irangiza; irangira; iyuzura; covenant isakaramentu;
umusozo. isezerano; isezerano; umuhigo;
Coup d'etat kudeta. kontaro; amasezerano.
coup d'etat ihirika ry'ubutegetsi. covent ikuva.
couple kubumba; guhuza; cover kurinda; ikijuriji;
kwiyunga; guhuza; guhuza. igifunikisho; umupfundikizo;
coupled cyiyunze. igipfundikizo; umwenda; igico;
couple, copulate, cohabit kwimya; kubungabunga;
kwimya. ikiringiti; gupfuka; gukingira
courage ubutwari; ubwira; ikibaba; kwishyura; gutwikira;
icyizere muri wowe; ubutwari; kubumbatira; gukuba;
umutima; umwete; ubutwari; igikobokobo; ingando; kuriha;
imbaraga; ukwigiramo icyizere; kubudika; kwijima; igifuniko;
umuhate; umuhate. kurengera.
courage pills heroyine. cover the ground kwihuta.
courageousness ubutwari. coverb ingirwanshinga; bbreigs.
courgette (BrE) umwungu. covering igitambaro; urwubati;
ubuso.
coverup ibihishe; ibihishwe.
covet gukumbura.

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 covetous crash down

covetous uwifuza; Ndarusuma. crack gucamo uduce; umututu;

covetousness umururumba; kujanjagura; gushwanyaguza;
umururumba. gukingura; gufungura; imyate;
cow gutera ubwoba; kwibasira; umutanyu; gushwanyuza;
imbyeyi; inka; kwibasira; gutera gutanyura; umwobo.
ubwoba; guharahaza; crack jokes gushyenga; gusetsa.
guhangayikisha; kuburabuza; crack of dawn mu museso.
gukanga; kuberabeza. cracka loud inkuba.
cow pony ifarasi; ifarashi. cracked wasaze; cyasaze; udafite
coward ikigwari. mu mutwe hazima; cyatombotse;
cowardice ububwa; ubugwari. cyataye umutwe; barwaye mu
cowardly kidakwiye; mutwe.
cy'urukozasoni; mburabupfura; crackerjack cyiza cyane;
urukozasoni. inzobere.
cowboy umushumba. crackers wasaze; cyatombotse;
cowed wagize ipfunwe; wamwaye. cyataye umutwe.
cower kunama. crackers (BrE) cyasaze.
cow-centric society ubukungu cracks umwate.
bushingiye ku nka. cradle igitanda; uburiri;
coz kubera ko. agatanda; iberiso.
cozen guhuguza; kunyanganya; cradlesong igihozo.
kwiba. cradle, crib uburyamo.
co-chairman umwungiriza. craft ubukorikori.
co-chairmen abungirije. crafted cy'ubukorikori.
co-chairperson umwungiriza. craftiness iyeri; uburyarya;
co-chairpersons abungirije. ubutiriganya; iryenge.
co-conspirator icyitso. craftman makanika;
co-operate gufatanya. umunyabukorikori.
co-operation umubano. craftsman umukozi; umukozi.
co-operative ikoperative; craftsmanship ubukorikori.
ishyirahamwe ribyara inyungu. craftsperson umunyabukorikori.
co-wife mukeba. crafty aphr.. bya kiboko.
co-worker uwo mukorana; craggy kidatengeneje.
umufasha; ushyigikiye. cramp imbwa.
CPA umucungamari; crane umusambi.
umukontabure. cranium igihanga.
CPE ibikoresho by'umuguzi. cranky umunyamahane.
crab kubika umutwe. crash inkuba; impanuka; gisida;
crabbed umunyamahane. isakirana.
crabbedness ubukomere; crash down kugwa;
ubuyoberane. guhanantuka; kugabanuka;
guhanuka.

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crate isanduku; ikarito; indege. creation ihangwa;

crate, caddy igisanduku; ibyazamutungo; ibiri mu isi;
igisanduka. ubwubatsi; iremwa; ibyaremwe;
crave gukumbura; kwifuza. ihanga.
craven kidakwiye; mburabupfura; creative umwimerere.
urukozasoni; cy'urukozasoni; creativity akarusho.
ikigwari. creatiwork ubugeni.
craving inyota; cyifuza; creator umuremyi; umuhimbyi;
ugushaka; ukwifuza; ugushaka; umuhanzi; amavu.
inyota y'ubutegetsi; icyifuzo; Creator Nyilibiremwa.
kirota. creator umubyeyi.
cravior need for food gishonje. creature ikinyabuzima; ikiremwa.
craze mode. creatures ibyaremwe.
crazed cyataye umutwe; wasaze; credence icyizere; amiringiro.
cyasaze; cyatombotse. credit keredi; umwenda;
crazy cyatombotse; cyataye kwiringira; icyemezo; umwenda;
umutwe; wasaze; cyasaze; umwenda; kwizera; gushingira;
cy'ubugoryi; cy'ubucucu; gisetsa; inguzanyo.
barwaye mu mutwe; udafite mu credit card ikarita.
mutwe hazima. creditable gikwiye guhabwa
crazy house ikigo cy'abarwaye agaciro; kibikwiye.
indwara zo mu mutwe. credo amanyakuri; impamo;
cream kuganza. amahame; amahame.
cream-colored cyera de. creed amanyakuri; impamo;
crease umunkanyari; imipfunya. amahame.
create kuba imvay'ikintu; crescent agaheto.
guhimba; gukora; kuba cresset urumuri.
inkomoko y'ikintu; guhanga; crest isonga; akanunga.
gufungura; gukurura; crested crane umusambi.
kwadukana; gucura amagambo; crest, crown agasongero.
kumenyekanisha; gutera; cretin ikimara; akamara.
kuzanira. cretinism ubumara.
create havock kuyogoza. cretinous umuswa.
create off the top of one's head crevasse incacanyo.
gutungura. crevice umwobo.
created cyakozwe; cy'ubukorikori. crew ikiguri; ikipi.
create, briinto existence crib kwiba; igitanda; uburiri.
kurema. cricify kubamba ku musaraba.
creatimelody nyuramatwi; gifite crick imbwa.
injyana. crime icyaha; icyaha; iyicategeko;
icyaha.

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crime against humanity icyaha croak gupfa; gushiramo umwuka;

cyibasira ikiremwamuntu. gutaha; kwitaba Imana; gufunga
crimes ibyaha. amakofe.
crimes against humanity icyaha crocodile ingona.
cyakorewe inyokomuntu. crogk imyaka.
criminal umugizi wa nabi; inkozi crony inshuti; incuti; icyitso.
y'ibibi; kibujijwe; kinyuranye crook agakoni; ikirara; ikoni;
n'amategeko; kitemewe; ibi; ingetura; isarigoma; ikorosi;
ntamuco; umuhemu; y'ibyaha; umujura; ibandi; umugizi wa
cy'urukozasoni; imeze nabi; nabi; umuhemu.
ubwangizi; cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; crooked kibusanya; kinyuranye
by'ubugome. n'amategeko; mu buryo
criminal conversation bubangamye; kitari mu nzira
ubusambanyi. nyayo; mu buryo bugoramye; mu
criminal law itegeko buryo bucyamye; gifutamye; mu
mpanabyaha. buryo bufutamye; kibangamye;
criminality ubugome; ubugizi kidatengeneje; kiberamye.
bwa nabi. crookedly kibangamye;
criminally anabi. gifutamye; kibusanya; mu buryo
crimp umunkanyari; imipfunya. bufutamye; mu buryo
cringe kunama. bugoramye; kiberamye; mu buryo
crinkle imipfunya; umunkanyari. bucyamye; kitari mu nzira nyayo;
cripple gukomeretsa; mu buryo bubangamye.
gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa; croon kuririmba.
kunaniza. crooner umuririmbyi.
crisp gikonje; gihubukiwe. crop gusoroma; umusaruro;
crisscross kwambuka. urubuto; kogosha; kumwa;
criterion ibyangombwa; kwiyogoshesha.
ibishingirwaho; ibisabwa; crop gathering isarura.
ibikurikizwa; ibishingirwaho. crop up kuboneka; kugaragara.
critic umucamanza; pl. crop-raising ubuhinzi.
abacamanza; umushishozi; cross kwambuka; umusaraba;
umunyamakuru. ibabaje; umusaraba; mbi;
critical gisaba gupfa cyangwa y'incamugongo; umunyamahane.
gukira; gifite uburemere; cross strut umutambiko.
intanyurwa; ntamunoza. cross swords guhatanira;
critical nature uburemere. guhatana.
criticism amakemwa; cross swords with kurwana.
umwijujuto; ijora. cross-examine guhangama.
criticize kugaya; kwihanangiriza. cross-eyed person
critique icyandikwa. umunyamirari.
cross-roads isangano.

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 crotch cuddly

crotch igitsina. crumple imipfunya;

crouch (down) kunama. umunkanyari; kugwa;
crow icyiyone; kubika; icyiyoni; kugabanuka; guhanuka.
kwirata. crush kujanjagura; kuganza;
crow about kwivuga ibigwi. kujanjagura; gusya; inteko;
crow over kwishimira. gusebya.
crowd ingano; ikiguri; kujagata; crushing ihutazwa.
inteko; gusunikana; akazu. crust amagaragamba; ubuso.
crown isonga; akanunga; ikamba. crusty umunyamahane.
crown of thorns ikamba crux umusaraba; ishingiro.
ry'amahwa. cry amaganya; ikiniga;
crowned head umutegetsi; guhamagara; gutakambira;
umwami. gusuka amarira; kurira.
crownipoint isonga; agasongero; cry of acclamation impundu.
akanunga. cry of alarm induru.
crow's-feet imipfunya; cry out guhamagara; kuboroga;
umunkanyari. gukankama; kuvuga; gutaka;
crucial nshinganwa; cyishingiro; gutabaza.
shingiro; gifite uburemere; cry over gushengurwa n'ishavu;
iby'ibanze; iby'ingenzi; gushegeshwa; kwicwa
cy'ishingiro; kamara; kamara; n'agahinda; gushenguka;
ngenderwho; gisaba gupfa gushengurwa n'agahinda.
cyangwa gukira; nshingirwaho; cry uncle kwiha; kwitanga.
cy'ibanze. crypt imva.
crucial nature uburemere. cryptic gikomeye.
crucifix umusaraba. crystallisubstance isukari.
crucifixion ibambwa; ubwicanyi. CSO imiryango itegamiye kuri
crude umunyakinyabupfura gike. Leta; umuryango utegamiye kuri
cruel bidashamaje; bikonje; Leta.
gikakaye; inkazi; bidashimishije. ctiterion igishingirwaho.
cruel person igikoko; ikirura; ctower umunara.
inyamaswa; igisimba. cuban royal palm umukindo.
cruise urugendo. cube guca; kibe; gukata.
cruiser maraya; ihabara. cubic content ubunini.
crumb urujyo; ibango; cubicle icyumba.
ubusabusa. cub, lion cub, youcarnivore
crumble gusubira irudubi; icyacy'intare.
kuzahara; gukendera; kuyoyoka; cuckoldry ubusambanyi.
kugezwayo; kwononekara; cuckoo cyataye umutwe; cyasaze;
kwangirika. wasaze; cyatombotse.
cuddle guhobera cyane.
cuddly cy'igikundiro.

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 cudgel curtain

cudgel ndembo; impiri; ikibando. curb kumenyereza; kubangamira;

cuff urushyi. guhagarara.
cuisine ifunguro; ifunguro. curdle kurundanya.
cull kurobanura. curdled milk ikivuguto.
culmination iyuzura; indunduro; cure gusana; kunga.
ubukure; akanunga; irangizwa; cure-all umuti w'ibibazo.
irangiza; iyanzura; iyuzuzwa; curfew umukwabu.
umusozo; agasongero; isozwa; curiosity ubusazi; ibisazi;
isonga. amatsiko; ishyushyu.
culminations agasongero. curious kitamenyerewe;
culminatipoint agasongero; kidasanzwe.
isonga; akanunga. curl cyigoronzoye; cyihinahinnye.
culpable cyo kugawa; curlicue cyigoronzoye;
uwisobanura; kinyuranye cyihinahinnye.
n'amategeko; uwo bibazwa. curls umusatsi.
culprit umugizi wa nabi. curremoment igihe cy'ubu.
cultivate kurima; guhinga; currency umubare w'amafaranga;
kumenyekanisha. mode; pl. amafaranga; kashi;
cultivated intiti. ifaranga.
cultivation uburezi; ubuhinzi. current cy'iki gihe; kigezweho;
culture ubujijuke; uburezi; umuvumba; gikwiranye n'igihe;
imyaka; umuco. agezweho; kigezweho; inkubiri;
culture traditionnelle umuco ingufu; cy'ukuri; gishyashya;
karande. cy'ubu; gishya.
cultured intiti. curry favor with
cul-de-sac ahakomeye. kuryoshyaryoshya; kurambagiza.
cumbersome kigoye gukoresha; curse umuze; umubabaro;
kidakwiye. ubucibwe; imivumo; akababaro;
cumulative bisunganye; bishyize kuvuma; umuvumo.
hamwe. curse word imivumo.
cunning aphr.. bya kiboko. cursed cy'amahano; cy'ubugome;
cunning, crafty, kibabaje; giteye ishozi; giteye
shrewdflatterer incakura. agahinda; cy'urukozasoni;
cup agakombe; igikopo; igikombe; cy'ibara.
igikombe. cursing ugutukana.
cupboard akabati. cursor akamyasa.
cupboard -CARPENTRY curt gihubukiwe.
AJOINERY akakabati. curtail gutubya; guhina;
cur imbwa. kugabanya ubukana; guhosha;
curatiagent umuti. kugabanya umurego.
curator umurinzi. curtain kubudika; umusozo;
gukuba; irido; kwijima.

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 curve cutting

curve agakoni; kugonda; ikoni; cut guca; igice; akabande; gukata;

guheta; ikorosi; umuheto. umugabane; gukomeretsa;
curved ubuhete; kidatengeneje. umwobo; ubusibe; umubande;
curving ubuhete. gitubijwe; igikomere; umufunzo;
cushion intebe. kogosha; gukomeretsa;
cushon umusego; umusego gusoroma; ukubura; kumwa;
wintebe. gutubya; gusarura; guca inzara;
cuspid umukaka. gutanya; ugusiba; ikibaya;
cuss kuvuma. umugabane; ugusiba;
cuss word imivumo. gukomeretsa; kwiyogoshesha;
custodian umuherekezabari; guhina; igisebe.
umurinzi; umuzamu. cut across kwambuka.
custody kurwanira; uburoko. cut arun guhunga; kwamama.
custom politiki; akamenyero; cut back kubungabunga.
imigenzereze; imyitwarire; cut down guhina; gutubya;
akageni; ingamba. guhuriza; kwica.
customary gisanzwe; cut down to size gucisha bugufi.
kimenyerewe; gisanzwe; cya cut figure gusa.
gakondo; cya gihanga; cut into gucengera.
kimenyerewe; gisanzwe. cut off kogosha; ukwacyo;
customer umuguzi; umukiliya. kumwa; kwiyogoshesha;
customer apparatus ibikoresho guhagarara.
by'umuguzi. cut o.s. off kwitarura.
customer care kurengera cut short guhagarara; guhina;
abaguzi. gutubya.
customer number nomero cut the throat of kwica.
y'umukiliya. cut through gucengera.
customer premises equipment cut up kubaga.
ibikoresho by'umuguzi. cute cy'igikundiro.
customhouse gasutamo; duwane. cuticle inono.
customs duwane; gasutamo; cutlass inkota.
imyitwarire iranga abashinzwe cutlery umushyo; indiga.
kwakira abashyitsi. cutter umushyo; indiga.
customs duties amahoro ya cutthroat inkoramaraso; ikirara;
gasutamo. isarigoma.
custom's duty umusoro wa cutting kirakaza; isarura; ibango;
gasutamo. umugabane; abasetsi; gityaye;
abagiramenyo; gikonje; igice.

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 cuttitool C12H22O11

cuttitool indiga; umushyo; ikigo cyclopedia inkoranya nzimbuzi.

nsanganwamakuru ya kure; ikigo cylinder umwiburungushure.
nziramupaka; cynosure umukinnyi
rudakumirabasonzeyubumenyi; w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
elesentere; siberikafe. cypher izeru.
cycad umukindo. czar umutegetsi; ukuriye abandi.
cycle gutwara; ikurikirana; czarina umwamikazi.
icyiciro; igare. c'est normal birasanzwe.
cycling umukiw'amagare. C.D. isede; isidi.
cyclitrack urusiganiro. C.P.A. umukontabure;
cyclone serwakira. umucungamari.
cyclopaedia inkoranya nzimbuzi. C12H22O11 isukari.
cyclopean cya karahabutaka;
kinicyane; umusozi wose; cya
hambavu; kinibikabije;
karahabutaka.

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 D dariman

D - d

D ikiyobyabwenge LDS. damnable cy'amahano; giteye

dabbler agahinda; cy'ubugome; cy'ibara;
Dachboden ikigega. kibabaje; giteye ishozi;
dactyl urutoki; urutoke. cy'urukozasoni.
dad dawe; data; papa. damnation umuvumo.
daddy dawe; data; papa. damp kumenyereza; kibobereye;
daemon imyuka mibi; idayimoni; gihehereye.
ishitani. dampen kubobeza; kugabanya
daffy gisetsa. umurego; gutosa; kugabanya
daft cyataye umutwe; ubukana.
cyatombotse; cyasaze; wasaze. dampen one's spirits guca
dagga urumogi. intege; guca umugongo.
dagger umushyo; indiga. damsel isugi; umutegarugori;
dahl umukunde. umwari; umukobwa w'isugi;
daily buri munsi; cya buri munsi. umugore.
daimon idayimoni. dance umudiho; kubyina;
dale ikibaya; akabande; imbyino.
umubande. dance hall urubyiniro.
dallier inkundabagore; kaboko dandruff imvuvu.
katarara inkumi; imfizi y'akarere; dandy cyiza; kinoze.
nkokora itarara inkumi. danger pl. ibizazane; ibyago;
dally kugenda biguruntege; kabutindi; amakuba; ingorane;
gutegereza; kunengeka; guta uburemere; akaga; amagume.
umwanya; guta igihe. dangerous kabutindi; kitaribwa;
dam urugomero; umubyeyi. cyangiza; kibangamiye;
damage ibyangijwe; kwangiza; gikarishye; cyateza impanuka.
gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa; dangers imikiko.
kwangiza; kwangiza; ibyangiritse; Daniel Daniyeli.
gukomeretsa; imyononekarire. dank kibobereye; gihehereye.
damn interj. asyigariwe!; kuvuma; dare guhangana; imbogamizi;
nterj. asyi we!; nterj. asyi! intambamyi; guhangara.
damn fool igicucu; injiji; daredevil inkaka.
umuswa. dariman inkaka.

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daring ukwigiramo icyizere; data processor orudinateri;

umwimerere; umutima; icyizere icyuma rukomatanyamirimo;
muri wowe; umwete; wigerezaho; icyuma kabuhariwe; icyuma
ubutwari; umuhate; ubutwari; kabuhariwe mu kubara; icyuma
imbaraga; akarusho; ubutwari. nyoroshya-nyihutishamirimo.
dark umwijima; agatama; gihishe; database ikusanyirizo
umwijima; icuraburindi; ijoro; ry'amakuru.
cyijimye; umwijima. date gahunda; itariki; uguhura;
dark brown ibihogo bitose. itariki; umuherekeza; inshuti;
darken guha isura mbi; gutesha incuti; igihe; igihe n'aho
icyizere; kwirabuza; kwijima; guhurira; ihuriro; randevu.
kubudika; guharabika; gutuma daughter umukobwa; umwana.
hacura umwijima; gukuba. daughter-in-law umukazana.
darkness ijoro; umwijima; daunt kwibasira; guca intege;
icuraburindi. gukanga; guca umugongo; gutera
darling magara ntunsige; ubwoba; kwibasira.
cy'igikundiro; inkundwakazi. daunted wamwaye; wagize
darling umutoni; inkoramutima. ipfunwe.
Darling Shushu. dauntlessness umuhate;
darn gusana; kunga. ubutwari; umwete; umuhate;
dart gushyira ku murindi; ubutwari.
kunyarukira; kwihuta. David Dawudi; Dawidi.
dash kwihuta; umuhate; dawdle kugenda biguruntege.
umunyaruko; umurongo; dawn uruturuturu; umuseso;
umuvuduko; kwatanya; urukerera; mu museso; mu
ubusabusa; gushyira ku murindi. ruturuturu; umuseke.
dash one's hopes guca intege; dawning uruturuturu; umuseke;
guca umugongo. umuseso; mu ruturuturu.
dashing unezerewe; day amanywa; umunsi; igihe
igishiramuruho; uwishimye. cy'ubu; igihe; amanywa.
dashioff ukwandika. day after day buri munsi.
dastard ikigwari. day after tomorrow ejobundi.
dastardly cy'urukozasoni; day before yesterday ejobundi.
urukozasoni; kidakwiye; day in court igikurikiranywe mu
mburabupfura. rubanza.
data dosiye; ibyakusanyijwe; day labourer nyakabyizi.
idosiye. day nursery (esp. BrE) irerero.
data bank ububiko bw'amakuru. Day of Judgment ukuza kwa
kabiri kwa Kirisito.
day of remembrance yubile.
day of rest (Canadian) umunsi
mukuru.

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day time amanywa. dear interj. di; nterj. she; nterj.

day work akazi k'amanywa. disi; gihenda; gihenze;
daybreak umuseso; urukerera; inkoramutima; inkundwakazi;
uruturuturu; umuseke; mu nterj. shenge; magara ntunsige;
ruturuturu; mu museso. umutoni.
daydreaming wibagirwa cyane. dear one sha(hu); nyagutsindwa;
daylight umuseso; uruturuturu; muti(ndi).
mu ruturuturu; mu museso; dearth ukutahaba; ubukeho;
amanywa; umuseke. ibura; ubuke.
days of old amateka. dearth squad agatsiko k'abicanyi.
days of yore amateka. death amaherezo y'ubuzima;
daze igihu. urupfu; nyamuzinda; urupfu;
de be an informer kuba nyamunsi.
umuranga. death by violence ubwicanyi.
deacon umudiyakoni. death penalty igihacyo kwicwa;
dead nkene. igihacy'urupfu.
dead body intumbi; umurambo. deathless kidapfa.
dead end ahakomeye. deathly cyicana.
dead person umupfu. death-dealing cyicana.
dead to the world uwazitswe. debase kwanduza; gucisha
deadbeat bizengarame. bugufi; kwanduza; guhumanya;
deadline igihe ntarengwa. gusebya.
deadlock ahakomeye. debased mburabupfura;
deadly yica; cyicana. urukozasoni; kidakwiye;
deadly weapon intwaro. wamunzwe ruswa;
deaf igipfamatwi. cy'urukozasoni; cyateshejwe
deafness ubupfamatwi. umurongo.
deaf-and-dumb person ikiragi. debasement urukozasoni;
deaf-mute ikiragi. igisebo.
deal gucuruza; isezerano. debate impaka.
deal out kugaba. debauch ugucuza ubusugi;
deal out death kwica. ukwangiza ubusugi.
deal with gutunganya; kurangiza. debauched bitwara nabi.
dealer umucuruzi. debauchery itamurongo.
dealing imicungire. debilitate kuroga.
dean umuyobozi w'ishami. debilitated umunyamagara
dean's office ibiro by'umuyobozi make; urwaragurika.
w'ishami. debilitation ubumuga.
dear injerj. oya ra; ashwi data; debility ubumuga.
njerj. oya rata; ashwi da. debt ubwishyu; inshingano.
debt bondage ikoreragahato
nyishyuramwenda.

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debt servicing kwishyura decentralisation ubuyobozi

imyenda; ukwishyura imyenda. bwegereye abaturage.
debug (computer program) deception uburyarya; amayeri;
gusubiza ku murongo. ikinyoma; iryenge; uburiganya;
debut Itangiriro; intangiriro. icyiganano; ubutiriganya; iyeri;
decade igihe. ubutiriganya; ubuhemu;
decadence itamurongo. uburyarya.
decamp kugenda; guhunga; deceptive kijijisha.
kugenda; kujya; kwamama. decide guhitamo; kugena; gufata;
decant gusuka. kwiyemeza.
decapitate kwica. decide for gushungura.
decapitation ubwicanyi. decide not to press charges
decay gusubira irudubi; gukurirwaho ibihano.
kwangirika; kwononekara; decide on gushyigikira;
kuzahara; kugezwayo. gutoranya; kujogora; guhitamo.
decease guhwera. decidedly impamo; rwose; nterj.
deceased umurambo. pe.
deceioneself kwibeshya. deciding amahitamo.
deceit uburiganya; ikinyoma; decimate guca umugongo; guca
ubuhemu; ubutiriganya; amayeri; intege.
iryenge; iyeri; uburyarya; decimation ubwicanyi.
uburyarya; uburiganya; decipher gucengera.
icyiganano; ubutiriganya; decision icyemezo cy'urukiko;
ubuhemu. ubushishozi bw'urukiko;
deceitful aphr.. bya kiboko; icyemezo; amahitamo; ijwi.
kijijisha. decision making ugufata
deceitfulness ubutiriganya; ibyemezo.
ubuhemu; uburyarya; decisive kidashidikanywaho;
uburiganya. kidakuka.
deceive kunyanganya; kwiba; deck guharaga; umwenda;
kujijisha; koshya; guhuguza. gutaka.
deceiver intati; umugambanyi; deck out umwenda.
umunyakinyoma. declamation ivugamutwe;
decelerate guhagarika; imbwirwaruhame; idisikuru;
guhagarika. ijambo.
December Ukuboza kuboza declaration ibango; ikirego;
imiteja; ukwezi kwa cumi n'abiri; indahiro; ibwiriza.
Ukuboza. declaratisentence interuro
decency ubunyangamugayo. yemeza.
decent gikwiye guhabwa agaciro; declare gushyira ahabona;
umunyakuri; cyo mu rugero; kwirega; gusakaza; kubwira;
kibikwiye. gushyira ahagaragara; kubwira.

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declare guilty guhamya umuntu dedicate guha; kwitangira;

icyaha. gutura; kirisima; gutagatifuza.
declare null avoid gusesa. dedication ubwitange;
declare officially as saint ukwihambira; ubudatenguha;
gushyira mu bahire. ukwihebera; ukwitangira.
declare sacred kwegurira. deduce kwibwira.
declension ibandantego. deduction icyiyumviro; uko
decline kwononekara; umuntu yumikintu;
kwangirika; kwifata; guhosha; inyurabitekerezo.
kugabanya umurego; guhakana; deed imikorere; icyagezweho;
kwiziga; kugezwayo; gukendera; iyuzura; umusozo; igikorwa;
kugabanya ubukana; kwanga; ibyagezweho; irangiza; irangira.
kwihangana; kuzahara; deem gufata.
kuyoyoka; gusubira irudubi. deep gisobanutse; gihishe.
declivity agasozi. deep dish imbehe; ingemeri;
decode gucengera. igemeri; ibakure.
decorate gutaka. deep poverty ubukebwabaye
decorate with paint gusiga karande.
irangi. deepen kurambura; kudandura.
decoratidesign amatashya; deepest part indiba.
amashinjo. deep-freeze firigo.
decoration umutako; umudari; deep-rooted cyatewe; icyatewe.
ishimwe; igihembo; akarusho; deface gukomeretsa;
ishimwe; ishimo. gukomeretsa; kwangiza;
decorations imitamirizo. gukomeretsa.
decoratipattern amatashya; defalcate kunyereza.
amashinjo. defamation pl. ibitutsi; iharabika;
decorative ntakamabara. ugusebanya.
decorum ubupfura; imyitwarire defame guharabika; guha isura
iranga abashinzwe kwakira mbi; gucisha bugufi; gutesha
abashyitsi. icyizere.
decrease kugabanya ubukana; default ugucikiza.
ituba; iyegerana; igabanuka; defeat kuganza; gutsinda;
kugabanya umurego; guhosha; urugamba rwo kwigarurira;
kuzitira; icogora. kwigarurira; kunesha; itsindwa;
decree iteka; ibwiriza; kugaruza umuheto.
ubushishozi bw'urukiko; defect ububi.
icyemezo cy'urukiko; icyemezo; defective kibi; w'umuswa.
gutegeka. defectively anabi.
decreed cyemewe n'amategeko.
decrees amateka.
decrypt gufungura ubutumwa.

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 defend dejection

defend kuburanira; gushaka deflower ukwangiza ubusugi;

inshuti; gusobanurira; gukingira ugucuza ubusugi.
ikibaba; gusobanura; kurengera; deformity ubumuga.
gushyigikira; kubungabunga; defraud guhuguza; kunyanganya;
kubumbatira; kurinda; gukingira. kunyereza; kujijisha; kwiba;
defendant ukekwa. kwiba.
defendent umuburanyi. defrauder umujura.
defendents pl. ababuranyi. defrayal ubwishyu.
defender umuzamu; umuyoboke; deft inzobere; w'umuhanga;
umufana; umukinnyi wo mu ba w'ikimene; wumvuba; w'umutwe
kabiri; umuterankunga. ufungutse.
defender of the faith umwami. deftness ubuhanga; ubugenge;
defense umutekano; kurwanira; amayeri.
intwaro; uburinzi; ubuvugizi. defy guhangara; guhangana;
defense of beielsewhere kutumvira.
urwitwazo. defy authority gutana.
defer gusubika. defy belief gutangaza.
defer to kwitondera; guhanguka; degeneracy itamurongo.
gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi. degenerate kwononekara;
deference icyubahiro. gusaza; cy'urukozasoni; gushira;
deferential uwiyoroshya. urukozasoni; mburabupfura;
defiabid imbogamizi; intambamyi. y'ibyaha; kwangirika; kuzahara;
deficiency ubuke; ukutahaba; gusubira irudubi; kugezwayo;
ubukeho; ibura. kidakwiye.
deficient kibi; w'umuswa; degrade kwanduza; gusebya;
kidahagije. kwanduza; gucisha bugufi;
deficiently anabi. guhumanya; guha isura mbi;
defile gukora amahano; gutesha gutesha icyizere; kwanduza
icyizere; guharabika; guha isura isura; gusebya; guharabika.
mbi; kwanduza; guhumanya; degraded urukozasoni;
kwiyereka; kwanduza. cy'urukozasoni; kidakwiye;
defilement ubwandure; mburabupfura.
ubwandure; ubuhumane; degree dogere; idogere;
ubwandu. impamyabushobozi.
definite kidakuka; deionized water amazi
kidashidikanywaho; kigaragara; yasukuwe.
ndasubirwaho; gifite ishingiro. deity ingomoke.
definitely ntagushidikanya; nterj. deject guca umugongo; guca
pe; rwose; impamo. intege.
definitely not! interj. ashwi da! dejection ubwihebe; amabyi;
definition isobanurampamvu. umuruho; umubyindi; ubwihebe.

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delay gutambamira; gupyinagaza; deliver gutwara; kurwanaho;

kugenda biguruntege; gufata; kweza; kuzana; kubohora; guha.
gusubika; kubangamira; deliver up kureka.
gukerereza. deliverance ubutabazi;
delayed cyakererewe. ibabarirwa ry'icyaha; imbabazi;
delectable kiryoshye. imbabazi; imbabazi z'ibyaha.
delectation umunezero. delivery ijwi; iyohereza;
delegate uhagarariye; ukubyara; ivuka; ugutwara
umuhagarikizi; intumwa. abantu n'ibintu.
delete ugusiba; gusiba; ugusiba. dell ikibaya; akabande;
deletiocrossiout umwanda. umubande.
deliberate kuzirikana. delude kunyanganya; guhuguza;
deliberate on gutekerezaho; kwiba; koshya; kujijisha.
guteganya; guha agaciro; deluge imvura; umuvumba.
kwitaho; kwitwararika. delusion amahomvu; icyiganano;
deliberate together abbrerb. ubusazi; ibisazi; igihimbano;
deliberate transgression of duty ubunyabasazi.
ikosa ukoze nkana. delving ubushakashatsi.
deliberation ukugira icyo uvuga demand intambamyi; ubumenyi
ku...; inama. mbanzirizagikorwa; kwakura;
delicate urwaye; urwaragurika; igisabwa; kwaka; imbogamizi.
kiruhanyije; kirwaye; demanding gisaba ingufu
umunyamagara make. nyinshi; uruhanyije; ukomeye;
delicious kiryoshye. gisaba imbaraga.
delicious! kinurira. demaone's pouof flesh guhora;
delight kwishyuka; umunezero; kwihimura.
umunezero; gushimisha; demarcation umurongo;
kunezerwa; wishima; urugabano.
ukunyurwa; ishema; ibyishimo; demean gucisha bugufi.
ibyishimo byuzuye; umunezero; demeanor imyifatire; isura.
gusamaza; agashema; ibyishimo; demented cyatombotse; cyasaze;
akanyamuneza; ukunyurwa. cyataye umutwe; wasaze.
delighted cyishimye; wishimye; demesne igiti.
kinezerewe. demineralized water amazi
delightful gishimishije; yasukuwe.
cy'igikundiro; cyishimye; democracy demokarasi.
gishamaje; wishimye. Democratic Republic of Congo
delineation uruzitiro. Kongo (Kinshasa).
delinquent kinyuranye demolish itsembatsemba;
n'amategeko. kujanjagura; guca ibintu;
delinto iperereza. kuyongobeza.
delirium tremens ubusinzi.

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 demon deplorable

demon igisimba; inyamaswa; deny guhakana; gusenya;

igikoko; ikirura. kwanga; guhakanira; guhakana;
demon posession ugufatwa kureka; kwibuza; guhakanira;
n'amashitani. kunyuranya; kwima.
demonic ubunyamaswa; deodorant dewodora.
kinyamaswa; ubukurankota. deoneself kwihangana; kwifata;
demonstrate kwibona; kwiziga.
gusobanura. deoneself food kwigomwa;
demonstration imyiyereko; kwiyiriza.
umwiyereko. deone's faith kuyoba.
demonstrative umunyagishyika; depart gupfa; gushiramo
bbrenyr. umwuka; kwitaba Imana; gutaha;
demureness ukwicishabugufi; gufunga amakofe; kugenda;
ubwicishebugufi. kugenda; kujya.
den indiri; umuheno. depart from gutererana; guta.
denigrate gucisha bugufi; guha depart from the subject
isura mbi; guharabika; gutesha guteshuka; gushyoma;
icyizere; gusebya; kwanduza guteshuka ku murongo.
isura. depart hastily guhungana.
denizen pl. abenegihugu. departed nyakwigendera; cyahise.
Denmark Danimariki. department agashami; ishami.
denominational y'idini. departure irenzarugero; inenge;
denominator icyita. ihunga.
denotation ubusobanuro. departure from the old
denote gushushanya. itangizwa.
denouement umusozo; depart, go away, take one's
indunduro. departure, withdraw, retire,
denounce kuvuma. decamp, moout, moaway, quit
denoune kwamagana. kubisa.
dense umuswa. dependent umwambari.
dense forest ijuri. depeon gukesha amaramuko;
dental inyamenyo. gushingira; kwizera;
dental consonant inyamenyo. kubeshwaho.
dentification ihuriro; isano; depeupon gushingira; kwiringira.
amahuriro. depict kubwira.
dentist umuganga; umuvuzi depleted ubusa; nkene.
w'amenyo; umuganga w'amenyo. depletion ibura.
denunciation ubucibwe; deplorable kibi cyane; gikakaye;
umuvumo. cy'ibara; ibi; cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi;
cy'ubugome; cy'amahano; giteye
ubwoba; cyikariye; imeze nabi;
cy'urukozasoni.

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 deplorable, distressing desideratum

deplorable, distressing gikaze; deranged wasaze; cyataye

gikarishye. umutwe; cyasaze; cyatombotse.
deplore kwicuza; kuborogera; derangement ubusazi.
kuganya. deride gukimu magambo.
deponent umuhamya; derisive abasetsi; abagiramenyo.
umutangabuhamya; umugabo. derivation igisekuru; intangiriro;
deport gutwarwa bunyago. amavu; inkomoko; isoko; inzu;
deportation ijyanwabunyago; isoko; inkomoko; inkomoko.
ugucira umuntu ishyanga. derive gusarura.
deposit kuzigama; garanti; derived from gikomoka.
guhunika; gushyira; umutekano. dernier cri itangizwa.
deposit in the earth guhamba; derringer imbunda.
gutabazwa; gushyingura; kuzika. derring-do umuhate; ubutwari;
deposit slip (AmE) umwete.
inyemezabwishyu. desabled akamuga.
deposition indahiro. desabled person ikimuga;
depraved urukozasoni; uwamugaye.
mburabupfura; cy'urukozasoni; descendant imbuto; amaraso;
kidakwiye; y'ibyaha. imbuto.
depravity igicumuro; itamurongo; descendants imbuto; urubyaro;
ubukozi bw'ibibi. pl. abana.
depreciation ubusaze. descendants, posterity amaraso.
depress guca intege; guca descending umanuka.
umugongo. descent inkomoko; inzu;
depression akangaratete; umuryango; inkomoko.
ubwihebe. describe kubara; kubwira;
depriof kunyaga. gusobanura; gusobanurira.
depriof sight guhumusha. describe as kwita.
depris.b. of gucutsa. describe as similar
deprivation ibura; igihombo. kugereranywa; kugereranya.
deprive kwambura. description raporo; pl. ibiranga.
deprived wavukijwe. descry kubona; gucungacunga.
deprived of legal rights or desecrate gukora amahano.
claims wambuwe desert h'agasi; gutererana;
uburenganzira; wavukijwe kwamama; guta; ubutayu;
uburenganzira. ijyangwa; guhunga.
deprture itsimbura. deserter umugambanyi; intati.
depth incacanyo; ubujyakuzimu. deserters abataye urugamba.
deputize gusigariraho. deserving kibikwiye; gikwiye
deputy intumwa; uhagarariye; guhabwa agaciro.
umuhagarikizi. desideratum ibyo ugomba kuba
wujuje; ibyibanze.

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design politiki; ubusobanuro; despair guhangayikishwa; inkeke;

inkora; umugambi mubisha; imibereho mibi; umuhangayiko;
gukora imbata y'inzu; ishavu; ubuzima bubi; kubabara;
imitunganyirize; pula; kugira umutima uhagaze;
umuteguro; umushinga; guhangayika; akangaratete;
ingamba; imbata; imiterere; agahinda.
makete; umugambi; inyota. despear kwiheba.
designate kwita; kwita. despic kibi cyane.
designation ishyirwaho; ubwoko; despicable urukozasoni;
ubwoko; ihitamo; ijambo. cy'ubugome; giteye ishozi;
designed cyateguwe. kibabaje; gikakaye;
designing aphr.. bya kiboko; cy'urukozasoni; cyikariye;
gisobanutse. cy'ubugome; cy'amahano;
desintegrate kuzimangatana. cy'ibara; cy'urukozasoni; gikaze;
desirable uwemerewe; ukwiye; y'ibyaha; gikarishye; cy'amahano;
gishimwa; cyiyubashye; uwujuje giteye agahinda; giteye ubwoba;
ibisabwa. mburabupfura; kidakwiye;
desire guhitamo; imbaraga; cy'ibara.
ugushaka; ubutwari; ugushaka; despise kurebaisesemi; kwanga
inyota y'ubutegetsi; uburyohe; urunuka; kwanga.
inyota; inyota; umutima; gufata; despite the fact that nubwo.
kwifuza; gusaba; kwiyemeza; despoil guhuguza; guca ibintu.
icyifuzo; ubushake. despoiler ibandi.
desire for food inzara. despoilment amahugu.
desire greatly kurwara. despoliation ibyangijwe;
desire oto have kwifuza. imyononekarire.
desirous kirota; cyifuza. despondency agahinda;
desist kureka; kwifata; kwiziga; akangaratete; ishavu; ubwihebe;
kwihangana; kurekeraho. umuruho; ubwihebe.
desk ameza yo mu biro; ameza despotic acyami; nyabami.
yandikirwaho. dessert spoon akayiko.
deskill gukuraho icyizere. destination aderese; aho
desolate h'agasi; guca ibintu; byoherejwe; aderesi.
nkene. destiny amahirwe; rwangendanyi;
desolation agahinda; ishavu; amahirwe; ishaba; ihirwe.
ubwihebe. destitute umutindi; umukene;
desomeone kubera undi ubusa.
rubanda. destitute of reason cy'ubugoryi;
cy'ubucucu.
destitution ubutindi nyakujya;
ubutindi; ubukene.

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destroy kurimbura; detestable cy'ibara; imeze nabi;

gutsembatsemba; kurandura; cy'amahano; cy'amahano; giteye
itsembatsemba; kuyongobeza; ishozi; cy'ibara; cy'ubugome;
kwangiza; guca ibintu. kibabaje; cy'urukozasoni; ibi;
destroy confidence in guca cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi;
umugongo; guca intege. cy'urukozasoni; giteye ishozi;
destruction imyononekarire; giteye agahinda; cyo kunena;
ibyangijwe. cy'ubugome.
detach gusoroma; gutanya. detestation ubwangwe; urwango;
detached bikonje; bidashamaje; urwango; inabi.
bidashimishije; ntibindeba. detonate gusandaza.
detail igicuruzwa; kubara; detractor urwanya.
akarusho; kubwira; kurondora. detrimental kibangamiye;
detain kubangamira; ufata. cyangiza.
detained cyakererewe. Deuteronomy Isubiramategeko;
detained persons abagizwe Ivugururamategeko.
ingwate. devaluate gucisha bugufi.
detect gushakisha; devaluation of the currency
gucungacunga. devastate guca ibintu;
detective umugenzuzi; kuyongobeza.
umupolisi. devastating kibabaza.
detention ifatabugwate. develop gusagamba; guhanika;
deter gutera ubwoba; kumenyekanisha; guteza imbere
gutambamira; gukerereza; mu majyambere; guhimba;
gupyinagaza; kubangamira. kongera; kuzamura.
deteriorate gusubira irudubi; develop beneficially kunoza.
kwangirika; kwononekara; developed cyakozwe; mukuru;
kugezwayo. inararibonye.
determiin favor of gushyigikira. developed countries ibihugu
determination umuhate; byateye imbere; ibihugu bikize.
ubushake; amahitamo; ubwende; developicountries ibihugu biri
ijwi. mu nzira y'amajyambere.
determine guhitamo; gufata; developicountry igihugu kiri mu
kugena; kwiyemeza; gushakisha. nzira y'amajyambere.
determined intagondwa; utaku developmeaid inkunga
izima. y'amajyambere.
determinedly an'umuhate. development intambwe;
deterreexample isomo. ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; amajyambere;
detest kwanga; kurebaisesemi; iterambere; iyongerwa; ubukure;
kwanga urunuka. izamurwa.
developped cyadukanywe;
cyahimbwe.

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deviant kitari mu buryo devote o.s. to kwibanda.

bwemewe; impushategeko; devoted gifite umwete; gifite
kidasanzwe; gitandukanye ishyaka.
n'ibisanzwe; kidasanzwe. devotedness ukwihambira;
deviate guteshuka ku murongo; ubwitange; ukwihebera;
guteshuka; gushyoma. ubudatenguha; ukwitangira.
deviation inenge; ubusembwa; devotee umuyoboke.
ubumuga; itandukaniro; devotion ukwimariramo;
impinduka; imihindagurikire; ukwihebera; ubutorwe;
irenzarugero. urukundo; ubwitange;
device akarango; icyifashishwa; ukwihambira; ubupfura;
igikoresho; amayeri; igikoresho umuhamagaro; ukwitangira;
nkenerwa. ukwihambira; ubudahemuka;
devil inyamaswa; gutesha ubudatenguha; ishyaka;
agaciro. ugushengerera; ugushengera.
devil ikirura. devotional y'idini.
Devil pr. Lusufero. devotional song indirimbo.
Devil Sekibi; pr. Lusiferi; devotionals iteraniro ryo
umwanzi wa kera kare. gusenga; ihuriro ryo gusenga;
Devil Satani. igihe cy'amasengesho.
devil gutesha umuntu agaciro. devour gusesa; kwaya; kurya;
devil igikoko. gufungura; kwikora ku munwa.
Devil pr. Lusuferi. devout ukiranuka; intungane.
devil igisimba. devoutness umuhamagaro;
Devil Shitani. ubutorwe.
Devil inzoka ya kera kare. dew ikime; urume.
devil's consort umupfumu. dew-lap urwakanakana.
Devil's house umuriro w'iteka; dexterity ubugenge; ubuhanga;
Gehinomu; umuriro utazima. amayeri.
devil-may-care uwishimye; dexterous wumvuba; cy'ibakwe;
igishiramuruho; unezerewe. w'ikimene; w'umutwe ufungutse;
devious aphr.. bya kiboko. w'umuhanga.
deviousness uburyarya; iyeri; diabetes diyabeti.
iryenge; ubutiriganya. diabolical inyaryenge;
devise kuvangitiranya; gucisha ubukurankota; ubunyamaswa;
mu ruganda; umunani; guhimba; kinyamaswa.
gukora; gucura amagambo; diabolism ubupfumu.
kuvangavanga; gutunganyiriza diagnose gusesengura.
mu ruganda; gukorera mu diagonal impuzampembe.
ruganda; murage. diagonal line impuzampembe.
devitalize kunaniza. diagram pula; makete; ikarita;
devoid ubusa. imbata.

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 dialect diffident

dialect ururimi rw'akarere. diet ifunguro; ifunguro.

dialectics inyurabitekerezo. diet, nutritional regimen indyo
dialog ikiganiro. yuzuye.
dialog box akazubutumwa. diffamation of character
dialogue ikiganiro. ugusebanya; ugutesha agaciro;
diameter umurambararo. ukwambika urubwa;
diamond diyama; idiyama; uguharabika; isebanya;
urubuga. ukwanduza isura y'umuntu;
diarrhea (AmE) impiswi; kazutu. iteshagaciro; ugutera urubwa.
diarrhoea (BrE) impiswi. differ guhatanira; guhatana;
diatribe imbwirwaruhame; gutanya; guteraamagambo;
idisikuru; ijambo. gutongana.
dice guca; gukata. difference ubushyamirane;
dictate ibwiriza; gutegeka; amakimbirane; itandukaniro;
guhatira; guhatirwa. imihindagurikire;
dictates of society imyitwarire ubwumvikabuke;
iranga abashinzwe kwakira iteranamagambo; pl.
abashyitsi. amacakubiri; intonganya;
dictating iyandikisha. ubudasa; ubwumvikabuke;
dictation icyandikwa; impinduka; intonganya.
iyandikisha. different kinyuranye; kitangana;
dictator ukuriye abandi. gitandukanye; kitarangwa (ku
dictatorial mwiyemezi; wiyemera. muntu); inyuranye; umwimerere;
dictatorship igitugu; ubutegetsi kitamenyerewe.
bw'igitugu. differential treatment ivangura.
diction inozamvugo; iyatura. differently aukubiri.
dictionary inkoranyamagambo; difficult kiyoberanye; ukomeye;
inkoranya. cy'urwunge; cyashoberanye;
dictum ibwiriza; intego; iteka. kidasobanutse; gisaba imbaraga;
didactics uburezi. gikomeye; uruhanyije; gisaba
die guhwera; kwitarura; ikashe; ingufu nyinshi; kigoye
gusaza; gushiramo umwuka; gukoresha; ingorabahizi;
guca; gupfa; gutaha; guhanguka; kidakwiye; intanyurwa; gikomeye;
kashe; gushira; kwitaba Imana; ntamunoza; kiruhanyije.
gufunga amakofe; ikimangu. difficulty impungenge; inkeke;
die away kureka. umuhangayiko; inzitizi;
die down kuzima; kuzimya. umusaraba; umutima uhagaze.
die from hunger gusonza. difficulty situation akaga.
die gradually gukendera; diffidence ukwicishabugufi;
kuyoyoka. ubwicishebugufi.
die of hunger kwicwa n'inzara. diffident nta bushake.
die of sth kwicwa n'ikintu.

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diffuse throughout diminish kugabanya umurego;

gukwirakwira. kuyoyoka; gukendera; gutubya;
dig gufutukirwa; gusobanukirwa; kunaniza; guhina; kugabanya
kubona; kumva. ubukana; guhosha; kuzitira.
dig in gushinga imizi. diminution igabanuka;
digest gufutukirwa; ubwiramire; icogora.
gusobanukirwa; kumva. diminutive itubya; gito; kigufi;
digestible kiribwa. ipfobya.
digit umubare; urutoki; urutoke. dimness icuraburindi; umwijima.
digital camera kamera dijitali. dimwit injiji; umuswa; igicucu.
digits pl. ibinyabumwe. dimwitted umuswa.
digk omania ubusinzi. din isahaha.
digk omaniac umusinzi. dine kurya; kwikora ku munwa;
dignified umurakare; utishimye. gufungura.
dignity icyubahiro; ijabo; ishema; diner resitora; ifunguriro;
uburemere. uburiro; urusamuriro.
digress gushyoma; guteshuka ku dingus ikintu.
murongo; guteshuka. dingy cyijimye.
digression irenzarugero; inenge. diniroom urusamuriro; resitora;
digs imiturire. ifunguriro; uburiro.
dilate kwikanyura. diniroom table ameza.
dilated akanuye; arambuye. diocese diyosezi.
dilatory cyakererewe. dip ikibaya; buji; akabande; tara;
dilemma ahakomeye. kwibira; umubande; gusheta.
diligence itunganyamurimo. diploma impamyabushobozi;
diligent umunyabushishozi; ipolomi.
umunyamurava; uwitonze; diplomatic code imyitwarire
umunyamwete; ufite ingufu. iranga abashinzwe kwakira
diligently an'umuhate. abashyitsi.
dilights uburyohe. diplomatic or court etiquette
dillydally kugenda biguruntege; imyitwarire iranga abashinzwe
kuzuyaza. kwakira abashyitsi.
diluate kuminjiramo amazi; dire gikarishye; gikakaye;
gufungura; gusuka mo amazi. cyikariye; gikaze; giteye ubwoba.
dilute kunaniza. direct guhabura; kurangaza
dim kubudika; guharabika; imbere; umunyakuri; gutegeka;
gutesha icyizere; gukuba; udaca ku ruhande; udakikira
kwijima; cyijimye; gutuma ukuri (person); udacabiranya;
hacura umwijima; gihishe; guha kwitangira; kugaragira;
isura mbi. cy'umujyo umwe; kuyobora;
dimensions ubunini. utarimanganya; kwakura;
uyobora; gusaba; kuganza.

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direct cursor akamyasa disagree guhangana; gutanya;

mbonera. guhangana; gukimbirana.
direct cursor off akamyasa disagree angrily gutongana.
mbonera kazimye. disagree with guhakana;
direct cursor on akamyasa gusenya; kunyuranya.
mbonera kaka. disagreeable kibi cyane; gikaze;
direct taxes on income imisoro gikakaye; y'incamugongo;
itaziguye ku musaruro. cyikariye; mbi; umunyamahane;
direction icyerekezo; ibwiriza; gikarishye; giteye ubwoba;
igenzura; amajyo; ukwiziga; umuntu mubi; ibabaje.
imicungire. disagreeing bidahuje.
directions pl. amabwiriza. disagreement iteranamagambo;
directly mu minsi ya vuba aha; pl. amacakubiri; impaka;
mu kanya; mu manzaganya. ubwumvikabuke;
directness ubwisanzure; ubwumvikabuke;
ukwishyira ukizana. ubushyamirane;
director ukuriye abandi; ubwumvikabuke; intonganya;
umuyobozi; umutegetsi; amakimbirane; itandukaniro.
umuyobozi; umuhuzabikorwa; disallow guhakanira; kwanga;
umuyobozi; umugenga; databuja. guhakanira.
dirk indiga; umushyo. disappear guhomboka;
dirt ifumbire y'imborera; kunyanyagira; guhunga;
umwanda; ico. guhungana; kwamuka;
dirtiness ubuhumane; kwamama.
ubwandure; umucafu; disappearance izimira.
ubwandure; ubwandu. disappeared persons abazimiye.
dirty kidahanaguye; cyanduye; disappoint guca intege.
gifite umwanda; ntokozamuco; disappointing y'incamugongo;
guharabika; guha isura mbi; urucantege; mbi; ibabaje.
gutesha icyizere; giteye isoni; disappointment ukwihana;
kwanduza. ukwicuza.
dirtying ubwandure; ubwandu. disarrangement urujijo;
dirty-minded giteye isoni. umuvundo; akaduruvayo;
disability ubumuga; uburwayi; akajagari; umuvurungano;
indwara. bombori bombori.
disable gukomeretsa; disarray urujijo; akaduruvayo;
gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa. bombori bombori;
disabled person ikirema. umuvurungano; akaduruvayo;
disabled persons abamugaye. umuvundo; akajagari.
disadvantageous cyangiza; disaster amakuba; icyago; icyago;
kibangamiye. amakuba; ibyago.
disaffirm guhakana. disastrous umwaku.

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 disavow discouragement

disavow guhakana; kwibuza. disclose gutangariza; gushyira

disbursement ubwishyu. ahabona; gushyira ahagaragara;
discalceate n'ibirenge. gushyira ahabona; gukomoza;
discalced n'ibirenge. kubwira; kuvuga muri make;
discard ibisigarizwa; kwibuza; kubwira; kwirega; kwerekana.
kureka; kureka. discomfit gushavura; gusebya.
discern gucungacunga; kumenya; discomfort ububabare;
gucengera; kubona. uburyryate; uburyryate;
discernible ibigaragara. uburibwe; ububabare.
discerning umuhanga; wumvuba; discommode kuberabeza;
w'umutwe ufungutse; guharahaza; kuburabuza;
w'umuhanga; inararibonye; guhangayikisha.
umushishozi; umuhanga; discompose gushavura; kujijisha;
w'inararibonye; umunyabwenge; gusisibiranya; gushobera.
umuntu ureba kure; discomposure urujijo;
w'umuhanga; w'ikimene. akaduruvayo; urujijo;
discernment umutwe; ubwenge; umuvurungano; umuvundo.
imitekerereze; ubushishozi; disconcert gushobera; guhaba;
ubushishozi; ijogora; imyumvire. gihangayikishije; giteye
discharge kumena; kubohora; impungenge; gusisibiranya;
ubwishyu; kurangiza; kuzuza; guhangayikisha; gushavura;
guca inkoizamba; inkuba; kujijisha.
(ikirunga). kuruka; kubabarira. disconcerted wagize ipfunwe;
discharge from office wamwaye.
kwirukana. disconcerting kiruhanyije.
discharge of firearms umuriro. disconcertment urujijo.
discharged umushomeri. discontinuance umusozo.
disciple umufana; umutangizi; discontinue kurekeraho;
umwiga; ushyigikiye; intumwa; guhagarara; kureka; kureka.
umunyeshuri; umuyoboke; discord ubushyamirane;
umwiga. amakimbirane; ubwumvikabuke;
discipline kwigisha; gukosora; ubwumvikabuke; pl.
ikinyabupfura; guhana; imyitozo; amacakubiri; intonganya.
ukwifata; gukosora; gukosora; discotheque urubyiniro.
icyigwa; somo; ubwizige; discourage guca intege;
guhugura; gucyaha; kwifata; kwihanangiriza; gutera ubwoba;
uburere. guca umugongo.
disclaim kureka; kwibuza; discouraged ibabaje; mbi;
guhakana. y'incamugongo.
discouragement ubwihebe;
akangaratete.

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 discouraging dishonesty

discouraging ibabaje; disesteem urukozasoni; igisebo.

y'incamugongo; urucantege; mbi. disfigure gukomeretsa;
discourse ijambo; gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa;
imbwirwaruhame; disikuru; kwangiza.
idisikuru; icyandikwa. disgorge kuruka; (ikirunga).
discourteous gihubukiwe; kuruka.
umunyakinyabupfura gike. disgrace igisebo; kwanduza;
discourtesy ubupfura buke; gutesha icyizere; ivebo; guha
igitutsi. isura mbi; gucisha bugufi;
discover guhishura; gusebya; igisebo; urukozasoni;
gucungacunga; gushakisha; ihinyu; guharabika; urukozasoni;
kuvumbura. umugayo.
discredit gutesha icyizere; guha disgraceful urukozasoni;
isura mbi; igisebo; urukozasoni; y'ibyaha; kidakwiye;
gucisha bugufi; guharabika. mburabupfura; ubwangizi;
discreditable mburabupfura; cy'urukozasoni.
urukozasoni; kidakwiye; disgruntle gusesereza.
cy'urukozasoni. disguise gupfuka.
discreet uwitonze. disguised rwihishwa.
discretion ijogora; amahitamo; disgust isesemi; gusesereza;
ubushishozi. guhaza; inyange; ishozi;
discrimination ubushishozi; ubwangwe; urwango; urwango.
ivangura; imirorere; ijogora. disgusting cy'ubugome; giteye
discus ingasire. agahinda; cy'amahano;
discuss abbrerb. cy'amahano; kibabaje; giteye
discussion inama. ishozi; cy'ubugome; cy'ibara;
disdain ubwibone; umwiryo; cy'ibara; cy'urukozasoni.
kwanga urunuka; kwanga; dish isahani.
kurebaisesemi. dish antenna anteparaboliki.
disdainful mwiyemezi; wirarira; dish boards impinga.
bidashamaje; bidashimishije; dishearten guca intege; gutera
cyuzuye urwango; bikonje; ubwoba; guca umugongo.
wiyemera. disheartened wagize ipfunwe;
disease indwara; uburwayi; wamwaye.
kuroga. disheartening ibabaje; mbi;
diseased umunyamagara make; y'incamugongo.
kirwaye; urwaragurika. dishonest inkozi y'ibibi; umugizi
disembowel kwica. wa nabi; kijijisha; ukiranirwa;
disencumber kubohora. cy'ikinyoma.
disengage kubohora. dishonest person umuhemu.
disentangle koroshya; dishonesty uburyarya;
kudakomeza ibintu. ubutiriganya.

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dishonor gucisha bugufi; dismissal ugusezerera ku mirimo.

kwanduza; igisebo; urukozasoni; dismissed umushomeri.
ivebo; guha isura mbi; gusebya; disobedience ubwigomeke.
umugayo; gukora amahano; disobey kutumvira.
ubupfura buke; ihinyu; disorder bombori bombori;
guharabika; gutesha icyizere. urujijo; akaduruvayo;
dishonorable cy'urukozasoni; akaduruvayo; umuvurungano;
umugizi wa nabi; urukozasoni; indwara; akaduruvayo;
kidakwiye; inkozi y'ibibi; akaduruvayo; umuvundo;
ukiranirwa; mburabupfura. akajagari; uburwayi; indwara;
dishonour ihinyu; kuvebesha; gutoba; ubumuga.
umugayo; ivebo; kugayisha. disorder (that hinders work)
disinclined nta bushake. umudugararo.
disintegrate kugezwayo; disordered udafite mu mutwe
kuzahara; gusubira irudubi; hazima; barwaye mu mutwe.
kujanjagura; kwononekara; disorderliness akajagari; bombori
kwangirika. bombori.
disinterested kitabogamye. disorganization umuvurungano;
disjoin gutanya. umuvundo; akaduruvayo;
disk mounted on an axle akajagari; bombori bombori;
umutende. urujijo.
dislike kwanga urunuka; disorganize gutoba.
ubwangwe; inzika; inyange; disparage guca umugongo; guca
urwango; kurebaisesemi; intege.
kwanga; urwango; inabi. disparagement ugusebanya;
disliking inabi; urwango. iharabika.
dislocated umuntu disparaging abagiramenyo;
watereranywe. abasetsi.
dislocated person umuntu disparate gitandukanye;
wagiye kwangara. kitangana.
dislodge gukuraho. dispassionate umwihare;
disloyalty uburiganya; ubuhemu. kitabogamye.
dismay impungenge; inkeke; dispatch ibakwe; urwandiko;
ubukangarane; umutima ibaruwa; kwikora ku munwa;
uhagaze; guca intege; icyoba; guhihibikanywa; kurya;
gutera ubwoba; guca umugongo; umunyaruko; kurangiza;
umuhangayiko. gutwara; gufungura; kwihutisha;
dismayed wagize ipfunwe; kwica; ayakure; ibarwa; kugera;
wamwaye. ingoga; ugutwara abantu
dismember kwica. n'ibintu; umuvuduko.
dismiss kwirukana; kwirukana; dispel gutatanya; guhomboka;
kureka. kunyanyagira.

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 dispensary dissect

dispensary ivuriro; disipanseri. dispute gutongana; gukimbirana;

dispensation icyemezo; gusenya; guteraamagambo;
uburenganzira; impano; inkunga; amahane; ubwumvikabuke;
uruhushya. igikurikiranywe mu rubanza;
dispense guha; kugaba; guhakana; amakimbirane;
kugenera. iteranamagambo; intonganya;
Dispenser Rugaba. kunyuranya; impaka;
disperse kumena; kunyanyagiza; guhangana; kibazo.
gutatanya; kubiba. disquette disikete.
dispirit guca umugongo; guca disquiet icyoba; umuhangayiko.
intege. disquieting gihangayikisha;
displace gusimbura; gusimbura. kibangamiye umuntu;
displaced persons abavanywe mu kiberabeza; gitesha umutwe;
byabo n'intambara. kirambirana.
display imyiyereko; gushyira disquietude icyoba;
ahabona; ihitamo; ubwirasi; umuhangayiko.
kwibona; kwiyerekana; disregard kwibagirwa;
umwiyereko. kwirengagiza; ubupfura buke;
display table ameza. kutumvira.
displease gusesereza. disregard, ignore, pay heed to,
displeased urakaye. be derelict ineglect, shirk, fall
displeasing cyikariye; gikarishye; back orenege on kurenga.
gikaze; giteye ubwoba; gikakaye; disreputable cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi;
umuntu mubi; kibi cyane. cy'urukozasoni; ukiranirwa;
dispose of kugurisha. umugizi wa nabi; ibi; imeze nabi;
disposition umutima; imyifatire. inkozi y'ibibi.
dispossess kunyaga. disreputably anabi.
dispossession ubugangahuzi. disrespect ubwisanzure bukabije;
disproportionate indengakamere. ubupfura buke.
disprove gusenya; kunyuranya; disrespectful
guhakana. umunyakinyabupfura gike.
disputant umuhizi; uhanganye; disrupt gukerereza; kwivanga;
urwanya; uhatanira. gutambamira; gusogomba;
disputation igikurikiranywe mu gupyinagaza; kwangiza.
rubanza. disruption akajagari; bombori
bombori.
disruption of pregnancy
ugukubita igihwereye;
ugukuramo inda.
dissatisfaction ukwihana;
umwijujuto; ukwicuza.
dissect gukata; guca.

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dissection ubucukumbuzi. dissolution isenywa; ikurwaho;

dissembling ubutiriganya; iseswa; ihagarikwa; icibwa.
uburyarya. dissolve guhomboka;
disseminate gusakaza; kumena; gushongesha; gukendera;
kubiba. kuyoyoka; kunyanyagira.
dissension ubwumvikabuke; distaff cya kigore.
intonganya; ubushyamirane; distafrom gitandukanye;
iteranamagambo; amakimbirane; gihabanye.
akaduruvayo; bombori bombori; distance ugusuhererwa;
akajagari. ubukonje; intera; urugendo;
dissensioturmoil, upheaval, inzira.
fighting, trouble, unrest, distant icyaduka; cy'ahandi; cya
disharmony, kure; bidashimishije;
contentioaltercatiodisturbance, bidashamaje; cyo kuyindi si;
disquiet, convulsiostruggle, ikimanuka; bikonje; iyo bigwa.
violence, warfare. distaste urwango; ubwangwe;
ubushyamirane. inabi; inyange; urwango.
dissent gutongana; distasteful cy'ibara; cy'ubugome;
ubwumvikabuke; cy'amahano.
ubushyamirane; amakimbirane. distend kwikanyura; kudandura;
dissertation imbwirwaruhame; kurambura.
umwandiko ntekerezo; ijambo; distended arambuye; akanuye;
idisikuru; icyandikwa. ateze.
dissertations inyandiko distinct ibigaragara; kinyuranye;
nshyinguramurage. kigaragara; gifite ishingiro;
disservice akarengane. gitandukanye.
dissever gushwanyaguza; distinctifeature ikimenyetso.
gutanyura; gushwanyuza. distinction itandukaniro;
dissimilar kitarangwa (ku ikiranga; ubwamamare; ijabo;
muntu); kitangana; ivangura; uburemere; ijogora;
gitandukanye. ubwamamare; ubuhangange.
dissimilarity itandukaniro. distinctive ingenzi;
dissimilitude itandukaniro. ntagereranywa.
dissimulation uburyarya; distinctiveness imyitwarire;
ubutiriganya. kamere; umuco.
dissipate gukendera; guhomboka; distinguish kurobanura; kubona.
gutatanya; kuyoyoka; distinguished icyamamare;
kunyanyagira. rukabuza; ikirangirire; cyo
dissipated bitwara nabi. kwibuka.
dissipater kirya. distinguishicharacteristic
dissolute bitwara nabi. itandukaniro.
distort kugoreka.

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distortion ubusazi; ibisazi; pl. disturbance akaduruvayo;

ibitutsi. umuhengeri; bombori bombori;
distracted wibagirwa cyane. akajagari; igiteye impungenge.
distractive cyangiza; disturbance of peace
kibangamiye. akaduruvayo; bombori bombori;
distrait wibagirwa cyane. akajagari.
distress gushavura; kubabaza; disturbed wakomerekejwe;
gihangayikishije; igiteye washavujwe; barwaye mu mutwe;
impungenge; agahinda; wahungabanyijwe;
kuburabuza; guharahaza; ibyago; cyahungabanyijwe; wababajwe;
guhangayikisha; guhangayikisha; udafite mu mutwe hazima.
giteye impungenge; akababaro; disturbing kiberabeza;
amakuba; kuberabeza; gutera kibangamiye umuntu; ibabaje;
umutima uhagaze; ishavu; kirambirana; gihangayikisha;
guhangayikisha; ububabare; gitesha umutwe; y'incamugongo;
umubabaro; umutima uhagaze; mbi.
impungenge; umuhangayiko; disunion ubwumvikabuke; pl.
umusaraba; inkeke. amacakubiri.
distressed washavujwe; disunite gutanya; gutanya.
wakomerekejwe; y'incamugongo; ditch uruhavu; umugende;
wababajwe; mbi; ibabaje. urukuta.
distressing gikakaye; mbi; ditty indirimbo; injyana.
kiberabeza; cyikariye; kibi cyane; diva icyamamare; umuririmbyi;
ibabaje; y'incamugongo; umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
kibangamiye umuntu; divagate guteshuka; guteshuka
gihangayikisha; kirambirana; ku murongo; gushyoma.
giteye ubwoba; gitesha umutwe. divagation urugendo.
distribute kumena; kugaba; divan intebe.
kugenera; gusakaza. diverge gutanya.
distributed cyatanzwe. divergence irenzarugero;
distributor umugemuzi. itandukaniro; pl. amacakubiri;
district igiti; ifasi; akarere; ntara. ubwumvikabuke; inenge.
distrust ubukenzi; urwikekwe; divergent gitandukanye.
amakekwe; gukeka. divers byinshi; inyuranye.
distrustful ukekwaho. diversified inyuranye.
disturb kuberabeza; diversion ishyengo; umukino.
guhangayikisha; gushavura; divert kuryoshya; gushimisha.
kuburabuza; gutera umutima divibeing ingomoke.
uhagaze; giteye impungenge;
guharahaza; gihangayikishije;
gucunda; guhangayikisha.
disturba akaduruvayo.

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divide gutanyura; gutanya; guca;
gushwanyaguza; akabande;
gukata; gutanya; ikibaya;
gushwanyuza; umwobo;
umubande.
divide lengthwise gucamo
uduce.
divide out gusaranganya.
divide the honors kugwa miswi.
divide up kugenera.
divided nyamwigendaho.
dividend inyungu; ikigabanywa;
amaronko; inyongezo; indonke;
ubwasisi; amaramuko.
divider urusika; urukuta.
dividiline urugabano.
divination indagu; ubupfumu.
divine cyiza cyane; byiza cyane;
cy'akataraboneka; y'idini;
cy'agahebuzo; kidapfa.
diviner umupfumu.
diving-board akabashuro.
divinity ingomoke.
diviservice iteraniro ryo gusenga;
igihe cy'amasengesho; ihuriro ryo
gusenga.
division igice; ubwumvikabuke;
umugabane; ubwumvikabuke;
amakimbirane; ishami; itsinda;
ubwoko; ubushyamirane;
amacakubiri.
divison igabanya.
divorce ubutane; gatanya;
gutana; itana.
divorced ukwacyo.
divulge gushyira ahabona;
kuvuga muri make; kwirega;
gusakaza; kubwira; kwerekana;
gushyira ahagaragara;
gutangariza; gushyira ahabona;
kubwira; gukomoza.
dizziness isereri.
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dizzy gisetsa.
do gufata; kurangiza; kugera;
gukora; guta muri yombi.
do again kongera.
do away with gusesa; kurimbura;
gusenya; kurandura; kwikiza.
do battle with kurwana.
do business gukora; gucuruza.
do down kunegura.
do evil kugira nabi.
do favor for kurwanaho; kugira
neza.
do for guhitana; gutsindisha;
guhenura; guhuhura.
do honor to gufata nk'amata
y'abashyitsi.
do in guhitana; guca intege; guca
umugongo; kwica.
do kindness for kugira neza;
kurwanaho.
do makeshift job gutungura.
do nothing guta igihe;
kunengeka; guta umwanya.
do one's best kwihatira;
gushishikazwa.
do out gucyesha.
do out of gutuma bitakara;
gutuma umuntu atakaza.
do over gusubiramo.
pl. do quickly gufangura.
do research on gukora
ubushakashatsi.
do sb justice kurenganura.
do somethifor kwitondera.
do somethispecial gukora
agashya.
do things very carefully gufata
nk'amata y'abashyitsi.
do up gufunga.
do with gukenera.
doat bikorewe i.
dobbin ifarasi; ifarashi.
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docile uwiyoroshya. dolt ikijibwe; igicucu; igicucu;

dock kogosha; kwiyogoshesha; umuswa; injiji; ikigoryi.
kumwa. doltish umuswa.
docket igiteganyijwe; ikiri ku domain igiti; itsinda; ubwami.
murongo w'ibyigwa. domain name izinarukumbi
doctor umuganga. ndangarubuga.
Doctor umuntu waminuje mu domain name registration
mashuri; uwakakambye iyegukanazindangarubuga.
amashuri. domestic umuja; umuyaya;
doctor umuvuzi; dogiteri. umukozi.
Doctor of Philosophy umuntu domestic dog imbwa.
waminuje mu mashuri; domestic violence ubugizi bwa
uwakakambye amashuri. nabi mu gihugu.
doctor's office ibiro bya muganga domesticate guhugura;
mukuru; ibiro bya dogiteri. kumenyereza.
doctrine ihame; amanyakuri; domesticated animal intungwa.
inyigisho; amahame; impamo; domicile intaho; inyumba;
ihange. indaro; gucumbika; inzu;
document inyandiko; ibaruwa; imiturire; inturo; ubuturo;
ibarwa; urwandiko. icumbi; gutura; indiri.
documentation dominaperson umugenga;
ishyinguranyandiko. databuja; umuyobozi.
documents ibyakusanyijwe. dominate kuyobora;
documeof title impapurompamo. kumenyereza; igenzura; kuganza;
dodge amayeri; icyiganano; igenzura.
kwirwanaho; gukikira; kwirwaza; domination marayika; ubuhatsi;
gukwepa; gutsinsura; urugamba rwo kwigarurira;
kwigobotora. umumalayika; ubuyobozi;
doer umukozi; umukozi. igenzura; ukwiziga;
doff gukuraho. ubuhangange.
doff the cap to gusuhuza. domineer kuganza.
dog imbwa; insuzugurwa (person). domineering mwiyemezi;
doggerel umuvugo. wiyemera.
dogma ihame; amahame; domineering, dictatorial,
inyigisho. arrogant wirarira.
dogtooth umukaka. dominion igenzura; ukwiziga;
doibusiness gikinguye. Leta; ubuhatsi; Reta; igiti;
doin little time yihuta; cyihuta. ubwami; ubuhangange; ileta.
dole out kugenera. domino impishasura.
doll umumarayika. don umwenda; imfura;
dollar idorari. kwambara.

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Don Juan imfizi y'akarere; dossier ibyakusanyijwe; idosiye;

inkundabagore; nkokora itarara dosiye.
inkumi; kaboko katarara inkumi. dot ubusabusa.
donate kwegurira; guha; gutera double cross uburiganya;
inkunga. ubuhemu.
donation inkunga; impano. double knot ipfundo.
done cyakozwe. double-cross koshya.
donkey indogobe. double-crosser intati;
donnor organization umuryango umugambanyi.
nterankunga. double-dealer intati;
donnybrook rwaserera. umugambanyi.
donor umugiraneza; umubyeyi; double-dealing uburiganya;
umuterankunga; ubuhemu.
nyamugirubutangwa. double-dealing, duplicity,
donor meeting inama trickiness trickery,
y'abaterankunga. underhandedness uburyarya;
donors pl. abaterankunga. ubutiriganya.
don't worry humura. double-edged sword inkota ityaje
doohickey ikintu. amugi yombi.
doomsday ukuza kwa kabiri kwa doubt interj. yee; yego;
Kirisito; imperuka. ntagushidikanya; ukuri.
door umuryango; urugi. doubt kutizera; gukeka; kibazo.
doorkeeper umuzamu. doubtful umwemeragato;
doorway urugi; umuryango. gishidikanywaho; ushidikanya;
doorway out umuryango ujya ukekwaho.
hanze; urusohokero. doubtless ayego;
dope ikigoryi; igicucu; urumogi; ntagushidikanya; ukuri; nterj.
umuswa; ikimara; igicucu; injiji; yee.
ibyakusanyijwe. doubts ugushidikanya.
dope fiend dough umubare w'amafaranga;
dopey kidasobanutse; kidakwiye; kashi; pl. amafaranga.
kidahwitse. dour umurakare; utishimye.
dormer idirishya. dove intunguru; inuma.
dorsal inyamugongo. dove-colored ikivuzo.
dorsal consonant inyamugongo. dowager umugore;
dorso-palatal consonant umutegarugori.
inyarusenge. dower ibishyingiranwa.
dorsum uruti rw'umugongo. dowith the mind kivuzwe mu
dosage intama; urugero imiti mutwe.
inyobwaho. dowithout choice cy'agahato.
dose intama; urugero imiti down ahasi; umusatsi.
inyobwaho; igipimo. down arrow akambi ko hasi.

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down payment umusogongero; drankard umunywi.

avansi. drape umwenda.
downers baribitirate. drastic ufite uruhande
downfall amakuba; icyago; abogamiyeho.
amakuba; ibyago. drastic change itangizwa.
downgrade agasozi; gucisha drat interj. isyi!
bugufi. draw gushushanya; kureshya;
downheartedness ubwihebe. kuvoma; urumogi; kurangaza
downpour umuvumbi; imbere; kugwa miswi.
urushyana; amahindu; imvura. draw aquarter kwica.
downrightness ukwishyira draw away the attention of
ukizana; ubwisanzure. kuryoshya.
dowry ibishyingiranwa. draw breath guhumeka.
doze gusinzira. draw closer kwegereza.
doze off gusinzira. draw in air guhumeka.
dozen iduzeni. draw near kwegera; gushyika.
dozens uburo buhuye; benshi. draw nearer kwegereza.
do-it-yourself, DIY ubukorikori. draw off gusuka.
drab ikivuzo. draw out kudandura;
draft kwandikisha ikaramu; kurambura.
umuvumba; umuyaga. draw parallel between
draft horse ifarashi; ifarasi. kugereranya; kugereranywa.
drafting ukwandika. draw taut kudandura;
drag guhata. kurambura.
drag on gukomeza. draw the last breath gutaha;
drag through the mud gufunga amakofe; gupfa;
guharabika; guha isura mbi; gushiramo umwuka; kwitaba
gutesha icyizere. Imana.
drain kirya. draw tight kudandura;
drained ubusa. kurambura.
drama ikinamico; teyateri; draw to close kurekeraho.
iteyateri. draw together kurundanya;
dramatic performance teyateri; kwikanya; gushyira hamwe.
ikinamico; iteyateri. draw up gutegura; kurekeraho.
dramatic piece iteyateri; teyateri; drawback ububi; amakemwa.
ikinamico. drawer idosiye; dosiye.
dramatis personae (pl.) drawers ikariso.
umukinnyi. drawicard umukinnyi
dramatist umuhangamikino; w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
umwandikamikino. drawiin ituba; iyegerana.
dramatization ugukuririza. drawing ishusho; makete.
dramatizing ikuririza. drawitogether irundanya.

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drawn-out kirekire. driout guhiga.

draw-well iriba. drip kujojoba; igitonyanga;
dread umuhangayiko; icyoba; gutonyanga.
ubukangarane; guhangayika; drive gutwara; gushora; gutuma;
guhangayikishwa; kugira ishoti; gukataza; ihihibikana;
umutima uhagaze. guhihibikanya; kurongora;
dreadful w'umuswa; giteye gutera; kwihutisha; gusunikana.
ubwoba; gikakaye; kibi; ibabaje; drivel amateshwa; amangambure;
mbi; cyikariye; y'incamugongo; amahomvu; amagambure;
gikarishye; gikaze; kibi cyane. ubunyabasazi.
dream inzozi; inyota; kurota. drivelling ukunywigira.
dream up gucura amagambo. driver umuyobozi; umushoferi.
dreamed up mpimbano. drizzle imvura.
dreamy-eyed ubwiyemezi; drogk y urushwima.
mwiyemezi. droll cy'ubugoryi; cy'ubucucu.
drencher imvura. drone guhwihwisa.
dress igiteteyi; umwambaro; drool amateshwa; gucira.
gutegura; ikanzu; umwenda; droop kuyoyoka; kunaniza;
imyenda. gukendera.
dress down guhana; gukosora; drop kureka; kugabanuka;
gucyaha. kwibuza; guhanuka; igitonyanga;
dressing igipfuko; ifumbire. kugwa; kurekura; ubusabusa;
dress-up pompaje. kureka.
dribble inkonda; gucira. drop anchor kurekeraho.
driblet igitonyanga. drop charges gukurirwaho
dried milk amata y'ifu. ibihano.
drift inkubiri; gushyoma; drop down guhanuka; kugwa;
guteshuka ku murongo; guhaba; kugabanuka.
ubusobanuro; guteshuka. drop in on gusura.
drifter impabe. drop in the bucket ubusabusa.
driin gucengeza. drop out guhara.
driin kwiyuhira. droplet igifuro; urufuro; ifuro;
drill guhugura; kwigisha. igitonyanga.
drink gusoma; ikinyobwa; proicyo droplets of moisture ikime;
kunywa; kunywa; ikirahuri; urume.
inzoga. dross inkamba; umwanda;
drinker umunywi. umuyonga; ico.
drinkiglass ikirahuri. drought amapfa.
drinkitrough urweguriro; ibuga; drove inteko.
ibibumbiro; ikibumbiro. drover umushumba.
drinkiwater amazi yo kunywa. drown kwica.
drion kwihutisha. drowse gusinzira.

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drub kunesha; gutsinda; dude umunyamujyi; nterj. sha.

kugaruza umuheto; kwigarurira; dudgeon umwaga.
kuganza. duds imyenda; umwambaro.
drudge gukora; umukozi. due punishment igihano.
drug ikiyobyabwenge; umuti. due south amajyepfo.
drug addict duel urugamba; intambara;
drug dealing ubucuruzi guhatanira; guhatana; kurwana.
bw'ibiyobyabwenge. duenna umurinzi;
druggy umuherekezabari.
drugs (LSD) ikiyobyabwenge LDS. dues ubukode; igiciro.
drugstore farumasi; inzu z'imiti. dugout ubwato.
drugstore (AmE) ifarumasi. dugout driver umusare.
drum umutende; ingoma. dukedom ubwami.
drum stick umurishyo. dull umuswa; kugabanya
drumbeat ibihubi. umurego; kugabanya ubukana;
drumbeats umurishyo w'ingoma. gutesha icyizere; gisanzwe; guha
drunk magara y'agacuma; kazizi; isura mbi; indangare;
nzogiroshya. guharabika.
drunkard umusinzi. dumb umuswa.
drunkenness isindwe; agatama; dumbbell igicucu; injiji; umuswa.
akayoga; inzoga; ubusinzi. dumbfound gutangaza.
drunkered magara y'agacuma; dumbfounded wamwaye; wagize
nzogiroshya; kazizi. ipfunwe.
dry kumutsa. dummkopf ikigoryi; igicucu;
dry batteries amabuye; pl. ikijibwe.
amanda. dummy igicucu; buragi;
dry goods igitambaro. icyiganano; injiji; ikigoryi;
dry nurse umurezi w'abana. ikigoryi; igicucu; ikimara;
dryness in the mouth akanyota; umuswa; igicucu; ikijibwe.
inyota. dummy (BrE) akonkero.
DT's ubusinzi. dump akaruri.
dub kwita. dun ikivuzo.
dubiety ikibazo. dunce igicucu; ingwizamurongo;
dubious gishidikanywaho; ikijibwe; ikimara; igicucu;
ukekwaho. ikigoryi; ikigoryi; igicucu;
duchy ubwami. umuswa; injiji.
duck kunama; imbata; duncelike umuswa.
gutsinsura; igishuhe; dunderhead igicucu; ikigoryi;
kwirwanaho. ikijibwe.
duck one's duty kwirwaza. dune agasozi.
duckling agashwi k'igishuhe. dung ifumbire; amase.
duct agasabo; igituba.

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dungeon uburoko; ipirizo; igereza; dweeb nyamujyiyobijya;

igasho. inkomamashyi.
dunk kwibira. dwell gutura; gucumbika.
dupe kwiba; ikigoryi; guhuguza; dwell in gutura.
ikimara; koshya; gukimu dwell on gutsindagiriza;
magambo; igicucu; kunyanganya. gushimangira; gutsindagira;
duplicate gucapurura; kongera; kwibanda; kwizimba.
kwandukura. dwell upon kuzirikana.
duplicity ubutiriganya; iryenge; dwelling inturo; icumbi; indaro;
uburyarya; ubuhemu; iyeri; inzu; aho abarizwa; inyumba;
uburiganya. imiturire; intaho; inyumba;
durability uburambe; aderesi; ubuturo; aderese; indiri;
ubukomere. aho umuntu abarizwa.
durable kiramba; kimara igihe; dwelliplace icumbi; inyumba;
gikomeye; twibanire. inturo; imiturire; inyumba;
duration igihe; igihe igikorwa intaho; ubuturo; inzu; indiri.
kimara. dwelliplace of the righteous after
duration of life imyaka. death ijuru.
during muri; mu; mu gihe. dwindle kunyanyagira;
dusk akabwibwi; ijoro; umwijima. gukendera; kugabanya ubukana;
duskiness umwijima. kwikanya; guhosha; kuyoyoka;
dusky cyijimye. kunaniza; kugabanya umurego;
dust ivumbi; umukungugu; ico; guhomboka.
umwanda; guhanagura. dybbuk umuzimu.
dustbin igisanduku bamenamo dye kwirabuza.
imyanda; ipubele. dynamic kinogeye; kiboneye;
Dutch igiholandi. kinoze; ingirakamaro.
Dutchman umuholandi. dynamite heroyine.
duty igishishikaje; umurimo; dynast umutegetsi.
umurimo; akazi; icyate; dynastic drum ingabe.
igihangayikishije; umumaro; dynastic poem igisigo; ikinyeto.
inshingano. dynasty inzu; ubwoko;
DVD dividi; devede. umuryango.
dwarf igikuri. dysentry macinya; myambi;
dwarfish kanuru; kanunuya; macinya myambi; amacinya.
kaninira; kanuya; kanzinya;
kanzunyu; kaninira; kigufi;
kanzugunyu; kanzizinya;
kanunuru; kanzugurunya;
kanzugurunyu.

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E - e

each proburi; wese. early warnisystems uburyo

each one buri wese. buburira hakiri kare.
each person aburi muntu. early, ahead of time mbere
eager cyifuza; kirota; ufite ingufu; y'igihe.
gifite umwete; umunyamurava; earmark akarango; ikimenyetso;
ugifite imbaraga; ugikomeye; kugenera.
gifite ishyaka; w'umuhanga; earn gushyika; gufata; gusarura.
wumvuba; w'umutwe ufungutse; earn one's living gushaka
w'ikimene; umunyamwete. imibereho.
eager beaver umukozi. earn salary gufata umushahara.
eagerly an'umuhate. earnest gifite ishyaka; ufite
eagerness ingoga; ibakwe; ingufu; umunyamwete;
ishyaka. umurakare; utishimye;
eagle kagoma; icyanira. umunyamurava; gifite umwete.
ear ugutwi. earnest attachment
eardrum ingoma y'ugutwi. ukwihambira; ubudatenguha;
earlier cyahise. ukwihebera; ukwitangira.
earliest umusangwabutaka; earnestly an'umuhate.
cy'umwimerere; kavukire. earnestness ubudahemuka;
earlobe igikobokobo cy'ugutwi. ishyaka.
early umutavu; cyambere mbere; earnings igihembo; umusaruro;
kare; mu rukerera; cya igihembo; amakiriro;
mugitondo; inkoko zanaga. umushahara.
early development intangiriro. earphone ekuteri.
early immigrant umwimukira earring iherena.
ahantu. ears amatwi.
early morning mu museso; ijoro. earth ifumbire y'imborera.
early night ijoro ritangiye. Earth Isi.
early on mu kanya; mu minsi ya earth ubutaka.
vuba aha. earthquake umutingito;
early Rwandan Hutu king umutingito w'isi.
umuhinza. earthworm umunyorogoto.

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ease kugabanya; eccentricity ubusembwa;

kumenyekanisha; kugabanya ubumuga; ubusazi; ibisazi.
ubukana; guhoza; koroshya; ecclesial by'itorero; bya Kiliziya.
kugabanya umurego. echo nyiramubande.
ease of movement ubwisanzure. ecligk e kubudika; kwijima;
ease up guha. gukuba; ubwirakabiri.
easily affected by emotion ecology ubumenyi bw'imibanire
umunyagishyika. y'ibinyabuzima.
easily led inkomamashyi; Economic conditions uko
nyamujyiyobijya. ubukungu buhagaze.
East aiburasirazuba. economic deprivation ihezwa ku
Easter Pasika. bukungu.
Easter card ikarita y'ubucuti. economic interest inyungu mu
Eastern Hemisphere by'ubukungu.
aiburasirazuba. economic king Mpibicuba;
easy rider Biramba ku iriba.
easy-view gisomeka. economic planning
eat gufungura; gusera mu nda; igenamigambi.
kuguga; kwikora ku munwa; economical gihendutse;
kurya; gushyira mu nda. by'ubukungu.
eat crow kwicuza. Economics ubukungu.
eat humble pie kwicuza. Economy ubukungu.
eat one's fill guhaga. economy izigamashusho.
eat one's words kwicuza. economy ubwiramire.
eat voraciously kwaya; gusesa. ecosystem indiri y'ibinyabuzima.
eatable kiribwa. ecstasy umunezero; umunezero;
eatables ibiryo; ifunguro. ikiyobyabwenge; ibyishimo
eatery resitora; urusamuriro; byuzuye; ihirwe; ukunyurwa.
uburiro; ifunguriro. ecstatic wishimye; cyishimye.
eatihabits indyo. Eden paradizo; Edeni; paradiso.
eating irya. edge imbago; inshunda;
eatiregimen indyo. urugabano; gutyaza; inkombe;
eatitable ameza. umupaka.
eats ifunguro; intungamubiri; edge of darkness akabwibwi.
ifunguro. edged gityaye.
eau amazi. edging inshunda.
ebb kwononekara; kuzahara; edible kiribwa.
gusubira irudubi; kugabanya edible animal flesh inyama.
umurego; kugabanya ubukana; edibles ibiryo; indyo; ifunguro.
kuyoyoka; kwangirika; edict iteka; icyemezo; iteka;
gukendera; kugezwayo; guhosha. ibwiriza.
eccentric kidasanzwe. edification uburezi; ubujijuke.

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edifice inyubako. effulgence umucyo (1); urumuri.

edify kugaragaza neza; kwigisha. effuse gusuka.
editorial ijambo ry'ibanze. effusion umuvumba.
educate guhugura; kwigisha. effusive indondogozi; inkotsa.
educated warezwe. eg abbreUrg.
educated class inteko y'abize. egg ibya; igi.
educated person injijuke. egg on kwihutisha; koshya
education uburezi. gukora nabi; kwihutisha.
educator umurezi; umwarimu. egg yolk umuhondo w'igi.
eduction icogora; igabanuka. egghead injijuke; umunyabwenge.
effect igihembo; kuba inkomoko eggplant ikibiringanya.
y'ikintu; kuba imvay'ikintu; eggpla(AmE) urutoryi.
kugera; kubyara; gutera; eggs amagi.
kurangiza; gutuma; umusaruro; egoism ubwirasi.
inkurikizi; gukurura; kuzanira; egoist uwikunda.
kwadukana. egotism ubwirasi.
effect an agreement guhuza; egress urugi; umuryango ujya
kumvikanisha. hanze; umuryango; urusohokero.
effective kinogeye; kinogeye; Egypt Misiri; Egiputa.
w'umunyembaraga; Egyptian umunyamisiri.
ingirakamaro; kiboneye; eight umunani.
w'umunyagitsure; kinoze; eight clock. saa mbiri.
ushoboye. eight hundred maganinani.
effectiveness igihamya. eight o'clock saa mbiri y'ijoro.
effects umutungo. eight thousaeight hundred (and)
effectual kinogeye; kiboneye; ninety-two ibihumbi
gikora; kinoze; ingirakamaro. munamaganinamirongwinan'um
effectuate kugera; kurangiza. unani.
effectuation ibyazamutungo. eight thousand ibihumbi
effervescewater amazi asukujwe umunani.
umwuka. eighteen cumi n'umunani.
efficacious kiboneye; kinoze; eighth icya munani.
kinogeye; ingirakamaro. eighty mirongo inani.
efficient ushoboye; kiboneye; eitghteen hours saa kumi
kinoze; kinogeye; ingirakamaro. n'ebyiri.
effort umurimo; irangira; eith thirty saa mbiri
ibyagezweho; igerageza; iyuzura; mirongwitatu.
icyagezweho; irangiza; umusozo; either way inzira zombi.
ingunga. ejaculate gusohora; amasohoro.
effortful gisaba ingufu nyinshi; eject gukuraho; (ikirunga).
gisaba imbaraga; uruhanyije; kuruka; gucira.
ukomeye. El Salvador Elisaluvadori.

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elaboration ubukomere; electronic computer orudinateri;

umutako; ubuyoberane. icyuma kabuhariwe; icyuma
eland inimba. nyoroshya-nyihutishamirimo;
elate gushimisha. icyuma rukomatanyamirimo;
elated cyishimye; cyishimye; icyuma kabuhariwe mu kubara.
kinezerewe; wishimye. electronic mail
elation ibyishimo; umunezero; ubutumwancabyuma; imeli;
umunezero. imeyili.
elbow inkokora; gusunikana. elegance uburemere.
elbow room ubwisanzure. elegant cy'akataraboneka; myiza;
elctronic banking banki nziza cyane; akataraboneka;
nkoreshakoranabuhanga. uberewe; cy'igitangaza;
elder udukuriye. cy'agatangaza; cy'agahebuzo;
elder brother mukuru wa. agahebuzo; cyiza cyane;
elder sister mukuru wa. agatangaza.
elderly gishaje; rushaje; cyo ku elegy umuvugo.
bwa Gahindiro; ushaje; element ibanze; ugize ikintu;
abasheshe akanguhe; rikuze; ibidukikije.
rishaje. elementary cyishingiro; kamara;
elect gushungura; gufata; gutora; ngenderwho; shingiro; iby'ibanze;
guhitamo; kwiyemeza. nshinganwa; iby'ingenzi;
election itora. cy'ishingiro; nshingirwaho;
election choice ijwi. ishingiro; cy'ibanze.
elections amatora. elephant inzovu; heroyine.
electoral by'itora. elephantiasis imidido.
electoral campaign elephantine karahabutaka; cya
ukwiyamamaza. hambavu; umusozi wose; cya
electoral fraud aintimidation karahabutaka; kinicyane;
ihuguza n'iterabwoba mu kinibikabije.
matora. elevate guterura; kuzamura;
electric current amashanyarazi. gushyira ejuru; kungura;
electric light ampuru. kuzamura mu ntera; kwimiriza
electric power amashanyarazi. imbere.
electric wire urutsinga. elevated muremure; ukiranuka;
electricity amashanyarazi. cyisumbuyeho; intungane.
electrify gusamaza. elevated plain igitwa.
electrocute kwica. elevation uburemere; ikarita;
electrocution ubwicanyi. izamurwa mu ntera; umusozi;
electronic address aderese imeli. agasozi.
eleven ikipi; cumi rimwe.
eleven o'clock saa tanu.
elf umuzimu.

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elfin kigufi. embargo akato.

elicit guhata. embark from kugenda.
eligibility ukwemererwa. embark on gutangira.
eligible ukwiye; uwujuje embark upon kwinjira;
ibisabwa; umukandida; uwaka gufungura; gutangiza ku
akazi; uwiyamamaza; mugaragaro.
uwemerewe. embarrass gusebya; gutera
eliminate ugusiba; kurandura; icyugazi.
gusesa; kurimbura; embarrassed wagize ipfunwe;
itsembatsemba. wamwaye; kigaragaza ugucisha
elimination ihagarikwa; isenywa; make.
iseswa; icibwa; ubwicanyi; embarrassing kiruhanyije.
ikurwaho. embarrassment icyugazi;
elimination of illiteracy urukozasoni; igisebo.
kwigisha gusoma kwandika. embassy ambasade.
elites abeshi. embed gushinga imizi.
elocution iyatura; inozamvugo. embellish gutaka; gukabya;
elongate kudandura; kurambura. gukabiriza; guharaga; kungura;
eloquant intyoza. kunyomeka.
eloquence inezaruhame. embellished ikabya.
eloquent kinogeye; gisobanutse. embellishment umutako.
elsewhere ahandi. ember inkamba; umuyonga.
elucidate kugaragaza neza; embers umuyonga; inkamba.
gusobanurira; gusobanura; embezzle kwiba; kunyereza;
kwisobanura. kunyereza umutungo.
elude gutsinsura; kwigobotora; embezzlement ubujura.
kwirwanaho. embezzler umuhemu; ibandi;
Elysian fields ijuru. umujura.
Elysium ijuru. embittered urakaye.
emaciated bahinzoka. emblazon gutangaza.
emaciation indyo nkene. emblem idarapo; ibendera;
email imeli; kohereza imeyili. akarango.
email aderese imeli; embolden gushishikaza.
ubutumwancabyuma; kohereza embrace kwakiriza amaboko
imeli. yombi; kujogora; guhitamo;
email imeyili. gushyigikira; gutoranya;
email address aderese imeli. kwemeza; gushaka inshuti;
emancipate kwibohora; guhobera cyane.
kubohora; kwibohoza. embracing iteranya.
emancipation ubwigenge; embroider gukabiriza; gukabya;
ubwisanzure. kunyomeka.
emasculate kunaniza. embroilment impaka.

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embryo urusoro; urusoro. emphasis ishumangira;

embryonic kidakuze. ishimangira.
emerge kuboneka; kugaragara. emphasising gitsindagira.
emergence intangiriro. emphasize gushimangira;
emergency inzu y'indembe; kwibanda; kwizimba.
uburemere. emphatic intyoza;
emergency legislation w'umunyagitsure;
amategeko yo mu bihe w'umunyembaraga.
bidasanzwe. emphatically interj. yee; ukuri;
emergency room icyumba ntagushidikanya; yego.
cy'indembe. empire ubwami.
emigration ihunga. employ kwemeza; gukoresha;
eminence ijabo; ubuhangange; kwifashisha.
ubwamamare; uburemere; employed gihuze.
agasozi; umusozi; icyamamare; employee umuja; umukozi;
umukinnyi w'icyamamare. umukozi; umukozi.
eminent cyo kwibuka; employer umukoresha.
icyamamare; rukabuza; emporium amangazini; iduka.
cyisumbuyeho; ikirangirire. empower guha ubushobozi;
eminent, illustrious, notable, kongerera ubushobozi.
distinguished ikikimenyabose. empowerment uguha
emir umutegetsi. ubushobozi.
emissary intumwa; intumwa. empress umwamikazi.
emit kumena; guha; (ikirunga). emptied ubusa.
kuruka. emptiness icyuho.
emit flash or flashes of empty nkene; ubusa.
lightning kurabya. empty space umwobo.
Emmanuel Emanweli. empty-handed aimbokoboko.
emollient ipomade. empty-headed umuswa.
emolument umusaruro; emulate kwigana; gukurikiza;
igihembo; umushahara; gufataho urugero; kwigana;
igihembo. kwitara nka.
emotion (always pl.). enact gushyira mu bikorwa;
amarangamutima; umutima; guhatira; guhatirwa.
urukundo; igishyika. enactment icyemezo.
emotional umunyagishyika. encase gupfunyika; gufureba;
emotional attachment umwenda.
urukundo. enchant kureshya.
emotionalism (always pl.). enchanting cy'igikundiro; mwiza;
amarangamutima. gishimwa; cyiyubashye.
emotionally satisfying gikwiye. enchantment ubupfumu.
emperor umutegetsi. enchantress umupfumu.

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encircle gukikiza; kugota. endanger kudindiza; kwibasira;

encircle with belt gukenyera. kwibasira; gutera ubwoba.
enclose gukikiza; gupfuka; endangered kigeze ahaga.
gufureba; gutwikira; kugota; endangerment amakuba;
gupfunyika. kabutindi; imikiko; pl. ibizazane;
enclosure urugo. ingorane; amagume.
encomium imihayo; ibisingizo; endearing cy'igikundiro.
igisingizo. endeavor gukora; gushishikazwa;
encompass gukikiza; kugota. kugerageza; kwihatira; ingunga;
encompassing iteranya. igerageza; imikorere.
encounter intonganya; guhura; endemic kavukire;
ubushyamirane; urugamba; umusangwabutaka.
ihangana; umubonano; kurwana; ending ishyerezo; icibwa;
amakimbirane; guhangana; isenywa; indunduro; iherezo;
guhangara; imirwano; intambara. ikurwaho; ihagarikwa; iseswa;
encounter, confrontation umusozo; irangiza.
uguhura. endless kidatuza; gikomeza;
encourage koshya gukora nabi; urudaca.
kugira inama; guteza imbere; endlessly ubuziraherezo.
kumenyekanisha; gushishikaza; endometrium umworohera wo
gutiza umurindi. mu mura; umworohera wo mu
encouragement mura.
agahimbazamusyi; iyamamaza; endorse koshya gukora nabi;
inkunga; ubufasha; imfashanyo. gushimangira; guhamya.
encripton ubutumwa bufunze. endorsement ubuvugizi;
encroach gukosereza; kurengera. uruhushya; uburenganzira;
encroachment iyicategeko; inkunga; ubufasha; iyemeza;
akarengane. iyemeza; imfashanyo; icyemezo;
encrypt kudadira; gufunga. ihamya.
encumber kuzitira; kubangamira. endow kungura; guha; gutera
encumbrance umugogoro; inkunga.
umutwaro. endowed umunyamahirwe; uwo
encyclopaedia inkoranya imazasekeye; umunyamugisha;
nzimbuzi. uwo imayahaye.
encyclopedia inkoranya endowment ikigega; murage;
nzimbuzi. inkunga; ikiranga; impano;
end imperuka; kureka; umusozo; umunani.
ishyerezo; kurangira; gusesa; endurance umuhate;
iherezo; kuzuza; indunduro; ubworoherane; ubutarumikwa.
kurangiza; ubusobanuro; impera; endure kwihangana; kubaho;
amaherezo y'ubuzima. kurokoka; gukomeza;
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enduring kidapfa; gikomeza; engender kubyara; kuzanira;

kimara igihe. gutuma; kwadukana; kubyara;
enemies abanzi. guha.
enemy umwanzi; umuhizi; engine imoteri.
umubisha; urwanya; uhanganye; engineer umufundi; makanika;
uhatanira. umukanishi.
energetic cy'amavamuhira; ufite engioil amavuta ya moteri.
ingufu; w'umunyembaraga; engird gukikiza; kugota.
muzima; ufite umuhate; ugifite English icyongereza.
imbaraga; ugikomeye; English Department Agashami
umunyamurava; muryerye; k'Icyongereza.
intiganda; umunyamwete; Englishman umwongereza.
iberege; cy'ibakwe; Englishwoman umwongereza.
w'umunyagitsure; kibangutse. engraved block kashe; ikimangu;
energetically an'umuhate. ikashe.
energy intege; ubukaka; ingufu; engrossed gihuze; wibagirwa
mbaraga; sibo. cyane.
enervate kunaniza. enhance gukwirana, -nye;
enervated umunebwe; kumenyekanisha; kunoza;
umunengetsi. kugaragaza neza; kungura.
enfilade umuriro. enhancement iterambere;
enfold gutwikira; gukikiza; intambwe; amajyambere.
gupfuka; kugota. enigma ikibazo-kamenamutwe;
enfranchisement ubwisanzure. ikibazomayobera; ubufindo;
engage kurwana; gutegesha; ukwivuguruza.
guhatana; guhatanira. enigmatic kiyoberanye;
engage in kwitabira. kidasobanutse; cy'urwunge;
engage in conversation cyashoberanye.
kuganira; kuganira; kuganiriza. enjoin gutegeka; kugira inama;
engage in festivities kwizihiza. gutera; gutuma.
engage in surveillance gutata. enjoyable umwiza; gishimishije;
engaged cyateganyirijwe; gihuze; ihoho; gishamaje; akanyange;
ufite umuhate; intiganda. gishimishije.
engagement gahunda; uguhura; enjoyigood health gifite ubuzima
urugamba; randevu; bwiza.
ubushyamirane; intambara; enjoyment umunezero;
ihangana; imirwano; ihuriro; ibyishimo; ukunyurwa;
igihe n'aho guhurira; agashema; umukino; ibyishimo
amakimbirane. byuzuye; umunezero;
engaging ugwaneza; akanyamuneza; ishema;
cy'igikundiro; ubaneza n'abandi; ibyishimo.
umugwaneza.

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enlarge kwagura; kwikanyura; ensign igitambaro; ibendera;

kwagura; guhanika; kuzamura; idarapo; ibendera.
guteza imbere mu majyambere; ensignia ibendera; igitambaro.
kongera. enslavement ubuja; ubucakara.
enlarge by kongera. ensue kuba.
enlarge on gukabya; gukabiriza. ensuing bikurikiranye.
enlargement inyongera; enswerableness ugusobanura
izamurwa; iyongerwa; ihanikwa neza ibyo ushinzwe.
ry'ibiciro. entail sth in kugaragazwa;
enlighten kugaragaza neza; kwerekanwa.
kwigisha. entangle kuzambya ibintu;
enlightenment ubujijuke; gukomeza ibintu.
umuco; uburezi. entanglement ubukomere;
enlist in kwinjira. ubuyoberane.
enliven gushishikaza. entente amahoro.
enmity urwango; inabi; urwango; enter gucengeza; kwinjira;
urwango; ubucabiranyi; inyange. gushyikira; urwinjiriro; gushyika;
ennoble guhutura. gutama.
enormity uburemere. enter forcibly kwinjira ku ngufu.
enormous kinicyane; umusozi enter unlawfully kurengera;
wose; cya hambavu; gukosereza.
karahabutaka; kinibikabije; cya enter upon gutangira.
karahabutaka. enterprise umurimo; imikorere;
enough bihagije; gihagije. akazi; umurimo.
enough ato spare gihagije. enterpriser rwiyemezamirimo.
enquiry ubushakashatsi. enterprising umunyamurava;
enrage gushavura. ufite umuhate; umunyamwete;
enraged gikakaye; urakaye; ufite ingufu; umwihanduzacumu;
inkazi. intiganda.
enrapture gusamaza; entertain kuryoshya; kwakira;
gushimisha. kugira ubushobozi bwo kwakira;
enrich gukungahaza; kungura; gushimisha.
guhunda; gutaka; kurumbura. entertainer umukinnyi
enrichment umuco; umutako; w'ikinamico; umunyarubuga.
iterambere; intambwe; entertainment iteyateri; teyateri;
amajyambere. ikinamico; ikiganiro; umukino.
enroll in kwinjira. enthrall gushimisha.
ensconce gushinga imizi. enthrallment ubuja; ubucakara.
ensemble ikizima; imyenda; enthrone kwima.
umwambaro. enthusiasm ishyaka; umutima;
enshrine gutagatifuza; kirisima. ingoga; ibakwe; imbaraga;
enshroud guhamba; gutabazwa. ubutwari.

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enthusiast umwogezi; enunciate kubwira; kuvuga.

umuyoboke. enunciation inozamvugo; iyatura.
enthusiastic inkundarubyino; envelop gukikiza; umwenda;
umunyagishyika; gifite ishyaka; kugota; gupfuka; gutwikira.
cya cyana; cy'ubuto; cya gisore; envelope urwubati.
gifite umwete. enveloppe ibahasha.
entice koshya; kureshya. envious uwifuza.
enticement agahimbazamusyi. environment ibidukikije;
entire acyose; cyuzuye; ibidukikije.
kidatubijwe; kitageruye; kimwe; environmental protection
cyuzuye; prowose; kitagabanyije. ukurengera ibidukikije.
entire amount igiteranyo; envision kwitwararika;
prowose. gutekerezaho; guha agaciro;
entirely ahamwe; kwitaho.
ntagushidikanya. envoy intumwa; intumwa.
entirety igiteranyo; ikizima. envy ishyari.
entitle kwita. enwrap gupfunyika; gufureba;
entity umuryango. umwenda.
entomb gushyingura; kuzika; eof the execution impera
guhamba; gutabazwa. z'igikorwa.
entomology iyiganigwahabiri. eof the world ukuza kwa kabiri
entrance ukuhagera; urugi; kwa Kirisito.
gushimisha; umuryango; eon igihe.
ukugera; amaza; umwinjiro. epic umuvugo.
entranceway urugi; umuryango. epidemic ikiza; ibiza; icyorezo.
entrant umutangizi; umwiga. epididymis akarerantanga;
entrap guca igico. agasabo k'intanga.
entreat kwishingikiriza; kujurira; epigastrium inda.
kwitabaza; kwiyambaza; gusaba; epigram intego.
gutitiriza; gutakamba. epilegk y igicuri.
entrench gushinga imizi. epistle urwandiko; ibaruwa;
entrenchment ugushinga imizi. ibarwa.
entrepreneur umuherwe; epithalamic cy'abashakanye;
umugaga; rwiyemezamirimo; cy'ubushyingirwe.
uwagashize. epoch igihe; igihe.
entry umuryango; igicuruzwa; Equador Ekwateri; Ekwateri.
umwinjiriro; umwinjizo; urugi; equal bihwanye; kugereranywa;
umwinjiro. bisa.
enumerate kurondora; equal opportunities amahirwe
kurondora; kubara. angana.
enumeration ibarura ry'amajwi; equal opportunity uburinganire.
iteranya; urutonde; ilisiti. equal to gishoboye.

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 equality espy

equality uburinganire. erotism ikaburabitsina.

Equality before the law errand umurimo; icyate;
ukureshya imbere y'amategeko. umurimo; akazi.
equalize kureshyeshya. errant y'ibyaha.
equalizer imbunda. erroneous kidasobanutse;
equally ank'uko. kidahwitse; kidakwiye.
equate kugereranywa; erroneously anabi.
kugereranya. error ikosa; icyaha; iyicategeko.
equation inganyagaciro. ersatz umusimbura (2);
equilateral triangle umusigire; umusigarizi.
mpandeshatu ndinganire. ertilized ovum igi.
equilibrium iringaniza. erudite intiti.
equine ifarasi; ifarashi. eruditeness ubujijuke.
equipment igikoresho; erudition umuco; uburezi;
icyifashishwa. ubujijuke.
equipoise iringaniza. erythrina umuko; umurinzi.
equitable kitabogamye; escape gucika; gukikira;
ukiranuka; intungane. gukwepa; guhungana;
equivalence inso; isano. kwigobotora.
equivalent bisa; escape from guhunga;
insobanurwakimwe. kwamama.
equivaleword escheat izungura ritagira
insobanurwakimwe. nyiraryo.
equivocate kunyomeka. eschew kwihangana; kwanga
equivocation ikinyoma. urunuka; kwirengagiza; kwiziga;
era igihe; igihe. kwanga; kwigobotora; gukikira;
eradicate itsembatsemba; gusesa; kwifata; gukwepa; kurebaisesemi.
ugusiba. eschewal ubwizige.
eradication ihagarikwa; icibwa; escort umuherekeza; gushagara;
ikurwaho; iseswa; isenywa. inshuti; umuzamu; kugaragira;
erase itsembatsemba; ugusiba; umurinzi; incuti; guherekeza.
gusesa; kwica; kweza; ugusiba. esophagus (AmE) umuhogo.
eraser (AmE) igome. esoteric mboneshabwenge;
ere long mu minsi ya vuba aha; ndafuturwa; kitagaragara.
mu kanya. especially by'umwihariko.
erect gukora; kubaka; espionage agent maneko.
gukambika. espous kujogora.
erecting ubwubatsi. espousal ubuvugizi.
erectness ubuhagarare. espouse gutoranya; guhitamo;
erode guha isura mbi; gushyigikira; kwemeza; kwakiriza
guharabika; gutesha icyizere. amaboko yombi; gushyigikira.
erosion inkangu; isuri. espy kubona.

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 esquire ethnic persecution

esquire imfura. estimable kigaragara; indori;

essay umwandiko ntekerezo; kibikwiye; gikwiye guhabwa
kugerageza; inyandiko; agaciro; gifatika.
umwandiko ntekerezo; estimate gupimiranya;
icyandikwa. gucishiriza; icyiyumviro; uko
essence ishingiro; prowose; umuntu yumikintu; kubariranya.
ishingiro; ubusobanuro; estimated conj. nka; kijya
ububani. kungana; cyegereye.
essential cyishingiro; estimation igenagaciro;
cy'umwimerere; ibyibanze; ubwamamare.
cy'ibanze; cy'ishingiro; estimator umusesenguzi.
nshinganwa; cyimeza; ishingiro; estranged kitarangwa (ku
iby'ingenzi; nshingirwaho; muntu).
kigaragara; shingiro; iby'ibanze; et cetera conj. n'ibindi.
kamara; ibyo ugomba kuba etable ameza.
wujuje; kivukanywa; ibanze; etch gushushanya.
kamara; gifatika; ngenderwho. etc. conj. n'ibindi.
essential ingredient igikoze. eteriorate kuzahara.
essential part ishingiro. eternal gikomeza; ubuziraherezo;
establish gushimangira; kidapfa; kidatuza.
gukambika; guhatira; eternal bliss ijuru.
gukwirakwiza; gushyiraho; eternal life ubuzima bw'iteka.
gufungura; gusyiraho; kubiba; eternal sleep urupfu.
guhatirwa. eternally iteka ryose; iteka; iteka.
establish solidly gushinga imizi. ethe life of kwica.
established cya gihanga; cya ether ikirere.
gakondo; gisanzwe. ethical kibikwiye; umunyakuri;
establishment urugaga; intungane; ukiranuka; gikwiye
amangazini; uruganda; iduka; guhabwa agaciro.
itangizwa. ethical feelings agatimanama;
estate umunani; ubutunzi; agatima; umutimanana.
ubukungu; murage. Ethiopia Etiyopiya; Abisiniya.
esteem agaciro; gukunda; Ethiopian umunyetiyopiya; cyo
igisingizo; icyubahiro; ijabo; muri Etiyopiya.
ubuhangange; ubuhatsi; ethnic conflict
icyubahiro; gufata nk'amata ubushyamirabw'amoko.
y'abashyitsi; kubahiriza; ethnic discrimination ivangura
urukundo; ubwamamare; ry'amoko.
ubuhangange; ibisingizo; ethnic grougk amatsinda
imihayo. ndangabwoko.
esteemed rukabuza. ethnic persecution itotezwa
Esther Esitera. rishingiye ku bwoko.

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 etiology evident

etiology umuzi; inkomoko. even though nubwo; an'ubwo;

Eucharist ukarisitiya. kabone.
eulogize kuryoshyaryoshya. evenhanded kitabogamye.
eulogy imihayo; pl. imiganji; evening umwijima; ijoro;
icyishongoro; igisingizo; imigabo; umugoroba; akabwibwi.
bbreivg.; ibisingizo. evenings ibigoroba.
eunuch inkone. event icyabaye; umukino;
euphony umumuzika. icyabarore.
euphorbia umuyenzi. eventide akabwibwi; ijoro;
euphoria ihirwe. umwijima.
Eureka! Navumbuye! even-tempered gituje.
Euro iyero. ever iteka ryose.
Europe Uburayi. everglade igishanga.
European umunyaburayi; everlastifire Gehinomu; umuriro
umuzungu. utazima; umuriro w'iteka.
European countries ibihugu by'i everlasting gikomeza; kidapfa;
Burayi. ubuziraherezo; kidatuza.
euthanasia ugusonga; ihorahoza. everlastingly iteka; iteka ryose.
evacuate gutererana; guta; evermore iteka; iteka.
gukuraho. every proburi.
evade gukwepa; kwirwaza; every body buri wese.
gukikira. every one buri wese.
evaluate gusesengura. every time igihe cyose; buri gihe;
evaluation igenagaciro; iteka.
isuzumabikorwa; ibazwa; everybody isi.
isuzumamikorere; ihamyantego. everyday gisanzwe; buri munsi;
evaluator umusesenguzi; gisanzwe; kimenyerewe.
umushishozi. everyone isi.
evanesce gukendera; kuyoyoka. evict kunyaga.
evangelist intumwa. evidence ibyakusanyijwe;
evaporate kunyanyagira; akarango; gushyira ahabona;
guhomboka; kuyoyoka; ikimenyimenyi.
gukendera. evident cyigaragaza.
Eve Eva.
eve akabwibwi.
even gitengeneje; gisennye;
kiringanije; kabone.
even if nubwo.
even number umubare
ugabanyika kabiri.
even or odd number umubare.
even so cyakora.

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 evil excavation for burial

evil cyuzuye urwango; inkozi exactly ayego; ukuri;

y'ibibi; kinyamaswa; giteye ntagushidikanya; nterj. yee.
agahinda; icyaha; ibi; exagerate gukabya; gukabiriza.
akarengane; ubukozi bw'ibibi; exagerated story
igicumuro; cy'ubugome; cy'ibara; amakabyankuru.
cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; imeze nabi; exagereted sexual desire iruba.
y'ibyaha; cy'urukozasoni; exaggerated ikabya;
ubukurankota; cy'amahano; indengakamere.
cy'urukozasoni; kibabaje; exaggeration agakabyo.
ukiranirwa; umugizi wa nabi; exalt kubahiriza; gushishikaza;
ubunyamaswa; giteye ishozi; kirisima; gutagatifuza.
inyaryenge. exaltation igisingizo;
evil deed icyaha; iyicategeko. ugushengerera; ugushengera;
evil desire ibyifuzo bibi. icyubahiro; igitinyiro; ihirwe.
evil disposition ubucabiranyi. exalted nziza cyane;
evil eye umuvumo. cy'agahebuzo; cyiza cyane;
Evil One Shitani; pr. Lusiferi; cy'agatangaza; cy'akataraboneka;
Satani; umwanzi wa kera kare; cy'igitangaza; akataraboneka;
pr. Lusufero; inzoka ya kera kare; agahebuzo; agatangaza.
umwami w'umwijima; pr. exalted father Aburamu.
Lusuferi; Sekibi. exaltedness ihirwe.
evil plan umugambi mubisha. exam ikizamini; ikizami.
evil spell umuvumo. examination ikizami; igenzura;
evil ways itamurongo. ikizamini; ubushakashatsi.
evildoer umunyacyaha; examine kugenzura; kwitaho;
umunyabyaha. iperereza; gusuzumaubushishozi;
evildoing igicumuro; ubukozi gusuzuma; kurora; kwitwararika;
bw'ibibi. gukora iperereza; gucishamo
evil-looking umubi. amaso; gutekerezaho;
evil-minded inyaryenge. gusesengura; guha agaciro;
eviscerated womb umuroha. kureba; gusaka.
evolence ubucabiranyi. examiner umusesenguzi.
evolution intangiriro; iterambere. examiquickly kunyuzamo amaso.
ewe intama y'ingore. example umwimerere; bbreUrg.;
exacerbate kongera. isomo; urugero.
exact umunyabushishozi; exasperate kuburabuza;
imvaho. kuberabeza; guhangayikisha;
exact an eye for an eye kwivuna. gusesereza; kurakaza;
exact expiation guhora; guharahaza.
kwihimura. exasperated urakaye.
exact satisfaction for kwivuna. excavation ubucukuzi.
exacting gikomeye; wikariye. excavation for burial imva.

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 excellence Excuse!

excellence agaciro. exciting unezerewe;

excellent cyiza; cyiza cyane; igishiramuruho;
kibikwiye; gaheza; gikwiye w'umunyembaraga;
guhabwa agaciro; kinoze; w'umunyagitsure; uwishimye.
gihambaye. exclaim kuboroga; gutabaza;
except for usibye; uretse. gutaka.
exception irenzarugero; inenge. exclude kuzitira.
exception to the rule exclude light from gutuma
ubusembwa. hacura umwijima.
exceptional kinoze; cyiza; exclusive rukumbi; bwite.
gihambaye; kidasanzwe. exclusively prowenyine;
excess umusesekare; cyonyine; by'umwihariko.
indengakamere; urwunguko excommunication ubucibwe.
rwinshi; ubukire; umusesekare; excoriating kirakaza.
kirenze urugero; umusaruro excrement umwanda;
utubutse; ubukungu. umubyindi; ico; amabyi.
excessidevotion to martyrs excrescence ipfupfu.
ukwiyambaza abamaritiri excreta amabyi; ifumbire.
by'agakabyo. excretion amabyi.
excessive gihenze; excretory product amabyi.
indengakamere. excruciating kibabaza.
exchange gusimbuza; exctract kuramo.
guciririkanywa; kugurana; isoko. exculpate guhanaguraho icyaha;
exchange blows guhatanira; kubabarira; guca inkoizamba.
kurwana; guhatana. exculpation ibabarirwa ry'icyaha;
exchange of ideas imbabazi z'ibyaha; imbabazi;
kunguraibitekerezo. imbabazi.
exchange words kuvuga. excursion urugendo.
exchangiinformation excursionist umukerarugendo;
ihererekanyamakuru; mukerarugendo.
uguhanahaamakuru. excuse urwitwazo; guca
excitable umunyagishyika. inkoizamba; kubabarira;
excite gushyukwisha; gusobanura.
gushyushya; gushishikariza; excuse me Nsabye imbabazi;
gusamaza; gukangurira. mbabarira; ihangane; mbabarira.
excitement ibakwe; ingoga; excuse me please Nshobora
igishyika; umunezero. kugira icyo nagusaba?;
excite, thrill, get worked up mbabarira.
guhwitura. excused inyanzi; indakemwa.
Excuse! ihangane.

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 execrable existing

execrable giteye ishozi; exercise gutegura; umwitozo;

cy'ubugome; cy'ibara;
cy'amahano; giteye agahinda;
cy'urukozasoni; kibabaje.
execrate kurebaisesemi; kwanga;
kuvuma; kwanga urunuka.
execration umuvumo.
execute kurangiza; kwica;
kuzuza; gukora.
executicommittee nyobozi;
komite nyobozi.
executidirector shefu;
umucungamutungo.
executihead umuyobozi wa
guverinoma; umuperezida;
umuyobozi mukuru; umukuru
w'Igihugu.
executiofficer umuperezida;
umuyobozi wa guverinoma;
umukuru w'Igihugu; Perezida wa
Repubulika.
execution ibyazamutungo;
ubwicanyi; umurimo; iyuzuzwa;
irangiza; irangizwa; iyuzura;
isozwa; iyanzura.
ExecutiSecretary
umunyamabanga
nshingwabikorwa.
executive umukoresha.
executor abunganira imyuga.
exemplar umubyeyi.
exemplary intangarugero.
exemplify kugaragaza neza.
exempt indakemwa; inyanzi.
exempting ugusonerwa.
exemption ugusonerwa;
ubusonerwe; ubusonerwe.
exemption from control
ubwisanzure.
exercice duty amahoro
gasutamo.
kwigisha; umurimo; akazi;
kwifashisha; umukoro;
gukoresha; imyitozo.
exert kwifashisha; gukoresha.
exert force on gusunika.
exert influence gupolotika;
kwibariza; kwitambika.
exert oneself gukora.
exertion umurimo.
exhaust kunaniza.
exhaustation agacuho.
exhausted ubusa; cyashize;
nkene.
exhaustion ibura.
exhaustive icukumbura twose;
.yuzuye; yumvikana.
exhibit gusa; kubwira; gushyira
ahabona; kwibona.
exhibition imurikabikorwa.
exhilarate kunezerwa; wishima;
kwishyuka.
exhilarated kinezerewe;
wishimye; cyishimye; cyishimye.
exhilaration umunezero.
exhort kugira inama.
exhortation ibyifuzo; ijambo;
inamabyifuzo; imbwirwaruhame;
idisikuru.
exigency ubumenyi
mbanzirizagikorwa.
exile ihunga; ishyanga;
amahanga; ubuhunzi.
exist kurokoka; kwima; kubaho;
kuba.
exist in great numbers kuzura.
existence ukuhaba.
existent cy'ukuri; kigaragara;
gifatika.
ya existing kigezweho; cy'iki gihe;
cy'ukuri; kigaragara; gihuje
n'ukuri; gifatika.

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 exit expiration

exit urusohokero; kugenda; expect with pleasure

umuryango ujya hanze; gutegerezanya ubwuzu.
umuryango; urugi; ihunga. expectant kirota; cyifuza.
exlporer umuvumbuzi. expectation inzoza.
Exodus Iyimukamisiri. expected cyateguwe.
Exodus Kuva. expectorate gucira.
exodus ihunga. expedite kumenyekanisha;
exonerate guca inkoizamba; guhihibikanywa; guteza imbere;
guhanaguraho icyaha; kwihutisha.
kubabarira. expedition umuvuduko; ingoga;
exoneration ibabarirwa ry'icyaha; ibakwe; umunyaruko; urugendo.
imbabazi z'ibyaha; expeditious kibangutse; cyihuta;
uguhanagurwaho icyaha. yihuta.
exorbitant gihenze. expel (ikirunga). kuruka;
exorcise kugangahura; gukuraho; kunyaga.
kwirukaroho mbi; expenditure ubwishyu; igihombo.
kwirukaimyuka mibi. expense igiciro.
exorcism ubugangahuzi; expensive gihenze; gihenda.
umutongero. experience uburambe.
exorcisor umugangahuzi. experienced ushoboye; giciye
exorcist umugangahuzi. akenge; inararibonye; inzobere;
exorcize kwirukaroho mbi; gikuze; mukuru.
kwirukaimyuka mibi; experiment ingunga; igerageza.
kugangahura. expert umutsinzi; ushoboye;
exotic icyaduka; iyo bigwa; intiti; wumvuba; umunyempano;
ikimanuka; cy'ahandi; cya kure; umuhanga; umuhanga;
kitamenyerewe; cyo kuyindi si. umushishozi; w'umutwe
expand kuzamura; kwagura; ufungutse; ushoboye imirimo
guteza imbere mu majyambere; inyuranye; w'umuhanga; infml.
kwikanyura; kwagura; ikimene; w'ikimene.
gufungura; guhanika; expert in money matters
kudandura; gukingura; umunyemari; uwagashize;
kurambura; kongera. umukungu; umutunzi;
expanded arambuye; akanuye. umuherwe.
expanded, dilated ateze. expertise ubuhanga; ibigwi;
expanse ubuso. ubushobozi; ubuzobere;
expansion inyongera; izamurwa; ibyagezweho.
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; iyongerwa. expiration indunduro; umusozo.
expansive v.yuzuye; magari;
yumvikana; icukumbura twose.
expect gutegereza.

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 expire expunge

expire guhwera; kwitaba Imana; expose kwirega; kunaniza;

gupfa; gushira; gushiramo gushyira ahagaragara; kudindiza;
umwuka; gusaza; kurekeraho; gushyira ahabona; gushyira
guhanguka; gufunga amakofe; ahabona.
gutaha. exposed magari.
explain gusobanura; kugaragaza exposition imirikagurisha;
neza; gusobanura; gusobanurira. imyiyereko; umwiyereko.
explain one's intentions exposure to injury kabutindi;
kwisobanura. amakuba; pl. ibizazane; imikiko.
explain the sense of sth expound gusobanurira.
gufutura. expounded cyadukanywe;
explanation urwitwazo; cyahimbwe.
ubusobanuzi; isobanura. express gushushanya;
expletive imivumo. kigaragara; kubwira; gifite
explicate gusobanurira; ishingiro.
gusobanura. express appreciation to
explicit gifite ishingiro; gushima.
kigaragara; gisobanutse. express genuinely guhamya.
explode gusandara; gusandaza. express gratitude to gushima.
exploit irangiza; umusozo; express joy guseka.
gukoresha; icyagezweho; express mirth gukubita
kwifashisha; ibyagezweho; igitwenge; guseka.
irangira; igikorwa; iyuzura; express pity for kuborogera;
imikorere. kuganya.
exploited cyibasiwe. express regret kwicuza;
exploration ubushakashatsi; kwisegura.
igenzura. expressifeelings
explore gukurikirana; koga uguhanahaamakuru;
runono; gushakisha; guhiga ihererekanyamakuru.
bukware; ubushakashatsi; expressihate cyuzuye urwango.
gusuzumaubushishozi; guhiga; expression ijambo; imvugo; isura;
guhigisha uruhindu; gukora ibango; inshoberamahanga.
iperereza; kugenzura; gusuzuma; expression of goodwill isaruti.
gusaka; kogoga. expression of opinion ijwi.
Explorer Muvogeramasi. expressive gisobanutse.
explorer umwimukira ahantu. expressly by'umwihariko.
explosion isandara; inkuba. expressway umuhanda;
explosive inkuba. ibarabara; umuhanda; ibarabara.
exponent uwitangiye; ubwikube; expropriate gufata ku ngufu za
uwunganira; bwikube; Leta; gutwara ku ngufu za Leta.
umwunganizi. expunge ugusiba; kweza;
itsembatsemba.

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 expurgate extratnet

expurgate kweza. extirpate gusesa; kurandura;

exquisite umwiza; cy'igitangaza; kurimbura.
cy'agahebuzo; myiza; kinoze; extol kuryoshyaryoshya;
cyiza cyane; agatangaza; gushyigikira; kubahiriza.
akanyange; agahebuzo; ihoho; extol the virtues of kwizihiza.
cyiza; cy'agatangaza; extort guhata; kwiba.
akataraboneka; extra ikirenga; cy'inyongera;
cy'akataraboneka; nziza cyane. inyongera; inyongera; byongeye
extant kigifite agaciro; kandi; umurengera; onj. kandi;
kigikoreshwa. andi; proind. ayandi.
extefrom side to side ubwaguke. extract gutoranya; kujogora;
extemporize gutungura. guhitamo.
extend gukomeza; kurambura; extracted from byavuye.
kudandura; kwagura; extraction inkomoko;
kuvugurura; kurambura. umuryango; inzu; umuryango;
extended kirekire; ateze; inkomoko; igisekuru; inzu;
akanuye; arambuye. inkomoko.
extended, unfolded gikinguye. extracts ibyakuwe mu mwandiko.
extending iteranya. extradition ukohereza imfungwa
extension inyongera; inyongera; mu gihugu yakoreyemo icyaha.
ibikurikira; ishami; inyongera; extrajudicial executions
inyongera; ishami. irangizarubanza ritishingiwe
extensive karahabutaka; cya n'inkiko.
karahabutaka; umusozi wose; extramarital relations
yumvikana; kinicyane; ubusambanyi.
icukumbura twose; kigari; cya extraordinary cy'igitangaza;
hambavu; gisesuye; .yuzuye; gaheza; cy'agahebuzo;
gikungahaye; kinibikabije; cy'akataraboneka; kasha; cyiza
gikomeza. cyane; cy'akataraboneka;
extent ubunini; ubuso. agahebuzo; kidasanzwe;
exterior ubuso. gihambaye; cyo kwibuka;
exterminate kurimbura; kwica; agatangaza; cy'agahebuzo;
gusesa; kurandura; igitangaza; akataraboneka;
gutsembatsemba. cy'agatangaza; nziza cyane; byiza
extermination ubwicanyi; cyane; umwimerere; icyago.
itsembatsemba. extraordinary, formidable,
external gifatika; inyuma; terrible, incredible,
kigaragara. unbelievable kabutindi.
extinction isenywa; iseswa; extraterrestral cyo ku yindi si.
ikurwaho; ihagarikwa; icibwa. extratnet urubuga rwigenga
extinguish gusesa; ncungamishinga.
itsembatsemba.

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 extravagance e-mail

extravagance amangambure; eyeball ijisho.

ubugoryi; amagambure; ifuti. eyeball-to-eyeball encounter
extravagant umusozi wose; ihangana.
bitwara nabi; kinicyane; eyebrow igitsike.
kinibikabije; gihenze; eyebrows ibitsike.
indengakamere; cya eyeglasses amadarubindi.
karahabutaka; karahabutaka; eyelahses ingohe.
cya hambavu. eyelash ingohe.
extravaganza ikinamico; iteyateri; eyelid ikigohe.
teyateri. eyesight imirorere.
extreme giheruka; ufite eyetooth umukaka.
uruhande abogamiyeho; ufute eyewash amahomvu.
ubutagondwa; umupaka; eyewear amadarubindi.
indengakamere. eyewitness umugabo; inkusi.
extreme hunger inzara. eye-catching mwiza.
extremely large kinicyane; eye-filling mwiza.
umusozi wose; kinibikabije; cya Ezekiel Ezekiyeli.
hambavu; cya karahabutaka; Ezra Ezira.
karahabutaka. e- imiyoborere
extremely painful kibabaza. nkoreshakoranabuhanga.
extremist ufute ubutagondwa; e-advertising itangaza
impezanguni. nkoreshakoranabuhanga;
extremity urugabano. imenyekanishabikorwa rikoresha
extricate kubohora; kurwanaho. ikoranabuhanga.
extrication ubutabazi. e-applicant ushaka akazi
extroverted umunyakuri; udaca akoresheje interineti.
ku ruhande; utarimanganya; e-banking banki
udakikira ukuri (person); nkoreshakoranabuhanga.
udacabiranya. e-book igitabo gisomerwa kuri
exuberance umunezero. mudasobwa.
exuberant cyishimye; wishimye. e-businessman umucuruzi
exude kumena. nkoreshakoranabuhanga.
exult kunezerwa; kwishimira; e-businewoman umucuruzi
kwirata; kwishyuka; wishima. nkoreshakoranabuhanga.
exult in kwivuga ibigwi. e-candidat ushaka akazi
exultant cyishimye; wishimye. akoresheje interineti.
exultation ibyishimo; umunezero; E-Commerce Ubucuruzi
umunezero. nkoresha koranabuhanga mu
ex-, former uwahoze. isakazabumenyi.
eye kubona; imirorere; ijisho. e-magazine ikinyamakuru
eye for an eye ihora. kiboneka kuri interineti.
eye glasses amadarubindi. e-mail kohereza imeyili.

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 e-mail e-zine

e-mail aderese imeli. e-mail client porogaramu

e-mail imeli; kohereza imeli; nyoherezabutumwa.
imeyili; ubutumwancabyuma. e-zine ikinyamakuru kiboneka
kuri interineti.

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 F fact-finding

F - f

F fa. facetiousness ishyengo;

fab gihambaye. amagambure; amangambure.
fable ikinyoma cyambaye ubusa; face-off ihangana.
igifitirano; agakuru. face-to-face aimbonankubone.
fabric igitambaro. face-to-face meeting ihangana.
fabricate guhimba; kunyomeka; facial features uruhanga.
guhimba; gutunganyiriza mu facial orifice umunwa.
ruganda; kubaka; gucisha mu facile w'ikimene; wumvuba;
ruganda; kuvangavanga; gukora; w'umutwe ufungutse;
gukorera mu ruganda; gucura w'umuhanga.
amagambo; kwigana; facility ubwiherero; ituwaleti;
kuvangitiranya. umusarani; iwese; ubugenge;
fabricated cyakozwe; urwiherero; ubuhanga;
cy'ubukorikori; cy'igihimbano. ubushobozi.
fabrication icyiganano; igifitirano; fact ukuri; imvaho.
ubwubatsi; ikinyoma; factfinding ubushakashatsi.
ibyazamutungo; ikinyoma faction ikipi; akazu.
cyambaye ubusa. factitious cy'ubukorikori;
fabricator umunyakinyoma. mpimbano.
fabulous mpimbano; cyiza cyane; factive abbrengs.
cy'agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka; factory uruganda; ibiro bya
gihambaye; byiza cyane; ubuso. polisi.
face guhatana; guhatanira; factotum umuja; umukozi.
guhura; ubuso; guhangara; mu facts ibyemezo; ibyakusanyijwe.
maso; guhangana; uruhanga. factual kigaragara; imvaho;
face covering impishasura. ndashidikanywaho; gihuje
face guard impishasura. n'ukuri; gifite ishingiro; nyakuri.
face to face aimbonankubone. factual foundation igihamya.
face up to guhangana; fact-findimissions amakomisiyo
guhangara. ashinzwe gushakisha
facet ikiranga. ibimenyetso.
facetious unezerewe; uwishimye; fact-finding ubucukumbuzi.
igishiramuruho.

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 faculty falliout

faculty ishami; ubushobozi; fairy tale ikinyoma cyambaye

ikiranga. ubusa; igifitirano.
Faculty of Ishami ry'Indimi. faith amiringiro; icyizere;
fad mode. ukwemera.
fade guhosha; guhomboka; faith in oneself ukwigiramo
kunaniza; kwangirika; icyizere; icyizere muri wowe.
kugabanya umurego; gusubira faithful umunyakuri;
irudubi; kugabanya ubukana; umunyabushishozi; imvaho.
kunyanyagira; kugezwayo; faithfulness ukwitangira;
kuzahara; kwononekara. ukwihebera; ukwihambira;
fade away kugabanya ubukana; ubudatenguha; ubudahemuka.
guhosha; kugabanya umurego. faithlessness uburiganya;
faeces umubyindi. ubuhemu.
fail kuyoyoka; gutsindwa; fake ifente; cy'igihimbano;
kunaniza; gukendera. icyiganano; umwigannyi;
fail to comply with kutumvira. kwigana.
fail to reach the mark kubura. faker umwigannyi.
fail to recollect kwibagirwa. fall kugabanuka; guhanuka;
fail to win gutsindwa. kugwa; isumo.
failing amakemwa; ugucikiza; fall apart gushya ubwoba.
kirwaye. fall away kugabanya ubukana;
failure ugucikiza; ibyago; kugabanya umurego; guhosha.
amakuba. fall for kwemera; emera; kwizera.
failure to win itsindwa. fall heir to kuragwa.
faint kurabirana; kuraba. fall ill kurwara.
fair gikwiye; umwiza; cyiza; cyo fall off kugezwayo; kugabanya
mu rugero; ukiranuka; gikwiye; ubukana; gukendera; kugabanya
umunyakuri; intungane; umurego; guhosha; kwangirika;
akanyange; kitabogamye; kwononekara; kuzahara;
intabera; mwiza; ukudatonesha gusubira irudubi; kuyoyoka.
bamwe; ihoho; umuzungu; fall on bended knee gusenga.
mwiza. fall out gutongana.
fair asquare umunyakuri. fall short of kubura.
fair play uburinganire. fall to gutangira.
fair sex igitsinagore. fall upon gusimbukira.
fair treatment uburinganire. fall victim to guhanguka.
fair trial urubanza rw'intabera. fallacious kidakwiye;
fairly ubutagerura. kidasobanutse; kidahwitse.
fairness uburinganire. fallacy amahomvu;
fairy umuzimu. ubunyabasazi.
fairy godmother umugiraneza; fallen woman indaya.
umubyeyi. falliout ubwumvikabuke.

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 Fallopian tube fantastic

Fallopian tube family umuryango; inzu; pl.

umuyoborantangangore. abaturagihugu; umuryango;
fallow nkene. inkomoko; inkomoko;
false cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; imeze umuryango; imbuto; umuryango;
nabi; umugizi wa nabi; amaraso.
cy'urukozasoni; inkozi y'ibibi; family descent inkomoko;
ukiranirwa; cy'ikinyoma; igisekuru.
cy'igihimbano; ibi. family group ubwoko.
false accusation ikinyoma family home urugo.
cyambaye ubusa; igifitirano. family jewels imboro.
false face impishasura. family line umuryango.
false friend umugambanyi; intati. family planning ukuboneza
false statement pl. ibitutsi. imbyaro.
false story ikinyoma. family tree amasekuru;
falsehearted aphr.. bya kiboko. ibisekuru; igisekuru; inkomoko.
falsehood igifitirano; ikinyoma famine akanda; inzara.
cyambaye ubusa; pl. ibitutsi; famish kwigomwa; kwiyiriza;
ubunyabasazi; ikinyoma; gusonza.
amahomvu. famishment inzara.
falseness ubuhemu; uburiganya. famous icyogere; rukabuza;
falsification ikinyoma. ikimenyabose; cyo kwibuka;
falsifier umunyakinyoma. ikirangirire.
falsify kwigana; kunyomeka. famous person umukinnyi
falter kurekeraho. w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
fame ubuhangange; ishya; fan umwogezi; urugamba rwo
ubwamamare; ijabo. gutsinda; umuyoboke.
famed rukabuza; ikirangirire; fanatic gifite umwete; gifite
icyamamare. ishyaka; umwogezi.
famed, well-knownoted, fanatical inkundarubyino.
celebrated, prominent, fanaticism ishyaka.
renowned, far-famed fancied mpimbano.
ikikimenyabose. fanciful mpimbano; ubwiyemezi;
famil imbuto. cy'igihimbano; igihimbano;
familiar kimenyerewe; gisanzwe; mwiyemezi.
gisanzwe. fancy igihimbano.
familiarity ubumenyi rusange; fancy man
umubano; ubucuti; ubumenyi; fancy that interj. aa!
ubucuti; ubufatanye. fanfare iyamamaza.
fantastic cy'akataraboneka;
cy'agahebuzo; cy'ubugoryi; cyiza
cyane; mpimbano; gihambaye;
cy'ubucucu; byiza cyane.

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 fantasy fatherland

fantasy inkuru mpimbano; far-out kidasobanutse;

ikiyobyabwenge. kidahwitse; kidakwiye.
FAO Umuryango w'Abibumbye far-ranging kigari.
Wita ku buhinzi n'Ibiribwa. far-reaching kigari.
FAQ isubiza bibazo bibazwa far-removed cya kure; iyo bigwa.
kenshi. fascinate gushimisha; kureshya.
far cya kure; iyo bigwa. fascism ubutegetsi bw'igitugu.
far away kure cyane. fashion ukuntu; kubaka;
far from gihabanye; gukorera mu ruganda; guhimba;
gitandukanye. mode; gukora; gutunganyiriza
faraway cya kure; wibagirwa mu ruganda; akageni; gucisha
cyane; iyo bigwa. mu ruganda.
farce ishyengo; teyateri; fashionable kigezweho; cy'ubu.
ikinamico; iteyateri. fashioned cy'ubukorikori.
farcical cy'ubugoryi; cy'ubucucu. fashioning ubwubatsi.
fare ifunguro; ifunguro. fast gusonza; kwigomwa; vuba;
fare well gusagamba. vuba vuba; kibangutse; bitwara
farewell angaho; ku mana; nabi; gusiba; kwiyiriza.
ah'ikindi gihe; usigare amahoro. fasten kujisha; gukenyera;
farewell, good-bye, so long, guhuza; gutera umusumari.
Godspeed 2pers. urabeho. fasten together guhuza.
farm urwuri; umurima; igikingi; fastenidevice iserire y'urugi.
guhinga. fastening urutsinga; iserire
farm animal igikoko; igisimba; y'urugi.
inyamaswa. fastenings umurunga; umugozi.
farmer umworozi; umutunzi; fastidious myiza; intanyurwa;
umuhinzi; umuhinzimworozi. ntamunoza.
farming ubuhinzi. fasting ukwigomwa.
farmivillage umudugudu; fastly avuba; vuba vuba.
umusozi; urusisiro. fat kibyibushye cyane.
farsightedness imbonakure. fat chance amahirwe make.
fart gusura; umusuzi; guhwema. fatal yica; cyicana.
farthest giheruka. fatality ubwicanyi.
far, loway, at great distance, fate ihirwe; amahirwe; amahirwe;
distantly, deeply, to remote amahirwe; ishaba.
point, to distapoint, yonder, father umwigisha; isoko; dawe;
afar, beyorange, futher, away amavu; inkomoko; kubyara;
akure. umubyeyi; umuhanzi.
far-famed icyamamare; Father Dawe.
ikirangirire. father isoko; data; umuhimbyi;
far-flung kigari. hirya y'ibi.
far-off cya kure; iyo bigwa. fatherland igihugu kavukire.

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 fatherless feats of arms

fatherless utagira se. favorite inkoramutima; umutoni;

father's brother data wacu. inkundwakazi; inshuti; magara
father's elder brother data wacu. ntunsige.
father's elder sister masenge. favoritism ivangura; akarengane;
father's younger brother data itonesha.
wacu. favour kubera; gutonesha.
father's yousister masenge. fawn upon gucaura;
father, author, begetter imvano. kurambagiza.
fathom gusobanura; gusanga; fawner inkomamashyi;
gusobanukirwa; kwisobanura; nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi;
gucengera; kumva; gufutukirwa. nyamujyiyobijya.
fatiguing gisaba imbaraga; gisaba fawning ubucakura.
ingufu nyinshi; uruhanyije; fazed wagize ipfunwe; wamwaye.
ukomeye. feaces matter amabyi.
fats urugimbu. fealty ukwitangira; ukwihambira;
fatu ifuti; ubugoryi. ubudatenguha; ukwihebera;
fatuity ubusazi; ubupfu; ubudahemuka.
ubugoryi. fear irangira; iyuzura; ubwoba;
fatuous ikizeze; cy'ubucucu; icyagezweho; umusozo; irangiza;
igicucu; ikinnyeteri; cy'ubugoryi. icyoba; ibyagezweho;
fatuous remark ifuti. ubukangarane; umuhangayiko.
fault uwarezwe; ikosa; fear atrembling ubukangarane;
amakemwa. icyoba.
faultfinding umwijujuto. fear of danger ubukangarane.
faultily anabi. fearful cyikariye; gikaze;
faultless nzirabwandu; kizira gikarishye; kibi cyane; giteye
amakosa; nta busembwa. ubwoba; gikakaye; inkazi;
faults amakosa. gikakaye.
faulty w'umuswa; kibi. fearless Inzirabwoba.
favor gutonesha; guteza imbere; fearless fighter inkaka.
gushyigikira; umugisha; gutiza fearlessness umutima; imbaraga;
umurindi; mode. umwete; umuhate; ubutwari;
favor owed inshingano. ubutwari; ubutwari.
favorable cy'amahirwe; gihire. feasable gikoreka.
favorable mention ukuvugwa feast kurya; ifunguro; ibirori;
neza; ishimwa. ifunguro; kwikora ku munwa;
favored umunyamugisha; gufungura.
umunyamahirwe; uwo feat igikorwa; ubufindo;
imazasekeye; uwo imayahaye. imikorere.
favoridrastic reforms ufute feather the nest of gukungahaza.
ubutagondwa. feathered arrow intanage.
feats of arms imyasiro.

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 feature fellow creature

feature ishimangira; ikiranga; feel aversion toward kwanga;

akarango; ishumangira; kurebaisesemi; kwanga urunuka.
gushimangira; kwizimba; feel certain kumenya.
gutsindagiriza; gutsindagira; feel distress kubabara.
ikimenyetso; kwibanda. feel distress over kwicuza.
feature (distinguishing) feel goodwill toward gukunda.
akarango. feel honestly guhamya.
features uruhanga. feel one's way kujirajira;
February Gashyantare; ukwezi kujarajara; kujijita.
kwa kabiri. feel pain kubabara.
fecal movement amabyi. feel remorse for kwicuza.
feces amabyi; ifumbire; feel sick kumurwaye.
umubyindi. feel solicitude for gukunda.
feckless ikiremba. feel sorrow for kwicuza.
fecundate gutera inda. feel sorry for s.o kubabarira.
fecundity uruyundo. feel sure of gushingira.
fed umupolisi. feel tenderness toward gukunda.
federate kubumba; gusanga; feel uneasy guhangayika;
kwiyunga. guhangayikishwa; kugira
federated cyiyunze. umutima uhagaze.
federation ishyirahamwe; feel warmly toward gukunda.
umuryango; ikipi; urugaga; feeler agahembe.
umuryango; federasiyo; feelihunger gishonje.
impuzamashyirahamwe. feeling ububogame; ingoga;
fee umushahara; igiciro; ifagitiri; (always pl.). amarangamutima;
ubukode; inyemezabuguzi; ibakwe; inkubiri.
igihembo. feelings umutima.
feeble umunyamagara make; feeliof beiwarm ubususuruke.
urwaragurika. fees pl. amafaranga.
feebleness icyangwe. feet pl. ibirenge.
feed kurya; kugabura; gufungura; feigned cy'igihimbano.
gutamika; kwikora ku munwa. feint amayeri.
feed fire kwenyegeza. felicitate gushima; gushimagiza.
feed uncooked food kujabura. felicitous gihire.
feed with nutrients kurumbura. felicity ihirwe; umunezero.
feeder ishami. feline injangwe.
feeding imirire. fell gikakaye; inkazi.
feel kugaragura. felling ugutsinda ibiti.
feel about kujarajara; kujirajira; fellow umugabo; uwitabiriye
kujijita. inama.
feel amorous toward gukunda. fellow creature ikiremwa;
ikinyabuzima.

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 fellow feeling
fellow feeling impuhwe;
imbabazi; ubuntu; urukundo.
fellow student mugenzi wawe.
fellowship ubwumvikane;
ubunyamuryango; umubano;
ubucuti; ubuvandimwe; inkunga
y'amafaranga; ubufatanye;
ubucuti; umuryango; ubumwe;
urugaga.
felon umugizi wa nabi.
felonious kinyuranye
n'amategeko; kibujijwe;
kitemewe; ntamuco.
felo-de-se ubwiyahuzi.
female umugore; bya kigore; cya
kigore.
female child umukobwa.
female genital mutilation
igenyagitsinagore.
female genitalia igituba.
female magician umupfumu.
female monarch umwamikazi.
female of the domestic fowl
inkokokazi.
female servant umuyaya.
female sex igitsinagore.
female sheep intama y'ingore.
femaleness igitsina.
females igitsinagore.
feminine cya kigore; bya kigore.
femininity igitsina.
femur ukuguru.
fen igishanga.
fence uruzitiro; urusika;
urupangu; uruzitiro; urukuta.
fence in kugota; gukikiza.
fence of shrubs uruzitiro.
Fench people pl. abafaransa.
feoff kwirwanaho; gukwepa;
gutsinsura; gukikira.
feral gikakaye; inkazi.
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ferment akaduruvayo;
kurundanya.
ferocious inkazi; gikakaye.
ferocity amakare; ubunyamaswa.
ferret out gushakisha; guhiga.
fertility uburumbuke.
fertilization itwita.
fertilize gutera inda; kurumbura.
fertilized ovum urusoro;
urusoro.
fertilizer ifumbire; ifumbire.
fertilizers ifumbire mvaruganda;
inyongeramusaruro.
fervent gifite umwete; gifite
ishyaka; umunyagishyika.
fervid gifite ishyaka; gifite
umwete.
fervor ishyaka; ingoga; inyota;
igishyika; ibakwe.
fester ikibyimba; igishute.
festival umunsi mukuru; ibirori.
festivities ibirori.
festoon gutaka; guharaga.
fetch gufata; gutwara; kuzana.
fetching cyiza; cy'igikundiro.
fete ibirori; umunsi mukuru.
fetish inzaratsi; igiheko.
fetishism ubupfumu.
fetter kubangamira.
fetters umurunga; ubucakara;
umugozi; ubuja.
fettle, in shape muzima; iberege;
muryerye.
feud intonganya; gutongana;
guhatana; guhatanira.
feudal labour system igihe;
uburetwa.
feudal principles apractices
ubuhake.
feudal system ubuhake.
feudalism ubuhake.
feudatory umugaragu.
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fever umuriro; intandara. fiery gishyushye cyane;

feverishness N. ibakwe; ingoga. umunyagishyika.
few bike cyane. fiesta ibirori; umunsi mukuru.
fiarts ubugenimberajisho. fifault gutongana.
fiavisit gusura. fifth icya gatanu.
fia.m. saa kumi n'imwe za fifth columnist maneko;
mugitondo. umugambanyi; intati.
fib igifitirano; ikinyoma; ikinyoma fifty mirongwitanu.
cyambaye ubusa; kunyomeka. fig tree igitoma; ikidobori;
fibber umunyakinyoma. umurehe.
fibre ubukoco. fight urugamba; guhiga;
fibula ukuguru. gukimbirana; impaka; kurwana;
fiction ikinyoma cyambaye guhanyanyaza; guhangana;
ubusa; ikinyoma; inkuru intonganya; amakimbirane;
mpimbano; igihimbano; guhangana; imirwano;
igifitirano. gutongana; iteranamagambo;
fictional igihimbano. guteraamagambo; intambara;
fictional person umukinnyi. rwaserera; guhatana;
fictious mpimbano. amakimbirane; guhangana;
fictitious igihimbano; mpimbano; gukomeza umutsi;
cy'igihimbano. ubushyamirane; guhatanira.
ficus trees pl. imivumu. fight against guhangana;
fiddle-faddle amangambure; gukomeza umutsi; kurwanya;
amagambure. guhanyanyaza.
fidelity ubudahemuka. fight for guharanira.
fief igikingi. fight shy of gutsinsura;
field urukiniro; ubwami; ikibuga; kwirwanaho.
urubuga; icyigwa; isambu; fighter uhatanye; upiganwa;
urugerero; somo; umurima; urushanwa.
urugamba; sitade. fighting irushanwa; intambara;
field marshal ukuriye abandi. urugamba; cyahangana;
field visit urugendoshuri. intambara.
fiend igisimba; ikirura; fightispirit ubushotoranyi.
inyamaswa; umwogezi; igikoko. figment igihimbano.
fiendish kinyamaswa; figmental mpimbano.
ubunyamaswa; inyaryenge; figurative ikigenekerejwe.
ubukurankota. figure umubarwa; igiciro;
fierce gifite umwete; gikakaye; ishusho; umubare; umubare.
gifite ishyaka; inkazi. figure out gucengera.
fierceness ishyaka; ingoga; figure up kongera.
ubunyamaswa; ibakwe. figures icyavuye mu ibarura;
ibyakusanyijwe.

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 figure-eight knot finding

figure-eight knot ipfundo. film of precipitation urume;

fihundred maganatanu; ikime.
magaatanu. films sinema.
fiinformation in book gushakira filter akayunguruzo.
mu gitabo. filters utuyunguruzo.
fiinnocent guhanaguraho icyaha. filth ubuhumane; umwanda;
filch kunyereza; kwiba. umupolisi; ubwandu; polisi; ico;
filcher umujura. ubwandure; ubwandure.
filching ubujura. filthy giteye isoni; cyanduye;
file umurongo; umuseno; kidahanaguye; gifite umwanda;
umutambagiro; gusaba kwinjira; ntokozamuco.
gushyingura inyandiko; dosiye; filthy substance ico; umwanda.
idosiye; urushorerane. fimillion miliyoeshanu.
file by kugenda kuri gahunda. fiminutes past nine saa tatu
file teeth gusongoza amenyo. n'iminota itanu.
File Transfer Protocol fimonths amezi atanu.
Iyoherezabutumwa bwa final umukiurangiza; giheruka.
Interineti. final provisions ingingo
File Transfer Protocol client z'inzibacyuho n'izisoza.
porogaramu nyoherebutumwa final score amanota ndakuka.
bwa Interineti. final statement umwanzuro.
filicabinet idosiye; dosiye. final whistle ifirimbi ya nyuma.
filiof charges igikurikiranywe mu final written will umurage.
rubanza. finale indunduro; umusozo.
fill gufunga; gukwirakwira; finalist student umunyeshuri
gufigiza; guhaza. urangiza.
fill in gufunga; gusigariraho. finality amaherezo y'ubuzima.
fill or supply with light finance gutera inkunga.
gusobanura neza; kumurika; financer umuterankunga.
kumurukira. financial y'imari.
fill the place of gusimbura; financial plan ingengo y'imari.
gusimbura. financial record konti.
fill up gufunga. financial statement konti;
fill with ardor gushyushya; ingengo y'imari.
gukangurira; gushishikariza. financial support inkunga.
fill with life or strength financier umukungu; umuherwe;
gushishikaza. umunyemari; uwagashize;
filly ifarasi; ifarashi. umutunzi.
fill-in umusigire; umusigarizi; find gucungacunga.
umusimbura (2). finding ubushishozi bw'urukiko;
film amagaragamba; igitambaro; icyemezo cy'urukiko.
ifilimi; ifilimi.

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 fine first of all

fine mwiza; nziza cyane; firebrand gashozantambara;

cy'akataraboneka; ihazabu; urumuri; ifumba; ikara;
akataraboneka; myiza; rukongezi.
agatangaza; cy'agatangaza; fired umushomeri.
gityaye; gihambaye; kinoze; byiza firefight urugamba; intambara.
cyane; agahebuzo; cy'agahebuzo; fireplace iziko; amashyiga.
cyiza; cy'igitangaza; cyiza cyane. firepulsive kurebaisesemi;
fine cy'agahebuzo; icyiza; kwanga urunuka; kwanga.
amande; cy'akataraboneka; cyiza. Firewall inzitirabacengezi.
Fine meza. firewood umwase; urukwi; inkwi.
finery umutako; imyenda; firing umuriro.
umwambaro. firm intagondwa; isosiyete;
fine-edged gityaye. uruganda; utaku izima; urugaga.
fine-looking umwiza; ihoho; firmament ikirere; umuramburo
akanyange. w'ikirere.
finger urutoke; urutoki; kuba firmness ubutwari;
umuranga; kujarajara; kugorora ubutarumikwa; umuhate;
imitsi; kujijita; kujirajira. imbaraga; umutima.
finger nail urwara. first nshingirwaho; shingiro;
fingerprint igikumwe. cyishingiro; cy'ishingiro;
finish ubuso; umusozo; kureka; cy'umwimerere; nshinganwa;
kurangiza; kujanjagura; ngenderwho; kavukire;
indunduro; kugera; gusoza; iby'ingenzi; icya mbere;
kurangiza; kumara; kuzuza; iby'ibanze; kamara;
kurekeraho. umusangwabutaka; mbere
finish off kwica. mbere; mbere; cy'ibanze.
finish with speed first aforemost ambere; ahanini.
guhihibikanywa. first aid ubutabazi bw'ibanze;
finishing irangiza. ubutabazi.
Finland Finirande; ufite. first citizen Perezida wa
fiout gushakisha; kuvumbura. Repubulika; umuperezida;
fio'clock saa kumi n'imwe. umuyobozi wa guverinoma;
fip.m. saa 11 z'umugoroba. umukuru w'Igihugu.
fire gusamaza; kwirukana; first city umurwa.
ishyaka; gushishikaza; umuriro; first copy umwimerere.
gutwika; inkongi y'umuriro; first form umwimerere.
umuriro; muriro; gukongeza. first fruits umuganura.
fire off, make go off, hurl, first leg umukinguza;
project, eject kurasa. umukiubanza.
fire up gushyushya. first leg match umukiubanza;
firearm imbunda. umukinguza.
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first or earliest model fix gukambika; gutera

umwimerere. umusumari; kuvugurura;
first place umwanya wa mbere. gusana; gushinga imizi;
first settler umwimukira ahantu. guhonora; kunga.
firstborn uburiza; imfura; fix the eyes on kureba;
ubwabazi. gutereraho akajisho; kumamaho
first-class kinoze; inzobere; cyiza. akajisho; kurora.
first-rate byiza cyane; fix upon guhitamo; gushungura;
cy'akataraboneka; cy'agahebuzo; gushyigikira; gutoranya;
cyiza cyane. kujogora.
fiscal measures amabwiriza fixed utaku izima; intagondwa;
areban'imisoro. cya gakondo; wahindutse
fish kuroba; pl. amafi; isamake; mushya; cya gihanga.
ifi. fixed idea ububogame.
fish for kujarajara; kujirajira; fixed time isaha.
kujijita. fixer
fishing uburobyi. fixing ikosora.
fishwife gicumu cya kigembe. fizzle ugucikiza.
fishy ukekwaho. fizzy drink Fanta; soda.
fisomeoguilty kwemeza. flabbergast kumirwa; gutangaza.
fissure incacanyo; umwobo; flag kuyoyoka; ibendera; idarapo;
umutanyu; umwenge. igitambaro; ibendera; gukendera;
fist ikiganza. akarango; kunaniza; akabendera.
fist of all ubwa mbere. flagellum akarizo k'intangangabo.
fit gishoboye; kibikwiye; guhuza; flagon igikopo; igikombe; icupa.
umwaga; gikwiye guhabwa flagrancy ubukozi bw'ibibi;
agaciro; muzima; kwimenyereza; igicumuro.
gihire; cy'amavamuhira; flair ubushobozi.
cy'ibakwe; iberege; gifite ubuzima flake kokayine; ibango.
bwiza; muryerye. flambeau urumuri.
fit to be eaten kiribwa. flame gushya; umuriro; kumyasa;
fit together guhuza. ikirimi cy'umuriro; igishashi.
fithayou meza. flap ibaba.
fithousand ibihumbi bitanu. flap top accacia umunyinya.
fitted gishoboye. flapdoodle amagambure;
fitter woroherwa; uzaakajisho. amangambure.
fitting gikwiye guhabwa agaciro; flare gusagamba; igishashi;
uwujuje ibisabwa; ukwiye; gushya; umuriro.
bikwiranye; kibikwiye; gihire; flash igishashi; gushya; umuriro.
uwemerewe. flask icupa.
five gatanu; ikipi. flat kiringanije; gitengeneje;
gishashe; gisennye.

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flat knot ipfundo. flesh inyama.

flat piece of timber urubaho. flesh peddler
flat region between mountains fleshly desire ukwifuza.
ikibaya; umubande; akabande. fleshy kibyibushye cyane.
flatfoot umupolisi. flex kugorora imitsi.
flatter kurambagiza; flexor umukaya.
kuryoshyaryoshya; gukwirana, - flicker gucugusa; kumyasa;
nye. gushya; gutigisa.
flatter oneself kwirata. flicks sinema.
flatterer nyakwikundishwa ku flier itangazo.
bayobozi; incakuramahugu; flight ugukora impanuka
inkomamashyi; nyamujyiyobijya. ukikomereza urugendo;
flattery ubucakura. urugendo; ihunga.
flattie umupolisi. flimflam guca amaco; guca mu
flatty umupolisi. rihumye.
flatulence ubwangati. fling kujugunya.
flat-backer ihabara; maraya. flintlock imbunda.
flaunt kwivuga ibigwi; kwibona; flip igishiramuruho; uwishimye;
kwiyerekana. unezerewe.
flaunting umwiyereko; flippant unezerewe; uwishimye;
imyiyereko. igishiramuruho.
flavor uburyohe. flirt inkundabagore; nkokora
flavorful kiryoshye. itarara inkumi; kaboko katarara
flavorsome kiryoshye. inkumi; imfizi y'akarere.
flaw kwangiza; amakemwa; flivver imodoka.
ububi. float kureremba.
flawless cyiza; zirabwandu; kizira floater inzererezi; imbungerezi.
amakosa; kinoze. flock umukumbi; ikoraniro;
flea imbaragasa. inteko; kujagata; guterana.
flea market isoko rya make. flockitogether ihuriro.
fledgling umusore; ingaragu. flodisk disikete.
flee guhunga; guhungana; kujya; floggito death ubwicanyi.
kugenda; gutatanya; kwamama; flood kurengera; urwunguko
kugenda. rwinshi; ubukire; umwuzure;
fleece kogosha; kunyereza; umusaruro utubutse;
kwiba; gusahura; kwiyogoshesha; umuvumba; umusesekare;
guhuguza; kumwa; ubukungu.
kunyanganya; umusatsi. flooding umwuzure.
fleet cy'ibakwe; kibangutse; floor kunesha; kugaruza
yihuta; cyihuta. umuheto; kwigarurira; gutsinda;
fleetness umunyaruko; ibakwe; kuganza; itaji; gukoropa; guta;
ingoga; umuvuduko. koza hasi.

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floor area ubuso. flush toilet urwiherero;

floosie ihabara; maraya. umusarani; iwese; ubwiherero;
floozy indaya. ituwaleti.
flora ikimera. flushed with pleasure wishimye;
floral tribute ururabo. cyishimye.
floral tributes indabo. flust iberege; muzima; muryerye.
florescence ururabyo; ururabo. fluster gushavura; gushobera;
floret ururabo. kujijisha; gusisibiranya; guhaba.
florets indabo. flute umwirongi.
flothy kidafite ireme. flutter gutengurwa; gushishira;
flounder kujagajaga; gutagataga. gushishiza; kwinyagambura;
flour ifu. gutigisa; gutitira; akete;
flourish gusagamba; kuzura. gutengerana; gucugusa; gutigita.
flourmill minoteri. flux umuvumba.
flow kujya imugongo; umuvumba; fly kugenda; kuguruka; isazi;
kujya mu mihango; kugenda; guhungana; kujya.
kuzenguruka. fly away guhunga; kwamama.
flower ururabyo; ikimuri; fly the coop kwamama; guhunga.
kurabya; ikimera; ururabyo; flyer urusimbi.
ururabo; kuraba. flyijenny indege.
flower BOTANY seriviyeti. flying yihuta; kibangutse;
flower garden ubusitani. cyihuta.
flowerage ururabo; ururabyo. foal akak'ifarasi; ifarasi; ifarashi.
floweret ururabo. foam gucunda; gucira; kuvura;
flowerets indabo. ibitabapfu.
flowers indabo. focal point ishimangira; imboni;
flowitogether ihuriro. ishumangira.
flu gisore; ibicurane. focalization ihuriro.
fluctuation imihindagurikire; focus insanganyamatsiko;
impinduka. ingingo; uko bacyumva; uko
fluid igisukika. kigaragara.
fluke amahirwe. focus on gushukamiriza.
flummery amangambure; focusing ikosora.
amagambure. foe umwanzi; urwanya; umuhizi;
flunkey nyamujyiyobijya; uhatanira; uhanganye.
inkomamashyi. foeman umwanzi.
flunky inkomamashyi; fog igihu; amashuka.
nyamujyiyobijya; foil kubangamira; kuzitira;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; inkota; guhangana; gukomeza
umuja; umukozi. umutsi.
flurry akete. foist guhatirwa; guhatira.
flush kweza.

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fold imipfunya; gufureba; followioanother bikurikiranye.

guhinarara; umunkanyari; follow-up ikurikirana.
ikoraniro; gupfunyika. folly ubugoryi; amangambure;
folder faride; ifaride; idosiye; ubusazi; ubugoryi; ubupfu; ifuti;
dosiye; karaseri. amagambure.
foldered ahinnye. foment gushyushya; gutuma;
folio urupapuro. gushishikariza; gukangurira.
foliole ibabi; ikibabi. fond gituje.
folks pl. abaturagihugu. fondness ukwimariramo;
follen apart cyacitsemo ibice. ukwitangira; urukundo;
follicle liquid uruzi ukwihambira; ukwihebera;
ntungantanga. ubudatenguha; ukwihambira;
follow gukurikirana; kwigana; inyota y'ubutegetsi.
koga runono; kwitara nka; food pl. ibiribwa; ifunguro;
gukurikiza; guhigisha uruhindu; ifunguro; ibiribwa; ibiryo;
guhiga; kwemeza; gufataho intungamubiri; icyo kurya.
urugero; gukurikira; gushakisha; food adrink intungamubiri.
guhiga bukware; kwigana; food crisis ibura ry'ibiribwa;
guherekeza; guha ireme; ibura ry'ibiryo.
kwitondera; gutaho; food crogk igihingwa
gukurikizaho. ngandurarugo.
follow orders kumvira. food shortage ibura ry'ibiryo;
follow the example of kwigana; ibura ry'ibiribwa.
gufataho urugero; kwitara nka; food supply on one's trip ihame.
gukurikiza. foodstuffs ifunguro; ibiryo.
follow the path gukurikirana. fool ingwizamurongo; igicucu;
follow the sceof gushakisha; gukimu magambo; koshya; injiji;
gukurikirana; guhiga bukware; ikimara; umuswa; igicucu;
koga runono; guhigisha ikigoryi; kujijisha.
uruhindu; guhiga. fool around kugenda
follow the track gukurikirana. biguruntege.
follow the trail of koga runono; foolery urwenya; byendagusetsa.
gushakisha; guhiga; guhiga foolhardiness ubugoryi; ubusazi;
bukware; guhigisha uruhindu; ubupfu.
gukurikirana. foolhardy ikizeze; igicucu;
follow up iperereza. ikinnyeteri.
follower ushyigikiye; umwambari; fooling amagambure; urwenya;
umuyoboke; umwogezi; amangambure; byendagusetsa.
umunyeshuri; urugamba rwo foolish cy'ubucucu; ikinnyeteri;
gutsinda; umufana. igicucu; cy'ubugoryi; ikizeze.
followioafter another foolish act igikorwa cy'ubugoryi.
bikurikiranye.

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foolish behaviour igikorwa for memebrs

cy'ubugoryi. cy'abanyamuryango.
foolish person injiji; igicucu; for men kw'abantu.
umuswa. for nothing ubuntu (cy');
foolishly comical gisetsa. cy'ubuntu.
foolishness byendagusetsa; for one njyewe; jyewe ubwanjye;
ubupfu; ubugoryi; ubugoryi; njye.
urwenya; ifuti; ubusazi. for sale kigurishwa.
foolishness, buffoonery, for short time or period mu
comicalness, silliness kanya gato.
ubunyabasazi; amahomvu. for s.o. proiza.
foot ikirenge; urufatiro; for that reason bityo rero.
kwishyura; kuriha; ishingiro; for the church bya Kiliziya;
umusingi. by'itorero.
foot amouth disease uburenge. for the most part ahanini.
foot it kugenda. for the nonce rimwe.
Football futu; futuboro. for the young cy'ubuto; cya
football umupira w'amaguru. cyana; cya gisore.
football boot godiyo. for this reason kubera iyo
football jersey umwambaro mpamvu.
w'umukinnyi. for waof anythibetter
foothill agasozi. amaburakindi.
footman umukozi; umuja. forager ibandi.
footpath inzira. forbear kwihangana; kureka;
footstep intambwe. kwiziga; kureka; kwifata.
foot-warmer icyoto. forbear eating kwigomwa;
for interj. yo; cya; bwa; poss. wa; kwiyiriza.
possess. ba; kubera; poss. wa; za; forbearance imbabazi; ubwizige;
byo; bya; proibya; poss. wo. imbabazi; imbabazi; kwifata;
for ages imyaka n'imyaka. ubwiramire; ubwizige; ukwifata;
for all that cyakora. impuhwe.
for all time iteka; iteka; iteka forbearing ubwizige.
ryose. forbid kwanga; guhakanira.
for aye iteka ryose. forbid o.s. kwirinda.
for bindior tippiinto book or forbidding bidashamaje; cyuzuye
periodical urupapuro urwango; bidashimishije; bikonje.
ngenerwamatangazo.
for example dutange urugero.
for hire gikodeshwa.
for human beings cy'abantu.
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force igihamya; ingufu; imbaraga; foreign kitamenyerewe;

ubutarumikwa; ubuhangange; cy'ahandi; inzaduka; icyaduka;
gushora; guhatirwa; mbaraga; cyo kuyindi si; ikinyamahanga;
intege; gutera; ubuhatsi; gutuma; iyo bigwa; mvamahanga;
agatuza; ikiguri; guhata; ikimanuka; cya kure.
gusunikana; guhatira; foreign country ishyanga;
ubusobanuro; ikipi; guhata; ihanga.
ubushobozi. foreign news amakuru yo hirya
force of will ubushake. hino.
forced cy'agahato. foreign occupation
forced conscription ukwandikwa ukwigarurirwa
ku gahato. n'abanyamahanga.
forced labour akazi; imirimo foreign policy politiki
y'agahato. mpuzamahanga.
forced relocation ukwimurirwa foreigner umunyamahanga;
ahandi ku ngufu. umunyamahanga.
forceful w'umunyembaraga; foreman shefu; ukuriye abandi;
kinoze; w'umunyagitsure; umukoresha; umuyobozi;
ingirakamaro; intyoza; ufite umucungamutungo.
umuhate; intiganda; kiboneye; forenoon cya mugitondo;
kinogeye; kinogeye. mugitondo.
forces amagara. forerunner umuyobozi;
forcible ingirakamaro; kinogeye; umubyeyi.
kinoze; kiboneye. foreseen cyateguwe.
forcrfulness ubutarumikwa. forest ishyamba; agashyamba.
ford kwambuka. forestall kuzitira.
forearm akaboko; ukuboko; foretell kuragura.
inkokora. foretellithe future indagu.
forebears inzu; umuryango. forethought ibamaso.
forebode kwibasira; kwibasira; foretoken umuburo; imbuzi.
gutera ubwoba. forever iteka; iteka ryose; iteka;
foreboding umuhangayiko. ubuziraherezo.
forecast indagu; indagu. forever aever iteka; iteka.
forecasting indagu. forewarn kwikoma; kwikoma.
forefather pl. abakuru. forewarning umuburo; imbuzi.
forefathers umuryango; inzu. foreword ijambo ry'ibanze.
forefront umwanya wa mbere. forfeit gutsindwa;
foregard urukundo. nkubirahamwe; kureka.
forehead uruhanga; agahanga. forfeiture igihombo.
forge kubaka; gucura; kwigana;
uruganda.
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forged cy'igihimbano.
forgery igifitirano; icyiganano;
ikinyoma cyambaye ubusa.
forget kwibagirwa.
forget completely guhara;
gukurayo amaso.
forgetful umuntu ugira amazinda
cyane; wibagirwa cyane;
umunyamazinda; umuntu
wibagirwa cyane.
forgetfulness ubunyamazinda;
amazinda.
forging ubucuzi.
forgioanother kubabarirana.
forgive 1 • VB. kubabarira.
Hopefully she'll understand and
forgive you, if she really loves
you. She'd find a way to forgive
him for the theft of the money.
Still, for those flashes of
genius, you can forgive him
anything.
2 • V-PASSIVE. kubabarirwa.
Looking at the figures, you
could be forgiven for thinking
the recession is already over. If
the research which enticed
them to Britain is removed,
they can be forgiven for feeling
betrayed. Syn: be excused for.
3 • VB politeness. guca inkoni
izamba. Forgive me, I don't
mean to insult you. I do hope
you'll forgive me but I've got to
leave. 'Forgive my manners,'
she said calmly. 'I neglected to
introduce myself.'
4 • VB. kurekera. The American
Congress has agreed to forgive
Egypt's military debt.
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forgiveness N-UNCOUNT. 1 • Iyo
usabye imbabazi, uba usabye ko
bakubabarira kubera amakosa
wakoze. ...a spirit of forgiveness
and national reconciliation.
...umuco w'imbabazi n'ubumwe
bw'abaturagihugu.
2 • impuhwe; ibambe. I offered up
a short prayer for forgiveness.
Navuze isengesho ryo gusaba
imbabazi z'ibyaha.
3 • imbabazi z'ibyaha; ibabarirwa
ry'icyaha.
forgiving gituje.
forgo kwiziga; kwihangana;
kwifata; kureka; kureka.
fork ikanya.
forks amakanya.
forlorn nkene.
form gukora; ubwoko;
abanyeshuri; indango; ukuntu;
imyitwarire; gutunganyiriza mu
ruganda; imigenzereze;
urupapuro; gucisha mu ruganda;
abanyeshuri bigira mu ishuri
rimwe; makete; gukorera mu
ruganda; iforoma; imiterere;
imyubakire.
form part of kwitabira.
formal acts imihango.
formal procedures imihango.
formalities umuhango.
formality imyitwarire iranga
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi;
ugusuhererwa; imihango;
ubukonje.
formally approve kwemeza.
format imyubakire.
formation ibyazamutungo;
myubakire; imiterere.
formative cy'umwimerere.
formed cyakozwe; cy'ubukorikori.
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former cyahise. fortuity ihirwe; amahirwe.

former times amateka. fortunate gihire; cy'amahirwe;
formia pair impanga. umunyamahirwe; uwo
formidable kasha; icyago; imayahaye; mahire; uwo
gikomeye; cyikariye; igitangaza; imazasekeye; umunyamugisha.
gikarishye; gikaze; giteye ubwoba; fortunately ku bw'amahirwe.
gikakaye. fortune ishaba; ubutunzi;
forming imyubakire. amahirwe; amahirwe; ihirwe.
formula intanganzira; itegeko; fortusmiles on him/her
iforumire; uko bikorwa; forumire. amahirwe yaramusekeye.
formulate gutegura; forty mirongwine.
kuvangitiranya; guhimba; forty-four maraya; ihabara.
kuvangavanga. forum forumu.
formulation imyubakire. forward gushyigikira; wigerezaho;
fornication ubuhabara; isibo; kumenyekanisha; guteza
ubusambanyi. imbere; gutiza umurindi; gutaho;
forsake gutererana; kureka; guta; gukurikizaho.
kwibuza. forward motion intambwe;
forswear kwibuza; gutererana; iterambere; amajyambere.
guta. forward part umwanya wa mbere.
forswear oneself kunyomeka. forwardness ukwishyira ukizana;
forth ahanze. ubwisanzure.
forthcoming bizaza hanyuma. foster kumenyekanisha; guteza
forthright umunyakuri; imbere; gutiza umurindi; gutera
udacabiranya; udaca ku inkunga; gushyigikira.
ruhande; utarimanganya; foul cy'ibara; cy'urukozasoni;
udakikira ukuri (person). ntokozamuco; cy'ubugome; giteye
forthwith mu minsi ya vuba aha; isoni; cy'ubugome;
mu kanya. cy'urukozasoni; mburabupfura;
fortification urukuta; uburinzi; guharabika; giteye agahinda;
urukuta; urusika. cy'amahano; gutesha icyizere;
fortified camp ikigo cya urukozasoni; kibabaje;
gisirikare; urugerero; inkambi ya kidakwiye; kidahanaguye; guha
gisirikare. isura mbi; giteye ishozi;
fortify kungura; guha ingufu; cyanduye; gifite umwanda;
guha agaciro; guha ireme; guha cy'amahano; cy'ibara.
agaciro; gukomeza. Foul Fiend umwami w'umwijima;
fortitude umutima; umwete; inzoka ya kera kare; Satani;
umuhate; ubutwari; ubutwari; Sekibi; pr. Lusiferi; pr. Lusufero;
ubutwari; imbaraga; Shitani; pr. Lusuferi; umwanzi
ubutarumikwa; umuhate. wa kera kare.
fortuitous kitateguwe. foul matter umwanda; ico.

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foul play akarengane. fraction urujyo; igice;

foul up kwangiza. umugabane; umugabane.
fouling ubwandure; ubwandu. fractions imigabane.
foulness ubuhumane; fractious intanyurwa;
ubwandure; ubwandu; ntamunoza.
ubwandure. fracture umutanyu;
found gufungura; gusyiraho. gushwanyaguza; kujanjagura;
foundation ikigega; ihanga; isoko; gutanyura; gushwanyuza;
inkomoko; ishingiro; ishingiro; umwobo.
ibanze; isoko; amashinga; fragile urwaragurika;
urufatiro; inkomoko; fondasiyo; umunyamagara make.
urufatiro; amavu; umusingi; fragility ubumuga.
umuzi; ishingiro. fragment umugabane; ibango;
foundational ishingiro. urujyo; igice; ibisigarizwa;
founder umuhanzi; umuhimbyi. kujanjagura; ugize ikintu;
founding ihanga. ubusabusa.
fount isoko; isoko; isoko; ikigega; fragmented nyamwigendaho.
inkomoko; isoko. fragrance ububani.
fountain iriba; inkomoko; isoko; frail umuze; urwaye; kirwaye;
isoko; isoko. umunyamagara make;
fountain pen ikaramu. urwaragurika.
fountainhead amavu. frailness ubumuga.
four kane. framboesia ikinyoro.
four a.m. saa kumi za mugitondo. frame gucisha mu ruganda;
four beds ibitanda bine. gutunganyiriza mu ruganda;
four hundred maganane. amaboko y'indorerwamo;
four o'clock saa kumi. gukorera mu ruganda; gukora.
four p.m. saa 10 z'amanywa. frame of mind imyifatire.
fournace itanura. framer umuhimbyi; umuhanzi.
fourth icya kane; irobo; kimwe franc ifaranga.
cya kane. France Ubufaransa.
fourth part irobo; kimwe cya franchise agreement
kane. ubusonerwe.
fowlipiece imbunda. Franciscan umufaransisikani.
fox hunt umuhigo. frank udacabiranya; udaca ku
foxiness uburyarya; iyeri; ruhande; umunyakuri;
iryenge; ubutiriganya. utarimanganya; udakikira ukuri
foxy mwiza. (person).
fracas bombori bombori; frankness ukwishyira ukizana;
akaduruvayo; ubushyamirane; ubwisanzure.
rwaserera; akajagari; fraternal feeling ubuntu.
amakimbirane; imirwano.

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fraternal twins amahasha; free onself kwibohoza;

amahasha; impanga. kwibohora.
fraternal union free to all cya rubanda.
ubunyamuryango. freedom ukwishyira ukizana;
fraternity ishyirahamwe; ubwisanzure; ubwisanzure;
urugaga; ubucuti; ubwisanzure bukabije;
ubunyamuryango; umuryango. ubwigenge; ubwisanzure.
fraternization ubucuti; freedom from control
ubufatanye; umubano. ubwigenge.
fraternize gusanga. freedom from danger
fraternize with gushaka inshuti. umutekano.
fratricide ubwicanyi. freedom from harm umutekano.
fraud ubujura; ubutiriganya; freedom of assembly
uburyarya; icyiganano; uburenganzira bwo
umwigannyi; amayeri. guteranirahamwe.
fraudulence ubutiriganya; freedom of association
uburyarya. uburenganzira bwo kwishyira
fraudulent kijijisha; hamwe.
cy'igihimbano. freedom of conscience
fray imirwano; ubushyamirane; uburenganzira bwo kwihitiramo
urugamba; amakimbirane; igihuje n'umutimanama.
intambara. freedom of expression
freak umwogezi. uburenganzira bwo kuvuga icyo
freakish kidasanzwe. utekereza.
free ubusa; kweza; wigenga; freedom of information
guhanaguraho icyaha; cy'ubuntu. uburenganzira bwo kumenya
free ad ukuvugwa neza; ishimwa. gutangaza amakuru.
free afair elections amatora freedom of movement
adafifitse. uburenganzira bwo gutemberera
free from favoritism or self- aho ushaka.
interest or bias or deception freedom of religion
gikwiye. uburenganzira bwo kwihitiramo
free from slavery or servitude idiushaka.
kwibohora; kwibohoza. freedom of speech
free from spell kurogora. uburenganzira bwo kuvuga icyo
free from the control or utekereza.
influence of others wigenga. freeing ubutabazi.
free in behavior amorals bitwara freeloader bizengarame.
nabi. Freeware porogaramu y'ubuntu.
free of charge cy'ubuntu; ku freeway umuhanda; ibarabara.
buntu. freezer firigo; icyuma gikonjesha.
free of doubt kunyura. freezing gikonje.

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free-for-all rwaserera. friendship ubucuti; inkunga;

freight umutwaro; gutwara.
French umufaransa; igifaransa.
frenzy umwaga.
frequency inshuro.
frequentative abbreinb.
frequently kenshi.
Frequently Asked Questions
isubiza bibazo bibazwa kenshi.
fresh cya cyana; gishya; cy'ubuto;
cy'ibakwe; cya gisore; gishyashya;
umwimerere; isibo;
cy'amavamuhira; gishyushye;
uba aha; wigerezaho.
fresh milk inshyushyu.
freshened cy'amavamuhira;
cy'ibakwe.
freshness akarusho.
fret kubika umutwe; gusesereza;
guhangayikishwa; kugira
umutima uhagaze; guhangayika.
fretful umunyamahane.
fretfulness umuhangayiko.
friar umufaratiri.
friary monasiteri.
fricaticonsonant inkubyi.
friction ubwumvikabuke;
amakimbirane; ubushyamirane.
Friday ku wa gatanu; Ku wa
nyuma.
friend umugiraneza; umubyeyi;
ushyigikiye; inshuti; incuti.
friendliness ubucuti; umubano;
imibanire myiza; ubufatanye.
friendly ugwaneza; gituje;
umugiraneza; ubaneza n'abandi;
kivuye ku mutima; umugwaneza;
cyo ku mutima; umunyamahoro;
umugwaneza; umugwaneza.
friendly relations ubucuti.
ukwihambira; urukundo;
urukundo; ubwumvikane;
umubano; imibanire myiza;
ubufasha; ubufatanye; ubumwe;
ukwimariramo; imfashanyo.
friendship with God ubucuti
n'Imana.
fright ubukangarane; icyoba.
frighten gutera ubwoba.
frightenivision baringa.
frightful gikaze; giteye ubwoba;
gikarishye; gikakaye; umubi; kibi
cyane; cyikariye.
frigid gikonje; bidashamaje;
bikonje; gikonje; bidashimishije.
frills umutako.
fringe inshunda.
frisky kibangutse; ufite umuhate;
intiganda.
fritter away time kugenda
biguruntege; guta umwanya; guta
igihe; kunengeka.
frivolity amangambure;
amagambure.
frivolous igishiramuruho;
unezerewe; uwishimye;
cy'ubucucu; cy'ubugoryi.
frizzy hair injwiri.
frock ikanzu; igiteteyi.
frog igikeri; umutubu.
frolic ishyengo; ishyengo;
umukino; gusetsa; gushyenga.
frolines urugamba; urugerero.
from locative. i; kuva.
from abroad ikinyamahanga;
mvamahanga.
from afar iyo bigwa; ikantarange.
from America cyo muri Amerika.
from dawn to dusk umunsi.
from distance ikantarange; iyo
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from scratch abushya. fry imbuto; imbuto; amaraso;

from that moment anyuma. gukaranga.
frond ikibabi; ibabi. fryipan ipanu.
front umwanya wa mbere; FTP Iyoherezabutumwa bwa
y'imbere; urugamba; urugerero. Interineti.
frontal cyo mu gahanga. FTP client porogaramu
frontier inkiko; inshunda; nyoherebutumwa bwa Interineti.
umupaka; urugabano. fuel ibicanwa; igicanywa.
frontiersman umwimukira fulfill kurangiza; gushyira mu
ahantu. bikorwa; kuzuza; kugera;
frontrunner umuyobozi. kurangiza.
frorank umwanya wa mbere. fulfillment iyuzura; irangira;
froroom uruganiriro. ibyazamutungo; icyagezweho;
froside aimbere. umusozo; isozwa; irangizwa;
frosted gikonje. iyuzuzwa; iyanzura; ukunyurwa;
frosty gikonje. irangiza; ibyagezweho; ubukure.
froth gucira; ibitabapfu. full uko cyakabaye; cyuzuye;
frovowel inyajwi y'imbere. icukumbura twose;
froward intanyurwa; ntamunoza. kitagabanyije; gikungahaye;
frown kubika umutwe. yumvikana; kidatubijwe; cyose;
frowning utishimye; umurakare. prowose; kitageruye; .yuzuye.
frozen water balafu. full bloom ubukure.
fructify gutera inda; kurabya; full development ubukure.
kuraba. full growth ubukure.
frugality ubwiramire. full measure ubukungu;
fruit umusaruro; itunda; umusesekare; umusaruro
urubuto. utubutse; gihagije; urwunguko
fruitfulness uburumbuke. rwinshi; ubukire.
fruitless kidafite agaciro; kidafite full moon inzora.
agaciro; agatsi; kidakwiye. full of hardship gikomeye.
fruits imbuto. full of hate cyuzuye urwango.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit imbuto full of life ugikomeye; ugifite
za Roho Mutagatifu; imbuto imbaraga.
z'Umwuka Wera; ingabire za full of melody nyuramatwi; gifite
Roho Mutagatifu; imbuto za injyana.
Mwuka Muziranenge. full of risk cyateza impanuka;
frustrate guhangana; kabutindi.
kubangamira; gukomeza umutsi; full of zeal gifite umwete; gifite
gukerereza; kuzitira; ishyaka.
gupyinagaza; gutambamira. full point akabago.
frustration ugucikiza. full stadium sitade ifigije; isitade
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full stop akabago; akadomo. fundamental law Itegeko

fullback umukinnyi wo mu ba shingiro.
kabiri. fundamental principals
fullgrown gikuze; giciye akenge. amahame remezo.
fullness of heart umunezero; fundamental principles Itegeko
igishyika. Nshinga.
fully ahamwe. fundiorganization umuryango
fully developed giciye akenge; nterankunga.
gikuze. funds ingengo y'imari; pl.
fully open akanuye; arambuye; amafaranga; umubare
ateze. w'amafaranga.
full-blown giciye akenge; gikuze. fungi ikimera.
full-flavored kiryoshye. fungus igihumyo.
full-grown inararibonye. fungus BOTANY umuyege.
full-grown mukuru. funk ubukangarane.
full-length cyuzuye. funnel umubirikira; itanwari.
fulmination igishashi. funny ukekwaho; cy'ubugoryi;
fulsome praise ubucakura. cy'ubucucu.
fumble gutomboza; kujijita; funstory ishyengo.
kujarajara; kujirajira; kujijita; fur umusatsi.
kujandajanda. fur coat ikoti ry'imbeho.
fume kubika umutwe; umwuka. furbelow umutako.
fuming urakaye. furbish gutaka.
fun umukino. furious urakaye; inkazi; gikakaye.
function kwikubaganya; akazi; furiously an'umuhate.
kwishyigura; umumaro; furiousness ubunyamaswa;
umurimo; imikorere; umuhango. amakare.
functional gikora. furnace gucura.
functional part urugingo furnish kugira neza; kurwanaho.
rw'umubiri. furnish room for kugira
functioning gikora; gikora; ubushobozi bwo kwakira;
imikorere; igikorwa. kwakira.
fund ikigega; ikigega. furnish with house gucumbikira;
fundament ikibuno; ishingiro; kwakira.
amashinga. furor umuvurungano; umuvundo;
fundamental angenderwho; umwaga; akaduruvayo;
nshingirwaho; nshinganwa; umuhengeri; urujijo.
cy'ishingiro; iby'ingenzi; furrow umunkanyari; imipfunya.
cy'umwimerere; kamara;
iby'ibanze; cy'ibanze; cyishingiro;
shingiro; kamara; ishingiro.

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further kwihutisha; gutiza fuse guhuza; kuvangavanga;

umurindi; ikirenga; kubumba; kuvangitiranya;
kumenyekanisha; kugira neza; kwiyunga; kwizingira.
gushyigikira; guteza imbere; fused cyiyunze.
gushyigikira; byongeye kandi; fusillade umuriro.
onj. kandi. fusion imvange; uruvange.
furtherance imfashanyo; fuss akete; gutongana.
iyamamaza; inkunga; ubufasha. futile kidafite agaciro; kidafite
furthering ubuvugizi. agaciro; kidakwiye.
furthermore byongeye kandi; onj. future inzakera; ishaba; inzoza;
kandi. inzagihe (1).
furthest giheruka. future tense inzagihe.
furuncle ikibyimba; igishute. fuzz polisi; umusatsi; umupolisi.
fury gicumu cya kigembe;
umwaga; umwaga.

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G - g

gab kuganira; kuganira. gale serwakira.

gabber gacumakamagambo; gall umwaga; gusesereza.
gacuma k'amagambo; injajwa; gall bladder agasabo k'indurwe.
bamenya; umunyamagambo. gallant imfizi y'akarere; nkokora
gabbing ukunywigira. itarara inkumi; inkaka;
gabbling ukunywigira. inkundabagore; kaboko katarara
gabby indondogozi; inkotsa. inkumi.
gabfest iporojyo. gallantry umutima; ubutwari;
Gacaca court gacaca. ubutwari; imbaraga.
Gacaca jurisdiction gacaca. galled urakaye.
gadget agakinisho; ikintu. galling kirakaza.
gag ishyengo. galloper ifarashi; ifarasi.
gage imbogamizi; inzitizi. galvanize gushishikaza;
gags urwenya; byendagusetsa. gushishikariza; gusamaza;
gaiety ibyishimo; umunezero; gukangurira; gushyushya.
umunezero. gam ukuguru.
gain gukukana; gushyika; gamble gukiurusimbi; kugerageza
kugura; gusarura; amaramuko; amahirwe; gutega; intego;
imyiri; indonke; gufata; inyungu; urusimbi; kwigerezaho.
amaronko; umugisha; amakiriro. gambol gusimbuka; gusetsa;
gain ground kunoza; kujya gushyenga; umukino.
mbere. game umukino.
gain on gucaho. game behiclosed doors umukiwo
gain strength gutora agatege. mu bwiherero.
gain upon kwegera. game of ball umupira; ruhago.
gain victory over an opponent game report uko umukiwagenze.
kuganza. game sheet urupapuro
gainsay gusenya; guhakana; bandikaho ibitego.
kunyuranya. gameness imbaraga; umutima;
gait intambwe. ubutwari.
gala ibirori. gamester umukinnyi.
gala day ibirori. gamete intanga.
galaxy inyenyeri; inyenyeri. gang akazu; ikipi; inteko; ikiguri.

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ganga marijuwana. gasconade kwivuga ibigwi.

gangling muremure. gaseous envelope ikirere.
gangster isarigoma; ikirara. gaseous mixture umwuka.
ganjah marijuwana. gash gukata; guca; umufunzo;
gaol igereza; igasho; ipirizo. igikomere; igisebe; umwobo.
gap icyuho; umwenge; akabande; gasoline lisansi; igicanywa.
umwobo; umubande; intera. gasp guhumeka.
gape kumamaho akajisho; gastroenteritis uguhitwa kuruka
kurora; kumywa; gutangazwa; kw'abana.
gutereraho akajisho; kureba; gat imbunda.
umwobo. gatekeeper umuzamu.
gaper inkusi. gateway urugi rw'igipangu;
garage igaraji; kubika. irembo.
garb umwenda; imyenda; gather imipfunya; gushyira
umwambaro. hamwe; kwakura; gusarura;
garbage umwanda; ico; gusoroma; kurundanya;
amangambure; amagambure. umunkanyari; guhamagaza;
garden guhinga; ubusitani. guhunika; kwaha; kuzigama;
Garden of Eden paradizo; guterana.
paradiso. gather ingredients gutegura
garden plot ubusitani. ibitekwa.
gargantuan cya hambavu; gathered bisunganye; bishyize
karahabutaka; kinibikabije; hamwe.
umusozi wose; cya gatheriadelivering itara
karahabutaka; kinicyane. n'itangaza.
gari umwumbati. gathering irundanya; inteko;
garlic tungurusumu. imitingi; inama.
garments imyenda; umwambaro. gatherithe news itaramakuru.
garner kurundanya; gushyira gauche imburakamaro;
hamwe. ntakavuro; imburamumaro;
garnering irundanya. ikinnyeteri; ingwizamurongo.
garnish umutako; guharaga; gauge gutekerezaho;
gutaka. kwitwararika; kwitaho; guha
garret ikigega. agaciro.
garrison umuzamu; inkambi. gauze (AmE) igipfuko.
garrote kwica. gavel inyundo.
garroting ubwicanyi. gawker inkusi.
garrulous indondogozi; inkotsa. gay unezerewe; igishiramuruho;
gas umwuka; igicanywa. uwishimye; wishimye; cyishimye.
gasbag injajwa; bamenya; gaze akajisho; indoro.
gacumakamagambo; gacuma gaze at guhweza; kubona;
k'amagambo; umunyamagambo. kwitegereza.

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gaze upon guhweza. general agreement

gazelle ingeragere; isha. ubwumvikane.
gazer inkusi. general aspect isura.
gazette igazeti. general assembly inama rusange.
GB Ubwongereza. general condition ubuzima.
GDP igenagaciro k'umusaruro general development
w'igihugu mu gihe cy'umwaka. amajyambere rusange.
geant hambavu. general idea ingingo;
gear umutungo. insanganyamatsiko.
gear MECHANICAL general opinion ubwumvikane.
ENGINEERING iferi. general practitioner umuganga.
geese imbata. general provision ingingo
Gehenna umuriro w'iteka; rusange.
umuriro utazima; Gehinomu. general scarcity of food inzara.
geld gukona. general sense inyito gikwira.
gelding ifarasi; ifarashi. generalization ikomatanya.
gelid gikonje. generalized mboneshabwenge;
gem umumarayika; ibuye kitagaragara.
ry'agaciro. generally aubusanzwe.
gendarme umupolisi. generalship imicungire.
gender igitsina. generate kuba inkomoko y'ikintu;
gender adevelopment kwadukana; kuzanira; gukurura;
uburinganire n'ubwuzuzanye mu gutanga umusaruro; gutera;
majyambere. guha; kubyara; kuba
gender discrimination imvay'ikintu.
ivanguragitsina. generatigrammar
gender equality uburinganire ikibonezamvugo nyamavu.
bw'ibitsina. generation imyaka; ingoma;
gender equity uburinganire ubwiyongere.
bw'ibitsina. generator amavu.
Gender for Development generosity ubuntu; ubupfura.
uburinganire n'ubwuzuzanye generous rugabishabirenge;
bw'umugore n'umugabo mu umugwaneza; gikungahaye;
majyambere. umugiraneza.
gender-based persecution itoteza generous person cyababo; sesa-
rishingiye ku gitsina. bayore; umunyabuntu.
genealogy ibisekuru; inzu; genesis inkomoko; intangiriro;
inkomoko; umuryango. Itangiriro; aman'amavuko.
general y'isi; .yuzuye; genesis umuzi.
mboneshabwenge; kitagaragara; Genesis Intangiriro.
jenerali; icukumbura twose;
yumvikana; ukuriye abandi.

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genetically modified organism genuine nyakuri; ndasubirwaho;

ibinyabuzima byahinduriwe nyirizina; kidashidikanywaho;
kamere. ndashidikanywaho; gihuje
genetics akoko. n'ukuri; nyakuri;
Geneva Jeneve. ndashidikanywaho; kidakuka.
genial ugwaneza; umugwaneza; genuinely akoko; mu by'ukuri.
umugwaneza; ubaneza n'abandi; genuineness iyerura; ivugakuri;
kivuye ku mutima; cyo ku amanyakuri.
mutima. genus ubwoko.
genila organ igitsina. geography ubumenyi bw'isi;
genital igitsina. ubumenyahantu.
genitalia pl. ibitsina. geology iyigamiterere y'ubutaka.
genitals pl. ibitsina. geometry jewometiri.
genius umutwe; ubushobozi; geoponics ubuhinzi.
infml. ikimene; umunyempano; germ ivirusi; virusi; umugera.
intiti; umuhanga. German abbredag.; umudage;
genlteness ubupfura. ikidage.
genocidal by'itsembabwoko. Germany Ubudage.
genocide itsembabwoko; germinal cy'umwimerere.
itsembambaga; jenoside. germinate gusagamba.
genocide ideology germinated seed BOTANY
ingengabitekerezo ya jenoside. umutwetwe.
genocide survivor uwacitse ku germination ubwiyongere.
icumu. gestation ihaka; inda.
genre ubwoko; ubwoko. gestation period inda.
gent umugabo; imfura. get gucengera; kuba;
gentle uwiyoroshya; gufutukirwa; guta muri yombi;
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura; gusarura; gusobanukirwa;
umunyabuntu; umugiraneza; kwakira; guhinduka; kuragwa;
umugiraneza; umugwaneza; gushyika; ufata; kugura;
umugwaneza; witwara gipfura. kubyara; kumva; gufata.
gentle agenerous person get abroad kuzenguruka.
imbyeyi. get acquainted with gushaka
gentlehearted awitwara gipfura; inshuti.
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura. get as far as gushyikira;
gentleman umumarayika; gushyika.
umugabo; imfura. get away guhakanira.
gentleness ituze; ubuntu. get away from guhunga;
gently agipfura; buhoro buhoro. kwamama.
genu ivi. get away safely kwigobotora.
genua ivi. get back at kwivuna.
get cracking kwihuta.

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get discouraged gucika intege. get-together imitingi; mitingi;

get down kwandukura. inama.
get even for kwivuna. get-well card ikarita y'ubucuti.
get going gushyira nzira; gewgaw agakinisho.
gucumbukura. ghastly giteye ubwoba; kibi
get hold of gushyikira; gushyika. cyane; gikaze; cyikariye;
get hopping kwihuta. gikarishye; gikakaye.
get in shape gutegura. ghetto akajagari.
get into kwambara. ghost umuzimu.
get larger kwaguka. ghoul umuzimu.
get load of kubona. giaccess to kwemerera.
get lost kuyoba. giaid or service kugira neza.
get lost, get mislaid kuyoba. giaid to gushaka inshuti.
get married gushaka. gian accouof kubara; kubwira.
get married again kongera gian explanation for
gushaka. gusobanura; kwisobanura.
get moon kwihuta. gian introduction
get on kujya mbere. kumenyekanisha; kumenyana;
get out kuvamo. kwibwirana.
get out of kwigobotora. giant umusozi wose;
get ready gutegura. karahabutaka; igihangange;
get rid of kureka; kwikiza; kwica. kinicyane; icyamamare;
get the axe kwirukanwa. kinibikabije; cya hambavu; cya
get the ball rolling gufungura. karahabutaka; umukinnyi
get the better of kuganza. w'icyamamare.
get the drift gusanga. giattention to kurora; kureba.
get the upper haof kuganza. giaway kwegurira; guha.
get to gushyikira; gushyikira; gibberish amagambure;
gushyika; gushyika; gushyikira; amangambure; amahomvu.
gushyika. gibe gusetsa; gushyenga.
get to be kuba; guhinduka. gibe at gukimu magambo.
get to the bottom of gucengera. gibirth to kubyara; gutanga
get together gusanga. umusaruro.
get used to kumenyera; gibirth to child kuhuruka.
kwimenyereza. gicredence gushingira.
get well gukira; guca akatsi. gicredence to kwiringira.
get wis kumenya. gicurrency gutangaza.
get with young gutera inda. gidirection to kugena.
gettiused to imenyera; gufata gidiscount kugabanyiriza igiciro.
umurongo. giear to kwitondera.
gettiwith child itwita. giforth kumena; gutanga
umusaruro.

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gift inkunga; amayeri; ubufasha; gimoney owed to kuriha;

impano; guha; ubwasisi; kwishyura.
umutwe; inyongezo; inkunga; gimoral support to koshya
umugisha; ubushobozi; ikiranga; gukora nabi.
imfashanyo. ginmill akabari mpuruzambaga.
gift wrap urupapuro. gioff smell of guhumura.
gifted ushoboye imirimo giohis walkipapers kwirukana.
inyuranye. gioneself airs about kwivuga
gifted child umunyempano. ibigwi.
gifull accouof gusobanurira. gioneself up to kwitangira.
gigantic kinibikabije; cya gione's best wishes gushimagiza;
hambavu; cya karahabutaka; gushima.
kinicyane; karahabutaka; gione's word gusezeranya.
umusozi wose. giout gutangariza; kugenera;
giggle gukubita igitwenge; gushyira ahabona.
ibitwenge; guseka. giover to kwitangira.
gigood advice gutanga inama gio.s. away kwigaragaza.
nziza; kugira inama nziza. gipermission to uguha
gihand gufasha. uburenganzira.
gihim kumuha. gipleasure to gushimisha.
gihope to kwifatanya. gipoison to kuroga.
giin kwiha; kwiha; kwitanga; gipreferential treatmeto kubera.
guhanguka. giraffe twiga.
giin to kwishora; kwirekura. gird gutwikira; gukenyera;
giinside information gushyira gupfuka.
ahabona. girdle gutwikira; gukikiza;
giinsight into kugaragaza neza. gupfuka; gukenyera; uruziga;
giinstruction in kwigisha. kugota.
giinstruction to kwigisha. gireason for gusobanura;
Gikongoro Gikongoro. kwisobanura.
gild gutaka. girise to kuba imvay'ikintu;
gileato uguha uburenganzira. gutera; gukurura; kubyara; kuba
gileg up guterura; kwimiriza inkomoko y'ikintu.
imbere; kuzamura; gushyira girl umwana; umugore;
ejuru. umukobwa; umwari; umukobwa
gilessoin kwigisha. w'isugi; gahuzamiryango; umuja;
gilessoto kwigisha. isugi; umukozi.
gilodgito gucumbikira. girl Friday umukozi.
gimcrack agakinisho. girl friend inshuti; incuti.
gimmick amayeri. girlish cy'ubuto; cya cyana; cya
gimoney for kwishyura; kuriha. gisore.
girl! muko.

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girl-child umwaw'umukobwa. giway gushwanyuza; guha;

girt uruziga; gukenyera. gutanyura; kwitanga;
girth uruziga. gushwanyaguza; kwiha;
Gisenyi Gisenyi. guhigama; guhanguka.
gisomeone's eye gukurura. giway to panic gushya ubwoba.
gist icyitabwaho; intego; gizmo ikintu.
ikigenderewe; icyigwa; ikibazo gk alm izaburi; zaburi; indirimbo.
nshinganwa; ikivugwaho; gk tula umwuko.
ikigamijwe; ishingiro; gk ychiatry ubuhanga
icyibandwaho; ubusobanuro. mvurandwara zo mu mutwe;
Gitarama Gitarama. ivurabasazi; ubuvuzi bw'indwara
githe cold shoulder to zo mu mutwe.
kwirengagiza. gk ychic kivuzwe mu mutwe.
githe heave-ho kwirukana. gk ycho udafite mu mutwe
githe lowdown gushyira hazima; barwaye mu mutwe.
ahabona. gk ychological kivuzwe mu
githe nod to gushungura. mutwe.
githe third degree to gk ychology ubuhanga mu
guhangama. miterere n'imitekerereye ya
githought to kwitondera. muntu; ubucengeramuntu;
gitit for tat kwihimura; guhora. icengeramyitwarire.
giup kwiha; gutererana; kwibuza; gk YCHOLOGY-gk YCHIATRY
kwegurira; guhigama; kwiziga; barwaye mu mutwe;
kureka; guha; guta; kureka; ubujyanama.
kwitanga. gk ychotic udafite mu mutwe
giup hope kwiheba. hazima; barwaye mu mutwe.
giup the ghost guhwera. glacial gikonje.
giutterance kuvuga. glad kinezerewe; uwizihiwe;
give gutanga; uha; gutera cyishimye; wishimye.
inkunga; kugenera; kwegurira; gladden gushimisha.
guha. glade umubande; ikibaya;
given names andi mazina. ubweru; akabande.
giver umuterankunga; gladness umunezero; umunezero.
nyamugirubutangwa. glance kureba; ukomeretsa bucye
giverer of life umutangabugingo. (bullet); akajisho; indoro;
giviin ubuyoboke. gutereraho akajisho; kurora;
giviover iyohereza. ukomeretsa bucye (bullet);
givithanks inyiturano. ukomeretsa bucye (bullet);
giviup ubwizige. kumamaho akajisho.
giwarniof danger kwikoma. glance at kwitegereza.
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 glare go along

glare umucyo (1); akajisho; gloomy ibabaje; y'incamugongo;

igishashi; urumuri; kumyasa; umurakare; mbi; utishimye.
indoro. glorification ugushengerera;
glaring cyigaragaza. ugushengera.
glass indorerwamo; ikirahure; glorify kuziririza (umunsi);
ikirahuri; ikirahuri. kwegurira; gusingiza; kubahiriza.
glass container icupa. glorious akataraboneka;
glasses indorerwamo; cy'igitangaza; cyiza cyane;
amadarubindi. cy'agatangaza; nyabami;
glassful ikirahuri. agahebuzo; agatangaza;
gleam gushashagirana; cy'agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka;
kubonerana; kwakirana; cyami; nziza cyane.
igishashi; gishashagirana; gloriousness uburemere.
kumyasa. glory ijabo; uburemere;
glean gufata. kunezerwa; kwishyuka;
glee umunezero; ibitwenge; ubuhangange; wishima;
umunezero. ubwamamare.
gleeful kinezerewe; cyishimye; glory in kwirata.
cyishimye; wishimye. glory over kwishimira.
glen ikibaya; akabande; glow umucyo (1); urumuri;
umubande. gushya; kumyasa.
glimgk e akajisho; indoro; glower kubika umutwe.
kubona; gucungacunga. glum y'incamugongo; mbi;
glimmer kumyasa. ibabaje.
glint kwakirana. glut umusesekare; ubukungu;
glisten kumyasa; kubonerana. guhaza; umusaruro utubutse;
glitter kumyemyeduka; umusesekare; urwunguko
kwakirana; kumyasa. rwinshi; ubukire.
gloaming akabwibwi. glutton ndarusuma.
gloat over kwishimira; kwivuga GMO ibinyabuzima byahinduriwe
ibigwi. kamere.
global y'isi. GNP umusaruro w'igihugu mu
globalisation ikusanyabukungu; mwaka.
ikomatanyabukungu. go kwikubaganya; kugenda kuri
globe Isi; umubumbe; gahunda; kujya; kubisa; 3rd
umubumbe. pers. genda; kwishyigura;
globetrotter mukerarugendo; kugenda; kwikebura.
umukerarugendo. go across kwambuka.
globular mass umubumbe. go after guhiga; gufata.
globule umubumbe; igitonyanga; go against guhinyura.
igifuro; ifuro; urufuro. go along gufatanya.
gloom akangaratete; ubwihebe.

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go alowith gushagara; kwemera;
guherekeza; gushyigikira;
kwemeranya na; emera.
go ape gushya ubwoba.
go around kuzenguruka.
go astray kuyobagurika;
kuzimira; guhaba.
go away kuzimira; kubura;
kugenda; kujya kure; kujya.
go away from kugenda.
Go away quickly Bura!
go back kugaruka.
go back on kwibuza.
go before kurangaza imbere.
go behind gukurikira; gukurikira.
go by gucaho.
go by car gutwara.
go counter to kutumvira.
go directly kugenda kuri
gahunda.
go down guhosha; kugabanya
ubukana; kugabanya umurego.
go down with gufatwa n'indwara.
go driving gutwara.
go flat gushira; gusaza.
go for walk gutembera.
go forth kuzenguruka.
go from door to door gusabiriza.
go from dust to dust gufunga
amakofe; gutaha; kwitaba Imana;
gushiramo umwuka; gupfa.
go hain glowith guherekeza.
go hain hawith guherekeza.
go home gutaha.
go hungry kwigomwa; kwiyiriza;
gusonza.
go in kwinjira.
go in column kwiyereka.
go in compawith gushagara;
guherekeza.
go in for kwibanda.
go in haste kwatanya.
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go to the toilet
go in quest of gushakisha;
gukurikirana; guhiga bukware;
koga runono; guhigisha
uruhindu; guhiga.
go inside kwinjira; gusimbura.
go into hiding guca rubeti.
go like shot kwihuta.
go like sixty kwihuta.
go like the wind kwihuta.
go off on tangent guteshuka ku
murongo; guteshuka; gushyoma.
go often to gusiragira.
go on kujya mbere; gukomeza.
go on aoff kumyasa.
go on foot kugenda.
go on strike kwigaragambya.
go out kuzimya; gusohoka.
go out side gusohoka.
go outside gusimburwa.
go over kwambuka.
go over aover guhatiriza.
go past guca.
go quickly kwihuta.
go shank's mare kugenda.
go stale gushira; gusaza.
go the way of all flesh kwitaba
Imana; gufunga amakofe;
gushiramo umwuka; gupfa;
gutaha.
go through kujagajaga.
go through lot kubabara.
go through with kugeza ku
ndunduro.
go to gushyika; gushyikira.
go to bed kuryama.
go to frequently gusiragira.
go to one's glory gupfa; kwitaba
Imana; gutaha; gushiramo
umwuka; gufunga amakofe.
go to pieces gushya ubwoba.
go to see gusura.
go to the toilet kujya ku nama.
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go to war kurwana; gutabara. goddess umukinnyi

go together with guherekeza. w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
go toward gushyika. godliness ubutorwe;
go under guhanguka. umuhamagaro.
go underground guca rubeti. godly ukiranuka; intungane; pl.
go up kurira; kuzamuka. abihayimana.
go well with guhuza. Godspeed ku mana; ngaho;
go wide gusimburwa; usohoka. ah'ikindi gihe; usigare amahoro.
go with kujyana; gukwirana, - God-fearing intungane;
nye. ukiranuka.
go without food kwiyiriza; God-forsaken hitaruye.
kwigomwa. goggles amadarubindi.
goad koshya gukora nabi; goiawry ugucikiza.
ihihibikana; kwihutisha; goiforth ihunga.
guhihibikanya. goiter (AmE) umwingo.
goal ubusobanuro; umugambi; goitre umwingo.
igitego; ikigenderewe; gold inzahabu; zahabu.
umushinga; inyota; akasho; gold dust inzahabu; okayine;
gufunga; uburoko. zahabu.
goal area mu izamu; urutsindiro. goldbrick guta igihe; kwirwaza;
goal kick ukurengura. bizengarame; kunengeka; guta
goal line umurongo y'izamu. umwanya.
goalkeeper umuzamu; golden handshake imperekeza.
umunyezamu. golden medal umudari wa
goat Ruhaya; ishubebe; inguruka; zahabu.
ihene; isekurume y'ihene. golf golufe.
goat milk amahenehene. golly interj. aa!
gobble kurya; ufata; kwikora ku gonad ibya.
munwa; gufungura; guta muri gone kidahari; cyasibye;
yombi. nyakwigendera.
gobble up kwaya; gusesa. gonorrhoea umutezi; imitezi.
goblet igikombe; igikopo; Good meza.
ikirahuri. good kiboneye; gikwiye guhabwa
goblin umuzimu. agaciro; umugisha; yemewe;
gobs gihagije. intungane; icyiza; nterj. aa!;
goby cyahise; hashize. gishamaje.
god icyamamare. good gihambaye; cyiza; cyiza;
god umukinnyi w'icyamamare; ushoboye; witwara neza;
ingomoke; imana; nterj. aa! gishimishije; gishimishije; ihoho;
God Imana; umuremyi. icyiza; kibikwiye; cyiza cyane;
God Almighty Imana. ukiranuka; kimeze neza; byiza.

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good advice inama zubaka; goodly kigaragara; gifatika.

inama nziza. goodness interj. aa!; ubupfura;
good bye muramuke. ubugwaneza.
good deal igikorwa gifatika; goodness me interj. aa!
umusaruro ushimishije; gihagije. goods ibishyingiranwa;
good evening Mwiriweho? ubukungu; umutungo;
good faith ubudahemuka. igitambaro; ubutunzi;
good feeling imibanire myiza. ibicuruzwa.
good fellowship imibanire myiza. goodwill imibanire myiza;
good form imyitwarire iranga ubuntu; urukundo; ubumwe.
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi. good-bye ah'ikindi gihe; usigare
good fortune ishya; umugisha; amahoro.
amahirwe; ishya; ubukungu. good-bye ku mana; ngaho.
good governance imiyoborere good-for-nothing kidakwiye;
myiza. kidafite agaciro; kidafite agaciro.
good job imbehe. good-hearted umugwaneza;
good judgment ubushishozi; umugiraneza.
ubwenge. good-humored umugwaneza;
good luck ishya. umugiraneza; umugwaneza.
good many ingano. good-looking mwiza; umwiza;
good morning Mwaramutseho; akanyange; ihoho.
Waramutse? good-natured ubaneza n'abandi;
Good News Inkuru Nziza. ugwaneza; umugwaneza;
good news meza. umugiraneza; kivuye ku mutima;
good offices inkunga; umugwaneza; umugwaneza;
imfashanyo; ubufasha. gituje; cyo ku mutima.
good review ukuvugwa neza; good-tasting kiryoshye.
ishimwa. goof gusetsa; gushyenga.
good sense imitekerereze inoze; goof off gusinzira; kunengeka;
ubushishozi. kwirwaza; guta umwanya; guta
Good Sherped umushumba igihe.
mwiza. goofy gisetsa.
good taste umuco. goose ikigoryi; ikijibwe; igicucu;
good times ubukungu. imbata.
good trick amayeri y'intambara. goose egg izeru; ubusa; imfomal.
good understanding umwuka; zeru.
ubwumvikane. goose (pl. geese) sarukoko.
good word ukuvugwa neza; gore amaraso.
ishimwa. gorge akabande; umubande;
good words imihayo; ibisingizo; incacanyo; ikibaya.
igisingizo. gorgeous umwiza; ihoho;
goodbye muramukeho; mwirirwe. akanyange.

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 gorilla grammar

gorilla ingagi. graas satisfactory kwemera;

gormandize kwikora ku munwa; emera.
kurya; gufungura. grab kwabira; gukanyaga; ufata;
gormandizer ndarusuma. gukacira; guta muri yombi;
gosh interj. aa! gucakira.
gosling umushwi y'imbata. grab hold of kwizingira.
Gospel Bibiliya. grace ikiranga; imbabazi;
gospel Inkuru Nziza; ihame; imbabazi; impuhwe; imbabazi.
ivanjiri; inyigisho; ivanjili. graced uwo imayahaye;
gossip impuha; umunyamahirwe; uwo
gacumakamagambo; igihuha; imazasekeye; umunyamugisha.
uburondogozi; amazimwe; graceful cy'ibakwe.
amagambo; umunyamagambo; graceless ntakavuro;
bamenya; injajwa; gacuma ingwizamurongo;
k'amagambo; ubujajwa. imburamumaro; imburakamaro;
gossiper umunyamazimwe; ikinnyeteri.
imbazi ya menshi. grachild umwuzukuru.
gossipy inkotsa; indondogozi. gracious kivuye ku mutima;
gourd uruho; urukiza; igicuma. umugiraneza; cyo ku mutima;
gourmand ndarusuma. ugwaneza; nterj. aa!;
govern kuyobora; kumenyereza; umugwaneza; umugwaneza;
kuganza; igenzura; igenzura. ubaneza n'abandi.
governance imiyoborere. gracious me interj. aa!
governed uyoborwa. gradation ukunguruza.
governed people pl. abayoborwa. gradaughter umwuzukuru.
governement Leta; guverinoma. grade abanyeshuri bigira mu
governess umurinzi. ishuri rimwe; abanyeshuri;
governibody regime guverinoma; urwego; agasozi; inota.
Leta. grade school ishuri.
governicharter Itegeko Nshinga. graduate kuzamura mu ntera.
government Reta; Leta; ileta. graduatigroup abanyeshuri bigira
governmepolicy politiki. mu ishuri rimwe; abanyeshuri.
governor guverineri; umutegetsi; graduation ceremony umuhango
databuja; umugenga; umuyobozi; wo gutanga impamyabushobozi.
umuyobozi; perefe; umuyobozi. graentrance kwemerera.
governorship ubuyobozi. grain imbuto.
gow igiteteyi. gramgk sogokuru.
gown ikanzu. grammar ikibonezamvugo;
go-between umuhuza; intumwa. bbreKB.
go-getting intiganda; ufite
umuhate.
GP umuganga.

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 grand gratify by praise

grand cy'akataraboneka; grasp gushyika; gusanga;

cy'agahebuzo; nziza cyane; gukanyaga; gufutukirwa;
akataraboneka; cyiza cyane; gucakira; gusobanukirwa;
cyami; agatangaza; nyabami; kwabira; kumva; kwizingira;
byiza cyane; cy'agatangaza; gushyikira; gukacira.
agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka; grasp the meaniof
cy'igitangaza. gusobanukirwa.
grandad sogokuru. grasping Ndarusuma.
grandchild umwuzukuru. graspingness umururumba.
granddad sogokuru. grass marijuwana; umurangira
granddaddy sogokuru. polisi; pl. ibyatsi; kuba
granddaughter umwuzukuru. umuranga; akanyatsi; nyakatsi;
grandeur uburemere. icyatsi; urumogi; akatsi; ikimera.
grandfather sogokuru; mukaka. grass roots cy'abaturage;
grandma nyogokuru; nyirakuru; fondasiyo; ibanze.
kaka. grass roots' institutions inzego
grandmother nyogokuru; kaka; z'ibanze.
mukaka; nyirakuru. grasser umurangira polisi.
grandpa sogokuru. grasshopper umupolisi.
grandparent mukaka. grassland ikibaya; umurima;
grandson umwuzukuru. isambu.
grandstand icyicaro ku kibuga; grassroots cy'abaturage.
itiribine; kwiyerekana. grassroots cyishingiro.
grange igikingi; umurima. grassroots community pl.
granitic sand insibo. abaturage; umuryango wo
grannie kaka; nyogokuru; kurwego rw'ibanze.
nyirakuru. grassroots organization
granny nyogokuru; kaka; ishyirahamwe ryo ku rwego
nyirakuru. rw'ibanze.
grant uruhushya; kugenera; grass-roots cy'abaturage.
uburenganzira; guha; gutera grate ikigoyi; injishi.
inkunga; kwemera; icyemezo; gratefulness inyiturano.
kugenera; inkunga; impano; gratification ibyishimo; ibyishimo
kwemeranya na. byuzuye; agashema; ukunyurwa;
granted interj. yee; yego. ukunyurwa; akanyamuneza;
grantee umugenerwabikorwa. ishema; ibyishimo.
granulate kujanjagura; gratified gituje; wishimye;
kujanjagura; gusya. cyishimye; wanyuzwe;
grapes umuzabibu. wanezerewe.
graph ikarita. gratify guhaza; gushimisha.
grapple guhatanira; guhatana. gratify by praise
grason umwuzukuru. kuryoshyaryoshya.

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 gratifying greeticard

gratifying gishimwa; great deal igikorwa gifatika;

cyiyubashye; gituje; wishimye; gihagije; umusaruro ushimishije.
cyishimye; gikwiye. great energy inkangura.
grating kirakaza; ikigoyi; injishi. great grandchild umwuzukuruza.
gratis cy'ubuntu; ubuntu (cy'). great man inkaka.
gratitude inyiturano. great number ingano.
gratuitous ubuntu (cy'); great supply urwunguko rwinshi;
cy'ubuntu. ubukungu; umusaruro utubutse;
gratuity ubuntu; amatabishi; umusesekare; ubukire.
inyongezo; ubwasisi. great talent umunyempano.
grave umurakare; gisaba gupfa great things ibikomeye.
cyangwa gukira; imva; gifite greater cy'ingenzi; cyirengeye.
uburemere; utishimye. greater number aibyinshi.
gravitate kwihoma; kwihambira. greater part aibyinshi.
gravity uburemere. greater than half the total
gray wameze imvi; kivuzo; aibyinshi.
uruvuzo. greatness agaciro.
gray matter umutwe; Greece Ubugiriki; Ubugereki.
imitekerereze. greed inyota y'ubutegetsi;
gray with age rushaje; rikuze; ubugugu; umururumba.
gishaje; cyo ku bwa Gahindiro; greediness inyota y'ubutegetsi;
ushaje; rishaje. umururumba.
grayish ikivuzo. greedy Ndarusuma.
gray-haired wameze imvi. Greek umugereki.
gray-headed gishaje; rushaje; Greeks pl. abagereki.
ushaje; cyo ku bwa Gahindiro; green ikibuga; umwanya;
rikuze; rishaje; wameze imvi. utamenyereye; isambu; kidakuze;
graze gukomeretsa bucye (bullet); umurima; icyatsi.
ukomeretsa bucye (bullet); green beans umuteja; imiteja.
ukomeretsa bucye (bullet). green color icyatsi.
graziland umurima; isambu. green colour icyatsi kibisi.
great gifatika; ingenzi; cya greenback inoti.
hambavu; gihambaye; cya greenbacks pl. amafaranga.
karahabutaka; cy'agahebuzo; greenhorn umutangizi; umwiga.
kigari; cyiza cyane; kinibikabije; greenroom fuwaye.
umusozi wose; kinicyane; greensward akanyatsi; akatsi;
karahabutaka; kigaragara; nyakatsi.
icyamamare; gaheza; green-eyed uwifuza.
cy'akataraboneka; umukinnyi greet kuvugisha witanguranwa;
w'icyamamare; byiza cyane. gusuhuza.
great abundance umumwinshi. greet with kiss gusoma.
Great Britain Ubwongereza. greeticard ikarita y'ubucuti.

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 greeting grouchy

greeting isaruti. grim-visaged umurakare;

gregarious umugwaneza. utishimye.
grenade gerenade. grin inseko; kumwenyura;
grenier ikigega. gutwengatwenga.
grey ikivuzo. grind gutyaza; umukozi; gusya;
grey hair pl. imvi. kujanjagura.
greybeared umukambwe. grinning w'inseko nziza.
grid ikigoyi; injishi. grip gucakira; gukacira;
gridimill urusyo. kwizingira; ivarisi; gukanyaga.
gridiron injishi; ikigoyi. gripe umwijujuto.
grieat kwicuza. gristone urusyo.
grief icyunamo; ubuzima bubi; grit umwete; umuhate; icyizere
umuhangayiko; umuhangayiko; muri wowe; mbaraga; ingufu;
umutima uhagaze; ukwihana; ubutarumikwa; ubutwari.
agahinda; inkeke; impungenge; grit, sa(AmE) umuhate.
akababaro; ishavu; imibereho grizzled rishaje; rikuze; rushaje;
mibi; inkeke; ukwicuza. ushaje; gishaje; cyo ku bwa
grief-stricken wakomerekejwe; Gahindiro.
wababajwe; washavujwe. grizzly wameze imvi.
grieover gushegeshwa; kwicwa groan kurira; gusuka amarira.
n'agahinda; gushengurwa groceries ihaho.
n'agahinda; gushengurwa grocery isoko.
n'ishavu; gushenguka. grocer's shop isoko.
grievance ukwicuza; ukwihana; groove kujanjagura.
umwijujuto. grope kujijita; kujandajanda;
grievances ikibangamiye abantu. gutomboza.
grieve kubabara; gushavura. grope about kujijita;
grieving washavujwe; agahinda; kujandajanda.
wababajwe; ishavu; grope around kujijita;
wakomerekejwe. kujandajanda.
griffe labeli. gross giteye isoni; cy'ubugome;
grill kubaza; guhagama; cy'ibara; cy'amahano.
guhangama. Gross National Product
grille ikigoyi; injishi. umusaruro w'igihugu mu
grillroom resitora; ifunguriro; mwaka.
uburiro; urusamuriro. gross pay umushahara mbumbe.
grillwork ikigoyi; injishi. grotesque cy'ubugoryi;
grim mbi; gikomeye; cy'ubucucu; umubi.
y'incamugongo; ibabaje. grouch kubika umutwe.
grime umwanda; ico. grouchy umunyamahane.
grimy kidahanaguye; gifite
umwanda; cyanduye.

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ground ishingiro; ikibuga; growth intambwe; intangiriro;

urufatiro; amavu; umusingi; ubukure; amajyambere;
urufatiro; urufatiro; ifumbire iyongerwa; izamurwa; iterambere;
y'imborera; ishingiro; umusingi; ihanikwa ry'ibiciro.
ishingiro. grub ifunguro; ifunguro; ibiryo;
groundless rumor ubujajwa. ifunguro.
groundnut oil amavuta y'ubuto. gruba nutriesubstance
grounds inkomoko; umuzi; intungamubiri.
igihamya. grubby cyanduye; gifite
groundwork umusingi; urufatiro; umwanda; kidahanaguye.
urufatiro; ibanze; umusingi; grudge inzika; ubucabiranyi.
ishingiro; ishingiro; urufatiro. grudging uwifuza.
group abanyeshuri bigira mu gruesome gikarishye; kibi cyane;
ishuri rimwe; ishyirahamwe; giteye ubwoba; cyikariye;
itsinda; gitsina; itsinda; inama; gikakaye; gikaze.
ingano; ikipi; imitingi; akazu; gruff gihubukiwe.
urugaga; abanyeshuri. grumble guhwihwisa; kubika
group discussion urubuga umutwe.
nyunguranabitekerezo. grump kubika umutwe.
group walk akarasisi. grumpy umunyamahane.
grouping imiterere; itsinda; guarantee gusezeranya; ingwate;
imitunganyirize. garanti; umutekano;
group, club, clique umuryango. gushimangira.
grove igitsina; agashyamba. guarantor umuterankunga.
grow umutontomo; gusagamba; guard kubungabunga; uruzitiro;
guhinduka; kuba; guhinga; kurengera; guherekeza; kurinda;
kwikanyura. kubungabunga; intwaro;
grow cloudy kubudika; kwijima; gukingira; kurwanira;
gukuba. kubumbatira; umurinzi;
grow used to kumenyera. gushagara.
growifrom byera. guard against kwitwararika.
growing ubukure; ubwiyongere; guard tower umunara.
ukubyiruka. guarded uwitonze.
growling umutontomo. guardedness ibamaso.
grown giciye akenge; gikuze. guardian umuzamu; umurinzi;
grown up makuru. umuterankunga;
grownup inararibonye; mukuru. umuherekezabari; umurezi
grown-up giciye akenge. w'abana.
grown-up gikuru; gikuze; guardian angel umurinzi.
gihamye. guardian ritualist umwiru.
guardianship ubuyobozi.
guardilla ikigega.

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 guards guy

guards umutekano. guiltless nzirabwandu; inyanzi;

guardsman umuzamu. umuziranenge; indakemwa; kizira
Guatemala Gwatemara. amakosa.
guava ipera. guilty uwisobanura; kinyuranye
gudeline ingingo nshingirwaho. n'amategeko; cyo kugawa; uwo
guerrilla war intambara ya bibazwa.
kinyeshyamba. guilty person umugizi wa nabi.
guerrilla warfare intambara ya guinea fowl inkanga.
kinyeshyamba. guinea-pig imbeba ya kizungu.
guess kwibwira. guise isura; akageni.
guest umushyitsi; umutumirwa. guitar igitari; gitari.
guest of honour umushyitsi guitar player umucuranzi.
w'imena. guitarist umucuranzi.
guff amahomvu. gulch akabande; ikibaya;
guffaw guseka; ibitwenge; umubande.
gukubita igitwenge. gulf umwonga; inyenga;
guho gifite ishyaka; gifite umwete. incacanyo.
guidance ubuyobozi; imfashanyo; gull kwiba; gukimu magambo;
ubufasha; inkunga; impanuro; guhuguza; kunyanganya; koshya.
imicungire; inama. gullibility ubupfafa.
guide ibyangombwa; kurangaza gully ikibaya; akabande;
imbere; ukoresha; guhabura; incacanyo; umubande.
ibishingirwaho; kuyobora; gulp kugotomera; gufungura;
kwahura; ibikurikizwa; kurya; kwikora ku munwa.
kugaragira; ibisabwa; uyobora; gulp down gusesa; kwaya.
gutwara. gum ishinya.
guide us kutuyobora. gun imbunda.
guideline itegeko; ibisabwa; gun down kurasa.
ibwiriza; iforumire; umurongo guru umunyabwenge.
ngenderwaho; forumire; gush gusoba; kwituma
intanganzira; ibikurikizwa; ibyoroshye; kuzura; umuvumba;
ibyangombwa; ibishingirwaho; kunyara; kwihagarika.
ibishingirwaho. gust umuyaga.
guidelines pl. amabwiriza. gusto ibakwe; ishyaka; ingoga.
guidilight ukuriye abandi. gut guca ibintu; inda.
guile ubuhemu; iryenge; guts ubutwari; umuhate;
ubutiriganya; iyeri; uburyarya; umuhate; ishingiro; imbaraga;
uburiganya. umwete; ukwigiramo icyizere;
guillotine kwica. umutima; icyizere muri wowe;
guillotining ubwicanyi. inda; ubutwari.
guttersnipe umushumba.
guy umugabo.

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 guzzle gyre

guzzle kunywa; kugotomera. gyp kwiba; kunyanganya;

gymnastics ubugororangingo. guhuguza.
gymshoe pantufure. gyre cyihinahinnye; cyigoronzoye.

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 haaccident Hagood journey

H - h

haaccident ishya. hachurch wedding gusezeranira

haan operation kubagwa. mu kiriziya.
haan ugk et stomach kurwara hack gukata; guca; ifarashi;
igifu. ifarasi.
haarouin gusiragira. hack or chop to pieces kwica.
haback kuzuyaza. hackney ifarashi; ifarasi.
habad reputation kuvugwa nabi. hackneyed gisanzwe.
habath koga. hacksaw -CARPENTRY
habiliments umwambaro; AJOINERY urukero rw'ibyuma.
imyenda. haconfidence in gukeka.
habit akageni; politiki; ingamba; hadecision gufata icyemezo.
akamenyero; imigenzereze; hades Gehinomu; umuriro
imyitwarire. w'iteka; umuriro utazima;
habitat imiturire; inturo; Gehinomu.
ubuturo; ibidukikije; indiri; hadesire gukumbura.
inyumba; icumbi; inyumba; inzu; hadiarrhoea guhitwa.
intaho; aho kuba. hadoubt kumenya.
habitation imiturire; ubuturo; hadowith kwibuza.
indiri; icumbi; inzu; inyumba; hadown guha.
intaho; inturo; inzu; indaro. haescape the memory
habits umuco; imigenzo. kwibagirwa.
habitual kimenyerewe; cya haexistence kuba.
gihanga; gisanzwe; cya gakondo; haeyes for gutwarwa.
umukiliya. hafaith in kwiringira.
hablifaith in kwigerezaho; hafall into one's hands kuragwa.
kugerageza amahirwe. hafall to one's lot kuragwa.
habreakfast kwica isari. hafall to one's share kuragwa.
hacapacity for kwakira; kugira hafinger in kwitabira.
ubushobozi bwo kwakira. hafun kwidagadura.
hacatnap gusinzira. haggle gukimbirana; guhangana.
hacharge of igenzura; igenzura; Hagood journey Urugendo rwiza;
kuyobora. Urugendo ruhire.

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 hagood reputation handbag

hagood reputation kuvugwa half-wit igicucu.

neza. half-wit ikigoryi.
Hagood safari Urugendo ruhire; half-wit ikijibwe.
Urugendo rwiza. half-witted umuswa.
Hagood trip! Urugendo ruhire; hall kolidoro.
Urugendo rwiza. halleluijah! aleluya; interj.
hail urubura; kuvugisha haleluya.
witanguranwa; guhamagara; hallmark akarango.
gushimagiza; gusuhuza; halloo guhamagara.
gushima. hallow kuziririza (umunsi);
Hail Mary Ndakuramutsa Mariya. gutagatifuza; kirisima; kwegurira.
hain mind kwibuka. hallowed uwahiriwe;
hain one's notice kwegura. umunyahirwe.
hain one's resignation kwegura. hallucination ubusazi; ibisazi;
hain sight kubona. baringa.
hainformation about kumenya. hallway umuryango; urugi;
hair ubwoya; umusatsi. kolidoro.
hairdresser umwogoshi. halo uruziga.
hairdressisalon urwogoshero. halt kuvugisha witanguranwa;
hairy kabutindi; cyateza kureka; guhagarara; umusozo.
impanuka. halter gupyinagaza; gukerereza;
hajob gukora. gutambamira.
hakittens guhangayika; kugira halve gucamo uduce.
umutima uhagaze. hamlet umusozi; umudugudu;
haknowledge kumenya. urusisiro.
hale gifite ubuzima bwiza; hammer guhatiriza; gutera
muzima; iberege; muryerye. umusumari.
half icya kabiri. hammer out gucura.
half empty stadium sitade irimo hammock ingobyi iheka
abantu bake. abarwayi.
half full igicagate. hamotion kwishyigura;
half hitch ipfundo. kwikubaganya.
half past eight saa mbiri n'igice. hamper kuzitira; kubangamira;
half rations inzara. gupyinagaza; gutambamira;
halfwit injiji. gukerereza.
halfwit umuswa; igicucu. hamstring kubangamira.
half-brother umuvandimwe. hanatural tendency kwihambira;
half-grown kidakuze. kwihoma.
half-hearted akazuyazi. hand umukozi; guha; ikiganza;
half-light akabwibwi. umukozi.
half-moon agaheto. handbag isakoshi.
half-time igice.

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 handball happenstance

handball handibari; umupira hangman's knot ipfundo.

w'amaboko; handibali. hanker gukumbura.
handbill itangazo. hankeriafter cyifuza; kirota.
handbook igitabo cyifashishwa. hankering inyota y'ubutegetsi;
handcrafted cy'ubukorikori. inyota; ugushaka; ugushaka;
handcuffs umugozi; umurunga. icyifuzo.
handed down from generation to hanky umuswaro; umushwara.
generation cya gakondo; cya haon kurokoka.
gihanga. haon heart ntakubeshye; mu
handheld instrument igikoresho; by'ukuri.
igikoresho nkenerwa; haon to kwizingira.
icyifashishwa. haone's abode gucumbika;
handicap ubumuga; gutura.
kubangamira; inzitizi. haone's doubts about gukeka.
handicaped person uwamugaye; haone's heart set on
ikimuga. gukumbura.
handicapped ikirema; ikirema. haone's office hours (AmE)
handicapted person abamugaye. gusuzuma.
handiness ubugenge; ubuhanga. haone's revenge kwihimura;
handiover iyohereza. guhora.
handiover the powers haone's surgery (BrE) gusuzuma.
ihererekanyabubasha. haout gutera inkunga.
handkerchief mushwari; haout at gusiragira.
umushwara; umuswaro. haover kureka; gusubiza.
handle gukoresha; kwifashisha; haover ceremony
ukoresha; kugorora imitsi; ihererekanyabubasha.
kugaragura. hapassionate affection for
handling imicungire. gukunda.
hands amaboko; ingufu; ibiganza. hapee kunyara; kwituma
handsome umwiza; akanyange; ibyoroshye; gusoba; kwihagarika.
mwiza; ihoho; mwiza. haperiods kujya mu mihango.
handwriting imyandikire. haphazard kitateguwe.
handy ushoboye imirimo hapimwe hakaswe.
inyuranye; cyubaka. haplenty of kuzura.
hand-drill mutobozi. hapless ikiremba.
hand-to-hacombat inkundura. happen kuba; gushyika.
hang kubamba; kumanika; kwica. happenstance ihirwe; amahirwe;
hangar hangari. amahirwe.
hanger-on nyakwikundishwa ku
bayobozi; nyamujyiyobijya;
umwambari; inkomamashyi.
hanging ubwicanyi.

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 happiness haritable

happiness ukunyurwa; hard labor ubuja; ubucakara.

umuganaho; akanyamuneza; hard luck amakuba; amahirwe
umunezero; ibyishimo; make; umwaku; amacwa.
ukunyurwa; agashema; ibyishimo hard physical work akazi
byuzuye; ibyishimo; ishema. k'ingufu.
happy cy'amahirwe; uwizihiwe; hard time amakuba.
cyishimye; unezerewe; hard times amacwa; ibihe
igishiramuruho; gihire; bikomeye; amakuba; umwaku.
kinezerewe; uwishimye; hard to believe ikabya.
wanyuzwe; wishimye; gituje; hard to deal with ntamunoza;
wanezerewe. intanyurwa.
haproclivity for kwihoma; hard to manage ntamunoza;
kwihambira. intanyurwa.
hapuncture gutobokesha. hard to please intanyurwa;
harangue idisikuru; ntamunoza.
imbwirwaruhame; ijambo. hard to satisfy intanyurwa;
harass gutera umutima uhagaze; ntamunoza.
gutoteza; kuberabeza; hard to swallow ikabya.
kuburabuza; guhangayikisha; hard up umukene.
guharahaza; guhangayikisha. hardened bidashimishije;
harassing itotezwa. bidashamaje; gikomeye nk'ibuye;
harassment itotezwa. bikonje; cy'ibuye.
harbor amajyo; kurinda; hardheartedness ubucabiranyi.
kubungabunga; gucumbikira; hardihood umuhate.
kwakira; amage; kubumbatira; hardiness ubutarumikwa.
amagiro; gukingira ikibaba. hardship akababaro; umutwaro;
harbor suspicioabout gukeka. amakuba; umugogoro; amacwa;
harborage amage; amagiro; amakuba; ibihe bikomeye;
amajyo. umubabaro; umwaku; ibyago.
hard uruhanyije; ufite ingufu; hardware kenkayori.
kagarara; umunyamurava; hardy gifite imbaraga; nziramuze;
gikaze; gisaba ingufu nyinshi; umunyambaraga; umunyangufu;
gisaba imbaraga; ukomeye; cy'imirya; gifite ubuzima bwiza.
bidashimishije; n'umuhate; hard, sure, loud acyane.
bidashamaje; gikomeye; hard-liner
gikomeye; cy'ibuye; hare urukwavu.
umunyamwete; bikonje. harecourse to kwifashisha;
hard as rock utaku izima; gukoresha.
intagondwa. haregard for kubahiriza.
hard at work gihuze. haresidence gutura; gucumbika.
hard cash pl. amafaranga. harest kuhuruka.
hard feelings inzika. haritable umugiraneza.

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 hark hate

hark kumva. harvest urubuto; gusarura;

harken kumva. umusaruro; amata y'isuka;
harlot indaya. kwaha; gusoroma; isarura.
harlotry uburaya. harvest season igihe cy'isarura;
harm imyononekarire; isizeni; umwero; isarura.
gukomeretsa; kwangiza; harvesting isarura; ukwaha.
ibyangijwe; kwangiza; hascrew loose cyasaze; cyataye
gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa. umutwe; wasaze; cyatombotse.
harm with poison kuroga. haseat kwicara.
harmful cy'ububisha; cyangiza; hasecothoughts about kwicuza.
kibangamiye. hasex kurongorana.
harmful chemical uburozi. hasexual intercourse kwenda.
harmful drug uburozi. hash imvange; urumogi.
harmonious byuzuzanya; bihuje. hashhouse urusamuriro; uburiro;
harmonious relations ifunguriro; resitora.
ubwumvikane. hasquint kureba imirari.
harmonious sound umumuzika. hast ibakwe; ingoga.
harmonize guhuza; haste umunyaruko; umuvuduko;
kwimenyereza; guhuza. akete.
harmonize with gukwirana, -nye. hasten kwihuta; guteza imbere;
harmony umudendezo; injyana; kwihutisha; gushyira ku murindi;
ibangikana; isano; ubwisungane; kwatanya; ugira ubwira.
imiterere; ubufatanye; ugukorera hasten away from kwamama;
hamwe; ubumwe; guhunga.
icyumvikanyweho; hasten off guhunga; kwamama.
imitunganyirize; umumuzika; hastiness umuvuduko;
imibanire myiza; umugazi; umunyaruko.
amahoro. hastomachache kurwara igifu.
harness guhagarika; guhagarika. hasty gitunguranye; yihuta;
harridan gicumu cya kigembe. kibangutse; kititezwe; cyihuta.
Harry heroyine. hasubscription gufata
harry guhangayikisha; ifatabuguzi.
kuburabuza; guhangayikisha; hat ingofero.
kuberabeza. hat stand porutemanto.
harry gutera umutima uhagaze; hatch gutegura; gucura
guharahaza. amagambo.
harsh gikonje; kirakaza; hatching ubwiyongere.
bidashimishije; gisharira; hate inabi; ubwangwe; kwanga
bikonje; bidashamaje. urunuka; kwanga; urwango;
harshness icyusa. urwango; ubucabiranyi;
kurebaisesemi.

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hateful cyuzuye urwango; havithe means gishoboye.

cy'ubugome; kibabaje; giteye haviyouattitude cya gisore; cya
agahinda; urakaye; inyaryenge; cyana; cy'ubuto.
cy'urukozasoni; cy'amahano; hawk gutangaza; kugurisha.
cy'ibara; giteye ishozi; hawords guteraamagambo;
cy'ububisha. gutongana.
hathe expression gusa. hawser urutsinga.
hathe same record of wialosses hawser fastening ipfundo.
kugwa miswi. hay urumogi; igitanda; uburiri;
hathe worst of it gutsindwa. marijuwana; uburyamo.
hatred urwango; inzika; hayen for gukumbura.
ubwangwe; urwango; inabi; haying isarura.
ubucabiranyi. hayseed umushumba.
haughtiness ubwibone; ubwirasi; hay-head
umwiryo. hazard kwigerezaho; kugerageza
haughty wiyemera; amahirwe; kwigerezaho;
bidashimishije; wirarira; bikonje; urusimbi; gukangisha; amakuba;
bidashamaje; mwiyemezi. gutega; pl. ibizazane; kabutindi;
haul pl. iminyago. amagume; ingorane; imikiko.
haul in gufata; guta muri yombi. hazard an opinion kwizimba.
haul over the coals gucyaha; hazardous kibangamiye;
guhana; gukosora. cyangiza; cyateza impanuka;
haulage depot gare. kabutindi.
haunt gusiragira. haze urwijiji; igihu; urwijiji.
havalley paradiso; paradizo. ha-ha ibitwenge.
have kugira; guha. he pers. we.
haven amage; amajyo; amagiro. he alone prowenyine.
havery small income kugira head shefu; umwanya wa mbere;
amikoro make. umuyobozi; umutwe;
havia desire gishonje. umukoresha; umuyobozi;
haviawareness ufite ubwenge; umucungamutungo; umukuru
utekereza. w'Igihugu; umuyobozi mukuru;
havigood judgment kwihambira; umuperezida;
w'umuhanga; umushishozi; umuyobozi; umuyobozi wa
umunyabwenge; umuhanga; guverinoma; igihanga;
inararibonye; w'inararibonye. umutegetsi; umugenga; ukuriye
havimaabilities ushoboye abandi; databuja; ishu;
imirimo inyuranye. kurangaza imbere; kuyobora;
havimeaning gisobanutse. kwihoma; isoko.
havione's nose to the head clerk umukuru w'ibiro.
grindstone umunyabushishozi. head man databuja; umugenga;
havioriginality umwimerere. umuyobozi.

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 head of government heat

head of government healthy gifite ubuzima bwiza;

umuperezida; Perezida wa kimeze neza; ubuzima buzira
Repubulika; umuyobozi wa umuze.
guverinoma; umukuru w'Igihugu. heap umusesekare; uburo
head of hair umusatsi. buhuye; igipanze neza;
head of state umutegetsi; urwunguko rwinshi; umusaruro
umuyobozi. utubutse; ikirundo; umuba;
head of the nation Perezida wa uruhago; benshi; ubukire;
Repubulika; umukuru w'Igihugu; ubukungu; imodoka.
umuyobozi wa guverinoma; heap up kuzigama; kurundanya;
umuperezida. guhunika; gushyira hamwe.
head towards kwerekeza. hear out kumvira.
headache umutwe. hear that umda.
headliner icyamamare; hearing urubanza; urubanza.
umutsinzi; umukinnyi hearken kumva.
w'icyamamare. hearsay amagambo; impuha;
headlines agashya ubujajwa; igihuha.
k'ikinyamakuru; umutwe heart intebe; ishingiro; (always
w'inkuru; akambere pl.). amarangamutima; ishingiro;
k'ikinyamakuru. imbaraga; ishingiro; umutima;
headquarters umurwa. uruvumbu; icyicaro; intimatima;
headquaters icyicaro; intebe. ubutwari; umutima; umutima;
headrinking akayoga; agatama; uruvumbu.
inzoga. heart attack indwara y'umutima.
headship ubuyobozi. heart disease indwara
headwater isoko. y'umutima.
heagk umusaruro ushimishije; heartache ishavu; ukwicuza;
uburo buhuye; igikorwa gifatika; agahinda; ukwihana.
benshi. heartbreak ishavu; agahinda.
heal kunga; gukira; gusana; guca hearten gushishikaza.
akatsi. heartfelt kivuye ku mutima; cyo
healer umuvuzi. ku mutima.
healiart ubuvuzi. hearth gucura; ishyiga.
health ubuzima; amagara; heartless bikonje; bidashamaje;
ubuzima. bidashimishije.
health center ikigo nderabuzima. hearty gifite ubuzima bwiza;
health personnel abakozi kivuye ku mutima; cyo ku
bashinzwe iby'ubuzima. mutima.
health services serivisi ishinzwe heastring ikamba.
ubuzima. heat icyokere; igishyika;
healthier uzaakajisho; ubushyuhe; icyunzwe; isiganwa;
woroherwa. gushyushya; ubususuruke.

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 heat up heirs

heat up gushyushya. hedge uruzitiro; kugota; urukuta;

heated gishyushye cyane. gukikiza.
heated discussion impaka. hedge in gukikiza; kugota.
heath umurima; isambu. hedgehog ikinyogote.
heathen umupagani. hedgerow uruzitiro.
heathenish icyaduka. heed igiteye impungenge; guha
heave kuzamura; kuruka; ireme; kwitondera; ibamaso;
gushyira ejuru; iyuriza; iterurwa; kumvira.
gucunda; kujugunya; guterura; heedful uwitonze.
kwimiriza imbere. heedfulness ibamaso.
heaven paradiso. heedless umunyamazinda;
heaven umuramburo w'ikirere; ikinnyeteri; ikizeze; indangare;
ibyishimo byuzuye; paradizo; igicucu.
ukunyurwa. heel insuzugurwa (person);
Heaven ijuru. agatsinsino.
heaven aearth isi n'ijuru. hegemony ubuyobozi.
heavenly byiza cyane; hegira ihunga.
cy'akataraboneka; cy'agahebuzo. heh! interj. yemwe!
heavenly body kibonumwe; heifer akanyana; inyana.
inyenyeri; Isi; inyenyeri. height igihagararo; ubuhagarare;
heavenly spirit umumalayika; agasongero; indeshyo; agasozi;
marayika. akanunga; isonga; umusozi.
heavens ikirere; ikirere. heighten kongera.
heavier-than-air craft indege. heights agasongero.
heaving isesemi. heinous gikarishye; cy'ibara;
heavy ikinnyeteri; kibyibushye kibabaje; cy'ubugome; cyikariye;
cyane; kiremereye. y'ibyaha; giteye agahinda;
heawind serwakira. urukozasoni; kidakwiye; giteye
Hebraic igiheburayo; igihebureyi. ishozi; gikaze; cy'amahano;
Hebraical igihebureyi; cy'urukozasoni; gikakaye;
igiheburayo. cy'urukozasoni; giteye ubwoba;
Hebrew igihebureyi; igiheburayo; mburabupfura.
Umuheburayo. heir umugenerwamurage;
heckle kuburabuza; umugenerwabikorwa; amaraso;
guhangayikisha; kuberabeza; imbuto; imbuto; umuragwa.
guharahaza. heir apparent umuragwa;
hectare hegitari. umugenerwamurage.
hector gutera umutima uhagaze; heir presumptive umuragwa;
ha; guhangayikisha; guharahaza; umugenerwamurage.
guhangayikisha; kuberabeza; heiress umugenerwabikorwa.
kuburabuza. heirs urubyaro; imbuto.

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 held in camera Herculean

held in camera inama yo mu help the progress of

muhezo. kumenyekanisha.
held up cyakererewe. helper uwitabiriye inama; umuja;
helicopter kajugujugu. icyitso; umuyoboke; umufasha;
helix cyihinahinnye; umugiraneza; umukozi;
cyigoronzoye. umubyeyi; umugiraneza;
Hell Gehinomu; umuriro w'iteka. umufana; ushyigikiye;
hell inkeke; ikuzimu. ushyigikiye.
hell inyenga; imibereho mibi; helpful cyubaka; ufatanya
umuhangayiko; ubuzima bubi. n'abandi.
Hell umuriro utazima. helpful partner umufasha.
hell fire umuriro w'iteka; umuriro helpihand ubufasha; inkunga;
utazima; Gehinomu. imfashanyo; umufasha.
hellcat gicumu cya kigembe. helplessly feebleminded person
hellion gicumu cya kigembe. akamara; ikimara.
hellish giteye agahinda; cy'ibara; helplessness ubushobozi buke.
cy'amahano; giteye ishozi; helpmate umufasha.
kibabaje; cy'urukozasoni; Help! muntabare!; Mfasha!;
cy'ubugome. Muntabare!
hello Muraho? hem inshunda.
Hello ayego. hem in gukikiza; kugota.
hello! Uraho? hemp agatabi; urumogi.
helm ubuyobozi. hen inkokokazi.
helmet ingofero y'abatwaye hen or rooster inkoko.
ibinyabiziga; kasike. henchman umukozi; umwambari;
help agaciro; kugira neza; umuja; icyitso.
kumenyekanisha; umuti Henry heroyine.
w'ibibazo; koshya gukora nabi; hepatitis epatite.
kunoza; imfashanyo; gutiza her pers. we; e; poss. we.
umurindi; kugira neza; herald gusakaza; gutangaza.
kwifatanya; kurwanaho; herb urumogi; marijuwana; pl.
ubufasha. ibyatsi; ikimera.
help umukozi; gushaka inshuti; herb garden ubusitani.
gufasha; kuyamba; inkunga; herbage ikimera.
guteza imbere. herbivore indyabyatsi.
Help Mufasha. Herculean gikomeye.
Help Nkunganire.
help forward kumenyekanisha.
help oneself to kwiba.
help out gufasha; gushaka
inshuti.
help s.o. across kwambutsa.

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 herculean high school

herculean kinicyane; hi Muraho?

umunyangufu; nziramuze; gifite Hi ayego.
imbaraga; uruhanyije; cy'imirya; hiat gushushanya; kuvuga muri
karahabutaka; gisaba ingufu make; gukomoza; kwerekana.
nyinshi; umusozi wose; hiatus icyuho.
umunyambaraga; kinibikabije; hick umushumba.
gisaba imbaraga; cya hick town urusisiro; umusozi.
karahabutaka; cya hambavu; hidalgo imfura.
ukomeye. hidden gihishe.
herd kujagata; ingano. hide ubwihugiko; kubumbatira;
herd of cow ingina. gutwikira; kwijima; kurinda; guca
herdsman umushumba. rubeti; guca rubeti; gukingira
here aha; ino; hano. ikibaba; gupfuka;
here anow mu manzaganya. kubungabunga; kubudika;
here are reba. gukuba; kwihisha; guhisha.
here is reba. hide out guca rubeti.
hereditary kivukanywa; cyimeza. hide your thoughts gusera mu
heredity inzu; akoko. nda.
heritage umuryango; umunani; hideaway indiri; umuheno; igico.
indagano; murage. hideous umubi; gikarishye;
hermitage monasiteri. cyikariye; kibi cyane; gikaze;
hero inkaka; intwari; gikakaye; cy'ibara; cy'amahano;
icyamamare; umukinnyi giteye ubwoba; cy'ubugome.
w'icyamamare. hideout umuheno; indiri.
heroin heroyine. hide-out ubuvumo.
heroine icyamamare; umukinnyi hiding igico.
w'icyamamare. hidiplace igico.
heroism ubutwari; umuhate. hie gushyira ku murindi;
heron ikiyongoyongo; inyange. kwatanya.
hero's reward impeta. high muremure; cyirengeye;
hers poss. we; kwayo; e; kwe. cyisumbuyeho.
herself ubwe. high bar umutambiko.
hesitant nta bushake. high comedy urwenya;
hesitate kujijinganya; kuzuyaza. byendagusetsa.
hesitating ushidikanya. High Council of the Press Inama
hew gucamo uduce. Nkuru y'Itangazamakuru.
hexagon mpandesheshatu high jinks amangambure;
ndinganire. amagambure.
hey interj. we! high misdemeanour ikosa
Hey! mbe. rikomeye.
he-goat isekurume y'ihene; high noon amanywa.
Ruhaya. high school ishuri.

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 high spirits History of the Church

high spirits umunezero; hinder gutambamira;

ibyishimo. gupyinagaza; kuzitira;
high temperature ubushyuhe; gukerereza.
icyokere. hindmost giheruka.
high time igihe. hindrance inzitizi; intambamyi;
highbrow injijuke. imbogamizi.
higher cyirengeye. Hinduism Hinduwisime.
higher up ahejuru; ejuru. hinge guhuza.
highest point akanunga; hinge BOTANY ingingo.
agasongero; amanywa; isonga. hinge upon gushingira.
highest rank umwanya wa hint imbuzi; ubusobanuro;
mbere. ubusabusa; umuburo.
highland agasozi; igitwa; hip amanyungunyungu;
umusozi. urukenyerero.
highly heated gishyushye cyane. hippodrome ikibuga; urukiniro;
highly qualified ushoboye. urubuga rw'amafarasi; sitade.
highness ubudashyikirwa. hippopotamus imvubu.
highway ibarabara; inzira; hire gukodesha.
ibarabara; umuhanda; hired umukozi.
umuhanda. hired girl umukozi; umuyaya;
highwayman ibandi; umujura. umuja.
high-minded indakemwa. hired hand umukozi; umukozi.
high-powered w'umunyagitsure; hired man umukozi; umuja.
w'umunyembaraga. hired soldier umucanshuro.
high-priced gihenze. hireling umucanshuro; umukozi.
high-principled indakemwa. his poss. we; kwayo; kwe.
high-quality cyiza; kinoze. His Majesty umwami.
high-strung umunyagishyika. historic cya gakondo; cyo
hijack gushimuta; kurigisa; kwibuka; cya gihanga.
kunyereza abantu. historical books ibitabo
hijacker umujura. by'amateka.
hijacking ubujura. historical rolls arishive;
hike iyongerwa; akarasisi; inyandiko nshyinguramakuru.
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro. historical vestiges n.ibimenyetso
hike, addition izamurwa. ndangamateka.
hill agasozi. history arishive; amateka;
hillock agasozi. amateka; inyandiko
hillside agasozi. nshyinguramakuru; iterambere.
hilltop agasozi. history of Rwanda amateka y'u
him pers. we. Rwanda.
Hima cow impima. History of the Church amateka
himself ubwe. ya Kiliziya.

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 his, hers hole

his, hers poss. ze. hold guhagarara; kugira

his/her great grandmother ubushobozi bwo kwakira;
nyirakuruza. kurekeraho; kwibwira; kwakira;
His/Your Excellency kwizera; kuzigama; kwizingira;
Nyiricyubahiro. guhobera cyane; guha; gufata;
hit urushyi; gutera ishoti; guhunika; ufata.
gukubita ishoti; ishoti; gutera hold back kwifata; gutambamira;
umugeri. kubangamira; kwihangana;
hitch gukenyera; ipfundo. guhagarika; guhagarika;
hive uruvumbu; umuzinga; gupyinagaza; gukerereza;
umutiba; kwagika. kuzitira; kwiziga.
hi! Uraho? hold candle to kugereranywa.
hi-tech ikoranabuhanga. hold close guhobera cyane.
hoard guhunika; kuzigama; hold conference abbrerb.
ikigega. hold dear gukunda.
hoarder gito; ubugugu. hold down kujisha.
hoardi(BrE), billboard (AmE) hold fast gucakira; kujisha;
icyapa. kwizingira; gukacira.
hoary gishaje; rishaje; rikuze; cyo hold for ransom gushimuta;
ku bwa Gahindiro; ushaje; kunyereza abantu; kurigisa.
kivuzo; rushaje. hold forth gusobanurira.
hoary-headed wameze imvi. hold in abeyance gusubika.
hoax kunyanganya; kwiba; hold in view kubona.
icyiganano; amayeri; guhuguza. hold on to kwizingira.
hobble kujagajaga; intambwe; hold one's horses gutegereza.
gutagataga; kubangamira. hold one's own guhatana;
hobgoblin umuzimu. guhatanira.
hobo inzererezi; imbungerezi. hold out kurokoka.
hocus-pocus amayeri; hold out against guhangana;
ikinamayobera; umutongero. guhanyanyaza; gukomeza
hodgepodge akaduruvayo; umutsi.
imvange. hold out helpihato gushaka
hoe kubagara; isuka. inshuti.
hoggish Ndarusuma. hold the reins kuyobora.
hogwash amangambure; hold tight gukacira; gucakira.
amagambure. hold to kwitondera.
hog-tie kubangamira. hold together gusanga.
hoist gushyira ejuru; iterurwa; hold up gushyigikira;
guterura; kwimiriza imbere; kubangamira.
kuzamura; ufata; iyuriza; guta hold up to ridicule gucunaguza.
muri yombi. holdup man umujura.
hole akaruri; umwobo; umwenge.

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 holiday honky-tonk

holiday umunsi mukuru; ibirori; homeless person or creature

umunsi mukuru. impabe.
holiness ubutorwe; homelessness abatagira icumbi;
umuhamagaro. abatagira aho baba.
Hollander umuholandi. homely umubi; inyigisho.
holler gukankama; guhamagara. homesickness urukumbuzi.
hollow ikibaya; akabande; homestead inyumba.
umubande. homework umukoro wo mu rugo.
holocaust umuriro. homicidal inkoramaraso.
holy uwahiriwe; ukiranuka; homicide ubwicanyi.
y'idini; intungane; umunyahirwe. homily idisikuru; ijambo;
Holy Bible Bibiliya Ntagatifu; imbwirwaruhame.
Bibiliya Yera. hominid ubumuntu.
Holy Communion isangira Homo sapiens inyoko muntu;
ritagatifu. inyokomuntu; umuntu; pl.
holy day umunsi mukuru. abantu; abatuye isi.
Holy father umupapa. homogenize kubumba;
holy oils amavuta matagatifu. kwiyunga.
holy place ahera. homograph inyandikwakimwe.
Holy Spirit Roho Mutagatifu; homologous bisa.
Umwuka Wera. Honduras Hondurasi.
Holy War intambara ntagatifu. hone gutyaza.
holy water amazi y'umugisha. honest nyakuri; kibikwiye;
Holy Writ Bibiliya. umuziranenge; intungane;
homage isaruti. ndashidikanywaho; kitabogamye;
home inyumba; imiturire; inturo; udakikira ukuri (person);
ibitaro by'abarwaye indwara zo udacabiranya; gikwiye guhabwa
mu mutwe; indaro; ubuturo; agaciro; indakemwa;
indiri; amage; inyumba; inzu; utarimanganya; inyangamugayo;
amagiro; amajyo; icumbi; intaho. umunyakuri; ukiranuka; udaca
home game umukiku kibuga ku ruhande.
cyawe. honesty ubupfura;
home in on guhamya intego. ubunyangamugayo;
home of lost souls umuriro ubudahemuka; amanyakuri;
w'iteka; umuriro utazima; ivugakuri.
Gehinomu. honey ubuki.
home office icyicaro; intebe. Honey Shushu.
home page urwinjiriro. honeycomb ikinyagu;
homeland igihugu kavukire. igishashara.
homeless person imbungerezi; honky-tonk
inzererezi.

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 honor horridness

honor kuziririza (umunsi); hop gusimbuka.

ubwamamare; kuriha; hope inyota; kwizera; amizero;
kubahiriza; ugushengera; ibyiringiro; gukumbura; inzoza;
igihembo; gutekerezaho; kwizigira; kwifuza.
ubupfura; gufata nk'amata hopeful umukandida; uwaka
y'abashyitsi; guha ireme; akazi; uwiyamamaza; cyifuza;
kwishyura; guha agaciro; cy'amahirwe; kirota.
kwitaho; kwitwararika; hopelessness umuhangayiko;
icyubahiro; ubudahemuka; akangaratete; inkeke; imibereho
ubuhangange; ugushengerera; mibi; ubuzima bubi.
ijabo; ijabo; kuryoshyaryoshya; horde inteko; ikiguri.
ishimo; ishimwe; isaruti; horizontal gitambitse.
umudari. horizontal bar umutambiko.
honorable kibikwiye; ukiranuka; horizontal one igitambitse.
intungane; umunyakuri; gikwiye horizontally abutambike.
guhabwa agaciro; kitabogamye. hormone umusemburo.
honorable man imfura. horn ihembe.
honorarium ubwasisi; inyongezo. horns guhiga; guhatana;
honorary member guteraamagambo; guhangana;
umunyamuryango w'icyubahiro. guhatanira; guhatana;
honored rukabuza. guhatanira.
honour icyubahiro; kubahiriza. horny washyutswe.
honourable abasoni; indakemwa. horoscope uburaguzanyenyeri.
hood umugizi wa nabi; isarigoma; horrendous cyikariye; kibi cyane;
ikirara; gupfuka. gikarishye; gikakaye; giteye
hoodlum ikirara; isarigoma. ubwoba; gikaze.
hoodoo ubupfumu. horrible cyikariye; gikakaye; kibi
hoodwink koshya; kwiba; cyane; gikakaye; cy'ibara;
kunyanganya; guhuguza. cy'urukozasoni; gikarishye;
hooey amahomvu. gikaze; cy'amahano; cy'ubugome;
hoof ikinono. giteye ishozi; kibabaje; giteye
hook agakoni; ikorosi; indobani; ubwoba; inkazi; giteye agahinda.
ikoni; kuroba; guta muri yombi; horribleness ubukarihe;
ufata. ubukare; ububi.
hook up with kurongora; horrid cy'ibara; giteye agahinda;
kurongorwa. giteye ishozi; cy'amahano;
hooked ubuhete. kibabaje; cy'amahano; cy'ibara;
hooker ihabara; indaya; maraya. cy'ubugome; cy'ubugome;
hooligan ikirara; isarigoma. cy'urukozasoni.
hoop uruziga. horridness ububi; ubukarihe;
hoosegow ibiro bya polisi. ubukare.
hoo-hoo (AmE) umuteramwaku.

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 horrifying House Martin

horrifying giteye ubwoba; hostility ubushotoranyi;

gikakaye; kibi cyane; gikarishye; urwango; amakimbirane;
cyikariye; gikaze. urwango; ubushyamirane;
horror icyoba; ubukangarane. imirwano; urwango; inyange;
horscope iraguzajuru. inabi.
horse heroyine. hosting icumbikira.
horse around gushyenga; hot gishyushye cyane; kiryoshye;
gusetsa. gishyushye.
horselaugh ibitwenge. hot air umwuka ushyushye;
horseplay ishyengo; amahomvu.
amagambure; amangambure. hot rod imodoka.
horse-race isiganwa ry'amafarasi. hot spell ubushyuhe; icyokere.
horticulture ubuhinzi bw'indabo hot spring isoko.
n'imbuto. hot up gushyushya.
hose umuseke wa parasitiki; hot weather ubushyuhe;
uruhombo; umuseke w'amazi. icyokere.
hosepipe umuseke wa parasitiki. hotel hoteri; hoteli; hoteli; hoteri;
hospice ihoteli; hoteli; hoteri. ihoteli.
hospital ikigo nderabuzima; hotfoot it kugenda.
ibibitaro; ivuriro; ibitaro. hotness ubususuruke; icyokere.
hospitality urugwiro. hot-air artist gacuma
hospitalization igitanda. k'amagambo;
hospitalize gushyira mu bitaro. gacumakamagambo;
host umutangakaze; ingano; umunyamagambo; bamenya;
umuyoborabirori; ikiguri; injajwa.
uyoboye ibirori; hot-dog (chiefly U.S.) kwibona.
umunyamagambo; utanga hound guharahaza;
amagambo. guhangayikisha; kuberabeza;
host computer imashini- kuburabuza.
buhuniko. hour isaha; igihe cy'ubu; igihe.
hostel ihoteli; hoteli; hoteri. hours of sleep ijoro.
hostelry ihoteli; hoteri; hoteli. house gucumbikira; inkomoko;
hostile umuntu mubi; cyo indaro; intaho; indiri; kwakira;
kwirinda; cyo kugendera kure; kubika; ubwoko; ubuturo;
urakaye; inyaryenge; inyumba; inturo; inyumba; inzu;
w'umunyamahane. inkomoko; kugira ubushobozi
hostile act ubushotoranyi. bwo kwakira; inzu; kwakira;
hostile behavior ubushotoranyi. igisekuru; umuryango; amazu;
hostile invitation intambamyi; icumbi; inzu.
imbogamizi. house cat injangwe.
hostilities intambara. house guest umushyitsi.
House Martin intashya.

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 house of correction human poverty

house of correction igasho; hub uruvumbu; uruvumbu;

uburoko; ipirizo; igereza. intebe; icyicaro.
house of detention igasho; hubbub umuhengeri; isahaha;
ipirizo; igereza; uburoko. akaduruvayo.
house of God isinagogi; kiliziya; hubby umugabo washatse;
urusengero. umuganji; umugabo.
house of reform igasho; igereza; hubris umurengwe.
uburoko; ipirizo. hue acry urwamo.
house of worship urusengero; huff umwaga; guhumeka.
kiliziya; isinagogi. huffy umunyamahane; urakaye.
houseboy umuboyi. hug kwizingira; guhobera cyane.
housebreaker umujura. huge karahabutaka; cya
housegirl umuyaya. hambavu; cya karahabutaka;
household umuryango; urugo. indaro; akayabo; hange;
household chores ubuja. kinicyane; kinibikabije; umusozi
household help umukozi; umuja. wose.
household work ubuja. hullabaloo isahaha;
household workers abakozi bo akaduruvayo.
mu rugo. hullo Uraho?
households ingo. hum kuririmba; guhwihwisa.
housekeeper umuja; umukozi. human ikinyabuzima; nyamuntu;
housemaid umuyaya. umunyabuntu; umuntu ku giti
housing amacumbi; imiturire; cye; ikiremwa.
icumbi; inturo. human being umumuntu;
hovel akaruri. umuntu; ikiremwa; umuntu ku
how auko; gute; bite. giti cye; ikinyabuzima;
how are you? bite? ikiremwamuntu.
How do you do? Uraho? human beings umuntu; abatuye
how many? Bingaiki?; Bingahe? isi.
how much? Bingaiki? human body umubiri w'umuntu.
howdy Uraho? human communication
however conj. nyamara; icyakora; ubwumvanyamuntu;
cyakora; ahubwo; cyakora. ihererekanyamakuru.
howl kurira; kuboroga; gutabaza; human dignity icyubahiro-
gukubita igitwenge; gutaka; muntu.
gusuka amarira; guseka. human foot ikirenge.
how? gute? human intelligence
ho-ho ibitwenge. ubwengenyamuntu.
HQ intebe; icyicaro. human nature imiterere
HTML porogaramu nyamuntu; kamere muntu;
nyubakamasite. ubumuntu.
human poverty umukeno.

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 human race hummock

human race inyoko muntu; humankind umuntu;

abatuye isi; pl. abantu. inyokomuntu; abatuye isi; inyoko
human resources amaboko. muntu; pl. abantu; inyoko
human rights uburenganzira muntu.
bw'ikiremwamuntu; inyigisho humankind, people isi.
z'uburenganzira humanness ubumuntu;
bw'ikiremwamuntu. ubumuntu.
human rights defenders humanoid igisamuntu.
uharanira uburenganzira human-aided machitranslation
bw'ikiremwamuntu. isemurandimi nyamuntu
human rights organization hifashishijwe ibyuma.
umuryango uharanira humble kunesha; kidahambaye;
uburenganzira uwiyoroshya; kidashamaje;
bw'ikiremwamuntu. kuganza; gicishamake; kugaruza
human rights violations umuheto; cyicisha bugufi;
ukubangamira uburenganzira gutsinda; gucisha bugufi; gukoza
bw'ikiremwamuntu. isoni; kwigarurira; gusebya.
human translation isemurandimi humbled wamwaye; wagize
nyamuntu. ipfunwe.
humane umunyabuntu. humbleness ukwicishabugufi;
humaneness ubunyamuntu; ubwicishebugufi.
ubuntu; ubumuntu; imbabazi; humbling ubucabugufi.
impuhwe. humbug kunyanganya; kwiba;
humanism ubumuntu. guhuguza; amahomvu.
humanist cy'ubumuntu; humeur imimerere y'umuntu.
umunyabumuntu. humid kibobereye; gihehereye.
humanistic cy'ubunyamuntu; humidity ubuhehere.
cy'ubumuntu. humiliate gusebya; gutesha
humanitarian umuterankunga; agaciro; gukoranga; gucisha
umugiraneza; umunyabumuntu; bugufi; gucisha bugufi.
umunyabuntu. humiliated wamwaye; wasebejwe;
humanitarianism wagize ipfunwe; wateshejwe
ubutabaramuntu; ubuntu. agaciro; wamwajijwe;
humanity abatuye isi; waharabitswe.
inyokomuntu; ukugirira humiliation iharabika;
impuhwe ikiremwamuntu; ubucabugufi.
impuhwe; imbabazi; pl. abantu; humility ubwiyoroshye;
ubumuntu; inyoko muntu; ubwicishebugufi;
ubumuntu; isi; umuntu. ukwicishabugufi.
hummer inyundo.
hummock agasozi.

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 humor husky

humor urwenya; byendagusetsa; hurrah gutabaza; kuboroga;

umutima. imihayo; gutaka; igisingizo.
humorer umuntu usetsa; hurricane imvura; serwakira.
umunyarwenya. hurried yihuta; kibangutse;
humorist umunyarwenya; cyihuta.
umuntu usetsa. hurriedness ingoga; ibakwe.
humorous short poem hurry kwihutisha; ingoga;
akaringushyo. guhurura; umuvuduko; kwihuta;
humour urwenya; byendagusetsa. ibakwe; umunyaruko; kwatanya;
humourist umuntu usetsa; kwihutisha; guhihibikanywa;
umunyarwenya. akete; gushyira ku murindi.
hump ipfupfu; kurongorana. hurry on kwihutisha.
humus ifumbire y'imborera. hurry up! ihute!
hunch ipfupfu. hurry-scurry akete.
hunch over kunama. hurry-up waggon imodoka za
hundred ijana. gipolisi.
hundreds ibinyajana; amagana. hurt kubabaza; kwangiza;
Hungary Hungariya. ibyangijwe; gukomeretsa;
hunger gusonza; gukumbura; kubabaza; kuzitira; gukomeretsa;
kwifuza; amena; inzara; inyota; gukomeretsa; kubabara;
inzara; inyota y'ubutegetsi. ububabare; washavujwe;
hunger for kwifuza. imyononekarire; wakomerekejwe;
hunger season igihe cy'inzara. wababajwe; uburibwe;
hungeriafter cyifuza; kirota. uburyryate.
hungriness inzara. hurtful kirakaza; cyangiza;
hungry gishonje. kibangamiye; kibabaje;
hunk irobe; umugabane; igice. gikomeretsa.
hunker down kunama. hurting uburibwe.
hunt gukurikirana; umuhigo; hurtle kujugunya.
guhiga bukware; guhigisha husband kubungabunga;
uruhindu; koga runono; guhiga; umugabo; umuganji; kuzigama;
iperereza; gushakisha; guhiga. guhunika; umugabo washatse.
hunter umuhigi. husbandly cy'ubushyingirwe;
huntiknife umushyo; indiga. cy'abashakanye.
hunting umuhigo; ubuhigi; husbandry ibumbatira; ubuhinzi;
amahigi. isegasira.
hurdle guhatanira; guhatana; hush umugazi; umudendezo.
inzitizi. hushed abucece.
hurl kujugunya. husk gutonora; gushishura.
hurl o.s at sb gusumira. husky umunyambaraga;
hurly-burly umuhengeri. umunyangufu; nziramuze; gifite
imbaraga; cy'imirya.

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 hussy H2O

hussy indaya. hygienist uwita ku isuku;

hustle kwihuta; gushyira ku ushinzwe isuku.
murindi; gusabiriza; kwihutisha. hymeneal cy'ubushyingirwe;
hustle abustle akete. cy'abashakanye.
hustler indaya; umukozi. hymn indirimbo; kuririmba
hut akaruri. indirimbo z'ibisingizo; uririmba
Hutu king umuhinza. indirimbo yubahiriza igihugu.
Hutu rebel umuhinza. hype gutangaza; iyamamaza.
huup kwanika. hyperbole agakabyo.
huzzah kuboroga; gutabaza; hyperbolize gukabya; gukabiriza.
gutaka. hyperonyme inyakira.
hyaena impyisi. hypersensitive umunyagishyika.
hydraulic gikoreshwa n'amazi. Hypertext Markup Language
hydro amazi. porogaramu nyubakamasite.
hydroelectric power ingufu hyphen akanyerezo.
zituruka ku mazi. hypocrite intati; umugambanyi.
hydrogen idorojeni. hyponym inyakirwa.
hydro-electric centre urugomero hypotenuse ipotenize;
rw'amashanyarazi. umubereranguni.
hyena Bihehe; impyisi; Warupyisi. hypothesize kwizimba; kwibwira.
hygiene isuku. hypothetical igihimbano;
hygienic cy'isuku. kitagaragara; mboneshabwenge.
hygienic paper urupapuro hysterical cy'ubugoryi;
rw'isuku. umunyagishyika; cy'ubucucu.
hygienically mu buryo busukuye. H2O amazi.

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 I idler

I - i
I njye; njyewe; jye; jyewe identify guhishura; kumenya;
ubwanjye; jyewe. wita.
ibis nyirabarazana; inzababo; identify with kugereranya.
nyirabarajongo. identify withn class with
ice balafu. kugereranywa.
ice-cold gikonje; gikonje. identifyimark ikimenyetso.
icon ishusho. identifying ugutahura.
iconolatry ugusenga identity card indangamuntu.
ibishushanyo. ideology ihange;
ICRC Komite Mpuzamahanga ingengabitekerezo.
y'Umuryango Utabara Imbabare. ideophone inyigana.
ICT ikoranabuhanga mu idiocy ubusazi; ubugoryi;
itangazabumenyi. ubumara; ubupfu; ubunyabasazi;
icy gikonje; gikonje. amahomvu.
ID card indangamuntu. idiom inshoberamahanga.
iddle umunengetsi; umunebwe. idiomatic expression
idea igitekerezo; pula; gahunda inshoberamahanga.
y'ibikorwa. idiosyncrasy ibisazi; ubumuga;
ideal kizira amakosa; ibisabwa; ubusazi.
ibikurikizwa; zirabwandu; idiot injiji; umuswa; igicucu;
ibyangombwa; ibishingirwaho. igicucu; ikimara; ikimara;
idealized person inkaka. igicucu; akamara; ikigoryi;
idem kimeze kimwe n'icyo hejuru. ikigoryi; ikijibwe.
identical bisa; gisa; icyakimwe. idiotic umuswa; igicucu;
identical twins impanga. cy'ubucucu; ikizeze; cy'ubugoryi;
identically mu buryo busa. ikinnyeteri.
identifiable cyigaragaza; idle guta umwanya; kunengeka;
kiboneka bwangu. umushomeri; guta igihe;
identifiably mu muryo buboneka kurekeraho; kugenda
vuba. biguruntege.
identification card idle talk ubujajwa.
indangamuntu. idler inyanda.
identified cyavumbuwe;
cyamenywe.

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 idol illusion

idol umukinnyi w'icyamamare; ill health uburwayi; indwara.

inkaka; icyamamare; ill luck umwaku.
ikigirwamana. ill will inyange; urwango; inzika;
idol worshiper umupagani. urwango.
idolator umupagani. ill wind amakuba; ibyago.
idolatry ubuhabara. illegal kitemewe; ntamuco;
idolization ugushengerera; kitemerewe; kinyuranye
ugushengera. n'amategeko; kibujijwe;
idyll umuvugo. kitubahiriza amategeko.
ierceness amakare. illegal detention ifunga ritemewe
if +relaticlause. yuko; niba; iyo. n'amategeko.
if indeed niba koko. illegally mu buryo butemewe
if you like niba mubinyemereye. n'amategeko; mu buryo
igk facto nk'uko bikwiye kumera; bwamafuti.
nk'uko biteye. illegitimate kitemewe; ntamuco;
ignite gucana; gukongeza; kibujijwe.
gushyushya. illegitimate child ikinyendaro.
ignoble kidahambaye; illicit kibujijwe; ntamuco;
urukozasoni; kidashamaje; kitemewe; kinyuranye
kidakwiye; cy'urukozasoni; n'amategeko; kizira; kitemewe.
mburabupfura. illicit intercourse ubusambanyi.
ignominious cy'urukozasoni; illimitable urudaca.
cy'amahano; giteye agahinda; illiteracy ubujiji.
cy'ibara; kibabaje; giteye ishozi; illiterate ingwizamurongo.
cy'ubugome. illness indwara; ubumuga;
ignominy urukozasoni; igisebo. uburwayi.
ignoramus ikijibwe; ikigoryi; illogical kidahwitse;
igicucu; ingwizamurongo. kidasobanutse; kidakwiye.
ignorance ubumenyi buke; illogically mu buryo budakwiye.
ukutamenya; ubujiji; ubuswa. illuminate kugaragaza neza;
ignorant injiji; indangare. gusobanura neza; kumurukira;
ignore kwirengagiza; kuyoberwa; gusobanura; gushishikaza;
kutamenya; kutumvira. kumurika.
ignored cyirengagijwe. illuminated kimurika; dj,.
ignoring ukutita; ukwirengagiza. kimurikiwe.
iguana icyugu. illumination umucyo (1);
ill kirwaye; ibyago; urwaragurika; urumuri.
urwaye; amakuba; illumine gusobanura neza;
umunyamagara make. kumurika; gushishikaza;
ill fortune amakuba; amakuba; kumurukira.
umwaku; amahirwe make; illusion ubusazi; igihimbano;
amacwa; ibyago. ibisazi.

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illusory mpimbano. imaginary mu buryo

illustrate gusobanura. bw'ubuhimbano; kitagaragara;
illustration ishusho; cy'igihimbano; mboneshabwenge;
igishushanyo. mpimbano.
illustrious cyo kwibuka; imaginatiliterary work inkuru
ikirangirire; icyamamare; mpimbano.
rukabuza. imagination akarusho;
illustriousness uburemere. ubutahwe; inkuru mpimbano.
ill-advised ikizeze; ikinnyeteri; imaginative umwimerere.
igicucu. imagine guhimba; kwibwira;
ill-behaved umunyakinyabupfura gutekereza.
gike. imagine! tekereza rero!; tekereza
ill-bred umunyakinyabupfura nawe!; shyira mu gaciro nawe!;
gike. nimutekereze namwe!; mushyire
ill-chosen umwaku. mu gaciro namwe!; nimutekereze
ill-considered igicucu; rero!
ikinnyeteri; ikizeze. imbecile ikigoryi; igicucu;
ill-disposed cy'ububisha; ikijibwe.
inyaryenge. imbecilic umuswa.
ill-favored umubi. imbed gucengeza.
ill-fortune umwaku. imbibe kunywa; gusoma.
ill-humored umuntu mubi; imbroglio rwaserera; impaka.
umunyamahane. imbue gukwirakwira.
ill-judged ikinnyeteri; igicucu; IMF Ikigega Mpuzamahanga
ikizeze. cy'Imari.
ill-mannered person imitate gufataho urugero;
umunyakinyabupfura gike. gukurikiza; kwigana; kwigana;
ill-matched kitangana. kwitara nka; kwiba.
ill-natured umunyamahane. imitation icyiganano.
ill-omened umwaku. imitator umwigannyi.
ill-tempered urakaye; immaculate kizira inenge;
umunyamahane. zirabwandu; kizira ubwandu;
ill-treated wakomerekejwe; kizira amakosa; ntamakemwa.
washavujwe; wababajwe. Immaculate Conception Bikira
ill-used cyibasiwe. Mariya Utasamanywe icyaha.
image ishusho. Immanuel Emanweli.
image windows idirishya- immature kidakuze; cya gisore;
nyakirashusho. cy'ubuto; cya cyana.
image-worship ugusenga immeasurable mu buryo
ibishushanyo. budapimika.
immediate acy'ako kanya.

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 immediately impediment

immediately mu manzaganya; immortality ubudapfa.

ako kanya; nta kuzuyaza; uwo immortalize kwegurira.
mwanya; aka kanya; nta immovable intagondwa; utaku
kujijinganya; uyu mwanya; izima.
nonaha. immovables umutungo
immense umusozi; kinini; wimukanwa.
umusozi wose; karahabutaka; immunity ubudahangarwa.
kigari; cya karahabutaka; cya immure gufunga.
hambavu; kinibikabije; impact ingaruka; intege.
kinicyane. impair kuroga; ugucuza ubusugi;
immerge kwibira. ukwangiza ubusugi; kuzitira;
immerse kwibira; kwibiza; gukomeretsa; kunaniza;
kwinika; kurengeza. gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa;
immerse briefly kwibira. kwangiza; kwangiza.
immerse o.s. to kwibanda. impairment ibyangijwe;
immersed cyinitswe; cyibijwe. imyononekarire.
immersion umubatizo. impala impala.
immigrant umunyamahanga. impalement ubwicanyi.
immigrants abimukira. impamba ihame.
immigration iyimukira. impart kubwira; guha; gushyira
imminent cya hafi; cya bugufi. ahabona.
immoderate ufite uruhande impartial kitabogamye; intabera.
abogamiyeho; indengakamere; impartiality ukutarobanura ku
gihenze. butoni; uburinganire.
immodest giteye isoni; bitwara impasse akaga; ahakomeye.
nabi; isibo. impassible umwihare.
immodesty ubwirasi. impassioned umunyagishyika;
immolation ubwicanyi. gifite ishyaka; gifite umwete;
immoral cy'urukozasoni; inkozi intyoza.
y'ibibi; imeze nabi; kidakwiye; impassive umwihare;
cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; ukiranirwa; bidashimishije; ntibindeba;
bitwara nabi; y'ibyaha; ibi; bikonje; bidashamaje.
umugizi wa nabi; giteye isoni. impeccable umuziranenge.
immoral act icyaha; igikorwa impeccably clean aneat kizira
kigayitse. inenge; kizira ubwandu.
immorality igicumuro; ubukozi impecunious umukene.
bw'ibibi; iyicategeko; itamurongo; impede kubangamira;
ubwiyandarike. gupyinagaza; kuzitira;
immorally anabi. gutambamira; gukerereza.
immortal umukinnyi impediment inzitizi.
w'icyamamare; icyamamare;
kidapfa.

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 impel impose

impel gutuma; gusunikana; implanted cyatewe; icyatewe.

gutera; kuba inkomoko y'ikintu; implausible ikabya.
kuba imvay'ikintu; gutera; implement igikoresho;
gukurura; kujugunya; icyifashishwa; igikoresho
gushishikaza; kwihutisha. nkenerwa; gushyira mu bikorwa.
impenetrable gikomeye. implementation ishyirwa mu
impenitence ukutihana. bikorwa.
impenitent uticuza; utisubiraho; implication ubusobanuro.
utihana. implore gutakamba; gutitiriza;
imperative kamara; kigomba kwiyambaza; kwinginga;
kwitabwaho; integeko; ingenzi. kwitabaza; kwishingikiriza;
imperceptive indangare. kujurira; gutakambira.
imperfect kibi; kituzuye; imploring iyinginga; iyingingiriza.
w'umuswa. imply kwerekana; gukomoza;
imperfection amakemwa; ububi. kuvuga muri make;
imperfectly anabi. gushushanya.
imperial acyami; nyabami. impolite gihubukiwe; utararezwe;
imperil gukangisha; kudindiza; umunyakinyabupfura gike.
gutera ubwoba; kwibasira; impoliteness ubupfura buke;
kwibasira; kwigerezaho. ubupfura buke.
imperious wiyemera; nyabami; import ubuhangange; gutumiza
wirarira; cyami; mwiyemezi. hanze; ijabo; uburemere.
imperishable kidapfa. importance agaciro; uburemere;
impermenant cy'agateganyo. ijabo; ubuhatsi; akavuro;
impermissible kibujijwe; ubuhangange; ubuhangange.
kitemewe; ntamuco. important cyo kwibuka;
impersonator umwigannyi. rukabuza; gikwiye; cy'ingenzi;
impertinence ubwisanzure ingenzi; cyisumbuyeho; gisaba
bukabije. gupfa cyangwa gukira; gifite
impertinent isibo. uburemere.
imperturbable umwihare. importantant iby'ingenzi.
impervious umwihare; importapersonnel abantu
bidashimishije; bikonje; b'ingenzi.
ntibindeba; bidashamaje. importer utumiza ibintu hanze.
impervious to pleas kagarara. importing ugutumiza ibintu
impetuous umunyagishyika. hanze.
impiety ugutukana. importune kwishingikiriza;
impinge kurengera; gukosereza. gutakambira; kwiyambaza;
impious y'ibyaha. gusaba; kwitabaza; gutakamba.
impiousness ugutukana. impose gutegeka igikorwa;
implant kwigisha; gushinga imizi; guhatirwa; guhatira.
gucengeza; kubiba.

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imposed upon washavujwe; impressive agatangaza; cyiza

wababajwe; wakomerekejwe. cyane; nziza cyane; cy'agahebuzo;
imposing cya karahabutaka; kigaragara; gifatika; agahebuzo;
akataraboneka; agahebuzo; cyiza akataraboneka;
cyane; kinicyane; karahabutaka; cy'akataraboneka; cy'igitangaza;
umusozi wose; cy'igitangaza; kinogeye; cy'agatangaza; cyo
agatangaza; kinibikabije; kwibuka.
cy'akataraboneka; nziza cyane; impressiveness uburemere.
cy'agahebuzo; cya hambavu; imprison gufunga.
cy'agatangaza. imprisonment ubucakara;
impossibility ubudashoboka. igifungo; ubuja; ifungwa.
impossible interj. ntibishoboka!; improper ntamuco; kitemewe;
kidashoboka; udashobotse kibujijwe; giteye isoni.
(person). improperly anabi.
imposture icyiganano; amayeri. impropriety ubwisanzure
impotent kidashoboye. bukabije.
impotent, unable to function improupon kumenyekanisha.
ikiremba. improve kungura; kuzamura;
impound gufata ku ngufu za Leta; kongera; guca akatsi; guhanika;
gutwara ku ngufu za Leta. kunoza; guhindura; guteza
impoverish gukenesha; imbere mu majyambere;
wambura. koroshya.
impoverished umukene. improved uzaakajisho;
impoverishment ubukene; woroherwa.
ubukene; ubutindi; ubutindi improved seed imbuto
nyakujya. z'indobanure.
impovershed gikennye. improvement iterambere;
impractical kitagaragara; iyongerwa; amajyambere;
mboneshabwenge; ndafuturwa. ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; izamurwa;
imprecation umuvumo; imivumo. intambwe.
imprecise kidasobanutse. improving woroherwa;
impregnable indahangarwa; uzaakajisho.
intavogerwa; intarumikwa. improvisation itungura;
impregnate gutama; gutera inda. itungurana.
impresario umucungamutungo; improvise gutungura.
shefu; umuhuzabikorwa. improvised cyatunguwe;
impress gushimuta; kunyereza cyatunguriweho.
abantu; kurigisa; gusamaza. improviser umusizi.
impressario umwishingira. improvising ugutungura.
impression akarango. imprudence ifuti; uguhubuka;
ihubuka; ubuhubutsi; ubugoryi.

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imprudent igicucu; ikinnyeteri; in excellecondition kimeze neza.

ikizeze. in existence kigifite agaciro;
impudence igitutsi; ubwisanzure kigikoreshwa.
bukabije. in fact akoko.
impudent isibo. in faint uwazitswe.
impugn guhakana; gusenya; in fifettle gifite ubuzima bwiza.
kunyuranya. in flash mu manzaganya.
impulse umusuniko. in focus ibigaragara.
impulsive gitunguranye; in force gikora; kigifite agaciro;
kititezwe. kigikoreshwa.
impunity umuco wo kudahana. in form of arch ubuheto.
impure giteye isoni. in froof aimbere.
impurity umwanda; ingeso mbi; in general ahamwe; muri
ubwandure; ubwandu; rusange.
ubuhumane; ubwandure; ico. in good health gifite ubuzima
imputation ikirego. bwiza.
in muri; muri; locative. i; kwa; in good time mbere y'igihe; kare.
mwo; mu; locative. mu. in great measure ahanini.
in abundance ku bwinshi. in hand gicunzwe; kirinzwe.
in acase acyakora; aicyakora. in harness gihuze.
in accordance bihuje. in heat washyutswe.
in accordance with the facts in heaven mu ijuru.
imvaho. in high spirits wishimye;
in addition conj. kandi; byongeye cyishimye.
kandi; byongeye kandi; onj. in higher place ejuru; hejuru.
kandi. in humans, the stage
in addition to conj. na. approximately from attachmeof
in advance aimbere; mbere the fertilized egg to the
y'igihe; cyihuta; kare; yihuta. uteriwall until about the eighth
in aevent aicyakora; acyakora; week of pregnancy [Compare
cyakora. FETUS, ZYGOTE] urusoro.
in agreement abishyize hamwe; in its place ahubwo.
bihuje. in keeping isano.
in an inferior way anabi. in lieu of that ahubwo.
in away aicyakora; acyakora. in little mu kanya.
in blaze mu kibatsi cy'umuriro. in little while mu minsi ya vuba
in brief muri make; mu magambo aha.
make. in need umukene.
in bulk ku bwinshi. in new way abushya.
in coma uwazitswe. in one's natiland mu gihugu cya
in danger ahaga. gakondo.
in exagerated way abibi.

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in one's prime giciye akenge; in the year of the Lord mu gihe

gikuze. cyacu.
in operation kigikoreshwa; in this manner auku; ukunguku.
kigifite agaciro. in time anyuma.
in order to hagamijwe. in trouble mu mazi abira.
in proportion of amu buryo in turn bikurikiranye.
bukwiranye na. in view ibigaragara.
in reality mu by'ukuri; in vogue cy'ubu; cy'iki gihe;
by'amanyakuri. kigezweho; kigezweho.
in respect of your request mu in want umukene.
kubahiriza icyifuzo cyawe. in wartime igihe cy'intambara.
in return amu kwitura. in way of compensation amu
in rut washyutswe. kwishyura.
in season washyutswe. in while anyuma.
in sequel anyuma. in word mu ijambo rimwe.
in seventh heaven wishimye; inability ubushobozi buke.
cyishimye. inaccessible bidashamaje;
in short mu magambo make; bikonje; bidashimishije.
muri make. inactive ikinnyeteri.
in sight ibigaragara. inadequacy ubushobozi buke.
in so far as conj. bisobanuye ko; inadequate kibi; kidahagije;
onj. bivuze ko; onj. bivuga ko; w'umuswa.
onj. bishatse kuvuga ko. inadequately anabi.
in spite of that cyakora. inadmissible kitemewe;
in straits umukene. kidakwiye.
in style cy'iki gihe; kigezweho. inadvertent kitateguwe.
in that respect kuri iyo ngingo. inane ikinnyeteri; cy'ubugoryi;
in the affirmative igicucu; cy'ubucucu; gisetsa;
ntagushidikanya; nterj. yee; yego; ikizeze.
ukuri. inanity ubusazi; ubugoryi;
in the back ainyuma. ubupfu; amagambure;
in the course of time anyuma. ubunyabasazi; amangambure;
in the end ahanyuma. amahomvu.
in the main ahanini. inappropriate ikinnyeteri; ikizeze;
in the mind kivuzwe mu mutwe. igicucu.
in the morning amugitondo. inapt ntakavuro.
in the north mu majyaruguru. inaptitude ubushobozi buke.
in the past hashize. inaremark ifuti; amateshwa.
in the pink gifite ubuzima bwiza. inarticulate abucece.
in the same way akimwe. inattentive indangare;
in the south amumajyepfo. umunyamazinda.
in the way of mu rwego rwa... inaugural cy'umwimerere.

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 inaugurate
inaugurate gufungura; gutangiza
ku mugaragaro.
inauguration itangizwa.
inauspicious umwaku.
inborn kivukanywa; cyimeza.
inbred cyimeza; kivukanywa.
incalcurable v.kitabarika.
incandesce gushya.
incandescelamp ampuru.
incandescence igishashi.
incandescent gishyushye cyane.
incantation umutongero.
incapability ubushobozi buke.
incapable man sugabo.
incapacity ubushobozi buke.
incarcerate gufunga.
incens gusesereza.
incense gushavura.
incensed urakaye.
incentive agahimbazamusyi;
inkomoko; umuzi.
inception intangiriro.
inception of pregnancy itwita.
incessant gikomeza; kidatuza;
urudaca.
incessantly ubudasiba; iteka;
ubudatuza; iteka.
incest amahano.
inchworm inyo.
incidental kitateguwe.
incidents inkora.
incinerate guhindura
gukongora.
incise guca; gukata.
incision akarango.
incisive kinogeye;
w'umunyagitsure;
w'umunyembaraga.
incisor iryinyo ry'imbere.
incisors amenyo y'imbere.
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inconsistency
incite kuba inkomoko y'ikintu;
gukurura; kuba imvay'ikintu;
gukangurira; gushishikariza;
gutera; gushyushya; koshya
gukora nabi.
inclination ububogame; icyifuzo;
ugushaka; inkubiri; ugushaka.
incline kuba inkomoko y'ikintu;
kwihambira; gutera; gukurura;
agasozi; umucyamo; kuba
imvay'ikintu; kwihoma.
inclitowards kubera.
include kongera.
including iteranya.
incognito rwihishwa.
incognizant indangare.
income igihembo; umushahara.
income tax amahoro.
incomparable gaheza;
ntagereranywa; dj./
indashyikirwa; intagereranywa.
incompatibility ukuzirana.
incompatible kitarangwa (ku
muntu); bidahuje.
incompetence ubushobozi buke.
incompetently anabi.
incomprehensibility
ubuyoberane; ubukomere.
inconceivable kidashoboka.
incongruent kidahwitse;
kidakwiye; kidasobanutse.
ivu; incongruity ukwivuguruza;
ubusembwa; inenge;
irenzarugero.
incongruous kidahwitse;
kidakwiye; kitarangwa (ku
muntu); kidasobanutse.
inconsequential gito; kidafite
agaciro; kidafite agaciro;
kidakwiye.
inconsistency ukwivuguruza.
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inconsistent kidasobanutse; indecent giteye isoni;

kidahwitse; kidakwiye; ntokozamuco.
kitarangwa (ku muntu). indecorum ubwisanzure
incontrovertible bukabije.
ndashidikanywa. indeed ukuri; yego; rwose;
inconvenient gitesha umutwe; impamo; ntagushidikanya; nterj.
kidakwiye; kigoye gukoresha; pe; koko; nterj. yee.
kibangamiye umuntu; indefatigable ufite ingufu; ufite
gihangayikisha; kirambirana; umuhate; umunyamurava;
kiruhanyije; kiberabeza. umunyamwete; intiganda.
incorporate kuvangavanga; indefinite kitagaragara;
kuvangitiranya; kwiyunga; mboneshabwenge; bbrendf;
kubumba. ndafuturwa.
incorporated cyiyunze. indefinite number ingano.
incorporated town umujyi indelicate giteye isoni.
munini. indemnify kwishyura; kuriha.
incorporation imyubakire. indent agaka.
incorrectly anabi. independence ubwigenge.
incorrupt ukiranuka; intungane. independent cyigenga; wigenga.
incorruptible indakemwa. indeterminate number ingano.
increase amaraso; iyongerwa; index urutonde; marere;
izamurwa; kwikanyura; kongera; akarango; bbreicy.; gushyingura
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; kongera; inyandiko; ilisiti; ishakiro.
kuzamura; guhanika; guteza index finger marere.
imbere mu majyambere; pl. India Ubuhinde; urumogi.
abana; imbuto. Indian umuhindi.
increase by kongera. Indian hemp agatabi.
increasing iteranya. indicate gushushanya;
incredible cy'ubugoryi; kasha; kwerekana.
igitangaza; cy'ubucucu; icyago; indicate involvemei fault
ikabya. gushinja.
incredulous ukekwaho. indicate involvemein crime
increment iyongerwa; izamurwa; gushinja.
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro. indicating ibyerekana.
incriminate gushinja. indication akarangabwoko;
incriminating bihamya; bishinja. ubusobanuro; akarango.
incrimination ikirego. indicator impamyagikorwa;
incubus baringa; inzozi. akarangabwoko; igipimo;
inculcate kwigisha. ikimenyetso ndangagikorwa.
incumbency intebe. indictable kinyuranye
incur the loss of guta; gutakaza. n'amategeko.
indebtedness inshingano. indictment ikirego.

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 indifferent industrialist

indifferent indangare; cyo mu individuality imyitwarire; umuco;

rugero; bikonje; bidashamaje; kamere; akarusho.
bidashimishije; ntibindeba. individually acyonyine;
indigence ubutindi nyakujya; prowenyine.
ubutindi; ubutindi nyakujya; individuals pl. abantu.
ubukene. indoctrinate kwigisha.
indigenous cyimeza; indolent umunengetsi;
umusangwabutaka; kivukanywa; umunebwe.
kavukire. indomitable nziramuze; gifite
indigenous grougk imbaraga; cy'imirya;
abasangwabutaka. umunyambaraga; umunyangufu.
indigent umukene. Indonesia Indoneziya.
indigestible kitaribwa. indubitably interj. pe; rwose;
indigestion igugara. impamo.
indignant urakaye. induce gutuma; gutera;
indignity igitutsi. kwadukana; kuzanira; guha.
indiscipline ubwigomeke. inducement agahimbazamusyi;
indiscreet igicucu; ikinnyeteri; inkomoko; umuzi.
ikizeze. induct kwemerera.
indiscretion ubugoryi; ifuti. induction inyurabitekerezo.
indiscriminate ubwicanyi. inductireasoning
indiscriminating ikinnyeteri; inyurabitekerezo.
igicucu; ikizeze. indulge in kwishora; kwirekura.
indispensable kamara; shingiro; indulge yourself ihitiremo
nshinganwa; cy'ibanze; ikikunyuze.
iby'ibanze; cya ngombwa; indulgence ibabarirwa ry'icyaha;
iby'ingenzi; cyishingiro; imbabazi; uruhushya; imbabazi
ngenderwho; kamara; z'ibyaha; imbabazi; icyemezo;
nshingirwaho; cy'ishingiro. uburenganzira.
indisposed nta bushake; urwaye; indulgent awitwara gipfura;
kirwaye; kirwaye. nyamurangwa n'ubupfura.
indisposition ubumuga; industrial crogk igihingwa
uburwayi; indwara. ngengabukungu.
indisputable ndashidikanywa. industrial operators abacukuzi
individual rukumbi; ikiremwa; banini.
umuntu ku giti cye; kinyuranye; industrial revolution iterambere
bwite; kimwe; ikinyabuzima; mu by'inganda.
umunyabuntu; nyamwigendaho. industrialist umuherwe;
individual sport uwagashize; umugaga.
umukimwihariko.
individualistic wigenga.

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 industrious infinitesimal

industrious ufite umuhate; gifite infamous kidakwiye;

ishyaka; gifite umwete; gihuze; cy'urukozasoni; cy'ibara; giteye
umunyamurava; ufite ingufu; ishozi; cy'ubugome; giteye
umunyamwete; intiganda. agahinda; urukozasoni; kibabaje;
industriously an'umuhate. cy'amahano; cy'urukozasoni;
industry itsinda; ishyaka. mburabupfura.
inebriate umusinzi. infamy ubukozi bw'ibibi;
inedible kitaribwa. igicumuro.
ineffective, powerless, frail, infant umwana; uruhinja;
feeble, weak, disabled, agahinja; igitambambuga;
helpless ikiremba. igisekeramwanzi; uruhinja;
ineffectual kidafite agaciro; agahinja.
kidafite agaciro; kidakwiye. infanticide ubwicanyi.
inept ntakavuro; imburamumaro; infantile kidakuze.
imburakamaro; ikinnyeteri; infatuation urukundo.
ingwizamurongo. infect kuroga.
ineptly anabi. infection icyorezo.
inequality amaherere; infectious disease indwara
ubusumbane; akarengane. zandura.
inequation insumbanyagaciro. infelicitous umwaku.
inequity ivangura; akarengane; infer kwibwira.
amaherere. inferior cy'urukozasoni;
inert umunebwe; umunengetsi. urukozasoni; kibi; kidakwiye;
inescapable cyigaragaza. w'umuswa; mburabupfura.
inexact cyegereye; infernal regions umuriro w'iteka;
kidasobanutse; kijya kungana; umuriro utazima; Gehinomu.
onj. nka. inferno umuriro utazima;
inexorable kagarara; utaku umuriro; Gehinomu; umuriro
izima; intagondwa. w'iteka; Gehinomu.
inexpensive gihendutse. infertile nkene; h'agasi.
inexperienced cya cyana; cya infid ubuhemu; uburiganya.
gisore; cy'ubuto. infidel umupagani.
inexpert imburakamaro; infiltrate gucengera; gutama.
ingwizamurongo; infiltrator umucengezi.
imburamumaro; ntakavuro; infiltrators pl. abacengezi.
ikinnyeteri. infinite urudaca; ubuziraherezo.
inextricability ubuyoberane; infinitesimal kanzugurunya;
ubukomere. kanzinya; kanzizinya; kanuru;
infallible kidakuka; kanunuru; kanzugurunyu;
kidashidikanywaho; kanunuya; kanuya; kaninira;
ndasubirwaho. kanzugunyu; kanzunyu;
kaninira.

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 infirm ingenuous

infirm umunyamagara make; information for reference

urwaragurika; kirwaye; urwaye. idosiye; dosiye.
infirmary ivuriro; ibitaro. information handling
infirmery emfirimori. ugushungura amakuru.
infirmity ubumuga; uburwayi; information processisystem
indwara. orudinateri.
infirmness ubumuga. information storage
infix gucengeza. ishyinguramakuru;
inflame gushyushya; ubushyinguro bw'amakuru.
gushishikariza; gukangurira; information systems uburyo
gusesereza; kongera; gukongeza. bw'itumanaho.
inflamed urakaye. information technology
inflate guhaga. ikoranabuhanga mu
inflexibility ukutaku izima; itangazabumenyi.
izima. Information Technology
inflexible intanyurwa; cy'ibuye; aCommunication
gikomeye nk'ibuye; wikariye; ikoranabuhanga mu
intagondwa; utaku izima; itangazabumenyi.
ntamunoza. informer inkusi; maneko.
inflict guhatirwa; guhatira. infraction akarengane;
inflict injury for kwivuna. iyicategeko; icyaha; iyicategeko.
inflict punishmein return for infrastructure umusingi;
wrodone kwihimura; guhora. ishingiro; urufatiro.
influence ubuhangange; infringe kurengera; gukosereza.
gushishikaza; kugena; infringe on kutumvira.
ubuhangange; ubuhatsi. infringe someone's rights
influential kinogeye; ingenzi; kubangamira uburenganzira
ingirakamaro; kiboneye; kinoze. bw'umuntu.
influenza gisore; ibicurane. infringement iyicategeko;
infml. imfizi y'akarere. akarengane.
info ibyakusanyijwe. infrustructures ibikorwa-remezo.
inform gutangariza; kwigisha; infuriate gushavura.
kwikoma; kubwira. infuriated urakaye.
inform of kubwira. infuse gucengeza; gukwirakwira.
inform on kwamagana. infuse with inspiration
inform o.s. about guhuririza. gushishikaza.
informal council akazu. ingenious umwimerere; ushoboye
informality ubwisanzure; imirimo inyuranye.
ukwishyira ukizana. ingenuity akarusho.
information ibyakusanyijwe; ingenuous umuziranenge.
icyitonderwa; uburezi; amakuru.

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 ingest
ingest kunywa; gusoma; kunywa;
gufungura; kwikora ku munwa;
kurya.
ingot inzahabu; zahabu.
ingrain gushinga imizi.
ingrained icyatewe; cyimeza;
cyatewe; kivukanywa.
ingredient ugize ikintu.
ingress urugi; umuryango.
inhabit gutura; gucumbika.
inhabitant umuturagihugu; pl.
abenegihugu.
inhabitants pl. abaturagihugu.
inhale aexhale guhumeka.
inharmonious bidahuje.
inherent kivukanywa; cyimeza.
inherit gufata; kuragwa.
inheritance umugomoke;
murage; umunani.
inherited cyimeza; kivukanywa.
inheritor umuragwa;
umugenerwabikorwa;
umugenerwamurage.
inheritress umugenerwamurage;
umuragwa.
inheritrix umuragwa;
umugenerwamurage.
inhibit gupyinagaza; guhagarika;
guhagarika; gukerereza; kuzitira;
kubangamira; gutambamira.
inhuman cy'ibara; cy'ubugome;
ubukurankota; ubunyamaswa;
cy'amahano; kinyamaswa;
inkoramaraso.
inhuman treatment ugufatwa
bunyamaswa.
inhumane kinyamaswa;
ubukurankota; ubunyamaswa.
inhume gushyingura; gutabazwa;
kuzika; guhamba.
inimitable ntagereranywa.
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inner ear
iniquitous inkozi y'ibibi; umugizi
wa nabi; y'ibyaha; ukiranirwa.
iniquity akarengane; umwijima;
ubukozi bw'ibibi; igicumuro;
itamurongo; igikorwa kigayitse;
icyaha; iyicategeko.
initial ikibanza; cy'umwimerere.
initially ambere.
initiate kuzanira; umwiga;
gutangira; kwadukana; gutangiza
ku mugaragaro.
initiation ihanga; umuzi;
inkomoko.
initiative ukwibwiriza.
initiator umuhanzi; umuhimbyi.
initiatory imbanzirizamushinga.
inject gukwirakwiza; gutera
urushinge; gucengeza; kubiba.
injudiciousness ubugoryi; ifuti.
injure gukomeretsa;
gukomeretsa; kwanduza isura;
gukomeretsa; kwangiza;
kwangiza; kwivuna; gusebya.
injure fatally kwica.
injured wakomerekejwe;
washavujwe; wababajwe.
injured person inkomere.
injurious kibangamiye; cyangiza.
injury akarengane;
imyononekarire; ibyangijwe.
injustice amaherere; akarengane.
ink iwino; wino; umuti
w'ikaramu.
inky cyijimye.
inlay gucengeza.
inmate umugororwa;
umunyururu (2).
inn hoteli; akabari
mpuruzambaga; hoteri; ihoteli.
innate cyimeza; kivukanywa.
inner cercle akazu.
inner ear ugutwi kw'imbere.
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innermost feelings umutima. inseminate gutera inda.

innermost heart inkebe insensate uwazitswe.
z'umutima. insensible ntibindeba.
innermost part umutima. insensitive indangare.
innocence ubumanzi; ubupfura. insert gusesekamo; kongeramo;
innocent nzirabwandu; gucengeza; urupapuro
indakemwa; ukiranuka; umwere; ngenerwamatangazo.
umuziranenge; inyanzi; insert sth into gusesekamo.
intungane; kizira amakosa; insertion inseseke.
ntamakemwa. inset gucengeza.
innovation agashya; ihimbatuntu inside muri; imbere; mwo; mu;
n'utundi; itangizwa; ihanga. mo.
innovator umuhimbyi; inside information ibanga.
umuhanzi. inside mid hagati mu kibuga.
innuendo amagambo; igihuha; inside of the foot mu kirenge.
impuha. insignificant kanzugunyu;
innumerable byinshi. kanzugurunyu; kanunuya;
inordinate ufite uruhande kidafite agaciro; kanzunyu;
abogamiyeho; kidasanzwe; kanzugurunya; kidakwiye;
indengakamere. kanzizinya; gito; kaninira;
inquire iperereza; gukora kidafite agaciro; kaninira;
iperereza; kubaza. kanunuru; kanzinya; kanuru;
inquire into guhiga bukware; kanuya.
koga runono; guhiga; guhigisha insinuate gukomoza; kwerekana;
uruhindu; gusuzuma; kuvuga muri make.
gushakisha; insinuation ikirego; igihuha;
gusuzumaubushishozi; impuha; amagambo.
gukurikirana. insipiration ubutahwe;
inquiry ubucukumbuzi. ubutahwe.
inquisitiveness amatsiko; insistent utaku izima;
ishyushyu. intagondwa.
insane cyasaze; cyatombotse; insofar as conj. bisobanuye ko;
udafite mu mutwe hazima; onj. bishatse kuvuga ko; onj.
cyataye umutwe; wasaze; bivuze ko; onj. bivuga ko.
barwaye mu mutwe. insolent isibo.
insanity ubusazi; ubusazi; insoluble udashobotse (person).
ubupfu; ubugoryi; ubusazi. insolvency ubutindi; ubutindi
inscribe gutura; kwinjira; nyakujya; ubukene.
kwandika. insolvent umukene.
inscribing ukwandika. insouciant indangare;
insect agasimba; agakoko; ntibindeba.
inigwahabiri.

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inspect gukora iperereza; gusaka; instigator nyirabayazana;

iperereza; kwitegereza; gashozantambara;
kugenzura. gashozamvururu.
inspected cyagenzuwe. instill kubiba; gukwirakwiza.
inspection ubucukumbuzi; instinctive kivukanywa; cyimeza.
igenzura; ubushakashatsi; institute ikigo; gutangiza ku
igenzuramikorere. mugaragaro; gusyiraho; ishuri;
inspector umugenzuzi. gufungura; kwadukana;
inspectorate igenzuramikorere. kuzanira.
inspectorship ibiro institution ikigo; umuryango;
by'umugenzuzi. ihanga; itangizwa.
inspiration inkomoko; umuzi; instruct kwakura; guhugura;
agahimbazamusyi. kugaragaza neza; gutegeka;
inspire kuba inkomoko y'ikintu; kwigisha; gusaba.
gushyushya; gusamaza; instruction pl. amabwiriza;
gukurura; gushishikariza; kuba ibwiriza; ibwiriza; uburezi.
imvay'ikintu; gushishikaza; instructions pl. amabwiriza.
gukangurira; gutera. instructor umujyanama;
inspirit gukangurira; umwarimu; umwigisha.
gushyushya; gushishikaza; instrument igikoresho nkenerwa;
gushishikariza. igikoresho; icyifashishwa.
install gushinga imizi. instrumental phonetics
installation inkambi. iyigamajwi nyabyuma.
instant igihe. instrumeof war intwaro.
instantaneous kititezwe; insubordination urugomo;
gitunguranye. ubwigomeke.
instantaneously mu insubstantial kidahagije.
manzaganya. insufferable udashobotse
instanter mu manzaganya. (person).
instantly mu manzaganya; mu insufficiency ukutahaba.
kanya; mu minsi ya vuba aha. insufficient kidahagije.
instauration ihanga. insult gusesereza; igitutsi.
instaZen ikiyobyabwenge LDS. insurance uruzitiro; ubwishingizi.
instead ahubwo. insurance policy
instead of aho. amasezeray'ubwishingizi.
instigant gashozamvururu; insurer umwishingizi.
gashozantambara. insusceptible ntibindeba.
instigate koshya gukora nabi; intact kidatubijwe; zirabwandu;
gushyushya; gukangurira; cyuzuye; kizira amakosa;
gushishikariza. kitageruye; cyuzuye.
instigation inkomoko; umuzi. intaglio ikimangu; kashe; ikashe.

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 intangible interfere with

intangible mboneshabwenge; intended cyateguwe.

kitagaragara. intended for bigenewe; bigamije.
integer umubare. intended to cyagenewe.
integral cyishingiro; cy'ibanze; intense gifite umwete;
nshinganwa; shingiro; w'umunyagitsure; gifite ishyaka;
ngenderwho; iby'ingenzi; w'umunyembaraga.
iby'ibanze; cy'ishingiro; intense ill will ubutiriganya.
nshingirwaho; kamara. intensely an'umuhate.
integrated cya bose; bisunganye; intensify kongera.
bishyize hamwe. intensity ibakwe; ishyaka;
integrity ubunyangamugayo; umurego; ingoga.
ubupfura; ubudakemwa; intensive abbreinb.
ubudahemuka. intent gihuze; ubusobanuro;
intellect imitekerereze; injijuke; umuteguro; umugambi; inyota.
umutwe. intention umugambi; umuteguro;
intellectual mboneshabwenge; ubusobanuro; umushinga.
kivuzwe mu mutwe; uwize; intentional cyateguwe.
kitagaragara; by'ubuhanga; intently an'umuhate.
impuguke; injijuke. intentness ishyaka.
intellectual elite inteko y'abize. inter gushyingura; kuzika;
intellectual leaders inteko gutabazwa; guhamba.
y'abize. interact kuba magirirane;
intellectuality ubujijuke. gushyikirana.
intellectuals inteko y'abize. interaction ugushyikirana;
intelligence imitekerereze; imibanire mu bwuzuzanye;
ubwenge; icyitonderwa; imikoranire; imibanire.
ubujijuke; amakuru; intercede guhuza; kumvikanisha.
ubushishozi. interchange guciririkanywa.
intelligence agent maneko. intercontinental
intelligent umunyabwenge; mpuzamigabane; y'isi.
w'umuhanga; inararibonye; intercourse ihuzabitsina;
w'ikimene; wumvuba; umuntu umubonampuzabitsina.
ureba kure; intiti; kivuzwe mu interdiction umuziririzo;
mutwe; impuguke; w'umuhanga; umuziro.
w'umutwe ufungutse; umuhanga; interest ishyushyu;
uwize; umushishozi; igihangayikishije; amaronko;
w'inararibonye; umuhanga. inyungu; igishishikaje;
intelligentsia inteko y'abize. amaramuko; kureshya; amatsiko;
intemperance ubusinzi. indonke; urubanza.
intemperate bitwara nabi. interfere with kubangamira;
intend kwiyemeza; guhitamo; gupyinagaza; kwivanga;
gufata. gukerereza; gutambamira.

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 interference (U) interogatiform

interference (U) amakaraza. international instruments

intergalactic space ikirere. ibikoresho mpuzamahanga.
intergovernmental international intervention
organisations imiryango ubutabazi mpuzamahanga.
mpuzabihugu; imiryango International law amategeko
mpuzamaleta. mpuzamahanga.
interim icyuho; cy'agateganyo. International Monetary Fund
interiority mu nda. Ikigega Mpuzamahanga cy'Imari.
interject gucengeza. international news amakuru yo
interjection irangamutima. hirya hino.
interjection expressithe international organisations
exclamation iterj. nu. imiryango mpuzamahanga.
interjections amarangamutima. International Phonetic
interj. aa! Alphabet itonde nyejwi
interlacement ipfundo. mpuzamahanga.
interlard gucengeza. internership imenyerezwamwuga.
interlude igihe; icyuho. Internet Interineti;
intermediary umuhuza. urubugampuzamasangano.
interminable urudaca; gikomeza; internet banking banki
kidatuza; kirekire; ubuziraherezo. nkoreshakoranabuhanga.
intermission icyuho. Internet domain name
intermit kurekeraho. izinarukumbi
intermixture imvange. ndangarubugampuzamasangano.
internal cyo mu nda. Internet Mail
internal conflict amakimbiramu ingenayoherezabutumwa
benegihugu. mpuzamasangano.
internal displacement iyimukira Internet Protocol amabwiriza
mu kandi karere. mbonerarubugampuzamasangan
internal secretion umusemburo. o.
internally displaced persons Internet Protocol-based
abakuwe mu byabo n'intambara. network
international mpuzamahanga; urubugampuzamasangarushingi
y'isi. ye ku mabwirizambonera.
international alphabet urutonde Internet service
mpuzamahanga. ikoresharubugampuzamasangan
international conference inama o.
mpuzamahanga. Internet user ukoresha
international courts inkiko Interineti.
mpuzamahanga. internist umuganga.
international humanitarian law internmecenter ipirizo; igasho;
amategeko mpuzamahanga uburoko; igereza.
y'ubutabazi. interogatiform indango ibaza.

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interpalay imibanire. intimation imbuzi; ubusobanuro;

interpolate gucengeza. umuburo.
interpose gucengeza; guhuza; intime incuti.
kumvikanisha. intimidate kwibasira; gutera
interpret gusobanura; ubwoba; kwibasira; kuburabuza;
kwisobanura. kuberabeza; gutera ubwoba;
interpretariat ubusemuzi. guhangayikisha; guharahaza;
interpretation ubusobanuzi. gukanga.
interpreter umusemyi; intimidation ubukangarane.
umusemuzi. into p cyacitsemo ibice.
interpreting ubusemuzi; into pieces cyacitsemo ibice.
nsemuzi. intolerable udashobotse (person).
interrelation of p imiterere. intolerance ububogame.
interrogate kubaza; iperereza; intonation iyitsa; ijwi.
guhangama. intone kuririmba.
interrogation point akabazo. intoxicate gusindisha.
interrogative kibaza; bbreKib. intoxicate o.s. 1. kujandama.
interrupt gukerereza; intractable ntamunoza;
gupyinagaza; gutambamira; udashobotse (person);
kwivanga. intanyurwa.
interrupt the flow of intransigent udashobotse
guhagarara. (person); utaku izima; kagarara;
interruption icyuho. intagondwa.
intersect kwambuka; ihuriro. intransitive abbrecy 0.
intersection inkomane. intra-uteridevice agapira.
intersperse gucengeza. intrepid warrior inkaka.
interstellar space ikirere. intrepidity ukwigiramo icyizere;
interstice umwenge. ubutwari; ubukaka; icyizere muri
intertwist ipfundo. wowe; umuhate; ubutwari;
interval igihe; intera; ikibezi; umuhate; umwete.
icyuho. intrepidness ubukaka.
intervene gufata ijambo; guhuza; intricacy igombe; ubuyoberane;
kumvikanisha. ubukomere.
intervenispace intera. intricate cyashoberanye;
intestinal worm inzoka zo mu cy'urwunge; kiyoberanye;
nda. kidasobanutse; gikomeye.
intestine urura. intrigue umugambi mubisha.
intimacy ubufatanye; ubucuti; intrinsic ishingiro; kivukanywa;
ubucuti; ibanga; umubano. cyimeza.
intimate gukomoza; incuti;
kwerekana; gushushanya; bwite;
inshuti; kuvuga muri make.

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introduce kubiba; inventor umuhimbyi; umuhanzi.

kumenyekanisha; gukwirakwiza; inventory ilisiti; urutonde.
kwibwirana; gucengeza; inveoffhand gutungura.
kumenyana; kumenyekanisha. invert kurundura; guhenura.
introduction intango; ijambo invertebrate ikinyangoro.
ry'ibanze; Itangiriro; intangiriro; inverted commas n.utwuguruzo
itangizwa; ihanga; umwinjiro. n'utwugarizo.
introduction of new methods invest gushora; kwemerera.
itangizwa. invest in kugura.
introductory cy'umwimerere; investigate gusuzuma; gukora
imbanzirizamushinga. ubushakashatsi; gukora
intrude kurengera; gukosereza; iperereza; gukurikiraikibazo;
gucengeza. kugenza icyaha;
intrude into kwinjira. gusuzumaubushishozi; iperereza;
intruder umucengezi. gusesengura.
intruders pl. abacengezi. investigating ubucukumbuzi.
intrusive isibo. investigation ubushakashatsi;
intry gikonje. ubushakashatsi; ubucukumbuzi;
intuitive kivukanywa; cyimeza. igenzura.
inundation umwuzure. investigator umusesenguzi.
inured bikonje; bidashamaje; investment ikigega; ishyirwaho;
bidashimishije. ishoramari.
invade gutama; gukosereza; inveterate cya gihanga; cya
kurengera. gakondo.
invader umushotoranyi. invidious cy'ububisha;
invalid urwaye; kirwaye; kirwaye. inyaryenge.
invalidate gusesa. invigilator umugenzuzi.
invalidation icibwa; isenywa; invigorated cy'ibakwe;
ihagarikwa; iseswa; ikurwaho. cy'amavamuhira.
invariably igihe cyose; iteka; buri invincible nziramuze;
gihe. intavogerwa; intarumikwa; gifite
invasion ubushotoranyi. imbaraga; indahangarwa;
inveigle koshya; guhendahenda. umunyambaraga; cy'imirya;
invent gucura amagambo; umunyangufu.
guhimba. inviolable intavogerwa;
invented mpimbano; indahangarwa; intarumikwa.
cy'igihimbano. invisible ntagaragara.
invention igifitirano; ikinyoma; invitation ubutumire.
inkuru mpimbano; ikinyoma invitation for tender gutanga
cyambaye ubusa. isoko.
inventive umwimerere. invitation to tender itangazo
inventiveness akarusho. rimenyesha isoko.

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invite kwakura; kureshya. IP-based network

invitee umutumirwa. urubugampuzamasangarushingi
invitees abatumirwa; abatumiwe. ye ku mabwirizambonera.
invocate gusenga. Iraq Iraki.
invocation umutongero; irascible ibabaje; y'incamugongo;
umugisha. umunyamahane; mbi; urakaye.
invoice ifagitiri; fagitire; irate urakaye.
inyemezabuguzi. ire gushavura; umwaga.
invoke kwiyambaza; iris imbengeza; ijisho.
kwishingikiriza; kujurira; irk guharahaza; gushavura;
kwitabaza. kuberabeza; kuburabuza;
invoke evil on kuvuma. guhangayikisha.
involuntariness ubushake buke. irksome gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
involuntary cy'agahato. uruhanyije; ukomeye; gisaba
involution ubuyoberane; imbaraga.
ubukomere. iron imbunda; ipasi.
involve gukomeza ibintu; iron clothes gutera ipasi.
kuzambya ibintu. ironic abasetsi; abagiramenyo.
involved cyashoberanye; irons pl. amapasi; umurunga;
kiyoberanye; kidasobanutse; umugozi.
cy'urwunge; gikomeye. ironworks gucura.
involvement ubukomere; irradiate kumurika; kumurukira;
igihangayikishije; ubuyoberane; gusobanura neza.
igishishikaje. irrational cyataye umutwe;
involvitwo or more nations cyasaze; wasaze; cy'ubugoryi;
mpuzamahanga. cyatombotse; cy'ubucucu.
invulnerable indahangarwa; irrationality ubunyabasazi;
intavogerwa; intarumikwa. amahomvu.
inward abwite. irrefutable ndashidikanywa.
inwardly felt abwite. irregular kidasanzwe.
inwardness mu nda. irregular verb inshinga
in-law uwo kwa databukwe. idakurikiza amategeko.
in-laws abo kwa databukwe. irregularity irenzarugero; inenge;
in-service training ubumuga; ubusembwa.
imenyerezwamwuga. irreligious y'ibyaha; umugizi wa
iota ubusabusa. nabi; ukiranirwa; inkozi y'ibibi.
IP amabwiriza irreligious act igikorwa kigayitse;
mbonerarubugampuzamasangan icyaha.
o. irreproachable kizira amakosa;
IPA itonde nyejwi zirabwandu.
mpuzamahanga. irresolute ushidikanya.
irresponsibility ifuti; ubugoryi.

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irresponsible igicucu; ikinnyeteri;
indangare; ikizeze.
irreverence ubupfura
ugutukana.
irreverent umugizi wa
inkozi y'ibibi; ukiranirwa.
irrigate kuvomerera imyaka.
irritable umunyamahane;
ibabaje; y'incamugongo.
irritant agaterantimba.
irritate gusesereza; kongera;
kuberabeza; guharahaza;
guhangayikisha; kuburabuza.
irritate s.o. gukora mu
kurakaza; gusembura.
irritated urakaye.
irritating agaterantimba;
kirakaza.
is ni.
is not si.
isconnect gutanya.
Islam Isilamu.
island ikirwa.
Islaof the Blessed ijuru.
isle ikirwa.
Isle of the Blessed ijuru.
islet ikirwa.
isogloss ikibibi.
isolate kurobanura.
isolate o.s. kwitarura.
isolated ukwacyo; hitaruye.
isolation akato.
isosceles triangle mpandeshatu
nyampanga.
Israel Isiraheli.
Israeli umuyisiraheli;
umunyayisiraheli.
Israelite Umuheburayo.
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issue intego; urubyaro; ingingo;
icyitabwaho; imbuto; guha;
buke; gusakaza; kibazo; igihembo;
ikivugwaho; umuryango;
nabi; urubuto; icyibandwaho; amaraso;
pl. abana; icyigwa; ikigenderewe;
imbuto; ikibazo nshinganwa;
mbi; ikigamijwe; umusaruro.
issue statement gutanga
itangazo rigenewe
abanyamakuru.
issued byavuye.
ist umwarimu.
jisho; IT ikoranabuhanga mu
itangazabumenyi.
it alone prowenyine.
It doesn't matter Ntacyo bitwaye.
it happened 3rd pers. cyabaye.
it is because of uko.
it is good meza.
it is ok meza.
it is so ayego; nterj. yee.
it was habayeho.
Italian igitaliayani; umutaliyani.
italic igaragaza.
Italy Ubutaliyani.
itch inyota; inyota y'ubutegetsi.
item igicuruzwa.
itemisation intondeko.
itemize kurondora.
items of business ikiri ku
murongo w'ibyigwa; igiteganyijwe.
iterate kwibanda; gushimangira;
gutsindagira; kwizimba;
gutsindagiriza; guhatiriza.
itinerant impabe; imbungerezi;
inzererezi.
itinerary inzira; urugendo.
its kwaryo; cyarwo.
itself ubwaryo; ubwayo; ubwacyo.
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itsy-bitsy kanunuya; kanunuru; IUD agapira.

kanzugurunyu; kanzizinya; ivory ihembe ry'inzovu; cyera de.
kanzunyu; kanzugurunya; Ivory Cost Kotedivuwari.
kanuru; kanuya; kanzinya; ivory tower inteko y'abize.
kaninira; kaninira; kanzugunyu. ivory-colored cyera de.
itty-bitty kanunuya; I.Q. umutwe.
kanzugurunya; kanunuru;
kanzizinya; kanzugunyu; kanuya;
kanzinya; kanuru;
kanzugurunyu; kaninira;
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J - j
jabberer gacuma k'amagambo; Jamaica Jamayika.
bamenya; injajwa; jamboree jambore; ibirori.
umunyamagambo; January Mutarama; Mutarama
gacumakamagambo. bataramaihundo ry'amahore;
jabbering ukunywigira; ukwezi kwa mbere.
ukunywigira. Japan Ubuyapani.
jack umubare w'amafaranga; Japanese umuyapani; ikiyapani.
ibendera; igitambaro. jape ishyengo.
jack off kwikinisha. jar icupa; igikombe; gutongana.
jackal nyamujyiyobijya; jargon urunyagatsiko.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; jaunt urugendo; kubunga;
inkomamashyi; umuhari. kuzerera.
jackass indogobe. java porogaramu
jacket karaseri; ijaketi; ikoti; nsanganyamudasobwa.
urwubati. jaw kuganira; urwasaya; ijigo;
jackknife indiga; umushyo. kuganira.
jade ifarasi; ifarashi; indaya; jawbone urwasaya.
guhaza. jaws umunwa.
jag of violence amakare; jealosy amahari.
ubukana. jealous umunyeshyari.
jagged kidatengeneje. jealous apprehension amakekwe;
jagger ivunja. urwikekwe.
Jahvey Uwiteka; Yehova; Yawe; jealousy ishyari.
Uhoraho; Yahwe. jeans ijinisi; ikoboyi.
jail akasho; igereza; igasho; jeep ijipi.
ipirizo; uburoko; uburoko; jeer at gukimu magambo.
umunyururu (2). Jehovah Yahwe; Uhoraho;
jailer umurinzi. Yehova; Uwiteka; Yawe.
jailhouse igereza; uburoko; jelous uwifuza.
akasho; uburoko; igasho; ipirizo. jeopardise kudindiza.
jalopy imodoka; imodoka jeopardize kwibasira;
y'umusazira. kwigerezaho; gukangisha; guteza
jam sandwich imodoka za ibibazo; kudindiza; kwibasira;
gipolisi. guteza ingorane; gutera ubwoba.

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jeopardized kigeze ahaga. jobber umucuruzi.

jeopardly mu bibazo. jobless umushomeri; gishomera.
jeopardy amakuba; ingorane; jock umukinnyi.
kabutindi; pl. ibizazane; joggle gucugusa; gusunikana;
amagume; imikiko. gutigisa.
Jeremiah Yeremiya. john iwese; urwiherero;
jerk ikigoryi; igicucu; igicucu; ubwiherero; ituwaleti.
igihubutsi; gutengerana; ikimara; john umusarani.
gutigita; umuswa; injiji; John Yohani.
kwinyagambura. John Q. Public rubanda.
jerk off kwikinisha. John the Baptizer
jerrycan igerekani. YohaUmubatiza; YohaBatisita.
jersey itisheti; isengeri. join guhuza; kwifatanya;
jest ishyengo; gukimu magambo; kubumba; gufatanya; kwinjira;
gusetsa; gushyenga; umukino. kwinjira; kwiyunga; guhuza;
jesting urwenya; byendagusetsa. gusanga; guhuza; kongera.
jests byendagusetsa; urwenya. join battle with kurwana.
Jesuit umuyezuwiti. join forces gufatanya; guhuza
Jesus Yesu; Yezu. imbaraga.
Jesus Christ Yezu Kirisitu; Yesu join hands gufatanya.
Kirisito; Yezu Kirisito. join in kwitabira.
jet indege; umuvumba; join issue guhatana; guhatanira.
rutemikirere; urushunzi. join on kongera.
jeufille inkumi; umwangavu. join together guhuza imbaraga.
Jew umuyahudi; Umuheburayo. join with koshya gukora nabi.
jewel umumarayika; ibuye joined cyiyunze.
ry'agaciro; umurimbo. joined together abishyize
jibe guhuza. hamwe.
jiggle gucugusa; gutigisa. joiner umubaji.
jilt guta; gutererana. joinery ububaji.
jingle umufungo; umuvugo. joining iteranya; ihuriro.
job umwuga; imbehe; umurimo; joint bishyize hamwe; igereza;
umurimo; akazi; igishishikaje; iteranyirizo; ipirizo; igasho;
icyate. uruhiniro; ingingo; urugingo
Job Yobu. rw'umubiri; uburoko;
job umushinga; igihangayikishije; bisunganye.
umumaro. joints urumogi.
job application ukwaka akazi. joke iporojyo; ishyengo;
job holder umukozi; umukozi; gushyenga; gusetsa; gukimu
umukozi. magambo.
job seeker uwaka akazi; jokes byendagusetsa; urwenya.
umukandida.

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 joking judicial system

joking byendagusetsa; joyous igishiramuruho;

amagambure; urwenya; unezerewe; kinezerewe;
amangambure; ugushyenga. uwishimye; cyishimye; wishimye.
jollity umunezero. joy-girl maraya; ihabara.
jolt gusunikana. joy-house
Jonas Yona. jubilant cyishimye; wishimye.
josh gushyenga; gusetsa. jubilate kunezerwa; wishima;
Joshua Yozuwe. kwishyuka.
jostle guhatana; gutigisa; jubilation ibyishimo; umunezero;
guhatanira; gusunikana; umunezero.
gucugusa. jubilee ibirori; umunsi mukuru;
jot ubusabusa. yubile.
jot down kwandika. Judah Yuda.
jottidown ukwandika. Judaism Idiy'Abayahudi.
journalism itangazamakuru; Judas intati; umugambanyi.
ubunyamakuru. Judea Yudeya; Yudaya.
journalist umunyamakuru; judge umushishozi;
umwanditsi. umucamanza; umutegetsi;
journalistic by'itangazamakuru; umusesenguzi; kwibwira; guca
cy'ubunyamakuru. urubanza; gusesengura;
journalists itangazamakuru; umuyobozi; gufata.
ubunyamakuru. judge accurate kwizera.
journey urugendo; kubunga; JudgemeDay imperuka.
kuzenguruka; urugendo; judgement ubushishozi
kuzerera. bw'urukiko; ubushishozi;
journeyer umukerarugendo; icyemezo cy'urukiko.
umushyitsi; mukerarugendo. judges pl. abacamanza.
joust guhatana; kurwana; Judges Abacamanza.
guhatanira. judging uguca imanza.
Jowel Yoweli. JudgmeDay ukuza kwa kabiri
jowl itama. kwa Kirisito.
jowls amajigo. judgment imitekerereze; ijwi;
joy umunezero; umunezero; igenagaciro; imyumvire; ijogora;
ibyishimo; ibyishimo byuzuye; umutwe; urubanza; ubushishozi.
akanyamuneza; agashema; judicial cy'inkiko; y'inkiko.
umunezero; ibyishimo; ishema; judicial contest urubanza;
ukunyurwa. urubanza.
joyful cyishimye; wishimye; judicial process igikurikiranywe
kinezerewe; cyishimye. mu rubanza.
joyless mbi; ibabaje; judicial system imyubakire
y'incamugongo. y'ubutabera; imiterere
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judiciary y'inkiko. Junior Minister (BrE)

judicious umunyabwenge; umunamabanga wa Leta;
w'umuhanga; w'inararibonye; umunyamabanga wa Leta.
umuntu ureba kure; junk kureka; umutungo.
umushishozi; inararibonye; junket urugendo; umunsi
uwitonze; umuhanga; umuhanga. mukuru.
judiciousness ubwenge; junkie
ubushishozi; ubushishozi. junta ubutegetsi bw'agatsiko.
Judith Yudita. jurisdiction ukwiziga; ubuhatsi;
judo jido. ikoreshategeko; uburenganzira
jug igereza; uburoko; igasho; nsobanurategeko; igenzura;
icyungo; ipirizo; gufunga. ubuhangange.
juggle gusamata. jurisdictional y'inkiko.
jugglery ikinamayobera. jurisdictions pl. imanza.
juice umutobe. jurist umunyamategeko.
juicy gifite umutobe. juristic y'inkiko.
July Nyakanga; ukwezi kwa juror umucamanza; pl.
karindwi; Nyakanga kanga abacamanza.
amabuguma. jury inamantangamanota; jiri;
jumble umuvurungano; inamamfatirabyemezo.
umunyurangatano; just ntiwirirwe ubaza;
umuvundaguro; umuvundo; indakemwa; intungane; nk'uko;
urujijo; akaduruvayo; gutoba; n'uko; gusa; ntukanyagwe;
bombori bombori; imvange; ukiranuka; wabimenye; gusa;
akajagari. aho; kitabogamye; umunyakuri.
jumbo karahabutaka; kinicyane; just deserts igihano.
cya hambavu; kinibikabije; just little gike cyane; gato.
umusozi wose; cya just now ubungubu.
karahabutaka. just out gishyashya; gishya.
jump gusimbukira; gusimbuka. just so interj. yee; yego.
jumpigame urukiramende. just the same cyakora.
jumping ugusimbuka. justice ubucamanza;
jumpion the bandwagon uburinganire; pl. abacamanza;
kugendera mu kigare. gihano; ubutabera.
junction ihuriro. justice, magistrate
juncture ingingo. umucamanza.
June ukwezi kwa gatandatu; justifiable cyasobanurwa.
Kamenasekuru; Kamena. justification urufatiro; ikosora;
jungle igombe; ishyamba umusingi; urwitwazo; ishingiro.
ry'inzitane. justified kitabogamye.
justify gusobanura; kwisobanura;
gusobanura.

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juvenile cya gisore; umwana; cya juxtaposition

cyana; cy'ubuto. ibangikanyanteruro.
juxtaposed gituranye;
kibangikanye; cyegeranye;
kibangikanye; cyegamiye.

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K - k
kangaroo kanguru. keep oneself out of sight guca
kaolin ishwagara; ingwa. rubeti.
karate karate. keep quiet guhora; gucweza;
karate player umukarateka. guceceka.
karateka umukinnyi wa karate. keep safe gukingira; kurengera.
karma ihirwe. keep still wikwikubaganya.
kebab boroshete; mushikaki. keep up gukomeza.
keef marijuwana. keep watch gutata.
keegk ake ifata mu mutwe. keeper umurinzi.
keen w'umutwe ufungutse; keeping ukurinda; ugukomeza.
wumvuba; cy'amavamuhira; Kentucky rifle imbunda.
kurira; w'umuhanga; w'ikimene; Kenya Kenya.
gusuka amarira; cy'ibakwe. Kenyan cyo muri Kenya;
keen on cyifuza; kirota. umunyakenya.
keening amaganya. kept in reserve cyateganyirijwe.
keenly an'umuhate. kernel intimatima; umutima;
keenness inyota; ijogora. ishingiro.
keen-edged gityaye. kerosene peteroli.
keep kubungabunga; umunara; kettle ibinika.
kubika; kurinda; kubumbatira; key iby'ingenzi; urufunguzo;
umutekano; guhunika; kurinda; cy'ibanze; ishingiro; kamara;
gukomeza; kubumbatira; gutera nshinganwa; inota; shingiro;
inkunga; kuzigama. cy'ishingiro; ishingiro; iby'ibanze;
keep alive kurokoka. cyishingiro; nshingirwaho;
keep apart gutanya. ngenderwho.
keep at guhihibikanya; key issues ingingo z'ngenzi;
ihihibikana. ingingo shingiro.
keep at distance gutsinsura; key points ingingo z'ngenzi;
kwirwanaho. ingingo shingiro.
keep back gusubika. key word ijambo ry'ingenzi.
keep house gucumbika; gutura. keyboard kalaviye.
keep in mind kwibuka. keynote ingingo;
keep on kugumya; gukomeza; insanganyamatsiko.
gukomeza. keys imfunguzo.

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khan umutegetsi. killer umwicanyi; umugiranabi;

Kibuye Kibuye. icyicana; umugizi wa nabi.
kick umugeri; ishoti; gutera killing ubwicanyi; cyicana;
ishoti; gutera umugeri; kibabaza.
umwijujuto; gukubita ishoti. killisomeone's offspring ihekura.
kick in guha. kilo PHYSICS ikilo.
kick off gutangiza ku kilobit ikilobiti.
mugaragaro; guhaumupira; kilobyte ikilobayiti.
guhwera; utangira umukino. kilogram kilogarama.
kick the bucket gushiramo kilohertz ikiloheritsi.
umwuka; gupfa; kwitaba Imana; kilohm ikilohome.
gufunga amakofe; guhwera; kilojoule ikilojule.
gutaha. kiloliter PHYSICS ikilolitiro.
kid ishubebe; iryori; akak'ihene; kilometer ikilometero.
ikibondo; ihene; inguruka; kilometre ikilometero.
umwana. kilovolt ikilovolute.
kidisposition urukundo. kilowatt ikilowate.
kidnap gushimuta; kunyereza kin pl. abaturagihugu.
abantu; kurigisa. kind ubwoko; umugiraneza;
kidnaped wanyerejwe; uwibwe; nyamurangwa n'ubupfura;
washimuswe; wafashweho umugwaneza.
ingwate. kinder umugiraneza.
kidnapping ukunyereza abantu; kindergarten ishuri
izimiza; ugushimuta abantu; ry'ikiburamwaka; kiburamwaka;
ishimutwa. ishuri; ishuri ry'incuke;
kidney impyiko; ubwoko. materineri.
KiFaisal Hospital Ibitaro kindle kwatsa; gukongeza.
byitiriwe umwami Fayisali. kindliness ubupfura.
Kigali Kigali. kindling inkwi; urukwi; umwase.
Kigali City Kigali y'Umujyi. kindly ugwaneza; ubaneza
Kikuyu Gikuyu. n'abandi; umunyabuntu;
Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro. nyamurangwa n'ubupfura;
kill kubaga; kuvanaho; kwica; umugwaneza; umugiraneza;
itsembatsemba; guhitana. umugwaneza.
kill o.s. kwiyahura; kwita mu kindly, kind awitwara gipfura.
kagozi. kindness imbabazi; impuhwe;
kill time guta igihe; kunengeka; ubugwaneza; ubugiraneza;
guta umwanya; kugenda ubupfura; ubuntu.
biguruntege. kinfolk pl. abaturagihugu.
kill with poison kuroga. king umutegetsi; umwami;
killed 1. cyishwe. ukuriye abandi.

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 kingdom knowhow

kingdom Reta; ubwami; ileta; kneading ukugorora imitsi.

ingoma; Leta; igihugu. knee ivi.
kingdom og heaven ubwami kneecap ingasire.
bw'ijuru. kneel gupfukama.
kinglike nyabami; cyami. kneeling ugupfukama.
kingly acyami; nyabami. knees amavi; ibipfukamizo.
kingpin umukoresha. knickers ikariso y'abagore.
king's arm umurishyo. knife umushyo; icyuma;
king's leg umurishyo. imbugita; indiga; icyuma.
Kinshasa Kinshasa. knight-of-the-road imbungerezi;
kinship isanomuzi. inzererezi.
Kinyarwanda Ikinyarwanda. knit gusana; kunga.
kiof spear umunega. knitting ububoshyi.
Kiof universe Rugira. knives ibyuma.
kiregard imfashanyo; ubufasha; knob ipfupfu.
inkunga. knock gufata; guta muri yombi;
Kirundi ikirundi. gukomanga.
kismet ihirwe. knock about kubunga; kuzerera.
kiss gusomana; gusoma. knock down guta.
kiss the cheek gusoma. knock off gukoma; ufata; kwica;
kiss the hand gusoma. guta muri yombi.
kisser umunwa; uruhanga; knock out guhwereza.
umuntu usomana. knock over guhirika; kugusha.
kissing ugusomana. knock sb down kugusha.
kit ipaki. knock sb over kugusha.
kitchen icyikoni; igikoni; knocking ugukomanga.
ahatekerwa. knockishop
kitchen garden ubusitani. knoll agasozi.
kitchen table ameza. knot ipfundo; kuzambya ibintu;
kite akadege; sakabaka. gukomeza ibintu; igombe; isubyo.
kitten (young) injangwe. knotty kidasobanutse;
kitty injangwe; ikigega. kiyoberanye; cy'urwunge;
kiwi kiwi. cyashoberanye; gikomeye.
kleptomaniac umujura. know gusobanukirwa;
klutz ikimara; igicucu; ikigoryi; kurongorana; gusanga; kumenya;
igicucu; ikigoryi; ikijibwe. zi.
knack amayeri; ubushobozi. know as kwita.
knave ikirara; isarigoma; knowhow ubushobozi.
umuhemu.
knavery ubukozi bw'ibibi;
igicumuro.
knead kugorora imitsi; kubumba.

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 knowing kwashiorkor

knowing umunyabwenge; known kizwi; azwi.

umuntu ureba kure; know-how amayeri.
inararibonye; umuhanga; know-nothing ingwizamurongo.
w'inararibonye; ukumenya; know-nothings abasivili.
umuhanga; umushishozi; knurl ipfupfu.
w'umuhanga. Koran Korowani.
knowledge ubumenyi; ubumenyi Korea Koreya.
rusange; ubumenyi; uburezi; Korean umunyakoreya; cyo muri
umuco. Koreya.
knowledge acquisition ugushaka kosher kitabogamye.
ubumenyi; ukurahura ubumenyi; kowtow kwitanga; kwiha.
ukwiga. kraal ingombe; inturo; urugo;
knowledgeable umushishozi; igicaniro.
umunyabwenge; w'umuhanga; kwacha ikwaca.
umuhanga; w'inararibonye; kwashiorkor bwaki; interanya.
umuhanga; umuntu ureba kure;
inzobere; inararibonye.

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 laat lack of strength

L - l
laat gushyika; gushyikira. labour umwuga; akazi; umurimo.
lab laboratwari. labour law itegeko rigenga
label ikimenyetso; kwita; umurimo.
akarango; wita; labyrinth igombe.
akarangagicuruzwa. labyrinthian cyashoberanye;
labia imishino; imigoma; kiyoberanye; cy'urwunge;
imisundi. kidasobanutse.
labia majora imigoma. labyrinthine kidasobanutse;
labia minora umwambaro; cy'urwunge; kiyoberanye;
umwambaro; imishino; imisundi; cyashoberanye.
imizirazuba. labyrinths amagombe.
labial inyamunwa; cy'umunwa. lace round gukenyera.
labial consonant inyamunwa. lacerate guca; gukata.
labiodental consonant laceration igisebe; umufunzo;
inyamwinyo. igikomere.
labium umushino; umusundi. lack ubutindi nyakujya; ubuke;
labor gushishikazwa; umurimo; ibura; ubukeho; ubukene;
gukora; ukubyara; icyate; kubura; ukutahaba.
kwihatira. lack of ubujiji.
Labor Day Umunsi w'abakozi. lack of discipline ubwigomeke.
laboratory laboratwari; lack of food inzara.
ilaboratwari. lack of judgment kutagira
labored gisaba ingufu nyinshi; ubushishozi; kudatekereza
gisaba imbaraga; uruhanyije; bihamye.
ukomeye. lack of proper nutrition indyo
laborer umukozi; umukozi. nkene.
laboriman umukozi; umukozi. lack of proudness
laboring gihuze. ubwicishebugufi;
laborious w'umukozi; gikomeye. ukwicishabugufi.
laboriously an'umuhate. lack of resemblance
laboriuous ukomeye; gisaba itandukaniro.
ingufu nyinshi; uruhanyije; lack of respect ubupfura buke.
gisaba imbaraga. lack of strength ubumuga.
laboriwoman umukozi; umukozi.

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 lackey large from side to side

lackey nyakwikundishwa ku lamblike uwiyoroshya.

bayobozi; umuja; inkomamashyi; lame gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa;
umukozi; nyamujyiyobijya. gukomeretsa.
lacking ubusa; kibi; w'umuswa. lamella amagaragamba.
lackirapport bidahuje. lament gushengurwa n'agahinda;
lacuna icyuho. amaganya; gusuka amarira;
lad umwana; umusore; ingaragu; kwicuza; gushenguka; kwicwa
umuhungu. n'agahinda; gushegeshwa; kurira;
ladder urwego. kuganya; gushengurwa n'ishavu;
lade out gusuka. kubabara; kuborogera;
Ladies aGentlemen guhwihwisa.
Banyacyubahiro. lamentation amaganya;
ladies' room ubwiherero; ukwihana; ukwicuza.
urwiherero; umusarani; iwese. lamina amagaragamba.
lady umugore; umutegarugori. lamp itara.
lady frien akanyange. lamp stand igitereko cy'itara.
Lady Luck ihirwe. lampoon ishyengo.
lady of the night indaya. lance guca; gukata.
ladylike cya kigore. land Leta; Reta; igiti; ileta;
lady's maid umuyaya. ubwami.
lady-killer inkundabagore; landmark urugabano.
nkokora itarara inkumi; kaboko lane umuhanda; umuhanda;
katarara inkumi; imfizi y'akarere. akirukiro; ibarabara; inzira;
lag gufata; guta muri yombi; urusiganiro; ibarabara.
gufunga. language ururimi.
lager agatama. languid umunengetsi; umunebwe.
laggard nta bushake. languish gukendera; kuyoyoka.
lagk e iyicategeko; gusubira languishing urukumbuzi.
irudubi; icyaha; kurekeraho; lanky muremure.
kugezwayo; irenzarugero; Laof Cockaigne paradizo;
kwononekara; inenge; paradiso.
kwangirika; kuzahara. lap ibipfukamizo.
lagk of memory amazinda. lapping guhwihwisa.
laid up kirwaye; kirwaye; urwaye. laptop computer miorudinateri;
laid-off umushomeri. laputopu; minikompiyuta;
lair umuheno; indiri; icyari. musasobwa igendanwa.
lake ikiyaga. larcenist umujura; ibandi.
lake of fire umuriro utazima; larceny ubujura.
Gehinomu; umuriro w'iteka. large kibyibushye cyane;
lamb akak'intama. kigaragara; gifatika; kigari;
Lamb Ntama. cyagutse.
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 large in quantity or number
large in quantity or number
ishyaryose.
large intersection umwanya;
ikibuga.
large snake uruyoka; ikiyoka.
large village urusisiro.
large wooden spoon umwuko.
larger cy'ingenzi.
largesse ubuntu.
large-scale investor uwagashize;
umukungu; umutunzi;
umunyemari; umuherwe.
lark ishyengo; umukino;
umuririmbyi.
lascivious ntokozamuco;
washyutswe; bitwara nabi.
lasciviousness ukwifuza; ingeso
mbi; igiterasoni; urukozasoni.
lash ingohe.
lass umwana; inkumi; isugi;
umwangavu; umwari; umukobwa
w'isugi.
lassie umwangavu; inkumi.
last gukomeza; kubaho; gishize;
kurokoka; giheruka.
last born of the family bucura.
Last Day umunsi w'imperuka.
last forever kubaho iteka.
Last Judgement urubanza
rw'imperuka.
last month ukwezi gushize.
last night ejo hashize nijoro.
last restiplace imva.
last rites isangira rya nyuma.
last Supper isangira rya nyuma.
last week icyumweru cyahise; mu
cyumweru gishize; icyumweru
gishize.
last year umwaka ushize.
lasting kimara igihe; gikomeza.
lastithrough all time kidapfa.
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laughable
late cyakererewe; gishya;
nyakwigendera; gishyashya;
gishyushye; uba aha.
late morning abukeye.
late night ijoro rijigije.
lately dead nyakwigendera.
lately made vuba aha.
latenure amategeko y'imicungire
y'ubutaka.
later anyuma; hanyuma; maze.
later on anyuma; hanyuma.
latest kigezweho; gishyushye;
agezweho.
latest fashion itangizwa.
latest news amakuru
mashyashya.
latest thing itangizwa.
Latin America Amerika yepfo;
Amerika yepfo.
latitude ubwaguke; ubwisanzure.
latrine urwiherero; ubwiherero;
umusarani; iwese; ituwaleti.
latter-day vuba aha.
lattice ikigoyi; injishi.
latticework ikigoyi; injishi.
laud kuryoshyaryoshya;
kubahiriza; gushyigikira.
laudable cyiyubashye; kibikwiye;
indori; gishimwa; gikwiye
guhabwa agaciro.
laudation igisingizo; icyubahiro;
isaruti; ibisingizo; imihayo.
laudit ibisingizo.
laugh guseka; gukubita igitwenge.
laugh at gukimu magambo.
laugh to scorn gukimu
magambo.
laugh up one's sleeve gukimu
magambo.
laughable cy'ubucucu;
cy'ubugoryi.
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launch ubwato bw'imyidagaduro; lay down kurambika; gutegura.

gutangiza ku mugaragaro; lay down arms kurambika
gufungura; kujugunya. intwaro hasi; gushyira intwaro
launder guhanagura; gusukura. hasi.
launderette urwogerezo. lay down one's life kwitangira
laurel ishimwe; umudari; abandi.
igihembo. lay fire kwatsa.
laurels umutsindo. lay for guca igico.
lavabo urwogerezo; ibesani. lay hold of kurigisa; gushimuta;
lavatory ituwaleti; umusarani; kunyereza abantu.
iwese; ubwiherero; urwiherero. lay in guhunika; kuzigama;
lavish gikungahaye. kwiteganyiriza.
law iteka; itegeko; icyemezo; lay in ruins guca ibintu.
ibwiriza; ihange. lay in the grave kuzika;
law aorder umutekawa rubanda. gushyingura; guhamba;
law down gutara. gutabazwa.
law officer umupolisi. lay into kwiyahura; kuka inabi.
lawbreaker umugizi wa nabi. lay it on gukabya; gukabiriza.
lawbreaking kinyuranye lay open gukingura; gufungura.
n'amategeko; iyicategeko. lay open to view gushyira
lawless kinyuranye n'amategeko; ahabona.
ntamuco; kitemewe; kibujijwe. lay open to view, display, show,
lawn umurima; agacaca; exhibit gutangaza.
akanyatsi; akatsi; nyakatsi; lay over gusubika.
isambu; ubusitani. lay up or by kuzigama; guhunika.
laws amategeko. lay waste guca ibintu;
lawsuit igikurikiranywe mu kuyongobeza.
rubanza. layabout inyanda.
lawyer umunyamategeko; avoka; layer igitera; amagaragamba;
umujyanama mu by'amategeko. igitambaro.
lawyers abanyamategeko. layihen igitera.
law-abiding umunyakuri. layman umulayiki.
lay gushyira; kurambika; layout makete.
umuvugo. laywoman umulayiki.
lay about guhondagura. laze about guta umwanya; guta
lay aside kureka; gushungura; igihe; kunengeka.
gushyira ku ruhande; guhunika; laziness ubunebwe; ubunyanda.
kuzigama. lazy umunengetsi; umunebwe;
lay bare gushyira ahabona; ikinnyeteri.
gushyira ahagaragara; kwirega; lea umurima; isambu.
gushyira ahabona. lea hand guteza imbere; kugira
lay by kwiteganyiriza. neza; kurwanaho.

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 leaat the back leavings

leaat the back gusiga. lean toward kwihoma;

leabehind gutererana; guta. kwihambira.
lead umukinnyi w'icyamamare; leaning ububogame.
guhabura; uyobora; ubuyobozi; leaoff kureka; kurekeraho.
kugaragira; icyamamare; leaopen-mouthed gutangaza.
umwanya wa mbere; kurangaza leaout ugusiba.
imbere; kwahura. leap gusimbuka.
lead down the garden path leap in the dark urusimbi.
koshya. leaquick gupyoka.
lead on koshya gukora nabi. leaquickly kugenda nk'umuyaga.
lead quiet life kubaho mu lear cyiza.
buzima butuje. learn kwiga.
lead to kubyara; gutera; kuba learn sthg by heart gutora;
inkomoko y'ikintu; gukurura; gufata mu mutwe.
kuba imvay'ikintu. learned ushoboye; intiti.
leadeath ceremonies kwera. learned by heart cyafashwe mu
leader umuyobozi; umukoresha; mutwe.
ukuriye abandi; umutegetsi; learnedness ubujijuke.
umugenga; umuyobozi; databuja; learner umunyeshuri;
umuyobozi. umutangizi; umwiga.
leader of activity learning uburezi; umuco.
umukangurambaga. leasb sth gusigira; kubitsa.
leaders pl. abayobora; pl. lease gukodesha; gukodesha.
abatware. leasing ikodeshagurisha.
leadership ubutegetsi. leasth for sb gusigira.
leadership directorship leasth with sb kubitsa.
ubuyobozi. leastounturned guhiga bukware;
leadership, right, prerogative, gushakisha; koga runono;
status, influence, sway, guhiga; guhigisha uruhindu;
prestige, authority, license gukurikirana.
ubutware. leasuddenly guhungana.
leadito the altar ubukwe. leathis world gushiramo
leaf ikibabi; ibabi; urupapuro. umwuka; gufunga amakofe;
leaf roof nyakatsi. kwitaba Imana; gutaha; gupfa.
leaflet urupapuro; itangazo. leave kwikebura; guha; kuvamo;
league umuryango; urugaga; kureka; kujya; icyemezo; kubisa;
ikipi; ubunyamuryango; gutererana; kugenda; uruhushya;
ishyirahamwe. guta; uburenganzira.
leagued cyiyunze. leavings ico; umwanda;
lean kidahagije. ibisigarizwa.
lean against sthg kwegamira;
kwegama.

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 lecher leonine

lecher inkundabagore; kaboko legal protection kurengera

katarara inkumi; nkokora itarara amategeko.
inkumi; imfizi y'akarere. legal tender pl. amafaranga;
lecherous giteye isoni; kashi.
washyutswe. legality uburemere.
lechery ukwifuza. legatee umugenerwabikorwa.
lecture gucyaha; guhana; legend agakuru; igitekerezo.
idisikuru; ikibwirizo; gukosora; legendary cy'igihimbano;
imbwirwaruhame; ijambo. mpimbano.
lecture hall inzu y'amakinamico. legendary person inkaka.
ledger igitabo ngaragazashusho legends ubumenyi gakondo.
y'umutungo. legerdemain ikinamayobera.
leech bizengarame; umusundwe. legion ikiguri.
leery ukekwaho. legislate gushinga itegeko.
left ibumoso. legislation icyemezo.
left hand ukuboko kw'ibumoso; legist umunyamategeko.
imoso. legitimacy uburemere.
leftover ibisigarizwa; ibisigazwa. legitimate kirisima; gutagatifuza;
leg akaguru; ukuguru; ishami; nyakuri; uwemerewe; cyujuje
ukuguru. ibisabwa; ndashidikanywaho;
legacy umurage; murage; gihuje n'ukuri; kitabogamye.
umunani. legitimatize gutagatifuza;
legal y'inkiko. kirisima.
legal action igikurikiranywe mu legitimize gutagatifuza; kirisima.
rubanza. leitmotif intero.
legal adviser umujyanama mu leitmotiv intero.
by'amategeko. lemons indimu.
legal advisor umunyamategeko; lend guha; gutiza.
umujyanama mu by'amategeko. length igice; uburebure;
legal age n.imyaka ya ngombwa; umugabane.
ubukure. length of service uburambe mu
legal assistance ubwunganizi mu kazi.
by'amategeko. lengthen kudandura;
legal document kontaro; kwikanyura; kurambura.
amasezerano. lengthy kirekire.
legal force uburemere. lenience impuhwe; imbabazi.
legal power uburenganzira leniency impuhwe; imbabazi.
nsobanurategeko. lenient nyamurangwa
legal proceedings uburyo n'ubupfura; witwara gipfura.
bwemewe n'amategeko; lenity imbabazi; impuhwe.
igikurikiranywe mu rubanza. Lent igisibo.
leonine inkazi; gikakaye.

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 leopard libel

leopard inyambarabami; ingwe; lethargic umunengetsi;

Rwara. umunebwe; ikinnyeteri.
leprosy ibibembe. letter inyuguti; urwandiko;
lese majesty igitutsi. ibaruwa; ibarwa.
lesion igikomere; igisebe; letter of the alphabet inyuguti.
umufunzo. letter paper urupapuro.
lessen kuzitira; kuyoyoka; letters ubuvanganzo.
kugabanya ubukana; gukendera; lettithrough exams
koroshya; guhosha; kugabanya; ibizamiby'isubiramo.
kugabanya umurego; kunaniza. lettuce umubare w'amafaranga;
lessen the self-confidence of leti.
guca umugongo; guca intege. level gishashe; gitengeneje;
lessening ituba; igabanuka; urwego; imbaho y'amazi; intera;
icogora; ubwiramire; iyegerana. gisennye; kiringanije; urwego.
lesser gito. level tube imbaho y'amazi.
lesson isomo. levelheaded umwihare.
let gukodesha; uguha levelheadedness uburambe.
uburenganzira. leveret akak'urukwavu.
let bygones be bygones leviathan kinibikabije; kinicyane;
kubabarira; guca inkoizamba. cya karahabutaka; cya hambavu;
let down guca intege. karahabutaka; umusozi wose.
let enter kwemerera. levy igiciro.
let fall kumena; kubwira. lewd washyutswe; ntokozamuco;
let flow gusuka; kumena. giteye isoni.
let fly kujugunya. lewd woman indaya.
let go gutererana; guta; lewdness ukwifuza.
kwirukana; kubohora. lexicography ikoranyamagambo.
let go of kurekura. lexicology ubumenyajambo.
let in kwemerera. lexicon inyunguramagambo;
let loose kubohora. inkoranya; inkoranyamagambo.
let ohave gutiza. liability inshingano.
let out gushyira ahabona; liable cyo kugawa; uwo bibazwa;
kubohora. uwisobanura.
Let sleepidogs lie proverb. liaison ihererekanyamakuru;
Ntugakangure uwasinziriye. uguhanahaamakuru.
let slip from the memory lialowhich anythimoves or lies
kwibagirwa. icyerekezo.
let so in kwinjiza. liar umunyakinyoma.
let sth slip gucikwa. libation proicyo kunywa;
let up kugabanya umurego. ikinyobwa.
lethal cyicana; yica. libel ugusebanya; iharabika; pl.
lethal instrument intwaro. ibitutsi.

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 liberal ligament

liberal gikungahaye; ubujijuke. lie at full length kurambarara.

liberal quantity benshi; uburo lie concealed guca rubeti.
buhuye. lie down kuryama.
liberality ubuntu. lie down on the job kwirwaza.
liberate kurwanaho; kwiba. lie in kuryamira.
liberation ukwibohoza; lie in ambush guca igico.
ubwigenge; ibabarirwa ry'icyaha; lie low guca rubeti.
ubutabazi; imbabazi z'ibyaha; lie oanother kubeshyana.
ubwisanzure. lie on the back kugarama.
libertine inkundabagore; imfizi lie ugk ide down gucurama.
y'akarere; nkokora itarara lie with kurongorana.
inkumi; kaboko katarara inkumi. liege umwami; umugaragu.
liberty ubwigenge. liege subject umugaragu.
libidinous washyutswe. liegeman umugaragu.
libidinousness ukwifuza. LieutenaColonel liyetokoloneri.
libido iruba. lieutenant umufasha;
library isomero. umuliyetona.
librettist umusizi. Lieutenant liyetona.
libretto inyandiko. life imibereho; ubuzima;
Libya Libiya. imibereho; ubugingo; amagara.
Libyan umunyalibiya. life after death hakurya
license uburenganzira; y'urupfu.
ubuhangange; ubwisanzure life beyond ijuru.
bukabije; icyemezo; uruhushya. life everlasting ijuru.
License Agreement life expectancy icyizere
isezererantangaruhushya. cy'ubuzima.
license number inomero za life fluid amaraso.
pulaki y'imodoka. life imprisonment igifungo cya
licentious bitwara nabi. burundu.
lick kwigarurira; kugaruza life of the soul imibereho ya
umuheto; kunesha; gutsinda; roho.
kuganza. life span imyaka.
lickety-split cyihuta; yihuta. lifeblood ishingiro.
licking itsindwa. lifetime imyaka.
lickspitter nyamujyiyobijya; life-and-death gifite uburemere;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; gisaba gupfa cyangwa gukira.
inkomamashyi. liforever kubaho iteka.
lid igipfundikizo; ikijuriji; lift iyuriza; kwimiriza imbere;
umupfundikizo; ingofero. ufata; iterurwa; guta muri yombi;
lie kwima; ikinyoma cyambaye gushyira ejuru; guterura; kwiba;
ubusa; kunyomeka; igifitirano; kuzamura; guterura.
guherera; ikinyoma. ligament umutsi; umurya.

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light gukongeza; kumurukira; liking inyota y'ubutegetsi;

gusobanura neza; kwatsa; ukwihambira; ukwimariramo;
agatama; buji; umucyo (1); tara; urukundo; urukundo.
kumurika; urumuri. lilife of ease guhweza iraba.
light brown umutamu; igaju Lilliputian kanunuya; kanunuru;
ry'intamu. kanzugunyu; kanzinya;
light fire gucana. kanzugurunyu; kanzugurunya;
light skin inzobe. kanzizinya; kaninira; kigufi;
light the fire kwatsa. kaninira; kanuya; kanzunyu;
light up kumurukira; gusobanura kanuru.
neza; kumurika. lilt kuririmba.
light upon guhura. limb ishami; ukuguru.
lightbulb ampuru. limber cy'ibakwe.
lighten guhosha; kugabanya limerick umuvugo.
ubukana; kugabanya umurego. limit kuzitira; guhagarika;
lightening kurabya; umurabyo. guhagarika; inshunda; umusozo.
lighthearted cy'ubuto; cya cyana; limitation igisabwa; inzitizi.
cya gisore. limitation of fare indyo yuzuye.
lightheartedness umunezero; limited cy'iki gihe; gikwiranye
ibyishimo. n'igihe.
light-footed kibangutse. limited community of acquests
light-skinned umuzungu. ivangamutungo w'umuhahano.
ligk umunwa; pl. iminwa. limited information amakuru
liin gutura. atuzuye.
liin danger kuba mu mazi abira. limitless kitagira umupaka;
likable gishimwa; umugwaneza; urudaca.
cyiyubashye. limits umupaka.
like conj. bene; kwiyemeza; limn gushushanya.
uburyo; ka; gisa; gufata; uko; limp gucumbagurika.
guhitamo; bisa; ka; gukunda. line inkomoko; urugabano;
like man ubumuntu. igisekuru; inzu; umwiyereko;
like that conj. bityo. umurongo; inzu; umutambagiro;
like this auku; nk'uku; uruhushya; imyiyereko;
ukunguku. urushorerane; umurongo;
liken kugereranya. umuryango; gahunda; ikamba;
likeness inso; isano. akarasisi; paredi; urutsinga;
likewise conj. kandi; byongeye inkiko.
kandi; none. lineage umuryango; inkomoko;
like-mindedness ubwumvikane; igisekuru; umuryango; inzu;
ubumwe. inkomoko; inkomoko.
linesman umwungirizamusifuzi;
umusifuzi wo ku ruhande.

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 Lingala little known

Lingala ilingara. listen everybody mutege amatwi

linger guherera; gutegereza. mwese.
lingua franca ururimi listen to kwitondera; kumva.
mpuzakarere. listening ukumva.
linguistics isesengurandimi; listing intondeko.
iyigandimi. listless umunebwe; umunengetsi.
liniment ipomade. lists urubuga.
link gusanisha; guhuza; ihuriro; litargical vestments imyambaro
akayoboro. ya liturijiya.
linkage ihuriro; amahuriro; literacy learning ubujijuke.
ihuriro; isano. literal imvaho.
linked gikomeza. literally akoko.
linking ihuza. literary work of lastivalue
linkma umushyushyarugamba. ubuvanganzo.
linkwomaan literate intiti.
umushyushyarugamba. literature inyandiko
liof conduct ingamba; politiki. nshyinguramurage;
liof march amajyo; icyerekezo. ubuvanganzo.
lion kurokoka. lithe cy'ibakwe.
lion intare; icyamamare; lithrough gucika ku icumu.
Rwabwiga; umukinnyi litigant y'imanza.
w'icyamamare; rwabujune. litigation urubanza;
lionheartedness ubutwari. igikurikiranywe mu rubanza;
lion's share aibyinshi. urubanza.
lip umunwa; umusundi. litogether kwibanira.
liquefy gushongesha. litogether guhuza.
liquid igisukika. litter ingobyi; imbuto; icyarire;
liquid refreshment proicyo amaraso; umwanda; imbuto.
kunywa; ikinyobwa. little kanzugunyu; kanunuru;
liquidate kuriha. kaninira; gike; kanuru;
liquidation ubwishyu. kanzugurunya; kaninira; gito;
liquor alukoro. kanzugurunyu; ubusabusa;
lisp uburimi. kanzizinya; kanzunyu; buhoro;
list intondeko; gushyingura kidahagije; kigufi; kanunuya;
inyandiko; urutonde; kurondora; kanuya; kanzinya; mato.
ilisiti; kwinjira. little brother murumuwa.
list of forebears igisekuru; little by little abuhoro buhoro;
inkomoko. bucye bucye.
list of things to be done ikiri ku little finger mugufi nyirazo;
murongo w'ibyigwa. agahera.
listen kumva. little king umuhinza.
little known kitamenyerewe.

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little one umwana. loafer umunengetsi; imbungerezi;

little people pl. abaturage. inzererezi; bizengarame.
littoral inkombe. loago kera kare.
liturgy isakaramentu; imihango. loam ifumbire y'imborera.
liup gushyira ku murongo; loan gutiza; inguzanyo; umwenda.
gutegesha. loath nta bushake.
live gutura; kuba; gucumbika. loathe kurebaisesemi; kwanga
lively cy'ibakwe; ugikomeye; urunuka; kwanga.
ugifite imbaraga; loathing ubwangwe; urwango;
cy'amavamuhira; intiganda; urwango; isesemi; ishozi;
kibangutse; ufite umuhate. inyange; urwango; inabi.
liver umwijima. loathsome cy'urukozasoni; giteye
livers pl. imyijima. agahinda; giteye ishozi; cy'ibara;
livestock ubworozi; amatungo. cy'ubugome; cyo kunena;
livibeing umuntu ku giti cye. cy'amahano; cy'ubugome;
liviconditions uburyo cy'amahano; umuntu mubi;
bw'imibereho; ibidukikije. giteye ishozi; cy'ibara; kibabaje.
livicreature ikiremwa; lob kujugunya.
ikinyabuzima. lobby gupolotika; kwibariza.
livifrom hato mouth local cy'iki gihe; gikwiranye
ukwibeshaho. n'igihe.
living kigihumeka; kizima. local community pl. abaturage.
livingroom uruganiriro. local stove imbabura.
liviquarters inzu; icumbi; indiri; locale ibidukikije.
ubuturo; inturo; intaho; locality aderese; akarere; aho
inyumba. umuntu abarizwa; aderesi; aho
liviquaters inyumba. abarizwa.
liviroom uruganiriro. localized gikwiranye n'igihe; cy'iki
livisoul umuntu ku giti cye. gihe.
livithing ikinyabuzima. locate gukambika.
lizard umuserebanya. location aderese; aderesi; aho
ll-inclusive v.yuzuye; yumvikana; abarizwa; aho umuntu abarizwa.
icukumbura twose. locatipreposition abbreidh.
load umutwaro; igipanze neza; lochild ikinyendaro.
umuba; umutwaro; igifurumba; lock iserire y'urugi.
umugogoro. locker room urwambariro.
loads umusaruro ushimishije; locker-room urwambariro.
igikorwa gifatika. lockjaw tetanosi; agakwega.
loaf guta umwanya; kunengeka; locks umusatsi.
kugenda biguruntege; guta igihe; lock-up ibiro bya polisi.
umugati; kwirwaza. loco cyatombotse; cyataye
umutwe; cyasaze; wasaze.

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locomote kugenda. loll around kugenda biguruntege.

locoweed urumogi. lone rukumbi; kimwe.
locum izamu. lonely ikinege; hitaruye.
locum tenens izamu. long urudaca; kwifuza; kurwara;
locust (pl. inzige). uruyige. kirekire.
locusts inzige. longhair injijuke.
locution ijambo; bbreinm. longhand imyandikire.
lode ikigega. longifor home urukumbuzi.
lodge kwakira; gucumbika; longifor the past urukumbuzi.
gucumbikira; ihoteli; kugira longing ugushaka; cyifuza;
ubushobozi bwo kwakira; inyota; kirota; ugushaka;
kwakira; gukwirakwiza; gutura; icyifuzo.
kubiba; hoteri; hoteli. long-drawn-out urudaca.
lodging indiri; ubuturo; inzu; long-faced umurakare;
icumbi; ihoteli; inturo; inyumba; utishimye.
intaho; icyumba; hoteli; hoteri; long-limbed muremure.
imiturire. long-suffering uwiyoroshya.
lodgings icumbi; inturo. long-term project umushinga
lodgiplace icyumba. usaba igihe kirekire.
lodgment imiturire. long-term work umushinga
loeach other gukundana. usaba igihe kirekire.
lofingers imitozo. long-wearing kimara igihe.
lofor gukumbura; kwifuza. long-winded inkotsa;
loft ikigega. indondogozi; urudaca.
loftiness uburemere. loo (BrE.) ituwaleti; umusarani;
lofty wiyemera; mwiyemezi; iwese; ubwiherero; urwiherero.
wirarira; muremure. look akajisho; reba; indoro; gusa.
log umwase; urukwi; inkwi. look after kuvuza; kuyobora;
logic igihamya; imitekerereze gushaka inshuti; kwita;
inoze; inyurabitekerezo. kubumbatira; kwitaho; kurinda;
logical nyurabwenge. kuvura; kubungabunga; gufata.
logk ided kitangana. look ahead guteganyiriza ejo
logo ikirango; ikirangantego. hazaza.
logreen pl. amafaranga. look at gusaka; kubona;
loincloth umwitero; kwitegereza; kumamaho
umushanana; igitenge. akajisho; kureba; gutereraho
loiter kugenda biguruntege. akajisho; kugenzura; kurora.
loletter ibaruwa y'urukundo; look back on kwibuka.
ibaruwa; ibarwa; urwandiko. look behithe scenes of gukora
lolife kiramba; twibanire. iperereza.
loll guta umwanya; kunengeka; look deeper gukora iperereza.
guta igihe; kwicara.

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 look for
look for koga runono;
gukurikirana; gushakisha;
gushakisha; gushaka;
gushakashaka; guhiga bukware;
guhiga; guhigisha uruhindu.
look forward to gutegerezanya
ubwuzu.
look glum. kubika umutwe.
look high alow for guhiga
bukware; gushakisha; guhigisha
uruhindu; gukurikirana; koga
runono; guhiga.
look in on gusura.
look in the sky kurarama.
look into gusuzumaubushishozi;
gukora iperereza;
gukurikiraikibazo; kugenzura;
iperereza; gusaka; gusuzuma;
kugenza icyaha.
look like kumera.
look on gufata; kumva.
look on the bright side of
things gushinjagira ushira.
look out kwitwararika;
kwitondera.
look out for kwitwararika.
look over gukora iperereza;
kunyuzamo amaso.
look sb up adown guhanga
amaso kuku mutwe kugeza ku
ino; kujora.
look through gucishamo amaso.
look to kwiringira; gukesha
amaramuko; kubeshwaho.
look up gusura; kubaha;
gushakira mu gitabo; gutangira
kugenda neza.
look up to kubahiriza; gufata
nk'amata y'abashyitsi.
looked over cyagenzuwe.
looker-on inkusi; umugabo.
lookiglass indorerwamo.
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lookout tower umunara.
look, face, front, haview of, be
directed, be situated opposite
kurebana.
loom up kugaragara; kuboneka.
looneself kwikunda.
loop kugonda; guheta; ipfundo.
loose gisesuye; bitwara nabi.
loose leaf binder karaseri.
loose woman indaya.
looseness itamurongo.
loot guca ibintu; ubusahuzi; pl.
iminyago; imyiri; gusahura.
looting ubujura; ubusahuzi.
lop kwiyogoshesha; kogosha;
kumwa.
lopoem impakanizi.
loquacious indondogozi; inkotsa.
Lord Nyagasani; Imana.
lord umutegetsi; ffix. nyiri.
lordly acyami; mwiyemezi;
wiyemera; wirarira; nyabami.
Lord's house isinagogi; kiliziya;
urusengero.
Lord's table alitari.
lore inyandiko
nshyinguramurage; ubumenyi
gakondo.
lorry ikamyo; rukururana.
lose gutsindwa; guta; gutakaza;
kubura.
lose all hope kwiheba.
lose consciousness kurabirana.
lose force gusaza; gushira.
lose heart gucika intege; kugira
umutima uhagaze; guhangayika;
guhangayikishwa.
lose limb gutakaza urugingo.
lose one's heart to gukunda.
lose one's way kuyoba; guhaba.
lose one's wealth kuba mu gicu
nk'agacuma ka nyiraberwa.
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lose power gushira; gusaza. louse inda.

lose sight of kwibagirwa. lousy kidahambaye; kibi;
lose teeth gukuka iryinyo. gikarishye; kidashamaje;
lose the memory of kwibagirwa. gikakaye; giteye ubwoba;
lose time kwihuta. cyikariye; kibi cyane; gikaze;
losing itsindwa. w'umuswa.
loss amakuba; icyago; lout umushumba.
imyononekarire; itsindwa; loutish umunyakinyabupfura
ibyangijwe; igihombo. gike.
loss of health ubumuga. lovable cy'igikundiro.
lost kuyobagurika. love ubuntu; ukwitangira;
lost animal impabe. ukwihambira; ubudatenguha;
lost in thought wibagirwa cyane. gukunda; ukwihambira;
lost person impabe. ukwimariramo; urukundo; inyota
lostroke umurongo. y'ubutegetsi; ukwihebera.
lot ihirwe. loved one inkoramutima;
lotable akabari. umutoni; inkundwakazi; magara
lothario imfizi y'akarere; kaboko ntunsige.
katarara inkumi; inkundabagore; lovely cy'akataraboneka; gihenda;
nkokora itarara inkumi. mwiza; mwiza; umwiza;
lothin mark umurongo. akanyange; byiza cyane; ihoho;
lotion ipomade. cy'agahebuzo; cy'igikundiro.
lots umusaruro ushimishije; lover inshuti; urugamba rwo
igikorwa gifatika; benshi; gutsinda; incuti.
gihagije; uburo buhuye. lover boy imfizi y'akarere;
lots of byinshi. nkokora itarara inkumi; kaboko
lottery tombola. katarara inkumi; inkundabagore.
lottery ticket itike ya tombola. love-weed marijuwana.
lotto tombola. loving gituje.
loud confused noise isahaha. low abucece; cy'urukozasoni;
loud rumblinoise gikakaye; mburabupfura; gikaze;
accompanyilightnidischarge kidakwiye; giteye ubwoba;
inkuba. gikarishye; urukozasoni;
loud rumblinoise kwabira; cyikariye.
accompanyilightnidischarge, low comedy urwenya;
thunderbolt, thunderclap byendagusetsa.
inkuba. low hum urwenya;
loudspeaker indangururamajwi; byendagusetsa.
umuzindaro. low rainfall imvura nkeya.
lounge akabari. low sound guhwihwisa.
lounge around guta umwanya;
kunengeka; guta igihe.

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 lower lurid

lower guhosha; kugabanya ludicrousness amagambure;

umurego; kugabanya ubukana; amangambure.
guhwika; kwitsa; kuzitira; lug gutwara.
kunaniza. lukewarm akazuyazi; akazuyazi.
lower extremity ukuguru. lull kurura.
lower jaw urwasaya rwo hasi. lullaby igihozo.
lower side amunsi. lumber guta muri yombi; urukwi;
lower world umuriro w'iteka; umwase; ufata; igiti; urubaho.
umuriro utazima; Gehinomu. luminary umukinnyi
lower-case letter inyuguti nto; w'icyamamare; icyamamare;
inyuguti ntoya. nyarumuri.
lowest layer umusingi; urufatiro; luminosity urumuri; umucyo (1).
ishingiro. lump irobe; ikibyimba; igice;
lowest part indiba. umugabane; ishyundu; ipfupfu.
lowliness ubwicishebugufi; lump together kubumba;
ukwicishabugufi. kwiyunga.
lowly kidahambaye; kidashamaje. lumped together cyiyunze.
low-brow ingwizamurongo. lumpy kidatengeneje.
low-priced gihendutse. lunacy ubupfu; ubusazi;
loyalty ubudahemuka; ubugoryi; ubusazi.
ukwitangira. lunatic cyasaze; barwaye mu
loyalty, adherence ukwihebera; mutwe; cyataye umutwe; wasaze;
ukwihambira; ubudatenguha. udafite mu mutwe hazima;
Lt. Col. liyetokoloneri. cyatombotse.
lubricious ntokozamuco. lunatic asylum ikigo cy'abarwaye
lucanser kanseri y'ibihaha. indwara zo mu mutwe.
Lucifer Rusufero; umwami lunch ifunguro rya saa sita;
w'umwijima; pr. Lusufero; pr. gufungura; kurya; kwikora ku
Lusuferi; umwanzi wa kera kare; munwa.
inzoka ya kera kare; Shitani; pr. lunch time amanywa.
Lusiferi; Satani. luncheon ifunguro rya saa sita.
Lucifer Sekibi; Sekibi. luncheonette resitora; uburiro;
lucifer umwambi. ifunguriro; urusamuriro.
luck amahirwe; amahirwe. lunchroom uburiro; resitora;
lucky gihire; cy'amahirwe; uwo akabari; urusamuriro; ifunguriro.
imayahaye; uwo imazasekeye; lung igihaha.
umunyamugisha; lungs ibihaha.
umunyamahirwe. lunkhead ikigoryi; ikijibwe;
lucky piece igiheko; inzaratsi; igicucu.
inzaratsi. lurch gutagataga; kujagajaga.
ludicrous gisetsa; cy'ubucucu; lure agahimbazamusyi; kureshya.
cy'ubugoryi. lurid giteye isoni.

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luscious kiryoshye. lynch kwica.

lush umusinzi. lynchimob ihururu.
luspecialist umuvuzi w'indwara lynching ubwicanyi.
z'ibihaha. lynchpin inkingi.
lust gukumbura; inyota Lyon Liyo.
y'ubutegetsi; ukwifuza; inyota. Lyra urujeje rw'inyenyeri rubamo
lust for money umururumba. iyitwa Vega.
luster uburemere; umucyo (1); lyre umuduri.
urumuri. lyric cyaririmbwa; gifite injyana;
lustful bitwara nabi; washyutswe; umuvugo; nyuramatwi.
giteye isoni. lyric writer umusizi.
lustiness ubutarumikwa. lyrical kigaragaza bwite uko
Luxembourg Lukusamburu. umuntu ameze imbere.
luxuriate kuzura. lyrically mu buryo bw'indirimbo.
luxury ubukungu. lyricism umumuzika.
lyceum ishuri; inzu lyricist umusizi.
y'amakinamico. lyrics amagambo y'indirimbo.
lying ukubeshya. lyrist umusizi.

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 M magenta

M - m
M ikiyobyabwenge morufine. macrocephalic rwagihanga;
MA Metirize mu Ndimi n'Ubugeni. rutwe.
macadam kaburimbo. macrocephalous rwagihanga;
macadamize gushyira kaburimbo rutwe.
mu muhanda; gushyiramo macrocosm ibiri mu isi;
kaburimbo. ibyaremwe; isi yagutse.
macaroni makaroni. mad urakaye; cyatombotse;
Maccabees umumakabe. cyataye umutwe; cyasaze.
Macedonia Masedoniya. mad person umusazi.
Macedonian umunyamasedoniya; madam madamu.
ikinyamasedoniya; madden gusesereza.
cy'abanyamasedoniya. made cyakozwe.
machete indiga; umupanga; made of gikozwe na.
umushyo; umuhoro. made of wood gikoze mu biti.
machiavellian aphr.. bya kiboko. mademoiselle umukobwa
machigun mitarayezi; wubashywe.
mashinigani; imbunda; made-up igihimbano; mpimbano;
imashinigani. cy'igihimbano.
machilanguage ururimi madhouse ikigo cy'abarwaye
rw'imashini. indwara zo mu mutwe;
machinate gukorana. akaduruvayo.
machination amayeri; umugambi madman umusazi.
mubisha. madness ubusazi; ubupfu;
machine imodoka; icyifashishwa; ubusazi; ubusazi; ubugoryi.
igikoresho nkenerwa; igikoresho; madness, insanity, lunacy,
imashini. derangement ibisazi.
machitranslation isemurandimi Madonna ishusho ya
rikozwe n'ibyuma. Bikiramariya; Nyiwa Jambo.
Macintosh Makintoshi. Madrid Madiridi.
mack madrigal umuvugo.
mackinaw ikoti. madwoman umusazi(kazi).
mackintosh ikoti. mage umunyabwenge.
macro dialog ubutumwa magenta umuhemba; umutuku
nsobanuramikorere. wijimye.

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Magi Abanyabwenge. mail box agasanduku

magic umutongero; k'amabaruwa.
ikinamayobera. mailiaddress aho abarizwa;
magic demonstration ubufindo. aderesi; aho umuntu abarizwa;
magic spell umutongero. aderese.
magistrate pl. abacamanza. maim gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa;
magma amahindure; urusukume. gukomeretsa.
magnanimity imbabazi; ubuntu. main cy'ishingiro; nshinganwa;
magnate umuherwe; uwagashize; iby'ibanze; nshingirwaho;
umugaga. ngenderwho; iby'ingenzi; kamara;
magnesium manyeziyumu. cyishingiro; cy'ingenzi; cy'ibanze;
magnet PHYSICS rukuruzi. shingiro; ingutu.
magnetic PHYSICS gifite main attraction icyamamare;
rukuruzi. umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
magnetic tape bande. main author umwanditsi
magneto manyeto. wingenzi.
magnification ugushengera; main body of writing
ugushengerera. umwandiko.
magnificence uburemere. main entry umwinjizo w'ingenzi.
magnificent cyiza cyane; main grid umuyobora w'ingenzi.
cy'akataraboneka; cy'agatangaza; main part prowose.
cy'igitangaza; kinoze; nyabami; main points imirongo migari.
byiza cyane; cyiza; cyami; main text umwandiko
cy'akataraboneka; nziza cyane; nyamukuru.
agahebuzo; cy'agahebuzo. main title umutwe w'ingenzi.
magnify kwagura; gukabiriza; mainly acyacyane; ahanini.
kwagura; gukabya. mainspring inkomoko; umuzi.
magnifyiglass PHYSICS lupe. mainstay gushyigikira icyenda
magnitude uburemere; ubunini. kugwa; icyamamare; umukinnyi
magpie isandi. w'icyamamare; inkingi; gutega.
magus umunyabwenge. maintain kwibwira;
Mahomet Muhamadi. kubungabunga; gufata;
Mahometan umuyisilamu. kubumbatira; kurinda;
maid isugi; umuyaya; umuja; kuvugurura; gutera inkunga;
umugore; umukobwa w'isugi; kwizingira.
umukozi; umutegarugori; maintain life kuba.
umwari. maintenance isegasira; ifata
maiden isugi; umutegarugori; neza; gufata neza; umutekano;
umukobwa w'isugi; umwari; ugufata neza; ibumbatira;
umugore. kurwanira.
maidservant umuyaya; umuja. maize ikigori; ibigori.
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majestic cy'agahebuzo; make all efforts gukora iyo

cy'igitangaza; agahebuzo; bwabaga.
akataraboneka; make allowances for kwitaho;
cy'akataraboneka; cy'agatangaza; gutekerezaho; guca inkoizamba;
nziza cyane; agatangaza; kubabarira; guha agaciro;
nyabami; cyiza cyane; cyami. kwitwararika.
majestically acyami. make an appeal to kuvugisha
Majesty Nyakubahwa. witanguranwa.
majesty uburemere. make an effort kugerageza;
major nshingirwaho; shingiro; kwihatira; gushishikazwa.
cy'ishingiro; cy'ingenzi; make an entrance kwinjira.
iby'ibanze; iby'ingenzi; make an entry of gushyingura
nshinganwa; umumajoro; majoro; inyandiko.
kamara; ngenderwho; cy'ibanze; make an eof kurangiza; kuzuza.
cyishingiro; cyisumbuyeho. make an excuse gusaba
major part prowose. imbabazi.
majordomo shefu; make an offer gutanga isoko;
umucungamutungo. gutanga impano.
majority ubukure; ibyinshi; make anxious giteye
.imyaka ya ngombwa. impungenge; gutera umutima
majority opinion ubwumvikane. uhagaze; guhangayikisha;
make kuvangavanga; gushyika; guhangayikisha;
gusoba; kuba imvay'ikintu; gihangayikishije.
ubwoko; kubaka; gushyika; make apology kwicuza;
gukorera mu ruganda; kwisegura.
imyubakire; gucisha mu make as if gukora nk'aho.
ruganda; gutera; gushyikira; make as though gukora nk'aho.
gutuma; kwihagarika; gukora; make ashamed gusebya.
kwituma ibyoroshye; gutegura; make aware kwikoma.
gushinga; gushyikira; kunyara; make away with gucikana;
gukurura; kuvangitiranya; guha; kugendana.
gutuma; gutera; gutunganyiriza make baffling kuyobya;
mu ruganda; kuba inkomoko kwitiranya.
y'ikintu. make beginning gutangira.
make accessible to large make bet gutega; gutega.
audience kumenyekanisha; make better kunoza; guhindura
gukwirakwiza. byiza.
make acknowledgmeto gushima. make boil at gutogosereza.
make acquainted make boil for gutogosereza.
kumenyekanisha; kwibwirana; make call guhamagara.
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make clean breast of kwirega;
gushyira ahabona; gushyira
ahagaragara.
make clear kugaragaza neza;
gusobanura; gusobanurira.
make compassionate gushira
umwaga.
make compensation kuriha;
kwishyura.
make complete kurangiza;
kuzuza.
make complex kuzambya ibintu;
gukomeza ibintu.
make computers gukora
mudasobwa.
make conversation kuganira.
make copy of gucapurura;
kwandukura.
make cringe gutera ubwoba.
make crooked kugonda; guheta.
make dark gutuma hacura
umwijima.
make darker gutuma hacura
umwijima.
make defense kuburanira.
make devout petition to God
gusenga.
make difficult gukomeza ibintu;
kubangamira; kuzambya ibintu.
make dim gutuma hacura
umwijima.
make display of kwiyerekana;
kwivuga ibigwi.
make do with kwishimira;
gushimishwa.
make docile kumenyereza.
make drunk gusindisha.
make easy koroshya.
make entreaty for gusaba.
make excuse kwisegura.
make experiments gukora
igenzura; gukora igerageza.
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make known
make explanation for
gusobanura.
make explode gusandaza.
make fast kwihutisha.
make fire kurasa; gucana;
kwatsa.
make firm gukomeza; guha
ireme; guha ingufu; guha agaciro;
guha agaciro.
make for kwerekeza.
make friends gushaka inshuti.
make friends with gushaka
inshuti.
make game of gukimu magambo.
make getaway guhunga;
kwamama.
make go gukoresha.
make good gushimangira;
guhindura byiza.
make good on kuriha;
kwishyura.
make happy gushimisha.
make haste kwihuta.
make headway kujya mbere.
make holy kirisima; gutagatifuza.
make imitations kwigana.
make improvements on kunoza.
make innovations gukora
agashya.
make inquiries gukora iperereza;
gukora ubushakashatsi.
make intricate gukomeza ibintu;
kuzambya ibintu.
make jokes about gukimu
magambo.
make known kuvuga muri make;
kwirega; gukomoza; gusakaza;
kumenyekanisha; kwerekana;
gushyira ahagaragara; gushyira
ahabona; kubwira; gutangaza;
kubwira; kwibwirana; gushyira
ahabona.
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make knowpresent kumenyana.
make late gufata.
make less pale or fair kwirabuza.
make loan of gutiza.
make love kuryamana; kwenda;
kubonana; guswera; guswika;
kurongorana;
gukoraimibonampuzatsina.
make lucid kugaragaza neza.
make meal gutegura
amafunguro.
make merry kwishyuka;
kunezeza; kunezerwa; wishima;
gushimisha.
make merry with gukimu
magambo.
make miserable gushavura.
make mistake kwibeshya; kwica;
gukora ikosa; gukosa.
make money gushakisha
ifaranga; gushaka ifaranga.
make more attractive kunoza.
make more complicated
gukomeza ibintu.
make more desirable kunoza.
make more difficult gukomeza
ibintu.
make more rapid kwihutisha.
make more severe kongera.
make more tolerant gushira
umwaga.
make moslowly gusodoka.
make necessary gutera; gutuma.
make object invisible kugihisha.
make off kwamama; guhungana;
guhunga.
make off with gushimuta;
gucikana; kugendana; kunyereza
abantu; kwiba; kurigisa.
make one's bed kwisasira.
make one's choice gushungura.
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make sharper
make one's escape from
kwamama; guhunga.
make one's eyes water kuriza.
make one's own clothes
kwidodera.
make operative kurarikira;
gukoranya ingabo; guhuruza.
make out kubona; gufutukirwa;
gusobanukirwa; kumva;
gucungacunga.
make over kuvugurura.
make o.s. drunk 1. kujandama.
make peace gutanga amahoro.
make peace between guhuza;
kumvikanisha.
make peaceful kurura.
make penny gushakisha
ifaranga; gushaka ifaranga.
make perplexing kwitiranya;
kuyobya.
make phocall gukora ku
rutsinga.
make picture of gushushanya.
make plain gusobanura;
kwisobanura.
make pregnant gutera inda.
make public gushyira ahabona;
gutangaza; gusakaza; gutangaza;
gutangariza.
make red gutukuza.
make report gukora raporo;
gutanga raporo.
make reprisal for guhora;
kwihimura.
make request gutanga icyifuzo.
make reservations gutegesha.
make restitution kuriha;
kwishyura.
make rich gukungahaza.
make sacred kwegurira.
make sb happy/mad kunezeza.
make sharper gutyaza.
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make show of kwiyerekana. make unclear kwitiranya;

make sick kuroga. kuyobya.
make silent gucecekesha. make understandable
make slaof oneself to kwishora; kugaragaza neza.
kwirekura. make uneasy guhangayikisha;
make sleepy gusinziriza. gutera umutima uhagaze.
make solid guha ireme; make up kwishyura; kuriha;
gukomeza; guha ingufu; guha guhimba; gucura amagambo;
agaciro; guha agaciro. gutungura; gutanga indishyi.
make some tea guteka icyayi. make up for gutanga indishyi;
make sound gusazura. kwishyura bijyanye n'icyakoze;
make spectacle of oneself gutanga indishyi; kugaruza.
kwibona. make up one's mind guhitamo;
make speech gufata disikuru. kujogora; gutoranya.
make speed kwihutisha. make up to sb kwihakirwa.
make staagainst guhanyanyaza; make use of kwifashisha;
guhangana; gukomeza umutsi. gukoresha.
make success of sthg guhirwa make wall gukora urukuta.
n'ikintu. make war kurwana.
make suit for gusaba. make water kunyara; gusoba;
make sure guha ireme; guha kwituma ibyoroshye;
agaciro; kwizera; gukomeza; guha kwihagarika.
agaciro; guha ingufu. make weak kunaniza.
make sympathetic gushira make wealthy gukungahaza.
umwaga. make whole kuzuza; kurangiza.
make taboo gutsinda. make wider kwagura.
make tense or tight kurambura; make with the drinks! zaicyo
kudandura. kunywa!
make the bed gusasa. make with the music!
make the most of kwifashisha; dushyirireho umuziki!
gukoresha. make worse kongera; gutoba;
make the rounds kuzenguruka. kuzambya ibintu; guhindura bibi.
make the same score kugwa make yakety-yak gusakabaka.
miswi. make your own choice
make things difficult gushyira kwihitiramo.
ibintu irudubi. maker umuhimbyi; umusizi;
make things easier koroshya umuhanzi.
ibintu. makeshift umusigarizi;
make time kwihuta. umusimbura (2); umusigire.
make tracks kwihuta. makeshift repair ubukorikori.
make true kwemeza. makeup imyitwarire; umuco;
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make-believe icyiganano;
igihimbano.
making imyubakire;
ibyazamutungo.
makiof goods together
ubucogocogo.
makipopular ikwirakwiza;
iyamamaza.
makisound abucece.
maladroit imburamumaro;
imburakamaro; ingwizamurongo;
ikinnyeteri; ntakavuro.
maladroitness ubushobozi buke.
malady ubumuga; indwara;
uburwayi.
malaise ububabare; uburibwe;
uburyryate.
malaria ubuganga; malariya.
malaria fever amaseke.
Malawi Malawi.
Malawian umunyamalawi; cyo
muri Malawi.
Malaysia Maleziya.
malaysian umunyamaleziya;
ikinyamaleziya.
Malaysian cyo muri Maleziya.
male umugabo; cya kigabo; gabo;
cy'ikigabo; bya kigabo.
male bird isake.
male child umuhungu.
male genital organ imboro.
male genitalia imboro.
male genitals imboro.
male nurse umuforomo.
male parent dawe; data.
male sex ubugabo.
malediction imivumo; ubucibwe;
umuvumo.
malefactor inkozi y'ibibi; umugizi
wa nabi; umunyabyaha; umugizi
wa nabi; umunyacyaha.
malelike bya kigabo.
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mammary glaof bovids
maleness ubugabo; igitsina.
malevolence urwango; urwango;
inabi; inzika.
malevolent cy'ububisha;
inyaryenge.
malformation ubumuga.
malfunction indwara; uburwayi.
Mali Mali.
Malian cyo muri Mali;
umunyamali.
malice inzika; ubugome; inabi;
urwango; ubucabiranyi; urwango.
malicious inyaryenge.
malicious fabrication pl. ibitutsi.
maliciousness ubucabiranyi;
ububisha; ubugome; ubukare.
malign gusebya; gucisha bugufi;
kwanduza isura.
malignance ubutiriganya.
malignancy ubutiriganya;
iryenge; iyeri; uburyarya.
malignant cy'ububisha;
inyaryenge; indyarya.
malignantly mu buryo
bw'uburyarya.
malignity ubucabiranyi;
ubutiriganya.
malinger guta umwanya; guta
igihe; kunengeka; kwirwaza.
mallet inyundo.
malnutrition indyo nkene;
inzara.
malpractice akarengane.
malt liquor inzoga; agatama.
Malta Malita.
maltreated washavujwe;
wakomerekejwe; wababajwe.
mam mawe.
mamen abantu benshi.
mamma mama.
mammal inyamabere.
mammary glaof bovids ibere.
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mammoth karahabutaka; manager ukuriye abandi; shefu;

kinicyane; umusozi wose; cya umuyobozi; uzi gucunga ibye
karahabutaka; cya hambavu; neza; umucungamutungo;
kinibikabije. umubitsi wa banki;
mammy mama. umucungamikorere; umugenga;
man inyokomuntu; umuja; umujera; umuyobozi;
umuntu ku giti cye; umuja; umuhuzabikorwa; databuja;
inyoko muntu; abatuye isi; umukoresha; umutegetsi;
umukozi; umugomoke; umuntu; umuyobozi.
umugabo; pl. abantu. managership ubuyobozi.
man child umuhungu. managicommitte komite nyobozi.
man Friday umukozi. mandarin umunyabwenge;
man in blue umupolisi. injijuke.
man of courage inkaka. mandate iteka; icyemezo.
man of gentle birth imfura. mandatory kamara.
man of good breeding imfura. mandioc umwumbati.
man of good family imfura. mandioca umwumbati.
man of means umunyemari; mane umugara; inshunda;
uwagashize; umuherwe; umusatsi; umusatsi.
umukungu; umutunzi. maneuver umugambi mubisha;
man of science umunyabumenyi. amayeri; ukoresha.
man of social position imfura. manful bya kigabo.
man of substance umutunzi; manfulness akanyabugabo;
umunyemari; umukungu; umutima; ubutwari; imbaraga.
umuherwe; uwagashize. mangle gukomeretsa;
man of the cloth umwigisha. gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa.
man of the hour inkaka. mango umwembe.
manaced kigeze ahaga. manhood ubukure; ubugabo.
manacles umurunga; umugozi. maniacal wasaze; cyatombotse;
manage kumenyereza; ukoresha; cyasaze; cyataye umutwe.
gutunganya; kurangiza; igenzura; manifest cyigaragaza; gushyira
gucunga, -nze; kuyobora; ahabona; gusa.
guhatanira; igenzura; guhatana. manifestation ibonekerwa.
managememanuel igitabo manifest, evidence, unfold
cy'amabwiriza ngenamicungire gutangaza.
y'abakozi n'umutungo. manifold kiyoberanye;
management icungamutungo; cy'urwunge; inyuranye;
igenzura; ukwiziga. kidasobanutse; cyashoberanye.
managemesupervision manioc umwumbati.
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manipulate guca mu rihumye; manually mu buryo bw'amaboko.

guca amaco; kwifashisha; manually-operated gikoreshwa
kugorora imitsi; igenzura; n'amaboko.
ukoresha; gukoresha; manufactory uruganda.
kugaragura; igenzura. manufacture gukora; gukorera
manipulation imicungire; mu ruganda; gucisha mu
ukugorora imitsi. ruganda; kubaka; ubwubatsi;
manipulator uzi gucunga ibye gutunganyiriza mu ruganda;
neza. ibyazamutungo.
mankind pl. abantu; isi; manufactured cyakozwe;
inyokomuntu; abatuye isi; cyakorewe mu ruganda;
umuntu. cy'ubukorikori.
manlike ubumuntu. manufacturer nyir'uruganda;
manliness akanyabugabo. umunyenganda.
manly giciye akenge; bya kigabo; manufacturing ugutunganyiriza
gikuze. ibintu mu ruganda;
manly qualities ubugabo. ibyazamutungo.
manmade waterway umuferege; manufacturiplant uruganda.
muyoboro. manumission ubwisanzure.
manner ukuntu; uburyo; uburyo; manumit kwibohora; kwibohoza;
imyandikire bwite; imyandikire; kubohora.
imyifatire; ikosoramyandikire; manure ifumbire; kurumbura.
imyitwarire; akageni; manuscript inyandiko;
imigenzereze. ikitaracapwa.
manners imyitwarire iranga manuscript book PRINTING
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi. igitabo kitaracapwa.
manpower ingufu; amaboko. many ibyinshi; byinshi; twinshi;
manpower, worker, hands, uburo buhuye; benshi.
workforcr, work force umukozi. manytimes akenshi.
mansard ikigega. many-sided ushoboye imirimo
manslaughter ubwicanyi inyuranye.
bukabije; ubwicanyi. many-skilled ushoboye imirimo
manual umwandiko; inyuranye.
inyandikongaragazamikorere; man! interj. shahu; nterj. sha.
cy'amaboko. man-made cy'ubukorikori.
manual extremity ikiganza. man-of-war ubwato
manual laborour umupagasi. bw'intambara.
manual labour umurimo Mao Tse-tung, Mao Zedong
w'amaboko; imirimo y'amaboko. Mawo Tse Tungu.
manual skill ubugenge; maof ibyinshi mu.
ubuhanga. maof us benshi muri twe.
manual work imirimo y'amaboko. map imbata; pula; ikarita.

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 mapmaker marriage certificate

mapmaker umushushanyi marginalize guheza; gushyira

w'amakarita. iruhande.
Maputo Maputo. marginalized cyashyizwe
mar gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa; iruhande.
ugucuza ubusugi; kwangiza; marihuana marijuwana.
ukwangiza ubusugi; gusebya; marijuana marijuwana; agatabi.
gukomeretsa; kwangiza; marine umusirikari urwanira mu
kwanduza isura. mazi.
marasimus, cachexia irungu. marital cy'ubushyingirwe;
marathon marato. cy'abashakanye; cy'abashakanye.
Marathon race isiganwa rya marital infidelity ubusambanyi.
Marato. mark igitego; akarango; inota;
maraud guca ibintu. ibarura ry'amajwi; gukomeretsa;
marauder ibandi. ubuhangange; ubwamamare;
Marc Mariko. gukomeretsa; ijabo; gukomeretsa;
Marcella Marisela. ubwamamare.
March Werurwe. mark off gutanya.
March ukwezi kwa gatatu. marked cyigaragaza.
march paredi; paredi; umupaka. marker akarangabwoko;
march kugenda; akarasisi; imarikeri.
kugenda kuri gahunda; gahunda; market kugurisha; iduka;
kwiyereka; gahunda; imyiyereko; amangazini; isoko; isoko;
umutambagiro; umwiyereko. amasoko.
march in procession kwiyereka. market economy ubukungu
march past akarasisi; imyiyereko; bushingiye ku masoko.
gahunda; umwiyereko; paredi. market gardening ubuhinzi.
marching ukugenda; market research
ugutambuka. ishakishamasoko.
Marcus Marikusi. marketed cyamamajwe.
mare ifarashi; ifarasi. marketing iyamamaza.
mareasoto impamvunyinshi marketplace isoko; ikibuga;
zatumye. isoko; umwanya; akarubanda.
mare's nest igombe. marque labeli.
Margaret Marigarita. marriage ubushyitsi; ishyingirwa;
margarita BOTANY marigarita. ugushaka; ubukwe; ubukwe;
margin inshunda; uruzitiro; ubushyingirwe; ubugeni.
ubwisanzure; inkombe; marriage articles ibikoresho
urugabano. by'ubukwe.
marginal cyashyizwe iruhande. marriage ceremony ubukwe;
marginalised cyashyizwe ubugeni; ubushyitsi; ubukwe.
iruhande. marriage certificate icyemezo
cy'ubushyingirwe.

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marriageable giciye akenge; marvel umunyempano;

gikuze; washyingirwa. gutangazwa; kumywa.
married cy'ubushyingirwe; marvellously mu buryo
washyingiwe; warongowe; bw'igitangaza.
cy'abashakanye; warongoye; marvelous cyiza cyane;
uwubatse. cy'akataraboneka; gihambaye;
married man umugabo washatse; cy'agahebuzo; byiza cyane.
umuganji; umugabo. marvelously mu buryo bwiza; mu
married persomate buryo bwiza cyane.
uwashakanye n'undi muntu. marvy gihambaye.
married person Mary Jane marijuwana.
uwashyingiranywe na. Mary the mother of Jesus Bikira
married woman umugore Mariya.
washatse; umugore washyingiwe; masculine cy'ikigabo; bya kigabo;
umugore warongowe. gabo.
marrow umusokoro. masculinely mu buryo bwa
marrow BOTANY idegede. kigabo.
marrow-chilling gikonje. masculinity igitsina; ubugabo.
marry gushaka; guhuza; masculiperson umugabo.
gushyingira; kurongora. Maseru Maseru.
marry again kongera gushaka. mash inombe.
marry sb. kurongora; gushaka. mask gupfuka; gupfuka;
marrying ugushyingira. gutwikira; impishasura.
Mars Marisi. mass imbaga; igipanze neza;
marsh igishanga; icyondo. irobe; abantu benshi; umuba;
marshal kurarikira; gukoranya ikiguri; ingano; gitsina; ibyinshi;
ingabo; kurangaza imbere; kujagata; isoko.
ukuriye abandi; umumarishari; mass communication itumanaho
kurundanya; guhuruza; gushyira nkangurambaga.
hamwe. mass grave imrusange.
marshaling irundanya. mass killing itsembatsemba;
marshland igishanga. itsembambaga; itsembabwoko;
mart amangazini; iduka; isoko. ubwicanyi bukabije; iyicambaga.
Martinique Maritiniki. mass media ibitangazamakuru;
martyr uwahowe Imana; kinyamakuru.
umumaritiri. mass murder iyicambaga;
martyrdom inkeke; ubuzima ubwicanyi.
bubi; umuhangayiko; imibereho mass slaughter ubwicanyi.
mibi; uguhorwa Imana; mass (church) misa.
ubwicanyi. Massachusetts Masashusete.
martyrolatry ukwiyambaza
abamaritiri by'agakabyo.

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massacre gutsembatsemba; Mata Hari maneko.

itsembatsemba; kwica; match guhuza; guhuza; guhuza;
ubwicanyi. umukino; kugwa miswi;
massacred 1. cyishwe. guhatana; umwambi; guhatanira;
massage ukugorora imitsi; kugereranywa.
kugorora imitsi. match in three sets
masse of the people imbaga umukiw'ibyiciro bitatu.
nyamwinshi; rubanda match strength guhatana;
nyamwinshi. guhiga; guhatanira; guhangana.
masses pl. abaturage. match wits guhatanira; guhiga;
massif umusozi. guhatana; guhangana.
massive karahabutaka; matched bisa.
kinicyane; kinibikabije; cya matchet umuhoro; umupanga.
hambavu; umusozi wose; cya matching ihuza; bihuje.
karahabutaka. matchless gaheza; dj./
mass-produce gucisha mu indashyikirwa; ntagereranywa;
ruganda; gukorera mu ruganda; intagereranywa.
gutunganyiriza mu ruganda. match-box ikibiriti.
master igenzura; umukoresha; mate uwashyingiranywe na;
gutsinda; igenzura; umutsinzi; inshuti; kwimya; incuti.
umunyempano; wiga; mater mama.
kumenyereza; inzobere; materanal aunt mama wacu.
umuyobozi; kuganza. materia medica ubuvuzi.
Master of Metirize mu Ndimi material icyifashishwa;
n'Ubugeni. igikoresho; kigaragara; gifite
master of ceremonies umuyobozi ishingiro; kigaragara; igitambaro;
wa gahunda; uyoboye ibirori; gifatika.
utanga amagambo; materialism ikundabintu.
umutangakaze; umuyoborabirori; materiality imvaho; ukubaho;
umunyamagambo. ukuri; ukubaho.
masterful inzobere; ushoboye. materialization ibonekerwa.
masterly inzobere. materialize kugaragara;
mastermind umunyempano. kuboneka.
mastership ubuyobozi. materially mu buryo bufatika.
mastery ubuhanga; ibigwi; maternal affection akababyi.
urugamba rwo kwigarurira; maternity ukubyara; materinite;
ibyagezweho; ukwiziga; igenzura. ububyeyi.
Master's degree dipolomi ya maternity headband urugori.
masitazi. math imibare.
masturbate kwikinisha. mathematical summation
mat umukeka; umusambi; iteranya.
umusego; ikirago; umuce. mathematician umunyamibare.

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mathematics imibare. maul gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa;

Mathew Matayo. gukomeretsa.
Mathias Matiyasi. Mauritania Moritaniya.
Mathieu Matayo. Mauritanian cyo muri Moritaniya;
Matilda Matilida. umunyamoritaniya;
matimes inshuro nyinshi; ikinyamoritaniya.
akenshi. Mauritius Ibirwa bya Morise.
mating ubwiyongere. mausoleum imva.
matress matela. maxim ibwiriza; intego.
matricide ubwicanyi. maximise guheza.
matriculant umunyeshuri. maximize guheza.
matrimonial cy'ubushyingirwe; maximized cyahejejwe.
cy'abashakanye. maximizing uguheza.
matrimony ubushyitsi. maximum ubuheze.
matrix ikimangu; kashe; ikashe. May Gicurasi.
matron umugore; umutegarugori. May ukwezi kwa gatanu.
matter intego; igicuruzwa; may gushobora.
icyigwa; igishishikaje; may I... nshobora (+gukora
ikivugwaho; ikigenderewe; ikintu).
icyibandwaho; igihangayikishije; maybe ahari; umanza; umenya;
icyitabwaho; ikigamijwe; ikibazo wenda ahari; bishoboka; wenda;
nshinganwa. ubanza.
matter in hand ikigamijwe; maybe, maybe not ngira ngo
icyigwa; ikivugwaho; intego; ahari.
icyitabwaho; ikigenderewe; mayhem iyicarubozo;
ikibazo nshinganwa; akaduruvayo.
icyibandwaho. mayonnaise mayonezi.
matter of discussion ikibazo. mayor umumeri; meya; umukuru
mattress imatola; matora; w'akarere.
umufariso; isaso. maze igombe.
maturate gukura. ma'ma madamu.
maturation ubukure; ubukure; MB imegabayiti.
ubukure. Mbabane Mbabane.
mature gikuze; inararibonye; me njye; njye; jyewe ubwanjye;
mukuru; gukura; giciye akenge. jyewe ubwanjye; jyewe; jye;
mature judgment uburambe. njyewe; njyewe.
matured giciye akenge; gikuze. mea culpa icyaha cyanjye;
matureness uburambe. ukwemera amakosa kuyasabira
maturing ugukura. imbabazi.
maturity ubukure; uburambe; mead isambu; umurima.
.imyaka ya ngombwa. meadow umurima; isambu.
matutinal cya mugitondo. meager nkene; kidahagije; gito.

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meal ibiryo; ifunguro; ifunguro. meaof payment uburyo bwo

meal ticket maraya; ihabara. kwishyura.
mealtime igihe cyo kurya; isaha meaof persuasion uburyo bwo
kurya. kumvikanisha neza.
mean cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; meaof production uburyo bwo
kidahambaye; gikaze; gikarishye; kubyaza umusaruro.
kidashamaje; guhamya; meaof subsistence uburyo bwo
kidakwiye; gushushanya; kubaho.
umunyamahane; urukozasoni; meaof transport uburyo bwo
giteye ubwoba; impuzandengo; gutwara abantu n'ibintu.
gikakaye; ibi; imeze nabi; meaof transportation uburyo
cyikariye; cy'urukozasoni; bwo gutwara abantu n'ibintu.
cy'urukozasoni; mburabupfura. measles iseru.
mean amount impuzandengo. measurable gipimika.
meander kuzerera; kubunga. measurably mu buryo bupimika.
meaning ubusobanuro. measure icyemezo; igiteranyo;
meaningful gikwiye; ingenzi; igipimo; ibikurikizwa; intwaro;
gisobanutse. ibisabwa; ibyangombwa;
meaningful combination of ibishingirwaho; igipimisho;
letters ijambo. ubunini.
meaningful word ijambo rifite measure of value pl. amafaranga.
icyo risobanura. measured cyapimwe.
meaningfully mu buryo measureless ubuziraherezo.
busobanutse. measurement igipimo.
meaningfulness measurer umupimyi.
ubugiragisobanuro. measures ibipimo.
meaningless ikidasobanutse. measuring ugupima.
meaninglessly mu buryo meat inyama; ishingiro;
budasobanutse. intungamubiri; ubusobanuro;
meaninglessness amangambure; imbonekarimwe; inyama.
ubudasobanuka; amagambure. meat grinder agasyanyama.
meanness ubugwari. meat market isoko.
means ubukungu; ingengo meat waggon imodoka za gipolisi.
y'imari; ukuntu; intwaro; meathead ikigoryi; igicucu;
ubutunzi; uburyo; uburyo; ikijibwe.
amikoro; inzira. meaty gikwiye.
meantime ahagati aho. meat-hook ikiganza.
meanwhile mu gihe; hagati aho. meat-house
meaof circulation uburyo mechanic makanika;
bw'itembera. umukanishi; umufundi.
meaof defending uburinzi. mechanic engineer umukanishi;
meaof life uburyo bw'imibereho. umufundi.

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mechanism igikoresho nkenerwa; medical centre ikigo

icyifashishwa; igikoresho. nderabuzima.
mechanist umufundi; medical certificate icyemezo cya
umukanishi. muganga.
mechanization ugukoresha medical check-up isuzuma ryo
imashini. kwa muganga.
medal isakapurari; igihembo; medical doctor umuganga
umudari; ishimwe. w'inzobere.
medalist umutsinzi. medical examiner umusuzumyi
medallion umudari; ishimwe; w'indwara.
igihembo. medical inspection room
meddle with kugaragura. isuzumiro.
medecine ubuvuzi. medical library isomero
media ikinyamakuru; ry'iby'ubuvuzi.
by'itangazamakuru; medical pavilion ibitaro; ivuriro.
itangazamakuru; medical practitioner umuganga;
igitangazamakuru; umuvuzi.
ubunyamakuru. medical profession umwuga
media agency ikigo w'ubuganga; umwuga w'ubuvuzi.
cy'itangazamakuru. medical proof icyemezo cya
media centre isanteri muganga.
y'itangazamakuru. medical segregation akato.
media monitor medical treatment ubuvuzi.
umusesenguramakuru. medically mu buryo bwa kiganga.
media monitoring medicament umuti.
isesenguramakuru. medicichest urupapuro rwo kwa
mediaeval cyo mugihe cyo hagati. muganga.
median umurongo mediciman umuganga.
ngabanyangerero. medicinal kivura.
mediate guhuza; kumvikanisha. medicinal drug umuti.
mediated wunzwe. medicinally mu buryo bukiza.
mediating uguhuza; medicination umuti.
ukumvikanisha; ukunga. medicine umuti; umuti;
mediator umwunzi; umuhuza; ubuganga.
umuhuza. medicine-man umuganga.
medical cy'ubuvuzi; cyo kwa mediocre cyo mu rugero.
muganga. meditate kuzirikana; kugira
medical assistant umufasha wa amakenga; gushidikanya;
muganga; muganga. kwibaza.
medical care ukuvurwa. meditate on guteganya.
medical center ibitaro; ivuriro. meditated cyazirikanywe.
meditating ukuzirikana.

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meditation izirikana. meeting,

meditative cyo kuzirikana. introductiopresentation
meditatively mu buryo uguhura.
buzirikana. meeting-place ihuriro.
Mediterranean cyo kuri meeting-point ihuriro.
Mediterane. meetiof the minds ubufatanye;
medium ibidukikije; icyumvikanyweho.
impuzandengo; cyo mu rugero; meetiplace igihe n'aho guhurira.
igitangazamakuru. meetisomeone ukumenyana.
medium of exchange pl. meetitime igihe n'aho guhurira.
amafaranga. meet, liquidate kwishyura.
medley imvange. Mega cyikubye inshuro igihumbi.
MED. medical herbs umumiti yo megabit amamegabiti.
mu byatsi. megabyte imegabayiti.
meek uwiyoroshya; megahertz imegaheritsi.
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura; megalopolis umujyi munini.
witwara gipfura. megawatt imegawati.
meekness ukwicishabugufi; melancholia ubwihebe; agahinda.
ubuyoboke; ubwicishebugufi. melancholic ufite agahinda.
meet kuriha; kwambuka; melancholy ibabaje;
kubonana; guhangana; guhura; y'incamugongo; mbi; akababaro
guhangara; kwakira; gusuhuza; gakabije; ubwihebe.
gihire; gusanga; umukino; Melanesia Melaneziya; imvange.
guterana. melee amakimbirane;
meet death gushiramo umwuka; ubushyamirane; rwaserera;
gufunga amakofe; gupfa; gutaha; imirwano.
kwitaba Imana. meliorate guhindura.
Meet my friend Suhuza inshuti mellow kugabanya; gushira
yanjye. umwaga.
Meet my wife/husband Suhuza melodic nyuramatwi; gifite
umugore/umugabo wanjye. injyana.
meet unexpectedly gukubitana. melodically mu buryo
meet with gufata. bw'injyana.
meetihouse inzuhuriro. melodious gifite injyana;
meeting umubonano; inteko; nyuramatwi.
imitingi; igihe n'aho guhurira; melodiousness umumuzika.
ihuriro; inama; inama. melodize kuririmba.
meetings amanama. melodrama teyateri; ikinamico;
meeting, gathering, assembly, iteyateri.
group, convocatioconclave, melody umumuzika; indirimbo;
council, congress, caucus injyana.
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melt guhomboka; gushongesha; memorized cyafashwe mu

kunyanyagira. mutwe.
melt away gukendera; kuyoyoka. memorizer ufata mu mutwe.
melting gishyushye cyane. memorizing ugufata mu mutwe.
member umunyamuryango; memory ubwamamare; ifata mu
ishami; ukuguru; igice; uwari mu mutwe; ubwonko; umutwe ufata
nama; umugabane; imboro; vuba.
uwitabiriye inama; ugize ikintu; men awomen inyokomuntu;
umuyoboke; umukozi. umuntu; pl. abantu; isi; inyoko
member of the clergy muntu.
umwigisha. menace kabutindi; gutera
members of Nyiginya clan ubwoba; ingorane; kwibasira;
Abanyiginya. imikiko; amagume; pl. ibizazane;
membership ubucuti; intebe; kwibasira; amakuba; gukanga.
ubunyamuryango; umubano; menaced cyibasiwe.
ubufatanye. menaciMECHANICAL
membership application ENGINEERING cyangiza.
isababunyamuryango. menacing gikakaye; inkazi;
membership card ikarita kabutindi; cyateza impanuka;
y'ubunyamuryango. kibangamiye.
membership fee amafaranga menacingly mu buryo bwibasira.
y'ubunyamuryango. menagerie urwororero
membership register igitabo rw'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi.
cy'ubunyamuryango. mend kunga; kunga; guhindura;
membrane urwubati; igitambaro; guca akatsi; gusana.
amagaragamba. mendacious kijijisha;
memento urwibutso; ifata mu cy'ikinyoma.
mutwe. mendacious person
memorable cyo kwibuka. umunyakinyoma.
memorableness ubwibukwe. mendicancy isabiriza; ubutindi;
memorandum ibarwa; ubutindi nyakujya; ubukene.
urwandiko; ibaruwa. mendicant umusabirizi;
memorial urwibutso; ifata mu umusabyi.
mutwe. mending woroherwa;
memorial day umunsi wo uzaakajisho.
kwibuka. menial umukozi; umuja.
memorise kwiga ufata mu meningitis mugiga.
mutwe. menopausal cy'ubucure.
memorization ifatamumutwe. menopausal problem ibibazo
memorize gutora; gufata mu bijyagucura.
mutwe. menopause icura; ugucura.
menses imihango.

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menstrual cy'imihango ya buri men's room, ladies' room

kwezi.
menstrual flow imihango.
menstruate kujya imugongo;
kujya mu mihango.
menstruation imihango.
mental udafite mu mutwe
hazima; barwaye mu mutwe;
kivuzwe mu mutwe.
mental ability imitekerereze.
mental defective ikimara;
akamara.
mental development uburezi.
mental endowment
imitekerereze.
mental health ubuzima bwo mu
mutwe.
mental hospital ikigo
cy'abarwaye indwara zo mu
mutwe.
mental impression ifata mu
mutwe.
mental lagk e ibisazi; ubusazi.
mental power imitekerereze.
mentality imitekerereze; umutwe;
imyumvire.
mentally disturbed udafite mu
mutwe hazima; barwaye mu
mutwe.
mentally ill udafite mu mutwe
hazima; barwaye mu mutwe.
mention kuvuga muri make;
kubwira; kwerekana; kubwira;
gukomoza.
mention accidentally
cassually gucikwa.
mentioned cyavuzwe;
cyakomojweho.
mentor umujyanama; umutoza.
menu ifunguro; ifunguro.
men's room ubwiherero;
urwiherero; iwese; umusarani.
ituwaleti.
Mephistopheles umwami
w'umwijima; Sekibi; umwanzi wa
kera kare; Sekibi; Satani; inzoka
ya kera kare; Shitani; pr.
Lusufero; pr. Lusuferi; pr.
Lusiferi.
mercantile business ubucuruzi.
Mercedes Merisedesi.
mercenary umucanshuro;
Ndarusuma.
merchandise kugurisha;
ibicuruzwa.
merchandising ubucuruzi.
merchant umucuruzi.
merciful nyamurangwa
n'ubupfura; umugiraneza;
witwara gipfura; umunyabuntu;
umugwaneza.
merciless ubunyamaswa; inkazi;
gikakaye; kinyamaswa;
ubukurankota.
Mercury Merikire.
mercy ibabarirwa ry'icyaha;
imbabazi; imbabazi; ubuntu;
imbabazi z'ibyaha.
merdian ingwagati.
merely gusa.
meretricious kidafite agaciro;
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro.
merge guhuza; gusanga;
kubumba; guhuza; kwiyunga.
merged cyiyunze.
or meridian agasongero; amanywa.
merit ubupfura; agaciro.
merit certificate icyemezo
cy'umuhigo.
meritless kidafite agaciro;
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro.
meritorious kibikwiye; gikwiye
guhabwa agaciro.

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merriment ibyishimo; metaphysical kivuzwe mu

umunezero. mutwe.
merry uwishimye; mete out kugenera.
igishiramuruho; unezerewe. meteor inyenyeri; inyenyeri.
Merry christmas! Noheli nziza! meteoroid inyenyeri; inyenyeri.
merrymaking umukino. meteorologist umuhanga mu
mesa igitwa. iteganyagihe.
mesh ikigoyi; injishi. meteorology iteganyagihe.
meshwork ikigoyi; injishi. meter kashipawa; metero;
mess umunyurangatano; urujijo; mubazi; konteri.
umuvundaguro; bombori meter per hour metero mu isaha.
bombori; akaduruvayo; akajagari; methagas gazi metane.
umuvundo; umuvurungano; method uburyo; ukuntu; uburyo;
akaduruvayo. akageni; politiki; pula; uburyo
mess up kwangiza. bukoreshwa; uburyo; ingamba.
message ibarwa; ibaruwa; method of attack uburyo.
ubutumwa; icyitonderwa; Methodists Abametodisiti.
urwandiko. methodology uburyo
message read ubutumwa ngenamikorere.
bwasomwe. meticulous umunyabushishozi.
message received ubutumwa metonymy iyitirira.
bwakiriwe. metropolis 1. umujyi; umujyi
message text munini.
ubutumwanyandiko. metropolitan area umujyi
message unread ubutumwa munini.
butasomwe. mettle umwete; umuhate;
messenger intumwa; intumwa. umuhate; ubutarumikwa;
messenger of God umumalayika; icyizere muri wowe; ukwigiramo
marayika. icyizere; ubutwari.
Messiah Mesiya. mews ibarabara; umuhanda.
messy kidahanaguye; gifite mexican cypress umuzonobari;
umwanda; cyanduye. sipure.
metal icyuma. Mexican red marijuwana.
metal piece of money igikoroto; mexican weepipine pinusi.
igiceri. Mexico Megisike.
metal pot isafuriya. Mexico City Megisiko.
metal sheet ibati. mezzo-soprano umuririmbyi.
metals ibyuma. microbe umugera; ivirusi; virusi.
metamorphosis impinduka; microorganism ikinyabuzima.
ihinduka; ivunja; microorganism smaller than
imihindagurikire. bacterium umugera; virusi.
metaphor isano; inso.

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microscopic kanuya; kaninira; mifor ubushobozi.

kanzizinya; kanzugunyu; might ingufu; ubutarumikwa;
kanzunyu; kanzugurunya; intege; mbaraga; ubuhangange;
kanunuya; kanuru; ubuhatsi.
kanzugurunyu; kaninira; mightness imbaraga; ubushobozi.
kanunuru; kanzinya. mighty kinibikabije;
micturate gusoba; kunyara; intarumikwa; cya karahabutaka;
kwihagarika; kwituma nziramuze; kinicyane;
ibyoroshye. umunyambaraga; karahabutaka;
midday amanywa; saa sita. cya hambavu; cy'imirya;
middle amanyungunyungu; cyo indahangarwa; umusozi wose;
hagati; urukenyerero. intavogerwa; cyami; nyabami;
middle ear ugutwi ko hagati. gifite imbaraga; umunyangufu.
middle finger musumbazose. migrant imbungerezi; inzererezi.
middle part amanyungunyungu; migrants abimukira.
urukenyerero. migration iyimuka; ihunga.
middleman umucuruzi; migraworkers abakozi
umuhagarikizi; uhagarariye; b'abanyamahanga.
intumwa. mild awitwara gipfura;
middle-aged giciye akenge; nyamurangwa n'ubupfura;
gikuze. ikinnyeteri; uwiyoroshya; gituje.
middling cyo mu rugero. milieu ibidukikije.
midfield hagati mu kibuga. militant ufute ubutagondwa.
midist ahagati. military branch umutwe.
midnight saa sita za nijoro; military camp inkambi ya
igicuku; mugicuku; gicuku gisirikare; ikigo cya gisirikare;
kinishye. urugerero.
midpoint impuzandengo. military courts inkiko za
midriff amanyungunyungu; gisirikari.
urukenyerero; inda. military government leta ya
midsection amanyungunyungu; gisirikari.
urukenyerero. military junta kudeta; ihirika
midshipman's knot ipfundo. ry'ubutegetsi.
midwife umugore w'uburyo. military operations intambara.
mid-day saa sita zuzuye militia umutwe witwara
z'amanywa. gisirikare; umutwe witwara
mid-night igicuku kinishye; saa gisirikari.
sita z'ijoro. milk amata.
mid-region urukenyerero; milk bank urutereko
amanyungunyungu. rw'amashereka.
mien isura. milk gourd igisabo.
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milk stick imitozo.
milk tooth iryinyo rya mbere.
milk waggon imodoka za gipolisi.
milk white cyera de.
milk wooden cup icyansi.
milker umukamyi.
milkman umukamyi.
milksop ikigwari.
milkwoman umukamyi.
Milky Way inyenyeri; inyenyeri.
mill gusya; uruganda.
millennium ikinyagihumbi.
milliard (BrE) miliyari.
millimeter milimetero.
millioabeyond ibya miliyohejuru
ya miliyoni.
millionaire umutunzi;
umunyemari; umukungu;
umuherwe; uwagashize.
mills insyo.
Milquetoast ikigwari.
mime umunyarubuga;
umukinnyi w'ikinamico.
mimic kwitara nka; gukurikiza;
kwigana; kwigana; gufataho
urugero; umwigannyi.
minaret umunara.
minatory cy'umwaku; umwaku.
mince guca; gukata.
mind kwitwararika; kumvira;
imitekerereze; kwitondera;
umutwe.
mindful uwitonze; umunyeshyari.
mindless umunyamazinda.
mindless remark ifuti.
mine kwanjye; cyanjye; wanjye;
prouwanjye; bwanjye; proposs.
zanjye; byanjye; icyanjye; ikigega;
icyanjye.
mineral umunyungugu.
mineral resources umutungo
kamere.
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mineral water amakera.
mingle kuvangitiranya;
kuvangavanga.
minibike ipikipiki.
minimize kuzitira.
minimum ubusabusa.
minimum change ihinduka
ridakabije.
minimum length uburebure buto
cyane.
minion umukozi; umuja.
miniskirt amahenure; mini; ijipo;
minijipe.
minister minisitiri; umwigisha;
umujyanama; intumwa; kugira
neza.
minister to gushaka inshuti.
ministration isakaramentu.
ministry minisiteri.
Ministry of Internal Security
Minisiteri y'Umutekamu Gihugu.
minor umwangavu; gito;
ingaragu; umusore; inkumi.
minor mental disorder ibisazi;
ubusazi.
minor offence ikosa ryoroheje.
minor uprising bombori bombori;
akajagari; akaduruvayo.
minority grougk nyakamwe.
minstrel umusizi; umuririmbyi.
minstrelsy umumuzika.
mint ikashe; kashe; ikimangu.
minute kaninira; kanzugurunya;
kanzizinya; kanzugunyu;
kanunuya; kanzinya; kaninira;
umunota; kanuru; kanuya;
kanzugurunyu; idakika;
kanzunyu; kanunuru.
minutes inyandikomvugo;
arishive; iraporo; iminota;
inyandiko nshyinguramakuru.
miracle igitangaza.
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miraculous gitangaje; misery agahinda; icyago;

nyamayobera. akababaro; ibyago; ububabare;
miraculously mu buryo ishavu; amakuba; umubabaro;
bw'igitangaza. amakuba; imibereho mibi;
mire icyondo; umwanda; ico; umutima uhagaze;
igishanga. umuhangayiko; ubuzima bubi;
mirror kwigana; ndorerwamo. inkeke; impungenge;
mirth ibyishimo; ibitwenge; umuhangayiko.
umunezero. misfeasor umunyacyaha;
misadventure ishyano; umunyabyaha.
impanuka; umwaku; icyago; misfire ugucikiza.
amakuba; gisida; agisida; misfortune amakuba;
ingorane. umubabaro; ishyano; ingorane;
misanthropic rwabikobwe. akaga; amakuba; umwaku;
misappropriate kunyereza; impanuka; akababaro; amahirwe
kwiba. make; umusaraba; gisida; icyago;
misappropriate funds kunyereza amacwa; ibyago.
umutungo. misgiving umuhangayiko; inkeke;
miscarriage ugukubita kibazo; ubukangarane;
igihwereye; ugucikiza; impungenge; umutima uhagaze.
ugukuramo inda. mishap amakuba; ingorane;
miscarry gukuramo inda; gisida; umwaku; amakuba;
gukubita igihwereye. agisida; impanuka; ibyago;
miscellaneous inyuranye. ishyano; icyago.
miscellaneous articles mishmash inombe; imvange.
ubucogocogo. mislay gutakaza; guta.
miscellaneous symbols mislead kuyobya uburari;
ibimenyetso binyuranye. kujijisha; koshya.
mischance agisida; ibyago; misleading kijijisha; ukujijisha.
amakuba; umwaku; ishyano; mismatch kunyuranya;
impanuka; ingorane; gisida. kubusanya.
miscreancy igicumuro; ubukozi mismatched bidahuje.
bw'ibibi. misplace gutakaza; guta.
miscreant y'ibyaha; misrepresentation uburyarya;
umunyabyaha; umunyacyaha. ubutiriganya; pl. ibitutsi;
misdeed icyaha; ikosa; ikinyoma.
iyicategeko. miss kubura; guta; gutakaza.
misdoubt gukeka. Miss Emma ikiyobyabwenge
miser ubugugu; gito. morufine.
miserable one muti(ndi). miss the goal guhusha.
misercorde impuhwe. Misses Mubyeyi.
miserliness umururumba. missicomponents ibice bibura.

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 missielement modality

missielement ikibura. mix kuvangitiranya; ivanga;

missile imisile. guhuza; kuvanga; imvange;
missile, rocket misile. imvange; kuvangavanga.
missing cyasibye; kidahari. mix up guhaba; gushobera;
mission umurimo; icyate; akazi; gusisibiranya; kwitiranya;
ikigenderewe; icyitabwaho; kuyobya; gutoba; kujijisha.
igihangayikishije; umurimo; mixed kidasobanutse; cy'inyunge;
ikigamijwe; igishishikaje; cyashoberanye; cy'urwunge;
inshingano. kiyoberanye.
missionary intumwa. mixed class or ethnic abbreKmt.
missipersons abantu bazimiye. mixed fruit salad maseduwane.
missive ibaruwa; urwandiko; mixed thousands imvange
akandiko; ibarwa. y'ibinyagihumbi.
misstate kunyomeka. mixing ivanga.
Miss. umukobwa wubashywe. mixture uruvange; imvange;
mist imvura. inzoga.
mistake kwitiranya; kuyobya; Mlle umukobwa wubashywe.
ikosa. moabout kuzenguruka.
mistaken ikinnyeteri; igicucu; moabout aimlessly kuzerera;
ikizeze. kubunga.
mistakes amakosa. moan amaganya; kurira; kwicuza;
mister bwana. gusuka amarira.
mistre incuti. moaround kuzenguruka.
mistress inshuti. moaside gufungura; gukingura.
mistress of ceremonies moat urukuta.
umuyoborabirori; uyoboye ibirori; moaway kugenda; kujya.
umutangakaze; utanga mob inteko; ingano; ikiguri.
amagambo; umunyamagambo. mobile phone telefoigendanwa;
mistrust gukeka; ubukenzi; mobayilo.
amakekwe; urwikekwe. mobility uburemere.
mistrustful umunyeshyari; mobilize kurarikira; guhuruza;
ukekwaho. gukoranya ingabo.
mistrusting umunyeshyari. moblindly kujirajira; kujarajara;
misunderstand gutongana. kujijita.
mite igitambambuga; mock gucisha bugufi; gukimu
igisekeramwanzi. magambo; cy'ubukorikori.
mitigate koroshya; guhosha; mocking abasetsi; abagiramenyo.
kunaniza; kugabanya umurego; mocloser kwegereza.
kugabanya; kugabanya ubukana. modal abbreumr.
mitigation ubwiramire. modalities uburyo.
mitt ikiganza. modality ukuntu.

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 mode molly-shop

mode intero; mode; akageni; modify page format kunoza

ukuntu. imiterere y'ipaji.
mode of management ingamba; modify page margins kunoza
politiki. inkengero z'ipaji.
mode of operation uburyo modify row height guhindura
bukoreshwa. ubuhagarike bw'umurongo.
mode of speaking ijwi. modify section kunoza agaka.
model intangarugero; makete; modify size kunoza ingano.
umubyeyi; urwitegererezo. modify symbol kunoza
model answer igisubizo ikimenyetso.
ntangarugero. modify table structure kunoza
model movement umuyego imyubakire y'imbonerahamwe.
ntangarugero. modish cy'ubu; kigezweho; myiza.
moderate cyo mu rugero; guhuza; modulation ijwi.
kugabanya ubukana; modus operandi uburyo; uburyo
kumvikanisha; guhagarika; bukoreshwa.
kugabanya; kugabanya umurego; mofast kwihuta.
guhagarika; guhosha; kunaniza. mogul umugaga; uwagashize;
moderateness ubwiramire. umuherwe.
moderation ubwiramire. Mohammed Muhamadi.
moderator umuhuza; mohastily kwihuta.
umucamanza; pl. abacamanza. moin kwimukira.
modern gishya; cy'iki gihe; uba moist kibobereye; gihehereye.
aha; kigezweho; kigezweho; moisten kubobeza; gutosa.
gishyashya; cy'ubu. moisture urume; ikime.
modernistic cy'ubu; kigezweho. molar ikijigo.
modernization itangizwa. mold gukorera mu ruganda;
modernized cy'ubu; kigezweho. ikimangu; iforomo; gucisha mu
modest kidashamaje; ruganda; ubwoko; urutiba;
kidahambaye; gito; uwiyoroshya. gutunganyiriza mu ruganda;
modesty ukwicishabugufi; ikashe; kashe.
ubwicishebugufi. mole ifuku.
modicum ubusabusa. molehill umwobo w'ifuku.
modification ihinduka; molester umushotoranyi.
imihindagurikire; impinduka; mollify kurura; kugabanya
ivunja; ikosora. ubukana; kugabanya umurego;
modification date ihinduratariki. kugabanya.
modifier indangamimerere. mollusc ibifwera; igifwera.
modify guhindura; kuvunja; mollusk ikinyamushongo.
kwimenyereza; kunoza. mollycoddle ikigwari.
modify cell kunoza akazu. molly-shop
modify name guhindura izina.

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 Moloch monument

Moloch pr. Lusiferi; pr. Lusuferi; money-grubbing umururumba.

Satani; pr. Lusufero; umwanzi wa money-hungry Ndarusuma.
kera kare; Sekibi; inzoka ya kera money-safe umutamenwa.
kare; Sekibi; umwami monger (BrE.) umucuruzi.
w'umwijima; Shitani. Mongolian urunyamongoliya;
molten gishyushye cyane. umunyamongoliya.
mom mama; mawe. mongolism ubumara.
moment uburemere; igihe. mongoose umukara; umutereri.
momentous cyo kwibuka; gisaba mongrel imbwa.
gupfa cyangwa gukira; ingenzi; monish kwihanangiriza.
gifite uburemere. monitor umugenzuzinsesenguzi.
momentum intege. monitor lizard imburu.
momma mama. monitoriaevaluation
mommy mawe; mama. ikurikiranabikorwa
momordica umwishywa. n'isuzumamikorere.
monarch bahatsi; umwami; monitoring ikurikiranabikorwa;
polisi; buhatsi; ukuriye abandi; ikurikiranamishinga;
umutegetsi; nyamuganza. igenzuransesenguzi.
monarchal acyami; nyabami. monkey igitera; inguge.
monarchy Leta; ubwami; Reta; monkey business amangambure;
ileta. amagambure.
monastery inzu y'abihayimana; monkeyshine ishyengo.
monasiteri; inzu y'abamonaki; monkeyshines byendagusetsa;
imonasiteri. urwenya.
Monday ku wa mbere. monograph icyandikwa.
monearer kwegereza. monologue idisikuru; ijambo;
monetary cy'amafaranga. imbwirwaruhame.
money ubutunzi; pl. amafaranga; monster ikirura; igihindugembe;
ibishyingiranwa; kashi; igisimba; inyamaswa; igikoko.
ubukungu; ifaranga. monstrous cya hambavu; kibi
money exchange office aho cyane; cy'ubugome; gikakaye;
kuvunjishiriza; aho guhinduriza karahabutaka; kinibikabije;
amafaranga. umusozi wose; cyikariye;
money has been tight cy'amahano; cy'ibara; umubi;
amafaranga yarabuze; gikarishye; gikaze; cya
amafaranga yabaye ingume. karahabutaka; kinicyane; giteye
moneyed man uwagashize; ubwoba.
umuherwe; umutunzi; month igihe; ukwezi.
umukungu; umunyemari. monument ibisigarizwa;
moneyless umukene. urwibutso.
moneyman umunyemari.
moneys ingengo y'imari.

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 monumental moronic

monumental cya hambavu; moral stature

kinicyane; kinibikabije; umusozi ubunyangamugayo.
wose; karahabutaka; cya moral strength umuhate.
karahabutaka. moral vertues imigenzo
moo kwabira. mbonezabupfura.
mooch gusabiriza. morality ubupfura;
moocher umusabirizi; umusabyi; ubunyangamugayo.
bizengarame. morally blameless nzirabwandu;
mood umutima; imimerere kizira amakosa.
y'umuntu; inkubiri. morally excellent icyiza.
moolah umubare w'amafaranga. morally offensive ntokozamuco.
moon ukwezi. morals imigenzo.
moon kugenda. morass igombe; igishanga.
moonbeam urumuri; umucyo (1). mordant abasetsi; abagiramenyo.
moonrise akabwibwi. more ikirenga; cyiyongera.
moonshine amagambure; more amore uko ibihe bigenda
amangambure. bisimburana; uko iminsi igenda
moor igishanga. yicuma; uko ibihe bigenda bihita;
mooring urutsinga. uko iminsi igenda yicuma.
moot point ikibazo. more healthy uzaakajisho;
moout kwimuka; kugenda; woroherwa.
kwimuka; kujya. more or less ahafi; nibura;
moover guha. byibuze.
moo-cow imbyeyi. more than kirushije; gitambutse.
mop umusatsi; umukoropesho; more than gusa.
gukoropa; umukubuzo; more than enough umusesekare;
guhanagura. urwunguko rwinshi; ubukungu;
mope kubika umutwe. ubukire; umusaruro utubutse.
moped igare. more than half aibyinshi.
moppet umwana. more than little mu by'ukuri.
moral ubweramutima; ukiranuka; more than that byongeye kandi;
gikwiye guhabwa agaciro; onj. kandi.
indakemwa; intungane; more then kirenze.
ubweramutima; kibikwiye. moreover conj. kandi; byongeye
moral courage ubushake. kandi; ahasigaye; none.
moral excellence ubupfura. morgue (AmE) uburuhukiro.
moral sense agatima; morn mu museso.
umutimanana; agatimanama. morning cya mugitondo;
moral soundness mugitondo; igitondo.
ubunyangamugayo. moron igicucu; ikigoryi; igicucu;
moral standardsm customs umuswa; injiji; ikijibwe.
imigenzo. moronic umuswa.

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 morose motorcar

morose umunyamahane. motel hoteli; hoteri; ihoteli.

Morph ikiyobyabwenge morufine. motheland igihugu kavukire.
morphine ikiyobyabwenge mother amavu; mawe; umubyeyi;
morufine. mama.
morphological notation mother country igihugu
inyandiko nyantego. kavukire.
morsel urujyo; ibango. Mother of God Nyiw'Imana.
mortal yica; cyicana; ubumuntu; mother tongue ururimi gakondo;
ikinyabuzima; ikiremwa. ururumi kavukire.
mortal sin icyaha gikomeye; motherhood ububyeyi.
icyaha gikururira mu rupfu. mother's milk amashereka.
mortality ubumuntu. mother's sister mama wacu.
mortally wound kwica. mother-in-law mabukwe.
mortals inyokomuntu; inyoko motif icyitabwaho; ikibazo
muntu; abatuye isi. nshinganwa; ikigamijwe; intego;
mortals, human beings pl. icyigwa; insanganyamatsiko;
abantu. ikivugwaho; icyibandwaho;
mortar isekuro. ikigenderewe; ingingo.
mortgage umwenda; inguzanyo. motif PRINTING makete.
mortified wamwaye; wagize motion ikibazo.
ipfunwe. motion pictures sinema.
mortify gusebya; gucisha bugufi. motion sickness isesemi.
mortise joint akabumbambori; motivate kuba imvay'ikintu;
akabumbambari. gushora; gutera; gukurura;
mortuary (BrE) uburuhukiro. gushishikaza; kuba inkomoko
Mosaic Law Amategeko ya Musa. y'ikintu.
Moses Mose. motivation umuzi;
moslem umuyisilamu. agahimbazamusyi; inkomoko.
mosque umusigiti. motive umuzi; umusingi;
mosquito umuryasenge; umubu. urufatiro; inkomoko; ishingiro;
mosquito net inzitiramibu. agahimbazamusyi.
moss ikimera. motor imodoka; gutwara.
most of ibyinshi; ibyinshi mu. motor inn hoteri; hoteli; ihoteli.
most of all ahanini. motor vehicle imodoka;
most of the time akenshi. ikinyabiziga.
most recent kigezweho; motorbike ipikipiki; imoto.
agezweho. motorboat ubwato
Most Reverend Nyiricyubahiro. bw'imyidagaduro.
mostly ahanini; kenshi kenshi. motorcade umwiyereko;
mostumblingly kujijita; umutambagiro; akarasisi;
kujarajara; kujirajira. gahunda; paredi; imyiyereko.
mot intego. motorcar imodoka.

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 motorcar (BrE) muddied

motorcar (BrE) imodoka; ivatiri. move kwikubaganya; kwimuka;

motorcycle ipikipiki; kuyega; igikorwa; kugenda;
ikinyabiziga; imoto. gusunika; kwahura; gutwara;
motorcyclist umumotari. ishoti; kwishyigura; kwihambira;
motoward kwegera; kujya mbere. kwihoma; imikorere.
motto incengezamatwara; movement umurimo; amabyi.
ibwiriza; intego. movemePHYSICS umuyego.
mould kubumba. movie inzu y'amakinamico;
mound igipanze neza; umuba; ifilimi; ifilimi.
imva; ipfupfu. movie house inzu
mount ifarashi; kuzamuka; y'amakinamico.
igisozi; kurira; ifarasi; agasozi; movie theater inzu
umusozi. y'amakinamico.
mountain umusozi; igipanze movies sinema.
neza; umuba. moving intyoza;
mourn kurira; gushenguka; w'umunyembaraga; ugutwara
kuborogera; gushengurwa abantu n'ibintu;
n'agahinda; kwicuza; w'umunyagitsure; kinogeye;
gushengurwa n'ishavu; kwicwa kiyega.
n'agahinda; kuganya; gusuka movipicture ifilimi; ifilimi.
amarira; gushegeshwa. movipictures sinema.
mourn with tears kuririra. moviquickly cyihuta; yihuta.
mournful wababajwe; mow kwiyogoshesha; gusarura;
washavujwe; wakomerekejwe. kumwa; kogosha.
mourning amaganya; icyunamo; mowing isarura.
imisaka. Mozambican umunyamozambike.
mouse imbeba; imbeba. MP's salary n.umushahara
mouser injangwe. w'umudepite.
mouse-colored ikivuzo. Mr bwana.
mouth umunwa; akanwa. Mr. bwana.
mouthful umutamiro. much ibyinshi; umusaruro
mouthpiece uhagarariye; ushimishije; byinshi; igikorwa
umunyamategeko; gifatika; kenshi.
umuhagarikizi. much the same bisa.
mouthwash kwiyunyuguza mu muck umwanda; ico.
kanwa. mucous membrane umworohera.
movables umutungo mucous secretion ururenda.
utimukanwa; umutungo. mucus ururenda.
mud ico; umwanda; icyondo.
muddied cyanduye; gifite
umwanda; kidahanaguye.

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 muddle mustang

muddle kuyobya; gusisibiranya; mumgk agashemba; amashamba.

gutoba; akajagari; gukomeza mummer umukinnyi w'ikinamico;
ibintu; umuvurungano; umunyarubuga.
gushobera; kuzambya ibintu; mummy mama.
urujijo; akaduruvayo; igihu; mundane by'isi; gisanzwe.
umuvundo; kujijisha; bombori municipality umusozi;
bombori; kwangiza; guhaba; umudugudu 1. umujyi; umujyi
kwitiranya. munini 1. umujyi; urusisiro.
muddleheaded umuswa. munificence ubuntu.
muddy h'icyondo. murder ubwicanyi; ubwicanyi;
mug igikombe; uruhanga; igikopo. guhitana; kwica.
mugger umushotoranyi; murdering inkoramaraso.
umujura; isarigoma; ikirara. murderous inkoramaraso;
muggy kibobereye; gihehereye. kibabaza.
Muhammad Muhamadi. murkiness ijoro; igihu.
mulberry bush bobeli. murky cyijimye.
mulberry tree bobeli. murmur kuvuga; guhwihwisa.
mule indogobe. muscle ingufu; mbaraga;
mull over kwitwararika; umukaya.
gutekerezaho; guteganya; muscles ubutarumikwa.
kwitaho; kuzirikana; guha muscular umunyambaraga;
agaciro. cy'imirya; nziramuze; gifite
multifaceted ushoboye imirimo imbaraga; umunyangufu.
inyuranye. muscular strength imbaraga;
multifarious kiyoberanye; ingufu.
cyashoberanye; kidasobanutse; muse kuzirikana.
cy'urwunge. muse about guteganya.
multiple cy'urwunge; mush igikoma; inombe.
kidasobanutse; cyashoberanye; mushroom igihumyo.
kiyoberanye. music umumuzika; muzika.
multiplication ugukuba. music hall urucurangiro; inzu
multiply gukuba. y'amakinamico.
multiplying ubwiyongere. music library disikoteki.
multitude ingano; abantu benshi; musical instrument pl. imirama.
ikiguri; inteko. musical score inota.
multitudinous byinshi. musket imbunda.
multi-level building itaji. muslim umuyisilamu.
multi-party system ubutegetsi must ibyibanze; ibyo ugomba
bushingiye ku mashyaka menshi. kuba wujuje.
mum mama; bucece. mustang ifarashi; ifarasi.
mumble guhwihwisa; kuvuga.
mumbo-jumbo umutongero.

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 muster m.p.h.

muster urutonde; ibarura my elder brother mukuru

ry'amajwi; gukoranya ingabo; wanjye.
ilisiti; guhuruza; kwakura; my elder sister mukuru wanjye.
guhamagaza; gushyira hamwe; my goodness me, no! interj.
kurarikira; kurundanya. ashwi da!
mustering irundanya. My goodness! interj. Mayanjye!
mutation ubusazi; ibisazi. my intention icyo ngambiriye.
mute ikiragi; bucece. my master databuja.
mutilate gukomeretsa; My name is [+ your name] Nitwa
gukomeretsa; kwangiza; [+iziryawe].
gukomeretsa. my paternal aunt masenge.
mutineer umugome; my paternal uncle data wacu.
umugambanyi; icyigenge; intati; my sister mushiki wanjye.
icyigomeke. my teacher umwarimu wanjye.
mutiny gutana. my uncle data wacu.
mutt imbwa. mycosis ise.
mutter kuvuga; guhwihwisa. myriad byinshi.
mutual bisunganye; bishyize myself njyewe; njye; jyewe
hamwe. ubwanjye.
mutual accusation ukuregana. myself njye; ubwanjye; jyewe
mutual consent ubufatanye. ubwanjye; njyewe.
mutual regard ubwumvikane. mystification urujijo.
mutual understanding mystify guhaba; kujijisha;
icyumvikanyweho. gushobera; gusisibiranya.
mutuality ubwisungane. myth ikinyoma cyambaye ubusa;
muzzle umunwa w'imbwa; igifitirano.
umunwa w'imbunda. mythical mpimbano;
muzzle loader imbunda. cy'igihimbano.
my interj. aa! mythology
my boss databuja. icengerankurumpimbano.
my brother musaza wanjye. m.p.h. metero mu isaha.

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 nab national customs department

N - n
nab guta muri yombi; kuvugisha nanny-goat milk amahenehene.
witanguranwa; ufata; umupolisi; nap gusinzira.
ufata. nape of the neck igikanu.
nabob umugaga; uwagashize; narcissist uwikunda.
umuherwe. narrate kubwira; gukomoza;
nadir incacanyo. kwerekana; kuvuga muri make;
nag gicumu cya kigembe; kubara.
gutongana. narration raporo.
nail gufata; urwara; gutera narrative inkuru mpimbano;
umusumari; umusumari; guta agakuru; inkora.
muri yombi; gushimangira. narrator umubarankuru.
nail clippers agacanzara; narrow kwikanya; kuzitira.
kupongere. narrow valley akabande.
nail down gushimangira. narrow view ububogame.
naive umupfu; umuziranenge. narrowing ituba; iyegerana.
naivety ubupfafa. narrows umuyoboro.
name ubwamamare; izina; narrow-mindedness ububogame.
umukinnyi w'icyamamare; nasal consonant inyamazuru.
kuvuga muri make; icyamamare; nasal mucus ikimwira.
wita; kwita; kwerekana; nastiness ububisha; ubugome;
gukomoza. ubukare.
name of Huye mountain situated nasty kirakaza.
in Sourthen Province Huye. nation ubwami; Leta; Reta;
name of KiLake Kivu. igihugu; ileta.
nameless rwihishwa. national pl. abenegihugu;
names amazina. y'igihugu.
namiceremony umuhango wo national anthem indirimbo
kwita izina. yubahiriza igihugu.
namiday umunsi wo kwita izina. national army ingabo z'igihugu.
naming ihitamo; ishyirwaho; National Commission of Aids
intondeko. Control Komisiyo y'Igihugu
nangoat ihene; inguruka; Ishinzwe kurwanya SIDA.
ishubebe. national customs department
nanny ishubebe; ihene; inguruka. duwane; gasutamo.

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national flag idarapo; ibendera. natural forest ishyamba kimeza.

national grougk amatsinda natural gas igicanywa; umwuka
ndangagihugu. karemano.
national language ururimi natural resources umutungo
ndangagihugu. kamere; umutungo kamere.
national law amategeko natural science ubumenyi
akoreshwa mu gihugu; bw'ibiriho.
amategeko ariho mu gihugu. naturalness ukwishyira ukizana;
national level urwego rw'igihugu. ubwisanzure.
National Lexicon abbrertd. nature ibiri mu isi; imyitwarire;
national liberation movements kamere; umutima; ibyaremwe;
imitwe igamije kubohoza igihugu. ubwoko; imigenzereze; ubwoko;
national loyalty ugukunda imyitwarire; umuco.
igihugu. naught izeru; ubusa; zeru;
national security imfomal. umwuka.
umutekaw'igihugu. naughty kibi; cy'urukozasoni;
National Seed Service Ikigo cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; imeze nabi.
cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe Imbuto naughty girl agakobwa.
z'Indobanure. nausea isesemi; ishozi; isesemi.
national socialism ubutegetsi nauseate guhaza.
bw'igitugu. nauseated kirwaye; urwaye.
National University of Rwanda navel umukondo; izingiro;
Kaminuza y'u Rwanda. inkundi.
nationalities aregional grougk Navigator Mugashyamasi;
ubwenegihugu n'amatsinda Rwogogamasi.
mpuzakarere. nay aoya.
nationality ubwenegihugu. Nazism ubutegetsi bw'igitugu.
native kivukanywa; kavukire; near ahafi; ahagana; gushyika;
umusangwabutaka; cyimeza; pl. kwegera.
abenegihugu. near beer agatama.
Nativity ivuka rya Yezu. near future inzahato.
nativity inkomoko. near home mu gihugu cya
natural kigaragara; karemano; gakondo.
umunyakuri; gifatika; nearby mu gihugu cya gakondo.
kivukanywa; udaca ku ruhande; nearly accurate cyegereye; kijya
utarimanganya; cyimeza; kungana; onj. nka.
udakikira ukuri (person); nearsightedness imbonahafi.
kivukanywa; udacabiranya; neat cyiza; kinoze.
cyimeza; kamere. neaten guhanagura.
natural child ikinyendaro. nebula inyenyeri; inyenyeri.
natural elevation of the earth's nebulosity urwijiji.
surface umusozi.

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 NEC netmail

NEC Komisiyo y'Igihugu negociateur intumwa mu

y'Amatora. mishyikirano.
necessary cy'ibanze; ngenderwho; negotiate guhuza; kumvikanisha.
shingiro; cy'ishingiro; kamara; negotiation imicungire.
cyishingiro; nshingirwaho; negotiator umuhuza;
nshinganwa; iby'ibanze; umuhagarikizi; uhagarariye;
iby'ingenzi. intumwa mu mishyikirano; uzi
necessitate gutuma; gutera. gucunga ibye neza.
necessity ubumenyi neighbor umuturanyi.
mbanzirizagikorwa. neighborliness imibanire myiza.
neck ijosi; urugara. neighborly umugiraneza;
neck of the womb irembo umugwaneza.
ry'umura. neighbour umuturanyi.
necklace urunigi; injishi; neighbour's eye ijisho
imikako. ry'umuturanyi.
necrolatry uguterekera. nemmies baribitirate.
necromancy ubupfumu. neologism abbreshy.
need ubukene; ubumenyi neonate agahinja; uruhinja.
mbanzirizagikorwa; gukenera; neophyte umwiga; umutangizi.
ibura; ubutindi; kubura. nephew umwishywa.
need of liquid akanyota; inyota. Neptune Neputine.
needed kamara. nerve ukwigiramo icyizere;
needful kamara. umwakura; umuhate; umuhate;
neediness ubutindi nyakujya; umwete; ubutwari; icyizere muri
ibura; ubukene; ubutindi. wowe.
needle urushinge; urusinga nervous system
babohesha; ibabi; uruhitirizo; urwungarw'imyakura.
ikibabi. nervy wigerezaho.
needless indengakamere. nest icumbi; ubuturo; icyari;
needy umukene. inzu; indiri; inturo; inyumba.
nefarious mburabupfura; nest egg ikigega.
kidakwiye; ibi; cy'urukozasoni; nestle guhobera cyane.
cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; urukozasoni; net injishi; gufata; kuroba;
cy'urukozasoni; imeze nabi. ikigoyi.
nefariously anabi. net salary umushahara uhabwa
negatiform indango ihakana. umukozi.
neglect kutita; kwibagirwa; nether world Gehinomu; umuriro
kwirengagiza. utazima; umuriro w'iteka.
neglectful umunyamazinda; Netherlander umuholandi.
indangare. Netherlands Ubuholandi.
negligent umunyamazinda; netmail kohereza imeyili; aderese
indangare. imeli; kohereza imeli.

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 netting newspaperwoman

netting injishi; ikigoyi. NEW YEAR'S DAY ubunani.

nettle kurakaza; gusesereza; New York's finest polisi.
kudwinga. newborn child uruhinja;
nettled urakaye. agahinja.
network isangano; ikigoyi; newcomer umwiga; umutangizi;
urunyurane; isangano; umunyamahanga.
impuzamasangano; newfangled gishya; gishyashya;
gushyikiran'abandi; umuryango; umwimerere.
insanganyabutumwa; urusobe; newly abushya.
injishi; igombe. newly or lately issued gishya;
neurotic udafite mu mutwe gishyashya.
hazima; barwaye mu mutwe. newlyweds abashyingiwe vuba.
neuter gukona. newness akarusho.
neutral ikivuzo. news ubujajwa; amakuru;
neutrality ukutabogama. icyitonderwa; amakuru.
never ntabwo; nterj. ashwi; nta news from abroad amakuru yo
narimwe. hirya hino.
never again ntibizasubire; news gathering itara.
ntibizongere. news program amakuru.
never mind kabishye. news services ubunyamakuru;
Never mind! hapfa uwavutse! itangazamakuru.
nevermore nta narimwe; nterj. news show amakuru.
ashwi. news story raporo.
nevertheless cyakora; ntibibuza newsmen itangazamakuru;
ko. ubunyamakuru.
never! interj. ntibishoboka! newsmonger imbazi ya menshi;
never-ending ubuziraherezo; umunyamazimwe.
kidatuza. newsmongering ubujajwa.
new gishyushye; uba aha; gishya; newspaper ikinyamakuru;
wahindutse mushya; ikinyamateka; igitangazamakuru.
kitamenyerewe; kigezweho; newspaper column ijambo
cy'ubu; umwimerere; ry'ibanze.
utamenyereye; gishyashya. newspaperman umunyamakuru.
new born agahinja; uruhinja. newspapermen ubunyamakuru;
New Jerusalem ijuru. itangazamakuru.
new measure itangizwa. newspapers ubunyamakuru;
new money inkirabuheri. itangazamakuru.
new self umuntu mushya. newspapers amagazines
new settler umutembuzi. itangazamakuru;
New Testament IsezeraRishya. ubunyamakuru.
new way uburyo bushya. newspaperwoman
New Year's card ikarita y'ubucuti. umunyamakuru.

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 newsprint nirvana

newsprint urupapuro. night umwijima; ijoro; igicuku.

new-fashioned umwimerere. night club urubyiniro.
next anyuma; gikurikira; gitaha. night duty izamu.
next door to kibangikanye; night game umukiwa nijoro.
cyegeranye; cyegamiye; night or morniwetness ikime;
gituranye; kibangikanye. urume.
next month ukwezi kuzaza; night time igihe cya nijoro.
ukwezi gutaha. night watch izamu.
next time ubutaha. night work akazi ka nijoro.
next to gituranye; kibangikanye; nightfall umwijima; akabwibwi;
cyegamiye; cyegeranye; ijoro.
kibangikanye. nightingale umuririmbyi.
next to nothing ubusabusa. nightmare inzozi; baringa.
next week icyumweru gitaha; nighttime umwijima; ijoro.
icymweru gitaha. night-light akamuri.
next world ijuru. nihunded magacyenda;
next year umwaka uzaza; magaurwenda.
umwaka utaha. nihundred maganacyenda.
ne'er interj. ashwi; nta narimwe. nil ubusa; izeru.
NGO umuryango nterankunga. nimble kibangutse; cy'ibakwe.
NGOs imiryango itegamiye kuri nimbleness with the fingers
Leta. ubuhanga; ubugenge.
nibble kwikora ku munwa; nimble-footed kibangutse.
gufungura; kurya. nimillion miliyoicyenda.
Nicaragua Nikaragwa. nincompoop ikigoryi; injiji;
nice cyiza. igicucu; umuswa; igicucu;
nice-looking mwiza. ikijibwe.
nick ibiro bya polisi; guca; ufata; nine icyenda; ikipi.
gukata; guta muri yombi; nineth icya cyenda.
guhumbahumba. ninety thousand ibihumbi
nickname iyiry'iribyiniriro. mirongurwenda; ibihumbi
niddle urushinge. maganacyenda.
niece umwishywa. ninny injiji; igicucu; ikijibwe;
nifty cyiza; kinoze. umuswa; igicucu; ikigoryi.
Niger Nijeri. ninty mirongwicyenda.
Nigeria Nijeriya. nio'clock saa tatu.
Nigerian umunyanijeriya. nip kunyarukira.
Nigga umwirabura. nipper iryori.
niggard gito; ubugugu. nipping gikonje.
niggardliness umururumba. nipple imoko.
niggardly person gito; ubugugu. nippy gikonje.
Niggers abirabura. nirvana paradiso; paradizo.

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 nitery nonsuccess

nitery urubyiniro. nonappearance ukubura;

nithousand ibihumbi icyenda. ubusibe; ugusiba.
nithousanihundred (and) ninety- nonattendance ubusibe;
nine ibihumbi cyenda ugusiba; ukubura.
maganacyenda mirongwicyenda nonattendant cyasibye; kidahari.
n'icyenda. nonbeliever umupagani.
nitty-gritty ishingiro. nonchalant ntibindeba.
nitwit igicucu; igicucu; injiji; noncitizen umunyamahanga.
ingwizamurongo; umuswa; nonconformity ubusazi; ibisazi.
ikigoryi; ikijibwe. nonetheless cyakora.
no aoya. nonexistence ukutahaba.
Noah Nowa. nonfulfillment ugucikiza.
nobility ubutwari. nonhuman inyamaswa; igikoko;
noble nyabami; gikwiye guhabwa igisimba.
agaciro; cy'igitangaza; cyami; nonindulgence kwifata; ubwizige;
cy'agahebuzo; nziza cyane; ukwifata.
kibikwiye; akataraboneka; noninterference ukutivanga.
agahebuzo; cyiza cyane; nonpareil intagereranywa;
cy'agatangaza; cy'akataraboneka; gaheza; ntagereranywa; dj./
agatangaza; pl. abarenzi. indashyikirwa.
noble man inkaka. nonplus gushobera;
nobly gikomangoma. gusisibiranya; kujijisha; guhaba;
nocturnal emissions amaroto. gutangaza.
nofoolishness amagambure; nonplussed wagize ipfunwe;
amangambure. wamwaye.
noise umudugararo; amakaraza. nonpoisonous kiribwa.
noise abroad gusakaza. nonpresence ugusiba; ubusibe;
noise of voice urwamo. ukubura.
noiseless abucece. nonpresent kidahari; cyasibye.
nom izina. nonproductive cyangiza;
nomad imbungerezi; inzererezi. kibangamiye.
nombril umukondo. nonprofessional pl.
nominal zina. abakoranabushake; pl.
nomination ihitamo; ishyirwaho. abakorerabushake.
nominee umukandida; uwaka nonresistance ubuyoboke.
akazi; uwiyamamaza. nonsense amahomvu.
non compos cyatombotse; nonsensical ikizeze; gisetsa;
cyataye umutwe; cyasaze; ikinnyeteri; igicucu; cy'ubucucu;
wasaze. cy'ubugoryi.
non compos mentis wasaze; nonspecific ndafuturwa;
cyataye umutwe; cyasaze; mboneshabwenge; kitagaragara.
cyatombotse. nonsuccess ugucikiza.

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 non-governemental organisation not indigenous

non-governemental not all there wasaze; cyasaze;

organisation umuryango
nterankunga.
non-governmental entities ibigo
bidashamikiye kuri Leta.
non-representational mburafato;
mboneshabwenge;
ntagereranywa.
non-state agents abakozi
badakorera Leta.
nook inguni.
nookie
noon amanywa.
noon saa sita.
NOON saa z'amanywa.
noonday amanywa.
noontime amanywa.
norm impuzandengo.
normal kimenyerewe; gisanzwe;
gisanzwe; kimenyerewe.
normatgrammar hr.
ikibonezamvugo nyamategeko.
north amajyaruguru.
North America Amerika
ruguru.
Norway Norveje.
nose itonde.
nose bleed imyuna.
nose candy kokayine.
nose count iperereza.
nosegay ururabo.
nosegays indabo.
nosiness amatsiko; ishyushyu.
nostalgia urukumbuzi; (always
pl.). amarangamutima.
nostrum umuti.
not abridged cyuzuye.
not accept kutemera; kwanga.
not affected ndashidikanywaho;
nyakuri.
not alike gitandukanye.
cyatombotse; cyataye umutwe.
not amore nta bundi.
not at all gato; nta narimwe;
nterj. ashwi.
not attentive uhuze.
not beipresent ukubura;
ugusiba; ubusibe.
not believe kutizera.
not blunt gityaye.
not built up magari.
not busy or active abucece.
not caring ntibindeba.
not circumscribed cya rubanda;
uruhame.
not covered, uncovered,
coverless, unenclosed,
unsealed, unfastened,
unlocked gikinguye.
not curved cy'umujyo umwe.
not dead kigikoreshwa; kigifite
agaciro.
not dispensable kamara.
ya not easy gikomeye.
not even kidatengeneje.
not ever nta narimwe; nterj.
ashwi.
not fatigued cy'ibakwe;
cy'amavamuhira.
not flat kidatengeneje.
not forget kwibuka.
not genuine cy'igihimbano.
not giin to gucika.
not givithe name to
ukwirengagiza; ukutita.
not good w'umuswa; kibi.
not great gito.
not hot enough akazuyazi;
akazuyazi.
not identical gitandukanye.
not indigenous ikinyamahanga;
mvamahanga.

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 not legal notice board

not legal ntamuco; kitemewe; not worth straw kidafite agaciro;

kibujijwe. kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro.
not level kidatengeneje. not yet ntibiragerwaho;
not long kigufi. ntibirabaho.
not lopast vuba aha. notability ubuhangange;
not mature kidakuze. ubwamamare; ijabo.
not mortal kidapfa. notable icyamamare; ikirangirire;
not native cyo kuyindi si; rukabuza; icyamamare; gifatika;
ikimanuka; ikinyamahanga; kigaragara; cyo kwibuka;
cy'ahandi; mvamahanga. umukinnyi w'icyamamare;
not pay attention gusinzira. ingenzi.
not payiattention to notation inyandiko; igicuruzwa.
ukwirengagiza; ukutita. notational system inyandiko.
not payiyou dept kwambura. notch umwobo.
not permitted kitemewe; note kwitwararika; ubwamamare;
ntamuco; kibujijwe. kwitaho; gutekerezaho; guha
not plumb kidatengeneje. agaciro; ibaruwa; ubwamamare;
not possible kidashoboka. ijabo; urwandiko; akarango;
not precise kidasobanutse. ibarwa; ubuhangange; inota.
not present cyasibye; kidahari. note the differences of
not private or exclusive cya kugereranya.
rubanda. note the similarities of
not quite right wasaze; cyasaze; kugereranya.
cyataye umutwe; cyatombotse. notebook miorudinateri; igitabo
not refutable ndashidikanywa. cyandikwamo; ikayi;
not remember kwibagirwa. minikompiyuta; musasobwa
not respect kutubahiriza. igendanwa; laputopu.
not right in one's upper story noted icyamamare; ikirangirire.
wasaze; cyatombotse; cyataye notepaper urupapuro.
umutwe; cyasaze. noteworthy gifatika; kigaragara;
not shortened cyuzuye. cyo kwibuka.
not small gifatika; kigaragara. nothibut gusa.
not take care of sb/sth kutita. nothing ubusa; izeru; imfomal.
not tall kigufi. umwuka; zeru.
not thiabout kwirengagiza. nothingness ubusa; umwonga;
not to forget gushyira mu nda; imfomal. umwuka; izeru; zeru.
gusera mu nda. notice imbuzi; icyubahiro;
not warm ubuyanja. kubona; kumenya;
not waste kubungabunga. gucungacunga; umuburo.
not well anabi. notice board ikibaho
not well-known kitamenyerewe. cy'amatangazo.
not with it wibagirwa cyane.

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 noticeable nuptial rites

noticeable cyigaragaza; nubile gikuze; giciye akenge.

kigaragara; gifatika. nucleus umutima; icyicaro;
notification umuburo; imbuzi; intebe; intimatima; izingiro;
icyitonderwa. ishingiro.
notify kubwira; kwikoma. nudge gusunikana.
notorious icyamamare; nugget inzahabu; zahabu.
ikikimenyabose; ruharwa; nullification iseswa; icibwa;
ikirangirire. ikurwaho; isenywa; ihagarikwa.
notwithstanding cyakora. nullify gusesa.
noun class inteko; bbreint. number umubare; umubarwa;
nourishing ntungamubiri. nomero; inomero; ingano;
nourishment ifunguro; ifunguro; kubara; umubare; kurondora;
ibiryo; intungamubiri; indyo; inimero; indirimbo; ubufindo.
ifunguro. number cruncher
novel kitamenyerewe; gishya; uba umukoreshamibare.
aha; gishyashya; inkuru number crunching
mpimbano; igitabo cy'inkuru; ikoreshamibare.
umwimerere. number lost igihombo.
novella inkuru mpimbano. number of members
novelty itangizwa; akarusho. ubunyamuryango.
November Ugushyingo number plate pulaki; icyapa
gushyingira ukuboza; ndangakinyabiziga; purake;
Ugushyingo; ukwezi kwa cumi ipurake.
kumwe. numbering intondeko.
novice umwiga; umwiga; numberless byinshi.
umutangizi. numbers uburo buhuye; benshi.
novitiate umwiga; umutangizi. Numbers Ibarura.
now ubungubu; cy'iki gihe; ubu; numeral umubare.
nonaha; kigezweho. numerals abbrenym.
now athen arimwe rimwe. numerate kubara; kurondora.
nowhere ntaho. numerator ikibara.
no, aagain! interj. ashwi shwi! numerous byinshi.
no, dear interj. reka data; nterj. numskull igicucu;
reka daweya; nterj. reka ma; ingwizamurongo; injiji; ikijibwe;
nterj. reka maweya; nterj. reka igicucu; ikigoryi; umuswa.
da; nterj. reka mama. nun umubikira; Mameya.
no, dear reka da interj. reka daa. nunnery monasiteri; kuva; kuva;
no, dear reka ma interj. reka inzu y'ababikira.
maa. nuptial cy'abashakanye;
no-no umuziro; umuziririzo. cy'ubushyingirwe.
nub ishingiro; ishingiro; nuptial rite ubugeni; ubukwe.
intimatima. nuptial rites ubukwe.

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 nuptials n.

nuptials ubukwe; ubukwe; nutrient ibiryo.

ubugeni. nutriment indyo; intungamubiri.
NUR Kaminuza y'u Rwanda. nutrition indyo; imbonezamirire;
nurse umurinzi; umuforomokazi; intungamubiri; ifunguro; imirire;
kuvura; umuforomokazi; umurezi ibiryo.
w'abana. nutritional diseases indwara
nurse girl umurezi w'abana. zituruka ku mirire mibi.
nurse (a baby) at the breast nuts wasaze; cyataye umutwe;
konsa. cyasaze; cyatombotse.
nursemaid umurinzi; umuyaya. nutty cyasaze; cyataye umutwe;
nursery ubuhumbikiro. gisetsa; kidakwiye; barwaye mu
nursery for transplanting mutwe; udafite mu mutwe
pepiniyeri. hazima; cyatombotse;
nurserymaid umurinzi; umurezi cy'ubucucu; kidahwitse; wasaze;
w'abana. kidasobanutse; cy'ubugoryi.
nursicourse ubuforomo. nutty as fruitcake cyataye
nursicow imbyeyi. umutwe; cyatombotse; wasaze;
nursihome ibitaro by'abarwaye cyasaze.
indwara zo mu mutwe. nympha imisundi; imishino;
nurture indyo; gushyigikira; umwambaro; imizirazuba;
ibiryo; ifunguro. umwambaro.
nut ibya; umwogezi. nymphomania ukwifuza.
nuthouse ikigo cy'abarwaye n. ibiryo.
indwara zo mu mutwe.

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 o observant

O - o
o obligatory insurance
oaf igicucu; umushumba; ubwishingizi bw'itegeko.
ikigoryi; ikijibwe. oblige gutuma; gutera; kugira
oafish umuswa. neza; kurwanaho; kugira neza;
oaonly rukumbi. guteza imbere.
oath umuhigo; imivumo; obliging umugiraneza;
indahiro. umugwaneza; umugwaneza;
obdurate intagondwa; utaku ubaneza n'abandi; ugwaneza.
izima. obliquely mu buryo bubangamye;
obedience ubuyoboke. kibangamye; mu buryo
obelisk umunara. bucyamye; kibusanya; kitari mu
obese kibyibushye cyane. nzira nyayo; mu buryo
obesiness umubyibuho ukabuje. bufutamye; kiberamye; mu buryo
obesity umubyibuho ukabuje. bugoramye; gifutamye.
obey kumvira; guha ireme; obliterate gusesa.
kwitondera. oblivious umunyamazinda;
obituary itangazo ryo kubika. wibagirwa cyane.
object icyuzuzo; ikintu; obnoxious mbi; y'incamugongo;
ubusobanuro; bbrecy. ibabaje.
object lesson isomo. obscelanguage ibigambo bibi.
object to guhakanya. obscene ntokozamuco; giteye
objectif ikigambiriwe. isoni.
objection umwijujuto; kibazo. obscenity imivumo.
objectionable cy'ibara; obscure ndafuturwa; gihishe;
cy'ubugome; cy'amahano. kwijima; kitagaragara; gutuma
objective kitabogamye; inyota; hacura umwijima; gukuba;
umushinga; ikigenderewe. kubudika; cyijimye;
objects of art ikinyabugeni. mboneshabwenge; gupfuka.
obligated cyo kugawa; uwo obscurity ubuyoberane;
bibazwa; uwisobanura. icuraburindi; ubukomere; ijoro.
obligation inshingano; observable ibigaragara.
isakaramentu; inyiturano. observance umuhango;
obligatory kamara. isakaramentu; imihango.
observant uwitonze.

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 observation odium

observation akajisho; indoro. obviousness ubusobanuke;

observe kuvuga muri make; ubworohe.
kuziririza (umunsi); kwizihiza; occasion inkomoko; kubyara;
gucungacunga; kubona; rwaho; umwanya uboneye;
kwizihiza; kwitegereza; kumvira; umuzi; gushishikaza.
gukomoza; guha ireme; occasionlly arimwe rimwe.
kwerekana; kwitondera. occipital bone agatwe k'inyuma.
observed cyagenzuwe. occupation icyo akora.
observer indorerezi; occupied intiganda; gihuze; ufite
umusesenguzi; inkusi; umugabo. umuhate.
obsessed with umunyeshyari. occupy gutsinda; kugaruza
obsolescence, becomiobsolete, umuheto; gutura; kuganza;
becomiout-of-date, kunesha; kwigarurira;
disappearing, declining, gucumbika.
passiout of use, dyiout, on the occur kubaho; kuba; gushyika.
way out itagaciro. occur with guherekeza.
obsolescent cyo ku bwa occurrence umwaduko; umuzo.
Gahindiro; rishaje; gishaje; occurritwice month gisohoka
rushaje; rikuze; ushaje. kabiri mu kwezi.
obsolete ushaje; cyo ku bwa ocean inyanja.
Gahindiro; rishaje; rikuze; Oceania Oseyaniya.
rushaje; urunyacyirima; gishaje. oceans gihagije.
obstacle urukuta; inzitizi. ochre kokobe.
obstetrician umubyaza. octagon mpandemunandinganire.
obstetrics ubumenyi mu October ukwezi kwa cumi;
kubyaza. Ukwakira kwakira imbuto;
obstinate ntamunoza; Ukwakira.
intanyurwa. odd cy'ubugoryi; cy'ubucucu;
obstreperous intanyurwa; kidasanzwe.
ntamunoza. odd number umubarwa
obstruct gupyinagaza; nyakamwe; umubare w'igiharwe.
gutambamira; gufunga; oddity ibisazi; ubusazi;
gukerereza; kuzitira; ukwivuguruza; ubumuga;
kubangamira. ubusembwa.
obstruction imbogamizi; inzitizi; odds aends ibisigarizwa.
intambamyi; urukuta. ode umuvugo.
obtain gushyika; gufata; odeum inzu y'amakinamico.
gusarura; kugura; kuba. odious cy'urukozasoni; kibabaje;
obtain by force guhata. cy'ubugome; giteye agahinda;
obtuse umuswa; indangare. giteye ishozi; cy'ibara;
obtuse angle imfuruka yagutse. cy'amahano.
obvious cyigaragaza. odium igisebo; urukozasoni.

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odor ububani. off one's rocker cyatombotse;

odyssey urugendo. cyataye umutwe; cyasaze;
oenomania ubusinzi. wasaze.
oesophagus (BrE) umuhogo. offal umwanda; ico.
of possess. ba; byo; bya; cya; za; offeGod gucumura.
poss. wo; bwa. offenceless nta busembwa.
of account kidafite agaciro; gito; offend gusesereza.
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro. offended washavujwe;
of age inararibonye; mukuru; wakomerekejwe; urakaye;
gikuze; giciye akenge. wababajwe.
of course ntagushidikanya; nterj. offender umugizi wa nabi;
yee; nterj. nyine; yego; nterj. yee. umunyacyaha; umunyabyaha.
of great consequence gisaba offense ikosa; ubushotoranyi;
gupfa cyangwa gukira; gifite icyaha; iyicategeko; igitutsi;
uburemere. intwaro; akarengane.
of justice ukurenganura. offensive isibo; y'incamugongo;
of man ubumuntu. intwaro; umunyakinyabupfura
of melody nyuramatwi; gifite gike; cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi;
injyana. cy'urukozasoni; ibi; mbi; ibabaje;
of members cy'abanyamuryango. imeze nabi; umuntu mubi.
of men ubumuntu. offensively anabi.
of more than average height offer guha; kumenyekanisha;
muremure. gutura.
of omind abishyize hamwe. offer again kuvugurura.
of our time cy'ubu; kigezweho. offer an explanation gutanga
of people cy'abantu. ibisobanuro.
of public affairs politiki. offer an opinion kugira inama.
of recemake gishya; gishyashya. offer in addition kongera.
of sick person kirwaye; urwaye. offer prayer gusenga.
of sin bw'icyaha. offer sacrifice gutamba.
of some importance kigaragara; offer suggestion gutanga icyifuzo.
gifatika. offer the opinion that kugira
of some size gifatika; kigaragara. inama.
of the mind kivuzwe mu mutwe. offering amaturo; inkunga;
of the morning cya mugitondo. impano; igitambo; ugutura.
of the same mind bihuje. office ishami; ibiro.
of the same opinion abishyize office boy umupulanto.
hamwe. office seeker uwaka akazi;
of the young cya cyana; cy'ubuto; umukandida.
cya gisore. office work akazi ko mu biro.
of yesterday vuba aha. officer ofisiye; umupolisi;
of yore cyahise. umupolisi.

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officer of the law umupolisi. oh! interj. uu!; nterj. Mama wee!;
official umucamanza; cyemewe nterj. Yuu!; nterj. Yee he!
n'amategeko; pl. abacamanza; oik rubanda rugufi; rubanda rwa
y'inkiko. giseseka.
official decision icyemezo. oil igicanywa; amavuta.
official gazette igazeti ya Leta. oil refinery uruganda rutunganya
official language ururimi peteroli.
rukoreshwa mu gihugu. oink umupolisi.
offline interineti ifunze. ointment ipomade.
offshoot umutwetwe; ishami; OK Nta kibazo; sawa; munange;
ishami. sawa.
offspring urubuto; umuryango; Okay sawa.
imbuto; urubyaro; ikibondo; Okay sawa; munange.
umwana. okay Nta kibazo.
offsprings pl. abana; imbuto; old cyo ku bwa Gahindiro;
amaraso. rishaje; rushaje; cya gakondo;
offspring-bearing umugore. cya gihanga; gishaje; rikuze;
offtimes kenshi. ushaje.
often kenshi. old age iminsi; zabukuru;
often provincial manner izabukuru.
kigaragaza ugucisha make. old banger imodoka y'umusazira.
oftentimes kenshi. old bill umupolisi.
ogle indoro; akajisho. old Bill polisi.
Ogood turn deserves another Old Glory ibendera; idarapo.
proverb. Gira so yiturwa indi. old lady White heroyine.
ogress gicumu cya kigembe. old man umukambwe; umuzehe;
oh interj. Yewe wee!; nterj. aa! data; umusaza; dawe.
oh boy interj. aa! old metal object igiporoporo.
ohundred ijana. Old Nick Shitani; Satani; pr.
ohundred atwenty two Lusuferi; Sekibi; pr. Lusiferi;
ijamakumyabiri kabiri. Sekibi; umwanzi wa kera kare;
ohundred atwo, ooh two inzoka ya kera kare; umwami
ijakabiri. w'umwijima; pr. Lusufero.
ohundred thousand ibihumbi Old Scratch umwanzi wa kera
ijana. kare; inzoka ya kera kare; pr.
ohundred (and) eighty-two Lusiferi; Sekibi; pr. Lusufero; pr.
ijamirongwinakabiri. Lusuferi; Sekibi; Shitani;
ohundred (and) fifty-two umwami w'umwijima; Satani.
ijamirongwitakabiri. old self umuntu w'igisazira.
ohundred (and) twelve ijacumi
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Old Serpent pr. Lusiferi; inzoka on guard uwitonze.

ya kera kare; pr. Lusuferi; pr. on it ahejuru.
Lusufero; Sekibi; Shitani; Satani; on Monday kuwa mbere.
umwanzi wa kera kare; umwami on occasion nta narimwe; nterj.
w'umwijima. ashwi.
Old Testament Isezerarya Kera. on one's own wigenga.
old times amateka. on ooccasion rimwe.
old woman umukecuru. on Saturday ku Isabato; kuwa
old world tropical vine gatandatu.
umwishywa. on some occasions arimwe
olden cyahise. rimwe.
olden times amateka. on Sunday ku cyumweru.
older imfura; uburiza; pl. on the border ku nkiko.
abakuru. on the contrary ahubwo.
old-fashioned gishaje; ushaje; cyo on the go ufite umuhate;
ku bwa Gahindiro; rushaje; intiganda.
rikuze; rishaje. on the ground ahasi.
old-fashoned cyataye igihe. on the house ubuntu (cy');
old-timer pl. abakuru; cy'ubuntu.
inararibonye. on the lookout for ugushakisha.
olfactory nerve umwakuranuko. on the other hand cyakora; aku
oligarchy ubutegetsi bw'igitugu. rundi ruhande.
olive umuzeti. on the outskirts of the town mu
Olympic Games imikiolempiki. nkengero z'umugi.
Olympus ijuru. on the rocks umukene.
omelette umureti. on the spear ku icumu.
omen umuburo; imbuzi; uburezi. on the spot mu manzaganya.
omens ishaba; amahirwe. on the up aup kitabogamye.
ominous cy'umwaku. on the whole ahanini; hamwe.
omission ibura. on Thursday kuwa kane.
omit kwirengagiza; ugusiba. on top ahejuru.
omnious umwaku. on Tuesday kuwa kabiri.
omnivore indyabyose. on Wednesday kuwa gatatu.
omore ongeraho none; proikindi. once rimwe.
on locative. ku; locative. kuri; once afor all rimwe.
kuwa. once more abushya.
on condition that ari uko. once-over indoro; akajisho.
on duty gihuze. one umuntu ku giti cye; rimwe;
on duty (AmE) izamu. abishyize hamwe; kimwe.
on every occasion aburi gihe; onerous gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
iteka; igihe cyose. gisaba imbaraga; ukomeye;
on Friday kuwa gatanu. uruhanyije.

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one-fourth kimwe cya kane; open umuziranenge; umunyakuri;

irobo. udaca ku ruhande;
one-sided kitangana. udacabiranya; guha;
one-sidedness ububogame. utarimanganya; gikinguye;
one-two or giago pase ngufi; kubumbura; magari; cyigaragaza;
ihanamupira rigufi; udakikira ukuri (person).
uguhaumupira mugufi. open country ikibaya.
onion ubutunguru. open discussion forumu.
onions amatunguru; ibitunguru; open for business gikinguye.
igitunguru. open one's eyes kubumbura
onionskin urupapuro. amaso.
onlibanking banki open sesame umutongero.
nkoreshakoranabuhanga. open settlement imiturire
online kuri interineti. itatanye.
online-applicant ushaka akazi open to all people cya bose.
akoresheje interineti. open to all persons cya rubanda.
onlooker inkusi; umugabo. open to the public gikinguye;
only probyonyine; cyonyine; gufungura.
ukumbi; gusa; prowenyine; open war intambara yeruye.
kimwe; gusa. open wide kurangaza.
only once rimwe rizima. opener urufunguzo rw'amacupa.
onrush umuvumba. openhearted udakikira ukuri
onset umwaduko; umuzo. (person); utarimanganya;
ontogenesis ubukure. udacabiranya; udaca ku
ontogeny ubukure. ruhande; umunyakuri.
onus umutwaro; umugogoro; opening umunwa; umwenge;
inshingano. umwobo; umutanyu; idirishya.
oo c"sharp" saa saba zuzuye. openiof the vulva urwasa.
oodles gihagije. openiremarks ijambo rifungura
oof four equal p kimwe cya kane; inama.
irobo. openito admit air or light
oof kind ntagereranywa. idirishya.
oof Rwandan God's names openiup umuzo; umwaduko.
Iyakare; Rugira; Rurema. openly ku mugaragaro.
oof the kinds bumwe mu bwoko. openness ubwisanzure;
oomph muzima; iberege; ukwishyira ukizana.
muryerye. openot shut, unshut, not closed,
oout of ten icya cumi. unclosed, ajar, agape, gaping,
ooze igishanga. yawning gikinguye.
oo'clock saa saba. operable gikora.
opaque cyijimye.

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operate kwishyigura; gukoresha; oppressiheat ubushyuhe;

kwifashisha; gutwara; ukoresha; icyokere.
kwikubaganya. oppression umubabaro;
operate on kubaga. ubucakara; akababaro; ubuja.
operation imicungire; igikorwa. oppressive uruhanyije; gisaba
operational ingengamikorere. ingufu nyinshi; gisaba imbaraga;
operatiroom icyumba ukomeye.
babagiramo. opprobrious cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi;
operatitheatre aho babagira. cy'urukozasoni; ibi; imeze nabi.
operative kigikoreshwa; maneko; opprobrium urukozasoni; igisebo.
kigifite agaciro; gikora. opt kwiyemeza; kugira amakenga;
ophidian inzoka. gufata; guhitamo.
ophiolatry ugusenga inzoka. opt for kujogora; gutoranya;
ophthalmology ubuvuzi guhitamo; gushungura;
bw'amaso. gushyigikira.
opinion icyiyumviro; impanuro; opthalmologist umuganga.
uko umuntu yumikintu; inama. optic nerve umwakura w'ijisho.
opinion leader uvuga rikijyana. opting amahitamo.
opponent uhanganye; uhatanye; option ijwi; amahitamo.
uhatanira; umwanzi; upiganwa; opulence ubukungu.
urwanya; urushanwa; umuhizi; opus umutumba; igitabo.
umukinnyi. or conj. cyanga; cyangwa;
opportune gihire. nangwa; byangwa.
opportunity inzoza; uburyo. or else cyangwa none.
oppose gusenya; guhiga; oral cavity umunwa.
gukomeza umutsi; guhangana; oral opening umunwa.
guhakana; guhatanira; kuzitira; oral surgeon ukubaga mu menyo.
guhatana; guhanyanyaza; oral tradition amateka atanditse.
guhangana; guhangana; orange ironji; icunga; oranje;
kunyuranya. itunda.
oppose by force gutana. orange soda Fanta oranje.
oppose plan ukutemeranya orangeade Fanta oranje.
umugambi. oranges amaronji; indimu.
opposed kitarangwa (ku muntu). oration disikuru; idisikuru;
opposing cyahangana; ijambo; imbwirwaruhame.
irushanwa. orb uruziga; Isi; umubumbe;
opposite imbusane. ijisho.
opposition umwanzi; imbogamizi; ordain gutegeka.
ihangana; upiganwa; ipiganwa; ordained cyemewe n'amategeko.
intambamyi; urwanya; ordeal akababaro; umubabaro;
urushanwa; uhatanye; umusaraba.
uguhigana.

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order komande; iteka; kuyobora; organized entity urwunge.

gusaba; guhanagura; pl. organized reasoning
amabwiriza; ibwiriza; itegeko; imitekerereze inoze.
icyemezo; gutegeka; kwakura; organized thinking
umurongo; ubwoko; urugaga. inyurabitekerezo.
ordering imitunganyirize; organizer umuhuzabikorwa;
imicungire; imiterere. umuhanzi; umuhimbyi; uzi
ordinals ibinyazinyamubaro. gucunga ibye neza.
ordinance itegeko; ibwiriza; oriel idirishya.
icyemezo. orientation gufata umurongo;
ordinary kidashamaje; gisanzwe; imenyera.
gisanzwe; gisanzwe; orifice umwenge; idirishya.
kimenyerewe; cyo mu rugero; oriflamme igitambaro; ibendera.
kimenyerewe; kidahambaye. origin aman'amavuko; inkomoko;
ordure amabyi; ifumbire. isoko; inkomoko; umusingi;
organ urugingo; urugingo isoko; intandaro; umuzi;
rw'umubiri. ishingiro; intangiriro; inkomoko;
organic law itegeko ngenga. amavu; urufatiro.
organic manure ifumbire original gishyashya;
y'imborera. umusangwabutaka; umwimerere;
organic matter ikinyabuzima. umubyeyi; cy'umwimerere;
organic structure ikinyabuzima. gishya; kavukire.
organisation urugaga; original copy inyandikomvaho.
myubakire. originality akarusho.
organisation chart imiterere originate kumenyekanisha;
y'inzego. guhimba; gucura amagambo;
organisations imiryango. gufungura; kuzanira;
organism umuryango; kwadukana.
ikinyabuzima. originated cy'ubukorikori; uvuka.
organization umuryango; origination ihanga;
urugaga; imiterere; ibyazamutungo.
imitunganyirize; imitunganyirize; originator umubyeyi; umuhanzi;
urwunge; myubakire; imicungire; amavu; umuhimbyi.
umuryango; ishyirahamwe. origisource, derivatioauthority,
organization chart imiterere basis imvano.
y'inzego. ornament gutaka; umutako;
organize gutegura; guhuruza; guharaga; inzaratsi.
gukoranya ingabo; kurarikira; ornamental bordering inshunda.
guhuza imbaraga. ornamentation umutako.
organized body umuryango. orphan imfubyi; impfubyi.
organized body of troogk orthography imyandikire.
umutwe. osculate gusoma.

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ossuary imva. out of season kidakuze.

ostentation ubwirasi. out of the blue mu buryo
ostentatious display butunguranye.
umwiyereko; imyiyereko. out of the country imahanga;
osteopath umuganga. mu mahanga; hanze.
ostrich otirishe. out of the house ahanze.
other proind. ayandi; andi. out of the ordinary umwimerere.
other than gitandukanye. out of the question kidashoboka.
otherwise naho ubundi. out of the way iyo bigwa; cya
othousa(and) two igihumbi kure.
kabiri. out of this world gihambaye.
otime rimwe. out of work umushomeri.
otiose umunebwe; umunengetsi. outbreak umuhengeri; icyorezo.
otness ubushyuhe. outburst umwaga.
ouch interj. aa. outcome igihembo; umusaruro.
ouch with the ligk gusoma. outcry amaganya.
our external home ijuru. outdated rishaje; ushaje; rushaje;
Our Father Imana. cyo ku bwa Gahindiro; gishaje;
our Father's house ijuru. rikuze.
ours uwacu; kwacu; poss. cyacu. outdoor market isoko.
ourselves ubwacu. outer ear ugutwi kw'inyuma.
oust kwirukana; gukuraho; outer face ubuso.
kunyaga. outer space ikirere; umuramburo
out ahanze; cyasibye; urwitwazo; w'ikirere.
uwazitswe; kidahari. outfit uruganda; umutwe;
out aout ahamwe. umwenda; urugaga.
out cold uwazitswe. outgoing umunyakuri; udakikira
out in the open air ahanze. ukuri (person); udacabiranya;
out of doors ahanze. utarimanganya; udaca ku
out of it wibagirwa cyane; ruhande.
umunyamazinda. outgrowth umutwetwe; igihembo;
out of kilter mu buryo umusaruro.
bufutamye; kibusanya; outhouse umusarani;
gifutamye; kiberamye; mu buryo ubwiherero; iwese; urwiherero;
bucyamye; mu buryo ituwaleti.
bubangamye; kibangamye; kitari outing umunsi mukuru;
mu nzira nyayo; mu buryo urugendo.
bugoramye. outlan kidasanzwe.
out of one's mind cyatombotse; outlander umunyamahanga;
cyataye umutwe; cyasaze; umunyamahanga.
wasaze.
out of print cyashize.

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outlandish gisetsa; cy'ubugoryi; ovenerated for dyior suffering

icyaduka; cy'ubucucu; cy'ahandi; uwahowe Imana.
ikimanuka; cyo kuyindi si. over again abushya.
outlaw umugizi wa nabi; ibandi; over dosage ukurenza urugero.
umuhemu. over it ahejuru.
outlay ubwishyu. over there hariya.
outlet purize. over to you muhawe ijambo.
outline makete; umurongo. overabundance umusesekare.
outlook inzoza; uko bacyumva; overabundant indengakamere.
uko kigaragara; imyifatire. overage umusesekare.
outrage igitutsi; igisebo; ubukozi overall icukumbura twose;
bw'ibibi; urukozasoni; igicumuro; yumvikana; .yuzuye.
gukora amahano. overall outline imbata rusange.
outraged urakaye. overall unit urwunge.
outrageous cy'amahano; cy'ibara; overall (BrE) itaburiya.
ubwangizi; cy'ubugome. overawed wagize ipfunwe;
outside hagahanze; hanze; hanze; wamwaye.
ubuso; inyuma. overbearing wirarira; mwiyemezi;
outside mid ahagati ku ruhande. wiyemera.
outsider umunyamahanga; overcast gukuba; kubudika;
umunyamahanga. kwijima; cyijimye.
outskirts inkengero. overcoat ikoti.
outskirts (town) umuhana. overcome kunesha; kuganza;
outspread akanuye; ateze; kumenyereza; gutsinda; kuganza;
arambuye. kwigarurira; kugaruza umuheto;
outstanding cyo kwibuka; gutsinda; kuganza.
rukabuza; cy'akataraboneka; overcoming urugamba rwo
cy'agahebuzo; byiza cyane; kwigarurira.
gaheza. overconfident wigerezaho; isibo.
outstretched akanuye; ateze; overcrowded cyuzuye.
arambuye. overdo guhaza; kwirekura;
outwork akazi gakorewe mu rugo. gukabya; gukabiriza; kwishora.
out-of-date cyo ku bwa overdue cyakererewe.
Gahindiro; gishaje; rushaje; overestimate gukengera.
rikuze; rishaje; ushaje. overfamiliar wigerezaho.
out-of-the-way hitaruye; overfill guhaza.
kitamenyerewe; utamenyereye. overflow kuzura.
out-of-wedlock ikinyandaro. overfull stadium sitade yuzuye.
ovary umurerantanga; agasabo overhaknot ipfundo.
k'intanga. overhaul gucaho; kunga; gusana.
oven ifuru. overhead bicycle kick ishoti
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overhear kumviriza; kumviriza.
overjoyed wishimye; cyishimye.
overlay igitambaro.
overlook kwirengagiza; guca
inkoizamba; kubabarira.
overlord umuyobozi; umugenga;
databuja.
overoptimistic ubwiyemezi;
mwiyemezi.
overpass urutindo; iteme; ikiraro.
overpower gutsinda; kwigarurira;
gutera; kuganza; kunesha;
gutuma; kugaruza umuheto.
overpraise kuryoshyaryoshya.
overpriced gihenze.
overrun guca ibintu; kujagata.
overseas ahanze; imahanga; mu
mahanga.
oversee kuyobora.
overseeing imicungire.
overseer ikirongozi; databuja;
umugenga; ukoresha; kapita;
umugapita; shefu; umukapita;
umucungamutungo; umuyobozi;
gapita.
overshadow gukuba; kubudika;
kwijima.
oversight amazinda.
overstate gukabiriza; gukabya.
overstatement agakabyo.
overstating agakabyo.
overstep kutumvira.
overstepping iyicategeko.
overtake kunyuraho; gucaho.
overthrow gusogomba; guhirika.
overthrow of the government
ihirika ry'ubutegetsi.
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overtime amasaha y'ikirenga.
overture ijambo ry'ibanze; iyatu.
overturn itsindwa; guhenura;
kurundura.
overwhelm kuganza.
overwhelming umusozi wose;
kinicyane; karahabutaka; cya
karahabutaka; kinibikabije; cya
hambavu.
over-and-above cy'inyongera.
ovule intangangore; mbuto.
oway aanother mu buryo ubwo
ari bwo bwose.
owho betrays his country
umugambanyi; intati.
owho commits treason intati;
umugambanyi.
owho is not Christian or Jew or
Muslim umupagani.
owho treats illness umuvuzi.
owho undergoes great suffering
uwahowe Imana.
owito bitewe na; kubera.
owl igihunyira.
own kubwira; kwemera; bwite.
own jointly gusangira.
own up gushyira ahagaragara;
gushyira ahabona; kwirega.
own up to kwemera.
owner affix. nyiri.
owner of all things Rugira.
ox impfizi; ikimasa; inkone.
oxygenate guhungiza.
ozolayer umuramburo w'ikirere.
ozone umwuka.
o' clock zuzuye.
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P - p
pa dawe; data; papa. page number nomero ya paji.
pace intambwe. pageant teyateri; umuhango;
pacemaker umuyobozi. umutambagiro; ikinamico;
pacer ifarasi; ifarashi. iteyateri.
pacesetter umuyobozi. pageantry imyiyereko;
Pacific Pasifika. umwiyereko.
pacification amahoro. pagne umwitero; umushanana.
pacifier (AmE) akonkero. paia picture kubwira.
pacify kugabanya umurego; paid soldier in foreign army
kugabanya; kumvikanisha; umucanshuro.
kurura; guhuza; koroshya; paid work akazi gahemberwa
kugabanya ubukana. umushahara.
pack inteko; ikiguri; ipaki; pail indobo.
gutegura; umutwaro; uruhago. pain ububabare; ububabare;
package ipaki; uruhago. uburyryate; akababaro;
packet igikapu; ipaki; uruhago. umubabaro; kubabaza.
packicase ikarito. pained wababajwe;
packicrate ikarito. wakomerekejwe; washavujwe.
pact umuhigo; kontaro; painstaking umunyabushishozi;
amasezerano; isezerano. uwitonze.
pact of blood kunywana. paint gusiga irangi; irangi.
pad icumbi; imiturire; inturo; painting ishusho.
ubuturo; umusego; inzu; indiri; paintwork irangi.
inyumba. pair guhuza.
paddle kugashya; ingashya. pair of drawers ikabutura.
paddler umupolisi. pair of nail clippers kupongere;
paddy-waggon imodoka za agacanzara.
gipolisi. pair off kwimya.
padlock ingufuri; gushyiraho pakage igipfunyika; uruboho.
ingufuri; gukingisha ingufuri. pal incuti; inshuti.
padre umwigisha. palaestra urukiniro; sitade;
paean indirimbo. ikibuga.
pagan umupagani. palatable kiryoshye.
page ipaji; urupapuro. palatal consonant inyarusenge.

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palaver abbrerb.; kuganira; pang uburyryate; uburibwe;

kuganira. ububabare.
pale ikivuzo; urugabano. panga umuhoro; umupanga.
palette akadirishya-nderembyi. pangolin igisamujyonjyo.
palette knife umushyo; indiga. panhandle gusabiriza.
palfrey ifarasi; ifarashi. panhandler inzererezi; umusabyi;
pallet uburiri; icyari; uburyamo; imbungerezi; umusabirizi.
igitanda. panic guhangayika; kugira
palliate kugabanya umurego; umutima uhagaze; gushya
kugabanya ubukana. ubwoba; icyoba; ubukangarane.
palliation ubwiramire. pant guhumeka.
palm mu kiganza; ikiganza; pants ipantaro; ikabutura; ikariso
umukindo. y'abagore.
palm off guhatira; guhatirwa. paof conscience ukwicuza;
palm oil amamesa. ukwihana.
Palm Sunday Icyumweru cya papa papa; dawe; data.
Mashami; Mashami. papal envoy intumwa ya Papa.
palpable bifatika; gifatika; papal legate intumwa ya Papa.
cyigaragaza; kigaragara. papaya ipapayi.
palpitate gushishiza; gushishira; paper urupapuro; urupapuro.
gutengurwa; gutitira; gucunda. paper bag igikapu.
paltry kidahambaye; paper money kashi; pl.
kidashamaje; kidafite agaciro; amafaranga.
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro. paperboard urupapuro.
paludism malariya; ubuganga. papers inyandiko
pan uruhanga; isafuriya. nshyinguramurage;
panacea umuti w'ibibazo. ibyangombwa.
Panama Panama. paper-based test ibazwa umuntu
panama hat ingofero. yandikisha ikaramu.
pancreas impindura. pappa dawe; data; papa.
panda imodoka za gipolisi. papyrus urufunzo.
pandemonium akaduruvayo; par impuzandengo.
umuvurungano; umuvundo; parable agakuru.
urujijo; akaduruvayo. parade umurongo; kugenda kuri
pander to kurambagiza. gahunda; gahunda; kwibona;
pane ikirahuri. akarasisi; paredi; kwiyereka;
panegyric abbreivg.; imihayo; umwiyereko; urushorerane;
igisingizo; ibisingizo. imyiyereko; umutambagiro;
panegyric oretion icyivugo. kwiyerekana; ubwirasi.
panegyrize kuryoshyaryoshya. paradise ukunyurwa; Edeni;
panel inamantangamanota. paradiso; ijuru; paradizo;
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paradox ukwivuguruza. park sitade; ikibuga; urukiniro;

paragraph igika; agaka. ikibuga; icyanya; umwanya.
Paraguay Paragwe. parking parikingi.
parallel gitaganye; bisa; parkiplot parikingi.
giteganye. parkway ibarabara; umuhanda;
parallel word inzira.
insobanurwakimwe. parley inama; bbrerb.
parallelism inso; isano. Parliament Inteko Ishinga
parallelogram paralelogarama; Amategeko.
ingirwamwashi. parlor uruganiriro.
paralysis pararizi. parlor maid umuyaya.
paralyzed ikiremba. parlour uruganiriro.
paramour inshuti. parochial gikwiranye n'igihe;
paranthesis agakubo. cy'iki gihe.
parapet urusika; urukuta. parody ishyengo; kwigana.
paraphernalia umutungo. parrot kasuku; gasuku.
parasite nyakwikundishwa ku parry gukikira; gutsinsura;
bayobozi; bizengarame; kwirwanaho; gukinga; gukwepa.
umwambari; nyamujyiyobijya; parsimony umururumba.
inkomamashyi. parson umwigisha.
paratal inyarusenge. part uruhande; ishami;
parcel igipfunyika; uruboho; umugabane; agace; akazi; ugize
ipaki; uruhago. ikintu; igice; gushwanyaguza;
parcel out kugenera. ishami; gutanya; gutanyura;
pardon imbabazi z'ibyaha; umugabane; umukinnyi;
ibambe; imbabazi; kubabarira; umutwe; igika; gutanya;
guca inkoizamba; ibabarirwa umurimo; gushwanyuza.
ry'icyaha. part broken off urujyo.
pardon me mbabarira. part company gutanya.
pare kogosha; kwiyogoshesha; part of the day igihe.
kumwa. part of the hour igihe.
parent umubyeyi. part of the month igihe.
parentage umuryango; inkomoko; part of the week igihe.
inkomoko; inzu; igisekuru; part of the year igihe.
inkomoko. part on gusezeranaho.
parents achildren umuryango. partake kunywa; kwitabira.
pariknife indiga; umushyo. partake of gusoma; kwirekura;
paring umugabane; ibango; igice. kwishora; kunywa.
parish 1. umujyi; paruwasi; partaker uwitabiriye inama;
misiyoni; iparuwasi; ikoraniro. uwari mu nama.
parishioners ikoraniro. partial absence of light
umwijima.

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 partiality passable

partiality ububogame; partridge inkware.

amaherere; akarengane. parturition ivuka; ukubyara.
participant umukinnyi; icyitso; party inteko; ikipi; umunsi
uwitabiriye inama; uwari mu mukuru; igitaramo; urugaga;
nama. uwitabiriye inama; uwari mu
participate gufatanya; kwitabira. nama.
participate in kwinjira. party giver uyoboye ibirori;
participation ubufatanye; umunyamagambo;
umubano; ubucuti; ukwitabira; umuyoborabirori; umutangakaze;
uruhare. utanga amagambo.
participator uwari mu nama; party leadership politiki.
uwitabiriye inama. party policy politiki.
particle ubusabusa. pass kureka; guha; guca; inzira;
particular gikwiranye n'igihe; gucaho; inzira.
umunyabushishozi; igicuruzwa; pass away gukendera;
zihariye; cyihariye; bwite; guhanguka; gupfa; kuyoyoka;
ryihariye; kigaragara; gifite kwitaba Imana; gushiramo
ishingiro; byihariye; cy'iki gihe; umwuka; gufunga amakofe;
yihariye; rwihariye. guhwera; kurekeraho; gutaha.
particular poiin time igihe. pass by guca; guca ahantu.
particular selection of food for pass into kwinjira.
health or other reasons indyo pass on gutaha; guha; gushiramo
yuzuye. umwuka; gupfa; kwitaba Imana;
particular time isaha. kubwira; gufunga amakofe.
particularity umwihariko. pass out kurabirana.
particularly by'umwihariko. pass over kwirengagiza; gupfa;
particulars pl. ibiranga. gutaha; gushiramo umwuka;
parties iminsi mikuru. kwitaba Imana; gufunga
partisan umuyoboke; umwogezi; amakofe; kwambuka; guca
umuterankunga; ushyigikiye; inkoizamba; kubabarira.
umufana; umuyoboke. pass through kuzenguruka;
partisanship akarengane. gucengera.
partition urusika; urukuta; pass water kwihagarika; kunyara;
gutanya. gusoba; kwituma ibyoroshye;
partner icyitso; inshuti; incuti; kwituma ibyoroshye; gusoba;
uwari mu nama; umuherekeza; kwihagarika; kunyara.
uwashakanye n'undi muntu; passable cya rubanda; cyujuje
umufasha; uwitabiriye inama; ibisabwa; gikwiye; cyo mu rugero;
uwashyingiranywe na. uwemerewe.
partnership umuryango;
ishyirahamwe.
partner-in-crime icyitso.

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 passage pauperism

passage urugendo; inzira; pasture land urwuri.

umuyoboro; inzira; pat igice; umugabane.
umutambagiro; kolidoro; patch gusana; kunga.
umwandiko. patella ingasire; ingasire.
passage out umuryango ujya patent cyigaragaza.
hanze; urusohokero. pater dawe; data; papa; data;
passageway ikiraro; urutindo; dawe.
iteme; kolidoro. path akayira; icyerekezo; amajyo;
passed on nyakwigendera. inzira; umuhanda; inzira;
passerby inkusi. ibarabara.
passe-partout gifata impu zombi. pather urusamagwe.
passion irari ribi; ukwifuza; pathogenic igihumanya.
ingoga; urukundo; inyota; pathological drunkenness
ibakwe; ishyaka; igishyika. ubusinzi.
passionate gifite ishyaka; intyoza; pathway inzira.
umunyagishyika; gifite umwete. patience ukwiyumanganya.
passionate affection urukundo. patrician acyami; nyabami;
passionless bidashimishije; imfura.
bidashamaje; bikonje. patricide ubwicanyi.
passive bidashimishije; bbrengw.; patrimony umurage.
bidashamaje; bikonje. patriot ukunda igihugu.
passiveness ubuyoboke. patriotism ugukunda igihugu.
passivity ubuyoboke. patrol umuzamu; irondo.
Passover Pasika. patrolman umupolisi.
passport urwandiko rw'abajya mu patron umufana; umugiraneza;
mahanga; pasiporo. umuguzi; umuterankunga;
password urufunguzo. umukiliya; ushyigikiye;
past igihe cyashize; cyahise; umubyeyi; umuyoboke.
impitagihe; cyashize; cyahise. patronage ubuntu; ubuvugizi.
pasta umutsima. patronize gushyigikira.
paste umutsima; inombe. patronizing wirarira; wiyemera;
paste-up makete. mwiyemezi.
pastiche imvange. pattern igishushanyo mbonera;
pastor pasitoro; umwigisha; makete; imitunganyirize;
umushumba; pasitori; pasiteri. umwimerere; imiterere.
pastoral king Mpibicuba; pattern oneself after gukurikiza;
Biramba ku iriba. gufataho urugero; kwitara nka;
pastoral poem iziry'inka. kwigana.
pastoral poet umwisi. paucity ubuke; ubukeho.
pastorate ikoraniro. paunch inda.
pasture umurima; urwuri; pauperism ubutindi; ubukene;
isambu. ubutindi nyakujya.

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 pauperized peculiar

pauperized umukene. pea soup isosi y'amashaza; igihu.

pause kuzuyaza; icyuho; peace ubwumvikane; ubumwe;
kurekeraho; kureka. amahoro; amahoro; umudendezo;
paw ikiganza; kujirajira; urupfu; umugazi.
kujarajara; kugaragura; kujijita. peace building kubaka umuco
pawpaw ipapayi. w'amahoro.
pay kwishyura; kuriha; peace keeping umukubumbatira
umushahara; kuriha; igihembo; amahoro.
kwishyura; guha. peace plan umugambi
pay attention to gufata nk'amata w'amahoro.
y'abashyitsi; kwitondera. peaceful gituje; witwara gipfura;
pay attention to kwirengagiza. umunyamahoro; nyamurangwa
pay back guhora; kuriha; n'ubupfura.
kwihimura; kwishyura. peacefulness umugazi;
pay deference to gufata umudendezo.
nk'amata y'abashyitsi. peacekeepiforce ingabo
pay for kugura; gutera inkunga. zishinzwe kurinda amahoro.
pay for drinks kwishyura peacekeepiforces ingabo
ibyanyowe. zishinzwe kurinda amahoro.
pay heed gutekerezaho; guha peacemaker umuhuza.
agaciro; kwitwararika; kwitaho. peak agasongero; akanunga;
pay heed to kwirengagiza. isonga; umusozi.
pay homage to kubahiriza. peaked cap ingofero.
pay in full kwishyura; kuriha. peal of laughter ibitwenge.
pay one's addresses to peanut urunyobwa.
kurambagiza. peanuts ubunyobwa.
pay respect to gufata nk'amata pearl isaro; cyera de.
y'abashyitsi. pearls amabera.
pay share kugira uruhare. pearls of collar urunigi; imikako.
pay suit to kurambagiza. pearly cyera de.
pay tax gusora. pearl-gray ikivuzo.
pay tribute to kubahiriza. peas ijeri; amashaza.
pay visit to gusura. peasant rubanda rwa giseseka;
pay visit to sb gusura umuntu. umuturage; rubanda rugufi;
payiback ihora. umushumba; umunyacyaro;
paying ubwishyu. umuturage.
paying-in slip (BrE) peasants abaturage.
inyemezabwishyu. pebble intosho; ibuye.
payment umushahara; pl. pecadillo ikosa ryoroheje.
amafaranga; ubukode; igihembo; peculiar kidasanzwe.
ubwishyu; gihano.
pea ishaza.

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 peculiarity penmanship

peculiarity ubumuga; pegeon pea umukunde.

ubusembwa; ikimenyetso; pejorative itubura.
ubusazi; ibisazi. pelt umusatsi.
pecuniary cy'amafaranga. pelvis ikiziba cy'inda.
pedagogics uburezi. pen igereza; ikaramu; gufunga;
pedagogue umurezi; umwarimu. igasho; uburoko; gukingura;
pedagogy uburezi. kwandikisha ikaramu; ipirizo.
peddle kugurisha; guhatirwa; pen friend inshuti yo mu
guhatira. mahanga.
peddler umucuruzi. pen pal inshuti yo mu mahanga.
pedestal urufatiro; ishingiro; penal colony ipirizo; uburoko;
umusingi; urufatiro. igereza; igasho.
pediatrician umuganga; penal institution uburoko;
umuganga w'abana. ipirizo; igereza; igasho.
pedigree inzu; igisekuru; penalty igihano.
inkomoko. penalty area urubuga rwa
pee kunyara; gusoba; kwituma penaliti; urubuga rw'amahina.
ibyoroshye; kwihagarika. penalty box urubuga
peek indoro; kureba; kumamaho rw'amahina.
akajisho; kurora; akajisho; penalty spot aho baterera
gutereraho akajisho. penaliti.
peel guguhata; guharura; penance ukwicuza.
amagaragamba; guhata. pencil ikaramu y'igiti;
Peel the potatoes guhata. kwandikisha ikaramu.
peeler umupolisi. penetrate kudwinga; kumva;
peep gutata; kureba; gutereraho gucengera; gusobanukirwa;
akajisho; akajisho; kurora; gukwirakwira; gutama;
kumamaho akajisho; indoro. gucengera; gufutukirwa; kwinjira.
peeper ijisho. penetrating w'umutwe
peer urungano. ufungutse; gikonje; wumvuba;
peer group abari mu kigero w'umuhanga; w'ikimene.
kimwe. penetration ubwenge;
peer into every corner koga ubushishozi.
runono; gushakisha; guhigisha penicillin penesiline.
uruhindu; guhiga bukware; peninsula umwigimbakirwa.
guhiga; gukurikirana. penis imboro; inkaka.
peerless intagereranywa; penitence ukwicuza.
ntagereranywa; dj./ penitentiary uburoko; igasho;
indashyikirwa; gaheza. igereza; ipirizo.
peevish umunyamahane. penknife indiga; umushyo.
pee-pee kwihagarika; gusoba; penmanship imyandikire.
kunyara; kwituma ibyoroshye.

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 pennant perfume

pennant idarapo; ibendera; perceptive w'inararibonye;

igitambaro; akabendera; w'umuhanga; umunyabwenge;
ibendera. umuhanga; umuntu ureba kure;
penniless umukene. inararibonye; umushishozi;
pennilessness ubutindi; umuhanga.
ubukene; ubutindi nyakujya. perceptiveness ubushishozi.
penning ukwandika. perch kwicara.
pennon ibendera; ibaba; percipience ubushishozi.
igitambaro. perdition umuriro utazima;
penny-pinching umururumba. Gehinomu; Gehinomu; umuriro
penpincher gito; ubugugu. w'iteka.
pentagon mpandeshandinganire. peregrination urugendo.
penury umururumba; ubukene; perennial kidatuza.
ubutindi; ubutindi nyakujya; perennial of the genus
ubutindi nyakujya. Phytolacca umuhoko.
people umuntu; pl. abaturage; pl. perfect kizira amakosa;
abantu; rubanda; rubanda zirabwandu.
rugufi; Reta; abatuye isi; pl. perfection ubukure.
abaturagihugu; inyoko muntu; perfectly ahamwe.
Leta; inyokomuntu; rubanda rwa perfidious cy'urukozasoni; imeze
giseseka; pl. abantu; abantu nabi; phr.. bya kiboko;
benshi; ileta. cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; ibi.
people with integrity perfidy ubuhemu; uburiganya.
inyangamugayo. perforate gucengera.
peoples rights uburenganzira perform kurangiza; gukora;
bw'abaturage. gukora; guha; kwitabira; kuzuza.
pepper urusenda; urusenda. perform again kongera.
pepper-and-salt wameze imvi. perform hastily guhihibikanywa.
peppy ufite umuhate; intiganda. perform song kuririmba.
per ku. perform without preparation
perambulate kugenda. gutungura.
perceivable ibigaragara. performance igikorwa;
perceive gufutukirwa; gusanga; ibyazamutungo; ikigwi;
gucungacunga; gucengera; umusaruro; imitunganyirize
kumenya; kumva; y'imirimo ushinzwe; umurimo;
gusobanukirwa. igikorwa; akazi.
percent ku ijana; umugabane. performer umunyarubuga;
percentage umugabane. umukinnyi; umukinnyi
perceptible ibigaragara. w'ikinamico; umukozi; umukozi.
perception imitekerereze; performing igikorwa.
imyumvire; imirorere; umutwe; perfume ububani; umubavu;
ubushishozi. parufe.

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 perhagk person interested in ideas

perhagk awenda; bishoboka; perpetual kidatuza;

umanza; ahari; ubanza; wenda ubuziraherezo; gikomeza;
ahari; umenya. urudaca.
peril imikiko; ingorane; perpetually iteka; iteka ryose.
kabutindi; amagume; pl. perpetuity umuganaho.
ibizazane; amakuba. perplex guhaba; kujijisha;
perilous kabutindi; cyateza gusisibiranya; gushobera.
impanuka. perplexing kidasobanutse;
perimeter umupaka. cyashoberanye; cy'urwunge;
perineum urutezi; urutezo. gikomeye; kiyoberanye.
period akabago; akadomo; igihe; perplexity urujijo; igombe;
igihe; urwego; igihe. ubukomere; ubuyoberane.
period of existence imyaka. persecute guharahaza; gutera
period of l2 daylight hours umutima uhagaze; kuburabuza;
umunsi. guhangayikisha; guhangayikisha;
period of 24 hours umunsi. kuberabeza.
periodicals itangazamakuru; persecuted wababajwe;
ubunyamakuru. wakomerekejwe; washavujwe.
periphery inshunda; urugabano; Persecution itotezwa.
inkengero. persecution akarengane;
perish gufunga amakofe; itotezwa.
gushiramo umwuka; guhwera; persevere gukomeza.
kwitaba Imana; gupfa; gutaha. persevering ufite ingufu;
perish from hunger gusonza. umunyamwete; gikomeza;
perjure oneself kunyomeka. umunyamurava.
perjurer umunyakinyoma. persinnel manager ushinzwe
perjury ikinyoma. abakozi.
permaneenvoy intumwa ihoraho. persist kurokoka; gukomeza.
PermaneSecretary persistent ufite ingufu;
umunyamabanga uhoraho. umunyamurava; gikomeza;
permeate gutama; gukwirakwira. ubuziraherezo; umunyamwete.
permissible uwemerewe; cyujuje persistently an'umuhate.
ibisabwa. person ikinyabuzima; ikiremwa;
permission uruhushya; umumuntu; umuntu;
uburenganzira; icyemezo. umukinnyi; umuntu ku giti cye.
permit uruhushya; uguha person convicted of crime
uburenganzira; uburenganzira; umugizi wa nabi.
icyemezo. person in charge umukozi
permit access gufungura. w'impuguke.
permitted cyujuje ibisabwa; person interested in ideas
uwemerewe. injijuke.

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 person killed for his beliefs petrol

person killed for his beliefs perspicacity imyumvire;

uwahowe Imana. imitekerereze; ijogora.
person licensed to practice persuade gutera; kunyura;
medicine umuganga. gutuma.
person of mixed races icyimanyi. persuasion kagarara; icyiyumviro;
person who belongs to group uko umuntu yumikintu.
ugize ikintu. persuasive kinogeye; intyoza.
person who gives evidence perturb guhangayikisha; gutera
umuhamya; umugabo. umutima uhagaze; gushavura.
person who gives testimony perturbation icyoba;
umuhamya; umugabo. ubukangarane.
person willito die or suffer for pertussis kokorishe.
cause uwahowe Imana. Peru Peru.
person with meaof support perusal igenzura.
inzererezi; imbungerezi. peruse kugenzura; gusaka.
person with permanent perused cyagenzuwe.
inzererezi; imbungerezi. pervade gutama; gukwirakwira.
persona umukinnyi. perverse ntamunoza; intanyurwa.
personal umunyabuntu; dede; perversion itamurongo;
bwite. ubumuga.
personal business urubanza. Pesach Pasika.
personal income tax umusoro ku pester kuburabuza; gutera
musaruro w'abikorera ku giti umutima uhagaze;
cyabo. guhangayikisha; guhangayikisha;
personal problem urubanza. kuberabeza; guharahaza.
personal pronoun pestering itotezwa.
ikinyazingenga. pestilence icyorezo.
personal property umutungo. pet umwaga; inkoramutima;
personally njyewe; jyewe igikoko; magara ntunsige;
ubwanjye; njye. inkundwakazi; igisimba; itungo;
personnel ubunyamuryango. inyamaswa.
persons inyokomuntu; inyoko petal ikibabi; ibabi.
muntu. Peter Petero.
perspective imyifatire; uko peter out kurekeraho.
bacyumva; uko kigaragara. petite gito.
perspicacious umuhanga; petition kwitabaza; gusaba
w'umutwe ufungutse; kwinjira; kwiyambaza; kujurira;
umushishozi; umuhanga; gutakambira; kwishingikiriza;
inararibonye; wumvuba; umuntu gutakamba; icyifuzo cy'usaba.
ureba kure; w'inararibonye; petition for gusaba.
umunyabwenge; w'ikimene; petrol ilisansi; lisansi.
w'umuhanga; w'umuhanga.

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petrol station aho philology icengerarurimi;

kunyweshereza lisansi; sitasiyo ubumenyamvugo.
ya lisansi. philosopher umunyabwenge.
petroleum igicanywa. philosophical umurakare;
petroleum jelly vazeline. utishimye.
pettifogger umunyamategeko. philosophy ihange; ihame;
petty kanzugurunya; inyigisho; inyigisho; amahame.
kanzugurunyu; kanzinya; Philosophy icengerabumenyi.
kanzugunyu; kanuya; kanuru; phlegmatic bidashamaje; bikonje;
kaninira; kaninira; kanzizinya; bidashimishije.
kanunuya; kanunuru; phone itelefoni; gukora ku
kidahambaye; kanzunyu; rustinga; gutelefona.
kidashamaje. phonetic nyejwi.
petulant urakaye. phonetic filter
PGP mutekausesuye. inyungururamajwi.
phallus ubugabo; imboro. phonetic notation inyandiko
phantasm umuzimu. nyejwi.
phantom umuzimu. phonetic transcription
pharaoh umutegetsi. inyandiko nyejwi.
Pharisee umufarizayi; Phonetics iyigamajwi.
umufarisayo. phonological notation inyandiko
Pharisees pl. Abafarisayo; pl. nyemvugo.
Abafarizayi. phonological transcription
pharmacy (BrE) ifarumasi. inyandiko nyemvugo.
pharyngal inyenkanka. phony kijijisha; mpimbano;
pharyngal consonant cy'igihimbano.
inyenkanka. photocopy gufotora.
pharyngeal inyenkanka. photograph ifoto; gufotora; ipica.
pharyngitis gapfura. photographer ufotora; umufotozi.
phase urwego; igihe. photographers abafotora.
phenomenal byiza cyane; photography ubufotozi;
cy'akataraboneka; cy'agahebuzo. ifatamafoto.
phenomenon umunyempano; photostat gucapurura;
ibonekerwa. kwandukura.
phial icupa. photosynthesis fotosenteze;
philanderer inkundabagore; ikoreshazubarwatsi.
imfizi y'akarere; kaboko katarara phrase abbreinm.; ijambo;
inkumi; nkokora itarara inkumi. imvugo.
philanthropist umuterankunga. physical gifatika; kigaragara;
philanthropy ubuntu. ubugororangingo; cy'ukuri.
philistine umushumba. physical condition ubuzima.

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 physical existence pilfer

physical existence ukuri; piece umugabane; ugize ikintu;

imvaho. igiceri; irobe; urujyo; ibisigarizwa;
physical science ubumenyi ikimene; igice; imbunda;
bw'ibigaragara. igikoroto.
physical weakness ubumuga. piece goods igitambaro.
physician umuganga. piece of bad luck amakuba;
physics ubugenge. icyago.
physiognomy uruhanga. piece of burned coal or wood or
physiological unit ikinyabuzima. iron slag umuyonga.
physiology imikorere y'umubiri. piece of evidence ikimenyimenyi.
pick ihitamo; guhitamo; kujogora; piece of foolishness amafuti.
ijonjora; gutoranya; akanunga; piece of idiocy amafuti.
gutora; gusoroma; gusarura; piece of legerdemain ubufindo.
gushungura. piece of luck ishya.
pick out guhitamo; gushungura; piece of matting umuce.
kujogora; kurobanura; piece together guhuza.
gushyigikira; gutoranya. piecemeal nyamwigendaho.
pick quarrel gutongana. pierce gucengera; gucumita;
Pick some green beens Soroma guca; gukata; kudwinga.
imiteja. piercing abagiramenyo; abasetsi;
pick up guca akatsi; kuvugurura; gikonje.
wiga; guta muri yombi; ufata; piety umuhamagaro; ubupfura;
gufata. ubutorwe.
picket umuzamu. piffle amangambure;
picking isarura. amagambure.
pickings imyiri. pig ingurube; umupolisi.
pickiup ukwaha. pigeon inuma.
pickpocket umujura; gusheta; pigeon-pea plant umukunde.
ibandi. piggy ingurube;
pickup ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; akabwak'ingurube.
izamurwa; iyongerwa. piglet ingurube;
picture ishusho. akabwak'ingurube.
picture postcard ikarita pigmy umutwa.
y'ubucuti. pigpen inzu y'ingurube.
picture taking ugufotora. pigs polisi.
picture with pencil or crayon pigskin uruhu rw'ingurube.
gushushanya. piked gityaye.
piddle kwituma ibyoroshye; pile uruhago; igipanze neza;
gusoba; kwihagarika; kunyara. umuba; ubwoya; ikirundo.
piddling kidafite agaciro; kidafite pile driver inyundo.
agaciro; kidakwiye. piles uburo buhuye; benshi.
pilfer kwiba; gusahura.

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 pilferer pitch in

pilferer umujura. pinnacle agasongero; isonga;

pilfering ubujura. akanunga; agasongero.
pilgrim mukerarugendo; pinto ifarashi; ifarasi.
umukerarugendo; ukora pint-sized kigufi.
urugendo rutagatifu; umugenzi. pioneer umuyobozi; uwitangiye.
pilgrimage urugendo. pious ukiranuka; intungane.
pill ikinini; pilire; umuti. pipe inkoy'itabi; kuririmba.
pillage gusahura; imyiri; pipette agaheha; umuseke (1);
guhuguza; guca ibintu. agaseke; umuheha.
pillar inkingi; gutega; inkingi; pipihot gishyushye cyane.
gushyigikira icyenda kugwa. piquancy uburyohe.
pillow umusego; umusego. piquant kiryoshye; gisharira;
pillows pl. imisego. gukarishye.
pills ibinini. pique kwirata; gusesereza; inzika;
pilot kuyobora; kurangaza gushavura.
imbere; icyitegererezo; guhabura. piqued urakaye.
pimp pirate ibandi.
pin gutera umusumari; ukuguru; piss gusoba; kwihagarika;
kujwigiriza; kujisha; guhangama. kwituma ibyoroshye; kunyara.
pin one's faith upon kwiringira. piss about gukinisha.
pincers ipensi. piss around gukinisha.
pinch gufata; uburibwe; piss artist umusinzi.
uburyryate; guta muri yombi; piss in the wind mbisa!
ubusabusa; kwiba; piss off! mbisa!
guhumbahumba; gukanyaga; pistil umwumba.
ufata; ububabare. pistol pisitori; imbunda.
pinch hitter umusigire; intumwa; pit umuriro utazima; icyobo;
umusigarizi; umusimbura (2). mbuto; umuriro w'iteka; umuriro
pincher ant intozi. utazima; Gehinomu; umuriro
pinchpenny gito; ubugugu. w'iteka; Gehinomu; incacanyo.
pinch-hit gusigariraho. pitch gukambika; kwimiriza
pine kwifuza; kubabara; imbere; gushyira ejuru;
gukumbura. kuzamura; kujugunya;
pineapple inanasi. gusimbuka; guterura.
pining kirota; urukumbuzi; pitch conditions imiterere
cyifuza. y'ikibuga.
pinion ibaba; kujisha. pitch in gufatanya.
pink cy'iroza.
pinkie (AmE) inono.
pink-slip kwirukana.
pink-slipped umushomeri.
pinna ugutwi.

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 pith plander

pith ishingiro; ikibazo place of residence aho umuntu

nshinganwa; ikigamijwe; abarizwa; indiri; inturo; inzu;
ikivugwaho; ubusobanuro; aderese; aho abarizwa; intaho;
intego; ikigenderewe; icumbi; inyumba; aderesi;
icyibandwaho; ishingiro; icyigwa; ubuturo.
icyitabwaho; ubutarumikwa; place of shelter amajyo; amage;
intimatima. amagiro.
pithy gisobanutse. place of the lost umuriro w'iteka;
pitiless ubunyamaswa; umuriro utazima; Gehinomu.
kinyamaswa; ubukurankota. place on file gushyingura
pittance ubusabusa. inyandiko.
pity imbabazi; impuhwe. place oneself in the hands of
pivot umwikarago. kwiringira.
piwith desire kurwara. place one's trust in gushingira.
placard itangazo. place to sleep uburyamo;
placate kurura; kugabanya; urutara; uburiri; igitanda.
guhoza. placement ishyirwaho; ihitamo.
placating gituje. placidity umugazi; umudendezo.
place icyicaro; ikibuga; intebe; plagiarize kwiba.
kwibuka; gukambika; gushyira; plague guhangayikisha; icyorezo;
icyimbo; umwanya; ahantu; gutera umutima uhagaze;
kujugunya; intebe; umwanya. kuburabuza; guhangayikisha;
place at one's disposal gutanga; kuberabeza; icyago; guharahaza;
uha. umuze.
place confidence in kwizera. plain cyigaragaza; udakikira
place for instruction ishuri. ukuri (person); utarimanganya;
place for rest uburuhukiro. ikibaya; udaca ku ruhande;
place in gucengeza. udacabiranya; umunyakuri.
place in select group intebe. plains ibibaya.
place momentarily in liquid plaint ikiniga; amaganya.
kwibira. plait ipfundo; ipfundo.
place of abode imiturire. plan inkora; umugambi; inyota;
place of birth aho yavukiye. umushinga; politiki; forumire;
place of business aderesi; aho makete; gahunda y'ibikorwa;
umuntu abarizwa; aho abarizwa; inzira; imbata; imiterere; ikarita;
aderese. pula; intanganzira; itegeko;
place of honor umwanya wa ubusobanuro; umuteguro;
mbere. ingamba; iforumire; umupango.
place of interment imva. plan for the future guteganyiriza
place of issue isoko. ejo hazaza.
plan of action iteganyabikorwa.
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 plane Please gimilk?

plane gusena; indege; iranda; play practical joke upon gukimu

rutemikirere; kubaza. magambo.
planet Isi; inyenyeri; umubumbe play the fool gusetsa; gushyenga.
ugaragiye izuba; inyenyeri. play with kugaragura.
planetary y'isi. player umukinnyi;
Planets imibumbe igaragiye umunyarubuga; umukinnyi
izuba. w'ikinamico.
plank urubaho. playfellow incuti; inshuti.
planks urukwi; igiti; urubaho; playful or mischievous trick or
umwase. remark ishyengo.
planned cyateguwe; playground imbuga.
cyateganyijwe; cyagenwe; playhouse inzu y'amakinamico.
giteganyijwe. playicard ikarita.
planner uzi gucunga ibye neza; playifield urubuga.
umuhanzi; umuhimbyi. playmaker umukinnyi w'intyoza;
planning igenamigambi; rutahizamu.
imicungire. playmate inshuti; incuti.
plant kubiba; ikimera; gutera; plaything agakinisho.
kubiba; ikinyabuzima; playwright umwandikamikino;
gukambika; igihingwa; umuhangamikino.
marijuwana; gukwirakwiza; plaza ikibuga; umwanya.
gushinga imizi. plead kujurira; Kuburana;
plantain inyamunyu. gutakambira; gutakamba.
plantation umurima; igikingi. plead with gutitiriza.
planted icyatewe; cyatewe. pleadithe case of ubuvugizi.
plaster igipfuko. pleasant ugwaneza; ubaneza
plate isahani. n'abandi; gishimishije;
plateau igitwa; ikibaya. umugwaneza; gituje; wishimye;
platform ingamba; politiki. cyiza; umugwaneza; cyishimye;
platicket itike y'indege. gishamaje.
plaudit imihayo; igisingizo. pleasantry ishyengo.
play iteyateri; ishoti; umukino; Please Niba ubishaka.
ikinamico; ubwisanzure; teyateri; please niba bikunogeze; guhoza;
inkuru mpimbano. mubishoboye; niba
play accompanimefor mubinyemereye.
guherekeza. please gushimisha; ndakwinginze;
play false koshya. niba bishoboka.
play for money gukiurusimbi. please forgime Nsabye imbabazi.
play of wit ishyengo. Please gimewater ? Mwampaye
play on words amahungu. amazi?
play part kwitabira. Please gimilk? Mwampaye
amata?

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 please sb plus

please sb gushyira igorora. plethora ubukire; umusesekare;

pleased wanezerewe; wishimye; umusesekare; urwunguko
kinezerewe; cyishimye; rwinshi; ubukungu; ukuhaba;
wanyuzwe; gituje. umusaruro utubutse.
pleasing gishamaje; gituje; pliers magaro.
wishimye; umwiza; akanyange; plight isakaramentu.
gishimishije; ubaneza n'abandi; plimsoll (BrE) pantufure.
ihoho; cyishimye; ugwaneza; plodder umukozi.
umugwaneza. plop kugabanuka; kugwa;
pleasure ibyishimo; ukunyurwa; guhanuka.
umunezero; agashema; plot ikarita; agakuru; ubusitani;
ugushaka; ugushaka; umugambi mubisha; inzira;
umunezero; akanyamuneza; inkora.
ibyishimo; ukunyurwa; ishema; plot treason gukorana.
ibyishimo byuzuye; umukino; ploy amayeri.
icyifuzo. pluck icyizere muri wowe;
pleasures uburyohe. ubutarumikwa; imbaraga;
pleasure-mad bitwara nabi. umutima; gusarura; guta muri
pleat imipfunya; umunkanyari. yombi; ufata; umuhate;
pleb rubanda rwa giseseka; gusoroma; umwete; ubutwari;
rubanda rugufi. ubutwari; umuhate.
pledge garanti; isakaramentu; pluck, grit ukwigiramo icyizere.
indahiro; umutekano; umuhigo; pludown one's money for
gusezeranya. kwishyura; kuriha.
plenary kitageruye; kidatubijwe; plug gufunga; ukuvugwa neza;
cyuzuye. ifarashi; kumenyekanisha;
plenitude ubukire; urwunguko ifarasi; gutangaza; ishimwa.
rwinshi; ubukungu; gihagije; plug in gucomeka.
umusesekare; umusaruro plug up gufunga.
utubutse. plum ikinyomoro.
plenteous byinshi; gikungahaye. plumber kanyamigezi.
plentiful gikungahaye; byinshi. plume kwirata.
plentifully ishyaryose. plump kibyibushye cyane.
plentifulness uburumbuke. plunder imyiri; gusahura; imyiri;
plenty umusaruro utubutse; guca ibintu; pl. iminyago.
urwunguko rwinshi; ubukire; plunderer ibandi.
ukuhaba; ubukungu; gihagije; plunder, rob guhuguza.
umusesekare; ubukungu. plunge guhanantuka; guhanuka;
plenty of byinshi. kugabanuka; gutega; kugwa.
plunge into gutangira.
plural ubwinshi; bbrebw.
plus inyongera; iyongera.

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 Pluto police state

Pluto Pulito. pointless kidakwiye; kidafite

plutocracy ubutegetsi bw'igitugu. agaciro; kidafite agaciro; agatsi.
ply gukoresha; kwifashisha; pointy gityaye.
gukoresha. poiof compass icyerekezo;
PM umuminisitiri w'intebe; amajyo.
Minisitiri w'Intebe. poiof dissimilarity itandukaniro.
pneumonia umusonga. poiof view uko bacyumva; uko
poacher umushimusi. kigaragara; imyifatire.
pocket kwiba; gufata. poiout gushyira ahabona;
pocket the affront kubabarira; kwereka.
guca inkoizamba. poison ubumara; kuroga; kwica;
pocketknife indiga; umushyo. guhumanya; uburozi; kwanduza.
pocket-sized kigufi. poisoning ubwandu; ubwandure;
pod urwubati. ubwicanyi.
podiatrist umuganga. poisonous kitaribwa.
poem umuvugo. poisonous fluid ubumara.
poesy ubusizi. poito kwerekana; gushushanya.
poet umusizi. poitoward kwihoma; kwihambira.
poet laureate umusizi. poiup gushimangira; kwibanda;
poetaster umusizi. gutsindagira; gutsindagiriza;
poetic intyoza. kwizimba.
poetry ubusizi. poke kugaragura.
pogroms ubwicanyi. poke fun at gukimu magambo.
poiat kwerekana. pokeweed umuraganyina;
poiat issue intego; ikigenderewe; umuhoko.
ikivugwaho; icyigwa; ikigamijwe; pokey igasho; igereza; uburoko;
icyitabwaho; icyibandwaho; ipirizo.
ikibazo nshinganwa. polar gikonje.
poiin dispute ikibazo. pole igikwa.
poiin question icyigwa; polecat agasamunyiga.
ikigamijwe; icyibandwaho; police abapolisi; umutekano;
ikigenderewe; ikivugwaho; intego; ibiro bya polisi; polisi; umupolisi.
icyitabwaho; ikibazo nshinganwa. police captain (AmE) komiseri
point igicuruzwa; ubusobanuro; wa polisi.
agasongero; ingingo; igitego; police equipment ibikoresho bya
insanganyamatsiko; ingingo; polisi.
akabago; ingingo. police informer umurangira
pointed gityaye; cyigaragaza; polisi.
gisobanutse. police procedure imikorere ya
pointer ubusobanuro; police.
inamabyifuzo; akarangabwoko; police state ubutegetsi
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police station ibiro bya polisi.
police superintende(BrE)
komiseri wa polisi.
police vehicles imodoka
gipolisi.
policeman umupolisi.
policy politiki; ingamba.
policy maker abashyiraho
ingamba; abageingamba.
polio imbasa.
poliomyelitis imbasa.
polish gushishura.
polish off kurangiza; kuzuza.
polish up kunoza inyandiko.
polish with millitool
kujanjagura.
polished man imfura.
polite umugwaneza; ugwaneza;
ubaneza n'abandi; umugiraneza;
umugwaneza; umugwaneza.
Political activities . ibikorwa bya
politiki.
political asylum ubuhungiro bwa
politiki.
political conflicts amakimbiraya
politiki.
Political detainees imfungwa ya
politiki.
political independence
ubwisanzure.
political interest inyungu
politiki.
political maneuvers politiki.
political matters politiki.
political movements imitwe
politiki.
political opposition uruhande
ruhanganye n'ubutegetsi.
political participation uruhare
mu bya politiki.
Political parties amashyaka
politiki.
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political party ishyaka.
political science politiki.
political systems imiterere ya
za politiki.
political views politiki.
political violence imvururu za
politiki.
politick gupolotika; kwitambika.
politics politiki.
poll itora; ibarura ry'amajwi.
pollen intsinda.
pollutant igihumanya.
pollute kwanduza; guhumanya.
polluted cyanduye;
kidahanaguye; gifite umwanda.
polluting ubwandu; ubwandure.
pollution ubwandu; ubwandure;
ubwandure; ubuhumane.
poltroon ikigwari.
polychrome nyamabara.
polyclinic ibitaro; ivuriro.
polyethylen bag isashi.
polygon ikinyampande.
polytheist umupagani.
pomade ipomade.
pomatum ipomade.
pomegranate umukomamanga.
pomp uburemere; umwiyereko;
ubwirasi; ubwirasi; imyiyereko.
pomposity umwiryo; ubwibone.
za pompous wiyemera; mwiyemezi;
wirarira.
ponce
ponctuality ukudakererwa;
ya kuzira igihe.
pond ikidendezi.
ponder guha agaciro; kwitaho;
gusuzumaubushishozi;
gusuzuma; guteganya; kugira
amakenga; kwibaza;
ya gushidikanya; gutekerezaho;
kuzirikana; kwitwararika.
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ponderous ikinnyeteri. pork inyama z'ingurube;

pontiff umupapa. ingurube.
Pontius Pilate Ponsiyo Pilato. porker ingurube.
pony ifarashi; ifarasi. pornographic ntokozamuco.
pooh-pooh gukimu magambo. porridge porici.
pool iriba; ikigega; kwiyunga; port in storm amagiro; amajyo;
isoko; kubumba; guhuza. amage.
pooled cyiyunze. portal urugi; umuryango.
poor kidahambaye; kidashamaje; portend kwibasira; kwibasira;
nkene; kibi; w'umuswa. gutera ubwoba.
poor health uburwayi; indwara. portent umuburo; indagu;
poor in spirit umukeku mutima. imbuzi.
poor person umutindi; portentous gisobanutse.
mukenyakujya. portents ishaba; amahirwe.
poor quality seed imbuto mbi. porter inzoga; agatama.
poor rainfall imvura nkeya. portfolio igitabo cy'amafoto;
poorly kirwaye; urwaye; kirwaye; ilubumu.
nabi. porthole idirishya.
poorness ubukene. portion urujyo; umugabane;
pop dawe; kunyarukira; papa; igice; ugize ikintu; umugabane;
data. ubuso.
pop in gucengeza. portion out kugenera.
pope umupapa; papa. portliness umubyibuho ukabuje.
populace pl. abaturagihugu. portly kibyibushye cyane.
popular kigezweho; cy'iki gihe. portray kubara; kubwira.
popular entertainer icyamamare; Portugal Portugali.
umukinnyi w'icyamamare. poser ukwivuguruza.
popular figure inkaka. positineuter imba.
popular knowledge ubumenyi position amahame; intera; uko
gakondo. kigaragara; urwego; uko
popularization iyamamaza; bacyumva; ihagarara; gushyira.
ikwirakwiza. positive ndasubirwaho; nyakuri;
popularization of the agriculure ndashidikanywaho; kidakuka;
iyamamazabuhinzi. kidashidikanywaho; mpamya.
popularize kumenyekanisha; positively impamo; yego;
gukwirakwiza; kwamamaza ntagushidikanya;
ibikorwa bya kijyambere. ntagushidikanya; nterj. pe;
population pl. abaturagihugu; ukuri; nterj. yee; rwose.
abaturage.
population center 1. umujyi.
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 possess poverty alleviation

possess gutwara ku ngufu za pot urwabya; inda; urweso;

Leta; kugira ikintu; kunesha; urumogi; ikigega; inkono;
kugaruza umuheto; gutunga; umunoga.
gufata ku ngufu za Leta; pot belly inda.
kuganza; kwigarurira; gutsinda; potato ikirayi.
kugira. potatoes pl. ibirayi.
possessions umutungo. potency ubutarumikwa; ingufu;
possessive ngenera; ngenera; igihamya; intege; mbaraga.
umunyeshyari. potent umunyangufu;
possibilities imishobokere. intavogerwa; cy'imirya; kinogeye;
possibility uwaka akazi; gifite imbaraga; intarumikwa;
umukandida; uwiyamamaza. kiboneye; kinoze; indahangarwa;
possible kigikoreshwa; kigifite ingirakamaro; nziramuze;
agaciro. umunyambaraga.
possibly ahari; wenda; wenda potentate umutegetsi; ukuriye
ahari; bishoboka. abandi; umuherwe; uwagashize;
post inkambi; kohereza; umugaga; umwami.
umumaro; umwanya; kwinjira. potential ubushobozi.
post office iposita. potentiality ubushobozi.
post office box agasanduku potpourri imvange.
k'iposita. pots pl. iminega.
postage stamp itembure. potter umubumbyi.
postal address aderese; aho potters pl. ababumbyi.
abarizwa; aderesi; aho umuntu pot-head
abarizwa. pouaway at guhatiriza.
postcard ikarita y'ubucuti. pouch igikapu.
poste radio iradiyo. pouinto someone's head
poster itangazo. guhatiriza.
posterity pl. abana; urubyaro; pounce upon gusimbukira.
imbuto; imbuto. pound ipawundi.
postpone guhagarara; gusubika. pour gusuka.
postponed cyakererewe. pour forth kumena.
postponement isubukwa. pour forth in weeping gusuka
postulate ubumenyi amarira.
mbanzirizagikorwa. pour into dish gusuka mu
posture ihagarara. nkono.
post-palatal consonant pout kubika umutwe.
incurarusenge. poverty ubworo; ubukene;
posy ururabo. ubutindi; ubutindi nyakujya.
posys indabo. poverty alleviation kurwanya
ubukene; guhashya ubukene.

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poverty line umurongo practices imigenzereze; imigenzo.

w'ubukene. practitioner of fiart
Poverty Reduction Strategy umunyabugeni.
ingamba zo kurwanya ubukene. prairie ikibaya.
poverty-stricken umukene. praise igisingizo; ibisingizo;
powder kujanjagura; okayine; ishimwe; gukuza; imihayo;
gusya. ishimwa; kogeza; ishimo;
powdered milk amata y'ifu. kubahiriza; icyubahiro;
power ububasha; ubuhatsi; gushyigikira; ukuvugwa neza.
uburemere; igihamya; praise lavishly
ubutarumikwa; ubutegetsi; kuryoshyaryoshya.
ubuhangange; ubushobozi; praise o.s. kwitaka.
mbaraga; ingufu; imbaraga; praises imihayo; ibyishongoro;
ubutware; ingufu; umumalayika; ibisingizo.
intege; ubushobozi; marayika. praiseworthy kibikwiye; gikwiye
power of speech ijwi. guhabwa agaciro; cyiyubashye;
power to endure ubworoherane. gishimwa; indori.
powerful gikomeye; ingirakamaro; prance gusimbuka.
kiboneye; indahangarwa; prank ishyengo.
kinogeye; gifite imbaraga; prattle amangambure; ubujajwa;
intarumikwa; w'umunyagitsure; amagambure.
nziramuze; kinogeye; cy'imirya; prattler bamenya;
kinoze; intavogerwa; gacumakamagambo; injajwa;
w'umunyembaraga. gacuma k'amagambo;
powerful businessperson umunyamagambo.
uwagashize; umugaga; prattling ukunywigira.
umuherwe. pray gusenga; gutakamba;
powerlessness ubushobozi buke. gutitiriza.
power-sharing igabary'ubutegetsi. pray for kwitabaza;
practicable gikoreka. kwishingikiriza; kwiyambaza.
practical gikora; cyubaka. prayer umugisha; isengesho.
practical joke ishyengo. prayimantis urutambara;
practical knowledge ubumenyi igitambara.
gakondo. preacher intumwa; umwigisha;
practice imigenzereze; ukuntu; Umubwiriza.
imyitwarire; politiki; akageni; preamble irangashingiro; ijambo
uburambe; ingamba; gutegura. ry'ibanze.
practice necrolatry guterekera. precarious cyateza impanuka;
practice of government politiki. kabutindi.
practice of medicine ubuvuzi. precaution ibamaso.
practiced gikuze; ushoboye; precede kurangaza imbere.
inzobere; giciye akenge. preceding cyahise.

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precept itegeko; ihame; intego; preen kwirata.

intanganzira; forumire; inyigisho; preen oneself kwishimira.
ibwiriza; iforumire. preface ijambo ry'ibanze.
preceptor umutoza. prefactory imbanzirizamushinga.
precessive abbremba. prefer guhitamo; kuzamura mu
precinct akarere. ntera; kwiyemeza; gufata;
precinct captain (AmE) komiseri gushungura.
wa polisi. preference icyifuzo; ugushaka;
precious stone ibuye ry'agaciro. ugushaka; ijwi; ijonjora.
precipice umukoki. preferment izamurwa mu ntera.
precipitate gutera; kwihutisha; prefix mbanza.
kuba inkomoko y'ikintu; kuba pregnancy ukubyara; inda.
imvay'ikintu; kititezwe; ufite pregnant gisobanutse.
uruhande abogamiyeho; pregnawoman umugore utwite.
kibangutse; gitunguranye; prehistoric cyambere mbere.
gukurura. prehistory imbanzirizamateka.
precipitation imvura. prejudice ububogame;
precise imvaho; kigaragara; gifite amaherere; akarengane;
ishingiro. ivangura.
precisely ayego; ukuri; prejudices impekenya.
ntagushidikanya; nterj. yee. prelate umwigisha.
preclude kuzitira. preliminaries nshinganwa;
preconceived idea ububogame. iby'ingenzi; iby'ibanze; kamara.
preconception ububogame. prelude ijambo ry'ibanze.
precursor umubyeyi. prelusive imbanzirizamushinga.
precursory imbanzirizamushinga. prelusory imbanzirizamushinga.
predator icyaruzi. premature stillbirth ugukubita
predatory Ndarusuma. igihwereye; ugukuramo inda.
predecessor umubyeyi. prematurely mbere y'igihe; kare.
predestination amahirwe; premeditated cyateguwe.
ishaba. premices umuganura.
predicament ahakomeye. premier ukuriye abandi.
prediction indagu; indagu; premise ingingo;
inzeru. insanganyamatsiko; ishingiro;
predilection ukwimariramo; umusingi; urufatiro.
urukundo; ububogame; premium ubwasisi; inyongezo.
ukwihambira. preoccupied uhuze; wibagirwa
predominantly ahanini. cyane.
preeminence ubuhangange; prepalatal consonant
ijabo. interurarusenge.
preempt gufata ku ngufu za Leta; preparation imyitozo.
gutwara ku ngufu za Leta. preparations imyiteguro.

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 preparative press forward

preparative present cy'ukuri;

imbanzirizamushinga. kumenyekanisha; gutanga;
preparatory gutera inkunga; guha; cy'iki gihe;
imbanzirizamushinga. kwibwirana; igihari; kigezweho;
prepare gutegura; kwigisha; kumenyekanisha; uha.
kuvangavanga; gutegura; presently mu kanya; mu minsi ya
guhugura; kuvangitiranya. vuba aha; nyuma.
prepared cyateguwe. present-day kigezweho;
prepayment umusogongero; kigezweho; cy'iki gihe; cy'ubu.
avansi. preservation kurwanira;
preponderance aibyinshi; ingano. ibumbatira; isegasira;
preposion mbanza. umutekano.
preposition abbrembz. preserve gukingira; kurengera;
preposterous kidakwiye; kubungabunga; kubumbatira;
cy'ubucucu; kidahwitse; kurinda.
kidasobanutse; ikabya; presetense indagihe.
cy'ubugoryi. presetime igihe cy'ubu.
preposterousness ubugoryi; ifuti. preside over kuganza; kuyobora.
prerequisite ikibanziriza byose; president umuyobozi; perezida;
ishingiro; ibyibanze; ibyo ugomba ukuriye abandi; umukuru
kuba wujuje; igisabwa. w'Igihugu; umuyobozi wa
preriquisite ubumenyi guverinoma; ukuriye abandi;
mbanzirizagikorwa. umuperezida; umuyobozi
prerogative ubuhangange. mukuru; umutegetsi.
presage umuburo; kwibasira; presidential order iteka rya
kwibasira; gutera ubwoba; Perezida.
imbuzi. presidential order establishing
prescribe guhatira; guhatirwa. iteka rya Perezida rishyiraho.
prescribed cyemewe n'amategeko. Presideof Republic umukuru
prescribed food adrink indyo w'Igihugu; umuyobozi wa
yuzuye. guverinoma; umuperezida;
prescription intanganzira; Perezida wa Repubulika.
itegeko; pl. amabwiriza; forumire; press kwihutisha; gusunika;
iforumire; ibwiriza. guhihibikanya; ihihibikana;
preseevidence gusa. inteko.
presence ukuboneka; ukubaho; press agent uhagarariye;
isura; ukubaho; umuzimu; umuhagarikizi.
ibonekerwa; ukuboneka. press conference ikiganiro
kigenewe abanyamakuru.
press forward gukataza.

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 press home primarily

press home kwibanda; prevail gutsinda; kuba;

gutsindagira; gushimangira; kurokoka.
gutsindagiriza; kwizimba. prevail over kuganza; kunesha;
press in gucengeza. kuganza; kwigarurira; kugaruza
press on kwihuta. umuheto; gutsinda; kuganza.
press onward kujya mbere. prevailing cy'ukuri; kigezweho;
press release itangazo rigenewe cy'iki gihe.
abanyamakauru; raporo. prevalent kigezweho; cy'iki gihe.
press to the bosom guhobera prevaricate kunyomeka.
cyane. prevarication ikinyoma.
pressifor ubuvugizi. prevaricator umunyakinyoma.
pressing gisaba gupfa cyangwa prevefrom happening kwirinda.
gukira; gifite uburemere. preventive umuti w'ibibazo.
pressure kwihutisha; previous cyahise.
guhihibikanya; ihihibikana; price igiciro.
intege. pricey gihenda.
pressure, push, press, keep at prick urubori; gucengera.
gutota. prickle BOTANY ihwa.
prestidigitation ikinamayobera; prickly gityaye.
ubufindo. pride ubwirasi; ubwibone;
prestige ubuhangange; ishema; ijabo; agashema;
ubuhangange; ubwamamare; umwiryo; ishema; kwirata;
agaciro; ubuhatsi; ubuhangange; ubuhangange; igabo;
ubwamamare; ijabo. akanyamuneza.
prestigious rukabuza. priest umusaseridoti; padiri;
presume kwibwira. umuherezabitambo; umwigisha;
presume true kwizera. umutambyi.
presuming isibo. priestess umuherezabitambo.
presumption umwiryo; ubwibone. priesthood ubutambyi;
presumptuous isibo; wigerezaho. ubupadiri.
presumptutous mwiyemezi; priestly confession kwirega
wiyemera; wirarira. ibyaha.
presuppose kwibwira. prima ballerina umukinnyi
pretension ubwirasi. w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
pretentiousness umwiryo; prima donna umukinnyi
ubwibone. w'icyamamare; icyamamare.
pretext urwitwazo. primacy ubuyobozi.
pretty mwiza; mwiza; ihoho; primal cy'umwimerere; cyambere
akanyange; umwiza. mbere.
pretty good cyo mu rugero. primarily by'umwihariko;
Pretty Good Privacy ahanini.
mutekausesuye.

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 primary prison

primary nshinganwa; cy'ishingiro; principal kamara; icyamamare;

cy'ibanze; kamara; iby'ingenzi; iby'ibanze; cyishingiro;
shingiro; nshingirwaho; ishingiro; iby'ingenzi; nshingirwaho;
iby'ibanze; kavukire; cy'ingenzi; ngenderwho;
ngenderwho; umusangwabutaka; cy'ishingiro; umukinnyi
cy'umwimerere; cyishingiro. w'icyamamare; nshinganwa;
primary rule ibanze. shingiro; cy'ibanze.
prime kwigisha; ishingiro; gaheza; principal actor icyamamare;
kavukire; umusangwabutaka. umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
prime minister ukuriye abandi. principal constituent igikoze.
Prime Minister Minisitiri principality ileta; ubwami;
w'Intebe. umumalayika; marayika; Leta;
Prime Minister umuminisitiri Reta.
w'intebe. principally by'umwihariko;
Prime Minister's Order iteka rya ahanini.
Minisitiri w'Intebe. principle forumire; ingamba;
prime mover isoko; amavu; iforumire; amavu; intego; politiki;
isoko; umuhanzi; inkomoko; ibwiriza; ibanze;
umuzi; inkomoko; umuhimbyi. ubunyangamugayo; ihange;
prime number umubare ihame; inyigisho; ishingiro;
nyakamwe. ibishingirwaho; intanganzira;
primer umwandiko. ibisabwa; ibyangombwa;
primeval cyambere mbere; ibikurikizwa; itegeko.
kavukire; cy'umwimerere; principled umunyakuri.
umusangwabutaka. principles amahame; inyigisho;
primices umuganura. agatimanama; umutimanana;
primitive cyambere mbere; amahameremezo; agatima;
umusangwabutaka; kavukire. amahame.
primo ubw'ibanze; mbere mbere. print icyanditswe; imyandikire;
primordial umusangwabutaka; akarango.
cyambere mbere; kavukire; printed independently
y'ibanze; cy'umwimerere. urupapuro ngenerwamatangazo.
primordially mbere mbere; printed material icyanditswe.
ubw'ibanze. printihouse PRINTING icapiro.
primus beer gahuzamiryango. printing ubucapyi.
prince umutegetsi. printipaper urupapuro.
Prince of Darkness pr. Lusufero; prior y'imbere.
pr. Lusiferi; Sekibi; umwanzi wa priory monasiteri.
kera kare; Shitani; Satani; inzoka prison ikigo cy'abarwaye indwara
ya kera kare; pr. Lusuferi. zo mu mutwe; ipirizo; uburoko;
princely acyami; nyabami. igereza; igasho.
princess umwamikazi.

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 prison conditions proclamation

prison conditions uburyo probability icungamahirwe.

imfungwa zifashwe. probably, positively nta
prison tower umunara. gushidikanya.
prisoner of war imfungwa probationer umutangizi; umwiga;
y'intambara. umwiga.
prisoners imfungwa; abanyururu. probe ubucukumbuzi;
prisoners of war infungwa gutomboza; guhiga bukware;
z'intambara. igenzura; kujarajara; gukora
pristess umutambyi. iperereza; kujijita; koga runono;
pristine kitarakoreshwa; kujijita; guhiga; kujandajanda;
umuziranenge; kitahumanyijwe; gusuzumaubushishozi; guhigisha
itandujwe. uruhindu; gukurikirana;
Privacy ubuzimabwite. kujirajira; kugaragura; gukora
private abikorera; bwite. ubushakashatsi; iperereza;
private health cover ubushakashatsi; gusuzuma;
ubwishingizi ku bushake. gushakisha.
private health insurance probity ubupfura; ubudahemuka;
ubwishingizi ku bushake. ubunyangamugayo.
private institutions abikorera ku problem ikibazo.
giti cyabo. problems akabazo; ibibazo.
private matter ibanga; urubanza. procedure uburyo; politiki;
private secretary uburyo bukoreshwa; uburyo;
umunyamabanga wihariye. pula; ingamba; uburyo; ukuntu.
private teacher umutoza. proceed kugenda; gukomeza;
privates igitsina. kugenda kuri gahunda; kujya
privation igihombo; ibura; mbere.
ubutindi; ubukene. proceed by stegk kugenda.
privatize kwegurira abikorera ku proceed in the wake of
giti cyabo. gukurikira; gukurikira.
privy abwite; iwese; urwiherero; proceed into kwinjira.
umusarani; ituwaleti; proceedings iraporo.
ubwiherero. proceeds pl. amafaranga.
prize umudari; ubwasisi; process uburyo; uburyo; ukuntu;
ishimwe; imyiri; pl. iminyago; igikorwa; inzira.
gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi; procession gahunda; umurongo;
ishimo; inyongezo; gaheza; akarasisi; paredi; umutambagiro;
igihembo. umwiyereko; imyiyereko;
prize of excellence ishimwe urushorerane.
ry'akarusho. proclaim gutangaza; gutangariza;
prizewinning w'inganji. gutangaza; kubwira; gusakaza.
pro gusakaza. proclamation ibango; iteka.
pro rata amu buryo buhuye na.

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 proclivity profound

proclivity urukundo; productive gikora; cyubaka;

ububogame. kiboneye; kinoze; kinogeye;
procrastinate kwirwaza; kugenda ingirakamaro.
biguruntege. proem ijambo ry'ibanze.
procreate kubyara; gutanga profanation ugutukana.
umusaruro. profane gukora amahano.
procreation iyororoka; profanity imivumo; ugutukana.
ubwiyongere. profession itsinda; ikirego.
procreator umubyeyi. professional inzobere; wabyigiye.
procure gufata; gusarura; professional character
gutegesha; gushyika; kugura. ubuzobere.
prod gusunikana; kwihutisha. professional methods ubuzobere.
prodigal son umwaw'ikirara. professional misconduct ikosa
prodigious cya karahabutaka; ryo kudatunganya akazi
kinibikabije; kinicyane; cya ushinzwe uko bikwiye.
hambavu; karahabutaka; professional spirit ubuzobere.
umusozi wose. professionalism ubuzobere.
prodigy infml. ikimene; intiti; professor umwarimu.
umuhanga; umunyempano. proffer guha; uha; gutanga.
produce urubuto; kubyara; proficiency ubugenge;
gutunganyiriza mu ruganda; ubushobozi; ubuhanga.
gukorera mu ruganda; gucisha proficient ushoboye imirimo
mu ruganda; kuzanira; kuba inyuranye; ushoboye; inzobere.
inkomoko y'ikintu; umusaruro; profile of Rwanda ibiranga
gutuma; gutera; kubaka; gutanga Rwanda.
umusaruro; gukora; guha; profit umusaruro; igihembo;
gukurura; kuba imvay'ikintu; amakiriro; indonke; amaronko;
kwadukana. amaramuko; umugisha; inyungu;
produced cy'ubukorikori; gusarura; agaciro.
cyakozwe. profit by gukoresha; kwifashisha.
producer umuhimbyi; umukozi; profit from kunguka.
umukozi; umuhanzi; umubyeyi; profligacy ubukozi bw'ibibi;
amavu. igicumuro.
producing ubwiyongere; profligate bitwara nabi; y'ibyaha.
ibyazamutungo. profound umuhanga; umuntu
product umusaruro; umusaruro; ureba kure; inararibonye;
igikubo; urubuto; umusaruro; umunyabwenge; w'umuhanga;
inota; igihembo. ndafuturwa; umuhanga;
production inota; ubwubatsi; mboneshabwenge;
urubuto; umusaruro; w'inararibonye; umushishozi;
ubwiyongere; igikorwa; kitagaragara.
umusaruro.

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 profundity promoting

profundity ubushishozi; projected cyateguwe.

ubwenge. projection ikarita; ukwitirira;
profuse indengakamere; ipfupfu.
gikungahaye. proletarian umukozi; umukozi.
profusion umusaruro utubutse; proliferate kuzura.
umuvumba; uburo buhuye; prolix inkotsa; urudaca;
benshi; ubukire; ubukungu; indondogozi.
urwunguko rwinshi; prologue ijambo ry'ibanze.
umusesekare; gihagije. prolong kuvugurura.
progenitor umubyeyi; pl. prolongation inyongera;
abakuru. ibikurikira.
progeny urubuto; urubyaro; prolonged kirekire; gikomeza.
imbuto; pl. abana; amaraso; promenade kugenda.
umuryango. prominefigure icyamamare;
prognostication indagu; indagu. umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
program politiki; pula; gahunda; prominence agasozi;
igiteganyijwe; ingamba; gahunda ubwamamare; ubuhangange;
y'ibikorwa; uburyo bukoreshwa; ijabo; ipfupfu.
gutegesha; ikiri ku murongo prominent cyo kwibuka;
w'ibyigwa. icyamamare; ibigaragara;
programme gahunda. ikirangirire; rukabuza.
progress umurimo; iterambere; prominepoint ishumangira;
iyamamaza; kujya mbere; ishimangira.
intambwe; umutambagiro; gutera promiscuity ubusambanyi.
imbere; amajyambere. promise gusezeranya;
progressing woroherwa; isakaramentu; isezerano.
uzaakajisho. promise solemnly gusezeranya.
progression imyiyereko; promised land igihugu
gahunda; umwiyereko; akarasisi; cy'isezerano.
ikurikirana; paredi; promising cy'amahirwe.
umutambagiro. promontory agasozi.
progressive gikomeza; promote gushyigikira; gutiza
bikurikiranye. umurindi; koshya gukora nabi;
prohibit kwanga; guhakanira. gutangaza; guteza imbere;
prohibited kibujijwe; ntamuco; kuzamura mu ntera; kugira neza;
kitemewe; kitemewe. kumenyekanisha.
prohibition umuziro; umuziririzo. promote peace guharanira
project kujugunya; umushinga. amahoro.
project coordinator umukuru promoter umuterankunga;
w'umushinga. nyirabayazana; ushyigikiye;
project protocol umushinga umwishingira.
w'amabwirizangenamikorere. promoting iranga.

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 promotion propose

promotion iyamamaza; propagation ubwiyongere;

ubuvugizi; ubufasha; iterambere; ubuvugizi.
ukuvugwa neza; izamurwa mu propagator uwitangiye.
ntera; amajyambere; inkunga; propel kwihutisha; kujugunya;
intambwe; imfashanyo; ishimwa; gusunikana.
iranga; iyamamaza. propeller-driven plane indege.
prompt w'umuhanga; propensity ububogame.
gushishikaza; w'umutwe proper kibikwiye; uwujuje
ufungutse; wumvuba; gutiza ibisabwa; gikwiye guhabwa
umurindi; w'ikimene. agaciro; kitabogamye;
prompting ibyifuzo; uwemerewe; ukwiye;
inamabyifuzo. umunyakuri; yemewe.
promptly mu manzaganya; kuzira proper land ingobyi.
igihe; bwangu. proper moment igihe.
promptness umuvuduko; properness uburemere.
ukudakererwa; umunyaruko; properties ibiranga ikintu.
kuzira igihe. property umutungo bwite;
promulgate gutangaza; umutungo; ikiranga;
gutangaza. uburenganzira; ubukungu;
promulgation iyamamaza. ubutunzi.
proneness ububogame. prophecies indagu.
prong ishami. prophecy ubuhanuzi;
pronoun abrenyz. Ibyahishuwe.
pronounce kubwira; kuvuga; prophetess umupfumu.
guha. prophetize guhanura.
pronounced cyigaragaza. prophylactic
pronouncement ibango; ijambo. akazitirantangangabo;
pronto mu kanya; mu minsi ya agakingirizo; ikapote.
vuba aha. propitiate kumvikanisha;
pronunciation inozamvugo; uko guhuza.
bavuga; imivugirwe; propitious gihire; cy'amahirwe.
inoboramvugo; iyatura. proponent umwunganizi;
proof ikimenyimenyi; gihamya; uwitangiye; umuterankunga;
akarango. uwunganira.
proof positive ndashidikanywa. proportinally amu buryo buhuye
proofs ibyemezo. na.
prop gutega; gushyigikira icyenda proportion umuhuro.
kugwa; gushyigikira. proposal pula; gahunda
propagandist uwitangiye. y'ibikorwa; kibazo.
propagandize gutangaza. propose kumenyekanisha;
propagate kubyara; gutangaza; gutanga icyifuzo.
gusakaza; guteza imbere.

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 proposed provender

proposed cyahimbwe; protect kubumbatira; kurengera;

cyadukanywe. gukingira ikibaba; gukingira;
proposition gahunda y'ibikorwa; kurinda; kurengera; gukingira;
ingingo; insanganyamatsiko; kubungabunga; kurinda;
kibazo; pula; kuvugisha gushaka inshuti.
witanguranwa. protected rwihishwa.
propound gushyigikira. protectidevices umutekano.
proprieties imyitwarire iranga protection ibumbatira;
abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi. umutekano; intwaro; kurwanira;
propriety ubupfura. uruzitiro; isegasira; ubufasha;
prop-jet indege. imfashanyo; inkunga.
proright gusobanura. protective umunyeshyari.
proscription umuziririzo; protector umuterankunga;
ubucibwe; umuziro. umuzamu; umuherekezabari;
prose irandure. umurinzi; umwami.
prose narration inkuru Protectorate indagizo.
mpimbano. protein poroteyine; iporoteyine.
prosecution igikurikiranywe mu protest umwijujuto; ihakana.
rubanza. Protestant abaporoso.
prosecutor umunyamategeko. protocol imyitwarire iranga
proselyte umutangizi; umwiga. abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi;
proselytize guhindura idini. amabwirizambonera;
proselytizer intumwa. amasezerahagati y'ibihugu.
prospect inzoza. protocol selection ihitamo
prosper gusagamba. ry'amabwirizambonera.
prosperity ubukungu; ishya; prototype umwimerere; ibisabwa;
uburumbuke. umubyeyi; ibikurikizwa;
prossy maraya; ihabara. ibyangombwa; ibishingirwaho.
prostate (gland) protract kudandura; kurambura.
akanyamasohoro. protracted gikomeza; kirekire.
prosthesis insimburangingo. protraction inyongera;
prostitute maraya; ihabara; ibikurikira.
indaya. protthes insimburangingo.
prostitution uburaya; protuberance on the back
ubusambanyi. ipfupfu.
prostrate guca umugongo; guca proud mwiyemezi; wiyemera;
intege. wirarira.
protagonist umukinnyi proven cyagenzuwe
w'icyamamare; icyamamare; n'abashakashatsi.
umuhagarikizi; uhagarariye. provender ifunguro; ibiryo.
protean ushoboye imirimo
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 proverb public house

proverb intego; umugamugufi; proximate kibangikanye;

bbreumg.; gituranye; cyegamiye;
umugaw'umugenurano; intego. kibangikanye; cyegeranye.
Proverbs Imigani. proxy umuhagarikizi; intumwa;
proverbs imigamigufi. uhagarariye.
provide guha; kugira neza; PRS ingamba zo kurwanya
kurwanaho; kugenera. ubukene.
provide backgrouor harmofor prudence ibamaso.
guherekeza. prudent uwitonze.
provide for kugira neza; gutera prune kogosha; kumwa;
inkunga. ikinyomoro; kwiyogoshesha.
provide us with sth kutugezaho. pruniknife indiga; umushyo.
provide with fresh air prunishears sekateri.
guhungiza. prurience ingeso mbi;
providence amahirwe. urukozasoni; igiterasoni.
providential cy'amahirwe. pruriency urukozasoni;
provider nyamugirubutangwa. igiterasoni; ingeso mbi.
providinourishmeor nutriment prurient ntokozamuco; giteye
ntungamubiri. isoni.
province intara. prurigo amahumane.
provincial umunyacyaro. pry gutata; guhata.
provision igisabwa. pry into iperereza.
provisions ifunguro; ibiryo; indyo. prying ishyushyu; amatsiko.
proviso igisabwa. pub akabari mpuruzambaga;
provocatioinducement, akabari.
motivatiomotive, grounds, puberty ubwangan'ubugimbi;
incentive, ubwangavu.
instigatioinspiratioinitiatioocc pubescent kidakuze.
asiostimulus, pubic hair insya.
foundatioorigimainspring, public uruhame; cya rubanda.
spring, genesis, etiology public accusation ukuregwa mu
imvano. ruhame.
provocation inkomoko; umuzi. public auction icyamunara.
provoke gukurura; kuba public disturbance akaduruvayo;
inkomoko y'ikintu; kuba bombori bombori; akajagari.
imvay'ikintu; guha; gutera. public finincial management
provoked urakaye. ugucunga umutungo wa
provoker umushotoranyi; rubanda.
gashozamvururu. public health center ivuriro.
prowess imbaraga; umuhate; public health nurse
ingufu; ubutwari. umuforomokazi.
prowl kubunga; kuzerera. public house akabari.

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public institutions ibigo bya puff guhumeka; gutangaza;

Leta. umuyaga.
public notice itangazo. puffery iyamamaza.
public opinion iperereza. puffness ishyundu; ikibyimba.
public opinion poll iperereza. pugnacious w'umunyamahane.
public place akarubanda. pugnacity ubushotoranyi.
public press itangazamakuru; puissance ingufu; intege;
ubunyamakuru. ubutarumikwa; mbaraga.
public relatiorepresentative puke kuruka.
umuhagarikizi; uhagarariye. pulchritudinous ihoho;
public sale icyamunara; akanyange; umwiza; mwiza.
cyamunara. pull guhonyora; guhata;
public square akarubanda. kureshya; gukamura; guhonyora.
public survey iperereza. pull apart guca.
public works imirimo ifitiye pull down gusenya; guhwika.
rubanda akamaro. pull in guta muri yombi; ufata.
publication igitabo; umutumba; pull off gusoroma.
inyandiko. pull out gusoroma; kudandura;
publications inyandiko kurambura.
nshyinguramurage. pull strings kwibariza;
publicise kwamamaza. gupolotika; kwitambika.
publicity iyamamaza. pull through guca akatsi.
publicize gusakaza; pull to pieces guca.
kumenyekanisha; kubwira. pull together gufatanya.
publish gusakaza; kubwira; pull tooth gukura iryinyo.
kubwira; gushyira ahabona; pull up kurekeraho; kubagara;
guha. guhwitura.
publisher umutangazi. pull up by the roots kurimbura;
publishing ubwanditsi. kurandura.
publishiPRINTING ubutangazi. pullover umupira.
publish, come out with, let out, pulp urupapuro.
betray, githe lowdowgiinside pulpy mass inombe.
informatiopoiout gutangaza. pulsate gutitira; gushishira;
puchild akazongwe. gutengurwa; gushishiza;
pucker imipfunya; umunkanyari. gucunda.
pudgy kibyibushye cyane. pulverize kujanjagura; gusya;
puerile cy'ubuto; cya gisore; cya kujanjagura.
cyana. pump kubaza; guhangama;
puerility ubugoryi; ifuti. umutima.
Puerto rico Puweto riko. pump room urunywero.
Puerto Rico Puweritoriko. pumpkin igihaza.
pun ishyengo; amahungu.

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 punch push on

punch kugaragura; kashe; pure, pristine, unadulterated,

ikimangu; ikashe. undefiled, unalloyed, unmixed
punctilious umunyabushishozi. kitangijwe.
punctuate kwibanda; purgatory purugatori; purigatori.
gushimangira; gutsindagira; purification umubatizo.
gutsindagiriza; kwizimba. purified water (AmE) amazi
punctuation akatuzo. yasukuwe.
punctuation mark akatuzo. purify gutagatifuza; kirisima.
puncture gucengera; umwobo. purity ubumanzi;
pundit umunyabwenge; injijuke. ubunyangamugayo; ubupfura.
pungent gukarishye; gisharira. purl guhwihwisa.
punish kwivuna; gucyaha; purloin kwiba.
gukosora; gucyaha; gukosora; purloiner umujura.
guhana. purloining ubujura.
punishment ibihano. purport ubusobanuro.
punt gukubita ishoti; gutera purpose umugambi; umuteguro;
ishoti; gutera umugeri. umusingi; inyota; ubusobanuro;
puny kaninira; kanzunyu; amaherezo y'ubuzima; urufatiro;
kaninira; imbambare; ishingiro; ikigambiriwe.
kanzugurunya; kanunuya; purposeful gisobanutse.
kanzizinya; kanuru; kanzugunyu; purr guhwihwisa.
kanunuru; kanzugurunyu; purse (AmE) ikotomoni.
kanuya; kanzinya. purse-snatcher umujura.
pup ikibwana; imbwa. pursue guhiga bukware;
pupil umwiga; umwiga; imboni; guhigisha uruhindu; koga
ijisho; umutangizi; umunyeshuri. runono; gukurikirana;
pupils abanyeshuri. kurambagiza; guhiga; iperereza;
puppet nyamujyiyobijya; gushakisha.
inkomamashyi; pursue vocation gukora.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi. pursuit urubanza.
puppy ikibwana; imbwa. pus amashyira.
purchase kugura. push kwimiriza imbere;
purchaser umukiliya; umuguzi. gutangaza; iyuriza; guterura;
pure ntamakemwa; nyakuri; gutuma; guhihibikanya;
kirongorotse; kitarakoreshwa; gusunikana; kumenyekanisha;
ndashidikanywaho; gutera; kuzamura; ihihibikana;
kitahumanyijwe; itandujwe; iterurwa; gushyira ejuru;
kizira amakosa; zirabwandu. gusunika.
pure in heart intungane; push forward kwahura.
ukiranuka. push in gucengeza.
pure water amazi y'urubogobogo. push off kugenda.
purely gusa. push on kwihuta; kwihutisha.

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push sb over kugusha. put in jeopardy kwigerezaho;

pushiashoving ihutazwa.
pushingchair agapusipusi.
pusillanimous urukozasoni;
mburabupfura; cy'urukozasoni;
kidakwiye.
puss uruhanga; injangwe.
pussy injangwe.
pussycat injangwe.
pustule ikibyimba; igishute.
put kujugunya; gushyira.
put across kumenyesha.
put an edge on gutyaza.
put an eto kwica; gusesa;
guhagarara.
put apart kurobanura.
put around kujugunya.
put aside gushungura; kureka.
put away guhunika; gushyingura
inyandiko; kwigizayo; gufunga;
kuzigama.
put back kugarura.
put back into shape gusazura.
put behibars gufunga.
put between gucengeza.
put confidence in kwiringira.
put down gusebya; kwandukura;
kubaga; gucisha bugufi;
kurambika; gushyira
ruhande.
put faith in kwizera.
put forth kurambura; gutanga
umusaruro.
put forward kumenyekanisha;
gutanga icyifuzo.
put in kujugunya; gushyika;
gucengeza; gushyikira; gusaba
kwinjira.
put in black awhite kwandika.
put in execution gutangira.
put in good word
gushyigikira.
gukangisha.
put in memory kwibutsa.
put in mind kwibutsa.
put in mothballs kuzigama;
guhunika.
put in motion kurarikira;
gukoranya ingabo; guhuruza.
put in order gusana; kunga.
put in storage guhunika;
kuzigama.
put in stroposition gushinga
imizi.
put in the ground gutera.
put in writing kwandika.
put into gushyikira; gushyika.
put into effect gushyira mu
bikorwa.
put money into kugura.
put off kwiyambura; gusubika;
cyakererewe; kuvanamo;
kwambura.
put on gukimu magambo;
kwambara; gukukana; kujijisha;
kwambarana; kujugunya.
put on airs kwiyerekana.
put on half pay guhagarika ku
kazi.
ku put on one's guard kwikoma.
put on paper kwandika.
put on the dog kwiyerekana.
put on the ritz kwiyerekana.
put one's finary on kwiboneza.
put one's shoulder to the wheel
gukora.
put out of job kwirukana.
put right gucurukura.
put spoke in one's wheels
kubangamira.
put sthg (up) against sthg
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put the finger on kuba put upon wakomerekejwe;

umuranga. wababajwe; washavujwe.
put the snatch on kunyereza putitogether ikomatanya.
abantu; guta muri yombi; putridity ubwandure; ubwandu.
kurigisa; ufata; gushimuta. putter around kugenda
put to death kwica. biguruntege.
put to the knife kwica. puttion paper ukwandika.
put to the stake kwica. puttitogether ubwubatsi.
put to the sword kwica. putty knife umushyo; indiga.
put to use kwifashisha; put-on ishyengo; icyiganano.
gukoresha. puzzle ubuyoberane; guhaba;
put together kubaka; guhimba; ubukomere; gusisibiranya;
kuvangavanga; gukorera mu ukwivuguruza; gushobera;
ruganda; gucisha mu ruganda; kujijisha.
kuvangitiranya; gutunganyiriza puzzlement urujijo.
mu ruganda. puzzling cyashoberanye;
put under tension kudandura; kiyoberanye; cy'urwunge;
kurambura. kidasobanutse; gikomeye.
put up kwakira; kubaka; pygmy umutwa; kigufi.
gucumbikira; kugira ubushobozi pyramid umutemerinyamigongo.
bwo kwakira; kwakira. pyrethrum pl. ibireti; pl. pireteri.
put up for sale kugurisha. P.O. Box agasanduku k'iposita.
put up with kwihangana; P.R. man umuhagarikizi;
gushyigikira. uhagarariye.

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 quadrangle queasy

Q - q
quadrangle kare. quantities ubwinshi bw'ibitu;
quadrate kare. ingano.
quadrilateral kare; quantity umugabane; umusaruro
ikinyamapande enye. ushimishije; igikorwa gifatika;
quaff kunywa; kugotomera. igice; igiteranyo; ingano;
quag igishanga. umubare.
quagmire igishanga. quantity of money ubutunzi;
quail gutengurwa; gushishira; ubukungu.
gutitira; gushishiza. quarantine akato.
quaint cyataye igihe. quarrel impaka; guhatanira;
quake gushishiza; gutigisa; gukimbirana; guteraamagambo;
gutitira; gucugusa; gushishira; guhangana; amakimbirane;
gutengurwa. intonganya; gutongana;
qualification ubushobozi; iteranamagambo; isahinda;
ubumenyi mbanzirizagikorwa; guhatana; ubwumvikabuke.
igisabwa. quarrelsome umunyamahane;
qualified inzobere; ukwiye; rwabiguma.
gishoboye; uwemerewe; uwujuje quarter gucumbikira; kwakira;
ibisabwa. kugira ubushobozi bwo kwakira;
qualified worker umunyamyuga kwakira.
wabyigiye. quarter dollar irobo; kimwe cya
qualities kamere; imyitwarire; kane.
umuco. quarter horse ifarasi; ifarashi.
quality ubwiza; ikiranga; quarters imiturire; icumbi;
ikimenyetso. inyumba; inturo.
quality of beidisposed to evil quarterstaff ikibando.
ubutiriganya. quartz isarabwayi.
qualm ukwicuza; ukwihana. quash gusesa.
qualms of conscience ukwicuza. quaver gucugusa; gushishira;
quandary ahakomeye. gutitira; gutengurwa; gushishiza;
quantifier N-COUNT. ijambo gutigisa.
ngaragazangano.Pl: quantifiers queasiness isesemi.
9. queasy urwaye; kirwaye.

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 queen Quran

queen urwiru; ukuriye abandi; quickly mu manzaganya; vuba;

umwamikazi; umutegetsi. mu kanya; vuba vuba; bwangu;
queen mother umugabekazi. mu minsi ya vuba aha.
queenly acyami; nyabami. quickness umuvuduko;
queer cy'ubugoryi; kidasanzwe; umunyaruko; ingoga; ibakwe.
cy'ubucucu; ukekwaho. quickness of mind umutwe.
quell kugabanya umurego; quick-witted wumvuba;
kugabanya ubukana; kuganza; w'ikimene; w'umutwe ufungutse;
guhosha; kuganza. w'umuhanga.
quench guhaza. quiet ikinnyeteri; utishimye;
query iperereza; guhangama; kugabanya umurego; kugabanya
ikibazo; kubaza. ubukana; guhosha; hitaruye;
quest urugendo. kurura; umugazi; umudendezo;
question ikivugwaho; ikigamijwe; umurakare.
gukeka; guhangama; ikibazo; quietly abucece.
icyitabwaho; intego; gusesengura; quietude umugazi; umudendezo.
iperereza; kugira amakenga; quill ikaramu.
icyibandwaho; kwibaza; kibazo; quintessence prowose.
insanganyamatsiko; icyigwa; quip ishyengo.
ikibazo nshinganwa; quirk ibisazi; ubusazi.
gushidikanya; kubaza; ingingo; quisling umugambanyi; intati.
ikigenderewe. quit kujya; guta; gutererana;
question at issue ikibazo. kureka; kurekeraho; kureka;
question mark akabazo. kugenda.
questionable gishidikanywaho; quite ahamwe.
ukekwaho. quittance ibabarirwa ry'icyaha;
questioning ishyushyu; imbabazi z'ibyaha.
amatsiko. quit, giup guhara.
questions ibibazo. quiver gucugusa; gushishiza;
queue umurongo; urushorerane. gutengerana; gutengurwa;
quick cy'ibakwe; yihuta; gutigisa; gutitira; gushishira;
gitunguranye; kigihumeka; gutigita; kwinyagambura.
kizima; kititezwe; cyihuta. quiz kubaza; iperereza;
quick as wink mu manzaganya. guhangama.
quicken gushyushya; guteza quota umugabane.
imbere; gushishikariza; quotation marks n.utwuguruzo
gushishikaza; gukangurira; n'utwugarizo.
kwihutisha. quotidian buri munsi.
quotient ikigabanyo.
Quran Korowani.

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R - r

rabbi umwigisha. racial prejudice ivanguramoko;

rabbit urukwavu. irondamoko; irondakoko.
Rabbit Bakame. racism ivanguramoko;
rabble-rousing gishishikariza irondakoko.
kwangana; gishishikariza ubugizi Racism ivangura rishingiye ku
bwa nabi. ibara ry'uruhu.
rabid gifite ishyaka; gifite racism irondamoko.
umwete. racitrack urusiganiro.
rabid dog imbwa yasaze. racket isahaha.
rabies ibisazi by'imbwa. racket (in tennis) akamanuzo.
race kwatanya; isiganwa; inzu; racketeer umujura.
umuryango; umuvumba; ract umurima; urwuri; igikingi.
gushyira ku murindi. radiance urumuri; igishashi;
race hatred irondakoko; umucyo (1).
ivanguramoko; irondamoko. radiant ihoho; umwiza;
race murder itsembambaga; akanyange.
itsembabwoko. radiate kuzenguruka; kumena.
race off gushyira ku murindi. radical ufite uruhande
race steward komiseri abogamiyeho; igicumbi; ufute
w'umukiw'isiganwa. ubutagondwa.
racecourse urubuga radio ubunyamakuru; pl.
rw'amafarasi. amaradiyo; iradiyo y'itumanaho;
racehorse ifarashi; ifarasi. inyakiramajwi; itangazamakuru;
race, straibreed, line inkomoko. radiyo.
rachitis ubuhenjagufwa. Radio broadcasting
racial bias irondakoko; igitangazamakuru; Radiyo RTLM.
ivanguramoko; irondamoko. radio receiver iradiyo.
racial discrimination radio set iradiyo.
ivanguramoko; irondamoko; radio telecommunication
irondakoko. iradiyo.
racial extermination radishes iradi; radi.
itsembabwoko; itsembambaga. radius akarambararo.
rafile pl. abaturage.

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rafter isharupanti. rake nkokora itarara inkumi;

rage gucunda; umwaga; mode. kaboko katarara inkumi; imfizi
ragga rugibi. y'akarere; inkundabagore;
raging gifite ishyaka; inkazi; gifite guhumbahumba.
umwete; urakaye; gikakaye. rake up guhumbahumba.
rags incabari; umwambaro; rakehell nkokora itarara inkumi;
imyenda. imfizi y'akarere; inkundabagore;
raid ubushotoranyi; gusahura; kaboko katarara inkumi.
guca ibintu. raking ihumbahumba.
raid frequently gutoteza. rakish bitwara nabi.
raider ibandi. rally isiganwa ry'amamodoka;
raillery urwenya; byendagusetsa. guterana; kunoza; kwakura; guca
raiment imyenda; umwambaro. akatsi.
rain imvura. ram Rugeyo; isekurume y'intama.
rain shower amahindu; ramble kubunga; kuzerera.
urushyana; umuvumbi. rambling inenge; irenzarugero.
rainbow umukororombya. rambunctious ntamunoza;
raincoat ikoti; ikoti ry'imvura. intanyurwa.
rainfall imvura. rammer inyundo.
rainless cyiza. ramp agasozi.
rainmaker umuvubyi. rampage ubukana; amakare.
rainstorm amahindu; imvura; rampart urusika; urukuta.
urushyana; umuvumbi. ranch urwuri; umurima; igikingi.
raise izamurwa; guha; izamurwa rancor urwango; urwango;
mu ntera; ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; urwango; inzika; ubucabiranyi;
kuzamura mu ntera; iyuriza; inabi; inyange.
iyongerwa; kuzamura; guhinga; rancorous cy'ububisha;
kongera; guterura; guhanika; inyaryenge.
gukuza; gushyira ejuru; guteza rand irandi.
imbere mu majyambere; random kitateguwe.
gukambika; kuzamura; iterurwa; random shot urusimbi.
kwimiriza imbere. randy (BrE) washyutswe.
raise complaint gutongana. ranee umwamikazi.
raise one's voice gutongana. range umusozi; kuzerera;
raise the dead to life kuzura. ubwisanzure; kubunga; akarere.
raise upward kongera; kuzamura; rangy muremure.
guteza imbere mu majyambere; rank umwanya; umutambagiro;
guhanika. urwego; ipeti; intera.
raising ubwiyongere; ubwubatsi. rankle gusesereza.
rajah umutegetsi. ransack guca ibintu; gusahura.
ransgressor umunyacyaha;
umunyabyaha.

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ransom kurwanaho. rathskeller ifunguriro; resitora;

rap kuganira; ufata; iporojyo; guta uburiro; urusamuriro.
muri yombi; kuganira. ratification iyemeza; iyemeza;
rap on the knuckles ihamya.
kwihanangiriza; kugaya. ratify gushimangira.
rapacious Ndarusuma. ratio impuzandengo.
rapacity umururumba. ration umugabane.
rape ugucuza ubusugi; gukora rational kivuzwe mu mutwe;
amahano; guca ibintu; ugufata impuguke; uwize.
ku ngufu; ukwangiza ubusugi. rationale umusingi; ishingiro;
rapid gitunguranye; cyihuta; urufatiro.
yihuta; kititezwe; kibangutse. rationalize kwisobanura;
rapidity ingoga; umunyaruko; gusobanura.
ibakwe; umuvuduko. rations ibiryo; ifunguro.
rapidly abwangu. ratter intati; umugambanyi.
rapidness umunyaruko; rattle gusisibiranya; gushavura;
umuvuduko. gushobera; kujijisha.
rapier inkota. rattlebrained umuswa.
rapport ihererekanyamakuru; ravage kwangiza; gusahura;
ubumwe; uguhanahaamakuru. kuyongobeza.
rapporteur umwanditsi w'inama. ravel kuzambya ibintu; gukomeza
rapture urukundo; ibyishimo ibintu.
byuzuye; ibyishimo; ihirwe; ravening inkazi; gikakaye.
umunezero; umunezero; ravenous inkazi; gishonje;
ukunyurwa. gikakaye.
rapturous cyishimye; wishimye. ravenousness inzara.
rara avis umunyempano. ravine ikibaya; akabande;
rare kidasanzwe; cyiza; kinoze. umubande.
rare occurrence umunyempano. raving gifite umwete; gifite
rarity ubusembwa; ishyaka.
umunyempano. ravish ugucuza ubusugi;
rash ufite uruhande ukwangiza ubusugi; gukora
abogamiyeho. amahano.
rasping kirakaza. ravishing akanyange; ihoho;
rat umugambanyi; intati; imbeba; umwiza; mwiza.
umurangira polisi. raw material ibikoreshofatizo;
rat on someone kuba umuranga. igikoresho cy'ibanze; ikintu
rate igiciro. by'ibanze; ikizatunganyirizwa mu
ratfink umugambanyi; intati. ruganda.
rather ahubwo; ahubwo. ray imirasire.
rather than aho. raze guca ibintu.
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razor-sharp gityaye. really interj. ye; nterj. pe; nterj.

reach gushyikira; guha; gushyika; yee; koko; nterj. ntibishoboka!;
gushyika; gushyikira; kugera; koko; yego; ntagushidikanya;
kurangiza; gucaho; kurambura; by'amanyakuri; ukuri; rwose;
gushyika. impamo.
reach completion kurekeraho. really! interj. ye!; pe!
reach destination gushyika. Really? byo se?
reach out kurambura. realm Reta; ubwami; igikingi;
reach the place gusohora. igiti; itsinda; Leta; ileta; ubwatsi;
reach the target gufata. igihugu.
reaction inkurikizi; igisubizo. reap gusarura; gufata.
read gusoma. reaping isarura.
read the riot act to gucyaha; reappear kugaruka.
guhana; gukosora. rear ainyuma.
reader umusomyi. rearing ubwubatsi.
readiness ubukure. rearmost giheruka.
reading ugusoma. rearrange gusubiza ku murongo.
readjust kuvugurura. reason kagarara; inkomoko;
ready cy'amavamuhira; urufatiro; umusingi; ishingiro;
cy'ibakwe. umuzi; amavu; impamvu;
ready-made cy'ubukorikori. imitekerereze inoze.
real nyirizina; kidakuka; reason out gusesengura.
kigaragara; ndasubirwaho; reasonable cyo mu rugero;
kidashidikanywaho; byemewe; umunyakuri; kitabogamye;
kigaragara; gihuje n'ukuri; gihendutse.
nyakuri; by'ukuri; reasoning impuguke; uwize.
ndashidikanywaho; gifatika; gifite reassure kunyura.
ishingiro; cy'ukuri. reassure sb guhumuriza.
real estate umutungo rebel umugome; gutana;
wimukanwa. icyigenge; intati; icyigomeke;
reality ukubaho; ukubaho; umugambanyi.
imvaho; ukuri. rebel against kutumvira.
realization iyanzura; rebellion ubwigomeke.
ibyagezweho; umusozo; isozwa; reborn wahindutse mushya.
iyuzura; iyuzuzwa; irangizwa; rebuilt wahindutse mushya.
icyagezweho; irangira; irangiza. rebuke guhana; gukosora;
realize kumenya; gusanga; gucyaha; kwihanangiriza;
kugera; gufata; gushyika; kugaya.
gushyira mu bikorwa; kurangiza; rebut guhakana; kunyuranya;
gusarura. gusenya.
recalcitrant ntamunoza;
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 recall recommeto

recall kwibuka. reception hall ijabiro.

recall to the mind kwibuka. recess icyuho.
recantation icibwa; iseswa; recidivist umunyabyaha;
ihagarikwa; ikurwaho; isenywa. umunyacyaha.
recapitulate guhatiriza. recipe forumire; intanganzira; pl.
recede kugabanya umurego; amabwiriza; itegeko; ibwiriza;
gukendera; guhosha; kugabanya iforumire.
ubukana; guha; kuyoyoka. recipient umugenerwabikorwa.
receicustomers gufungura. reciprocality ubugirirane;
receiinstructioin kwiga. ubwuzuzanye.
receiperiodical by mail gufata reciprocate guhora; kwihimura.
ifatabuguzi. reciprocity ubugirirane;
receipromotion kuzamurwa mu ubwuzuzanye.
ntera. recitation ivugamutwe;
receipt ifagitiri. imbwirwaruhame; idisikuru;
receitogether gusangira. ijambo.
receive gufata; kwemerera; recite kubara; kubwira.
gusuhuza; kwakira. reciter umusizi.
received icyakiriwe. reckless ikizeze; igicucu;
receiver umugenerwabikorwa. ikinnyeteri; bitwara nabi.
receiving ukwakira. reckon kongera.
receiwillingly kwakira; kwemera; reckoning ifagitiri;
kwenda; kwemera. inyemezabuguzi; ibarura
receiwith approval kwemera; ry'amajwi; iteranya.
emera. reclaim kwaka.
receiwith favor kwenda; recognition ishimwe; icyubahiro;
kwemera; kwakira; kwemera. ishimo; isaruti; inyiturano.
recent kigezweho; cy'ubu; gishya; recognize kwemera; gusuhuza;
gishyushye; gishyashya. kumenya; kubona; kwibuka;
recently avuba; vuba aha; uba kwitondera; kumenya;
aha. gucungacunga.
recently acquired gishya; recoil kunama.
gishyashya. recoil at kurebaisesemi; kwanga;
recently deceased kwanga urunuka.
nyakwigendera. recollect kwibuka.
receptacle igisanduku; ibakure; recollection ifata mu mutwe.
isanduku; urwubati; ingemeri; recommend kumenyekanisha;
igemeri; igisanduka; imbehe; kugira inama.
igikapu. recommendation ibyifuzo;
reception area ubwakiriro. ubuvugizi; inamabyifuzo; inama;
reception centre urwakiriro. impanuro.
reception desk ubwakiriro. recommeto kugira inama.

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 recompense redress

recompense kuriha; guhora; recover well kwijajara; kugarura

kwishyura; igihembo; kwihimura; ubuyanja; guca akatsi;
umushahara. koroherwa; kwisubiza.
reconcile guhuza; kumvikanisha; recovering woroherwa;
kwimenyereza. uzaakajisho.
reconciler umuhuza. recovery ubutabazi.
reconcile, conciliate, propitiate, recovery exams
restore to friendship, reunite ibizamiby'isubiramo.
kunga. recreated wahindutse mushya.
reconciliating ukunga. recreation umukino.
reconciliation amahoro; ikosora. recruit umunnyuzu; umutangizi;
Reconciliation ubwiyunge. umwiga.
reconcilor umwunzi. recruiting ugutanga akazi.
recondite mboneshabwenge; recruitment ugutanga akazi.
kitagaragara; ndafuturwa. rectangle urukiramende.
recondition kuvugurura; gusana; rectification umuti w'ibibazo;
kunga. ikosora.
reconnaissance indoro; akajisho. rectify guhindura; gukosora.
reconnoiter gutata. rectitude ubupfura;
reconstruct kuvugurura. ubunyangamugayo.
reconstructed wahindutse recuperate gukiruka; kuvura;
mushya. guca akatsi; kunoza.
reconstruction recur kugaruka.
ugusaibyangiritse; ugusana. red umutuku; gitukura.
record iraporo; kwinjira; red ant urutozi.
urutonde; ilisiti; kwandika; red blood cell agasorontuku;
raporo; gushyingura inyandiko. agasoro gatukura.
record library disikoteki. red brown igaju ry'intukura.
recording ukwandika. Red Cross umuryango utabara
records inyandiko imbabare; kuruwaruje.
nshyinguramakuru; idosiye; red kite sakabaka.
arishive; dosiye. Red See Inyanja Itukura.
recount kwerekana; kurondora; red (anthill) urugina.
gukomoza; kubara; kubwira; redeem kwishyura; kubohora;
kuvuga muri make. kuvugurura; kuriha.
recover koroherwa; kurwanaho. redo kongera.
recover consciousness redoubtable gikaze; giteye
kuzanzamuka; kugarura ubwoba; gikarishye; cyikariye;
ubwenge; kuzanzamuka; gikakaye.
kuzanzamuka; kugarura redress kuriha; kwishyura; umuti
ubwenge; kugarura akabaraga. w'ibibazo; gihano.

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 reduce refuse

reduce koroshya; guhina; reflection of sound

kugabanya; kugabanya umurego;
kugabanya ubukana; gutubya;
guhosha; kuzitira; kwikanya.
reduce swelling kubyimbuka;
gutubanuka.
reduce to poverty gukenesha.
reduce to powder kujanjagura.
reduced gitubijwe.
reduction ubworoherezwe;
iyegerana; itubyangano; ituba.
redundancy umusesekare.
redundant umurengera.
red-faced gatuku.
red-hot gishyushye cyane.
red-letter cyo kwibuka.
red-light house
reed urubingo.
reefers urumogi.
reel gutagataga; kujagajaga.
reestablish kugarura;
kuvugurura.
refer to kwerekana; gukomoza;
kuvuga muri make.
referee kumvikanisha; umuhuza;
guhuza; umuyobozi; umutegetsi;
umucamanza; umusifuzi;
abacamanza.
Referendum Kamarampaka;
referendumu.
refine kungura;
kumenyekanisha.
refined myiza.
refined man imfura.
refinement ijogora.
reflect kuzirikana.
reflect on guha agaciro;
gutekerezaho; kwitaho;
kwitwararika.
reflect upon guteganya.
reflectiglass indorerwamo.
nyiramubande.
reform guhindura;
imitunganyirize; impinduka;
ivugurura; imihindagurikire;
ivugururwa.
reformation impinduka;
imihindagurikire.
reformatory igasho; ipirizo;
igereza; uburoko.
Refoulement ukugira inzika.
refrain kwiziga; kwifata;
inyikirizo; kwihangana.
refrain from kureka; gucika.
refrain from interferiwith guha
ireme.
refrain from noticing
kwirengagiza.
refresh kuvugurura.
refreshed cy'ibakwe;
cy'amavamuhira; wahindutse
mushya.
refresher courses amasomo
ntyazabwenge; amasomo yo
gutyaza ubumenyi.
refreshment ifunguro; ifunguro.
pl. refreshmestall urunywero.
refrigerator icyuma gikonjesha;
firigo.
refuge amagiro; amage; amajyo.
refugee umuntu watereranywe.
refugee law amategeko agenga
impunzi.
Refugee status ukuba impunzi.
refugees impunzi.
refugee's shelter burende.
refurbish kuvugurura.
refusal ubwizige.
refuse kwiziga; gucika; kwanga;
kwifata; guhakanira; guhakanira;
ico; kwima; umwanda; kutemera;
guhakana; kwihangana.

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 refuse entrance/membership rehabilitate

refuse entrance/membership Regional human rights

guhakanira. protection systems uburyo
refuse to obey kutumvira. mpuzakarere bwo kurengera
refuse to submit to kutumvira. ikiremwamuntu.
refusing cyanga. Regional security
refute gusenya; kunyuranya; umutekaw'akarere.
guhakana; guhakana. Regional treaty bodies inzego
regain control of oneself guca ndindamasezerampuzakarere.
akatsi. register gusanga; ilisiti;
regain strength guca akatsi. urutonde; igitabo cy'amafoto;
regal acyami; nyabami. ilubumu.
regalia imyenda; umwambaro. register for kwinjira.
regard gutekerezaho; registers arishive; inyandiko
ukwimariramo; gufata nk'amata nshyinguramakuru.
y'abashyitsi; kwitaho; registration fees amafaranga yo
ukwitangira; guha agaciro; kwiyandikisha.
igisingizo; ibisingizo; regret gushegeshwa; ukwicuza;
kwitwararika; ukwihebera; ukwihana; kuganya;
kurora; ukwihambira; ijabo; gushenguka; urukumbuzi;
ubwamamare; guha ireme; kuborogera; ukwicuza;
kureba; ukwihambira; gushengurwa n'agahinda; kwicwa
kubahiriza; imihayo; n'agahinda; gushengurwa
ubuhangange; igiteye n'ishavu; kwicuza.
impungenge; kumamaho regretfulness ukwihana;
akajisho; urukundo; icyubahiro; urukumbuzi; ukwicuza.
kwitegereza; ubudatenguha; regrettable ibabaje;
gutereraho akajisho; gufata; y'incamugongo; mbi.
kubona. regrouping ukwisuganya.
regard affectionately gukunda. regular kimenyerewe; gisanzwe;
regard with repugnance gisanzwe.
kurebaisesemi; kwanga; kwanga regular verb inshinga ikurikiza
urunuka. amategeko.
regardful umunyeshyari; regularly igihe cyose; iteka; buri
uwitonze. gihe.
regarding cyerekeye. regulate igenzura; igenzura;
regardless cyakora. kumenyereza; kugena.
regenerate kuvugurura. regulating ikosora.
regenerated wahindutse mushya. regulation itegeko; imicungire;
regicide ubwicanyi. ibwiriza; igenzura; ibwiriza;
regimen uburyo bukoreshwa. ikosora; ukwiziga; pl. amabwiriza.
regina umwamikazi. regurgitate kuruka.
region umusozi; akarere; ntara. rehabilitate kuvugurura.

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 rehabilitation reliability

rehabilitation gusubizwa mu relate kubara; kurondora;

byawe. kubwira; kugereranywa;
rehash guhatiriza. gusanisha; kugereranya;
rehearsal imyitozo. kubwira.
rehearse gutegura. related umugereka; bisa.
reign of ubukangarane. related to poss. wo; icyerekeye;
reign over igenzura; igenzura. byerekeranye; ibyerekeye;
reimburse kwishyura; kuriha. ikirebana; nterj. yo; kijyanye;
rein kumenyereza. bijyanye; ikijyana...;
rein in guhagarara. cyerekeranye; icya; igifata ku...
reinforce kurema umutima; relation isano; raporo; ubucuti;
gushyigikira. umubano; ubufatanye; isano;
reinforcement gutega; umubonampuzabitsina; ihuriro;
gushyigikira icyenda kugwa. ihuzabitsina; amahuriro.
reins ubuyobozi. relations ubufatanye; ubucuti;
reinstall kugarura. umubano.
reinstate kuvugurura; kugarura. relationshigk amasano;
reinvigorate kuvugurura. imibanire.
reinvigorated wahindutse relationship ubufatanye;
mushya. ubucuti; umubano.
reiterate guhatiriza. relationship of friends ubucuti.
reject kubenga; kwibuza; gucika; relatipoverty ubukene.
kwanga; guhakana. relative conj. nka; cyegereye;
reject marriage proposals kijya kungana.
kubenga. relatives pl. abaturagihugu;
rejection ubwizige. abafitanye isano.
rejoice kwishyuka; kunezerwa; relax guforoka.
wishima. relaxation ubwiramire.
rejoice selfishly kwishimira. relay runner umusimbura (1).
rejoice with gushima; release guca inkoizamba;
gushimagiza. kubabarira; kubohora;
rejoiced kinezerewe; cyishimye. ubwisanzure; kweza; ubutabazi;
rejoicing umunezero. imbabazi; imbabazi; imbabazi
rejuvenate guca akatsi; gusazura; z'ibyaha; kogeza; ibabarirwa
kuvugurura. ry'icyaha.
reka data interj. reka daa. release from spell kurogora.
reka daweya interj. reka daa. releasimechanism imbarutso.
reka mama interj. reka maa. relentless umunyamurava;
reka maweya interj. reka maa. umunyamwete; ufite ingufu.
relentlessly an'umuhate.
relevant gikenewe.
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 reliable remission

reliable gikwiye guhabwa agaciro; relinquishment ubwizige.

cyo kwizera; kibikwiye; kidakuka; relish uburyohe; inyota; inyota
kidashidikanywaho; y'ubutegetsi; ishyaka.
ndasubirwaho. relish maliciously kwishimira.
reliance amiringiro; icyizere. relocate kwimuka.
relic ibisigarizwa. reluctant cy'agahato.
relief umudendezo; inkunga; rely on kwizera; kwiringira;
umunezero; umuti w'ibibazo. gushingira.
relieoneself kwihagarika; remain gukomeza; guherera;
kwituma ibyoroshye; kunyara; kubaho; kuguma.
gusoba. remain in hidiplace guca rubeti.
relieve kugabanya umurego; remain inactive gutegereza.
kuyamba; kugabanya ubukana; remain ready gutegereza.
kugabanya; koroshya; remainder igisigara; ibisigarizwa.
kugabanya. remains intumbi; ibisigarizwa;
religion iyobokamana; idini. intutu; umurambo; ibisigazwa.
religions amadini. remake kuvugurura.
religiosity umuhamagaro; remand gufunga; gusubika.
ubutorwe. remark gukomoza; kwerekana;
religious ukiranuka; y'idini; pl. ijambo; kuvuga muri make.
abihayimana; intungane. remarkable gifatika; cyo kwibuka;
religious ban umuziririzo; kigaragara; byiza cyane;
umuziro. cy'agahebuzo; gihambaye;
religious belief amahame. cy'akataraboneka.
religious community ikoraniro remarry kongera gushaka.
ry'abemera. remedy gusana; umuti w'ibibazo;
religious confession idini. umuti; kunga.
religious confessions amadini. remedy fault gukosora amafuti.
Religious discrimination remember kwitondera; kwibuka.
ivangura rishingiye ku idini. remembrance urwibutso;
religious fervor ubutorwe; urukumbuzi.
umuhamagaro. remembrancer ifata mu mutwe.
religious grougk imitwe remind kwibutsa.
y'amadini. reminder ifata mu mutwe;
religious institutions ibigo urwibutso.
by'amadini. reminiscence ifata mu mutwe;
religious service igihe ukwibuka ibyahise.
cy'amasengesho; iteraniro ryo remiss umunyamazinda;
gusenga; ihuriro ryo gusenga. indangare.
relinguish kureka. remission ubwiramire; imbabazi
relinquish guta; kwibuza; kureka; z'ibyaha; ibabarirwa ry'icyaha;
kwiziga; gutererana. imbabazi; imbabazi.

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remit kwishyura; kuriha.
remit the penalty of guca
inkoizamba; kubabarira.
remittance ubwishyu.
remnant ibisigarizwa; urujyo.
remodeled wahindutse mushya.
remodeling imihindagurikire;
impinduka.
remofrom service kwirukana.
remonstrate kugaya;
kwihanangiriza.
remorse inkeke; imibereho mibi;
inkomanga; ukwicuza;
urukumbuzi; ukwihana; ubuzima
bubi; umuhangayiko; ukwicuza.
remorsefulness ukwicuza;
ukwihana.
remote cyo kuyindi si; iyo bigwa;
icyaduka; kitagaragara;
ndafuturwa; utamenyereye;
bikonje; cya kure; hitaruye;
cy'ahandi; bidashimishije;
bidashamaje; ikimanuka;
mboneshabwenge.
remote control telekomande.
remote from gihabanye;
gitandukanye.
removal ugutwara abantu
n'ibintu; ivanwaho; ugusezerera
ku mirimo; ikurwaho.
remove kurobanura; kuvana;
gutwara; kuvanaho; gutwara;
wirukana; gukuraho; ugusiba;
ugusiba.
removing ikuraho.
remunerate kwishyura; kuriha.
remuneration igihano;
umushahara; umusaruro;
igihembo; igihembo.
renal colic icyo mu nda.
rend guca.
render kubara; guha.
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render assistance kugira neza.
render service to
kumenyekanisha.
render verdict guca urubanza.
rendezvous randevu; gahunda;
ihuriro; uguhura; igihe n'aho
guhurira.
renegade umugambanyi; intati.
renew kuvugurura; gusazura.
renewed wahindutse mushya.
renounce guta; kureka;
gutererana; kwibuza.
renovate kunga; guhonora;
kuvugurura; gusana.
renovated wahindutse mushya.
renown ijabo; ubwamamare;
ubuhangange; ubwamamare.
renowned icyamamare;
ikirangirire; rukabuza.
rent gukodesha; ubukode;
umwobo; umutanyu; umwenge.
rental ubukode.
renunciation ubwizige.
renunciation or abandonmeof
one's religious faith or of an
object of one's previous
loyalty ubuhakanyi.
reopened wahindutse mushya.
reorganization impinduka;
imihindagurikire.
reout gukodesha.
repair kunga; guhonora; gusana;
kunoza; kujya mbere.
repaired wahindutse mushya.
reparation igihano.
repartee ishyengo.
repast ifunguro; ifunguro.
repatriation ugucyura impunzi.
repay kuriha; kwivuna;
kwihimura; guhora; kwishyura.
repayment ihora.
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repeal isenywa; icibwa; gusesa; reprehensible cy'ubukozi

ihagarikwa; iseswa; ikurwaho. bw'ibibi; cy'ibara; cy'ibara;
repeat kwigana; kubara; cy'ubugome; ibi; gikaze; giteye
guhatiriza; kongera; gusakaza. ishozi; giteye agahinda;
Repeat it Subiramo. cy'amahano; cy'urukozasoni;
repel kwirwanaho; gukomeza imeze nabi; gikarishye; gikakaye;
umutsi; guhangana; gutsinsura. yo kwamaganwa; cy'amahano;
repellent cy'ibara; cy'ubugome; cy'ubugome; giteye ubwoba; kibi
giteye agahinda; cy'amahano; cyane; kibabaje; cy'urukozasoni;
umuntu mubi; kibabaje; cyikariye.
cy'urukozasoni; giteye ishozi. representation ikarita.
repent kwicuza. representative uhagarariye;
repentance ukwicuza; ukwicuza; umuhagarikizi; uhagarariye;
ukwihana. umuhagarikizi; intumwa.
repercussion inkurikizi; representativity ubuyobozi buri
nyiramubande. wese yibonamo.
repetion isubiramo. repress kumenyereza;
repetion of sound isubirajwi. guhagarika; guhagarika.
repetition imyitozo. repression inena.
rephrase guhatiriza. reprieve kubabarira; guca
replace gukurikira; gusimbura. inkoizamba.
replacement umusigire; reprimand kwihanangiriza;
umusimbura (2); umusigarizi. guhwitura; gucyaha; gukosora;
repletion umusesekare; ubukire; kugaya; guhana.
ubukungu; umusaruro utubutse; reprisal ihora.
urwunguko rwinshi. reprise guhatiriza.
reply igisubizo; igisubizo. reproach amakemwa; kugaya;
reponse igisubizo. kwihanangiriza; kwemeza
report inyandikomvugo; kubwira; umuntu ikintu.
ubuhangange; gusakaza; reproach oneself for kwicuza.
inyandiko; ubujajwa; icyandikwa; reprobate umunyacyaha;
kuvuga muri make; iraporo; umunyabyaha.
gukomoza; kwerekana; reproduce kwandukura; kongera;
amagambo; impuha; igihuha; gucapurura.
icyitonderwa; ijabo. reproductifunction igitsina.
report card (AmE) Reproductihealth ubuzima
indangamanota. myibarukire; ubuzima
reporter umunyamakuru. bw'imyororokere.
reporters ubunyamakuru; reproduction ubwiyongere;
itangazamakuru. imyororokere; iyororoka.
repose umugazi; umudendezo. reprove gucyaha; kwihanangiriza;
repository ikigega. gukosora; guhana.

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reptile igikururanda; inzoka. request for professional

reptilian inzoka. services itangazo rishakisha
republic repubulika; ileta; Leta; inzobere.
Reta. request for subscription gusaba
Republic of Rwanda Rwanda; u ifatabuguzi.
Rwanda; Repubulika y'u Rwanda. request information about
repudiate kureka; kwibuza; kubaza.
gutererana; guta. request information from
repudiation iseswa; icibwa; kubaza.
isenywa; ikurwaho; ihagarikwa. requests kagarara.
repugnance urwango; ubwangwe; require gutera; kwakura; gutuma.
urwango; inyange; urwango; required kamara.
inabi. requirement ubumenyi
repugnant giteye ishozi; mbanzirizagikorwa; ibikurikizwa;
cy'ubugome; umuntu mubi; ibyangombwa.
cy'ubugome; cy'amahano; requirements ibyibanze; ibyo
cy'amahano; kibabaje; cy'ibara; ugomba kuba wujuje; ibisabwa;
cy'urukozasoni; cy'ibara; giteye ibishingirwaho.
agahinda. requisite ibanze; iby'ibanze;
repulse gutsinsura; kwirwanaho. cy'ishingiro; nshinganwa;
repulsion isesemi; ishozi; ngenderwho; nshingirwaho;
inyange; urwango. shingiro; ibyo ugomba kuba
repulsive cy'urukozasoni; wujuje; kamara; cy'ibanze;
cy'amahano; cy'ubugome; igisabwa; ibyibanze; cyishingiro;
kibabaje; giteye ishozi; cy'ibara; iby'ingenzi; ubumenyi
cy'ibara; cy'amahano; umubi; mbanzirizagikorwa; kamara.
giteye agahinda; cy'ubugome. requital ihora.
reputable umunyakuri; gikwiye requite kwihimura; guhora.
guhabwa agaciro; rukabuza; resay guhatiriza.
kibikwiye. rescinding isenywa; ikurwaho;
reputation ubuhangange; icibwa; ihagarikwa; iseswa.
ubwamamare; ubwamamare; rescue kubohora; ubutabazi;
ijabo. gutabara; kurwanaho.
repute ubuhangange; ijabo; rescuer umutabazi;
ubwamamare; ubwamamare. umukuruwaruje.
request gusaba; ukwaka; icyifuzo rescuing ubutabazi.
cy'usaba; ugusaba; gusaba research ubushakashatsi;
kwinjira; gusaba; gusaba. ubucukumbuzi.
request an answer to kubaza. reseat kugarura.
request for goods komande. resemblance isano; inso.
request for information ikibazo. resemble kumera.
resembling bisa.

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 resentful respect oneself

resentful uwifuza; inyaryenge; resolute intagondwa; utaku

urakaye; cy'ububisha. izima.
resentment ubucabiranyi; inzika; resolutely an'umuhate.
urwango; urwango; inabi. resoluteness ubushake;
reservation ugusuhererwa; imbaraga; umuhate; umutima;
ukwicuza; igisabwa; ukwihana; ubutwari.
igisigara; ubukonje. resolution umutima; imbaraga;
reserve guteganya; guhunika; ubutwari; umwanzuro; umuhate;
ubukonje; gusubika; gutegesha; icyemezo; umuti w'ikibazo;
ugusuhererwa; kuzigama; ubushake; umuti.
ikigega. resolve kujogora; gutoranya;
reserved bidashamaje; guhitamo; kwisobanura;
cyateganyirijwe; bidashimishije; gusobanura; kwiyemeza;
bucece; bikonje. guhitamo; gufata.
reserved for hagenwe. resolving umuti; umwanzuro;
reservoir ikigega. umuti w'ikibazo.
resettlement ugusaibyangijwe resort amajyo; intwaro; amage;
n'intambara. amagiro; amayeri.
reside gucumbika; kwima; resort to gusiragira; gukoresha;
guherera; gutura; gutura. kwifashisha.
resideforeigner resource intwaro.
umunyamahanga. resourceful ushoboye imirimo
residence indaro; inyumba; inzu; inyuranye.
intaho; inyumba; ubuturo; resources ubutunzi; ingengo
inturo; indiri; icumbi. y'imari; ubukungu.
resident pl. abenegihugu. respect kubaha; igisingizo;
residue ibisigarizwa. ubuhangange; kubahiriza;
residuum ibisigarizwa. ibisingizo; guha ireme;
resign kwegura; kureka. kwitondera; kumvira; urukundo;
resign oneself kwiha; kwitanga. agaciro; ukwimariramo;
resignation ubwizige. ubuhangange; igitinyiro;
resist guhatana; guhanyanyaza; icyubahiro; imihayo;
kwiziga; kwihangana; guhatanira; kwitwararika; guha agaciro;
gukomeza umutsi; kutumvira; gutekerezaho; kwitaho;
guhangana; gucika; kwifata. ikinyabupfura; ijabo; gufata
resist lawful authority gutana. nk'amata y'abashyitsi;
resistance intambamyi; icyubahiro; ukwihambira;
imbogamizi. ubuhatsi; ubwamamare;
resistance movements imitwe icyubahiro.
irwanya ubutegetsi. respect oneself kwiyubaha.
resister urwanya.
resolupon gushyigikira.

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 respectable retained

respectable gikwiye guhabwa restore kunga; guca akatsi;

agaciro; cyo mu rugero; kuvugurura; gusana; gusazura;
gishimwa; abasoni; cyiyubashye; kugarura.
kibikwiye. restore harmony kumvikanisha;
respected rukabuza. guhuza.
respiration ihumeka. restore to friendship guhuza.
respiratory system restored wahindutse mushya.
urwungarw'ihumeka. restrain kugabanya umurego;
respire guhumeka. guhagarika; kuzitira; guhagarika;
resplendent cy'akataraboneka; kujisha; kubangamira;
cyiza cyane; umwiza; kugabanya ubukana;
cy'agatangaza; akanyange; ihoho; kumenyereza.
agatangaza; akataraboneka; nziza restraint ubukonje;
cyane; cy'agahebuzo; agahebuzo; ugusuhererwa; ubwiramire.
cy'igitangaza. restrict kwirukana; kugabanya
responsibility uburambe; umurego; kugabanya ubukana;
umutwaro; icyate; umurimo; guhagarika; guhagarika.
inshingano; akazi; umugogoro; restricted gikwiranye n'igihe;
umurimo. cy'iki gihe.
responsible uwisobanura; restriction igisabwa; inzitizi.
indakemwa; cyo kugawa; uwo restyling impinduka;
bibazwa; gatozi. imihindagurikire.
responsive umunyagishyika. result ikigwi; inkurikizi;
rest kwima; guhwema; umusaruro; inota; umusaruro;
kurekeraho; gushyira; urupfu; igihembo.
kwicara; guherera. result in kubyara; kwadukana;
rest home ibitaro by'abarwaye kugaragazwa; kwerekanwa;
indwara zo mu mutwe. kuzanira.
rest in expectation gutegereza. resume kuvugurura; gukomeza.
rest room umusarani; iwese; resumed wahindutse mushya.
ituwaleti; ubwiherero; resurrection umuzuko; izuka.
urwiherero. resurrection of the dead izuka
restate guhatiriza. ry'abapfuye.
restaurant ifunguriro; resuscitate guca akatsi.
urusamuriro; uburiro; resitora. retail ikidandazo; kugurisha.
rested cy'amavamuhira; retail store amangazini; iduka.
cy'ibakwe. retailer umucuruzi.
restfulness umugazi; retain kuvugurura.
umudendezo. retain the thought of kwibuka.
restorative umuti. retained cyateganyirijwe.

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 retainer reverence

retainer umurinzi; umukozi; revarication igifitirano; ikinyoma

umuhakwa; umuja; umwambari; cyambaye ubusa.
umugaragu. reveal gutangariza; gushyira
retaliate guhora; kwivuna; ahabona; kwirega; kubwira;
kwihimura. kubwira; gushyira ahagaragara;
retaliation ihora. gushyira ahabona.
retard kubangamira; guhagarika; revealed cyigaragaza.
gutambamira; guhagarika; reveal, make knowdivulge, giout,
gukerereza; gupyinagaza; disclose, impart, unearth, bare,
kuzitira. lay bare, brito light, unmask,
retch kuruka. unveil, expose, uncover, make
retching isesemi. public gutangaza.
retell guhatiriza; kubara. revel kwishima; kwishyuka;
reticent bikonje; bucece; kunezerwa.
bidashimishije; bidashamaje. revel in kwishimira; kwirata.
retire kugenda; guha; kujya. Revelation Ibyahishuwe.
retire from kugenda. revelation indagu.
retiring rwabikobwe; ikinnyeteri; Revelation Ibyahishuriwe
uwiyoroshya. Yohaintumwa.
retouch gusana; kunga. revelatory writing Ibyahishuwe.
retraction ikurwaho; isenywa; revenge kwivuna; guhora;
iseswa; icibwa; ihagarikwa. kwihimura; ihora.
retreat amagiro; amage; amajyo. revengeful inyaryenge;
retrenchment igabanya cy'ububisha.
ry'abakozi. revengefulness inabi; urwango;
retribution ihora. urwango.
retrieval system uburyo bwo revenue igihembo; igihembo; pl.
kugera ku makuru. amafaranga; umusaruro;
return guha; igihembo; umushahara.
umusaruro; kugaruka. reverberation nyiramubande;
return like for like kwihimura; inkurikizi.
guhora. revere gufata nk'amata
return ticket (BrE) itike yo y'abashyitsi; kubahiriza.
kugenda kugaruka. revered uwahiriwe;
return to good condition guca umunyahirwe.
akatsi. reverence umuhamagaro;
return to health guca akatsi. ubudatenguha; ugushengerera;
returnees abahungutse. igitinyiro; ugushengera;
returns amakiriro. ukwitangira; icyubahiro;
reunions amanama. ukwihambira; icyubahiro;
reunite guhuza. ukwihebera; ubutorwe; igisingizo;
revaluation of the currency isaruti.

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 reverend riddance

reverend umwigisha. revulsion urwango; isesemi;

reverent ukiranuka; intungane. ishozi; ubwangwe.
reverse icyago; amakuba; ibyago; reward ishimwe; igihembo;
gutoba; amakuba. umudari; umusaruro;
reversive abbrengi. kwitondera; inyongezo; igihembo;
review gusubiramo; ubwasisi.
ubucukumbuzi; kwitwararika; reword guhatiriza.
gutekerezaho; umwiyereko; rhagk odic wishimye; cyishimye.
paredi; kwitaho; rhetoric uburyoshyamvugo.
gusuzumaubushishozi; guha rheumatism rubagimpande.
agaciro; gahunda; icyandikwa; rhinoceros inkura.
imyiyereko; akarasisi; gusuzuma. rhyme umuvugo.
reviewer umucamanza; pl. rhymer umusizi.
abacamanza; umunyamakuru. rhymester umusizi.
revise guhindura. rhyming ubusizi.
revitalize gusazura; kuvugurura. rhythm injyana.
revive kuvugurura; guca akatsi. rib urubavu.
revivified wahindutse mushya. ribald giteye isoni.
revivify guca akatsi. ribbon ishimwe; umudari;
revocation ikurwaho; iseswa; igihembo.
icibwa; ihagarikwa; isenywa. ribs imbavu.
revoke gusesa. rice umuceri.
revolt kuganda; kugomesha; rich umukire.
kwigomeka; ubwigomeke; rich country igihugu gikize.
kugoma; gutana; kugandisha; rich man umuherwe; umutunzi;
umuvurungano. umukungu; uwagashize;
revolting giteye ishozi; umunyemari.
cy'amahano; cyikariye; gikaze; riches ubukungu; ubukungu;
giteye agahinda; cy'ibara; kibi ubutunzi; ubutunzi.
cyane; cy'ubugome; cy'ibara; richest uwagashize.
cy'urukozasoni; kibabaje; riches, fortune ubukungu.
cy'amahano; giteye ubwoba; richness ubukungu; urwunguko
gikakaye; cy'ubugome; rwinshi; umusaruro utubutse;
gikarishye. ubukire; umusesekare.
revolution amajugu; ricinus ikibonobono.
amahindura; imihindagurikire; rick umuba; igipanze neza.
revolisiyo; amadumbu; rickets ubuhenjagufwa.
impinduramatwara; impinduka. rid kweza.
revolutionary umugambanyi; rid oneself of kureka.
intati; ufute ubutagondwa. riddance igihombo.
revolver imbunda.

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 riddle right-widictatorship

riddle ubufindo; bbresak.; Right to food uburenganzira ku

ukwivuguruza; akayunguruzo; ifunguro.
igisakuzo; ikibazomayobera; Right to housing uburenganzira
ikibazo-kamenamutwe; igombe. ku icumbi.
riddles utuyunguruzo. right to information
ride kuberabeza; guharahaza; uburenganzira ku kumenyeshwa
kujyaho; kuburabuza; gutangaza amakuru.
guhangayikisha; gutwara; Right to justice uburenganzira
gutwara. bwo kwitabaza ubutabera.
ridge agasongero; umusozi. Right to leave uburenganzira
ridicule gukimu magambo; bwo gusohoka mu gihugu cyawe.
byendagusetsa; gucunaguza; Right to liberty asecurity
urwenya. uburenganzira bwo kwisanzura
ridiculous cy'ubugoryi; gucungirwa umutekano.
cy'ubucucu. Right to life uburenganzira bwo
ridiculousness amagambure; kubaho.
amangambure; amahomvu; ifuti; Right to nationality
ubunyabasazi; ubugoryi. uburenganzira ku bwenegihugu.
ridito hounds umuhigo. Right to property uburenganzira
rifinger mukubitarukoko. ku mutungo.
rifle imbunda. Right to return uburenganzira
rift umutanyu; umwenge; bwo kugaruka mu gihugu cyawe.
umwobo. Right to seek asylum
rig out umwenda. uburenganzira ku kwaka
right uburemere; byo; ubuhungiro.
ubuhangange; imvaho; iburyo. Right to work uburenganzira ku
right angle imfuruka igororotse. murimo.
right away mu kanya; mu minsi righteous intungane; icyiza;
ya vuba aha. umunyakuri; ukiranuka.
right beside gituranye; righteous person umukiranutsi;
cyegeranye; cyegamiye; intungane; umuntu ukiranuka.
kibangikanye; kibangikanye. righteousness ubupfura;
right hand indyo; kuboko ubutungane.
kw'iburyo. rightful nyakuri;
right now mu manzaganya. ndashidikanywaho.
Right of appeal uburenganzira rights uburenganzira.
ku kujurira. right-angled triangle
Right of asylum uburenganzira mpandeshatu nguni.
ku buhungiro. right-widictatorship ubutegetsi
Right to uburenganzira ku bw'igitugu.
burezi.

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 rigid road

rigid intagondwa; gikomeye rise haover hand kurira;

nk'ibuye; wikariye; ukutaku kuzamuka.
izima; cy'ibuye; ndakuka; utaku rise up gutana.
izima. rise up in arms kurwana.
rigidity izima. rise (sun) kwaka.
rigorous uruhanyije; gisaba rising isoko.
ingufu nyinshi; ukomeye; gisaba risk kwigerezaho; gutera ubwoba;
imbaraga; wikariye. amakuba; amagume; imikiko;
rigorously an'umuhate. kabutindi; kwibasira;
rile kurakaza; gusesereza. kwigerezaho; gutega; kudindiza;
riled urakaye. kwibasira; gukangisha;
rim urugabano. kugerageza amahirwe; ingorane;
rimple imipfunya; umunkanyari. pl. ibizazane; urusimbi.
rind igishishwa. risky kabutindi; cyateza
rinderpest muryamo. impanuka; cyangiza;
ring gukikiza; kugota; uruzitiro; kibangamiye.
gukora ku rustinga; impeta; rite umuhango; isakaramentu.
uruziga; gutelefona. rites imihango.
ringiof weddibells ubukwe. ritual umuhango; imihango.
ringlet uruziga; cyigoronzoye; ritual paternity ubuse.
cyihinahinnye. ritualist umunyamihango.
ringlets umusatsi. ritualistic person
riot gutana; akaduruvayo; umunyamihango.
akaduruvayo; akajagari; bombori ritualize kuziririza (umunsi).
bombori. rival upiganwa; kwigana;
rip gushishimura; urushanwa; uhanganye; kwitara
inkundabagore; nkokora itarara nka; gukurikiza; umuhizi;
inkumi; kaboko katarara inkumi; urwanya; gufataho urugero;
gutatamura; imfizi y'akarere; uhatanira; uhatanye.
guca. rivalry ipiganwa; uguhigana.
rip off kwiba. rivals pl. abahizi.
ripe giciye akenge; gikuze. rive guca; guca; gutanyura;
ripe bananas imineke. gukata; gushwanyaguza; gucamo
ripen guhisha; gukura. uduce; gushwanyuza.
ripeness ubukure. river umuvumba; uruzi; umugezi.
ripple umuraba. river basin akabande; umubande;
rise kurira; iterambere; agasozi; ikibaya.
iyongerwa; intambwe; ihanikwa river valley ikibaya; akabande;
ry'ibiciro; ipfupfu; kuzamuka; umubande.
amajyambere; izamurwa; roach inyenzi.
intangiriro. road kolidoro; umuhanda;
rise above kuganza. ibarabara; inzira.

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 road for travel rooster

road for travel inzira. roguery igicumuro; ubukozi

road junction amayirabiri. bw'ibibi.
road map umurongo roil gucunda.
ngenderwaho. roisterer isarigoma; ikirara.
roadblock bariyeri. role umukinnyi; umumaro;
roadhouse akabari umurimo; akazi.
mpuruzambaga. roll urutonde; ilisiti; gucunda.
roadway ibarabara; ibarabara; roll in the aisle gukubita
umuhanda; umuhanda; inzira. igitwenge; guseka.
roam guhaba; kubunga; kuzerera. roll out gusohora.
roamer imbungerezi; inzererezi. rolled inkarage.
roar inkuba; ingashya; roller umuraba; umutende.
guhamagara; gutaka; gukubita Roman cy'abaromani.
igitwenge; gutabaza; ibitwenge; Roman Catholic Church Kiliziya
kugashya; kuboroga; Gatolika.
gukankama; guseka. Roman numeral umubare
roar with laughter gukubita w'ikiromani.
igitwenge; guseka. romance kunyomeka; (always
roast gukimu magambo; kotsa. pl.). amarangamutima; agakuru;
roasting gishyushye cyane. inkuru mpimbano.
rob kwiba; gusahura. romantic igihimbano.
robber umujura; umuhemu; romanticism (always pl.).
ibandi; umuhemu. amarangamutima.
robbery ubujura. romp umukino.
robe umwenda; igiteteyi; ikanzu. rood umusaraba.
robust gifite imbaraga; nziramuze; roof gusakara.
muryerye; iberege; gifite ubuzima roofing igisenge.
bwiza; muzima; umunyangufu; roofitile amategura.
cy'imirya; umunyambaraga. rook guhuguza; kwiba;
robustness ubutarumikwa. kunyereza; kunyanganya.
rock ibuye ry'agaciro; isarabwayi; rookie umwiga; umutangizi.
urufatiro; ibuye; urutare; igitare; room icyumba; gucumbika;
ishingiro; umusingi. umwanya; inzu; gutura.
rock garden ubusitani. room number inomero z'icyumba.
rocket imisile. roommate umuraza.
rocket-bottom gito cyane. rooms icumbi; inturo.
rocklike cy'ibuye; gikomeye roomy kirekuye.
nk'ibuye. roost kwicara; imiturire.
rod imbunda. rooster isake.
rodent inkegesi.
rogue ikirara; isarigoma.

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 root rubber stamp

root umuzi; gushinga imizi; route umuyoboro; icyerekezo;

umuzi; isoko; icyateye; ishingiro; inzira; amajyo; ibarabara;
umusingi; isoko; ishingiro; umuhanda; ibarabara;
inkomoko; amavu; imizi umuhanda; urugendo.
n'imihamuro; inkomoko; routhe bend wasaze; cyataye
urufatiro. umutwe; cyatombotse.
root for gushyigikira. routine ingamba; kimenyerewe;
root out itsembatsemba; gisanzwe; uburyo bukoreshwa;
kurimbura; kurandura. gisanzwe; politiki.
rooter umwogezi; umuyoboke. rove kubunga; kuzerera; guhaba.
rope injishi; umurunga; rover imbungerezi; inzererezi.
urutsinga; umugozi. roving urugendo.
rosary ishapure; Rozari. row intonganya; uruhushya;
rose ururabo; iroza. iteranamagambo;
roster ubunyamuryango; guteraamagambo; gutongana;
urutonde; ilisiti. umurongo; rwaserera;
rot amagambure; gushira; amakimbirane; intonganya;
gusaza; amangambure. urushorerane; impaka.
rotten cy'urukozasoni; cy'ubukozi row break icikizamurongo.
bw'ibibi. row deleted umurongo wasibwe.
rotund kibyibushye cyane. row inserted umurongo
roubody umubumbe. wacengejwemo.
rough ikirara; gikomeye; row of bushes uruzitiro.
kidatengeneje; cyegereye; rowdy isarigoma; rwabiguma;
isarigoma; kijya kungana; ikirara.
kirakaza; gihubukiwe; onj. nka. rowsy umunengetsi; umunebwe.
rough person igihubutsi. royal acyami; nyabami.
roughneck isarigoma; ikirara. royal cow ingabe.
round kibyibushye cyane. royal crown ikamba rya cyami.
rounding iburungushura. royal person umwami.
roundup inteko. royal personage umwami.
round-trip ticket (AmE) itike yo rozzer umupolisi.
kugenda kugaruka. Ruanda Repubulika y'u Rwanda.
rounumber umubare. rub gukoropa.
rouse gushyushya; gusamaza; rub lightly gukirigita.
gushishikariza; gukangurira; rub out kwica; ugusiba.
guhamagaza. rubber agakingirizo;
rousing w'umunyembaraga; akazitirantangangabo.
w'umunyagitsure. rubber boot (AmE) bote.
rout kunesha; gutatanya; rubber stamp nyamujyiyobijya;
gutsinda; kwigarurira; kugaruza nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi;
umuheto; kuganza. inkomamashyi.

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rubber (BrE) igome. rule ibwiriza; igenzura; igenzura;

rubberneck mukerarugendo; ukuntu; kugaruza umuheto;
inkusi; umukerarugendo. agacamurongo; itegeko;
rubbing ukugorora imitsi. ubuhatsi; kuganza; intanganzira;
rubbish amangambure; kuganza; kuyobora; intego;
umwanda; amagambure; ico. politiki; iforumire; itegeko;
rubbish bin icyavu. ingamba; igipimisho; gutsinda;
rubbish can icyavu. ilati; ukwiziga; imicungire;
rubdown ukugorora imitsi. ubuhangange; kunesha;
rube umushumba. kwigarurira; forumire.
rub, rub down kugorora imitsi. rule of law igihugu kigendera ku
ruckus bombori bombori; mategeko.
akaduruvayo; akajagari; isahaha. rule on case guca urubanza.
ruddle inkurwe. ruler umuyobozi; ukuriye abandi;
ruddy gatuku. umuyobozi mukuru; ilati;
ruddy-faced person gatuku. umuyobozi; ffix. nyiri;
rude umunyakinyabupfura gike; umuperezida; umwami;
gihubukiwe. umutegetsi; umukuru w'Igihugu;
rudeness ubwisanzure bukabije; agacamurongo; umuyobozi wa
ubupfura buke; igitutsi. guverinoma.
rudiment ishingiro. rules amategeko.
rudimentary ishingiro; kidakuze. ruling icyemezo cy'urukiko; iteka;
rue kwicuza; gushengurwa ubushishozi bw'urukiko.
n'agahinda; kwicwa n'agahinda; rulispirit ingomoke.
gushegeshwa; ukwihana; rumble umuhindagano;
gushengurwa n'ishavu; guhwihwisa.
ukwicuza; gushenguka. rumbling umuhindagano; inkuba.
rue the day kwicuza. rumbling, clap,
ruefulness ukwihana; ukwicuza. explosiodischarge, roar, boom,
ruffian ikirara; isarigoma. crash, cracka loud, explosive,
rugby rugibi. resoundinoise produced by the
Ruhengeri Ruhengeri. explosiexpansion of air heated
ruin amakuba; kwangiza; by lightnidischarge inkuba.
guhuguza; ibyago; guca ibintu. ruminate guteganya; kuza;
ruin one's health kwiyicira kuzirikana.
ubuzima. rummy umusinzi.
ruination amakuba; icyago. rumor impuha; igihuha.
ruins itongo. rumormonger imbazi ya menshi;
umunyamazimwe.
rumors amagambo.
rumour impuha; igihuha.

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rumourmonger imbazi ya rural development amajyambere

menshi; umunyamazimwe. y'icyaro.
rumours amagambo. rural life ubuzima bwa giturage;
rumpus rwaserera. ubuzima bw'icyaro.
run guca; umuvumba; ruse amayeri; icyiganano;
ikurikirana; ukoresha; kuyobora; icyayenge.
gushyira ku murindi. rush umuvuduko; guhihibikanya;
run after kurambagiza. akete; kwihuta; kwihutisha;
run away guhungana. kwihutisha; ingoga; kujagata;
run away from kwamama; umunyaruko; ibakwe;
guhunga. ihihibikana; gukataza;
run counter to guhinyura. umuvumba; gushyira ku
run down gusaza; gucaho; murindi; guhurura.
gushira. rush at sb gusumira.
run in gufata; guta muri yombi. rush light itara; buji.
run into gukubitana; guhura. rush, spur, whip, urge, goad,
run into each other gusekurana. drive gutota.
run its course kurekeraho. Russia Uburusiya; Uburusi.
run off guhungana. Russian umurusiya; umurusi.
run out gushira; kurekeraho; rustic umunyacyaro;
gusaza. umushumba.
run out on guta; gutererana. rustle guhwihwisa.
run over gusubiramo. rustler umujura.
run through kwica. rustling ubujura.
run wild kuzura. rusty cyatoye umugese.
runniknot ipfundo. rutack inzira.
running imicungire. ruthless kinyamaswa;
runnitrack urusiganiro. ubunyamaswa; ubukurankota;
runty kigufi. inkoramaraso.
runyarwanda Ikinyarwanda. ruttish washyutswe.
run-in iteranamagambo; Rwanda Rwanda; Rwanda.
intonganya; amakimbirane; Rwanda InvestimeaExport
ihangana. Promotion Agency Ikigo
run-of-the-mill gisanzwe; cy'Igihugu Gishinzwe Guteza
gisanzwe; kimenyerewe; cyo mu Imbere Ishoramari Kohereza
rugero; ikimenyabose. Ibicuruzwa mu Mahanga.
rupture gushwanyuza; Rwandan nyarwanda;
gushwanyaguza; gutanya; umunyarwanda.
kujanjagura; gutanyura. Rwandan citizen
rural areas icyaro. umunyarwanda.
rural community urusisiro;
umudugudu; umusozi.

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Rwandan Civil Society Rwandan Moira umutimanana.

Organisations Imiryango Rwandan people abanyarwanda.
Nyarwanda Itegamiye kuri Leta. Rwandanhood ubunyarwanda.
Rwandan famous Kiin war Rwandans abanyarwanda.
Rwabugili Kigeli. Rwandans' or Christian God
Rwandan franc ifaranga ry'u Imana.
Rwanda. Rwandese abanyarwanda;
Rwandan hero Rwigema Feredi. umunyarwanda.
Rwandan history amateka y'u Rwandese Republic Repubulika
Rwanda. y'u Rwanda.
Rwandan language RwF ifaranga ry'u Rwanda.
Ikinyarwanda.

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S - s
Sabbath Sabato; isabato. safeguard kurwanira; kurinda;
saber inkota. gukingira; kubungabunga;
saboteur maneko. intwaro; kurengera;
sack umufuka; kuyogoza; uburiri; kubungabunga; gukingira
igitanda; uburyamo; kwirukana; ikibaba; kubumbatira.
kwirukana; guca ibintu; safeguards umutekano.
gusahura; igunira; igikapu. safehold amagiro; amajyo; amage.
sacked umushomeri. safekeeping ibumbatira;
sacrament isakaramentu. umutekano; kurwanira; isegasira.
sacred y'idini; gitagatifu; safety agakingirizo; umutekano;
uwahiriwe; umunyahirwe. ikapote; akazitirantangangabo.
sacred scriptures ibyanditswe safety measures umutekano.
bitagatifu. safety pin igikwasi.
sacred writings ibyanditswe saga agatereranzamba.
bitagatifu. sagacious umuntu ureba kure;
sacremeof penance w'umutwe ufungutse; umuhanga;
Isakaramentu ry'imbabazi; w'umuhanga; umunyabwenge;
Isakaramentu rya Penetensiya. wumvuba; umuhanga; w'ikimene;
sacrifice igitambo; ubwizige; inararibonye; w'inararibonye;
guha. umushishozi.
sacrilege ugutukana. sagacity ubushishozi; ubwenge;
sad wababajwe; washavujwe; imyumvire; imitekerereze; ijogora.
wakomerekejwe. sage infml. ikimene; utishimye;
saddened wakomerekejwe; umunyabwenge; umuhanga;
washavujwe; wababajwe. umurakare; inararibonye; intiti;
Sadducees pl. abasaduseyi; pl. w'inararibonye; umuntu ureba
abasadukayo. kure; injijuke; umukambwe;
sadness agahinda; ishavu; umuhanga; w'umuhanga;
ubwihebe. umuhanga; umushishozi.
safe agakingirizo; ikapote; saint umutagatifu; umurokore;
akazitirantangangabo. cyera; umuziranenge;
safe for eating kiribwa. umumarayika.
saintliness ihirwe.

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saintly nzirabwandu; kizira sanctify gutagatifuza; kwegurira;

amakosa. kirisima; kuziririza (umunsi).
salacious giteye isoni; sanctifyigrace imema
washyutswe; ntokozamuco. ntagatifuza.
salaciousness ukwifuza. sanction koshya gukora nabi;
salad isaladi. uruhushya; ihamya;
salad oil amavuta yo gutekesha. gutagatifuza; iyemeza;
salaries imishahara. gushyigikira; uburenganzira;
salary igihembo; umushahara. uguha uburenganzira; kirisima;
salary reduction igabanya icyemezo; gusobanura.
ry'imishahara. sanctions ibihano.
salesgirl umucuruzi. sanctuary amagiro; amajyo;
saleslady umucuruzi. amage.
salesman umucuruzi. sand ubutarumikwa; ubutwari;
salesperson umucuruzi. umucanga; umusenyi; umuhate;
saleswoman umucuruzi. umwete.
salient cyigaragaza; cyo kwibuka. sandals sandari.
sally forth kujya mbere. sandwich bar akabari.
salmagundi imvange. sanguinary inkoramaraso.
saloon akabari mpuruzambaga; sanguineous inkoramaraso.
akabari. sanitation isuku;
salt umunyu. ukubungabunga ubuzima.
salt apepper marijuwana. sap amakakama y'igiti; kunaniza.
salt away kuzigama; guhunika. sapient w'umuhanga; umuhanga;
salutation imbwirwaruhame; umuntu ureba kure;
idisikuru; isaruti; ijambo. umunyabwenge; inararibonye;
salute kuvugisha witanguranwa; intiti; umushishozi;
gushimagiza; gushima; w'inararibonye; umuhanga.
gusuhuza; isaruti. sardonic abagiramenyo; abasetsi.
salvage kuvugurura; kuvugurura; sassy isibo.
kurwanaho. Satan Sekibi; umubi; Belizebuli;
salvation uburokozi; umukiro; umwami w'umwijima.
agakiza. satanic ubunyamaswa;
salve ipomade; umuti. kinyamaswa; ubukurankota.
salvo umuriro. Satan's kingdom umuriro
same bisa. w'iteka; umuriro utazima;
sampling iperereza. Gehinomu.
sanatorium ibitaro by'abarwaye sate guhaza.
indwara zo mu mutwe. satellite inyenyeri; inyenyeri;
sanctified uwahiriwe; umwambari.
umunyahirwe. satiate guhaza.
satire ishyengo.

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satisfaction umunezero; saw intego; gukata; guca;

ukunyurwa; ukunyurwa; ihora; urukezo; urukero.
ibyishimo byuzuye; gihano; sawyer umubaji.
ishema; agashema; umunezero; say kwerekana; kubwira;
akanyamuneza; ibyishimo. amahitamo; gushushanya;
satisfactory yemewe; cyo mu kubwira; gukomoza; ijwi; kuvuga
rugero; gishimwa; cyiyubashye. muri make.
satisfied wanyuzwe; wanezerewe. say it again ntiwirirwe ubaza;
satisfy guhaza; guhaza; kunyura; ntukanyagwe; n'uko; wabimenye;
gushimisha. aho.
satisfying kinyuze. Say it again! Bisubiremo.
satrap umutegetsi. say ois sorry kwicuza; kwisegura.
saturate guhaza; gukwirakwira; say one's prayers gusenga.
gutama. say to gucika; kwanga.
Saturday ku wa gatandatu; ku say truly guhamya.
Isabato; kuwa nyuma. say yes to gushyigikira.
Saturn Saturune. sayilittle abucece.
satyriasis ukwifuza. saying intego.
sauce umufa; isosi. sayonara ah'ikindi gihe; usigare
saucer ingasire. amahoro.
Saudi Arabia Sawudi Arabiya; scabbard urwubati.
Arabiya Sawudite. scabies uruheri.
saunter kugenda. scads gihagije.
savage inkoramaraso; igikoko; scag heroyine.
ikirura; inyamaswa; gikakaye; scalding gishyushye cyane.
inkazi; ubukurankota; scale kuzamuka; amagaragamba;
ubunyamaswa; kinyamaswa; kurira.
igisimba. scaled down gitubijwe.
savant umunyabwenge; injijuke. scales umunzani.
save guhunika; kuvugurura; scalp urumeramusatsi.
uretse; kubumbatira; kuzigama; scalpel indiga; umushyo.
kurinda; kubungabunga; scamper gushyira ku murindi.
kurwanaho. scan kureba; kwitegereza;
saving ubutabazi. gutereraho akajisho; kurora;
savings ikigega. kumamaho akajisho.
savior umukiza. scandal igisebo; urukozasoni;
saviour umukiza. ubujajwa.
savor uburyohe. scanned cyagenzuwe.
savory kiryoshye. scant kidahagije; gito.
savvy ubumenyingiro; scantiness ubuke; ukutahaba;
gusobanukirwa; kumva; ubukeho.
gufutukirwa. scantness ibura.

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scanty kidahagije. school report (BrE)

scapula urushyi rw'ukuboko. indangamanota.
scar inkovu; gukomeretsa; school year umwaka w'amashuri.
gukomeretsa; gukomeretsa. schoolbook umwandiko.
scarce kidahagije. schoolboy umwiga;
scarcity ibura; ukutahaba; umunyeshuri; ingaragu;
ubukeho; ubuke. umusore.
scare gutera ubwoba; schoolgirl umunyeshuri; inkumi;
ubukangarane. umwangavu; umwiga.
scarecrow kadahumeka. schooling uburezi.
scatological ntokozamuco. schoolmarm umwarimu.
scatter guhomboka; schoolmaster umwarimu.
gukwirakwiza; kunyanyagira; schoolmate mugenzi wawe.
kubiba; gutera; kumena; schoolmistress umwarimu.
gutatanya; kubiba. schools pl. amashuri.
scatter. kunyanyagiza. schoolteacher umwarimu.
scene ibidukikije; urubuga. science ubuhanga; ihange;
scent ububani. ubumenyi.
sceptical ukekwaho. science of medicine ubuvuzi.
schedule igiteganyijwe; science of reasoning
gutegesha; ilisiti; ikiri ku inyurabitekerezo.
murongo w'ibyigwa; urutonde. scimitar inkota.
scheme politiki; umugambi scintillate kumyasa.
mubisha; umushinga; scion imbuto; imbuto; amaraso.
ubusobanuro; ingamba; gahunda scissor kumwa; kwiyogoshesha;
y'ibikorwa; imbata; uburyo kogosha.
bukoreshwa; pula. scissors umukasi.
scheme intrigue gukorana. Scissors imakasi.
scheming aphr.. bya kiboko. scissor-kick imakasi.
scholar umwiga; injijuke; scoff at gukimu magambo.
umunyabwenge; umunyeshuri. scold kugaya; kwihanangiriza;
scholarly intiti; impuguke; uwize. gicumu cya kigembe; gucyaha;
scholarship ubujijuke; uburezi; guhana; gukosora.
ubushakashatsi; inyandiko scope ubwisanzure; uburebure;
nshyinguramurage. uburebure.
scholastic items ibikoresho scorching gishyushye cyane.
by'ishuri. score igitego; inota; gusarura;
school ishuri; ishuri; guhugura; umurongo; gutsinda igitego;
ikigo; kwigisha. igiteranyo; ibarura ry'amajwi.
school fees amafaranga y'ishuri. score success gutsinda ikizamini.
school materials ibikoresho
by'ishuri.

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scores uburo buhuye; umusaruro scream kuboroga; gutabaza;

ushimishije; ingano; igikorwa guhamagara; gutaka.
gifatika; benshi. scree umukingo.
scoria inkamba; umuyonga. screech kuboroga; gutabaza;
scoriinformation uko amanota gutaka.
atangwa. screen ikigoyi; kubumbatira;
scorn kurebaisesemi; kwanga; gukingira ikibaba; injishi;
kwanga urunuka; kwirengagiza. kwijima; gupfuka; gukuba;
scornful abagiramenyo; abasetsi; kubudika; umwenda;
cyuzuye urwango. kubungabunga; kurinda.
scorpion manyenga. screening injishi; ikigoyi.
scoundrel insuzugurwa (person); screenwriter umunyamakuru.
isarigoma; ikirara. screw cyigoronzoye; kurongorana;
scour gushishura; gusukura; cyihinahinnye.
guhanagura. screwball cy'ubugoryi;
scourge amakuba; ibyago; cy'ubucucu.
icyorezo. screwdriver turunovisi.
scout gutata. screwy cyasaze; gisetsa;
scowl kubika umutwe. kidakwiye; kidahwitse;
scram kujya; kugenda. cy'ubucucu; kidasobanutse;
scramble gushyira ku murindi; cy'ubugoryi; wasaze;
kwihuta; gufunga; kudadira. cyatombotse; cyataye umutwe.
scramble up kurira; kuzamuka. scribble kwandika; kwandikisha
scrap iteranamagambo; igice; ikaramu.
intonganya; kureka; guhatana; scribe umwanditsi; umwanditsi.
intonganya; umugabane; urujyo; scribes pl. abanditsi.
ibisigarizwa; ibango; kurwana; scrimpy kidahagije.
amakimbirane; rwaserera; script inyandiko; ikitaracapwa.
guhatanira. scriptures ibyanditswe.
scrapbook ilubumu; igitabo scriptwriter umunyamakuru.
cy'amafoto. scrooch down kunama.
scrape gukomeretsa bucye scrooge gito; ubugugu.
(bullet); ukomeretsa bucye scrotum umufuka w'amabya.
(bullet); ukomeretsa bucye scrouge gito.
(bullet). scrounger bizengarame.
scratch gukomeretsa; scrub gushishura; guhanagura;
gushishura; gukomeretsa; gusukura.
gukomeretsa; ugusiba; pl. scrubber ihabara; maraya.
amafaranga. scrumptious kiryoshye.
scrawl kwandika; kwandikisha scrunch down kunama.
ikaramu. scruple amahame; ukwihana;
kuzuyaza; ukwicuza.

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scruples agatima; umutimanana; search engine urubuga

agatimanama. rushakirwaho amakuru.
scrupulous uwitonze; search for guhiga; gushaka;
umunyakuri; indakemwa. gukurikirana; gushakashaka;
scrutinize kwitegereza; kurora; gushakisha; koga runono; guhiga
kureba; iperereza; gukora bukware; guhigisha uruhindu;
iperereza. gushakashaka.
scrutinized cyagenzuwe. search for money gushaka
scrutiny igenzura; ifaranga.
ubucukumbuzi; akajisho; indoro; search through kujagajaga.
ubushakashatsi. searchifor ugushakisha.
scuffer umupolisi. searing gishyushye cyane.
scuffle kurwana; amakimbirane; seashore inkombe.
ubushyamirane; guhatana; seasickness isesemi.
rwaserera; imirwano; guhatanira. seaside inkombe.
scullion umuja; umukozi. season isarura; umwero; igihe;
sculpture ihangamashusho. igihe; isizeni.
scum umwanda; ico. seasonable gihire.
scurry akete; gushyira ku seasonal migration ukugisha.
murindi; kwihuta. seasoned gikuze; mukuru;
scuttle kwihuta. inararibonye; giciye akenge.
scuttlebutt impuha; igihuha; seasoning imyitozo; uburambe.
amagambo. seat icyicaro; ifoteyi; ikibuno;
sea inyanja. umwanya; icyicaro; intebe;
sea correcpondent gutuma. intebe; intebe.
sea messenger gutuma. seat cushon umusego wintebe.
sea of troubles ibyago; amakuba. seat of government umurwa.
seaboard inkombe. seaway empty gusezerera amara
seacoast inkombe. masa.
seacrements amasakaramentu. seback kugarura.
seal ikimangu; igipfundikizo; secateurs sekateri.
kashe; ikashe; akarango; ikijuriji. secial yihariye; cyihariye;
seal off gufunga. ryihariye; zihariye; byihariye;
sean envoy gutuma. rwihariye.
seance inama. secluded hitaruye.
search gusesengura; gukora secocomiof Christ ihindukira rya
iperereza; igenzura; kujagajaga; Kirisitu; ukuza kwa kabiri kwa
gusaka; kugenzura; wiga; Kirisito.
ubushakashatsi; ubucukumbuzi. secoleg umukinyishyu; umukiwo
search blindly gutomboza; kwishyura.
kujandajanda; kujijita. secoleg match umukinyishyu;
umukiwo kwishyura.

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second isogonda; intumwa. secure gufata; kurinda;

second koshya gukora nabi; intarumikwa; gukenyera;
gushyigikira; icya kabiri. indahangarwa; gushyika; gufata;
Second isekonda. gutera umusumari; intavogerwa;
second-hand caguwa. kurengera; gusarura; gukingira;
second-in-command umufasha. kubungabunga; kubumbatira;
second-rate w'umuswa; kibi. gushyikira; gukingira ikibaba.
second-story man ibandi; securidevice iserire y'urugi.
umujura. security intwaro; kurwanira;
secothought ukwicuza; umutekano.
ukwihana. sedate umurakare; utishimye;
SecoWarld War (the) Intambara umwihare.
ya Kabiri y'Isi Yose. seduce ukwangiza ubusugi;
secred tradition uruhererekane. ugucuza ubusugi; koshya.
secret gihishe; ibanga; amayeri; see gutereraho akajisho;
bwite; akabanga. gucungacunga; kureba; bbrerb.;
secret agent maneko; kumenya; kubona; kurora;
umumaneko; umupererezi. gusanga; kwitegereza;
secret plan umugambi mubisha. kumamaho akajisho; guhweza.
secretariat ubunyamabanga. see eye to eye kwemeranya;
secretary umunyamabanga; kumvikana.
umwanditsi w'inama. see fit kwiyemeza; gufata;
Secretary of State guhitamo.
umunamabanga wa Leta. see how the lalies gutomboza;
Secretary of State (BrE AmE) kujandajanda; kujijita.
umunyamabanga wa Leta. see red kugira urukara.
Secretary of State (BrE) see through gucengera.
umunamabanga wa Leta. seeable ibigaragara.
secrete gupfuka. seed imbuto; imbuto; amaraso;
secrets pl. amabanga. imbuto; imbuto; urugemwe;
sect urugaga. amasohoro; mbuto; ishingiro;
section abanyeshuri; gukata; urubyaro; intimatima; kubiba.
abanyeshuri bigira mu ishuri seed control aregulation
rimwe; akarere; ugize ikintu; kugenzura ubwiza bw'imbuto.
ishami; igika; umugabane; guca; seed multiplication
igice; ishami; urujyo. ituburambuto.
section head umukuru seedling imbuto; urugemwe;
w'umurimo. ikimera; ingemwe.
sector umurenge.

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seek guhigisha uruhindu; seldom imbonekarimwe; rimwe

gushakisha; guhiga; rimwe.
gushakashaka; gusaba; select gushyigikira; gutora;
gushishikazwa; guhiga bukware; gushungura; guhitamo; kujogora;
kugerageza; koga runono; gutoranya.
kwihatira; guhiga; gukurikirana. select by vote gutora.
seek after iperereza. selected cyatoranyijwe.
seek charity gusabiriza. selection ihitamo; ijwi; ihitamo;
seek out gushakashaka. ijonjora; ishyirwaho; ijwi.
seek publicity gushaka ko ibintu self kamere; imyitwarire; umuco.
bimenywa n'abantu benshi. selfish uwikunda; Ndarusuma.
seek to influence legislators selfish person uwikunda.
kwitambika; gupolotika; selfishness ubwikanyize.
kwibariza. selfless Christian love urukundo
seem gusa. rutireba.
seemiabsurdity ukwivuguruza. selfsame bisa.
seemicontradiction self-abasement ukwicishabugufi;
ukwivuguruza. ubwicishebugufi.
seemly umwiza; ihoho; self-annihilation ubwiyahuzi.
akanyange. self-assertiforceful
seep in gutama. umwihanduzacumu.
seeress umupfumu. self-assertive isibo.
seesaw urwicundo; urwicungo. self-assurance icyizere muri
sefor guhamagaza. wowe; ukwigiramo icyizere.
segment ugize ikintu; urujyo; self-centered person uwikunda.
ishami; umugabane; igice. self-condemnation ukwicuza;
segregate kurobanura. ukwihana.
segregated hitaruye. self-confidence ukwigiramo
segregate, alienate gutanya. icyizere; icyizere muri wowe.
segregation irondamoko; self-conscious wamwaye; wagize
irondakoko; ivanguramoko. ipfunwe.
seine kuroba. self-contradiction ukwivuguruza.
seize gukanyaga; gufata ku ngufu self-contradictory statement
za Leta; gushyika; gufata; ukwivuguruza.
gushyikira; kunyereza abantu; self-control ubwiramire; kwifata;
gukacira; gucakira; kurigisa; ubwende; ukwifata; ubwizige.
gutwara ku ngufu za Leta; ufata; self-deception ibisazi; ubusazi.
gushimuta. self-defense ukwirengera.
seize firmly gucakira; gukacira. self-denial kwifata; ubwizige;
seize hold of gukacira; gucakira. ukwifata; ubwizige.
seize quickly aeasily kwabira. self-destruction ubwiyahuzi.
seizure imbwa.

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 self-determination sensible

self-determination ubwigenge; seminal cy'umwimerere.

ugutera intambwe idasubira seminal fluid amasohoro.
inyuma. seminar inama;
self-determination ubwisanzure. inamanyunguranabitekerezo;
Self-determination ukwiyemeza. forumu; inama
self-directing wigenga. nyunguranabitekerezo.
self-discipline ubushake. seminary ikigo; ishuri; iseminari;
self-esteem icyubahiro; monasiteri.
ukwiyemera; ukwishyiraho; ijabo. semivowel inyerera.
self-glorification ubwirasi. Senate Umutwe wa Sena.
self-governipopulated place 1. send gutwara; kohereza.
umujyi. sending ugutwara abantu
self-government ubwigenge; n'ibintu.
ubwisanzure. sendioff isohorwa; ishyirwa
self-importance ubwirasi. hanze.
self-indulgent bitwara nabi. Senegalese umusenegali.
self-love ubwirasi. senior uburiza; imfura; mukuru;
self-possession umudendezo. inararibonye; pl. abakuru.
self-praise icyishongoro. seniority zabukuru; izabukuru;
self-reliance ukwigiramo icyizere; iminsi; .imyaka ya ngombwa.
ubwigenge; icyizere muri wowe. sensash gihambaye.
self-reliant wigenga. sensation umunyempano.
self-reproach ukwicuza; sensational cyiza cyane;
ukwihana; ukwicuza. cy'akataraboneka; gihambaye;
self-respect ijabo; ukwiyubaha; byiza cyane; cy'agahebuzo.
ubunyangamugayo; icyubahiro. sense ubusobanuro; icyumviro;
self-restraint kwifata; ukwifata; ubushishozi; imitekerereze inoze.
ubwizige. sense of balance iringaniza.
self-satisfaction ubwirasi. sense of right awrong
self-serving aphr.. bya kiboko. umutimanana; agatima;
self-sufficiency kihagije. agatimanama.
sell kugurisha; gutangaza. sense of well-being umunezero.
sell the use of gukodesha. senseless ikinnyeteri;
seller umucuruzi. cy'ubucucu; igicucu; uwazitswe;
selvage inshunda. indengakamere; ubwangizi;
semantics iyiganyito. cy'ubugoryi; ikizeze.
semen imbuto; amasohoro. senselessness ubugoryi;
semicircle agaheto. amangambure; ifuti; ubupfu;
semicolon akabago n'akitso. ubusazi; ubugoryi; amagambure.
semiconsonant inyerera. sensible ufite ubwenge;
semimonthly gisohoka kabiri mu utekereza.
kwezi.

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 sentence serrated

sentence interuro; guhamya sequence ikurikirana; ibikurikira;

umuntu icyaha; icyemezo umurongo; inyongera;
cy'urukiko; ubushishozi urushorerane; umutambagiro.
bw'urukiko. sequential bikurikiranye.
sentient utekereza; ufite sequester gufata ku ngufu za
ubwenge. Leta; gutwara ku ngufu za Leta.
sentiment urukundo; igishyika; sequestered hitaruye.
umutima. sequestration akato.
sentimental umunyagishyika. seraph marayika; umumalayika.
sentimentality (always pl.). serenade igihozo.
amarangamutima. serendipitous kitateguwe.
sentiments (always pl.). serendipity amahirwe.
amarangamutima. serene wanyuzwe; wanezerewe;
sentinel umurinzi; umuzamu. umwihare.
sentry umurinzi; umuzamu. serenity umudendezo;
seoff gusohora; gushyirwa hanze. umudendezo; umugazi.
seon fool's errand gukimu serf umucakara.
magambo. serfdom ubuja; ubucakara.
seoneself to graze kwiyahura; serflike umugaragu; umuhakwa.
kwita mu kagozi. serial bikurikiranye.
sepacking kwirukana. series umurongo; urushorerane;
separate inyuranye; urwungikane; ikurikirana;
nyamwigendaho; kurobanura; urwunge.
ukwacyo; kinyuranye; hitaruye; serious gikwiye; ingenzi; gisaba
gutanya; gushyira ukubiri. gupfa cyangwa gukira; gifite
separate from kugenda. uburemere; utishimye;
separate listing igicuruzwa. umurakare.
separated kitarangwa (ku serious offence ikosa rikomeye.
muntu). serious sin icyaha gikomeye.
separated from gihabanye; seriously an'umuhate.
gitandukanye. seriously ill indembe.
separately aukubiri. seriously impoverished
separation umutanyu. condition ubutindi nyakujya.
separation of property seriously injured wakomeretse
ivanguramutungo. bikabije.
September Nzeli; Nzeri; ukwezi seriousness uburemere.
kwa cyenda. sermon ijambo;
sepulcher imva. imbwirwaruhame; ikibwirizo;
sepulchre imva. idisikuru.
sequel inyongera; ibikurikira. serpent inzoka; intati;
umugambanyi.
serrated gityaye.

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 serval setting

serval imondo. set fire to gukongeza.

servant umuja; umukozi; set foot in or on gushyikira;
umuhakwa; umugaragu; gushyika.
umwambari. set forth kubwira; kubara.
serve kumvira; gufasha. set free guca inkoizamba;
server mudasobwa kubabarira; kubohora.
mbikamakuru; imashini- set in gutera; gucengeza; kubiba.
buhuniko. set in action gutangiza ku
service ubufasha; akazi; mugaragaro.
imihango; imfashanyo; set in motion gufungura;
ubugabuzi; inkunga; umumaro; gushyira mu bikorwa.
agaciro; umuhango. set of beliefs amahame.
service station igaraji. set of pupils abanyeshuri bigira
serviceable ingirakamaro; mu ishuri rimwe; abanyeshuri.
kiboneye; gikora; kinoze; set off kugenda; gushyira nzira;
kinogeye. guteza; gusandaza; gutangira
servicounter akabari. urugendo.
servile umugaragu; umuhakwa. set on fire gutwika; gukongeza.
servitor umwambari. set one's eyes on kubona.
servitude ubucakara; ubuja. set one's heart upon kwifuza.
serwith writ guhamagaza. set one's name to gusinya.
session inama. set one's sights on kugerageza.
set gukurikiranya; utaku izima; set opposite each other
intagondwa; gukambika; gushyamiranya.
gushyira; gutega; kuringaniza; set out gutegura; kugenda;
akazu; gushinga imizi; gufata umugambi; gutera; kwiha
gukemura. intego.
set ablaze gutwika. set out for kujya mbere.
set about gutangira; kugaba set out on kwinjira.
igitero. set out, go kugenda.
set against gutanya. set sb's miat rest guhumuriza.
set ajar gukingura; gufungura. set square inguni.
set an example gutanga urugero. set store by gufata nk'amata
set apart hitaruye; kurobanura. y'abashyitsi.
set aside guteganya; set to guteraamagambo.
kwirengagiza. set up gushyiraho; gukambika;
set at odds gutanya. kubaka; gutangiza ku
set back gutinza. mugaragaro.
set burning gukongeza. setback icyago; amakuba.
set down kwandukura; seto concentration camp
kwandika; kugeza umugenzi iyo gutwarwa bunyago.
ajya. setting ibidukikije.

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 settings sexy

settings ukuringaniza. sever gushishimura; gutanya;

settle kuriha; kwishyura; gutatamura; guca; gutanya;
kwemeranya; kuzuza; kurangiza; guca; gukata.
kwicara; kumvikana; gukambika. several inyuranye; byinshi.
settle dispute kumvikanisha; severe uruhanyije; gisaba
guhuza. imbaraga; ufite uruhande
settle into guhinduka; kuba. abogamiyeho; ukomeye; wikariye;
settle on gutoranya; gushyigikira; gisaba ingufu nyinshi; gikonje.
kujogora; guhitamo. severely reterded person
settle upon gushungura. ikimara.
settlement imiturire; ubwishyu; severity icyusa.
aho kuba; umurage; urusisiro; severity, harshness ijabo.
isezerano; gufata umurongo; sewer ruhurura.
imenyera. sex igitsina.
settliin gufata umurongo; sex act ihuzabitsina.
imenyera. sex hundred maganatandatu.
setup urwunge. sex organ umubiri.
set-to iteranamagambo; sexes pl. ibitsina.
amakimbirane; ubwumvikabuke; sexual abuse ukwangiza
ubushyamirane; ihangana; imyanyandangagitsina.
intonganya; intonganya; sexual appetite uburyohe.
imirwano; amakimbirane. sexual classification igitsina.
seup trial balloon gutomboza; sexual congress ihuzabitsina;
kujijita; kujandajanda. umubonampuzabitsina.
seven karindwi; indwi. sexual gratification uburyohe.
seven a.m. saa za mugitondo. sexual identity igitsina.
seven hundred maganarindwi; sexual intercourse
ibihumbi birindwi; magaarindwi. umubonampuzabitsina;
seven hundred thousand ihuzabitsina.
ibihumbi maganarindwi; saa sexual orientation
moya. ikoreshabitsina.
seven o'ca.m. (first hour of day) sexual relation
saa moya ya mugitondo. umubonampuzabitsina;
seven p.m. saa z'umugoroba. ihuzabitsina.
seventeen hours saa kumi sexual urge uburyohe.
n'imwe. sexuality imikoreshereze
seventh icya karindwi. y'ibitsina; imikoreshereze
seventh heaven ibyishimo y'imyanya ndangagitsina;
byuzuye; ukunyurwa. ukwifuza; uburere ku
seventy mirongwirindwi. ikoreshabitsina.
sexually excited washyutswe.
sexy mwiza.

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 shack sheathe

shack akaruri. shape iforoma; gucura; gukora;

shack up kwibanira. kubumba; guconga inzara;
shackles ubucakara; ubuja; kujanjagura.
umugozi; umurunga. shard umugabane; urujyo; igice.
shade icuraburindi; gukuba; share kwitabira; igice;
kwijima; umwijima; kubudika; umugabane; gusaranganya;
umuzimu; igicucu. umugabane; gusangira.
shade deeper hue kwirabuza. share drink gusangira.
shades below umuriro utazima; share food gusangira.
umuriro w'iteka; Gehinomu. share in gufatanya.
shadow kwijima; kubudika; shared cya rubanda; urusange.
gukuba; gutata; umwijima. shareholder uwari mu nama;
shadowy cyijimye. uwitabiriye inama.
shady cyijimye; ukekwaho. sharer uwitabiriye inama; uwari
shaggy-dog story ishyengo. mu nama.
shah umutegetsi. shares imigabane.
shake gutengurwa; gucugusa; shargk hooting umuriro.
gutigisa; gutigita; gushishira; shark intiti; umuhanga; infml.
gucunda; gutitira; gutengerana; ikimene.
gushishiza; kwinyagambura. sharp gisharira; gisharira;
shake up gucunda. gukarishye; wumvuba; gikonje;
shallow igikombe; gishashe. gisongoye; w'umuhanga;
sham mpimbano; cy'igihimbano; w'ikimene; kirakaza; gityaye;
icyiganano; cy'ubukorikori. w'umutwe ufungutse.
sham illness kwirwaza. sharp spine ihwa.
shamble kujagajaga; intambwe; sharpen guconga inzara; gutyaza.
gutagataga. sharper ibandi.
shambles akaduruvayo. sharpness ubwisharirize.
shame gusebya; urukozasoni; shatter guca ibintu; kujanjagura.
gucisha bugufi; igisebo. shave kwiyogoshesha;
shameful y'ibyaha; ukomeretsa bucye (bullet);
cy'urukozasoni; kidakwiye; ukomeretsa bucye (bullet);
urukozasoni; mburabupfura. ukomeretsa bucye (bullet).
shameless wigerezaho; ushira shaving ibango.
isoni; giteye isoni; isibo. shawl ishora; igishura; fulari.
shampoo gusukura; guhanagura. she pers. we.
shanghai kurigisa; kunyereza sheaf igipanze neza; umuba;
abantu; gushimuta. uruhago; umuba.
Shangri-la paradiso; paradizo. shear kwiyogoshesha; kumwa;
shank ukuguru; ukuguru. kogosha.
shanty akaruri. sheath urwubati; igitambaro.
shaoff kogosha; kumwa. sheathe umwenda.

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 sheathing shoat

sheathing urwubati. shield kubumbatira; imfuruta;

shebang kurinda; inganji; kurengera;
shed kumena; kureka. kubungabunga; gukingira;
shed blood kwica. gukingira ikibaba; ingabo;
shed tears kurira; gusuka ingame.
amarira. shift kwimuka; impinduka;
sheegk kin uruhu rw'intama. itangizwa; imihindagurikire.
sheep intama. shigk hape kizira ubwandu;
sheer gihanamye; kizira inenge.
kidashidikanywaho; shiling ishiringi.
ndasubirwaho; kidakuka. shillelagh ndembo; ikibando;
sheet ishuka; igitambaro; impiri.
urupapuro. shillings amashiringi.
sheet metal ibati. shilly-shally kuzuyaza.
sheet of paper urupapuro. shimmy gucugusa; gutigisa.
sheik umutegetsi. shin umurundi; ruseke.
sheikdom ijabiro ry'umutware shin guard indindaruseke.
w'abayisiramu. shinbone ruseke.
sheikhdom ijabiro ry'umutware shine kumyasa; waka; umucyo
w'abayisiramu. (1); urumuri; kwakirana.
shelf akagege. shingles (sg), herpes zoster
shell amagaragamba; gutonora; (spec.) zona.
gushishura; ubuso; igikonoshwa. shining byererana; kiyaga.
shell out kuriha; kwishyura. ship kohereza; ubwato; kohereza;
shellac kuganza. gutwara.
shelter kurinda; gukingira; ship of the line ubwato
gukingira ikibaba; kubika; inzu; bw'intambara.
kurengera; kwakira; kwakira; shipment ugutwara abantu
gucumbikira; ubwihugiko; n'ibintu.
kubumbatira; kubungabunga; shipping ugutwara abantu
kugamisha; ubwugamo; ingando; n'ibintu.
kugira ubushobozi bwo kwakira. shipwreck ugucikiza.
shelve gusubika. shirk gukikira; gukwepa;
shenanigans amangambure; kwirwaza.
amagambure. shirker bizengarame.
shepherd kurangaza imbere. shirt ishati; agapira; isengeri.
she-bop kwikinisha. shiv umushyo; indiga.
she-cat injangwe. shiver gushwanyuza; gutigisa;
she-goat milk amahenehene. gushwanyaguza; gushishira;
she-wolf gicumu cya kigembe. gutanyura; gucugusa;
gutengurwa; gutitira; gushishiza.
shoat akabwak'ingurube.

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 shoat(young) shovel

shoat(young) ingurube. short kidahagije;

shock gutangaza; gitsina; igihu. umunyamahane; kigufi;
shocking cy'amahano; gikaze; gihubukiwe.
giteye ubwoba; cy'ibara; kibi short message service
cyane; cyikariye; gikarishye; ubutumwa bugufi.
cy'ubugome; gikakaye. short novel inkuru mpimbano.
shoddily anabi. short story inkuru mpimbano.
shoe urukweto. shortage ibura.
shoe brush uburoso bw'inkweto. shorten guhina; kwikanya;
shoe lace lase. gutubya.
shoeless n'ibirenge. shortened cyahinwe.
shoes inkweto. shortening iyegerana; ituba;
shogk amaduka. amavuta.
shogun umutegetsi. shortlisted cyatoranyijwe.
shooff kugenda. shortly muri make; mu kanya;
shoot gutera ishoti; umutwetwe; mu minsi ya vuba aha; mu
guhiga; umucwira; kwica. magambo make.
shoot down kwica. shorts ikabutura; imayo.
shoot down (plane) guhanura. short-circuiting ugucikiza.
shoot line kwibona. short-cut ubusamo.
shoot the breeze kuganira; short-cut way inzira y'ubusamo.
kuganira. short-pass pase ngufi;
shootiiron imbunda. ihanamupira rigufi;
shooting ubwicanyi. uguhaumupira mugufi.
shoot, fire, discharge, project short-tempered ibabaje; mbi;
missile, open fire, bombard, y'incamugongo.
shell, fusillade, enfilade shot ishoti.
kurasa. shot dead cyarashwe kigapfa.
shop amangazini; amangazini; shotgun imbunda.
iduka. shoulder urutugu; gusunikana.
shop foreman ukuriye atoliye. shoulder blade urushyi
shopkeeper umucuruzi; rw'ukuboko.
umucuruzi. shoulders pl. ibitugu.
shoplifter umujura. shoulder-charge igitugu.
shoplifting ubujura. shout gukankama; guhamagara;
shopper umukiliya. kuvuga; kuboroga; gutabaza;
shopping ubuguzi; ihaho; gutaka.
ubuhashyi. shove guterura; kwimiriza imbere;
shoppiquarter isoko. iyuriza; gusunikana; gushyira
shore inkombe; inkombe. ejuru; kuzamura; iterurwa.
shore up gushyigikira. shovel igitiyo.
shoreline inkombe.

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 show sicken

show kwerekana; gusa; shrifrom kurebaisesemi; kwanga

imyiyereko; gushyira ahabona; urunuka; kuzuyaza; kwanga.
kugaragira; kwereka; kuboneka; shrift kwirega ibyaha.
ubwirasi; kubwira; guha; teyateri; shrink kunama; kwikanya.
kugaragara; umwiyereko; shrinkage ituba; iyegerana.
kwerekana; iteyateri; ikinamico. shrivel gukendera; kuyoyoka.
show concern for kuganya; shriveling ituba; iyegerana.
kuborogera. shroud gutabazwa; gutwikira;
show consideration for guha guhamba; gukuba; gupfuka;
ireme. kwijima; kubudika; umwenda.
show deference to kubahiriza. shrub ikimera.
show ill temper kubika umutwe. shudder gutengurwa; gucugusa;
show off kwibona; kwiyerekana; gutigisa; gushishiza; gutitira;
kwivuga ibigwi. gushishira.
show o.s. kwigaragaza. shudder at kurebaisesemi;
show pleasure gutwengatwenga; kwanga urunuka; kwanga.
kumwenyura. shuffle intambwe.
show the way kurangaza imbere. shun gutsinsura; kurebaisesemi;
show the way to guhabura. gukikira; kwanga; kwirwanaho;
show to be just gusobanura. kwanga urunuka; gukwepa;
show up kugaragara; kuboneka; kwigobotora.
gushyika. shut in kugota; gukikiza;
show where sth is kwerekana. gufunga.
showdown ihangana. shut off gufunga.
shower umuvumbi; amahindu; shut one's eyes to kwirengagiza.
kumena; imvura; urushyana. shut up ziba; gufunga.
showia willingness to cooperate shut, secure gufunga.
ufatanya n'abandi. shy nta bushake; ukekwaho;
showman umwishingira. wagize ipfunwe; kujugunya;
shown by research cyagenzuwe ikinnyeteri; wamwaye; igihurira.
n'abashakashatsi. shy at kuzuyaza.
shred ibisigarizwa; igice; ibango; shy away from gukikira;
umugabane; guca. gukwepa.
shrew gicumu cya kigembe. shyness ubwicishebugufi;
shrewd wumvuba; w'ikimene; ukwicishabugufi.
w'umutwe ufungutse; shyster umunyamategeko.
w'umuhanga. siamese twins impanga zisa
shrewdness iryenge; iyeri; nk'intobo.
ubutiriganya; ijogora; uburyarya; sick kirwaye; urwaragurika;
ubushishozi. urwaye; umunyamagara make.
shriek kuboroga; gutaka; sick bay ibitaro; ivuriro.
gutabaza. sicken guhaza.

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 sickly silvery

sickly kirwaye; umunyamagara sign imbuzi; ikimenyetso;

make; urwaragurika; imbambare; akarango; gusinya;
kirwaye; urwaye. akarangabwoko; umuburo.
sickly child akazongwe. sign again kuvugurura.
sickness indwara; uburwayi; sign away kureka.
isesemi; ubumuga. sign from God indagu.
side urugerero; urubavu; uko sign of the Cross ikimenyetso
bacyumva; inkombe; uko cy'umusaraba.
kigaragara; uruhande; ikipi. sign up for kwinjira.
side effect inkurikizi; ingaruka signal kwikoma; umuburo;
z'umuti. imbuzi.
side of building urusika; signature umukono.
urukuta. signet ikimangu; kashe; ikashe;
side of room urusika; urukuta. akarango.
side of the face itama. significance ubwamamare; ijabo;
side with kwemeranya na; ubusobanuro; agaciro;
gushaka inshuti. uburemere; ubuhangange.
sidekick icyitso; inshuti; significant gifatika; ingenzi;
umufasha; incuti. gisobanutse; cyo kwibuka;
sides of the face amajigo. kigaragara; gifite uburemere;
sidestep gukikira; gutsinsura; gikwiye; gisaba gupfa cyangwa
kwirwanaho; gukwepa. gukira.
sidetrack gutambamira; signification ubusobanuro.
gukerereza; gupyinagaza. signify gushushanya; kubwira.
siding igiti; urubaho; urukwi; signpost icyapa.
umwase. signs pl. ibimenyetso.
siege intambara; urugamba. sigof the future amahirwe;
sieve akayunguruzo. ishaba.
sieves utuyunguruzo. silence kwica.
sifor kuririmbira. silent abucece.
sifor joy kwishima; kwishyuka; silk stocking imfura.
kunezerwa. silky kiringanije; gisennye;
sift akayunguruzo; kurobanura. gitengeneje.
sifts utuyunguruzo. silliness ifuti; ubugoryi;
sigh gukumbura; guhwihwisa. amangambure; amagambure.
sight gucungacunga; akajisho; silly ikizeze; cy'ubugoryi; amafuti;
imirorere; indoro; kubona. gisetsa; cy'ubucucu; ikinnyeteri;
sightless gihumye. injiji; igicucu.
sightseer umukerarugendo; silly nonsense amateshwa.
mukerarugendo; umushyitsi. silver igikoroto; kivuzo; igiceri.
silver certificate inoti.
silvery ikivuzo.

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 silver-haired sins

silver-haired wameze imvi. sincerity ubudahemuka;

SIM card ikarita. amanyakuri; ivugakuri.
similar bifitanye isano; bisa; sinew umukaya; ubutarumikwa.
bisusa; bisa. sinful cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; imeze
similarity isano; inso; isano. nabi; ukiranirwa; inkozi y'ibibi;
simile isano; inso. umugizi wa nabi; ibi;
similitude isano; inso. cy'urukozasoni.
simillar bihwanye. sinfully anabi.
simillarly ank'uko. sinfulness igikorwa kigayitse;
simmering gishyushye cyane. icyaha; ubukozi bw'ibibi;
simper inseko; gutwengatwenga; itamurongo; igicumuro.
kumwenyura. sing gushyira ahagaragara;
simple umuziranenge; umuswa; gushyira ahabona; kuririmba;
cyoroheje. kwirega.
simpleminded umuswa. singer umuririmbyi; umusizi.
simpleton igicucu; single rukumbi; kimwe; ingaragu.
ingwizamurongo; umuswa; single currency ifaranga
igicucu; ikijibwe; injiji; ikigoryi. rusange.
simplicity ubusobanuke; single knot ipfundo.
ubworohe. single out kurobanura; guhitamo;
simplify kudakomeza ibintu; gushyigikira; gushungura;
koroshya. kujogora; gutoranya.
simply gusa. single time rimwe.
simulated cy'igihimbano; singleness ubumanzi.
cy'ubukorikori. singlet agasengeri.
sin akarengane; icyaha; single-minded ones
iyicategeko; igicumuro; ubukozi impuzamugambi.
bw'ibibi; gucumura. singly acyonyine; prowenyine.
since kubera ko; kubera; singular umwimerere; kimwe;
uhereye; aho; nyuma; kuva. ububumwe; ntagereranywa;
since Christ was born mu gihe ukumbi.
cyacu. singularity ibisazi; ikimenyetso;
sincere ndashidikanywaho; ubusazi; akarusho.
utarimanganya; umunyakuri; siniful y'ibyaha.
udakikira ukuri (person); kivuye sinister cy'umwaku; umwaku.
ku mutima; udacabiranya; udaca sinless umuziranenge;
ku ruhande; nyakuri; cyo ku zirabwandu; kizira amakosa.
mutima. sinner umunyabyaha;
sincerely mu by'ukuri. umunyacyaha.
sincerely speaking mvugishije sins ibyaha.
ukuri.

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 siqua non skintint

siqua non ibyibanze; ibyo ugomba six hundred (and) six

kuba wujuje; ubumenyi maganatandatu kabiri.
mbanzirizagikorwa. six million miliyoesheshatu.
sire kubyara; uwo ukomokaho; six o'clock saa kumi n'ebyiri.
ifarasi; ifarashi; umubyeyi; data; six thousand ibihumbi bitandatu.
dawe. six thousatwo hundred (and)
Siria Siriya. thirty-three prh. ibihumbi
sis mushiki; mushiki. bitandatu maganabiri
sisal umugwegwe. mirongwitatu gatatu.
sisasters ibyago. sixth icya gatandatu.
sissy ikigwari. sixty mirongwitandatu.
sister mushiki; mushiki. sixty thousand ibihumbi
sister umubikira. mirongwitandatu.
Sister umukobwa musangiye six-shooter imbunda.
idini. sizable kigaragara; gifatika.
sister-in-law umugore wacu. size igihagararo; ubunini;
sit guherera; icyicaro; kwicara. indeshyo.
sit down kwicara. sizzling gishyushye cyane.
Sit down! Icara. skag heroyine.
sit for an exam gukora ikizami. skeleton igikanka.
sit in an uncomfortable sketch pula; imbata; makete;
position gusutama. agakuru; kubwira; gushushanya.
sit without thinking guturama. skewer mushikaki; boroshete;
site ikibanza. umushito.
site map imyubakire y'urubuga. skill ibyagezweho; ibigwi;
siting ikibanza. ubuhanga; ubushobozi; amayeri.
sitogether kuririmbana. skill in an occupation or trade
sitting inama. ubukorikori.
sittiroom uruganiriro. skilled inzobere.
situation ibidukikije. skilled act ubufindo.
situational analysis skillful w'umutwe ufungutse;
isesenguramiterere y'ibibazo wumvuba; w'umuhanga;
biriho n'uburyo bwo kubikemura. ushoboye; inzobere; w'ikimene.
six gatandatu. skimpy kidahagije.
six hunded aforty two skin amagaragamba; ubuso;
maganatandatu mirongwikabiri. gutonora; urwubati; gushishura.
six hundred thousand ibihumbi skin cancer kanseri y'uruhu.
maganatandatu. skin rash amashuya.
six hundred (and) seventy-two skinniknife indiga; umushyo.
maganatandatu mirongwirindwi skinny bahinzoka.
kabiri. skins intutu.
skintint gito.

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 skip slide in

skip gusimbuka; kwirengagiza; slanted kidatengeneje.

guhungana; kwamama; guhunga. slap urushyi; igitutsi.
skirmish intambara; kurwana; Slascram, beat it, take off,
guhatanira; guhatana; vamoose, blow, split kubisa.
amakimbirane; urugamba; slash guca; umurongo; gukata.
ihangana; imirwano; slashed byaguye; byahanantuwe.
ubushyamirane. slate gutegesha; ilisiti; urutonde;
skirt ijipo; kwigobotora; ihururu; urubaho; kivuzo.
ingutiya. slather gushishura.
skirting inshunda. slaughter gutsembatsemba;
skitouch lightly gukomeretsa kubaga; ubwicanyi; kwica;
bucye (bullet); ukomeretsa bucye itsembatsemba.
(bullet); ukomeretsa bucye slaughterhouse ibagiro.
(bullet). slave nyamujyiyobijya;
skull igihanga. umucakara; gukora;
sky ikirere. nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi;
sky blue ubururu bwa juru. umuja; inkomamashyi.
sky pilot umwigisha. slaver ubuja; gucira.
skyjack kunyereza abantu; slavery ubucakara; ubucakara.
gushimuta; kurigisa. slavey umuja; umukozi.
skylight idirishya. slaving gihuze.
skyscraper umunara. slay gutsembatsemba; kwica.
slack kugabanya ubukana; slaying ubwicanyi.
guhosha; kwirwaza; kugabanya sledge inyundo.
umurego; indangare. sledge hammer inyundo.
slacken guhosha; guhagarika; sleek gitengeneje; kiringanije;
kugabanya umurego; kugabanya gisennye.
ubukana; guhagarika. sleep gusinzira; urupfu.
slacker bizengarame. sleep between guca hagati.
slag inkamba; umuyonga. Sleep well Urare aharyana.
slagk tick urwenya; gisetsa; sleep with kuryamana.
byendagusetsa. sleepiroom icyumba baryamamo.
slake guhaza. sleepivision inzozi.
slake off kugabanya ubukana; sleight of hand ikinamayobera;
kugabanya umurego. ubufindo.
slammer igasho; uburoko; slender kidahagije.
igereza; ipirizo. slew gihagije; igishanga.
slander gusebya; pl. ibitutsi; slice ibango; gukata; gukatagura;
ugusebanya; iharabika; guca; igice; umugabane; gucamo
kwanduza isura. uduce.
slant ububogame; uko bacyumva; slicker ikoti.
uko kigaragara. slide in gucengeza.

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 slide knot small dog

slide knot ipfundo. slow down kubangamira;

slide rule igipimisho. kugabanya umurego; kugabanya
slight kwibagirwa; igitutsi; ubukana; gupyinagaza; guhosha;
kwirengagiza; gito; kigufi. guhagarika; gukerereza;
slightly cold ubuyanja. guhagarika.
slight, paltry kidahagije. slow motion abuhoro.
slim kidahagije. slow up guhagarika; guhagarika.
slim chance amahirwe make. slowly abuhoro buhoro.
slime ico; umwanda. slowly disappear gukendera;
sling kujugunya. kuyoyoka.
slip icyaha; urupapuro; slow-learning umuswa.
kunyerera; ikimera; ugucikiza. slow-moving abuhoro.
slip off kugenda; kujya. slow-paced abuhoro.
slipcase urwubati. sludge umwanda; ico.
slipknot ipfundo. slue igishanga.
slipover umupira. slug igifwera.
slipper, oriental slipper, alight, sluggish umunebwe;
low-cut shoe into which the umunengetsi; ikinnyeteri.
foot may be easily slipped, for sluice umuvumba.
wear in the home, for dancing, slumber gusinzira.
etc. kamambiri. slump guhanantuka; kwiyesa.
slit umwenge; umufunzo; igisebe; slump in prices imanuka rikabije
igikomere; guca; guca; gukata; ry'ibiciro.
umwobo. slur kudedemanga.
sliver igice; ibango; umugabane. slur one's speech kudedemanga.
slobber gucira. slut indaya.
slogan intego; incengezamatwara. slyness iryenge; iyeri;
slop gusuka; ico; umwanda. ubutiriganya; uburyarya.
slope umucyamo; agasozi. smack heroyine; urushyi;
sloping kidatengeneje. uburyohe.
sloppy anabi. small kanzizinya; kanzugurunyu;
slot umwenge; umwobo. kanunuya; kanuru; kigufi; gito;
slothful umunebwe; mato; gitoya; kanuya;
umunengetsi. kanzugurunya; gito; kanzunyu;
slough igishanga. kanzugunyu; kaninira; kanzinya;
slow cyakererewe; buhoro; kaninira; kanunuru.
kugabanya umurego; ikinnyeteri; small amount ubusabusa.
nta bushake; guhosha; small ball agapira.
kugabanya ubukana. small cattle amatungo magufi.
slow dowblock gutambamira. small city urusisiro.
small covered clay pot urwabya.
small dog akabwa.

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 small footpricomputer snappish

small footpricomputer smile of fortune ishya.

mudasobwa idatwara umwanya smile upon gusuhuza.
munini. smiling igishiramuruho; w'inseko
small girl agakobwa. nziza; unezerewe; uwishimye.
small hog ingurube. smirch guharabika; urukozasoni;
small holdings akarima. guha isura mbi; igisebo; gutesha
small hours ijoro. icyizere.
small house akazu. smirk inseko; gutwengatwenga;
Small is beautiful proverb. kumwenyura.
Nzarya duke noze akarenge. smithy uruganda; gucura.
small piece ibango. smog igihu.
small quantity ubusabusa. smoke gushya; mwotsi.
small root BOTANY akazi. smokescreen ibihishe; ibihishwe.
small scale mining abacukuzi smolder gushya.
bato. smoldering gishyushye cyane.
small screen kenkayori. smooth gushishura; gisennye;
small store iduka; amangazini. kiringanije; gitengeneje;
small stream isoko. kinyerera; kinoze.
small talk amazimwe. smooth the rough edges gushira
small town urusisiro; umusozi; umwaga.
umudugudu. smoothness ubworohere.
smallpox ubushita. smother kwica.
small-scale gitubijwe; giciriritse. sms ubutumwa bugufi.
smart w'ikimene; uberewe; SMTP ingenayoherezabutumwa
kinoze; cyiza; w'umuhanga; mpuzamasangano.
wumvuba; w'umutwe ufungutse; smudge umwanda; ico.
kubabaza; myiza. smudgy kidahanaguye; gifite
smarting uburibwe; ububabare; umwanda; cyanduye.
uburyryate. smugler umuforoderi.
smash kujanjagura. smugness ubwirasi.
smashing cy'akataraboneka; smutty ntokozamuco.
cy'agahebuzo; cyiza cyane; snag ahakomeye; amakemwa;
gihambaye. ububi; guca; gukanyaga.
smashup gisida; impanuka. snail igifwera; ikinyamushongo.
smear gusiga; kwanduza; snail-like abuhoro.
gushishura; kwanduza isura. snake inzoka; inzoka.
smell ububani; guhumura; snake in the grass
kwinukiriza. umugambanyi; intati.
smell of guhumura. snap gutanyura; gukanyaga;
smile inseko; kumwenyura; gushwanyuza; kujanjagura;
gutwengatwenga. gushwanyaguza; gucamo uduce.
smile at gukimu magambo. snappish umunyamahane.

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 snappy social grougk

snappy gikonje. snort gufuriza.

snare ikigoyi; gukanyaga; snow kokayine.
indandi; injishi. snowbird
snarl igombe; gukomeza ibintu; snowy cyera de.
umutontomo; akaduruvayo; snow-white cyera de.
kuzambya ibintu. snub kwirengagiza.
snarling umutontomo. snuff gufuriza; kwinukiriza.
snatch gufata; kwiba; guta muri snuffle gufuriza.
yombi; gukanyaga; gucakira; snuggle guhobera cyane.
gukacira; gushimuta; kunyereza so yo mpamvu; onj. bityo; kubera
abantu; kurigisa. iyo mpamvu.
snatched washimuswe; so be it ukuri; ntagushidikanya;
wanyerejwe; wafashweho yego; nterj. yee.
ingwate; uwibwe. so long angaho; ah'ikindi gihe;
sneak inzoka; umurangira polisi. usigare amahoro; ku mana.
sneak off kugenda; kujya. so that hagamijwe.
sneak on someone kuba so to speak bivuze ko.
umuranga. soak umusinzi; gutumbika;
sneak thief umujura. kujabika; kwibira.
sneaker (AmE) supuresi. soak up kwiyuhira.
sneering abasetsi; abagiramenyo. soap isabuni; isabune.
snicker ibitwenge; gukimu soar kuguruka.
magambo; guseka; gukubita soaring muremure.
igitwenge. sob amaganya; kurira; gusuka
sniff kwinukiriza; gufuriza. amarira; ikiniga.
sniffle gufuriza. sober utishimye; umurakare.
snigger gukubita igitwenge; sobriety kwifata; ubwizige;
guseka; ibitwenge. ukwifata.
snip urujyo; kwiyogoshesha; sobriquet ijambo.
kumwa; kogosha. sociable umugwaneza;
sniping umuriro. umugwaneza; ugwaneza;
snit umwaga. ubaneza n'abandi.
snitch kuba umuranga; kwiba. social cy'imibanire.
snivel kurira; gusuka amarira; social affairs imibereho myiza
gufuriza. y'abaturage.
snobbish mwiyemezi; wiyemera; social ANTHROPOLOGY-
wirarira. SOCIOLOGY mbonezamubano;
snobbishness ubwibone; y'imibereho.
umwiryo. social ban umuziro; umuziririzo.
snoop gutata. social grougk imiryango.
snooze gusinzira; gusinzira.
snore umugono; gufurura.

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 social group discrimination solemn promise

social group discrimination soft sorghum beer umusururu;

iheza rishingiye ku mibanire igihwigiri; ubushera.
y'imiryango. soft utterance guhwihwisa.
social harmony umutuzo. soften kunaniza; guhosha;
social justice ubutabera. kugabanya ubukana; koroshya;
social mobility gushira umwaga; kugabanya
ishishikazambaga. umurego.
social organisation imiterere soften up kunaniza.
y'umuryango. softhearted umugiraneza;
Social organisations imiryango umugwaneza.
mbonezamibanire. softheartedness (always pl.).
social organization imiterere amarangamutima; imbabazi;
y'umuryango. impuhwe.
Social security ubwiteganyirize. soft-soap kuryoshyaryoshya;
social structure imiterere guhendahenda.
y'umuryango. soil guha isura mbi; kwanduza
social system imiterere isura; gusebya; kwanduza;
y'umuryango. ifumbire y'imborera; gutesha
Social welfare imibereho myiza. icyizere; guharabika; ubutaka.
social worker umusosiyari. soiled cyanduye; gifite umwanda;
society umuryango; kidahanaguye.
ishyirahamwe; inyokomuntu; soiling ubwandure; ubwandu.
ubunyamuryango; inyoko muntu; soin praise of God indirimbo.
umuryango; urugaga. sojourn uruzinduko;
society of nuns inzu y'ababikira; ububushyitsi; ubushyitsi;
kuva; kuva. gucumbika; gutura; uruzindu.
sociology ANTHROPOLOGY- sojourn at gusura.
SOCIOLOGY imanza sojourner umushyitsi.
mbonezamubano. solace umunezero; kurura.
sock away kuzigama; guhunika. solar system ubuzengurukazuba.
socket purize. sold out cyashize.
socks isogisi. soldier umusirikari.
sod nyakatsi; akanyatsi; akatsi. soldier fightifor spoils
soda soda; Fanta. umucanshuro.
sofa intebe. sole ubworo bw'ikirenge; munsi;
soft abucece. kimwe; ukumbi.
soft chancre uburagaza. solely prowenyine; cyonyine.
soft drink ikinyobwa solemn utishimye; umurakare.
kidasindisha. solemn affirmation iyemeza;
soft mixture inombe. ihamya.
soft powder ifu. solemn promise umuhigo.

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 solemnity sophistry

solemnity isakaramentu; someone umuntu ku giti cye;

uburemere; igitinyiro; imihango; runaka.
icyubahiro. someplace ahantu hamwe.
solemnize kuziririza (umunsi). somersault, collagk e, fall,
solicit kujurira; kuvugisha tumble gatebegatoki.
witanguranwa; gusaba; somesault kilibite.
gusabiriza. somethiasked ikibazo.
solicit legislativotes kwibariza; somethineeded beforehand
kwitambika; gupolotika. ubumenyi mbanzirizagikorwa.
solicitation icyifuzo cy'usaba. somethinew inzaduka.
solicitor umujyanama mu something ikintu.
by'amategeko. somethistrange inzaduka.
solicitor (BrE) umunyamategeko. sometimes arimwe rimwe.
solicitous uwitonze. somewhat cold ubuyanja.
solicitude urukundo; somewhere ahantu hamwe;
umuhangayiko; igiteye ahantu; hirya hino.
impungenge. somewhere else ahirya hino.
solid nyakuri; kigaragara; somnolent umunengetsi;
gifatika; kigaragara; gikomeye umunebwe.
nk'ibuye; ndashidikanywaho; son umwana; umuhungu.
cy'ibuye; gifite ishingiro. son of bitch umuvunamuheto.
solidarity ubwisungane. Son of God Umwaw'Imana.
solidarity camp ingando. song umuvugo; indirimbo;
solidify guha agaciro; kuvura; umumuzika; injyana.
guha ireme; gukomeza; guha songbird umuririmbyi.
ingufu; guha agaciro. songster umuririmbyi.
solidity ubutarumikwa. songstress umuririmbyi.
soliloquy idisikuru; song-writer umusizi.
imbwirwaruhame; ijambo. sonnet umuvugo.
solitary rukumbi; kimwe; sonneteer umusizi.
hitaruye. son-in-law umukwe.
solo solo. soof praise indirimbo.
soloist umukinnyi w'icyamamare; soon mu minsi ya vuba aha; mu
icyamamare. kanya; vuba.
solon umunyabwenge. soot imbyiro; umwanda; ico.
solution umuti; igisubizo; soothe kurura; kugabanya;
umwanzuro; umuti w'ikibazo. koroshya; guhoza; kugabanya
solution PHYSICS igisukika. umurego; kugabanya ubukana;
solving umuti w'ikibazo; umuti; koroshya; kugabanya.
umwanzuro. soothing gituje.
somber umurakare; utishimye. soothsaying indagu.
somebody umuntu ku giti cye. sophistry amayeri.

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 sophomoric soya

sophomoric cy'ubuto; cya cyana; souof mialimb gifite ubuzima

cya gisore. bwiza.
soppy kibobereye; gihehereye. souout kubaza.
soprano umuririmbyi. soup igihu; umufa.
sorceress umupfumu. sour kurundanya; gisharira;
sorcery umutongero; ubupfumu. gukarishye; umuntu mubi;
sordid giteye isoni. gisharira.
sore igishute; ikibyimba. source isoko; urufatiro; ishingiro;
soreness uburyryate; uburibwe; umuzi; ishingiro; isoko; isoko;
ububabare. ishingiro; nyamugirubutangwa;
sorghum pl. amasaka; amakoma; umusingi; inkomoko; amavu;
ishaka. inkomoko.
sorghum beer ikigage. source language ururimi
sorghum beer with honey ruhindurwa.
inturire. soured milk ikivuguto.
sororicide ubwicanyi. sourish gukarishye; gisharira.
sorrow ukwihana; agahinda; sourness ubusharire; ubukarihe.
ishavu; ukwicuza; akababaro; sourse of illumination itara.
ububabare. souse umusinzi.
sorrowful wababajwe; south amajyepfo.
washavujwe; wakomerekejwe. South Africa Afurika y'epfo.
sorry ibabaje; mbabarira; Nsabye South America Amerika yepfo;
imbabazi; y'incamugongo; mbi; Amerika yepfo.
ihangane. South Korea Koreya y'epfo.
Sorry! ihangane. southwest amajyepfo
sort ubwoko. y'iburengerazuba.
sort out kurobanura. souvenir ifata mu mutwe.
sot umusinzi. souvereignity ubutegetsi
soubite impakanizi. bwuzuye.
sough guhwihwisa. sovereign nyabami; cyami;
soujudgment imitekerereze inoze. ukuriye abandi; umwami;
soul umutima; roho; umuntu ku umutegetsi; buhatsi; bahatsi.
giti cye. sovereignty ubwigenge;
soul mate incuti; uwaguye undi ubwisanzure.
ku mutima; inshuti. sow kubiba; kubiba;
Souls in purgatory Roho zo mu gukwirakwiza.
Purugatori. sow dissension gutanya.
sound kimara igihe; gifite sow seed gutera.
ubuzima bwiza; kuvuga. sow (female) ingurube.
soundless abucece. sower umubibyi.
soundness igihamya. soy soya.
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 soya bea(BrE) speaker

soya bea(BrE) soya. spat gukimbirana;

soya (BrE) soya. ubwumvikabuke;
soynea(AmE) soya. iteranamagambo; intonganya;
so-so gikwiye; buhoro buhoro; cyo amakimbirane; guhangana;
mu rugero. guteraamagambo; impaka;
spa isoko. gutongana; intonganya.
space ubuso; umwanya; ikibezi; spate umuvumba.
umuramburo w'ikirere; ikirere; spawn amaraso; gutanga
umwenge. umusaruro; imbuto; imbuto;
space occupied ubunini. kubyara.
spacing itandukanya. spawning ubwiyongere.
spacious kigari; cyagutse; kigari. spay gukona.
spade igitiyo. spea penny kwituma ibyoroshye;
Spain Hispaniya. kunyara; kwihagarika; gusoba.
spam ubutumwa rwivanga. speading-leaved pine pinusi.
span ikiraro; iteme; intera; speak kuvuga; kubwira; kuvuga;
urutindo. kugamba; gufata ijambo.
span of time igihe. speak falsely kunyomeka.
Spanish icyesipanyoro. speak for kumenyekanisha.
Spanish Peseta icyesipanyoro speak lot kurondogora.
cy'igipeseta. speak loudly guhamagara.
spanker igihangange. speak of briefly kuvuga muri
spankinew gishyashya; gishya. make; kwerekana; gukomoza.
spar guhatanira; guhangana; speak openly kwatura.
guhatanira; guhatana; speak out kuvuga ushize
gukimbirana; kurwana; amanga; kurangurura; kuvuga
guhatana. utarya indimi.
spare cy'inyongera; ikirenga. speak quietly kongorera.
spark umuriro; gushishikariza; speak sincerely guhamya.
gushyushya; gukangurira. speak to gusuhuza; kuvugisha;
sparkle urumuri; kumyasa; kuvugana.
umucyo (1). speak to suddenly kuvugisha
sparkliwater amazi asukujwe witanguranwa.
umwuka. speak together kuganira;
sparse kidahagije. kuganira.
sparseness ubukeho; ubuke. speak well of gushyigikira.
spasm imbwa; igicuro. speak with guhura.
speakeasy akabari
mpuruzambaga; akabari.
speaker umuzindaro; uvuga;
indangururamajwi; umuvugizi.

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speaking ukuvuga; specter umuzimu.

uguhanahaamakuru; specular cyireberwamo.
ihererekanyamakuru. speculate kwibaza; gushidikanya;
speakiout for ubuvugizi. kwibwira; kugerageza amahirwe;
spear icumu. kugira amakenga; kwigerezaho;
spears pl. iminega. gutega; kwizimba.
special abwite; cyihariye; speculate about guteganya.
kidasanzwe. speculation urusimbi; intego.
special envoy intumwa speculations inkuru yabaye
idasanzwe. kimomo.
special function imikorere speech idisikuru; ibango; ijambo;
yihariye; imimaro yihariye. ijwi; imbwirwaruhame; disikuru;
special pleader imbwirwaruhame.
umunyamategeko. speechless abucece.
specialized cyihariye; speed kwihutisha; ibakwe;
cy'umwihariko. ikiyobyabwenge amfetamine;
specially by'umwihariko. guteza imbere; kwatanya; vitensi;
specie pl. amafaranga. umunyaruko; ingoga; gushyira
species ubwoko. ku murindi; kwihuta;
specific kigaragara; gifite umuvuduko.
ishingiro. speed off guhunga; kwamama.
specifically by'umwihariko. speed up kwihutisha; kwihuta.
specification ibikurikizwa; speediness ingoga; ibakwe.
ibisabwa; ibyangombwa; speedly abwangu.
ibishingirwaho; ibishingirwaho. speedy kibangutse; cyihuta;
specifications ingingo zisobanura yihuta.
ibisabwa; ingingo zigaragaza neza speep up guhihibikanywa.
ibisabwa. spell umutongero; gusimbura;
specificity umwihariko. uruhwiko; gusimbura.
specify kuvuga muri make; spell out gusobanura;
kwerekana; kurondora; kugaragaza neza; kurondora.
gukomoza; wita. spelling imyandikire.
speck ubusabusa. spellisystem imyandikire.
spectacle ikinamico; imyiyereko; spender kirya.
umwiyereko; iteyateri; teyateri. spending ubwishyu.
spectacles indorerwamo; spendiplan ingengo y'imari.
amadarubindi. sperge umuyenzi.
spectacular umusozi wose; sperm amasohoro.
kinibikabije; cya hambavu; cya spermatozoid intangangabo.
karahabutaka; kinicyane; spermatozoon amasohoro.
karahabutaka. spew gucira.
spectator inkusi; umugabo. spew forth (ikirunga). kuruka.

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sphere umubumbe; itsinda; spiritual ukiranuka; y'idini;

ubwami. intungane.
spheroid umubumbe. spiritual divination kuragura.
sphincter akantunya. spiritual rebirth umubatizo.
spic aspan kizira inenge; kizira spirituality umuhamagaro;
ubwandu. ubutorwe.
spice ubutarumikwa. spit igikororwa; gucira.
spicy gukarishye; kiryoshye; spite inzika; ubucabiranyi.
gisharira. spiteful inyaryenge; cy'ububisha.
spider igitagangurirwa. spitefulness ubukare; ubugome;
spider web indandi. ubucabiranyi; ububisha.
spiderweb indandi. spitfire gicumu cya kigembe.
spiffy kinoze; cyiza. spittle igikororwa.
spike kubangamira; kuzitira; spleen umwaga; urwagashya.
ihwa. splendid akataraboneka;
spikenard ipomade. gihambaye; cy'igitangaza; kinoze;
spill kumena; gusuka; guhirika. cy'akataraboneka; nziza cyane;
spill blood kwica. cyiza cyane; byiza cyane;
spill over kuzura. agatangaza; cyiza; cy'agatangaza;
spinal column uruti cy'akataraboneka; nyabami;
rw'umugongo. cy'agahebuzo; agahebuzo;
spinal cord urukiryi. agahebuzo; cyami.
spine uruti rw'umugongo. splendor uburemere.
spineless uwiyoroshya. splenetic urakaye;
spinsterhood ubumanzi; umunyamahane.
ubuseribateri. splice guhuza.
spiny gityaye. splinter gushwanyuza;
spiral cyihinahinnye; gutanyura; kujanjagura;
cyigoronzoye. gushwanyaguza; ibango.
spire umunara. split gutanya; gutatamura;
spirit ibakwe; akanyabugabo; kwamama; gushishimura;
alukoro; ubutarumikwa; gushwanyaguza;
umuhate; imbaraga; ingoga; ubwumvikabuke; pl.
icyizere muri wowe; umuzimu; amacakubiri; gutanyura;
inkubiri; ukwigiramo icyizere; kujanjagura; imyate; kugenda;
umutima; roho; ubutwari. guhunga; guca; gucamo uduce;
spirited ufite umuhate; intyoza; gukata; gushwanyuza; guca;
ufite ingufu; intiganda; gutanya; guhungana; kujya.
umunyamurava; ugikomeye; split firewood kwasa urukwi.
kibangutse; ugifite imbaraga; split one's sides guseka;
umunyamwete. gukubita igitwenge.
spiritless uwiyoroshya. splitter umurangira polisi.

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splitting umutanyu. spousal cy'abashakanye;

spoil imyiri; ugucuza ubusugi; cy'ubushyingirwe.
umwiri; ukwangiza ubusugi; spouse uwashakanye n'undi
kurundanya; kwangiza; muntu; uwashyingiranywe na;
kwanduza. umugabo.
spoiling ubwandu; ubwandure. spout kubwira; umuvumba.
spoils imyiri; umucuzo; pl. spporter pl. abaterankunga.
iminyago. sprain guhonyora; guhonyora;
spoken for cyateganyirijwe. gukamura.
spokesman umuhagarikizi; sprawl kurambarara; kwicara.
uhagarariye. spray ishami.
spokesperson uhagarariye; sprea gusakaza.
umuhagarikizi; uwitangiye; spread urwuri; gukwirakwiza;
intumwa. kubiba; kwagura; ifunguro;
spokeswoman umuhagarikizi; gukwirakwiza; umurima; igikingi;
uhagarariye. gushishura; ifunguro; kumena.
spoliate guca ibintu; guhuguza. spread abroad kubwira.
spoliation amahugu. spread out kwibona; kwagura.
sponge gusabiriza. spread through gukwirakwira.
sponge up kwiyuhira. spread word of gutangaza.
sponger bizengarame; umusabyi; spreadsheet urupapuro
umusabirizi. rurambuye.
sponsor umubyeyi; umwishingira; sprig umutwetwe.
kumenyekanisha; umugiraneza. sprightly kibangutse.
spontaneous abortion ugukubita spring inkomoko; kubohora;
igihwereye; ugukuramo inda. guha; iriba; isoko; gusimbuka;
spook umuzimu. umuzi; ikigega; isoko; inkomoko;
spoon ikiyiko; akayiko. amavu; isoko; irasoro.
spoonful ikiyiko. springboard akabashuro.
spoons ibiyiko. sprinkle kubiba; imvura.
spoon-feed gutamika. sprinkling umubatizo.
sport umukino. sprite umuzimu.
sportliness amagara. spriupon gusimbukira.
sports coat ikoti. sprout umutwetwe; umucwira;
sports team ikipi. kurabya; kuraba.
spot kubona; guharabika; sprubed base isaso ya rasoro.
gutesha icyizere; gucungacunga; spry ugifite imbaraga; ugikomeye;
guha isura mbi. kibangutse; cy'ibakwe.
spotless umuziranenge; kizira spud kubagara.
inenge; ntamakemwa; spun out kirekire.
umuziranenge; kizira ubwandu.

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spunk ubutwari; imbaraga; squibbler umunyampaka.

umuhate; umuhate; ubutwari; squint kureba imirari; kwica
icyizere muri wowe; ukwigiramo ijisho; umurari.
icyizere; umutima; umwete. squinter umunyamirari.
spur koshya gukora nabi; squinting umurari; pl. imirari.
agahimbazamusyi; ihihibikana; squire imfura; kugaragira.
kwahura; guhihibikanya; ihwa. squirm gutigita; kwinyagambura;
spurious cy'igihimbano. gutengerana.
spurn kwibuza; kwanga. squirrel inkima.
spurt gusoba; kwihagarika; squirt gusuka.
urushunzi; kwituma ibyoroshye; Sri Lanka Sirilanka.
kunyara. staagog kumywa; gutangazwa.
spy intasi; gucungacunga; stab kudwinga.
maneko; gutata; kubona. stabbing ubwicanyi.
sqare root umwikube. stability iringaniza; umudendezo.
squab agashwi k'inuma. staby kwizingira; guteza imbere;
squabble intonganya; gushaka inshuti.
amakimbirane; iteranamagambo; stack uruhago; umuba; igipanze
ubwumvikabuke; gutongana; neza; ikirundo.
gukimbirana; guteraamagambo; stacks dosiye; idosiye.
impaka; guhangana. stade ikibuga; sitade; urukiniro.
squad umutwe; ikipi; ijonjora. stadium urukiniro; ikibuga;
squalid giteye isoni. sitade.
squall imvura. stafast guhagarara.
squander gusesa; kwaya; staff ikipi; ikibando.
gusesagura. staff manager ushinzwe abakozi.
squanderer kirya. staff member umukozi.
square ubwikubekabiri; guhuza; staff of sb's old age
gisanzwe; umunyakuri; kare; agakok'iminsi.
umwanya; ikibuga; kitabogamye. stafirm kwihagararaho.
square accounts kwishyura; stafor gushushanya.
kuriha. stage urwego; intera; icyiciro;
square bracket agasodeko. urubuga; uruhushya; intera.
square knot ipfundo. stage of life igihe.
square Root umwikubekabiri. stage of time igihe.
squat kunama; kigufi; kwicara. stage play iteyateri; ikinamico;
squawk umwijujuto. teyateri.
squeal kuba umuranga. stagger gutagataga; kujagajaga;
squealer umurangira polisi. gutangaza.
squeeze gukanyaga; guhobera
cyane; guhata; kugaragura.
squelch gusesa.

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staggering karahabutaka; stand guherera; umwanya;

kinibikabije; kinicyane; umusozi ameza; kwihangana; urufatiro;
wose; cya karahabutaka; cya gushyigikira; ihagarara; isoko.
hambavu. standard ibendera; ibikurikizwa;
staid utishimye; umurakare. ibendera; ibishingirwaho;
staight gishashe. gisanzwe; kimenyerewe; idarapo;
stain gusigariraho. kimenyerewe; ibyangombwa;
stain igisebo; urukozasoni; igitambaro; gisanzwe; ibisabwa.
kwanduza; gutesha icyizere; standard of living
gusebya; guharabika; kwanduza indangamibereho.
isura; guha isura mbi. standardize guhuza n'ibisabwa;
stainless ntamakemwa; kizira kuringaniza.
inenge; kizira ubwandu; standards imyitwarire iranga
umuziranenge. abashinzwe kwakira abashyitsi.
stairs ingazi; idarajya. standby umusigarizi;
stake intego; gutega. umusimbura (2); umusigire.
stalemate ahakomeye. standing impuzandengo;
stalk guhiga; guhigisha ihagarara.
uruhindu; koga runono; standings uko amakipe
gushakisha; gukurikirana; akurikirana.
guhiga; guhiga bukware. standoff ahakomeye.
stalking-horse igico. standpoint uko bacyumva; uko
stall kurekeraho; gupyinagaza; kigaragara.
kubangamira; gutambamira; standstill ahakomeye.
gukerereza; guhagarara. stanza umufungo.
stallion ifarasi; ifarashi. staoff gutsinsura; kwirwanaho.
stalwart cy'imirya; staon your own two feet
umunyambaraga; nziramuze; kwigenga; kwihaza.
gifite imbaraga; umunyangufu. staout in the crowd kwigaragaza.
stamina ingufu; intege; mbaraga; stapler agarafezi.
ubutarumikwa. star inkaka; ikirangirire; Isi;
stammer kudedemanga. inyenyeri; umutsinzi; icyogere;
stamp itembure; ikimenyetso; umukinnyi w'icyamamare;
ikashe; kashe; akarango; icyamamare; inyenyeri; ishaba;
ikimangu. amahirwe.
stamp out gusesa. starch banana inyamunyu.
stance ihagarara. stare gutereraho akajisho;
stanch guhagarara. kurora; kumywa; akajisho;
stanchion gutega; gushyigikira kumamaho akajisho;
icyenda kugwa. gutangazwa; indoro; kureba.
stare at kwitegereza; kubona.

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starlet umukinnyi w'icyamamare; state kwerekana; gukomoza; Leta;

icyamamare. igihugu; Leta; kubwira; kubwira;
starry-eyed cy'ubuto; cya cyana; Reta; ileta; kuvuga muri make;
cya gisore. ubwami.
stars abars idarapo; ibendera. state agents abakozi ba Leta.
stars astripes idarapo; ibendera. state hospital ibitaro
start umwaduko; gutangiza ku by'abarwaye indwara zo mu
mugaragaro; umuzo; guhera; mutwe.
kuzanira; gushyira mu bikorwa; state in detail gusobanurira.
gutangira; ibanze; kwadukana. state of armed conflict
start again gucumbukura. intambara.
start away from kugenda. state of beiabsent ukuba
start business gufungura. udahari.
start fire gucana. state of beiexpensive ikosha.
start for kujya mbere. state of beiexposed to harm
start initiate gufungura. imikiko; pl. ibizazane; kabutindi;
start off kugenda. amakuba.
start right away gushoka. State of emergency igihe cyo
start to kwanjama; kwanjama. gutabara byihutirwa.
start to improve gutangira State Secretary (AmE)
kugenda neza. umunyamabanga wa Leta.
start up kugenda. State Secretary (USA)
starter imbarutso; umunamabanga wa Leta.
agakomambarutso; imbarutso. statecraft politiki.
startipoint imbarutso. statelessness utagira igihugu.
startle gutangaza; kumirwa. stateliness uburemere.
startling mu buryo stately cy'igitangaza;
butunguranye. akataraboneka; agahebuzo;
starvation inzara; indyo nkene. cy'agahebuzo; cyami; agatangaza;
starve kwicwa n'inzara; kwicisha nyabami; cy'agatangaza; nziza
inzara; gutera amapfa; gusonza; cyane; cyiza cyane;
gusonjesha; kwigomwa; kwiyiriza. cy'akataraboneka.
starved umudari. statement disikuru; ifagitiri;
starving kugwa isari. imbwirwaruhame; ikirego;
starviperson umudari; inyemezabuguzi.
umunyanzara; umushonji. statesmanship politiki.
stash guhunika; kuzigama. state-of-the-heart gikoresha
stashoulder to shoulder ikoranabuhanga rigezweho.
gufatanya. static amakaraza.
station urwego; gukambika;
inkambi.
stationary store papeteri.

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stationery urupapuro. steely gikomeye nk'ibuye;

statistical cy'ibarurishamibare. bidashamaje; bikonje;
statistics ibarurishamibare. bidashimishije; cy'ibuye.
statogether guhuza imbaraga. steep incline imanga.
statue igishushanyo. steep slope imanga.
stature igihagararo. steeple umunara.
status ubuhangange; imiterere. steer guhabura; gutwara;
statute ibwiriza; iteka; icyemezo. kurangaza imbere; igenzura;
staunchness ubudahemuka. igenzura; kugaragira; kuyobora;
staup for gushyigikira. ukoresha.
staup to guhangana; gukomeza steer clear of gukwepa; gukikira.
umutsi; guhanyanyaza. steeriwheel deregisiyo.
stave umufungo. stein igikopo; igikombe.
stay kubangamira; kuguma; stem gukomeza umutsi;
uruzindu; uruzinduko; gusubika; guhagarara; guhangana.
guherera; gutura; ububushyitsi; step intambwe; uburyo
gukomeza; kubaho; guhagarara; bukurikizwa; urwego; kugenda
gushyigikira icyenda kugwa; kuri gahunda; inzira; intera;
gushyigikira; ubushyitsi; gutega. imikorere; igikorwa.
stay close kwizingira. step along kwihuta.
stay on gukomeza. step back gusubira inyuma;
stay with gusura. kugaruka inyuma.
steadily an'umuhate. step father umwinjira; umugabo
steady gikomeza. wa mama.
steak house urusamuriro; step in kumvikanisha; guhuza.
ifunguriro; uburiro; resitora. step into kwinjiramo.
steal kwiba. step into the shoes of
steal away guhungana; kugenda; gukurikira.
kujya. step mother mukadata; ishyari.
steal away, steal off, slip off, step on accelerator! kandagira
sneak off, take French leave, icyuma cy'umuriro!
flee, fly, take flight kubisa. step on it kwihuta.
steal off kugenda; guhungana; step on the gas kwihuta.
kujya. step out gusohokamo.
stealing ubujura. stepladder urwego.
steam umwotsi. stepmother mukaso; umugore wa
steam hammer inyundo. kabiri.
steaming gishyushye cyane. stepparent muka.
steamy gihehereye; kibobereye. stereotyped gisanzwe; gisanzwe;
steed ifarasi; ifarashi. kimenyerewe.
steel inkota. sterile nkene.
stern wikariye.

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stessing gitsindagira. stimulus agahimbazamusyi;

stetson ingofero. inkomoko; umuzi.
stew guhangayikishwa; akete; sting kubabaza; urubori.
imvange; kugira umutima stinger urubori.
uhagaze; guhangayika. stinginess umururumba.
steward komiseri w'imikino. stinging gisharira; abagiramenyo;
stewardship ubuyobozi. abasetsi; gikonje.
stick ndembo; ikibando; stingiorgan urubori.
kwizingira; impiri. stingy person gito; ubugugu.
stick at kuzuyaza. sting, prick kudwinga.
stick by gushaka inshuti. stint umurimo; icyate; akazi.
stick for chief inshyimbo. stinted spare kidahagije.
stick in gucengeza. stipend igihembo; umushahara;
stick up for gushyigikira; inkunga.
gushyigikira. stipulation igisabwa; ubumenyi
stickle at kuzuyaza. mbanzirizagikorwa.
stickup-man ibandi. stir ipirizo; kuvangavanga;
sticky kibobereye; gihehereye. uburoko; igasho; kujya mbere;
stiff intumbi; bidashamaje; gukangurira; igereza;
gikomeye nk'ibuye; bikonje; gushishikariza; kuvanga;
umurambo; cy'ibuye; gushyushya; gusamaza; isahaha;
bidashimishije. gufunyanga.
stiffness ugusuhererwa; stir up gutera; gushyushya;
ubukonje. gushishikariza; kuba
stifle kubangamira. imvay'ikintu; gukurura;
stigma akato; urukozasoni; gukangurira; kuba inkomoko
igisebo. y'ikintu; gucunda; gushyushya.
stigmata ibikomere. stirring cyo kwibuka; intyoza.
stigmatise guha akato. stitch uburyryate; ububabare;
stigmatize guha akato; guha uburibwe.
isura mbi; guharabika; gutesha stock umuryango; igisekuru;
icyizere. inzu; inkomoko; umuryango;
stiletto indiga; umushyo. kimenyerewe; gisanzwe;
still abucece. urupapuro; ikigega; ububiko;
stillness umudendezo; umugazi. inkomoko; gisanzwe; inzu;
stimulate gutera; kuba inkomoko inkomoko; ihitamo.
y'ikintu; gushyushya; stockade urusika; urukuta.
gushishikariza; gukangurira; stockbreeder umutunzi;
gushyukwisha; gukurura; kuba umworozi.
imvay'ikintu; gusamaza. stockpile kuzigama; guhunika;
stimulate to creation ikibitse; igihunitswe.
gushishikaza. stocky kibyibushye cyane.

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stolen igisahurano; icyibano; store kubika; ihitamo;

icyibwe. gushyingura inyandiko; iduka;
stolen goods pl. iminyago. ikigega; gutara; kuzigama;
stomach ubutwari; inda; inyota; guhunika; amangazini.
imbaraga; igifu; umutima; store of knowledge ubujijuke.
kwihangana. store up kuzigama; guhunika.
stomach cavity ubwena. storehouse ikigega.
stomachace indwara y'igifu. storekeeper umucuruzi;
stomachache indwara y'igifu. umucuruzi.
stomarten agakeca. storey (BrE) itaji.
stone imbuto; ibuye ry'agaciro; storm amahindu; umuhengeri.
ibuye; kwicisha amabuye. story inkora; amagambo; raporo;
stonito death ubwicanyi. ikinyoma; igihuha; agakuru;
stony bikonje; cy'ibuye; impuha.
bidashamaje; gikomeye nk'ibuye; story line inkora.
bidashimishije. story (AmE) itaji.
stooge umurangira polisi; storyteller umunyakinyoma.
nyamujyiyobijya; inkomamashyi; storytelling inkuru mpimbano.
inkomamashyi; stoup igikopo; igikombe.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; stout nziramuze; umunyangufu;
icyitso; nyamujyiyobijya; cy'imirya; agatama; kibyibushye
umwambari. cyane; inzoga; gifite imbaraga;
stool agatebe; agatabuleti; umunyambaraga.
amabyi; umubyindi. stoutheartedness umutima;
stoolie umurangira polisi. ubutwari; ubutarumikwa;
stool-pigeon umurangira polisi. imbaraga.
stoop kunama. stoutness ubutarumikwa;
stoop down kunama. umubyibuho ukabuje; amagara.
stop akabago; kuvugisha stout-heartedness ubutwari;
witanguranwa; kurekeraho; umwete; umuhate.
guhangana; kureka; umusozo; stove iziko; amashyiga ya
gukomeza umutsi; gusaza; kizungu.
kureka; kubangamira; stow away kuzigama; guhunika.
guhagarara; gufunga; gushira. strabismus umurari.
stop the breath of kwica. straddle the fence kuzuyaza.
stop up gufunga. straggle guhaba.
stop working gupfa. straggler impabe.
stop worrying gushira ubwoba. straight cy'umujyo umwe;
stopgap umusigarizi; umusigire; umunyakuri.
umusimbura (2). Straight line umurongo
stopper igipfundikizo. ugororotse.
Stop! Hagarara! straightaway cy'umujyo umwe.

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straightedge ilati; agacamurongo; stray guteshuka; gushyoma;

igipimisho. guteshuka ku murongo;
straightening ikosora. guteshuka; guteshuka ku
straightforward udakikira ukuri murongo; impabe; gushyoma.
(person); udacabiranya; stray away guhaba; kuyoba.
indakemwa; udaca ku ruhande; straying irenzarugero; inenge.
umunyakuri; utarimanganya. streak igishashi; umurongo.
straightforwardness stream kujagata; umuvumba;
ubunyangamugayo. uruzi.
strain kurambura; umutwaro; streamer igitambaro; ibendera;
inkomoko; injyana; umugogoro; ibendera; idarapo.
kudandura. streamlined cy'ubu; kigezweho.
strainer akayunguruzo. street umuhanda; umuhanda wo
strait umuyoboro. mu mujyi; akayira; ibarabara.
strand injishi; ikamba; inkombe; street address aho abarizwa; aho
inkombe. umuntu abarizwa; aderesi;
strange cya kure; icyaduka; cyo aderese.
kuyindi si; cy'ahandi; street beggar umusabyi;
kitamenyerewe; ikimanuka; iyo umusabirizi.
bigwa; inzaduka; kidasanzwe; street children abab'inzererezi;
umwimerere. mayibobo.
strange spectacle ibonekerwa. street number aho abarizwa; aho
strangeness ibisazi; ubusazi. umuntu abarizwa; aderesi;
stranger umunyamahanga. aderesi; aderese; aderese; aho
strangle kwica; kuniga. umuntu abarizwa; aho abarizwa.
strangling ubwicanyi. street urchin ikirara; isarigoma.
strangulation ubwicanyi. streetwalker indaya.
strap gukenyera. street-walker maraya; ihabara.
strapped umukene. streighten out gucurukura.
strapper igihangange. strength intege; imbaraga;
strapping umunyangufu; ubushobozi; ububasha; ubukaka;
cy'imirya; nziramuze; ubutarumikwa; ubuhatsi;
umunyambaraga; gifite imbaraga. igihamya; ubuhangange.
stratagem pula; umugambi strength of mind umuhate.
mubisha; amayeri y'intambara; strength of purpose ubushake.
amayeri. strengthen guteza imbere; guha
strategy pula; imicungire; ingufu; kwifatanya; gukomeza;
politiki; ingamba. guha agaciro; kurema umutima;
straw isaso; agaseke; umuseke guha agaciro; guha ireme.
(1); agaheha; umuheha. strenuous gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
straw mat ikirago. gikomeye; ukomeye; uruhanyije;
strawberry umukeri; inkeri. gisaba imbaraga.

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stress kwibanda; ishimangira; string urushorerane;

kwizimba; gushimangira; umwiyereko; inshunda;
akabonezajwi; umugogoro; akarasisi; imyiyereko; injishi;
ishumangira; guhatiriza; intege; umurongo; umurya; gahunda;
gutsindagiriza; umutwaro; paredi; umukwege.
gutsindagira. string umurya wa la (on guitar).
stretch kwikanyura; gukabiriza; stringent wikariye.
kurambarara; gukabya; stringy muremure.
kudandura; kugorora imitsi; strip guca ibintu; gusahura.
ubuso; kurambura; kwagura; stripe umurongo; ubwoko.
intera. stripling umuhungu; umusore;
stretch mark amaribori. ingaragu.
stretch the truth kunyomeka. striup kwica.
stretched kirambuye. strive guhatana; kugerageza;
stretchmark amaribori. guhatanira; gushishikazwa;
stretch-mark amaribori. kwihatira.
strew kubiba; gukwirakwiza; striving cyahangana; irushanwa.
kumena; kubiba. strobeer amazi y'urugamba.
striagainst guhatanira; strodesire ukwifuza.
guhatana; guhangana; guhiga. strofeeling igishyika.
strialong koshya. stroke gukirigita; ishoti; kugorora
strict imvaho; indakemwa; imitsi.
wikariye. stroke lightly gukirigita.
stride intambwe. stroke of ill luck ibyago;
strife ubushyamirane; amakuba.
ubwumvikabuke; amakimbirane. stroke with the fingertigk
strike gutera umugeri; gukubita gukirigita.
ishoti; gutera ishoti. stroking ukugorora imitsi.
strike back guhanyanyaza; stroll kugenda.
gukomeza umutsi; guhangana. stroller agapusipusi.
strike oas being gusa. strong cy'imirya; kiboneye;
strike out ugusiba; ugusiba. kinogeye; gifite imbaraga; kinoze;
strike with awe gutangaza. ingirakamaro; intavogerwa; gifite
strike with the foot gutera ubuzima bwiza; indahangarwa;
umugeri; gukubita ishoti; gutera umunyambaraga; umunyangufu;
ishoti. nziramuze; kinogeye;
strike with wonder gutangaza. intarumikwa; kimara igihe;
striker umukinnyi utsinda. hange.
strikes imyigaragambyo. stronger uzaakajisho; woroherwa.
striking cyo kwibuka; kinogeye; stronghold uburinzi.
intyoza. strop gutyaza.
strophe umufungo.

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 structure stupid thing

structure makete; urwunge; study kurora; ubucukumbuzi;

inyubako; ikibonezamvugo; iperereza; icyigwa; gukora
imiterere. ubushakashatsi;
structure ANTHROPOLOGY- ubushakashatsi;
SOCIOLOGY imiterere gusuzumaubushishozi; uburezi;
y'umuryango. gusuzuma; ubushakashatsi;
structuring imyubakire. kwitaho; gusesengura;
struggle gukotana; gutekerezaho; guha agaciro;
amakimbirane; imirwano; igenzura; kwitegereza; somo;
kubaho uhanganye n'ubuzima; kureba; kuzirikana; gukora
kwihatira; gushishikazwa; iperereza; wiga; kwitwararika.
ipiganwa; uguhigana; guhatana; study at kwigira.
rwaserera; guhatanira; stuff guhaza; umutungo;
ubushyamirane. gufunga.
struggle for guharanira. stuff in gucengeza; gusesa;
struggle with kurwana. kwaya.
strumble across kugwa ku kintu. stumble gutagataga; kujagajaga.
strumpet indaya. stumbliblock inzitizi.
strut kwivuga ibigwi; stump kujijisha; gusisibiranya;
kwiyerekana; intambwe; ukuguru; gushobera.
kwishimira; umutambiko. stun kumirwa; gutangaza.
strut one's stuff (chiefly U.S.) stung washavujwe;
kwibona. wakomerekejwe; wababajwe.
stubborn intagondwa; stunner umunyempano.
udashobotse (person); stunt ubufindo.
ntamunoza; utaku izima; stunted kigufi.
intanyurwa. stupefaction urujijo.
stubby kigufi. stupefy gutangaza; guhaba.
stud amay'urukweto; ifarasi; stupendous gihambaye; umusozi
ifarashi. wose; cya hambavu;
studelearner umwiga. karahabutaka; kinibikabije;
student umunyeshuri; umwiga; cy'agahebuzo; cy'akataraboneka;
umutangizi. byiza cyane; cya karahabutaka;
students abanyeshuri. kinicyane.
studied cyizwe. stupid igicucu; ikinnyeteri;
studio sitidiyo. umuswa; ikizeze.
studious uwize; impuguke. stupid person ikigoryi; ikijibwe;
inka; igicucu.
stupid remark amateshwa;
amafuti; ifuti.
stupid thing amafuti.

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 stupidity submit claim

stupidity ubucucu; ubugoryi; subject insanganyamatsiko;

ifuti; ubusazi; ubupfu; ubugoryi; icyigwa; icyibandwaho; pl.
amagambure; amangambure. abenegihugu; ikivugwaho; somo;
stupor igihu. icyitabwaho; icyigwa; ruhamwa
sturdiness ingufu; rw'inshinga; ruhamwa; ikibazo
ubutarumikwa; mbaraga. nshinganwa; ikigenderewe;
sturdy umunyambaraga; ikigamijwe; igicuruzwa; intego;
cy'imirya; intarumikwa; kibazo; ingingo.
nziramuze; intavogerwa; subject line umurongo ugenewe
indahangarwa; kimara igihe; ikivugwa.
gifite ubuzima bwiza; subject matter ikigamijwe;
umunyangufu; gifite imbaraga. icyibandwaho; icyitabwaho;
stutter kudedemanga. ikigenderewe; icyigwa;
sty ikigonyi; inzu y'ingurube. ikivugwaho; ingingo;
style imyandikire bwite; wita; insanganyamatsiko; intego;
ikosoramyandikire; ukuntu; ubusobanuro; ikibazo
akageni; ikeshamvugo; nshinganwa.
imyubakire; imyandikire; mode; subject of investigation ikibazo.
politiki; imisusire; ingamba. subjective kivuzwe mu mutwe;
stylish myiza. bwite.
stylist umugenamisusire; subjugate kuganza; kunesha;
umugenamyandikire. kugaruza umuheto; gutsinda;
stylistics igikeshamvugo. kwigarurira.
stymie gukerereza; gutambamira; subjugation urugamba rwo
gupyinagaza; kubangamira. kwigarurira; ubucakara; ubuja.
subaltern umufasha. sublime nziza cyane;
subdivide gutanya. cy'igitangaza; cy'agatangaza;
subdivision akiciro; ubwoko; cy'agahebuzo; agahebuzo;
ishami. akataraboneka;
subdue gusebya; gutsinda; cy'akataraboneka; cyiza cyane;
kwigarurira; kumenyereza; agatangaza.
kugaruza umuheto; kunesha; sublimity uburemere.
kuganza. submarine sumare.
subdued wagize ipfunwe; submerge kwibira.
utishimye; wamwaye; submission ubuyoboke;
umurakare. sukomisiyo; ukuyoboka wese.
subfield agace. submissive umunyamahoro;
uwiyoroshya.
submissiveness ubuyoboke.
submit kwiha; guhanguka;
kwitanga.
submit claim gusaba kwinjira.

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submit to kumvira; kumvira; substantial gifatika; kimara igihe;

kwihangana; kwitondera. ndashidikanywaho; gifite
submitting ubuyoboke. ishingiro; kigaragara; kigaragara;
subordinate nkenerayuzuzwa; gikwiye; nyakuri.
kitihagije; umufasha. substantiality imvaho; ukuri.
subpoena guhamagaza. substantiate guhamya;
subpoint ingingo yungirije. gushimangira.
subscribe gusinya; gufata substantiation gihamya.
ifatabuguzi; ukwiyandikisha; substantive gifatika; izina;
kwiyandikisha; kwemeranya na. ndashidikanywaho; nyakuri;
subscribe to kwiringira. kigaragara.
subscribed cyafashe ifatabuguzi; substitute umusigire;
cyiyandikishije. gusigariraho; intumwa;
subscriber umufatabuguzi. umusimbura (2); gusimbuza;
subscription ikiguzisezerano; umusigarizi.
nyamwiyandika hasi. substitute for gusimbura;
subsequently anyuma. gusimbura.
subservience ubuyoboke. substituted cyasimbujwe;
subservient inkomamashyi; cyasimbuwe.
nyamujyiyobijya. substitution impinduka;
subset agatsinda. imihindagurikire.
subside kwiyesa; kugabanya substructure imiterere yungirije;
ubukana; kugabanya umurego; urufatiro; umusingi; urufatiro;
guhosha. ishingiro.
subsidiary umugereka. subterfuge amayeri.
subsidize gutera inkunga. subtitle ingingo yungirije.
subsidy impano; inkunga; subtle mboneshabwenge;
inkunga. kitagaragara; ndafuturwa.
subsist kurokoka; kurokoka. subtotal igiteranyo cy'agateganyo.
subsist live kuba. subtract gukuramo.
subsistence ifunguro; indyo; suburb inkengero; urusisiro;
ibiryo. umudugudu; umusozi.
subsisting kigihumeka; kizima. succeed gusimbura; gusimbura;
substance ikigenderewe; gutunganya; gukurikira;
ishingiro; icyigwa; ikigamijwe; kurangiza; gusagamba.
icyitabwaho; ikibazo nshinganwa; succeed in kurangiza; kugera.
ubusobanuro; igihamya; succeed in touching gushyika;
icyibandwaho; intego; gushyikira.
ikivugwaho. succeed to gufata.
substandard kibi; kitemewe; succeeding bikurikiranye.
w'umuswa; kidakwiye. succes ishya.

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 success suit

success ishya; iyuzura; iyuzuzwa; suffer from wafashwe na;

iyanzura; umutsindo; isozwa; wafashwe na.
irangizwa; irangiza. suffer from fear gushya ubwoba.
successfu kiboneye. suffer from lack of food gusonza.
successful w'inganji; kinogeye; suffer loss of guta; gutakaza.
kinoze; kinogeye; ingirakamaro; suffering umusaraba; agahinda;
gitunganye. imibereho mibi; umuhangayiko;
succession pl. abana; umurongo; ishavu; inkeke; ubuzima bubi;
amaraso; izungura; ububabare.
urushorerane; umutambagiro; suffice guhaza.
imbuto; ikurikirana. sufficiency urwunguko rwinshi;
successive bikurikiranye; ukuhaba; igikorwa gifatika;
gikomeza; bikurikiranye. gihagije; umusaruro ushimishije;
successively anyuma. umusaruro utubutse;
successiveness izungura. umusesekare; ubukire;
succor gushaka inshuti; uburumbuke; ubukungu.
kwifatanya; kuyamba. sufficient gihagije; byinshi.
succubus baringa. suffix ingereka.
succumb kwitanga; kwiha; suffocate kwica.
guhanguka; guhwera. suffuse gukwirakwira.
succumb to kumvira. suflower oil amavuta y'ubuto.
succumb to fear gushya ubwoba. sugar heroyine; isukari.
such as urugero; dutange sugar can igisheke; igikaju.
urugero; onj. nka. sugardadies mucutsumumpe.
suck up kwiyuhira. sugardady mucutsumumpe.
suckle konka; konsa. suger refinery uruganda
suckling umwawonka; ukonka. rw'isukari.
sucklipig ingurube. suggest kugira inama;
sucrose isukari. gushushanya.
sudden gitunguranye; mu buryo suggest to kwibutsa; kugira
butunguranye; kititezwe. inama.
suds agatama. suggestion ubusobanuro;
sue gukurikiramu mategeko; ubusabusa; impanuro; pula;
gutakamba; gutakambira. gahunda y'ibikorwa; inama.
sue for gusaba. suggestions ibyifuzo;
sue to kujurira. inamabyifuzo.
suffer gushyigikira; kwihangana; suggestive gisobanutse.
kubabara. suicide ubugoryi; ubwiyahuzi;
suffer death gufunga amakofe; ubupfu; ubwicanyi; ubusazi.
kwitaba Imana; gutaha; gupfa; suit guhuza; gushimisha;
gushiramo umwuka. gukwirana, -nye; igikurikiranywe
suffer defeat in gutsindwa. mu rubanza.

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suitability igihamya. sun inyenyeri; inyenyeri; izuba.

suitable uwemerewe; gishamaje; sun glasses amadarubindi.
yemewe; ukwiye; gishimishije; sunbeam umucyo (1); urumuri.
kibikwiye; uwujuje ibisabwa; Sunday kuwa mbere wa Sabato;
gikwiye guhabwa agaciro; ku cyumweru.
gikwiye. Sunday obligation ibitegetswe ku
suitable for eating kiribwa. cyumweru.
suitcase ivarisi. sunder gushwanyaguza;
sulk kubika umutwe. gushwanyuza; guca; guca;
sulky umunyamahane. gutanyura; gutanya; gukata.
sullen umunyamahane; umuntu sundown ijoro; akabwibwi.
mubi. sundry inyuranye; byinshi.
sullied kidahanaguye; cyanduye; sunflower igihwagari.
gifite umwanda. sunglasses amadarubindi.
sully gutesha icyizere; guha isura sunless cyijimye.
mbi; guharabika. sunny uwishimye; cyiza;
sultan umutegetsi. igishiramuruho; unezerewe.
sultry gihehereye; gishyushye sunrise mu museso; umuseke;
cyane; kibobereye. mu ruturuturu; uruturuturu;
sum umubare; umubare umuseso.
w'amafaranga; igiteranyo; ibarura sunset akabwibwi.
ry'amajwi. sunup uruturuturu; umuseso;
sum asubstance ishingiro; mu museso; umuseke; mu
ubusobanuro. ruturuturu.
sum of money ikigega. sup kurya; kwikora ku munwa;
sum of money lent inguzanyo; gufungura.
umwenda. super gihambaye; byiza cyane;
sum total igiteranyo; prowose. gaheza; usimbura nyir'ubwite;
sum up kongera. cy'akataraboneka; cyiza cyane;
summarize guhina; gutubya. cy'agahebuzo.
summary raporo. super market superimarishe.
summation iteranya; igiteranyo. superabound kuzura.
summit isonga; inama y'abakuru superabundance umusesekare.
b'ibihugu; agasongero; superb cyiza; byiza cyane;
akanunga. cy'agatangaza; cy'igitangaza;
summiup iteranya. cyiza cyane; nziza cyane;
summon gukoranya ingabo; akataraboneka; gihambaye;
guhamagaza; kwakura; agahebuzo; agatangaza;
guhuruza; kurarikira; cy'akataraboneka; agahebuzo;
guhamagaza; guterana. cy'agahebuzo; kinoze;
summons imbogamizi; cy'akataraboneka.
intambamyi.

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 supercilious support

supercilious bidashimishije; supervisor umuyobozi;

bidashamaje; bikonje. umugapita; ukuriye abandi;
superciliousness umwiryo; ikirongozi; umugenga;
ubwirasi; ubwibone. umucungamutungo; ukoresha;
superduper gihambaye. kapita; umuyobozi; gapita;
superficial gito. umuyobozi; shefu; databuja;
superficies ubuso. umukoresha; umutegetsi;
superfluity umusesekare. umukapita.
superfluous indengakamere; supper club urubyiniro.
umurengera. supplant gusimbura; gusimbura;
superintend igenzura; kuyobora; gukurikira.
igenzura. supple cy'ibakwe.
superintendence imicungire. supplement kongera; inyongera;
superintendency ubuyobozi. ibikurikira; kuzuza; inyongera.
superintendent umugenga; supplemental ikirenga.
databuja; umuyobozi; shefu; supplementary inyongera;
umucungamutungo; ukuriye cy'inyongera.
abandi; umukoresha. supplementary contributions
superintende(BrE) komiseri wa imisanzu y'inyongera.
polisi. supplicate kwiyambaza;
superior cyiza; gaheza; gutitiriza; kwishingikiriza;
cyirengeye; cyisumbuyeho; gutakamba; kujurira; kwitabaza.
umuzobozi ku rwego supplier nyamugirubutangwa.
rwisumbuyeho; umuyobozi; supply kugira neza; kurwanaho;
kinoze. ihitamo; kugira neza; ukuhaba;
superior performer umukinnyi ikigega.
w'icyamamare; icyamamare. supply music for guherekeza.
superiority umwiryo; umutsindo; support gushyigikira; ubufasha;
ubwibone; agaciro. gushyigikira; kuyamba; gutega;
superlative gaheza. gushyigikira; gushyigikira;
supernatural power imyuka. urufatiro; kumenyekanisha;
superordinate (term) inyakira. gushagara; gusobanura;
superscript nyamwiyandikejuru. gushyigikira icyenda kugwa;
supersede gusimbura; guherekeza; inkunga; kunganira;
gusimbura. ishingiro; ubuvugizi; umutekano;
superstar icyamamare; kwemeranya na; kwifatanya;
umukinnyi w'icyamamare. gushimangira; gushaka inshuti;
supervise igenzura; kuyobora; gutera inkunga; inkunga;
igenzura. imfashanyo; inkingi; ubufasha;
supervision igenzura; ukwiziga. koshya gukora nabi;
gushyigikira; umusingi;
guhamya; urufatiro; imfashanyo.

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supported gishyigikiwe. surgery room aho babagira.

supporter icyitso; uwitangiye; surgical knife indiga; umushyo.
inkingi; umugiraneza; umubyeyi; surly umuntu mubi;
ushyigikiye; gutega; umwogezi; umunyamahane.
umufasha; gushyigikira icyenda surmise kwibwira.
kugwa; umuterankunga; surmount kuganza.
ushyigikiye; umuyoboke; surpassing ntagereranywa.
umufana. surplus umurengera; ubukungu;
supporting ubuvugizi. ubukire; umusesekare;
supportisurface ibaba. urwunguko rwinshi; umusaruro
suppose kwibwira; kwizimba. utubutse; umusesekare.
supposition amagambo; igihuha; surplusage umusesekare.
impuha. surprise igihu; gutangaza; guca
supposititious cy'igihimbano. igico.
suppress guhagarika; surprising mu buryo
guhagarara; kumenyereza; butunguranye.
guhagarika. surrender kureka; kwiha;
supra ejuru. ubuyoboke; kwitanga; kureka;
supra, ahejuru. kwibuza; guhanguka; kwirekura;
supremacy ubuhatsi; umutsindo; ubwizige; kwishora.
ubuhangange; ubuyobozi. surrogate umuhagarikizi;
supreme adj./ indashyikirwa; uhagarariye; umusigarizi;
intagereranywa. umusimbura (2); intumwa;
sura imfundiko. umusigire.
surbub akajagari. surround gupfuka; gutwikira;
surcease kureka; kurekeraho. gukikiza; kugota.
sure kidakuka; cy'ukuri; surroundings inkengero; hafi ya;
kidashidikanywaho. umuhana; ibidukikije.
surely ukuri; ntagushidikanya; survey kwitegereza; igenzura;
nterj. yee; yego. ubucukumbuzi; kureba; indoro;
surety umutekano; garanti. kubona; kurora; akajisho.
sure, decisive ndasubirwaho. surveyed cyagenzuwe.
surface ahantu; kuboneka; survival ibisigarizwa; urujyo.
kugaragara; ubuso. survive gucika ku icumu; kuba;
surface angle ubuso bw'infuruka. kuahakomeye; kubaho.
surface area ubuso. survivor imponoke; uwacitse ku
surfeit umusaruro utubutse; icumu.
ukuhaba; umusesekare; guhaza; survivors abacitse ku icumu.
ubukungu; ubukire; urwunguko suscription ifatabuguzi.
rwinshi; umusesekare. suspect kwibwira; ukekwaho;
surge umuvumba; kujagata. gukeka; gishidikanywaho;
surgeon's knot ipfundo. ukekwa.

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suspend gusubika; guhagarara; swapping impinduka;

guhagarika ku kazi; kureka. imihindagurikire.
suspensation imbabazi z'ibyaha; sward isambu; nyakatsi;
ibabarirwa ry'icyaha. umurima; akatsi; akanyatsi.
suspense umuhangayiko. swarm ingano; ikiguri; kujagata;
suspicion ubukenzi; amakekwe; kuzura; irumbo.
urwikekwe. swarm of bees uruvumbu;
suspicious gishidikanywaho; uruvumbu.
umunyeshyari; ukekwaho. swatch igice; umugabane.
sustain kwifatanya; gushyigikira; swathe gutwikira; gupfuka.
gusobanura; guhamya; sway urugamba rwo kwigarurira;
kubungabunga; gushyigikira; igenzura; kujagajaga;
kubumbatira; gushaka inshuti; ubuhangange; ubuhangange;
koshya gukora nabi; kurinda. gucugusa; gutigisa; ubuyobozi;
sustainable development gutagataga; ubuhatsi; ukwiziga.
amajyambere arambye. Swaziland Suwazilandi.
sustainer gutega; gushyigikira swear gushingira; gusezeranya;
icyenda kugwa. kuvuma.
sustenance intungamubiri; indyo; swear at kuvuma.
ifunguro; ibiryo; inkunga. swear by kwizera; kwiringira.
susurrus guhwihwisa. swear word imivumo.
suzerain umwami; ukuriye swearing imivumo; ugutukana.
abandi; umutegetsi. swearing-in irahira.
swab gushishura. sweat kubira icyuya; gukora.
swaddle umwenda. sweater umupira.
swag pl. iminyago. Sweden Suwedi.
swagger kwibona; ubwirasi; Swedish umunyasuwedi;
kwishimira; kwivuga ibigwi; igisuweduwa; umusuweduwa.
intambwe. sweeney polisi.
Swahili igiswayire; bbreswa. sweep gukubura; ubwisanzure;
swale igishanga. guhanagura; gukubura.
swallow intashya; kwemera; sweep out gukubura; gukuraho;
kunywa; emera; kwizera. kweza.
swallow eagerly kugotomera. sweep up gukubura.
swallow greedily kugotomera. sweeping v.yuzuye; gisesuye;
swallow in large mouthfuls icukumbura twose; yumvikana.
kugotomera. sweepings umwanda; ico.
swallow up kwiyuhira. sweet cy'igikundiro; ibombo;
swamp igishanga. isukari.
swampland igishanga. sweet potato ikijumba.
swap guciririkanywa; kugurana. sweet potatoes ibijumba.
sweet (BrE) bombo.

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 sweetheart synecdoche

sweetheart inkundwakazi; switch on kwatsa; gucana.

umutoni; magara ntunsige; switch over guhindura.
inkoramutima. switchblade knife indiga;
sweet-talk kuryoshyaryoshya; umushyo.
guhendahenda. Switzerland Ubusuwisi.
swell umuraba; cyiza; swoon kurabirana.
kwikanyura; imfura; kinoze. sword inkota.
swelling ikibyimba; ishyundu; sycophant umwambari;
ipfupfu. nyamujyiyobijya;
swelter ubushyuhe; icyokere. nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi;
sweltering gishyushye cyane. inkomamashyi.
swiaside gufungura; gukingura. syllogistic reasoning
swift gitunguranye; kibangutse; inyurabitekerezo.
cy'ibakwe; cyihuta; kititezwe; symbol urwibukiro; umubare;
yihuta. akarango; ikimeneytso;
swiftness ingoga; ibakwe; akarangabwoko.
umuvuduko; umunyaruko. symbol 0 imfomal. umwuka;
swig kunywa; kugotomera. izeru; ubusa; zeru.
swill kugotomera. symbolize gushushanya.
swim koga. symmetry iringaniza.
swimmisuit umwenda wo sympathetic awitwara gipfura;
kogana. umugiraneza; umugwaneza;
swindle guca amaco; kujijisha; umunyabuntu; bihuje;
guhuguza; kunyereza; nyamurangwa n'ubupfura.
kunyanganya; guca mu rihumye; sympathize with kuborogera;
kwiba; kwiba. gukunda; gushaka inshuti;
swindler umuhemu; ibandi; kuganya.
umuhemu; umujura. sympathizer ushyigikiye;
swindling ubujura. umufana; umuyoboke.
swine igikoko; inyamaswa; sympathy ubuntu; impuhwe;
ikirura; igisimba; ingurube. imibanire myiza; urukundo;
swing ubwisanzure; urwicungo. imbabazi; ubwumvikane.
swinger nkokora itarara inkumi; symphony, symphonic music
kaboko katarara inkumi; urusobenyamajwi.
inkundabagore; imfizi y'akarere. symposium inama; forumu.
swipe kwiba. symptom akarango.
swirl gucunda. synagogue kiliziya; urusengero;
swish guhwihwisa. isinagogi; Hekaru.
switch imihindagurikire; syndicate gusanga;
guhinduranya; impinduka; ishyirahamwe; umuryango;
kugurana; gusimbuza. uruganda.
switch around guhinduranya. synecdoche iyimuranyito.

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 synogk ize S.

synogk ize guhina; gutubya. syringue urushinge.

synonym abbreiht.; mt.; syrup siro.
insobanurwakimwe. system uburyo; umuryango;
syntactic analysis urwunge; ingamba; uburyo;
isesenguranteruro. urwungano; uburyo bukoreshwa;
syntax error ikosa ikizima; politiki; uburyo; itsinda;
ry'imyandikire. ukuntu.
synthesis inkubirahamwe. system of belief amahame.
synthesize kuvangavanga; systemic approach ukwiga
kuvangitiranya. imvay'ikibazo urebye impamzose
synthetic cy'ubukorikori. zishobora kuba cyaragiteye.
synthetizer (fig.) inanga. S. amajyepfo.
syphilis mburugu.

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 tab take as model

T - t
tab robine. taggialong giheruka.
tabacco agatabi. tailbone akangamurizo.
tabacco plant igitabitabi. tailing giheruka.
tabacco tree igitabitabi. tailler kugegena.
tabby injangwe. taint kwanduza; gutesha icyizere;
tabby cat injangwe. guharabika; guha isura mbi;
tabernacle taberenakulo; kiliziya; kwanduza; guhumanya.
urusengero; isinagogi. taintedness ubuhumane;
table urutonde; ilisiti; ameza; ubwandure.
igitwa; gusubika. Taiwanese umunyatayiwani;
table knife umushyo; indiga. ikinyayiwani.
table napkin seriviyeti. take gutwara; kwikora ku
table of contents pl. ibirimo. munwa; pl. iminyago; kuzana;
table of contents PRINTING kunyanganya; kurongora;
ishakiro. kujogora; kwiba; gutoranya;
tableland igitwa; ikibaya. guhuguza; gufata ku ngufu za
tablespoon akayiko. Leta; guhitamo; kwiba;
tablet ikinini. kwihangana; gufata; gutwara ku
tablets ibinini. ngufu za Leta; kurya; gutwara;
taboo umuziririzo; imiziririzo; gufungura.
umuziro. take aback gutangaza.
taciturn abucece. take accommodation kwaka
tack hammer inyundo. inguzanyo.
tack on kongera. take advantage of gukoresha;
tactful uwitonze; umugwaneza. kwifashisha; koshya.
tactician uzi gucunga ibye neza. take an exam gukora ikizami.
tactics ingamba; amayeri take an eye for an eye
y'intambara; politiki; imicungire. kwihimura; guhora.
tactless igicucu; ikinnyeteri; take arms against an established
ikizeze. order gutana.
tad umwana. take as model gufataho urugero;
taenia ikiryi; igifwana. kwitara nka; gukurikiza;
tag ikimenyetso; kwita; guta muri kwigana.
yombi; ufata; wita.

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 take away
take away gukuraho; kunyaga;
gutwara; kujyana; gukuraho.
take away from kwaka.
take back kunyaga.
take by force kwambura.
take care kwitondera;
kwitwararika.
take care of kubumbatira;
kuvuza; kwitaho; kubungabunga;
kwitondera; kurinda; kuyobora;
gufasha.
take care of us kutwitaho.
take chance kwigerezaho;
kugerageza amahirwe.
take flight guhunga; guhungana;
kwamama; kugenda; kujya.
take flyer gukiurusimbi.
take for ride kwica.
take French leave kugenda
nk'Abagesera; kujya.
take heed kwitwararika.
take hold of kwabira.
take in gukimu magambo;
gusanga; kubona; kunywa;
kwitegereza; koshya; gusoma;
gusarura.
take in ravenously gusesa;
kwaya.
take into custody gufata.
take it easy gutegereza;
kunengeka; guta igihe; guta
umwanya.
take leak kunyara; kwihagarika;
gusoba; kwituma ibyoroshye.
take licking gutsindwa.
take meal gufungura; kurya;
kwikora ku munwa.
take medicine kunywa imiti.
take note of kwitondera;
kwitondera.
take notice of kwirengagiza.
take notice of kwitondera.
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take nourishment kurya;
gufungura; kwikora ku munwa.
take off guhungana; gukuraho;
kugenda; kujya; kugenda.
take off again gucumbukura.
take on faith kwiringira.
take one's departure kugenda;
kujya.
take out ugusiba; gukuraho.
take over gufata ku ngufu za
Leta; gutwara ku ngufu za Leta;
gusigariraho.
take over for gusimbura;
gusimbura.
take pains gushishikazwa;
kwihatira.
take part gufatanya; kwitabira.
take part in kwinjira.
take pen in hand kwandika.
take photos gufotora.
take pictures of gufotora.
take place kuba; gushyika.
take precautions kwitwararika.
take pride kwirata.
take prisoner gufata.
take rest kuhuruka.
take revenge kwihimura; guhora.
take short sleep gusinzira.
take somethioffered kwemera;
kwenda; kwakira.
take stock in kwiringira.
take stock of gusuzuma;
gusuzumaubushishozi.
take sustenance gufungura;
kurya; kwikora ku munwa.
take the first step gutangira.
take the initiative kwibwiriza.
take the life of kwica.
take the place of gusimbura;
gukurikira; gusimbura.
take to kwibanda.
take to heart kwitondera.
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take to one's heels kwamama; talebearer gacumakamagambo;

guhunga. gacuma k'amagambo; bamenya;
take to task kwemeza umuntu injajwa; umunyamagambo.
ikintu; gukosora; kugaya; talent ikiranga; umutwe;
kwihanangiriza; guhana; ubushobozi.
gucyaha. talented ushoboye imirimo
take to the air kuguruka. inyuranye; ushoboye.
take turn kugenda. talisman igiheko; inzaratsi;
take turn for the better guca intsinzi.
akatsi; kunoza. talk imbwirwaruhame; igihuha;
take under one's wing gushaka amagambo; kuvuga; kuganira;
inshuti. ibango; ijambo; idisikuru;
take up kwiyuhira; kwemeza; disikuru; kuganira; inama;
gutangira; gushyigikira. impuha.
take up again kuvugurura. talk big about kwivuga ibigwi.
take up arms against kurwana. talk into guhendahenda.
take up one's duties gutangira talk to kuvugisha.
akazi. talk to s.o. kuganiriza.
take up the cudgels kurwana. talk together abbrerb.
take vengeance for kwihimura; talkatiperson indondogozi;
guhora. inkotsa.
take vengeance for, wreak talker gacumakamagambo;
vengeance kwivuna. gacuma k'amagambo;
take warning kwitwararika. umunyamagambo; injajwa;
take wing kuguruka. bamenya.
takedrugs kunywa talky indondogozi; inkotsa.
ibiyobyabwenge. Talk! Vuga!
taken cyateganyirijwe; cyafashwe. tall ikabya; muremure.
taken aback wagize ipfunwe; tall person igihangange.
wamwaye. tall structure umunara.
take-home pay umushahara tall thing igihangange.
uhabwa umukozi. tallness igihagararo.
takiaway ikuraho; iyigizayo. tallow buji; tara.
taking cy'igikundiro. tally guhuza; umubare; igitego;
takings imyiri. inyemezabuguzi; ibarura
takioff itsimbura. ry'amajwi; ifagitiri; kubarura
takionly short time cyihuta; amajwi; igiteranyo.
yihuta. talon ijanja; igikohwa.
takiover izungura. talus umukingo.
talc kokayine. tame kumenyereza.
tale inkuru mpimbano; bbreimg.; tameness ubuyoboke.
agakuru; inkora; umugani. taming imenyereza.

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 tand tattle tale

tand kurekeraho. tare BOTANY urumamfu.

tang uburyohe. taret igitumberewe.
tangential kibangikanye; target guhamya intego;
gituranye; cyegeranye; ikigamijwe kugerwaho;
cyegamiye; kibangikanye. icyibasiwe.
tangibility ukubaho; ukubaho; target language ururimi
imvaho; ukuri. ruhindurwamo.
tangible kigaragara; kigaragara; targeting ihamyantego.
ndashidikanywaho; cy'ukuri; tariff igiciro.
gifatika; nyakuri; gifite ishingiro. tarnish guha isura mbi;
tangle kuzambya ibintu; kwanduza isura; kwanduza;
gukomeza ibintu; akaduruvayo; gusebya; gutesha icyizere;
igombe. guharabika.
tangled kiyoberanye; tarnished kidahanaguye; gifite
cyashoberanye; cy'urwunge; umwanda; cyanduye.
kidasobanutse. tarry gutegereza.
tangy kiryoshye; gukarishye; tart gisharira; indaya; indaya;
gisharira. gukarishye.
tank igasho; burende; igereza; Tartarus umuriro utazima;
uburoko; ipirizo. umuriro w'iteka; Gehinomu.
tankard igikopo; igikombe. tartness ubukarihe.
tantrum umwaga. task umurimo; ikiraka; icyate;
Tanzania Tanzaniya. akazi; umushinga; umurimo;
Tanzanian umunyatanzaniya. umumaro.
tap gushungura; gusuka. task force itsinda
tap in emergency gukoranya nshingwabikorwa.
ingabo; kurarikira; guhuruza. tassel inshunda.
tape measure igipimisho. taste imirorere; ubushishozi;
tape recoder gasetofoni. mode; kumuburyohe; ijogora;
tape recorder radiyo kasete. uburyohe.
taper kuyoyoka; gukendera; buji; taste good kuryoha.
tara. tasteful cyiza; kinoze.
taper off kugabanya umurego; tastes good kinurira.
guhosha; kugabanya ubukana. tasty kiryoshye.
tapeworm imanika; inzoka zo mu tatoo imanzi.
nda; igifwana; ikiryi. tattle ubujajwa.
tapioca plant umwumbati. tattle tale gacuma k'amagambo;
taproom akabari mpuruzambaga; injajwa; umunyamagambo;
akabari. bamenya; gacumakamagambo.
taproot amavu.
tardily anyuma.
tardy cyakererewe.

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 tattler teeth-chattering

tattler bamenya; teammate ushyigikiye.

umunyamagambo; injajwa; teamwork ugukorera hamwe.
gacuma k'amagambo; tear igitonyanga; gushwanyaguza;
gacumakamagambo. guca; gutanyura; gushyira ku
tattooing ukwicisha imanzi. murindi; gushwanyuza;
taunting abagiramenyo; abasetsi. kwatanya; umutanyu.
tavern akabari; akabari tear asunder gutanyura;
mpuruzambaga. gushwanyaguza; gushwanyuza.
tawdry kidashamaje; tear duct akanyamirishyi.
kidahambaye. tear limb from limb kwica;
tax amahoro; umusoro. kubaga.
tax evader umuforoderi. tear open gutatamura;
tax evasion magendu; forode; gushishimura.
kunyereza imisoro. tearful wakomerekejwe;
tax exemption ugukurirwaho washavujwe; wababajwe.
imisoro. tearoom urusamuriro; uburiro;
tax inspector umukoreshakoro. resitora; ifunguriro.
taxations amahoro. tears amarira.
taxi tagisi; itagisi. tease kuburabuza; gukimu
taxicab itagisi. magambo; guharahaza;
taxing kiberabeza; kirambirana; kuberabeza; guhangayikisha.
kibangamiye umuntu; teaspoon akayiko.
gihangayikisha; gitesha umutwe. techie ujyan'ikoranabuhanga.
taxman umukoreshakoro. technique amayeri; uburyo;
taxpayer umusoreshwa. ukuntu; uburyo; uburyo.
TB igituntu. technological
tea icyayi. cy'ikoranabuhanga.
teach guhugura; kwigisha. technology ikoranabuhanga.
teach counting kwigisha kubara. tecote pine pinusi.
teach good behavior guhugura. tediously long urudaca.
teach habit guhugura. tee shirt itisheti.
teach reading kwigisha gusoma. teem kuzura.
teacher umwigisha; umwarimu; teen umusore; ingaragu;
umurezi; umwigisha. ubukumi; ubusore.
teaching inyigisho; ihame; teenage cy'ubuto; ubusore; cya
amahame; uburezi; inyigisho; cyana; cya gisore; ubukumi.
ibwiriza; uburezi. teenaged gisoretse.
teachings inyigisho; amahame. teenager umusore; ingaragu;
teachiprofession ubwarimu. inkumi; ingaragu.
teachireading ukwigisha gusoma. teeth, dentition amenyo.
team ikipi; urugerero; ijonjora. teeth-chattering gikonje.
team member umukinnyi.

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 telecenter ten

telecenter ikigo tell the truth kuvuga ukuri.

nsanganwamakuru ya kure; tell untruths kunyomeka.
siberikafe; telling kinogeye.
rudakumirabasonzeyubumenyi; telly iteleviziyo.
elesentere; ikigo nziramupaka. tel. (home) abbretel. (imuhira).
telecommunication tel. (home/work) abbretel.
ihererekanyamakuru rya kure; (imuhira/ku kazi).
itumanaho. tel. (mobile) abbretel.
telecommunication (igendanwa).
commission komisiyo ishinzwe tel. (office) abbretel. (mu biro).
iby'itumanaho. tel. (other) abbretel. (ahandi).
telefax telefagisi. tel. (work) abbretel. (ku kazi).
telents ingabire. tel.: abbretel.:
telepathy integuza temorary cy'agateganyo.
mburiramutima. temper kugabanya umurego;
telepholine umurongo wa kugabanya ubukana.
telefoni. temperament umutima.
telephone telefoni; gukora ku temperamental umunyagishyika.
rustinga; itelefoni; gutelefona. temperance ukwifata; ubwizige;
telephoset itelefoni. kwifata; ubwiramire; ubwizige.
telephoto lens indorerwamo temperateness ubwiramire.
ngenabunini. temperature intandara.
television insakazamashusho; tempest umuhengeri; serwakira.
itangazamakuru; iteleviziyo; temple urusengero; isinagogi;
televiziyo; ubunyamakuru. kiliziya; ingoro.
television writer tempo igipimo.
umunyamakuru. temporal punishment
tell kuvuga muri make; igihacy'agateganyo.
gutangariza; kwerekana; temporaral workers nyakabyizi.
kubwira; gukomoza; kubwira; temporary umusimbura (2);
gusaba. cy'akanya gato; umusigire;
tell in song kuririmba. umusigarizi.
tell in verse kuririmba. tempt fortune gukiurusimbi.
Tell me that again Subira Tempter umwanzi wa kera kare;
umbwire. Sekibi; pr. Lusuferi; pr. Lusufero;
tell of gushushanya; kwerekana; Satani.
gukomoza; kuvuga muri make. Tempter Shitani; umwami
tell off guhwitura. w'umwijima; pr. Lusiferi; inzoka
tell story kubara. ya kera kare.
tell tale umunyamagambo; tempter umushukanyi.
gacumakamagambo; gacuma temptress umupfumu.
k'amagambo; injajwa; bamenya. ten icumi.

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 ten minutes to three test text

ten minutes to three saa cyenda tentiousness ukwicishabugufi;

zibura iminota icumi. ubwicishebugufi.
ten o'clock saa yine; saa kumi. tepid akazuyazi.
ten thousand ibihumbi icumi; term igihe; wita; igihe; igisabwa;
inzovu. ijambo.
tenacity umuhate; terminal yica; giheruka.
ubutarumikwa. terminate kwirukana; gusesa;
tend kwihoma; kwihambira; kurangiza; kurekeraho; kureka;
kurinda; kugira neza; kuzuza.
kubungabunga; kubumbatira. terminating irangiza.
tendance intero. termination ihagarikwa;
tendency inkubiri; ububogame. umusozo; icibwa; indunduro;
tender awitwara gipfura; guha; ikurwaho; isenywa; iseswa;
gutanga; umugiraneza; uha; umusozo.
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura; termite umuswa.
umugwaneza. terrace ibarabara; umuhanda.
tender thanks to gushima. terrain akarere.
tenderfoot umutangizi; umwiga. terrible kibi cyane; w'umuswa;
tenderhearted nyamurangwa gikakaye; gikakaye; gikarishye;
n'ubupfura; umugiraneza; inkazi; giteye ubwoba; cyikariye;
umugwaneza; witwara gipfura; kibi; kasha; gikaze; icyago;
uwiyoroshya. igitangaza.
tenderheartedness impuhwe; terrific gihambaye; cyiza cyane.
imbabazi. terrify gukanga; kwibasira;
tenderness (always pl.). kwibasira; gutera ubwoba; gutera
amarangamutima; urukundo; ubwoba.
ukwihambira; ubuntu; territory intara; akarere;
urukundo; ukwimariramo. ubwami.
tendito attack terror ubukangarane; icyoba.
w'umunyamahane. terrorism ibikorwa bw'ubwihebe;
tendon umukaya; umutsi. iterabwoba; ubwiyahuzi.
tenebrousness ijoro. terrorist icyihebe;
tenet inyigisho; amahame; umuterabwoba; mwiyahuzi.
amahame; ihame. terrorize kwibasira; gutera
tennis tenisi. ubwoba; gutera ubwoba;
tenor tenoro; umuririmbyi. kwibasira; gukanga.
tens ibinyacumi. test kugenzura; gusaka; ibazwa;
tense igihe. imbogamizi; inzitizi; iperereza;
tension umuhangayiko. igenzura.
tent ihema. test text kugenzura ibyanditswe;
tentative ushidikanya. suzuma ibyanditswe.
tenth icya cumi.

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 testament the City of God

testament umurage; isezerano; thanksgiving inyiturano.

urwibutso. that uriya +relaticlause. yuko;
tested cyagenzuwe icyo.
n'abashakashatsi. that has started cyatangiye.
tester umusesenguzi. that is bihwanye na; bishatse
testes amabya. kuvuga ko.
testicle ikinyita; ibya. that one dem. uwonguwo; uriya;
testicles amabya. kirya.
testifier umuhamya; thatch isakaro.
umutangabuhamya; umugabo; that's right byo.
inkusi. thaw gushongesha.
testimonial ibisingizo; ishimo; Thayou Urakoze.
urwibutso; imihayo; igisingizo; Thayou very much Murakoze
ishimwe; ifata mu mutwe. cyane; Urakoze cyane.
testimony ubuhamya. the abode of saints ijuru.
testis ibya; amabya. the act of congratulating
testmonies ibyemezo. ishimagiza.
testy umunyamahane. the act or process of maturing
tetanus tetanosi; agakwega. ubukure.
text icyanditswe; ikibazo the afterlife hakurya y'urupfu.
nshinganwa; intego; umwandiko; the air we breathe umwuka.
ingingo; ikivugwaho; the All-Merciful Imana.
insanganyamatsiko; icyitabwaho; the Almighty Imana.
icyibandwaho; ikigamijwe; the anointed umwami.
ikigenderewe; icyigwa. the Blacks abirabura.
text animation icyanditswe the blue ikirere.
kiyegayega. the Book Bibiliya.
text area ahagenewe umwandiko. the Book of Judges Abacamanza.
text body umubyimba the bottle agatama; inzoga.
w'icyandikwa. the bottle, booze akayoga.
text length uburebure the Celestial City ijuru.
bw'icyandikwa. the cell resultifrom the union of
textbook umwandiko. an ovum aa spermatozoon
textile igitambaro. (includithe organism that
thai igitayilande; igitayi. develogk from that cell)
thailand Tayilandi. urusoro.
Thailand Tayilandi. The Chamber of Deputies
thank gushima. Umutwe w'Abadepite.
thankfulness inyiturano. the chief devil Belizebuli.
thanks inyiturano. the Christian world ubukirisitu;
thanks to buturutse; bitewe na; ubukirisito.
bikomotse. the City of God ijuru.

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 the common people
the common people rubanda.
the common run rubanda.
the Creator Imana.
the crowd rubanda.
the cult of Satan ubupfumu.
the Deity Imana.
the destitute umukenyakujya;
umutindi.
the Devil Sekibi.
the Ealier Iyakare.
the elder imfura.
the eldest imfura.
the Evil One Sekibi.
the Far East aiburasirazuba.
the final word amanyakuri;
impamo.
the First World War Intambara
ya Mbere y'Isi Yose.
the Force polisi.
the Foul Fiend Sekibi.
the Fourth Estate
itangazamakuru;
ubunyamakuru.
the future amahirwe.
the GeneConventions
amasezeray'i Jeneve.
the Godhead Imana.
the Good Book Bibiliya.
the good one umwiza.
the great unwashed rubanda.
the Great War Intambara ya
Mbere y'Isi Yose.
the hahuntiground ijuru.
the hearafter hakurya y'urupfu.
the heavenly city ijuru.
the heavenly kingdom ijuru.
the herd rubanda.
the hoi polloi rubanda.
the Holy City ijuru.
the Holy Scriptures (Hebrew
aChristian) Bibiliya.
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the human race inyoko muntu;
umuntu; inyokomuntu; isi.
the human species inyoko
muntu; inyokomuntu.
the indigent umukenyakujya;
umutindi.
the International Committee of
the Red Cross Komite
Mpuzamahanga y'Umuryango
Utabara Imbabare.
the jitters ubukangarane.
the joibetween the foot aleg
akagombambari.
the kingdom of Heaven ijuru.
the Last Judgment ukuza kwa
kabiri kwa Kirisito.
the last word impamo;
amanyakuri.
the law polisi.
the light of day amanywa.
the little people rubanda.
the lower classes rubanda.
the lower orders rubanda.
the man in the street rubanda.
the Man Ugk tairs Imana.
the masses rubanda.
the membralinithe uterus
umworohera wo mu mura.
the millions rubanda.
the mob rubanda.
the multitude rubanda.
The National Electoral
Commission Komisiyo y'Igihugu
y'Amatora.
the Near East aiburasirazuba.
the needy umutindi;
mukenyakujya.
the Negroes abirabura.
the next day abukeye.
the next world hakurya y'urupfu.
the old days amateka.
the Old Serpent Sekibi.
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the older child imfura. the youngest one bucura.

the oldest child imfura. theater of war urugamba;
the Omnipotent Imana. urugerero.
the Omniscient Imana. theater (AmE) inzu
the Orient aiburasirazuba. y'amakinamico.
the palm umutsindo. theatre (BrE) inzu
the past amateka. y'amakinamico.
the penniless umutindi; theft ubujura.
mukenyakujya. their byayo.
the planet Earth Isi. theirs byayo; yabo; kwabo;
the press ubunyamakuru; cyacyo; poss. cyabo.
itangazamakuru. theme icyibandwaho; intego;
the Prince of Darkness Sekibi. insanganyamatsiko; icyigwa;
the prize umutsindo. ingingo; ikibazo nshinganwa;
the public isi; rubanda. injyana; icyitabwaho; icyandikwa;
the quality of beihuman ikigenderewe; ikivugwaho;
ubumuntu. ikigamijwe.
the raafile rubanda. themselves ubwabo; ubwabyo.
the rabble rubanda. then aubwo; maze; ubwo rero.
the Scriptures Bibiliya. theological y'idini.
the sixth day ku Isabato. theology ubuhanga mu
the social system that developed by'iyobokamana; tewologiya.
in Europe in the 8th century theoretic mboneshabwenge;
ubuhake. kitagaragara.
The Soof Solomon Indirimbo theoretical mboneshabwenge;
ihebuje. kitagaragara; igihimbano;
The Soof Songs Indirimbo mboneshabwenge.
ihebuje. theorize kwibwira.
the state of beia man ubugabo. theory ubumenyimburafato;
the state of beimad ubusazi. ubumenyintabikorwa; amahame;
the Supreme Being Imana. ihange.
the Tempter Sekibi. therapeutics ubuvuzi.
the tender passion urukundo. there dem. ahongaho; aho; proyo;
the true ukuri. hariya; aho.
the unfortunate umutindi; there are hari.
mukenyakujya. there is hari.
the Virgin Mary Bikira Mariya. thereafter anyuma.
the whole truth amanyakuri; therefore conj. bityo; kubera iyo
impamo. mpamvu; yo mpamvu.
the workiclass rubanda. thereupon anyuma.
the workiman rubanda. theriolatry ugusenga inyamaswa.
the youngest child bucura.

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 thermometer thorough examination

thermometer igipimisho thingamajig ikintu.

cy'ubushyuhe. things umutungo.
these ubu; aba. things beiwhat they are niba
these ones abangaba. bimeze bityo.
theses inyandiko think kwibwira; gufata;
nshyinguramurage. kuzirikana; gutekereza.
thesis ikivugwaho; icyandikwa; thinker injijuke.
icyibandwaho; ikigenderewe; thinkers inteko y'abize.
icyitabwaho; ingingo; ikigamijwe; thinking ukugira icyo uvuga ku...
intego; ikibazo nshinganwa; thiof moment igishishikaje;
insanganyamatsiko; icyigwa. igihangayikishije.
thespian umukinnyi w'ikinamico; thiquietly kuzirikana.
umunyarubuga. third icya gatatu.
thew imbaraga; ingufu; umukaya. thirst inyota; kwifuza; inyota
they are fine meza. y'ubutegetsi; akanyota;
They are good meza. gukumbura.
thiabout guha agaciro; kwitaho; thirst for kwifuza.
kwitwararika; guteganya; thirstiafter cyifuza; kirota.
gutekerezaho. thirstiness akanyota; inyota.
thialike kwemeranya na. thirsty gifite inyota.
thiborrowed umwenda; thirty mirongo itatu;
inguzanyo. mirongwitatu.
thick mist igihu. thirty thousand ibihumbi
thicken kuvura. mirongwitatu.
thicker than board urubaho. this iyi; dem. iki; dem. ikingiki.
thicket agashyamba; gitsina. this afternoon kuri aya manywa.
thickset kibyibushye cyane. this one iyi; dem. iki; dem.
thief umuhemu; umujura; ibandi. ikingiki; dem. uyu.
thieve kwiba. this week iki cyumweru.
thievery ubujura. thiseriously kuzirikana.
thigh ikibero; itako. thithrough gusesengura.
thighs ibibero. thitwice kuzuyaza.
thilent inguzanyo; umwenda. thiup gucura amagambo;
thimore of guca inkoizamba; guhimba.
kubabarira. thorax igituza.
thimuch of kubahiriza. thorn ihwa.
thin kunaniza; kidahagije. thorny gityaye; gikomeye.
thin covering amagaragamba. thorough v.yuzuye; yumvikana;
thin out kunaniza. umunyabushishozi; icukumbura
thin rope ikamba. twose.
thing igicuruzwa; ikintu. thorough examination
thingamabob ikintu. ubucukumbuzi.

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thoroughbred ifarashi; ifarasi. three a.m. saa cyenda z'ijoro.

thoroughfare umuhanda; three dimentional form
umuhanda; ibarabara; inzira; ikinyamubyimba.
ibarabara. three hudred maganatatu.
thoroughly ntagushidikanya; three hundred thousand
hamwe. ibihumbi maganatatu.
thorw guta. three o'clock saa tatu.
those proind. abongabo; ibyo. three thousand ibihumbi bitatu.
those ones ibyo. three thousaseven hundred (and)
those who hathe same goal sixty-five ibihumbi bitatu
impuzamugambi. maganarindwi mirongwitandatu
thou mwebwe. gatanu.
though cyakora; an'ubwo. three-D ikinyamubyimba.
thoughtful umugiraneza; three-quater bitatu bya kane.
impuguke; umugwaneza; thresh guhura; gukubita.
uwitonze; intiti; utishimye; thrill gusamaza; gushimisha.
umurakare; witwara gipfura; thrive kuzura; gusagamba.
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura; uwize. throat umuhogo.
thoughtfulness igiteye throb uburyryate; ububabare;
impungenge. uburibwe.
thoughtless indangare; ikizeze; throes ububabare.
igicucu; ikinnyeteri. throne umumalayika; marayika.
thousand igihumbi. throng ikiguri; inteko; kujagata.
thousands ibinyagihumbi. through ball gutera ishoti rirerire.
thrall umucakara. through my fault icyaha cyanjye.
thralldom ubuja; ubucakara. throughway umuhanda; inzira;
thrash kunesha; gutsinda; ibarabara.
kwigarurira; kugaruza umuheto; throuh binyujijwe kuri.
kuganza. throw kunaga; gutera; kumena;
thread ikamba. kujugunya; guha; ishoti; guta.
threat amagume; ingorane; throw another log on the fire
iterabwoba; pl. ibizazane; kwenyegeza.
amakuba; kabutindi; imikiko. throw away kujugunya kure;
threaten gutera ubwoba; kujugunya.
kwibasira; kwibasira; gutera throw down guta.
ubwoba; gukanga; gukanga; throw into disorder kwitiranya;
kudindiza. kuyobya.
threatened kigeze ahaga. throw light on kugaragaza neza.
threatening inkazi; gikakaye; throw off guta.
kabutindi; cyateza impanuka. throw open gufungura;
thred urujyo. gukingura.
three gatatu.

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 throw out feeler timetable

throw out feeler kujijita; ticklish kiruhanyije.

gutomboza; kujandajanda. tide umuvumba; mare.
throw o.s. at sb gusumira. tidings icyitonderwa.
throw sth into confusion tidy kigaragara; guhanagura;
gusogomba. kwigizayo; gifatika.
throw stick umujugujugu. tidy up guhanagura.
throw together gutungura. tie kugwa miswi; amahuriro;
throw up kuruka. isano; gukenyera; guhuza;
throwaway itangazo. gufunga; karuvati; ihuriro.
throwistick umujugujugu. tie together guhuza.
throwiup urwaye; kirwaye. tiff impaka; intonganya;
throw, throwing, jet inaga. guteraamagambo; amakimbirane;
thrust ubusobanuro. iteranamagambo.
thrust aside gusunikana. tigerish gikakaye; inkazi.
thrust in gucengeza. tight cooperation umubamwiza.
thrust upon guhatirwa; guhatira. tighten gukenyera; kwikanya.
thruway umuhanda; ibarabara. tightening iyegerana; ituba.
thug isarigoma; umuhemu; tightwad ubugugu; gito.
ikirara. tigress gicumu cya kigembe.
thumb igikumwe. tile amategura; ikaro.
thumper igihangange. till akugeza; kugera.
thunder inkuba; inkuba; ikosi. till doomsday iteka ryose.
thunderbolt, thunderclap till the crack of doom iteka
inkuba. ryose.
thundershower imvura. tillage ubuhinzi.
Thursday ku wa kane. tilt guhatana; guhatanira;
thwart gutambamira; kurwana.
gupyinagaza; kuzitira; tilted kidatengeneje.
gukerereza; kubangamira; timber ingiga; urukwi; umwase;
guhangana; gukomeza umutsi. ishyamba; igiti; urubaho.
thyroid cartilage ingoto. timberland ishyamba;
tibaby uruhinja; agahinja. agashyamba.
tibia ukuguru; ruseke. time igipimo; igihe; umwanya;
tick off kubara. saha.
ticker umutima. time between sunrise asunset
ticket biye; ijwi; itike. umunsi.
tickle gusamaza; gushimisha; time field umwanya wagenewe
gukirigita. igihe.
tickled kinezerewe; cyishimye; timely gihire.
wishimye. times inshuro.
tickled pink kinezerewe; timetable igiteganyijwe; ikiri ku
wishimye; cyishimye. murongo w'ibyigwa.

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 timeworn to (from)

timeworn rikuze; gishaje; titanic cya karahabutaka;

rushaje; rishaje; cyo ku bwa kinicyane; umusozi wose;
Gahindiro; ushaje. karahabutaka; kinibikabije; cya
timidity ubugwari; ubujibwe; hambavu.
ubwicishebugufi; titillate gukirigita.
ukwicishabugufi. title kwita.
timing igenagihe. title slide umutwe winyereza.
tin ikidomoro; idomoro; ikibido; titre deed impapurompamo.
igerekani; ikijerekani; ibido; titter gukubita igitwenge; guseka.
ijerekani. tittle-tattle amazimwe; ubujajwa.
tin lizzie imodoka. to locative. i; locative. ku; locative.
tin sheet ibati. kuri; kwa; kugera; ahagana.
tint umurimo; kwirabuza. to be sure ayego; ukuri; nterj.
tiny kanzugurunya; kanzizinya; yee; ntagushidikanya.
kanunuru; gito; kaninira; to begin with ambere; ubwa
kanuya; kanzugunyu; kaninira; mbere; mbere mbere.
kanzunyu; kanzugurunyu; mato; to blame uwisobanura; uwo
kanzinya; kanunuya; kanuru. bibazwa; cyo kugawa.
tip agasongero; ibyifuzo; to break one's promise to sb
amatabishi; agasongero; gufudikira.
kwitondera; isonga; to commit suicide kunywa.
inamabyifuzo; akanunga. to drior seoff in various
tip one's hat to gusuhuza. directions kunyanyagiza.
tip over kurundura; guhenura. to hafirst periods kujya mu
tipple kunywa. mihango.
tiptop cyiza cyane. to higher place ahejuru; ejuru.
tirade ijambo; idisikuru; to look for husband gushaka
imbwirwaruhame; umwijujuto. amata.
tire (AmE) ipine. to oside ukwacyo.
tired kinaniwe; kirushye. to place (a dead persoin the
tiredness agacuho. canon of saints gushyira mu
tires MECHANICAL bahire.
ENGINEERING amapine. to such an extent gusa.
tiresome uruhanyije; gisaba to the eof time iteka ryose.
ingufu nyinshi; gisaba imbaraga; to the right aiburyo.
ukomeye. to the teacher ibigenewe
tissue urupapuro. umwarimu.
tissue paper urupapuro. to the user ku bakoresha iki
titan igihangange. gitabo.
To Whom It May Concern kuri
nyirubwite.
to (from) uhereye ruhande.

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 toad too expensive

toad igikeri. tolerate kubembereza;

toady umwambari; kwihangana; gushyigikira.
nyamujyiyobijya; inkomamashyi; tolerated cyujuje ibisabwa;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; uwemerewe.
kuryoshyaryoshya. toll igiciro.
toast kwizihiza. tom injangwe.
tobacco itabi. tom (whose trade was
toby igikombe; igikopo. 'tomming') maraya; ihabara.
toby jug igikopo; igikombe. tomato ihabara; itomati; maraya;
today uyu munsi; none. urunyanya.
toddler igitambambuga; umwana; tomatoes ibinyanya; pl. inyanya.
igitamabmbuga; tomb imva.
igisekeramwanzi. tomcat imfizi y'akarere; nkokora
todown koroshya. itarara inkumi; inkundabagore;
toe ino. kaboko katarara inkumi.
toe nail urwara. tomcat (male) injangwe.
toe the line kumvira. tome igitabo; umutumba.
toenail urwara rw'ino. tomentum umusatsi.
together byose hamwe; hamwe. tomfoolery urwenya; igikorwa
togs umwambaro; imyenda. cy'ubugoryi; amagambure;
toil gukora. byendagusetsa; amangambure.
toiler umukozi; umukozi. tomorrow ejo hazaza; ejo.
toilet wese. tomorrow evening ejo hazaza
toilet paper ikori; papiye ijiyeniki. nimugoroba.
toilet tissue ikori; papiye tomorrow morning ejo hazaza
ijiyeniki. mu gitondo.
toiling gihuze. ton urumogi.
toilsome gisaba ingufu nyinshi; tonal saku.
uruhanyije; ukomeye; gisaba tone ijwi.
imbaraga. tongue ururimi.
token ibisigarizwa; ifata mu tonguue ikirimi cy'umuriro.
mutwe; kidahagije; akarango; tonic umuti.
umuburo; ikimenyetso; tonight iri joro.
urwibutso; imbuzi. tonsil amaraka.
token of obedience urukano. tonsillitis gapfura.
tolelance ubworoherane. tontine ikimina.
tolerable gikwiye; cyo mu rugero; too none; birenze ibikenewe;
cyujuje ibisabwa; uwemerewe. byongeye kandi; onj. kandi; onj.
tolerance impuhwe; imbabazi. kandi; onj. na; bikabije.
tolerant awitwara gipfura; too bad kabishye.
nyamurangwa n'ubupfura; Too bad! hapfa uwavutse!
uwiyoroshya. too expensive gikabije guhenda.

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 too much tot

too much indengakamere. topple over kurundura;

too small kanzinya. guhenura.
too soon mbere y'igihe; kare. top-grade cyiza; kinoze.
tool igikoresho nkenerwa; top-knot ipfundo.
igikoresho; icyifashishwa; torch isitimu; itoroshi.
inkomamashyi; nyamujyiyobijya; torchbearer umuyobozi.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi. torchlight urumuri.
toolbox akanyabikoresho. torential rain indoha.
tooshie ikibuno. torment impungenge; ubuzima
tooth iryinyo. bubi; ububabare; akababaro;
tooth brush uburoso bw'amenyo. guharahaza; kuburabuza;
tooth for tooth ihora. guhangayikisha; kubabaza;
tooth paste umuti w'amenyo. kuberabeza; umutima uhagaze;
toothed gityaye. gutera umutima uhagaze; inkeke;
toothsome kiryoshye. imibereho mibi; umuhangayiko;
top umupfundikizo; cyirengeye; guhangayikisha; umubabaro;
isonga; igitambaro; igipfundikizo; umuhangayiko.
ubuso; cyisumbuyeho; ikijuriji; tormenting itotezwa.
akanunga; agasongero. torn atattered clothes incabari.
top banana icyamamare; tornado isata; serwakira.
umukinnyi w'icyamamare. torpid umunengetsi; ikinnyeteri;
top draw icyamamare; umukinnyi umunebwe.
w'icyamamare. torrent imvura; umuvumba.
top hat ingofero. torrid gishyushye cyane.
topcoat ikoti. torso igihimba; umubyimba.
tope kunywa. tortoise akanyamasyo.
toper umusinzi. tortoise-like abuhoro.
topi inyemera. torture iyicarubozo; urugaraguro;
topic icyigwa; ikigenderewe; ububabare; kubabaza.
ikigamijwe; ikivugwaho; ikibazo torture victims abagiriwe
nshinganwa; insanganyamatsiko; ibikorwa by'urugaraguro.
intego; icyibandwaho; ingingo; torture victims treatment
icyitabwaho. ukwita ku bakoreweho ibikorwa
topical gikwiranye n'igihe; cy'iki by'urugaraguro.
gihe. toss ishoti; kujugunya; gucunda.
topicality ukuba kiberanye toss down kunywa.
n'igihe. toss off kugotomera.
topmost cyirengeye. toss one's cookies kuruka.
topographical chart ikarita. tossup urusimbi.
topology topoloji. tot igitambambuga; umwana;
topple guhirika; kugwa; igisekeramwanzi.
kugabanuka; guhanuka.

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 total trade fair

total prowose; kubara; cyose; tourist office ibiro

kitagabanyije; umubare; prowose; by'ubukerarugendo.
kongera; ibarura ry'amajwi. tournament umukino.
total war intambara ya rurangiza. towards ahagana.
totaling iteranya. towel igitambaro by'amazi; isume.
totalitarianism ubutegetsi tower inkingi; igasho; igereza;
bw'igitugu. uburoko; umunara; ipirizo.
totality ikizima; igiteranyo. towering muremure.
totally ahamwe. town urusisiro 1. umujyi.
tote kuzana; gutwara. townee umunyamujyi.
totter kujagajaga; gutigisa; towner umunyamujyi.
gutagataga; gucugusa. townie umunyamujyi.
touch gushyika; gushyikira; guta township 1. umujyi; umujyi
muri yombi; ufata; kugaragura. munini; ahantu.
touch judge townsman umunyamujyi.
umwungirizamusifuzi; umusifuzi townspeople pl. abanyamugi.
wo ku ruhande. toxic chemical uburozi.
touch up kunga; gusana. toxin uburozi; ubumara.
touch upon kuvuga muri make; toy agakinisho.
kwerekana; gukomoza. toy with kugaragura.
touched wasaze; cyataye umutwe; to-do isahaha.
cyasaze; cyatombotse. to-morrow aejo.
touching cyegeranye; cyegamiye; trace ibisigarizwa; guhigisha
gituranye; kibangikanye. uruhindu; koga runono; urujyo;
touchline umurongo w'irenguriro. gushakisha; gukurikirana;
touchstone ibisabwa; guhiga bukware; guhiga;
ibyangombwa; ibishingirwaho; ubusabusa.
ibikurikizwa. tracipaper urupapuro.
touchy ibabaje; y'incamugongo; track guhiga; inzira; icyerekezo;
mbi; umunyamahane; guhiga; inzira; gukurikirana;
kiruhanyije. amajyo; guhigisha uruhindu;
tough ikirara; utaku izima; gushakisha; guhiga bukware;
isarigoma; gikomeye; gikomeye; koga runono.
kimara igihe; intagondwa. track down gukora iperereza.
toughness ubutarumikwa. tract akarere; icyandikwa.
tour urugendo. tractability ubuyoboke.
tour de force irangiza; umusozo; tractable uwiyoroshya.
irangira; iyuzura; icyagezweho; trade kugurana; gucuruza;
ibyagezweho. ubucuruzi; guciririkanywa.
tourist umushyitsi; trade center isoko.
mukerarugendo; trade fair imirikagurisha;
umukerarugendo. imurikagurisha.

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 trade union transfiguration

trade union urugaga; sendika. trainer umutoza; utanga

trade unions sendika. amahugurwa; uhugura.
trader umucuruzi. trainer (BrE) supuresi.
tradesman umucuruzi. trainiexpert uhugura.
trade-union sendika. training ihugurwa; uburezi.
tradition amateka; training, drill imyitozo.
uruhererekane. trainiofficer uhugura.
traditional gisanzwe; cya trait ikimenyetso; akarango;
gihanga; kimenyerewe; cya ikiranga.
gakondo. traitor umugambanyi; inzoka;
traditional dances intati.
imbyigakondo; mudiho gakondo. traitors ibyitso.
traditional huts inzu za gakondo. traits kamere; imyitwarire;
traditional knowledge ubumenyi umuco.
gakondo. tramliball umupira nyurahagati.
traditional method uburyo tramp kugenda; inzererezi;
gakondo. imbungerezi; umusabirizi;
traditions ubumenyi gakondo. umusabyi; akarasisi; kugenda
traduction ihindurandimi. kuri gahunda.
trafficking icuruzabantu. tranquility umudendezo.
tragedy icyago; ikinamico; tranquilize kugabanya.
amakuba; teyateri; amakuba; tranquillity umugazi.
iteyateri; ibyago. transaction imicungire.
tragic person umunyamakuba. transactions ubucuruzi.
traigk e kugenda. transcendence ihirwe.
trail umuhanda; gushakisha; transcendent cy'igitangaza;
guhiga bukware; gukurikirana; cy'agahebuzo; agahebuzo;
guhigisha uruhindu; guhiga; agatangaza; akataraboneka;
koga runono; ibarabara; inzira; cy'akataraboneka; nziza cyane;
guhiga. cy'agatangaza; cyiza cyane.
trailer itangazo. transcribe kwandika.
train ikinyabiziga; kumenyereza; transcribing ukwandika.
umurongo; gutegura; transfer iyohereza; kohereza;
urushorerane; akarasisi; paredi; kwimuka; iyimurirwa ahandi;
gari ya moshi; umutambagiro; gutwara; ugutwara abantu
imyiyereko; gahunda; guhugura; n'ibintu.
umwiyereko. transferral iyohereza.
train ticket itike ya gari ya transferred possession izungura
moshi. ritagira nyiraryo.
trained inzobere. transfiguration ihirwe; ivunja;
trainee umutangizi; umwiga; ihinduka; imihindagurikire;
umwiga. impinduka.

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transform guhindura; kuvunja.
transformatigrammar
ikibonezamvugo mpinduranya.
transformation ihinduka;
imihindagurikire; impinduka;
ivunja.
transformer indinganizamuriro.
transgress kutumvira.
transgression ubukozi bw'ibibi;
icyaha; akarengane; ikosa;
igikorwa kigayitse; igicumuro.
transgressor umugizi wa nabi.
transhumance ukugisha.
transient umushyitsi.
transit urugendo.
transition inzibacyuho.
transition speed umuvuduko
nzibacyuho.
transmission iyohereza.
transmit gutwara; guha;
kohereza.
transmittal iyohereza.
transmutation ihinduka; ivunja;
impinduka; imihindagurikire.
transom idirishya.
transparency ugukorera mu
mucyo; umucyo (2).
transparent kibonerana.
transplant kwimuka; gutera.
transplaseedling kugemura.
transport kuzana; ubwikorezi;
ukunyurwa; itwara; ibyishimo
byuzuye; gutwara; umunezero;
ugutwara abantu n'ibintu;
gusamaza.
transport allowance amafaranga
y'urugendo.
transport automobile imodoka
zitwara abagenzi.
transportation ugutwara abantu
n'ibintu; ijyanwabunyago.
transported wishimye; cyishimye.
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transporting ugutwara abantu
n'ibintu.
transposition impinduka;
imihindagurikire.
transverse flute umwirongi.
trap injishi; akamashu; umutego;
guca igico; amayeri; indandi;
ikigoyi; rwagakoco.
trap the ball gufunga umupira.
trapezoid tarapezi; itarapezi.
trash amagambure;
amangambure; ico; umwanda.
trauma ihahamuka.
travel kugenda; kuzerera;
gutembera; kubunga;
kuzunguruka; kuzenguruka.
travel on foot kugenda.
travel over kwambuka.
travel sickness isesemi.
travel through kwambuka.
travel through water koga.
travel warrant ikibari; urwandiko
rw'inzira.
traveler mukerarugendo;
umukerarugendo; umushyitsi.
travellibag ivarisi; igikapu.
traverse gucengera; kwambuka.
travesty ishyengo.
trawl kuroba.
treacherous aphr.. bya kiboko;
cyateza impanuka; kabutindi.
treachery uburiganya; ubuhemu.
tread kwimya.
tread in the rear of gukurikira;
gukurikira.
tread on gukandagira.
tread on the heels of gukurikira;
gukurikira.
treason ubuhemu; uburiganya.
treasonist umugambanyi; intati.
treasure gukunda; umumarayika;
ikigega.
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treasury bill inoti. trial inzitizi; urubanza; ibyago;

treasury note inoti. amakuba; imbogamizi;
treat kuvura; kuvura. umusaraba; akababaro;
treat somebody like prince igerageza; ingunga; umubabaro.
gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi. trials pl. imanza; pl. imanza.
treat unjustly, maltreat, habias triangle mpandeshatu.
against sb kurenganya. tribal family ubwoko.
treat with consideration guha tribe umuryango; inzu.
ireme. tribulation agahinda; amakuba;
treat with forbearance guha umubabaro; akababaro; ishavu;
ireme. icyago; amakuba; ibyago;
treatiall sides alike kitabogamye. umusaraba.
treaties amasezerampuzabihugu. tributary ishami.
treatise umutumba; igitabo; tribute ibisingizo; imihayo;
icyandikwa. igisingizo; ishimwe; ishimo.
treatises inyandiko trick amayeri; ubufindo;
nshyinguramurage. icyiganano; kunyanganya;
treaty kontaro; amasezerano. guhuguza; guca mu rihumye;
tree ikimera; igiti. kwiba; kujijisha; guca amaco;
tree nursery ubuhumbikiro; icyayenge.
pepiniyeri. trick out gutaka.
trees ibiti. trickery iryenge; uburiganya;
trek urugendo; kugenda; ubutiriganya; ubuhemu;
kubunga; akarasisi; kuzerera. uburyarya; iyeri; iyeri;
tremble gutitira; gutengurwa; ubutiriganya; uburyarya.
gucugusa; gutigisa; gushishiza; tried atrue umunyakuri.
gushishira. trifle ubusabusa; agakinisho;
trench urukuta; umugende; ntakavuro.
uruhavu. trifler kaboko katarara inkumi;
trencherman ndarusuma. nkokora itarara inkumi;
trend inkubiri; mode; intero. inkundabagore; imfizi y'akarere.
trepidation ubukangarane; trifles amangambure;
icyoba. amagambure.
trespass kwinjira; kurengera; trifling gito; kidashamaje;
igikorwa kigayitse; gukosereza; unezerewe; kidahambaye;
icyaha; iyicategeko. uwishimye; igishiramuruho.
trespass against God gucumura. trigger gukangurira;
trespasser umunyacyaha; gushishikariza; gushyushya;
umunyabyaha. imbarutso; imbarutso.
trespass, encroach upotrample trill kuririmba.
oinvade kurengera. trilled inkarage.
tresses umusatsi.

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trim guhina; umutako; gutaka; troogk umutekano.

kunesha; guca inzara; kumwa; trope inzimizo; ivunjanyito.
gutsinda; gutubya; kugaruza trophy ishimwe; umudari;
umuheto; kwiyogoshesha; igihembo; ishimo.
kuganza; guharaga; kogosha; troth isakaramentu; umuhigo.
kwigarurira. trotter ifarasi; ifarashi.
trimester igihembwe. troubadour umuririmbyi.
trimming inshunda; umutako. trouble amacwa; gushavura;
Trinity Ubutatu Butagatifu; ibyago; gutera umutima uhagaze;
Ubutatu Bwera. umugogoro; amakuba;
trinket ntakavuro; inzaratsi; umubabaro; umwaku;
agakinisho. umutwaro; amakuba;
trip urugendo; urugendo. umuhangayiko; igiteye
trip sb up gutega umuntu impungenge; impungenge;
umutego; kugusha. umusaraba; icyago; umutima
triple bwikube gatatu. uhagaze; akababaro; icyago;
tripper umushyitsi. amahirwe make;
tripper (BrE.) mukerarugendo; gihangayikishije; amakuba; giteye
umukerarugendo. impungenge; inkeke;
trite gisanzwe. guhangayikisha.
triturate gusya. troubled wababajwe;
triumph irangizwa; iyuzuzwa; cyahungabanyijwe;
gutsinda; urugamba rwo y'incamugongo; ibabaje; mbi;
kwigarurira; iyanzura; wakomerekejwe;
kwishimira; ishya; kuganza; wahungabanyijwe; washavujwe.
irangiza; umutsindo; kuganza; troublemaker rukongezi;
isozwa; iyuzura; ishya. gashozantambara.
triumph over kugaruza umuheto; troublesome gisaba imbaraga;
gutsinda; kwigarurira; kunesha; kigoye gukoresha; kirambirana;
kuganza. gikomeye; kiberabeza;
triumphant w'inganji. kiruhanyije; ukomeye;
triumvirate ubutegetsi uruhanyije; gikomeye; kidakwiye;
bw'inyabutatu. kibangamiye; gihangayikisha;
trivial kidafite agaciro; gitesha umutwe; cyangiza; gisaba
kidashamaje; gito; kidakwiye; ingufu nyinshi; kibangamiye
kidahambaye; kidafite agaciro. umuntu.
triviality amangambure; troubling ibabaje; y'incamugongo;
amagambure. mbi.
trnsitive abbrecy 1. trough ikibumbiro; ibuga.
troika ubutegetsi bw'inyabutatu. trounce kuganza.
troll kuroba. trouper umunyarubuga;
trollop maraya; ihabara; indaya. umukinnyi w'ikinamico.

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trousers ipantaro. truss gukenyera.

truancy ugusiba; ukubura; trust amiringiro; kwiringira;
ubusibe. kwizigira; akazi; umurimo;
truant kidahari; cyasibye. kwizera; icyizere.
truce amahoro. trust in kugerageza amahirwe;
truck ikinyabiziga; umubyimba; kwigerezaho.
rukururana; gutwara. trust ofor gutiza.
truck farm igikingi; urwuri; trusted uwizewe.
umurima. trusteeship intizo.
truck garden ubusitani. trustworthiness ubudahemuka.
trucking ugutwara abantu trustworthy kibikwiye; imvaho;
n'ibintu. gikwiye guhabwa agaciro.
truckle kwitanga; kwiha. trusty-rusty imbunda.
truckle to kuryoshyaryoshya. truth imvaho; imvaho; ukuri;
truckler nyamujyiyobijya; ukuri.
inkomamashyi; truthful umunyakuri; imvaho;
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi. nyakuri; ndashidikanywaho.
truculent gikakaye; inkazi. truthfulness amanyakuri;
trudge kugenda. ubudahemuka; igihamya.
true gihuje n'ukuri; nterj. yee; try kwihatira; gushishikazwa;
yego; nyakuri; by'ukuri; kugerageza; igerageza; kwigera;
ndashidikanywaho; imvaho; ingunga.
nyakuri; ndashidikanywaho. try on kwigera; kwigera imyenda.
true nature umutima. try one's luck gukiurusimbi;
trueheartedness ubudahemuka. gutomboza; kujijita;
true-blue umunyakuri. kujandajanda.
true-to-life gihuje n'ukuri. try to do kwibanda.
truism intego. try to equal gufataho urugero;
truly interj. yee; yego; rwose; kwitara nka; gukurikiza;
ukuri; mu by'ukuri; koko; kwigana.
ntagushidikanya; impamo; nterj. try to find gukurikirana;
pe. gushakisha; guhiga; koga
trump up guhimba; kwigana. runono; gushakisha; guhigisha
trumped-up cy'igihimbano. uruhindu; guhiga bukware.
trumpet akarumbeti; famfari; try to get the core of
gutangaza; gusakaza; impanda. something kwiyumvisha.
trunc igihimba; umubyimba; try to understand kwiyumvisha.
igihimba. try to win favour kwihakirwa.
truncate gutubya; guhina. trying kiruhanyije; gikomeye.
truncated kigufi. tryst uguhura.
truncheon impiri; ikibando; tubby kibyibushye cyane.
ndembo. tube uruhombo.

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tube for suckiliquid umuseke (1); turn ikoni; guheta; kuba;

umuheha. guhinduka; gukamura; ikorosi;
tuberculosis igituntu. agakoni; guhonyora;
tuck in gucengeza. kurundanya; ingunga; kuvunja;
tuck shot under the bar igerageza; guhonyora; guhindura;
kohereza umupira mu kugonda.
rushundura. turn about impinduka;
Tuesday ku wa kabiri. imihindagurikire.
tuft ipfundo. turn aside guteshuka ku
tumble kugabanuka; kugwa; murongo; gushyoma; guteshuka.
guhanuka; guhanantuka. turn down kwanga; guhakanira;
tumble down guhanantuka. gucika.
tumbler igikombe; igikopo; turn everythiugk ide down
ikirahuri. guhigisha uruhindu; koga
tumblerful ikirahuri. runono; gushakisha;
tummy inda. gukurikirana; guhiga bukware;
tumult umuvundo; akaduruvayo; guhiga.
urujijo; isahaha; umuhengeri; turn of phrase imvugo.
umuvurungano; akete. turn on kwatsa.
tumultude of cows runnito the turn one's back on gutererana;
wateriplace isibo. kwirengagiza; kureka; guta.
tune gushyira mu bihugu; turn one's hato gutangira.
umumuzika; injyana; indirimbo. turn out to be kuba; guhinduka.
tuneful gifite injyana; turn over kurundura; guhenura;
nyuramatwi. guha.
tunefulness umumuzika. turn over in one's mind guha
Tunisia Tuniziya. agaciro; kwitwararika; kwitaho;
turbulence umuvundo; gutekerezaho.
akaduruvayo; umuvurungano; turn over in the mind
urujijo; umuhengeri. kuzirikana.
turbulent urakaye. turn someoon gushyukwisha.
turf nyakatsi; akarere; akatsi; turn the eyes upon kurora;
akanyatsi; urubuga. kureba; kumamaho akajisho;
Turkey Turukiya; Turikiya. gutereraho akajisho.
Turkmenistan turukumenisitani; turn togk y-turvy gutoba;
Turukumenisitani. guhenura; kurundura.
turmoil akaduruvayo; turn ugk ide down gusogomba;
umuvundo; urujijo; bombori gucurika.
bombori; akaduruvayo; turn up kugaragara; gushyika;
umuvurungano; akete; akajagari. kuboneka.
turncoat intati; umugambanyi.

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turned to oside gifutamye; twenty minutes past eleven saa

kibangamye; kiberamye; mu tan'iminota makumyabiri.
buryo bufutamye; kitari mu nzira twenty thousand ibihumbi
nyayo; mu buryo bubangamye; makumyabiri.
mu buryo bugoramye; kibusanya; twenty-fiminutes to five saa
mu buryo bucyamye. kumi n'imwe zibura iminota
turniout ukwandika. makumyabiri n'itanu.
turnish one's image kwangiza twenty-five ikiyobyabwenge LDS.
isura. twenty-one makumyabiri rimwe.
turnout inteko. twenty-two makumyabiri kabiri.
turnover ihindura ry'imirimo. twiddle kugaragura.
turnpike ibarabara; ibarabara; twiddle one's thumbs guta igihe;
umuhanda; umuhanda; inzira. kunengeka; guta umwanya.
turpitude itamurongo; igicumuro; twilight umwijima; akabwibwi.
ubukozi bw'ibibi. twin bisusa; bisa; impanga;
turret umunara. bifitanye isano.
turtle ingagara. twine ikamba.
tussle guhatanira; guhatanira; twinge uburibwe; ukwihana;
kurwana; rwaserera; imirwano; ububabare; ukwicuza;
intonganya; guhatana; uburyryate.
amakimbirane; ubushyamirane; twiof differesexes amahasha.
guhatana. twist ikorosi; agakoni;
tutelage uburezi. kwinyagambura; ipfundo;
tutor umwarimu; umujyanama; gutigita; ikoni; guhonyora;
umwigisha; kwigisha; umutoza; guhonyora; kugonda; kugoreka;
guhugura. guheta; gukamura; gutengerana.
TV igitangazamakuru; twisted mu buryo bucyamye;
ubunyamakuru; kibangamye; kibusanya; mu
itangazamakuru. buryo bufutamye; mu buryo
tv. iteleviziyo. bubangamye; kitari mu nzira
twaddle amagambure; nyayo; kiberamye; mu buryo
amangambure; amahomvu; bugoramye; gifutamye.
ubujajwa; amazimwe. twisted strand urutsinga.
twaddling ukunywigira. twister serwakira.
tweak gukanyaga. twitch kwinyagambura;
tweeny umuyaya. gutengerana; gutigita.
tweet kuririmba. two kabiri.
twelnoon amanywa. two hundred maganabiri.
twelo'clock amanywa. two hundred thousand ibihumbi
twelve cumi kabiri. maganabiri.
twenty makumyabiri. two hundred (and) thirty-two
maganabiri mirongwitatu kabiri.

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 two hundred (and) twelve t-shiert

two hundred (and) twelve typescript ikitaracapwa.

maganabiri cumi kabiri. typewriter imashiyandika.
two hundred (and) two typhoid tifoyide.
maganabiri kabiri. typhoon serwakira.
two millions miliyoebyiri. typhus tifusi.
two o'clock saa munani. typical kimenyerewe; gisanzwe;
two thousand ibihumbi bibiri. kimenyerewe; cya gakondo; cya
two thousa(and) five ibihumbi gihanga; gisanzwe.
bibiri gatanu. typical mode of expression
two thousa(and) thirty-four ikosoramyandikire; imyandikire
ibihumbi bibiri mirongwitatu bwite; imyandikire.
kane. typist umwanditsi.
two-wheeler igare. tyrannical nyabami; cyami.
tycoon umuherwe; umugaga; tyranny akarengane.
uwagashize. tyre (BrE) ipine.
tycoons pl. abagashize. tyres amapine.
tyithe knot ubukwe. tyro umwiga; umutangizi;
tyke umwana. umwiga.
type ubwoko. t-shiert itisheti.

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U - u
ubber ikapote. ultra bold ubugaragare
ubruptness ubuhubutsi. ndengakamere; ubugaragare
udder ibere; amabwabwa. ndengakamere.
Uganda Uganda; Ubugande. ultra thin ubunanuke
Ugandan umugande; umuganda. ndengakamere; ubunanuke
Ugandans abaganda; abagande. ndengakamere.
ugk et guhangayikisha; um interj. um.
guhenura; kurundura; kubabaza; umbilical hernia iromba.
guhirika; gushavura; gutera umbilicus inkundi.
umutima uhagaze. umbrella umutaka.
ugk et stomach isesemi. umbrella organization ihuriro.
ugk hot umusaruro; igihembo; umbrella thorn umunyinya.
ubusobanuro. umpire pl. abacamanza;
ugk ide ahejuru. kumvikanisha; umuhuza;
ugk tairs ahejuru. umucamanza; guhuza.
ugk tairs maid (BrE) umuyaya. Umutara Region Umutara.
ugk urge ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; UN Roni.
izamurwa; iyongerwa. un ubushomeri.
ugk wing ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; UN treaty bodies Inzego
izamurwa; iyongerwa. Nshingwamasezeray'Umuryango
ugly gikarishye; cyikariye; umubi; w'Abibumbye.
gikakaye; gikaze; giteye ubwoba; unabated cy'amavamuhira;
kibi cyane. cy'ibakwe.
ugly customer isarigoma; ikirara. unable to briabout kidashoboka.
uh uh aoya. unable to see gihumye.
UK Ubwongereza. unabridged cyuzuye; kitageruye;
ukase ibwiriza. prowose; kitagabanyije; cyose;
ultimate giheruka. kidatubijwe; cyuzuye.
ultimate truth impamo; unacceptable kidakwiye;
amanyakuri. kitemewe.
ultimatum ukwiyama bwa unaccommodating ntamunoza;
nyuma. intanyurwa.
unaccustomed utamenyereye;
kidasanzwe.

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unachievable kidashoboka. unauthorized ntamuco;

unacknowledged rwihishwa. kibujijwe; kitemewe.
unadulterated kirongorotse; unavailability ukutahaba.
itandujwe; nyakuri; unavailing kidafite agaciro;
kitahumanyijwe; kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro.
ndashidikanywaho; nyakuri; unaware indangare.
ndashidikanywaho; unbalanced cyatombotse;
kitarakoreshwa. barwaye mu mutwe; wasaze;
unaffected ndashidikanywaho; kitangana; cyataye umutwe;
nyakuri. cyasaze; udafite mu mutwe
unalloyed kitarakoreshwa; hazima.
nyakuri; ndashidikanywaho; unbaptized utarabatijwe.
kitahumanyijwe; itandujwe. unbar gufungura; gukingura.
unanimity ugukorera hamwe; unbarred cya rubanda.
ubwumvikane; ubumwe; unbearable udashobotse (person).
ubufatanye; ubwumvikane. unbecoming umubi.
unanimous abishyize hamwe. unbelievability amahomvu;
unannounced gitunguranye; ubunyabasazi.
kititezwe. unbelievable igitangaza; ikabya;
unanswerable udashobotse kasha; icyago.
(person). unbeliever umupagani.
unanticipated gitunguranye; unbelieving ukekwaho.
kitateguwe; mu buryo unbending utaku izima;
butunguranye; kititezwe. intagondwa; ukutaku izima.
unanxious umwihare. unbent cy'umujyo umwe.
unapplied kitagaragara; unbiased kitabogamye.
mboneshabwenge. unblemished ntamakemwa;
unapproachable bikonje; umuziranenge.
bidashamaje; bidashimishije. unblock gukingura; gufungura.
unapproached ntagereranywa. unblushing giteye isoni.
unassailable intavogerwa; unbosom one's self kwirega;
indahangarwa; indahangarwa; gushyira ahagaragara; gushyira
intarumikwa; intavogerwa; ahabona.
intarumikwa. unbounded cya rubanda;
unassertive uwiyoroshya. uruhame; y'isi; magari.
unassuming uwiyoroshya; unbridged version uko
kidashamaje; kidahambaye. cyakabaye.
unattackable intavogerwa; unbroken kidatubijwe; cyuzuye;
intarumikwa; indahangarwa. ubuziraherezo; bikurikiranye;
unattainable kidashoboka. kitageruye; gikomeza; kidatuza.
unattractive umuntu mubi; unburden kweza.
umubi. uncalculated kitateguwe.

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uncaring bidashimishije;
bidashamaje; ntibindeba;
bikonje.
unceasing kidatuza; gikomeza.
unceasingly an'umuhate; iteka.
unceremonious gihubukiwe.
uncertain ushidikanya;
kidasobanutse.
uncertainty urusimbi; kibazo.
uncharitableness ubucabiranyi.
uncharted utamenyereye.
unchastity ubusambanyi.
unchosen cy'agahato.
uncivil gihubukiwe;
umunyakinyabupfura gike.
Uncle polisi; umurangira polisi.
unclean kidahanaguye; gifite
umwanda; cyanduye.
uncleanness ubwandu;
ubwandure; ubwandure;
ubuhumane.
unclose gukingura; gufungura.
uncluttered magari.
uncoerced wigenga.
uncoil kuzingura.
uncollected utamenyereye.
uncombined nyamwigendaho.
uncomfortable kiruhanyije.
uncomfortably warm gishyushye
cyane.
uncommon kidasanzwe;
umwimerere.
uncommunicative abucece;
bidashamaje; bidashimishije;
bikonje.
uncomplicate kudakomeza
ibintu; koroshya.
uncomprehending indangare.
uncompromising ukutaku izima;
utaku izima; wikariye; ndakuka;
intagondwa.
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uncourageous person
unconcerned indangare;
bidashimishije; bidashamaje;
bikonje; ntibindeba.
uncondensed cyuzuye.
unconditionally
ntagushidikanya.
unconfermed kitaremezwa.
unconformity ubumuga; ibisazi;
ubusazi.
uncongenial bidahuje.
unconnected kitarangwa (ku
muntu).
unconquerable gifite imbaraga;
intarumikwa; umunyambaraga;
intavogerwa; nziramuze;
cy'imirya; umunyangufu;
indahangarwa.
unconscientious indangare.
unconscionable mburabupfura;
kidakwiye; cy'urukozasoni;
urukozasoni.
unconscious uwazitswe.
unconscious motive umusuniko.
unconscious of indangare.
unconstrained wigenga.
unconstraint ubwisanzure;
ukwishyira ukizana.
uncontaminated kitarakoreshwa;
itandujwe; kitahumanyijwe;
kirongorotse.
uncontrolled wigenga.
unconventional kidasanzwe;
umwimerere.
unconventionality akarusho.
unconvinced ushidikanya.
uncooperative nyamwigendaho.
uncoordinated ingwizamurongo;
imburamumaro; ikinnyeteri;
ntakavuro; imburakamaro.
uncorrupt umuziranenge.
uncorrupted umuziranenge.
uncourageous person ikigwari.
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uncover gutwikurura; twikurura; undercurrent inkubiri.

gupfukura; kuzikura; gushyira undergo kwihangana.
ahabona; gutamurura; undergo menstruation kujya mu
gushakisha. mihango; kujya imugongo.
uncover from bottom tamurura undergraduate umwiga;
uhereye hasi; kubumbura umunyeshuri.
uhereye hasi. undergrouwater amazi y'ikuzimu.
uncover from left kubumbura underhanded aphr.. bya kiboko.
uhereye ibumoso; pfukura underhanded act amayeri.
uhereye ibumoso. underhandedness ubuhemu;
uncover from right kubumbura uburiganya.
uhereye iburyo; pfukura uhereye underline gushimangira;
iburyo. gutsindagira; gutsindagiriza;
uncover from top kubumbura kwizimba; kwibanda.
uhereye hejuru; pfukura uhereye underling umukozi; umuja;
hejuru. umukozi.
uncredited rwihishwa. underlining icamirongo.
uncrowded magari. underlying nshinganwa;
uncultivable nkene. iby'ibanze; cy'umwimerere;
uncultivated h'agasi; injiji. cy'ibanze; cy'ishingiro;
uncut cyuzuye. nshingirwaho; shingiro;
undecided ushidikanya. cyishingiro; iby'ingenzi;
undeclared casual work akazi ngenderwho; kamara.
gasuzuguritse. underlyipart ishingiro.
undefiled ntamakemwa; underlyiprinciple ishingiro;
umuziranenge; kirongorotse; umusingi; urufatiro.
kitahumanyijwe; itandujwe; undermine kunaniza.
kitarakoreshwa. underneath ahepfo; munsi.
undemonstrative bidashamaje; undernourishment indyo nkene.
bikonje; bidashimishije. underpants ikariso.
undeniable ndashidikanywa; underpart amunsi.
ndasubirwaho; underpinning urufatiro; ishingiro;
kidashidikanywaho; kidakuka. ukuguru; umusingi; ishingiro;
under amunsi; hepfo. urufatiro.
under circumstances nta underscore umurongo;
narimwe; nterj. ashwi. gushimangira; kwibanda;
under control gicunzwe; gutsindagiriza; gutsindagira;
kirinzwe. kwizimba.
under the weather kirwaye; underscoring ishimangira;
urwaye; kirwaye. ishumangira.
under threat ahaga. underside amunsi.
undercover man maneko. undersign gusinya.

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undersized gito. undeveloped kidakuze.

understand gufutukirwa; undeviating cy'umujyo umwe.
gusanga; gufata nk'amata undignified unezerewe;
y'abashyitsi; gusobanukirwa; igishiramuruho; uwishimye.
gucengera; kumva. undiscerning indangare.
understanding imitekerereze; undisclosed rwihishwa.
umutwe; w'umuhanga; undistinguished kidashamaje;
w'inararibonye; umuhanga; kidahambaye.
umunyabwenge; ubumwe; undisturbed umwihare.
ubushishozi; inararibonye; undivided kidatubijwe;
imyumvire; ubwenge; kitageruye; cyuzuye.
umushishozi; umugwaneza; undo kudodora; gusubiza uko
umuntu ureba kure; byari biri; subiza nka mbere.
umugiraneza; umuhanga; undoing ibyago; amakuba;
imibanire myiza. ugucikiza; itsindwa.
understructure ishingiro; undoubtedly interj. yee; nterj. pe;
urufatiro; umusingi. impamo; ntagushidikanya; yego;
understudy umusigarizi; rwose; ukuri.
umusimbura (2); umusigire. undoubtedly, unquestionably,
undertake gutangiza ku unequivocally, indubitably,
mugaragaro; gutangira; absolutely nta gushidikanya.
kwihatira; gufungura; undue indengakamere.
kugerageza; kwemera; undulation umuraba.
gushishikazwa. unduly proud of umunyeshyari.
undertake vendetta guhora; undying kidapfa.
kwihimura. undyingly iteka ryose.
undertaking umurimo; akazi; unearth gushyira ahabona;
umurimo; icyate; umushinga. gushakisha.
undertone guhwihwisa. unease umuhangayiko.
underworld umuriro w'iteka; uneasiness umutima uhagaze;
Gehinomu; umuriro utazima. impungenge; umuhangayiko;
underwrite gutera inkunga. inkeke.
underwriter umuherwe; uneatable kitaribwa.
umwishingizi; umutunzi; uneconomical gihenze.
uwagashize; umunyemari; unemotional bikonje;
umukungu. bidashamaje; bidashimishije.
under-the-counter kitemewe; unemployed person
kibujijwe; ntamuco. umushomeri.
undeserving kidafite agaciro; unenclosed cya rubanda;
kidafite agaciro; kidakwiye. uruhame.
undesigned mu buryo unending kirekire; urudaca;
butunguranye. kidatuza; ubuziraherezo.

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unenlightened indangare.
unenlightenment ubujiji.
unenthusiastic akazuyazi.
unequal kitangana.
unequaled ntagereranywa.
unequalled adj./ indashyikirwa;
intagereranywa.
unequivocal kidashidikanywaho;
ndasubirwaho; kidakuka.
unequivocally interj. pe; impamo;
rwose.
unessayed utamenyereye.
unethical cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; ibi;
imeze nabi; cy'urukozasoni.
unethically anabi.
uneven mu buryo bucyamye;
kidatengeneje; kiberamye; mu
buryo bubangamye; kitangana;
mu buryo bufutamye; mu buryo
bugoramye; kitari mu nzira
nyayo; kibangamye; gifutamye.
unevenly kiberamye;
kibangamye; mu buryo
bufutamye; mu buryo bucyamye;
gifutamye; mu buryo
bubangamye; kitari mu nzira
nyayo; mu buryo bugoramye.
unevenly, uneven kibusanya.
unexampled ntagereranywa.
unexcelled adj./ indashyikirwa;
gaheza; intagereranywa;
ntagereranywa.
unexceptionable nzirabwandu;
kizira amakosa.
unexceptional gisanzwe;
kimenyerewe.
unexcitable bikonje; umwihare;
bidashimishije; bidashamaje.
unexercised utamenyereye.
unexpected gitunguranye;
kidasanzwe; kititezwe;
kitateguwe.
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unexpectedly mu buryo
butunguranye.
unexplored utamenyereye.
unextinguished kigifite agaciro;
kigikoreshwa.
unfair umugizi wa nabi; inkozi
y'ibibi; ukiranirwa; kitangana.
unfair treatment amaherere;
akarengane.
unfairness akarengane;
amaherere; ububogame.
unfaithfulness ubusambanyi.
unfamiliar utamenyereye;
umwimerere; kitamenyerewe;
icyaduka.
unfasten gufungura; gukingura.
unfathomable gikomeye.
unfavorable umwaku.
unfazable umwihare.
unfeeling indangare;
bidashamaje; bikonje;
bidashimishije.
unfeigned nyakuri;
ndashidikanywaho.
unfenced magari; cya rubanda;
uruhame.
unfertile nkene.
unfinished kidakuze.
unfit kibi; w'umuswa.
unflagging umunyamurava; ufite
ingufu; umunyamwete.
unflaggingly an'umuhate.
unflappable umwihare.
unflustered umwihare.
unfold gukingura; gufungura;
gushyira ahabona; kubwira.
unfolded kirambuye.
unforeseen mu buryo
butunguranye; gitunguranye;
kitateguwe; kititezwe.
unforgetable kitazibagirana;
utazibagirana.
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unforgettable cyo kwibuka. unheeding wibagirwa cyane.

unforgivable v.kitababarirwa. unhinged cyatombotse; cyataye
unforgivably nta mbabazi. umutwe; cyasaze; wasaze.
unforgotten kitakwibagirana. unholy umugizi wa nabi;
unformed kidakuze. y'ibyaha; inkozi y'ibibi;
unfortunate umwaku. ukiranirwa.
unfortunate accident icyago; unidentified rwihishwa.
amakuba. unification ubwisungane.
unfortunate event umwaku. unified cyiyunze; bisunganye;
unfounded cy'igihimbano. bishyize hamwe.
UNFPA Ishami ry'Umuryango uniform bisa.
w'Abibumbye ryita ku mibereho Uniform Resource Locator
y'Abaturage. aderesi ya Interineti.
unfriendliness inyange; urwango. unify kubumba; kwiyunga.
unfriendly bidashimishije; unimaginable kidashoboka.
umuntu mubi; bidashamaje; unimaginative gisanzwe.
bikonje; rwabikobwe. unimpaired cy'amavamuhira;
ungainly ingwizamurongo; cy'ibakwe.
ntakavuro; imburakamaro; unimpeachable kizira amakosa;
imburamumaro; ikinnyeteri. zirabwandu.
ungallant umunyakinyabupfura unimportant kidafite agaciro;
gike. gito; kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro.
ungathered utamenyereye. unimposing kidashamaje;
ungodly inkozi y'ibibi; kidahambaye.
ukiranirwa; umugizi wa nabi; unimpressionable
y'ibyaha. bidashimishije; bikonje;
ungodly act igikorwa kigayitse; bidashamaje.
icyaha. uninfected kirongorotse.
ungracious gihubukiwe; uninhabited h'agasi; magari.
umunyakinyabupfura gike. unintelligent igicucu; umuswa;
ungrateful persno indashima. ikizeze; ikinnyeteri.
ungroup drawiobjects unintelligibility ubuyoberane;
ibyashushanyijwe bidakusanwa. ubukomere.
ungrteful indashima. unintended mu buryo
unguent ipomade. butunguranye.
unguis ijanja. unintentional mu buryo
unhandy kigoye gukoresha; butunguranye; kitateguwe.
kidakwiye. uninterested bikonje; ntibindeba;
unhealthy umunyamagara make; bidashimishije; indangare;
cyangiza; urwaragurika; kirwaye; bidashamaje.
urwaye; kibangamiye.
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uninterrupted kidatuza; universal gisanzwe; icukumbura

bikurikiranye; ubuziraherezo; twose; yumvikana; y'isi;
gikomeza. kimenyerewe; .yuzuye.
union uruvange; urugaga; universal human rights
ubwisungane; umuryango; protection system uburyo
ugukorera hamwe; imvange; mpuzamahanga bwo kurengera
ishyirahamwe. uburenganzira
Union Jack ibendera; idarapo. bw'ikiremwamuntu.
unique umwimerere; ikinege; universe ibiri mu isi; ibyaremwe.
ukumbi; ntagereranywa; kimwe; university ikigo; ishuri.
kitamenyerewe. universlity ukuba gikwira.
uniqueness akarusho. unjust umugizi wa nabi;
unit igicuruzwa; ikizima; ikipi; ukiranirwa; inkozi y'ibibi;
urwunge. kitangana.
unit of discourse ijambo. unjust act akarengane.
unite guhuza; kwibumbira; unjust character amaherere;
kwiyunga; kwibumba; akarengane.
kuvangavanga; guhuza imbaraga; unjustness akarengane;
guhuza; gusanga; gushyira amaherere.
hamwe; guhuza; kuvangitiranya; unknot koroshya; kudakomeza
gufatanya; kubumba. ibintu.
united abishyize hamwe; bishyize unknowing indangare.
hamwe; cyiyunze; bisunganye. unknown kitazwi; icyaduka;
United Arab Emirates Leta Zunze kitazwi; rwihishwa;
Ubumwe z'Abarabu. kitamenyerewe.
United Kingdom Ingoma Yunze unknown attribute isura itazwi.
Ubumwe y'Abongereza; unknown error occurred
Ubwongereza. igaragara ry'ikosa ritazwi.
United Nations Roni. unknown source imvaitazwi.
United NatioPopulation Fund unlawful kinyuranye
Ishami ry'Umuryango n'amategeko; kibujijwe;
w'Abibumbye ryita ku mibereho kitemewe; ntamuco.
y'Abaturage. unless kereka.
United States of America Leta unlike kitarangwa (ku muntu);
Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika; kidasa; gitandukanye; kitangana.
Amerika. unlikeness itandukaniro.
unity ugukorera hamwe; unlimited ubuziraherezo; y'isi;
ubwumvikane; urwego urudaca.
mbazwagikorwa; ubumwe; ukuba unlock gufungura; gukingura.
umwe; ubwisungane; itsinda. unlooked for kititezwe;
gitunguranye.

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unlooked-for mu buryo unnatural kidasanzwe.

butunguranye. unnecessary umurengera;
unloving bidashimishije; bikonje; indengakamere.
bidashamaje. unnerve gushavura; guca intege;
unlucky umwaku; umwaku. guca umugongo.
unmalleable gikomeye nk'ibuye; unnerving mbi; ibabaje;
cy'ibuye. y'incamugongo.
unman kunaniza; guca intege; unobservant indangare.
guca umugongo. unobserving indangare.
unmanageable kidakwiye; unobstructed magari; cya
intanyurwa; udashobotse rubanda.
(person); kigoye gukoresha; unoccupied umushomeri.
ntamunoza. unorthodox umwimerere.
unmannerly isibo. unorthodoxy akarusho.
unmarked kitshyizweho unpaid worker pl.
akamenyetso; kitashyizweho abakorerabushake; pl.
ikimenyetso. abakoranabushake.
unmarried man ingaragu. unparalleled intagereranywa;
unmask gushyira ahabona. ntagereranywa; ukumbi; dj./
unmatched ntagereranywa; indashyikirwa.
intagereranywa; ukumbi; dj./ unperceptive indangare.
indashyikirwa. unpick kudodora.
unmellowed kidakuze. unpitying ubunyamaswa;
unmelodic kidafite injyana. ubukurankota; kinyamaswa.
unmerciful ubukurankota; unplanned mu buryo
ubunyamaswa; kinyamaswa. butunguranye; kitateguwe.
unmindful umunyamazinda; unpleasant giteye ubwoba;
wibagirwa cyane; ntibindeba; umuntu mubi; gikarishye;
indangare. ibabaje; kibi cyane; gikakaye;
unmistakability ubusobanuke; gikaze; cyikariye; mbi;
ubworohe. y'incamugongo; kiruhanyije.
unmistakable cyigaragaza. unpliable gikomeye nk'ibuye;
unmitigated kidakuka; cy'ibuye.
ndasubirwaho; unplug gucomokora.
kidashidikanywaho. unpolluted kitahumanyijwe;
unmixed kitandujwe; itandujwe; kitarakoreshwa;
kitarakoreshwa; kitahumanyijwe. kirongorotse.
unmoved ntibindeba; unpredictable intanyurwa;
bidashimishije; bidashamaje; ntamunoza.
bikonje. unpredicted mu buryo
unnamed kitiswe izina; butunguranye.
rwihishwa; kitiswe izina. unprejudiced kitabogamye.

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unpremeditated kitateguwe. unreliable indangare.

unpretentious uwiyoroshya. unremitting kidatuza;
unprinciple cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi. umunyamurava; umunyamwete;
unprincipled kibi; imeze nabi; ufite ingufu; gikomeza.
inkozi y'ibibi; cy'urukozasoni; unremittingly iteka; iteka.
ukiranirwa; umugizi wa nabi; unrepeated kimwe; ukumbi.
indangare. unresentful gituje.
unproductive w'umuswa; unreservedness ubwisanzure;
kidakwiye; nkene; kidafite ukwishyira ukizana.
agaciro; kibi; kidafite agaciro. unresisting uwiyoroshya.
unpromising umwaku. unresponsive bidashamaje;
unpropitious umwaku. bikonje; bidashimishije.
unpublished kitatangajwe. unrestrained anger umwaga.
unpunctual cyakererewe. unrestraint ubwisanzure;
unqualified kidashidikanywaho; ukwishyira ukizana.
ndasubirwaho; kidakuka. unrestricted icyo bishyikiraho;
unquely probyonyine. cya rubanda.
unquenched kigifite agaciro; unrestricted use ubwisanzure.
kigikoreshwa. unrevealed rwihishwa.
unquestionable nyakuri; unrighteous ukiranirwa; inkozi
ndashidikanywa; ndasubirwaho; y'ibibi; umugizi wa nabi; y'ibyaha.
ndashidikanywaho; kidakuka; unripe kidakuze.
kidashidikanywaho. unrivaled (AmE) intagereranywa;
unquestionably impamo; nterj. ntagereranywa; dj./
pe; rwose. indashyikirwa.
unravel gucengera. unrivalled (BrE) adj./
unraveling umuti w'ikibazo; indashyikirwa; intagereranywa.
umwanzuro; umuti. unroll kuzingura.
unread messages ubutumwa unruffled umwihare.
butasomwe. unruly ntamunoza; intanyurwa.
unread only kidasomwa gusa. unsafe kabutindi; cyateza
unreal mpimbano; cy'igihimbano. impanuka.
unrealization ugucikiza. unsandaled n'ibirenge.
unreasonable igicucu; gihenze; unsatisfactorily anabi.
cy'ubucucu; kidakwiye; unsatisfactory kidakwiye;
cy'ubugoryi; ikinnyeteri; kitemewe.
kidahwitse; ikizeze; unscrupulous umugizi wa nabi;
kidasobanutse; indengakamere. inkozi y'ibibi; phr.. bya kiboko;
unreasonableness amahomvu; indangare; ukiranirwa.
ubunyabasazi. unseal gukingura; gufungura.
unrelated kitarangwa (ku unseasoned utamenyereye.
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unseeing indangare; gihumye. unsterile kidahanaguye; gifite

unseemly umubi. umwanda; cyanduye.
unsemessages ubutumwa unstirred bidashimishije;
butoherejwe. bidashamaje; bikonje.
unsent kitoherejwe; kitoherejwe. unsubscribe ukwiyandukuza.
unsettle kujijisha; gusisibiranya; unsuitable kitemewe; kidakwiye.
gushobera. unsullied kizira ubwandu;
unsettled ushidikanya. itandujwe; kitarakoreshwa;
unshackle kubohora. ukiranuka; kitahumanyijwe;
unshod n'ibirenge. kizira inenge; ntamakemwa;
unsightly umubi. intungane; zirabwandu; kizira
unskillful ntakavuro; amakosa.
imburamumaro; unsurpassed adj./ indashyikirwa;
ingwizamurongo; imburakamaro; ntagereranywa; intagereranywa.
ikinnyeteri. unsusceptible umwihare.
unskillfully aby'imburamumaro; unsuspicious umuziranenge.
n'ubuswa; mu buryo unswerving cy'umujyo umwe.
bw'impfabusa; uko ubonye; unsympathetic bidashimishije;
by'amaburakindi; mu buryo bidashamaje; bikonje.
bugoranye; bya ntakavuro; mu untainted kirongorotse.
buryo bufutamye; bya nikize. untangle kudakomeza ibintu;
unsmooth kidatengeneje. koroshya.
unsnarl koroshya; kudakomeza untarnished kizira ubwandu;
ibintu. kizira inenge.
unsociable nyamwigendaho; untidiness akaduruvayo.
rwabikobwe. untidy cyanduye; kidahanaguye;
unsocial rwabikobwe. gifite umwanda.
unsoiled kizira ubwandu; kizira until akugera; kugeza.
inenge. untilled h'agasi.
unsolvable udashobotse (person). untiring umunyamwete;
unsophisticated umuziranenge. umunyamurava; ufite ingufu.
unsound kidakwiye; untiringly an'umuhate.
kidasobanutse; kidahwitse; untitled nkeneranyito.
urwaye; kirwaye; kirwaye; untold v.kitabarika.
umunyamagara make; untouched utamenyereye;
urwaragurika. itandujwe; kitarakoreshwa;
unsoundly anabi. kitahumanyijwe.
unsparingly an'umuhate. untried utamenyereye.
unspotted ntamakemwa. untrue cy'ikinyoma;
unstained kizira ubwandu; cy'igihimbano.
umuziranenge; ntamakemwa; untrusting ukekwaho.
kizira inenge.

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untrustworthiness uburiganya; unwind kuzingura.

ubuhemu. unwisdom ifuti; ubugoryi.
untrustworthy indangare. unwise igicucu; ikinnyeteri;
untrustworthy person inzoka. ikizeze.
untruth ikinyoma cyambaye unwitting kitateguwe.
ubusa; ikinyoma; igifitirano. unworldly umuziranenge.
untruthfulness ukubeshya. unworn cy'amavamuhira;
unusable kidakwiye; kidafite cy'ibakwe.
agaciro; kidafite agaciro. unwrap gupfunyura.
unused utamenyereye; itandujwe; unyielding intanyurwa;
kitarakoreshwa; kitahumanyijwe. udashobotse (person); utaku
unused, untouched, unpolluted, izima; ntamunoza; wikariye;
unsullied, uncontaminated intagondwa.
kitangijwe. unyieldingness izima.
unusual umwimerere; up ahejuru.
kidasanzwe; kitamenyerewe. up arrow akambi ko hejuru.
unusual sight ibonekerwa. upbraid kwihanangiriza; kwemeza
unvarnished ndashidikanywaho; umuntu ikintu; kugaya.
nyakuri. upchuck kuruka.
unveil gushyira ahabona. update all guhuza byose n'igihe.
unveiling intangiriro; Itangiriro. update all links guhuza
unventured utamenyereye. utuyoboro twose n'igihe.
unverified information update cascade guhuza
amagambo; impuha; igihuha. igerekeranyamadirishya n'igihe.
unvirtuous ukiranirwa; inkozi update chart guhuza
y'ibibi; umugizi wa nabi. imbonerahamwe n'igihe.
unwarmed gikonje. update data guhuza ibyatanzwe
unwashed gifite umwanda; n'igihe.
cyanduye; kidahanaguye. update fields guhuza imyanya
unwearied cy'ibakwe; n'igihe.
cy'amavamuhira. upend kurundura; guhenura.
unwelcome mbi; y'incamugongo; upgrade kuzamura mu ntera;
ibabaje. kungura; agasozi.
unwell kirwaye; urwaye. upgrading izamurwa mu ntera.
unwholesome giteye isoni. upheaval umuvurungano;
unwholesomeness ubwandure; umuhengeri; akaduruvayo;
ubuhumane. umuvundo; urujijo.
unwieldy kidakwiye; kigoye uphill gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
gukoresha. ukomeye; gisaba imbaraga;
unwilling nta bushake; uruhanyije.
cy'agahato.
unwillingness ubushake buke.

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uphold kirisima; gushyigikira; up-to-date gishya; kigezweho;

koshya gukora nabi; gishyashya; cy'iki gihe; uba aha;
gutagatifuza; gushyigikira; cy'ubu; kigezweho.
gusobanurira; gushaka inshuti; up-to-the-minute gishyashya;
gusobanura. uba aha; gishya.
upholder umubyeyi; umufana; uranology iyigamibumbe;
umugiraneza; umuyoboke; iyigakirere.
umuterankunga. Uranus Iranisi.
upholder, defender ushyigikiye. urban area 1. umujyi.
upkeep isegasira; ibumbatira. urban areas uturere tw'umujyi.
upland igitwa. urge kumenyekanisha;
upon kibundikiye. kwihutisha; koshya gukora nabi;
upper cyirengeye. guhihibikanya; kugira inama;
upper arc agaheto ko hejuru. ihihibikana.
upper arm ukuboko; akaboko. urge along kwahura.
upper hand urugamba rwo urge forward kumenyekanisha.
kwigarurira. urge legislatiaction kwibariza;
upper jaw urwasaya rwo hejuru. gupolotika; kwitambika.
upper limb akaboko; ukuboko. urge on gushyigikira; kwihutisha;
uppers ikiyobyabwenge koshya gukora nabi.
amfetamine. urgency uburemere.
upper-case letter inyuguti urgent gifite uburemere; gisaba
nkuru. gupfa cyangwa gukira.
upright intungane; gihagaze; urging ibyifuzo; inamabyifuzo.
umunyakuri; ukiranuka; gikwiye urinary bladder uruhago.
guhabwa agaciro; kibikwiye; urinary meatus urunyariro.
indakemwa; kitabogamye. urinate gusoba; kwituma
uprightness ubunyangamugayo; ibyoroshye; kunyara;
amanyakuri; ubuhagarare; kwihagarika.
ubugororoke. urine inkari.
uproar umuvundo; umuhengeri; URL aderesi ya Interineti.
akaduruvayo; urujijo; Uruguay Irigwe.
akaduruvayo; bombori bombori; uruhuga umutamu.
akajagari; isahaha; us twebwe; twe.
umuvurungano. USA Leta Zunze Ubumwe za
uproot kurimbura; kurandura. Amerika.
uptight intagondwa; utaku izima. usage imyitwarire; imigenzereze;
upturn iyongerwa; izamurwa; imyitwarire iranga abashinzwe
ihanikwa ry'ibiciro. kwakira abashyitsi.
upward trend ihanikwa ry'ibiciro; use kwifashisha; agaciro;
iyongerwa; izamurwa. ukoresha; kwemeza; gukoresha.
use elbow grease gukora.

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use jointly gusangira. usurp kwiba.

use less kubungabunga. utensil igikoresho; igikoresho
use of forgeries ugukoresha nkenerwa; icyifashishwa.
impapuro y'impimbano. uterus nyababyeyi; umura.
use sparingly kubungabunga. utilitarian gikora.
use the very latest technology utility agaciro.
gikoresha ikoranabuhanga utilize gukoresha; kwifashisha;
rigezweho. kwitangira; kwemeza;
use violence on guhata. kwifashisha.
used by all cya rubanda. utilizing ukwifashisha.
useful ingirakamaro; gikora; utmost giheruka.
kinogeye; kiboneye; kinoze; utopia paradizo; paradiso.
gikwiye; cyubaka. utter gutabaza; kubwira;
usefulness agaciro. kuboroga; kugamba; guha;
useless kidakwiye; igiporoporo; gutaka.
kidafite agaciro; kidafite agaciro; utter an obscenity kuvuma.
kibi; w'umuswa. utter blasphemy kuvuma.
user ukoresha urubuga; umuguzi; utter musical sounds kuririmba.
umukoresharubuga; kirya. utter profanity kuvuma.
username izinandangamuntu. utter rashness ubupfu; ubugoryi;
usher kugaragira; guherekeza; ubusazi.
gushagara. utter the cry of rooster kubika.
usher in gutangiza ku utter words kuvuga.
mugaragaro; kwadukana; utterance ijambo; ibango;
kuzanira. inozamvugo; iyatura.
using ukwifashisha; ukoreshejwe. utterly impamo; nterj. pe;
ust gikwiye. ntagushidikanya; hamwe; rwose.
usual kimenyerewe; gisanzwe; uxoricide ubwicanyi.
kimenyerewe; gisanzwe; cya U.K. Ubwongereza.
gihanga; cya gakondo; gisanzwe.

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V - v
vacancy announcement itangazo Valentine's Day umunsi
rishakisha inzobere; itangazo w'abakundana.
ry'akazi. Valentine's Day card ikarita
vacant ubusa. y'ubucuti.
vacapost umwanya upiganirwa. valet umukozi; umuja.
vacate kureka. Valhalla ijuru.
vacation umunsi mukuru; valid nyakuri; ndashidikanywaho.
uruhushya; ikiruhuko. validate gusobanura.
vacation day umunsi mukuru. validation gihamya.
vacationer umushyitsi. validity igihamya; agaciro;
vaccinate gukingira. uburemere.
vaccination ikingira; ugukingira; valley umubande; akabande.
ikingirwa. valor umutima; umuhate;
vaccine urukingo. umuhate; ubutwari; imbaraga;
vacillate kuzuyaza. ubutwari; umwete; ubutwari.
vacuousness umwonga. valorous man inkaka.
vacuum icyuho; guhanagura. valuable cyubaka; ingenzi;
vagabond inzererezi; ingetura; gihenda.
umukerarugendo; imbungerezi; valuation uko umuntu
impabe; mukerarugendo. yumikintu; icyiyumviro.
vagina igituba. value akamaro; ubusobanuro;
vaginal secretion amanyare; pl. kubahiriza; agaciro; gufata
ibinyare; amavangingo; inkari. nk'amata y'abashyitsi.
vague kidasobanutse; value added inyongeragaciro.
kidasobanutse. valueless kibi; w'umuswa.
vagueness umuyagaro. vamoose kujya; kugenda.
vain agatsi. vanish kunyanyagira;
vainglory ubwirasi; ubwibone; guhomboka; kwamama;
umwiryo. guhungana; guhunga.
vale akabande; umubande; vanity ubwibone; ubwirasi;
ikibaya. umwiryo.
valedictory imbwirwaruhame; vanquish gutsinda; kuganza;
ijambo; idisikuru. kunesha; kwigarurira; gutsinda;
Valentine ikarita y'ubucuti. kugaruza umuheto.

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 vanquisher veneration

vanquisher inganji. vave kugira ikintu.

vanquishing w'inganji. veering imihindagurikire;
vanquishment urugamba rwo impinduka.
kwigarurira; itsindwa. vegetable imboga; ikimera.
vapor umwuka. vegetable garden ubusitani.
variance ubwumvikabuke; pl. vegetable oil ubuto; amavuta yo
amacakubiri; ubushyamirane; gutekesha.
amakimbirane; ubwumvikabuke. vegetation ikimera.
variation imihindagurikire; vehemence ibakwe; ingoga;
itandukaniro; impinduka. igishyika; ishyaka.
variegated cy'urwunge; vehement gifite umwete; gifite
inyuranye; cyashoberanye; ishyaka.
kidasobanutse; kiyoberanye. vehicle ikinyabiziga; imodoka.
variety ubwoko; veil gupfuka; gutwikira;
imihindagurikire; impinduka; kubumbatira; kwijima;
ihitamo. kubungabunga; kubudika;
variola (spec.) ubushita. gupfuka; gukingira ikibaba;
various inyuranye; byinshi. gukuba; umwenda; kurinda.
vas deferens veiling ibihishwe; ibihishe.
umuyoborantangangabo. vein umugarura; ikigega.
Vaseline vazeline. velar incarusenge.
vassal umucakara; umugaragu. velar consonant incarusenge.
vassalage ubuja; ubucakara. velleyball voleboro.
vassals were protected by lords velocity umuvuduko;
who they had to serin war umunyaruko.
ubuhake. velvety kiringanije; gisennye;
vassel icupa. gitengeneje.
vast kinicyane; kinibikabije; venality umururumba.
kigari; cya hambavu; vend kugurisha.
karahabutaka; umusozi wose; vendette ukwihorera.
cya karahabutaka. vendor umucuruzi.
vast chasm incacanyo. veneer ubuso.
vastness ubunini. venerable cyo ku bwa Gahindiro;
vault umuramburo w'ikirere; ushaje; rikuze; rishaje; rushaje;
ikirere; imva; gusimbuka. gishaje; indori.
vault of heaven ikirere. venerate kubahiriza; kubahiriza;
vaunt imigabo; kwirata; gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi.
kwiyerekana; kwishimira; venerated umunyahirwe;
kwivuga ibigwi; pl. imiganji; uwahiriwe.
icyishongoro. veneration icyubahiro;
vaunting umwiyereko; ugushengera; ugushengerera;
imyiyereko. icyubahiro; igitinyiro; igisingizo.

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 Venezuala vest

Venezuala Venezuwela. verse composition umuvugo.

vengeance ihora. verse line ubusizi.
venial sin ibyaha bito. verseman umusizi.
venom ubucabiranyi; urwango; versifier umusizi.
uburozi; urwango; ubumara; version raporo.
inabi. vertebra ingoro.
venomous inyaryenge. vertebrae uruti rw'umugongo.
vent gusakaza. vertebral column uruti
venter inda. rw'umugongo.
ventilate gusakaza; guhungiza. vertex agasongero; akanunga;
ventilator vantilateri. isonga.
ventral cyo ku nda; cy'inda. vertical gihagaritse.
venture urusimbi; kujijita; verticality ubuhagarare.
kujandajanda; gutega; vertically abuhagarike.
gutomboza. verticalness ubuhagarare.
venture away from kugenda. verve ishyaka; ibakwe; ingoga.
venture on gutangira. very acyane.
Venus Venusi. very beautiful iryabagobe; ihoho;
veracious ndashidikanywaho; igitego; akanyange.
nyakuri. very beautiful person or thing
verb inshinga; bbr. shi. sebihogo.
verb emphasize gutsindagiriza; very expensive gihenze cyane.
gutsindagira. very far away ikantarange.
verbalization ibango. very few mbarwa; bike cyane.
verbatim ijambo ku ijambo. very good agahebuzo.
verbose inkotsa; indondogozi. very hard gikomeye nk'ibuye.
verdict ubushishozi bw'urukiko; very high hill umusozi.
icyemezo cy'urukiko. very irritating kirakaza.
verge umupaka. very lean or thin bahinzoka.
verifiable cy'ukuri. very little iyanga; bucye;
verification gihamya. ubusabusa; gacye.
verify guhamya; gushimangira. very much abibi.
verily akoko; ukuri; nterj. yee; very near cyegereye; kijya
yego; ntagushidikanya. kungana; onj. nka.
veritable ndashidikanywaho; very old cyambere mbere.
nyakuri. very small kanzinya.
verity imvaho; ukuri. very warm gishyushye cyane.
verity, trueness ukuri. Very well meza.
versatile ushoboye imirimo vessel ingemeri; igemeri; ibakure;
inyuranye. imbehe.
verse umurongo; umuvugo; vest jire.
umukarago.

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 vestige vigor

vestige ibisigarizwa; ibisigazwa; victorious w'inganji.

urujyo. victory urugamba rwo
veto kwanga. kwigarurira; ishya; umutsindo;
vex gushavura; kuberabeza; ubutsinzi; isozwa; irangiza;
guharahaza; guhangayikisha; irangizwa; iyuzura; iyanzura;
guhangayikisha; kurakaza; intsinzi; iyuzuzwa.
gusesereza; kuburabuza; gutera victuals ifunguro; ibiryo; indyo;
umutima uhagaze. ifunguro; ifunguro;
vexation umutima uhagaze; intungamubiri.
impungenge; umuhangayiko; video u, U; kasete videwo.
inkeke. video camera kamera ya videwo.
vexed urakaye. video set u, U.
vexing kirambirana; kibangamiye videocassette kasete videwo.
umuntu; gitesha umutwe; videodisc dividi; devede.
gihangayikisha; kiberabeza. videodisk dividi; devede.
via binyujijwe kuri. vie guhatana; guhangana; guhiga;
viability ubutarumikwa. guhatana; guhatanira;
viable kigifite agaciro; guhatanira.
kigikoreshwa. vie with kugereranywa.
viaduct iteme; urutindo; ikiraro. Vietnam Viyetinamu.
vial icupa. view amahame; gufata; kubona;
viands ifunguro; ibiryo; akajisho; ubusobanuro;
intungamubiri. gucungacunga; uko umuntu
viaticum viyatiko. yumikintu; indoro; icyiyumviro;
vibrant intigita. impanuro; irebero; kwitegereza.
vibrate gucugusa; gucunda; view with horror kwanga;
gutigisa. kwanga urunuka; kurebaisesemi.
Vicar of Christ umupapa. viewed cyagenzuwe.
vice icyaha; igicumuro; ubukozi viewer inkusi.
bw'ibibi; itamurongo. viewpoint uko kigaragara; uko
vice versa acuricuri. bacyumva.
viceroy umutegetsi. vigil izamu.
Vice-President Visi-Perezida. vigilance ibamaso.
vicious w'umunyamahane; vigilant w'umuhanga; uwitonze;
inyaryenge; igihubutsi; w'umutwe ufungutse; wumvuba;
cy'ububisha. w'ikimene; urimaso.
vicissitude imihindagurikire. vigilent maso.
victimize kunyanganya; vigor akanyabugabo; ingufu;
guhuguza; koshya; kwiba. muzima; ubutarumikwa; ibakwe;
victimized cyibasiwe. mbaraga; ingoga; ishyaka;
victims inzirakarengane. muryerye; iberege.
victor umutsinzi.

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 vigorous violating

vigorous umunyamwete; villainous kimeze nabi; giteye

umunyamurava; umunyangufu; agahinda; umugizi wa nabi;
ufite umuhate; kibangutse; kibabaje; ubukurankota; ibi;
ugikomeye; nziramuze; cy'imirya; cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; cy'ubugome;
gifite imbaraga; gifite ubuzima ubwangizi; cy'urukozasoni;
bwiza; ugifite imbaraga; kinyamaswa; cy'urukozasoni;
intiganda; umunyambaraga; ubunyamaswa; inkozi y'ibibi;
gifite ishyaka; ufite ingufu; gifite ukiranirwa; cy'ibara; y'ibyaha;
umwete. giteye ishozi; cy'amahano.
vigorously an'umuhate. villainously anabi.
vigour ubukaka; akanyabugabo. villainy igicumuro; ubukozi
VIH agakoko ka SIDA. bw'ibibi; icyaha.
vile kibabaje; cy'ubugome; villification pl. ibitutsi.
cy'urukozasoni; imeze nabi; ibi; vim avigor iberege; muryerye;
cy'urukozasoni; mburabupfura; muzima.
cy'ubukozi bw'ibibi; giteye vindicate guhora; kwihimura;
agahinda; kidakwiye; guhanaguraho icyaha;
cy'urukozasoni; urukozasoni; gusobanura.
giteye ishozi; cy'amahano; vindication imbabazi z'ibyaha;
cy'ibara; y'ibyaha. ibabarirwa ry'icyaha.
vilely anabi. vindictive inyaryenge;
vilification iharabika; cy'ububisha.
ugusebanya. vindictiveness urwango;
vilify guha isura mbi; gucisha urwango; inabi.
bugufi; guharabika; gutesha vine umuzabibu; ikimera.
icyizere. vinegary gisharira; gukarishye.
villa inzu; inyumba. vines umuzabibu.
village agasozi; icyaro; igiturage; vineyard BOTANY uruzabibu.
umudugudu; urusisiro; vintage rishaje; rushaje; gishaje;
akadugudu; umusozi; umurenge. rikuze; cyo ku bwa Gahindiro;
villager umunyacyaro; ushaje.
umunyacyaro. violate gukora amahano;
villain insuzugurwa (person); kutumvira; ugucuza ubusugi;
ikirara; isarigoma. ukwangiza ubusugi.
violate contract kwica
amasezerano.
violate, break, disobey, infringe,
contravene, act contrary to,
transgress, disregard
kurengera.
violating ihohotera.

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 violation vital force

violation iyicategeko; ihohoterwa; virtuous ntamakemwa;

icyaha. umunyakuri; intungane; gikwiye
violation of faith uburiganya; guhabwa agaciro; icyiza;
ubuhemu. kibikwiye; ukiranuka; kizira
violation of the marriage bed amakosa; zirabwandu.
ubusambanyi. virtuousness ubupfura.
violedeath ubwicanyi. virulence umwaga.
violeindividual igihubutsi. virulent yica.
violence ihohotera; ubukare. virus virusi; umugera; ivirusi;
violence against women virusi.
ihohoterwa rigirirwa abagore. visa viza.
violent inkazi; gikakaye. visage uruhanga.
violespree ubukana; amakare. visas igenzura.
violet isine. viscera inyama zo munda.
VIP icyamamare; umukinnyi visceral cavity inda.
w'icyamamare. visible ibigaragara; cyigaragaza.
viper inzoka. vision Ibyahishuwe; imirorere.
virago igishegabo; gicumu cya visionary mboneshabwenge;
kigembe; gicumu cya kigembe. kitagaragara.
virgin kitarakoreshwa; isugi; visit ububushyitsi; ubushyitsi;
itandujwe; kizira amakosa; uruzinduko; gusura; uruzindu.
umukobwa w'isugi; zirabwandu; visit around kuzenguruka.
umwari. visit repeatedly gusiragira.
Virgin Mary Bikira Mariya. visiticard (BrE) ikarita
virginal nzirabwandu; kizira y'amaderesi.
amakosa. visiting ugusura.
virginity ubuseribateri; ubusugi; visitor umwarimu udahoraho;
ubumanzi. umushyitsi.
virile bya kigabo; giciye akenge; visual examination akajisho;
gikuze. indoro.
virility imbaraga; akanyabugabo; visual search akajisho; indoro.
ingufu. vis-a-vis cyerekeye.
virtue ubupfura; umumalayika; vital nshinganwa; ugikomeye;
umuco; marayika; ikiranga; kamara; iby'ibanze; ngenderwho;
ubunyangamugayo. kamara; cy'ishingiro; gifite
virtuoso umukinnyi uburemere; shingiro; ishingiro;
w'icyamamare; icyamamare; gisaba gupfa cyangwa gukira;
infml. ikimene; intiti; umuhanga. iby'ingenzi; ugifite imbaraga;
cy'ibanze; nshingirwaho;
cyishingiro.
vital fluid amaraso.
vital force ishingiro.

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 vital principle v.

vital principle ishingiro. voluntary sexual intercourse

vitality ishingiro; ubutarumikwa; between two unmarried persoor
ubutarumikwa. two personot married to each
vitals inda. other ubuhabara.
vitamin vitamini; ivitamini. volunteer pl. abakoranabushake;
vitamine ivitamini; vitamini. pl. abakorerabushake;
vitiate gucisha bugufi; ugucuza umukorerabushake;
ubusugi; ukwangiza ubusugi. umukoranababushake, aba-.
vitiated wamunzwe ruswa; vomit (ikirunga). kuruka;
cyateshejwe umurongo. kugarura; kuruka.
vitiation ikurwaho; ihagarikwa; vomiting isesemi.
isenywa; icibwa; iseswa. voodoo ubupfumu; umutongero.
vivacious ugifite imbaraga; voodooism ubupfumu.
kibangutse; ugikomeye. voracious inkazi; gikakaye.
vivarium urwororero voracity inyota; inzara.
rw'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi. vote ijwi; amahitamo; itora; itora.
vivid intyoza. vote into office gutora.
vivify gushyushya; gushishikaza; voters urusange rw'abatora.
gukangurira; gushishikariza. votilist ilisiti y'itora.
vixen gicumu cya kigembe. voting itora.
vocabulary inyunguramagambo. votiplace ibiro by'itora.
vocal sound ijwi. votiroom ubwiherero.
vocalic consonant vouch for gushimangira.
icyegeramajwi. vow isakaramentu; gusezeranya;
vocalist umuririmbyi. indahiro; umuhigo.
vocalization ibango. vowel inyajwi.
vocalize kuvuga. voyage urugendo; isafari;
vogue mode. urugendo.
voice amahitamo; ijwi; ijwi. voyager umukerarugendo;
voiceless abucece. umushyitsi; mukerarugendo.
void ubusa; ikirere; icyuho; voyage, safari safari.
incacanyo. vulgar ntokozamuco; giteye isoni.
void danger kwigobotora. vulgarian umushumba.
volcano ikirunga; umusozi. vulnerability imyononekarire.
volley umuriro. vulnerable umunyagishyika.
voluble inkotsa; indondogozi. vulture igikona.
volume ubunini; igitabo; vulva igituba.
umutumba. v. kwambura.
voluntary service
ubukorerabushake;
ubuvolontere.

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W - w
waad itangazo. walk across kwambukiranya;
wacky kidakwiye; kidahwitse; kwambuka.
gisetsa; kidasobanutse. walk aimlessly kuzerera;
wafer ibango. kubunga.
wag gutigita; gutengerana; walk in procession kugenda kuri
kwinyagambura. gahunda.
wage umushahara; igihembo. walk in step kugenda kuri
wage earner umukozi; umukozi; gahunda.
umukozi. walk in the stegk of gukurikira;
wage war kurwana. gukurikira.
wager gukiurusimbi; gutega; walk out kwigaragambya;
intego. gusezera.
waggery urwenya; walk with measured stegk
byendagusetsa. kugenda kuri gahunda.
waggle gutengerana; gutigita; walkistick isando; inkoni;
kwinyagambura. inshyimbo.
Wahvey Yahwe; Uhoraho; walkway inzira.
Uwiteka; Yehova; Yawe. wall urukuta; uruzitiro; agakuta;
waif impabe. urukuta; urusika.
wail gusuka amarira; kurira; wallboard urubaho; igiti;
ikiniga; amaganya; amaganya. umwase; urukwi.
waist mu nda. wallet (BrE) ikotomoni.
waistcoat jire. wallop urushyi.
wait gutegereza. wallpaper PRINTING urupapuro.
wait on gufasha. walnut oil amavuta y'ubuto.
wait without seat ihagarara. wander kuyoba; guteshuka;
waive kureka; kwibuza; kureka; guteshuka ku murongo;
gusubika. gushyoma; guteshuka; guhaba;
wake s.o. up kubyutsa. guta umurongo; guhaba;
wake up huguka; kwibambura; kubunga; gushyoma; kuzerera;
kubyuka. guteshuka ku murongo.
wakeenly kurwara. wanderer impabe; inzererezi;
walk kugenda; kugenda kuri mukerarugendo; imbungerezi;
gahunda; inzira. umukerarugendo.

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wandering irenzarugero; inenge; warm feeling urukundo.

urugendo. warm onself by fire kota.
wane gusubira irudubi; warm personal attachment
kugabanya ubukana; gukendera; urukundo.
kugezwayo; kunaniza; warm sensation ubususuruke.
kwononekara; kwangirika; warm up kwishyushya.
kugabanya umurego; kuyoyoka; warm weather ubushyuhe;
kuzahara; guhosha. icyokere.
wank kwikinisha. warmhearted umugiraneza;
want gukumbura; ukutahaba; umugwaneza.
ibura; kubura; gukenera; warmheartedness ubuntu.
ubukene; kwifuza; ubutindi warmness ubususuruke;
nyakujya. ubushyuhe; icyokere.
wanting cyifuza; kidahagije; warmth ingoga; ubushyuhe;
ubusa; kirota. ibakwe; ubususuruke; igishyika;
wanton inkundabagore; giteye urukundo; icyokere.
isoni; bitwara nabi; nkokora warn kugira inama;
itarara inkumi; kaboko katarara kwihanangiriza; kwihanangiriza;
inkumi; imfizi y'akarere. kwikoma; kuburira.
want, lack ubutindi. warning umuburo; integuza;
war guteraamagambo; urugamba; imbuzi.
intambara; intambara. warnisign umuburo; imbuzi.
war crimes ibyaha byo mu warnisignal imbuzi; umuburo.
ntambara. warp kugonda; guheta.
war drum impuruza. warrant gusobanura;
war of religion intambara gushimangira; gusezeranya.
y'amadini. warranty umutekano; garanti.
war of words impaka. warring w'umunyamahane.
war signal impuruza. warrior inkotanyi.
warble kuririmba. wary umunyeshyari; uwitonze;
ward off gutsinsura; kwirwanaho. ukekwaho.
warden umurinzi. war-torn economy
warder umuzamu. wash kumesa; gusukura;
wardrobe imyenda; umwambaro. guhanagura.
warehouse ibiro bya polisi. wash clothes gufura.
wares ibicuruzwa. wash dishes koza amasahani.
warfare amakimbirane; wash down kunywa.
intambara; ubushyamirane; wash one's hands of kureka;
urugamba; intambara; imirwano. kureka.
warm akazuyazi; cyo ku mutima; wash the floor gukoropa.
kivuye ku mutima; akazuyazi; washbasin (BrE) ibesani; lavabo.
umugwaneza; gishyushye cyane. washbowl (AmE) ibesani; lavabo.

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washing-room umusarani; water conveyance gutunganya

ubwiherero; iwese; urwiherero; imiyoboro y'amazi; kuyobora
ituwaleti. amazi.
washout ugucikiza. water down kunaniza.
washroom umusarani; water gap ikibaya; umubande;
ubwiherero; iwese; urwiherero; akabande.
ituwaleti. water plants kwuhira.
wasp ivubi. water pot ikibindi; intango.
waspish umunyamahane. water power ingufu zituruka ku
waste kwica; h'agasi; kunaniza; mazi.
guca ibintu; itsembatsemba. water supply gukwirakwiza
waste away kunyanyagira; amazi.
guhomboka. water tower umunara.
waste time kugenda biguruntege; waterbuck indonyi.
guta umwanya; guta igihe; watercourse umuyoboro.
kunengeka. watereriplace urweguriro.
wasted nkene. waterhole isoko.
wasteful ubwangizi. waterican arozwari.
wasteland ijyangwa; ubutayu. wateriplace isoko; ikibumbiro.
waster kirya. waterpot intango; ikibindi.
watch kurora; gushukamiriza; watery cyuje amazi.
guhweza; kwitegereza; umuzamu; water-spring iriba.
kureba; gutereraho akajisho; wato come about kwifuza.
kumamaho akajisho. watt iwati.
watch out for kwitwararika. wave umuhengeri; umuraba.
watch over gukingira; kurinda; waver kujagajaga; gutengurwa;
kubungabunga; kuyobora; kuzuyaza; gushishira;
kurengera; gukingira ikibaba; gushishiza; gutitira; gutagataga.
kubumbatira. wax itara; buji.
watch secretly gutata. way nta kindi.
watchdog umuzamu. way umuhanda; ibarabara;
watchful umunyeshyari; amajyo; kolidoro; imyitwarire;
uwitonze. akageni; pula; uburyo;
watchfulness ibamaso. umuhanda; politiki; urugendo;
watchman umuzamu. ibarabara; imigenzereze;
watchword intego. icyerekezo; inzira; ukuntu;
water kuvomerera imyaka; amazi. uburyo; ingamba.
water closet ituwaleti; way for passage inzira.
ubwiherero; iwese; umusarani; way of handling uburyo.
urwiherero. way of living imibereho.
Way of the Cross inzira
y'umusaraba.

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 way of thinking wee

way of thinking amahame. wearisome ukomeye; gisaba

way out urusohokero; umuryango imbaraga; gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
ujya hanze. gikomeye; uruhanyije.
wayfarer mukerarugendo; weary guhaza.
umukerarugendo. wearying gisaba imbaraga;
waylay guca igico; kuvugisha ukomeye; gisaba ingufu nyinshi;
witanguranwa. uruhanyije.
wayward y'ibyaha. weather gukomeza umutsi;
we twebwe; twe. imiterere y'ibihe; guhangana.
we think, we hope twibwira. weather forecast iteganyagihe.
weak urwaragurika; kirwaye; weather forecasting
umunyamagara make; urwaye. iteganyagihe.
weaken kuzitira; kugabanya weatherman umuhanga mu
umurego; kuroga; guhosha; iteganyagihe.
kunaniza; kugabanya ubukana. web ikigoyi; isangano; isangano;
weaker sex igitsinagore. Interineti; insanganyabutumwa;
weakness ubushobozi buke; indandi; igombe; injishi.
amagara make; icyangwe. web address aderesi ya Interineti.
weak-kneed uwiyoroshya. web browser porogaramu
weak-minded umuswa. nsomamakuru ya Interineti;
wealth umusesekare; ubukungu; ingenamikorere.
urwunguko rwinshi; ubukire; web page ipaji ya Interineti.
ubutunzi; ubukungu; ubukungu; web site urubuga rwa Interineti.
gihagije; umusaruro utubutse. webmail urubuga
wealthy businessperson nyoherezabutumwa.
umuherwe; uwagashize; webmaster umucungarubuga.
umugaga. webzine ikinyamakuru kiboneka
wean gucutsa. kuri interineti.
weapon intwaro. wed kurongorwa; kurongora.
wear kwambarana; kwambara; wedded cy'ubushyingirwe;
umwambaro; imyenda. cy'abashakanye.
wear away gushira; gusaza. weddiceremonies ubukwe.
wear loface kubika umutwe. weddiceremony ubugeni.
wear the crown gutamiriza wedding ubugeni; ubushyitsi;
ikamba. ubukwe.
weariapparel imyenda; wedge in gucengeza.
umwambaro. Wednday ku wa gatatu.
wearing uruhanyije; gisaba wee kanzunyu; kanunuya;
imbaraga; ukomeye; gisaba kanuru; kanzugurunya; kaninira;
ingufu nyinshi. kanzugurunyu; kaninira;
kanzizinya; kanzinya; kanuya;
kanzugunyu; kanunuru.

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 weed What do you drink?

weed ikimera; marijuwana; wellington boot (BrE) bote.

icyatsi; ikirare. wellspring isoko; isoko; isoko;
weed out kubagara. inkomoko; isoko.
weedhead wellwisher umufana; umuyoboke;
week igihe; icyumweru. ushyigikiye.
weekend impera z'icyumweru. well-behaved witwara neza.
weeks pl. ibyumweru. well-being imibereho; ubuzima;
weep kuririra; kuborogera; ubukungu.
gusuka amarira; kuganya; well-bred myiza.
kurira. well-defined ibigaragara.
weep over gushengurwa n'ishavu; well-disposed umugiraneza;
gushenguka; kwicuza; kwicwa umugwaneza.
n'agahinda; gushengurwa well-educated intiti.
n'agahinda; gushegeshwa. well-favored mwiza; mwiza.
wee-wee kwituma ibyoroshye; well-grounded nyakuri;
kwihagarika; kunyara; gusoba. ndashidikanywaho.
weigh guha agaciro; well-informed intiti.
gutekerezaho; kuremera; well-known ikirangirire;
kwitwararika; guteganya; rukabuza; icyamamare.
kwitaho; gupima. well-known actor icyamamare;
weight ubuhatsi; ubuhangange; umukinnyi w'icyamamare.
ishimangira; umugogoro; well-mannered man imfura.
umutwaro; umutwaro; well-meaning umugiraneza;
ishumangira; igihamya. umugwaneza.
weighty ingenzi; gifite uburemere; well-read intiti.
gisaba gupfa cyangwa gukira. well-reasoned intiti.
welcome gushaka inshuti; well-seasoned kiryoshye.
kwakira; kwemerera; urakaza well-timed cy'amahirwe.
neza!; urisanga; gusuhuza. well-versed intiti.
welcomer utanga amagambo; wend kujya mbere.
uyoboye ibirori; west aiburengerazuba.
umunyamagambo; wet behithe ears utamenyereye.
umutangakaze; umuyoborabirori. wet brown ibihogo bitose.
welcoming, gikinguye. wet nurse umurezi w'abana;
welder's torch itoroshi. umurinzi.
welding ubucuzi. whack urushyi.
welfare imfashanyo; inkunga; whale balene.
ubufasha; ubuzima. whammy umuvumo.
welkin ikirere. what about? kuki?
well iriba; isoko; ikigega; neza. What do you drink? Uranywa
wellerism rukinamubikomeye. iki?; Unywa iki?
wellerisms rukinamubikomeye.

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 What do you want? white cross

What do you want? Urashaka whiff umuyaga; kwinukiriza.

iki? while mu gihe.
What does that mean? ukuvuga while akanya.
iki? while ago igihe gito gishize.
What has arrived is accepted whimper guhwihwisa; gusuka
(i.e. Accept whatever comes) amarira; kurira; amaganya;
proverb. Akaje karemerwa. ikiniga.
What time is it? saa ngahe? whimpers umuborogo.
what you see is what you get whimsy ishyengo.
icyo ubocyo ushyikirizwa. whiover gushengurwa n'ishavu;
whatever pro icyo arico cyose; gushengurwa n'agahinda; kwicwa
ikintu icyo ari cyo byose. n'agahinda; gushegeshwa;
whatsoever pro icyo arico cyose; gushenguka.
ikintu icyo ari cyo byose. whip ihihibikana; guhihibikanya;
what's more conj. kandi; gucunda; kugaruza umuheto;
byongeye kandi. kunesha; kwigarurira; kuganza;
what? iki? gutsinda.
wheat ingano. whip hand urugamba rwo
wheedle guhendahenda; kwigarurira.
kuryoshyaryoshya. whirl cyigoronzoye;
wheel ubuyobozi; umutende. cyihinahinnye; igerageza;
wheel of fortune ihirwe. ingunga.
wheelchair igare ry'abamugaye; whirlwind serwakira.
igare ry'abamugaye. whisk gucunda.
wheels imodoka. whisper kuvuga; impuha;
when iyo; ryari. guhwihwisa; amagambo; igihuha;
when all is said adone cyakora. umuhwihwiso.
whenever igihe icyo ari cyo cyose. whisperibehione's back
when? gihe ki? ubujajwa.
where aho. whistle kuririmba; ifirimbi;
where you... aho. isifure.
wherewithal pl. amafaranga. whistled wavugirije.
where? hehe?; he? whistlestop umusozi; urusisiro.
whet gutyaza. whistling ukuvugiriza.
whether aniba +relaticlause. whit ubusabusa.
yuko. whitch umupfumu.
whether...or uko byaba bimeze white umweru; igitare; cyera de;
kose. byera; cyera; cy'umweru;
whey amenda. ntamakemwa; cy'igitare.
which is not kitari. white ant umuswa.
which? pr. ikihe? white blood cell agasoro kera.
whicth doctor umupfumu. white cross heroyine.

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 white man widow

white man umuzungu. whore indaya.

white person umuzungu. whoredom uburaya.
white slaver whorehouse
white stuff ikiyobyabwenge whorl cyihinahinnye;
morufine; okayine; heroyine. cyigoronzoye.
white with age ushaje; gishaje; who? inde?; Nde?
rishaje; rikuze; cyo ku bwa Who? wuhe?
Gahindiro; rushaje. why kuki.
whitecap umuraba. why do you wato say the
white-collar worker impuguke stupidity? urahomvomvywa
kaminuza. (n'iki?).
white-hot gishyushye cyane. why? kuki?
whiz umunyempano; intiti; wicked kimeze nabi; cy'ubukozi
ikiyobyabwenge amfetamine; bw'ibibi; inkozi y'ibibi; ibi;
umuhanga; infml. ikimene; y'ibyaha; ukiranirwa;
kwihuta. cy'urukozasoni; umugizi wa nabi.
whiz kid umunyempano. wicked conduct imyitwarire mibi.
whizz kunyarukira. wickedly anabi.
whizz-bang kokayine. wickedness itamurongo;
who does not listen to sb's ubugome; ubugizi bwa nabi;
advice kagarara. ubukozi bw'ibibi; igicumuro;
who excel either in ood or in umwijima.
bad igitangaza; icyago; kasha. wide magari; kigari; akanuye;
who is said uvugwa. cyagutse; kirekuye; kigari;
who is saiying uvuga. arambuye; ateze; gisesuye.
whois indangamakuru. wide berth ubwisanzure.
whole umuryango; kitageruye; wide open akanuye; ateze;
cyose; prowose; kimwe; arambuye.
kitagabanyije; ikizima; igiteranyo; wide place in the road urusisiro.
kidatubijwe; cyuzuye. wide valley ikibaya.
wholehearted kivuye ku mutima; wide world Isi.
cyo ku mutima. widen kudandura; kwikanyura;
wholeness ubuzima. kurambura; kwagura.
wholesale market isoko. wideness ubwaguke.
wholesaler umucuruzi. widespread yumvikana;
wholesomeness ubupfura. icukumbura twose; kigari;
wholly ahamwe; .yuzuye; y'isi.
ntagushidikanya. wide-awake wumvuba; w'umutwe
whoop gutabaza; kuboroga; ufungutse; w'umuhanga;
gutaka. w'ikimene.
whooping-cough kokorishe. wide-open kirangaje.
whopper igihangange. widow umupfakazi.

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widower umupfakazi. wind guheta; serwakira; kugonda;

widown kurekeraho. gufureba; umuyaga; gupfunyika.
width ubwaguke. windbag gacuma k'amagambo;
wield kwifashisha; ukoresha; umunyamagambo; bamenya;
gukoresha. injajwa; gacumakamagambo.
wifely cy'ubushyingirwe; window idirishya; ikirahuri.
cy'abashakanye. window pane ikirahuri.
wiggle gutigita; kwinyagambura; windstorm serwakira.
gutengerana. windup umusozo; irangiza;
wighimachine umunzani. indunduro.
wiit gutungura. windy indondogozi; inkotsa.
wild inkazi; gikakaye; h'agasi; wine divayi.
bitwara nabi; gisetsa. wineglass ikirahuri.
wild animal igikoko; igisimba; wing kuguruka; ishami; ibaba;
inyamaswa. ibaba; inyongera.
wild boar isatura. winged yihuta; kibangutse;
wild card icyondi; ikigarashi. cyihuta.
wild oil palm umukindo. winged termite inswa.
wildcat inturo. winger umusimbura (1).
wilderness igombe. winner umutsinzi.
wildlife ubuzima bw'ishyamba. winner of the war umugomoke.
wildness amakare; winning urugamba rwo
ubunyamaswa. kwigarurira; ubaneza n'abandi;
wildwood agashyamba. w'inganji; ugwaneza;
wile icyayenge; amayeri. umugwaneza; cy'igikundiro.
wiliness uburyarya; iryenge; winnings imyiri.
ubutiriganya; iyeri. winnow kugosora.
will ubwende; ubushake; winnower urugosozo; intara;
ugushaka. urutaro.
willful intanyurwa; ntamunoza. winnowibasket inkoko.
willing ufite ingufu; winsome cy'igikundiro.
umunyamwete; umunyamurava. wipe gushishura.
willpower ubushake; ubwende. wipe away ugusiba.
win gukukana; gushyika; wipe out kurandura; kwica;
gutsinda; gufata; gusarura. gusesa; kurimbura; kumara;
win over kunesha; kuganza; gutikiza; itsembatsemba;
gutsinda; kwigarurira; kugaruza gutsembatsemba; guhanaguraho.
umuheto. wipe the slate clean guca
win prize gutsindira igihembo. inkoizamba; kubabarira.
win the day gutsinda. wire line urutsinga.
win victory gutsinda. wire mattress isaso y'ibyuma.
Winchester imbunda. wire rope urutsinga.

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wireless ntiyambazarutsinga; nta witchcraft umutongero;

rusinga; ntakenerarutsinga. ubupfumu.
wires urutsinga. witchery ubupfumu.
wiretap irobine. with conj. na; ukoreshejwe;
wisdom ubumenyi; imyumvire; hakoreshejwe.
ubuhanga; inyigisho; ubwenge; with all one's might an'umuhate.
ubushishozi; imitekerereze. with cheerful nature w'inseko
wisdom books ibitabo nziza.
by'ubuhanga. with exceptional beauty
wisdom tooth muzitsa. iryabagobe; igitego.
wise umuhanga; ureba kure; with the purpose of hagamijwe.
umunyabwenge; w'inararibonye; withdraw kujya; gutwara;
umushishozi; w'umuhanga; intiti. kugenda.
wise man intiti; umuntu ureba withdraw from guta; kureka;
kure; umuhanga; gutererana.
umunyabwenge; inararibonye; withdrawn wibagirwa cyane.
umuhanga; infml. ikimene. wither kuyoyoka; gukendera.
wise woman umubyaza. withhold kwanga.
wisecrack gushyenga; ishyengo; withhold from guhakanira.
gusetsa. withholditaxes imisoro ifatirwa.
wisecracks byendagusetsa; within locative. mu; muri; mwo.
urwenya. within the country mu gihugu
wisely mu buryo bureba kure. cya gakondo.
wiser inararibonye; without neg. nta.
w'inararibonye. without anythifurther
wish icyifuzo; gufata; kwifuza; acyonyine; prowenyine.
ugushaka; guhitamo; ubushake; without aptitude or capacity
kwiyemeza; gukumbura; ntakavuro.
ugushaka. without awareness uwazitswe.
wish ardently kurwara. without borders kitagira
wish mahareturof the day umupaka.
gushima; gushimagiza. without consciousness
wish ojoy gushimagiza; gushima. uwazitswe.
wished icyifujwe. without cost ubuntu (cy');
wishful ubwiyemezi; cyifuza; cy'ubuntu.
mwiyemezi; kirota. without delay mu manzaganya;
wistful mwiyemezi; ubwiyemezi. mu kanya; mu minsi ya vuba
wit ishyengo; urwenya; aha.
byendagusetsa. without end ubuziraherezo.
witch umuhannyi. without equal intagereranywa;
witch doctor umuhannyi. dj./ indashyikirwa.

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without exception iteka; igihe wizard infml. ikimene;

cyose; buri gihe. umunyempano; intiti;
without form ikivangavange; umuhanga.
igihindugembe. wizardry ubupfumu.
without grace ingwizamurongo; wobble gutigisa; gucugusa;
imburakamaro; ntakavuro; gutagataga; kujagajaga.
ikinnyeteri; imburamumaro. woe ukwihana; umuhangayiko;
without hesitation mu agahinda; amakuba; ukwicuza;
manzaganya. umutima uhagaze; ububabare;
without interest ntibindeba. ishavu; ibyago; impungenge;
without light cyijimye. inkeke.
without limitation wolf ikirura; kugotomera; ikirura;
ntagushidikanya. inkundabagore; imfizi y'akarere;
without my knowledge kaboko katarara inkumi; nkokora
ntabimenyeshejwe. itarara inkumi.
without others prowenyine; wolf cub icyacy'ikirura.
cyonyine. wolf down kwaya; gufungura;
without principle anabi. gusesa; kurya; kwikora ku
without stoppipoint urudaca. munwa.
without value kidafite agaciro; wolf in sheep's clothing
kidafite agaciro; kidakwiye. umugambanyi; intati.
without vision gihumye. woman umutegarugori; umugore.
without warning mu buryo womanhood ubugore; .imyaka ya
butunguranye. ngombwa; kameregore; ubukure.
withstand guhangara; womanize gushyukwa ndende;
guhangana; guhanyanyaza; ushyukwa ndende.
guhangana; gukomeza umutsi. womanizer kaboko katarara
with-it cy'iki gihe; kigezweho. inkumi; umuhehesi; nkokora
witless umuswa. itarara inkumi; imfizi y'akarere;
witlessness ifuti; ubugoryi. inkundabagore.
witness umutangabuhamya; womankind igitsinagore.
inkusi; intumwa; kubona; womanlike igisabagore; cya
kumva; umuhamya; umugabo; kigore.
urwibutso. womanliness kameregore;
witnessed cyatangiwe ubuhamya; ubugore.
cyatanzweho ubuhamya; womanly gikuze; giciye akenge;
cyahamijwe; cyabonewe abagabo. cya kigore; bya kigore.
witticism ishyengo. woman-chaser imfizi y'akarere;
witticisms byendagusetsa; kaboko katarara inkumi; nkokora
urwenya. itarara inkumi; inkundabagore.
wittiness urwenya; womb inda.
byendagusetsa. women abagore; igitsinagore.

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women's underpants ikariso word stock inyunguramagambo.

y'abagore. wording umwandiko.
wonder kumywa; gutangazwa; words iteranamagambo; pl.
icyubahiro; gushidikanya; amagambo; amakimbirane;
igitinyiro; kwibaza; intonganya; umwandiko.
umunyempano. words, remarks amagambo.
wonder about gukeka. wordy inkotsa; indondogozi.
wonder child umunyempano. work gukoresha; umurimo;
wonderful cyiza cyane; umushinga; icyate; ukoresha;
cy'agatangaza; cy'igitangaza; umurimo; gukora; umumaro;
gihambaye; akataraboneka; byiza umurimo; akazi; kwifashisha;
cyane; cy'agahebuzo; gukora.
cy'akataraboneka; work against time
cy'akataraboneka; gishimishije; guhihibikanywa.
cyiza cyane; nziza cyane; work at gushishikazwa;
agahebuzo; agatangaza; byiza; kwihatira.
cy'agahebuzo; gishamaje. work coat (AmE) itaburiya.
wondering ukwibaza. work for kumenyekanisha;
wondrful kinyuze. gukorera; gufasha; guteza
wont imyitwarire; imigenzereze. imbere.
woo kurambagiza. work force amaboko; ingufu.
wood umwase; igicanywa; inkwi; work of art igihangano.
urukwi; igiti; urubaho. work out gutunganya; kurangiza.
wood chip ibango. work side by side gufatanya.
wood frame gikoze mu biti. work the leather for clothes
woodcutter umututizi. gukana.
wooden gikoze mu biti. work together gufatanya.
woodentop umupolisi. work toward kumenyekanisha.
woodfibre ubukoco. work with gukoresha.
woodland agashyamba; workability ubukoreke.
ishyamba. workable gikoreka.
woods agashyamba. workably mu buryo bukoreka.
woodsman umututizi. workaday umunsi w'akazi;
woodwork ububaji. gisanzwe.
wool umusatsi. workaholic inkundamurimo;
woolgathering wibagirwa cyane. inkundakazi; umukozi.
woolly gigikoze muri lene. workbook igitabo cy'imikoro;
word ijambo; icyitonderwa; umwandiko; igitabo cy'imyitozo.
umuhigo. workday umunsi w'akazi.
word order worker amaboko; ingufu;
ikukurikirary'amagambo; umukozi; umukozi; inyamirimo;
ikurikirary'amagambo. uwitabiriye inama.

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workers pl. abakozi. worldwide mpuzamahanga; y'isi;

workforce amaboko. cy'isi yose.
workforcr ingufu. world-class gaheza.
workiconditions uburyo worm umunyorogoto; inyo; inzoka
bw'imikorere. zo mu nda.
working ugukora; gihuze; gikora; worn nkene.
gikora. worn out umubore.
workingman umukozi; umukozi. worn-out rwashaje; washaje;
workingwoman umukozi; cyashaje.
umukozi. worried wahungabanyijwe; wagize
workitogether ubufatanye. ubwoba; cyahungabanyijwe.
workless umushomeri. worrisome gitesha umutwe;
workman makanika; umukozi; gihangayikisha; kirambirana;
umukozi. kibangamiye umuntu;
workmanship ubukorikori. kiberabeza; giteye ubwoba.
workplace ahakorerwa akazi. worry guhangayikisha;
works inyandiko guhangayikishwa; kuberabeza;
nshyinguramurage. umuhangayiko; inkeke;
works of art ikinyabugeni. gihangayikishije; gutera umutima
workshop inama uhagaze; igiteye impungenge;
nyunguranabitekerezo. kuburabuza; umutima uhagaze;
workstation ahakorerwa akazi. impungenge; guhangayikisha;
workwoman umukozi; umukozi. guhangayika; guharahaza;
world Isi; ibyaremwe; itsinda; ibiri gushavura; giteye impungenge.
mu isi; y'isi; isi. worrying ugutera ubwoba.
world beyond ijuru. worryingly mu buryo bukuye
world knowledge ubuhanga umutima; mu buryo buteye
bw'iby'isi. ubwoba.
world map ikarita y'isi. worse ikibi cyane.
world people isi. worsen kugezwayo; kwangirika;
world to come ijuru. kongera; gusubira irudubi;
World Trade Organisation kuzahara; kwononekara.
(WTO) Umuryango worsening ugusubiza ibubisi.
Mpuzamahanga w'Ubucuruzi. worship kubahiriza; igisingizo;
world traveler mukerarugendo; igihe cy'amasengesho;
umukerarugendo. ugushengera; iteraniro ryo
world war intambara y'isi yose. gusenga; ihuriro ryo gusenga;
World War I Intambara ya Mbere ugushengerera.
y'Isi Yose. worship by hymn-singing
World Wide Web Interineti. igisingizo; ibisingizo; imihayo.
worldely by'isi. worship of Christ ugusenga
worlds gihagije. Kirisito.

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worship of Lyangombe wrapper urwubati; igipfunyikisho.

kubandwa. wrappimaterial igipfunyikisho.
worship of snakes ugusenga wrapping urwubati; ugufureba.
inzoka. wrappings ipaki.
worship of the dead uguterekera; wrappipaper urupapuro.
guterekera. wrath umwaga.
worship of the Devil ubupfumu. wreak one's vengeance
worship of the golden calf kwihimura; guhora.
umururumba. wreck impanuka; gisida; guca
worshiped wasingijwe. ibintu.
worshiping ugushengerera; wreckage itongo.
ugusingiza; ugushengera. wrecked cyasenywe.
worshipper usingiza. wrecking ugusenya.
wort ikimera. wrench guhata; guhonyora;
worth ubupfura; ubusobanuro; guhonyora; gukamura.
agaciro. wrench out of shape kugoreka.
worthless kidafite agaciro; wrest guhonyora; gukamura;
kidakwiye; kidafite agaciro. guhata; guhonyora.
worthless thing icyontazi. wrestle guhatanira; guhatana.
worthwhile gikwiye; ukwiye; wretched kibi; cy'ubugome; giteye
uwujuje ibisabwa; kibikwiye; agahinda; giteye ishozi;
uwemerewe; gikwiye guhabwa cy'urukozasoni; w'umuswa;
agaciro. cy'amahano; kibabaje; cy'ibara.
worthy kibikwiye; yemewe; wretchedly anabi.
gikwiye guhabwa agaciro. wretchedness umubabaro;
worthy of admiration indori. agahinda; inkeke; imibereho
wound umufunzo; igisebe; mibi; umuhangayiko; ishavu;
gusesereza; kudwinga; igikomere. ubuzima bubi; akababaro.
wounded wababajwe; inkomere; wring kuniga.
wakomerekejwe; washavujwe. wrinkle gukobana; umunkanyari;
wounds ainjuries ibisebe imipfunya.
n'ibikomere. wrinkled cyakanyaraye.
wraith umuzimu. wrist ubujana.
wrangle gukimbirana; wrist watch isaha.
guteraamagambo; amahane; wrists mu bujana.
guhangana; gutongana. wristwatch isaha.
wrangling intonganya. wrist-watch isaha.
wrap gutwikira; gupfunyika; writable cyandikika.
umwenda; gufureba; ikoti; write kwandikisha ikaramu;
gupfuka. kubwira; kwandika.
wrap up kuzuza; gupfunyika; write by hand kwandikisha
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write down kwandukura; writispeed umuvuduko mu

kwandika. kwandika.
write for sb kwandikira. written icyanditse.
write in kwandikira ikigo. written agreement amasezerano;
write in ink kwandikisha wino; kontaro.
kwandikisha ikaramu. written documePRINTING
write in pencil kwandikisha ikitaracapwa.
ikaramu y'igiti. written form imyandikire.
write in something kongeramo written report iraporo yanditse.
ubundi butumwa. written series ilisiti; urutonde.
write out something written word ijambo ryanditse.
v.kwandukura icyanditswe. written work igitabo; umutumba.
write somebody up kwandika ku wroanswer igisubizo kitari cyo.
muntu. wrong kimeze nabi; ikitagenda;
write somethiin kongeramo igicumuro; nabi; cy'ubukozi
ubundi butumwa. bw'ibibi; icyaha; ubukozi bw'ibibi;
write somethiout v.kwandukura ibi; ubwangizi; igikorwa kigayitse;
icyanditswe. y'ibyaha; cy'urukozasoni;
write somethiup v.kurangiza akarengane; iyicategeko; kitari
kwandika. cyo.
write sth for sb kwandikira. wrongdoer umunyabyaha;
write up something v.kurangiza umunyacyaha; umugizi wa nabi.
kwandika. wrongdoing uwarezwe; ubukozi
writer umwanditsi. bw'ibibi; akarengane;
write-up raporo. itamurongo; iyicategeko;
writhe gutengerana; gutigita; igicumuro; igikorwa kigayitse;
kwinyagambura. icyaha.
writiboard urubaho. wronged cyarenganyijwe;
writidown ukwandika. wakomerekejwe; cyangijwe;
writifield umwanya wandikwamo. washavujwe; 1. cyishwe;
writifor the blind icyandikwa cyakoshejwe; wababajwe.
cy'abatabona. wrongful act ikosa.
writimaterial icyandikwa. wrongly anabi; nabi.
writing icyandikwa; wrought-up umunyagishyika.
uguhanahaamakuru; ukwandika; Wunderkind umunyempano.
imyandikire; inyandiko; WWW Interineti.
ihererekanyamakuru. WYSIWYG icyo ubocyo
writings inyandiko ushyikirizwa.
nshyinguramurage; ibyanditswe. W.C. urwiherero; ituwaleti; iwese;
writipaper urupapuro rwo ubwiherero; wese; umusarani.
kwandikaho; urupapuro.

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X - x
Xanthippe gicumu cya kigembe.
xenophobia
iyangabanyamahanga; urwango
rw'abanyamahanga.
xerox gufotora.
Xerox gucapurura; kwandukura.
Xhosa igisosa.
Xmas Noheri; ivuka rya Yezu.
XTC ikiyobyabwenge.
x-ray film ifoto yo mu cyuma;
ifoto ya radiyogarafi.
x-ray room icyumba banyurizamo
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Y - y
yahoo umunyaburere buke. ye wowe.
Yahve Yahwe; Uhoraho; Yawe; yea ayego; nterj. yee; nterj. yee.
Yehova; Uwiteka. yeah ayego; nterj. uuh.
Yahveh Uwiteka; Yehova; Yawe; year igihe; umwaka.
Yahwe; Uhoraho. yearling igisekeramwanzi;
Yahwe Uhoraho; Yawe; Yahwe; ifarashi; ifarasi; igitambambuga.
Yehova; Uwiteka. yearly buri mwaka.
Yahweh Yahwe; Uhoraho; Yehova; yearly fee amafaranga ya buri
Uwiteka; Yawe. mwaka.
Yaltopia Abisiniya. yearly records inyandiko
yam igikoro. nshyinguramakuru; arishive.
Yamoussoukro Yamusukukoro. yearn gukumbura; kurwara;
yank guhonyora; gukamura. kwifuza; kwifuza cyane.
Yank umunyamerika. yearn for kwifuza.
yank guta muri yombi; yearning cyifuza; icyifuzo; inyota;
guhonyora; ufata. kirota; inyota; ugushaka;
Yankee umunyamerika. ugushaka; inyota y'ubutegetsi.
Yankee-Doodle umunyamerika. years zabukuru.
yaourt iyaworute. yeast umusemburo; igitumbisha.
yard umurima; ubusitani; yegg ibandi.
isambu; iyadi. yell gutabaza; gukankama;
yard goods igitambaro. guhamagara; kuboroga; gutaka.
yardstick ilati; igipimo; yelling ugusakuza; ugusakabaka.
igipimisho; intangarugero; yellow umuhondo w'igi;
agacamurongo; ibikurikizwa; umuhondo.
ibyangombwa; ibishingirwaho; yellow-belly ikigwari.
ibisabwa. yen kwifuza; inyota.
yarn inkora; ikinyoma cyambaye yen inyota y'ubutegetsi.
ubusa; igifitirano; agakuru. Yen iyeni.
Yaunde Yawunde. yes mpamya; nterj. yee; yego.
yawn kwayura. yesterday amateka; ejo; ejo
yawning ukwayura. hashize.
yawniwomb umuraga. yesterday afternoon ejo hashize
yaws (sg) ikinyoro. kumanywa.

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yesterday morning ejo hashize youcow akanyana; ishashi;

mu gitondo. inyana.
yesteryear amateka. youdog ikibwana.
yes-man nyakwikundishwa ku youelephant icyacy'inzovu.
bayobozi; inkomamashyi; yougenius umunyempano.
nyakwikundishwa ku bayobozi; yougirl umwaw'umukobwa.
nyamujyiyobijya. yougirl urubyiruko.
yet cyakora; onj. nyamara. yougoat akak'ihene.
yield kwishyira mu maboko ya; yougoose umushwi y'imbata.
amaronko; kwitanga; umusaruro; youhare akak'urukwavu.
kwibuza; indonke; kwemera; youhorse akak'ifarasi.
urubuto; guha; amaramuko; youlady umukobwa.
kureka; inyungu; gutanga youman ingaragu; urubyiruko;
umusaruro; guhigama; umusore.
guhanguka. youmoo-cow inyana; akanyana.
yield to kwitondera; kumvira; youn teen inkumi; umwangavu.
kwirekura; kwishora. young gitoto; cya cyana; imbuto;
yielding ubuyoboke; amaraso; cy'ubuto; kikiri gito;
ukwishyikiriza; uwiyoroshya. kidakuze; gitoya; gito; imbuto;
yoga umukiwa yoga; yoga. cya gisore; urubuto.
yoghurt iyaworute. younger kikiri gito.
yogi umukinayoga. youngly acyana.
yogurt yawurute; iyaworute. youngster umwana; umuhungu.
yoke guhuza. young-looking cya gisore; cya
yokel umushumba. cyana; cy'ubuto.
yolk umuhondo w'igi. youpig akabwak'ingurube.
you mwebwe; wowe; mwebwe. youpigeon agashwi k'inuma.
you alone prowenyine. your cyanyu; byawe; cyawe;
you are uri. byanyu.
you are Welcome urisanga. your father so.
you had better go now ukwiye your maternal aunt
kugenda nonaha. nyokowanyu.
you know urabizi. your news ayanyu.
you know what mean urumicyo your paternal uncle so wanyu.
nshaka kuvuga. your story inkuru yawe.
you see urabona. your uncle so wanyu.
you who should lose yours icyanyu; kwanyu; kwawe;
nyagutsindwa. byawe; ayanyu; icyawe; byanyu;
youboy umuhungu. cyawe; uwawe.
youcamel akak'ingamiya. yours truly jyewe ubwanjye;
youcat akak'injangwe. njyewe; njye.
yourself ubwawe.

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yourselves ubwanyu. youth hostel ihoteli y'urubyiruko;

youteen umusore; ingaragu. icumbi ry'urubyiruko.
youth kikiri gito; umwana; youth library isomero
urubyiruko; umusore; ry'urubyiruko.
umuhungu; ubukumi; ubusore; youthful kibyiruka; cya gisore;
ingaragu; urubyiruko. cy'ubuto; kidakuze; cya cyana.
youth animator youthfully agisore; bya gisore.
umukangurambaga. youthfulness ubusore.
youth center ikigo cy'urubyiruko; youwolf icyacy'ikirura.
isantere y'urubyiruko. youwoman inkumi; umwangavu;
youth centre isantere amakumi; inkumi.
y'urubyiruko; ikigo you're welcome! urakaza neza!
cy'urubyiruko. Yugoslavia Yugoselaviya.
youth club urubuga rw'abasore; Yugoslavian ikinyayugoselaviya;
urubuga rw'urubyiruko; urubuga umunyayugoselaviya; cyo muri
rw'abasore. Yugoselaviya.
youth forum urubuga yummy kiryoshye.
rw'urubyiruko.

Z - z
Zacharias pr. Zakariya. zeal ubudatenguha; ukwitangira;
Zagreb Zagerebu; Zayire. ibakwe; igishyika; ukwihambira;
Zairian cyo muri Zayire; ishyaka; ingoga; ukwihebera;
umuzayirwa. umwete; umuhate.
Zambesi Zambezi. zealot intumwa; umuyoboke;
Zambezi Zambezi. umunyeshyaka; umwogezi;
Zambia Zambiya. uwitangiye.
Zambian cyo muri Zambiya; zealous ufite umuhate; gifite
umuzambiya; umunyazambiya. umwete; umunyamwete;
zany gisetsa. umwihanduzacumu;
Zanzibar Zanzibari. umunyamurava; ufite ingufu;
zap guhindura umurongo; intiganda; umunyagishyika; gifite
guhanagura; itsembatsemba. ishyaka; inkundarubyino.
zapper telekomande. zealous in maintainior
guardisomething
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zealously n'ishyaka; n'umuhate; zloty ifaranga rikoreshwa muri

kirwanashyaka. Polonye.
zealousness umuhate; ishyaka. zoboundary inkiko z'akarere.
zebra imparage. zocode number umubare
zebra crossing urwambukiro ndangakarere.
rw'abanyamaguru; ahambukira zoformat imiterere y'akarere.
abanyamaguru. zombie intumbi.
Zechariah pr. Zakariya. zone akarere; ubuso; agace.
zeitgeist inkubiri; karahanyuze. zoned hakaswe.
zenith akanunga; isonga; zoo urwororero rw'inyamaswa zo
agasongero; amanywa. mu gasozi; icyanyampimbano.
zephyr umuyaga. zoological kireban'ubumenyi
zero imfomal. umwuka; ubusa; bw'ibisimba.
izeru; zeru. zoological garden urwororero
zero emission imodoka rw'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi.
idahumanya umwuka. zoological park urwororero
zero hour igihe ntarengwa; isaha rw'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi.
yo gutangiriraho; isaha zoologist umuhanga mu bumenyi
ntarengwa. bw'ibisimba.
zero in on guhamya intego; zoom kuguruka.
kwihambira; kwihoma. zoom in kwegereza hino.
zero in on somebody kwerekeza zoom lens indorerwamo
aho umuntu ari. ngenabunini.
zero-sum game isamamagara. zoom off kunyarukira.
zest ishyaka. zoout kugona.
zestful kiryoshye. zucchi(AmE) umwungu.
zigzag ahirya hino. Zulu Pl: Zulus. 1 • N-COUNT.
zigzag kubyimuzunga. Umuzulu ni umuntu w'umwe mu
zig-zag muzunga. miryango y'abirabura batuye
zilch ubusa; imfomal. umwuka; muri Afurika y'Epfo.
izeru; zeru. 2 • N-UNCOUNT. Ikizulu ni ururimi
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe. ruvugwa n'abazulu kimwe
Zimbabwean umunyazimbabwe; n'abandi birabura benshi bo muri
cyo muri Zimbabwe. Afurika y'Epfo.
Zion Siyoni; ijuru. zygote N-COUNT. Pl: zygotes.
zip izeru; nsindagirabutumwa; (TECHNICAL) Igi riba
kunyarukira; kwihuta; imfomal. ryasamishijwe n'intanga gabo,
umwuka; ubusa; zeru. kandi riba rishobora kuvamo
zip fastener imashini. urusoro.
zither inanga. zymurgy ikangaza.
zitherist umucuranzi w'inanga.

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Z, z N-VAR. Z ni inyuguti ya
makumyabiri n'esheshatu
y'itonde ry'inyuguti z'icyongereza.

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USEFUL KINYARWANDA WORDS,

PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS

Indamukanyo (Greetings)
PART
1 Muraho? Hello

Iga aya magambo uyitondeye

uyitondeye (Learn these Words Carefully)

1. Muraho? Hello.
2. Yego Yes (Here it stands as Hi or Hello which are answers for Hi or Hello in English).
3. Amakuru News (Here a person is asking for how well the interlocutor is).
4. Amakuru ki? How are you?
5. Ni meza It is good, It is ok, or Fine thank you.(here means: Thanks)
6. Naho se mwe? And you? or And you, how are you?
7. Ayanyu Yours (your news).
8. Turaho We are fine.
9. Buhoro buhoro Little by little.
10. Turaho buhoro buhoro I am so so.
11. Ariko But
12. Arikose ko... or By the way,..(The underlined idea is: If you do not mind my saying...)
13. Ntabamenye I do not recognize you.
14. Muraturuka he? Where are you from?
15. Ndi I am.
16. Umushyitsi A visitor.
17. Nturutse i... I am from...
18. (U)burayi Europe
19. Murakaza neza You are welcome.
20. Murisanga Feel at home.

Grammar note:

In Kinyarwanda, all nouns –except proper nouns- are placed in one class (inteko) or another,
usually with a class prefix (indanganteko).
Urugero (Example): Umugabo munini aje hano (A big man comes here).
mu in umugabo is a class prefix for Noun Class 1.
Umunyarwanda (a single person whose motherland is Rwanda) Noun Class 1.
Abanyarwanda (two or more persons of this country) Noun Class 2.
Ikinyarwanda (the Rwandan language, the Kinyarwanda) Noun Class 7.

Notice that words corresponding to English the or a are not necessary nor is some.
Urugero: Mpa amata (Bring some milk)
Nabuze indangamuntu (I lost the identity card).

The verb is incomplete without the pronominal concord representing the subject noun.

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Urugero: Ndigenga (I am independent).

When required to represent the object of the verb the pronominal concord objective infix is
inserted immediately before the verb root or stem.
Urugero: uramuzi (you know him). [mu represents him]

Word order is normally Suject-Verb-Object.

Example: Karake avuga amakuru (Karake presents news).
S. V. O.

There is no grammatical gender.

Example: Papa/mama akunda inka ye (My father/mother likes his/her cow).

Other important things to know:

Nationality:
Igihugu Ubwenegihugu mu Nationality in English
Kinyarwanda
U Rwanda Umunyarwanda Rwandan (a single person of Rwandan
society) Urugero: Ndi umunyarwanda I am
Rwandan

Practice and memorise the following nationalities

Igihugu Ubwenegihugu mu Kinyarwanda Nationality in English

Afurika Umunyafurika African
Amerika Umunyamerika American
Etiyopiya Umunyetiyopiya Ethiopian
Isiraheli Umuyisiraheli Israeli
Kanada Umunyakanada Canadian
Kenya Amunyakenya Kenyan
Kongo Umunyekongo Congolese
Misiri Umunyamisiri Egyptian
Mozambike Umunyamozambike Mozambican
Nijeriya Umunyanijeriya Nigerian
Senegali Umusenegali Senegalese
Tanzaniya Umunyatanzaniya Tanzanian
Ububirigi Umubirigi Belgian
Ubudage Umudage German
Ubufaransa Umufaransa French
Ubugande Umuganda Ugandan
Ubugereki Umugereki Greek
Ubuhindi Umuhindi Indian
Ubuholandi Umuholandi Netherlander, Dutchman, Hollander
Uburundi Umurundi Burundian
Uburusiya Umurusiya Russian
Ubushinwa Umushinwa Chinese
Ubuyapani Umuyapani Japanese
Ubwongereza Umwongereza Englishman/Englishwoman

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3. Umuco Nyarwanda (Rwandan Cultures)
Indamukanyo za Kinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda Greetings)gs

In Rwandan culture (traditions), it is not polite to walk by someone without addressing him any kind of
greeting. It is customary to exchange greetings before engaging in conversations or whatever in any
other activities. Even a stranger or an inferior has to be greeted. Normally older people or those
considered to be of higher status are supposed to be greeted first. In most cases titles would
accompany the greetings. A person who passes other people without any sign of recognition is seen as
somebody who is not a Rwandan. Any greeting is obligatory. They greet by giving and shaking hand,
embracing but not kissing. The frequency of kissing is new in Rwanda. Remember that people take
greetings seriously as they help to mountain good relationships among people.

According to Jean de Dieu Niyonteze's "mémoire" (dissertation paper), the Rwandan greetings has
two forms: Interrogative and wishing greetings.

A. Interrogative greetings

The greeting in the interrogative form are addressed to one's interlocutor to get information about
his health. In fact, health is the common theme in the interrogative greetings:

*(M)Uracyasunikaho? Which literally means "Do you still push your way through life?", that is,
Are you in good health?

Note:
* M in parentheses shows the respect one has in somebody.
In other way you use U second person singular.

(M)Uracyatera akuka? "Do you still breathe ?": Are you still alive?

(M)Urakoma? This form is familiar one. A superior may address it to an inferior, but the
reverse would be seen as a lack of politeness. It literally means "Do you speak?". Thus it
means Are you still alive?

Ni amahoro? "It is peace?" Do you live in peace?

(M)uraho? This form literally means " Are you there?" that is Are you alive?

Note:
Uraho is a pass-key form because it is used by anyone to anybody. One may address it
to a friend, an acquaintance, a stranger, ...It is directed to anyone of sex, age, or
social position.

Uraho urakoma? (Combination of Uraho and Urakoma).

Amakuru? What is news? (How are you?)

B. Wishing Greetings
The current themes are the cow and the child because in traditional Rwanda, to have a lot of cows
and many children was considered as a sign of wealth and power:

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Amashyo? May you have cattle. The reply to this wishing form is "Amashongore" (the
cattle composed of females) because female cows are those which are in the position of
producing other cows.

Gira inka: May you have cows.

Gira abana: May you have children.

Gira inka n'abana: May you have cows and children.

Other themes are centered around the male parent, the wife and the husband. The greeter wishes
the greeted person to have a father, a wife, or a husband. When he wishes the greeted person to
have wife or husband, this depends on the sex of the greeted person. But it may happen that the
greeted person is already married; in this case, the verb "kugira" (to have) means "to keep long as
possible".

Gira so (Note that Gira nyoko does not exist: In young generation sayings this can be an
insult (=to sleep with your mother).

Gira umugabo.

Gira umugore.

There is other forms of recent innovation which is result of the coming in of the christian churches.
That form is "Yezu akuzwe" (May Jesus be praised) and "Yesu ashimwe" (May Jesus be thanked).
Yezu akuzwe and Amashyo are the common formulas of wishing greetings. The answer to any
greeting-be it a wishing greeting or an interrogative greeting- is "Yego" (Yes).

Example:

Muraho? Answer:Yego.

Gira umugabo/umugore (may you have a husband/a wife).

Yego or Ndamushimye (I thank you for him/her) or

Ndamukugize (I make you my husband/wife).
* However, there are some but few forms of greetings which require forms of reply other than
"Yego."

Example:

Amakuru (ki)?: What's the news? Answer: Ni meza: They are good.

Murakoma?: Are you still breathing? Answer: Yego or Murakoma namwe?: Yes or
Are you still breathing, you too?

Note:
It is a common practice to provide positive replies to any kind of greetings, but it may
happen that negative replies occur especially when the respondent does not really feel
well.

The commonly used negative form of replies are:

Nta bwo nta bwo: There is nothing or Nothing goes.

Ni ukubyumva: It is to hear it (and by extension it goes badly).

Ni agatwe: It is the little head. (The expression means that things are bad even
enough apparently the individual is in in good health.

Buhoro buhoro: Very, very little.
Example:

Ni amahoro?: Is it peace? Answer: Ni ukubyumva: It goes badly.

Amakuru ki?: What is the news? Answer: Ni agatwe: It is a little head.

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Muracyahumeka?: Are you still breathing? Answer: Ntabwo natbwo: Nothing really
goes.

Muraho? Answer: Ni buhoro.

3.1. FORMS OF GREETINGS USED IN THE MORNING

In Kinyarwanda, the most used forms are:

(M)waramutse (ho)? (From the verb "kuramuka": to be still alive in the morning): Is
the only used by anyone. It means "Did you survive the night?" or "Are you still alive
this morning?" ~ Good morning.

Maramukanye amahoro?: Are you still alive this morning, in peace?

Bwakeye? (gucya or gutandukana refers to the beginning of the day): Has the sun
risen?

Mwabonye bucya?: Did you see the day-light?

Mwabonye butandukana?: Did you see the day-break?

Other forms include God, who is for Rwandans the protector and the provider of all chances:

Mwabonye Imana yugurura?: Did you see God opening the entrance of the gate?

Mwabonye Imana yugurura?: Did you see God opening the door?

Mwabonye Matara atabara?: Did you see Light liberating you?

People look at the night with suspicion and fear because the night is full of traps and there is a
possibility to be defeated by it. That is why it is a great good luck for Banyarwanda to be still alive in
the morning.

3.2. FORMS OF GREETINGS USED IN THE AFTERNOON AND

NIGHT

Wiriwe? This greeting is used after midday. Its equivalence in English can be Good
afternoon.

Wiriwe ute? How have you spent your day?

Wiriranywe amahoro? Did you spend the day in peace?

3.3. OTHERS

Amakuru y'imuhira? What is the family's news?

Amakuru y'iminsi? How are you after a long time?

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Let’s note again that:

It is customary in Rwandan culture (traditions) to exchange greetings before engaging in

conversations or whatever in any other activities. Normally older people or those considered to be
of higher status are supposed to be greeted first. In most cases titles would accompany their
greetings.

Example:

Mwiriwe mwari(mu) (teacher), sogoku(ru) (grandfather), muvand(mwe) (brother), mushiki

(sister), ...
Amakuru papa (dad), mama (mum), sogoku (grandpa), nyogoku (grandma), ...

Hand shaking is used a lot. In some areas of Tanzania people kneel down or bow, or bend down a
little as a sign of respect. In some areas children bow their heads for a blessing from elders. In other
areas elders bow their heads for a touch from children when being greeted. You need to observe
what is going on around .In this culture we have prolonged greetings. People take greetings
seriously as they help to mountain good relationships among people.

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Aho gucumbika (Accommodation)

Part
Utuye he? Where do you live?
2
Iga aya magambo uyitondeye (Learn these Words Carefully)

1. Mbega…! What…! 22. Reka Let’s

2. Inyubako Building . 23. Kujya go
3. Nziza magnificent 24. Gufata take
4. Iri he? Where is it? 25. ifunguro food
5. Kureba look (v.) 26. ifunguro rya saa sita lunch
6. Reba, hariya Look! Over there. 27. saa sita noon, midday
7. Oh! Oo! 28. Igitekerezo idea
8. Ni is 29. Cyiza good
9. Koko Really. 30. Ibiryo food
10. Gukora work (v.) 31. Kuryoha be delicious, taste good
11. Gukorerwamo be used 32. Biraryoshye there are delicious
12. iki? What? 33. Ni byo it’s true
13. Hoteli hotel 34. Ni byo se? Really?
14. Interikontinantali Intercontinental 35. ahari maybe, perhaps
15. Vuba recently 36. ni uko it is because of
16. Kubaka build 37. guteka cook
17. kubakwa be built 38. gutekwa be cooked
18. Yubatswe is built 39. kinyarwanda in Rwandan manner
19. Dushobora we can 40. hari there is/there are
20. Gusura /gwusuura/ visit 41. n’izindi and so forth
21. cyane hard (here cyane means 42. kurondora enumerate
sure)

Other important phrases to know:

Utuye he? Where do you live?
Ucumbitse he? Where do you live?
Igikapu cyawe kiri he? Where is you bag?
Icyuba ncumbikamo kiri he? Where is my room?
Oo! Ee…Nkurikira. Oh! Er… Follow me.
Ngiki. Ni icyumba cya kabiri. Here it is. Room number two.
Imfunguzo zawe ngizi. Here are your keys.

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Tubare (Let’s Count)

Part
Ufite imyaka ingahe? How old are you?
3

Abanyarwanda Babara bate? (How

(How Rwandans count?)
count?)gs

Rwandan people use numbers in various situations: counting the amount of money they have on a bank
account, finding out the number of cows a herder have, measuring the width of the farmer’s field,
and so on.

Kinyarwanda numbers are of either Bantu or Arabic (in telling time) origin. Numbers of Bantu origin
take adjectival prefixes; those borrowed from Arabic take none. (Note that although "cumi" is of
Bantu origin, it does not take a prefix).

Ukubara Counting

After 10,000 it is common to let the number preceded by "ibihumbi: ibihumbi cumi," ten thousand.
By doing so, confusion is avoided. Note that: "ibihumbu cumi na kimwe" is 11,000, while "ibihumbi
cumi na rimwe" is 10,001, and "igihumbi na cumi na rimwe" is 1,011.

In compound numbers, only the units, or the tens when no unit follows, are preceded by NA: cumi na
gatanu (15); mirongwitatu n'icyenda (39), maganabiri na mirongwine na kane (244), maganabiri
mirongitandatu (260), ibihumbi icumi na maganatanu na mirongwirindwi na kabiri (10,572), ibihumbi
icumi na maganatanu na mirongwirindwi (10,570), ibihumbi ijana na mirongwine na maganane na cumi
(140,410), ibihumbi maganatatu na mirongwitandati maganatanu na mirongwitandatu na rimwe
(360,561).

When a number modifies a noun, the Bantu number stem takes the appropriate adjectival prefix:
umuntu umwe one person
imitego ibiri two traps
amasuka atatu three hoes
ibitanda bine four beds
amezi atanu five months
ibibazo umunani eight questions

Also:

intebe cumi n'imwe eleven chairs

abana cumi na batatu thirteen children
imodoka makumyabiri n'enye twenty four vehicles

"One of several" is expressed by kimwe mu...:

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bumwe mu bwoko one of the kinds
imwe mu nyamaswa one of the animals
Rumwe mu nganda one of the factories
Mu nganda ziri mu mujyi, rumwe muri zo rukora inkweto Among the factories in town, one (of them) is a
shoe (factory).
A. Ibinyabumwe Single Digits

Digit (Umubare) Name (Izina) Variation

0 zeru Ubusa
1 Rimwe
2 Kabiri
3 Gatatu
4 Kane
5 Gatanu
6 Gatandatu
7 Karindwi Indwi
8 Umunani
9 Icyenda

Note that from "umunani", the number has the form of a noun.

B. Ibinyacumi Tens

10 icumi
20 makumyabiri (literally two tens)
30 mirongwitatu (literally three tens)
40 mirongwine (literally four tens)
50 mirongwitanu (literally five tens)
60 mirongwitandatu
70 mirongwirindwi
80 mirongwinani
90 mirongwicyenda

C. Ibinyacumi n'Ibinyabumwe Tens and Digits

11 cumi na rimwe (literally ten and one)

12 cumi na kabiri (literally ten and two)
21 makumyabiri na rimwe
22 makumyabiri na kabiri

The pattern used with the twenties is applied to all the thirties – nineties
D. Hundreds Ibinyajana
100 ijana
200 maganabiri (literally two hundreds)
300 maganatatu (literally three hundreds)
400 maganane (literally four hundreds)
500 maganatanu (literally five hundreds)
600 maganatandatu
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700 maganarindwi
800 maganinani
900 maganacyenda

E. Imvange y'Ibinyajana, Ibinyacumi n'Ibinyabumwe Mixed Hundreds, Tens and Digits

102 ijana na kabiri

112 ijana na cumi na kabiri
122 ijana na makumyabiri na kabiri
152 ijana na mirongwitanu na kabiri
182 ijana na mirongwinani na kabiri
202 maganabiri na kabiri
212 maganabiri na cumi na kabiri
232 maganabiri na mirongwitatu na kabiri
602 maganatandatu na kabiri
642 maganatandatu na mirongwine na kabiri
672 maganatandatu na mirongwirindwi na kabiri

F. Thousands Ibinyagihumbi

1000 igihumbi
2000 ibihumbi bibiri
3000 ibihumbi bitatu
4000 ibuhumbi bine
5000 ibihumbi bitanu
6000 ibihumbi bitandatu
7000 ibihumbi birindwi
8000 ibihumbi umunani
9000 ibihumbi icyenda

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G. Imvange y'Ibinyagihumbi Mixed Thousands

1002 igihumbi na kabiri

2034 ibihumbi bibiri na mirongwitatu na kane
3765 ibihumbi bitatu maganarindwi na mirongwitandatu na gatanu
6233 ibihumbi bitandatu maganabiri na mirongwitatu na gatatu
8892 ibihumbi munani maganinani na mirongwinani n'umunani
9999 ibihumbi cyenda maganacyenda na mirongwicyenda n'icyenda

H. Ibinyabihumbi cumi n'ibinyabihumbi ijana Tens and Hundreds of Thousands

10,000 ibihumbi icumi

20,000 ibihumbi makumyabiri
30,000 ibihumbi mirongwitatu
60,000 ibihumbi mirongwitandatu
90,000 ibihumbi mirongurwenda
100,000 ibihumbi ijana
200,000 ibihumbi maganabiri
300,000 ibihumbi maganatatu
600,000 ibihumbi maganatandatu
700,000 ibihumbi maganarindwi
900,000 ibihumbi maganacyenda

I. Ibya miliyoni no hejuru ya miliyoni Millions and Beyond

1,000,000 Miliyoni imwe

2,000,000 Miliyoni ebyiri
5,000,000 Miliyoni eshanu
6,000,000 Miliyoni esheshatu
9,000,000 Miliyoni icyenda
1,000,000,000 Miliyari

J. Imigabane/Ibinyazina nyamubaro/Ubwinshi bw'ibitu Fractions/Ordinals/Quantities

J.1. Imigabane Fractions

½ Kimwe cya kabiri, inusu

1/3 Kimwe cya gatatu
¼ Kimwe cya kane, irobo
¾ Bitatu bya kane

J.2. Imibare nyamubaro Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are expressed with wa, ba, rya, cya… phrase plus the cardinal number. "First" take
special forms:
Icya mbere 1st
Icya kabiri 2nd
Icya gatatu 3rd

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Icya kane 4th
Icya hatanu 5th
Icya gatandatu 6th
Icya karindwi 7th
Icya munani 8th
Icya cyenda 9th
Icya cumi 10th

J.3. Ingano y’ibintu Quantities

Hafi About
Bike A little (amount)
Kubara Count
Iduzeni A dozen
Bihagije Enough
Bike cyane Few
Byinshi Many
Kuramo Minus
Cyiyongera More
Umubare, Inomero Number
Ongeraho na none One more
Guteranya, Kongera Plus
Ku ijana Percent
Ingano (Ubwinshi cyangwa ubuke bw'ikintu). Quantity
Gikabije guhenda Too expensive
Gihenze cyane Very expensive

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Kuwa kangahe?(What day?)

Part
Turi kuwa kangahe? What day is today?
4

Amasaha, Iminsi, Amezi n’Umwaka bya Kinyarwanda?

(Rwandan Hours, Days, Months
Months and year)
year)gs

The Rwandan day (umunsi) is really two twelve-hour slots starting at sunrise and again at sunset as it
is for Bantu language. So 08:00 is saa mbiri (the second hour) - add the words za mugitondo or za
nijoro to express daytime or night-time. From this, there is a difference of 6 hours between the
Kinyarwanda and European methods of counting time. Kinyarwanda time like Biblical time begins with
sunrise, reckoned as 6 a.m.: thus 7 a.m., one hour after sunrise, is the first hour of daylight, saa
moya. The counting continues up to 6 p.m., the 12th hour, saa kumi n'ebyiri. Then the hours of the
night are counted in the same way, 7 p.m. being saa moya, until 6 a.m., saa kumi n'ebyiri.

To avoid confusion, a word such as za mugitondo, of the morning; z'amanywa, of the daytime; za
nyuma ya saa sita, of the afternoon; za nimugoroba, of the late afternoon before sunset; or za
nijoro, of the night (the hours of darkness) may be added to indicate which hour you mean:
saa 12 za mugitondo, 6 o'clock in the morning;
saa 12 za nimugoroba, 6 o clock in the evening.

A. Ingero baheraho bapima igihe (Time units)

The following table shows some time units used in Kinyarwanda and their equivalent in English.

Ingero z’ibihe Time units

isogonda, isekonda Second
umunota, idakika Minute
isaha hour
umunsi day
icyumweru week
ukwezi Month
umwaka year
igisekuru century

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B. Ibihe by’munsi (Time of Day)
The table below shows Kinyarwanda time of the day and their English Equivalents.

Igihe cy’umunsi Time of the Day

Amanywa Day time
Mu ruturuturu Dawn
Mu museso Early morning
Mu gitondo Morning
Bukeye Late morning
Saa sita zuzuye z'amanywa Mid-day
Nyuma ya saa sita Afternoon
Akabwibwi Dusk
Umugoroba Evening
Igihe cya nijoro Night time
Ijoro ritangiye Early night
Saa sita z'ijoro, Igicuku kinishye Mid-night
Ijoro rijigije Late night

C. Telling Time: Ni Saa nhahe?/Ni gihe ki? (What Time is it?)

C.1. When telling time, the word saa is always included:
Ni saa ngahe? What time is it?
Saa mbiri. Eight o clock.

C.2. Zuzuye, complete, is used when telling the complete hour:

Saa saba zuzuye One o clock "sharp"

C.3. You always tell the hour plus the halfhour. There are two ways of telling the halfhour: n'igice or
na mirongwitatu/n'iminota mirongwitatu.
Saa mbiri n'igice half past eight
Saa mbili na mirongwitatu (not common).
N'a cumi n'itanu a quarter, is used when telling a quarter to or past the hour:
Saa nane na na cuminitanu a quarter past two
Saa moyaa ibura cuminitanu a quarter to seven.

C.4. Iminota, minute, is used when telling minutes to or past the hour:
Saa tatu n'iminota itanu five minutes past nine
Saa tanu n'iminota makumyabiri twenty minutes past eleven
Saa cyenda zibura iminota icumi ten minutes to three
Saa kumi n'imwe zibura iminota makumyabiri n'itanu twenty-five minutes to five

C.5. Zibura means "less, short of, lacking", zirengaho means "plus"
The European way of saying 2:35, 6:30, 8:45, etc. is heard among Kinyarwanda speakers
nowadays, especially where some kind of timetable is involved. Thus one may hear:
Saa munani n'iminota mirongwitatu n'itanu
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Saa kumi n'ebyiri n'iminota mirongwitatu
Saa mbiri n'iminota mirongwine n'itanu

C.6. As it has been stated above, the day is considered to start at dawn (not midnight).
Time is thus counted with the first hour considered to be the hour of dawn. Thus time would
be read as follows:

Kinyarwanda hours Equivalents

Saa 12 za mugitondo 6:00 A.M.
Saa 1 za mugitondo 7:00 A.M.
Saa 2 za mugitondo 8:00 A.M.
Saa 3za mugitondo 9:00 A.M.
Saa 4 za mugitondo 10:00 A.M.
Saa 5 za mugitondo 11:00 A.M.
Saa 6 z'amanywa 12:00 NOON
Saa 7 z'amanywa 1:00 P.M.
Saa 8 z'amanywa 2:00 P.M.
Saa 9 z'amanywa 3:00 P.M.
Saa 10 z'amanywa 4:00 P.M.
Saa 11 z'umugoroba 5:00 P.M.
Saa 12 z'umugoroba 6:00 P.M.
Saa 1 z'umugoroba 7:00 P.M.
Saa 2 z'ijoro 8:00 P.M.
Saa 3 z'ijoro 9:00 P.M.
Saa 4 z'ijoro 10:00 P.M.
Saa 5 z'ijoro 11:00 P.M.
Saa sita (6) z'ijoro/igicuku kinishye 12:00 MIDNIGHT
Saa saba (7) z'ijor 1:00 A.M.
Saa munani (8) z'ijoro 2:00 A.M.
Saa cyenda (9) z'ijoro 3:00 A.M.
Saa kumi (10) za mugitondo 4:00 A.M.
Saa kumi n'imwe (11) za mugitondo 5:00 A.M.

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Ibirebana n’umuco (Cultural notes)
Amasaha ya Kinyarwanda/Traditional Rwndan hours

Mbere y’uko amasaha yogera mu Bantu, Abanyarwanda bari bafite ibihe byagereranywaga nayo. (Before the
expension of modern time usage, Rwandan people had different day division that can be compared to the modern
time).

- Ubunyoni
- Inka zigiye mu manama
- Abantu beguye amasuka
- Inka zikamwa
- Inka zihumuje
- Abantu bamaze kugera mu murima
- Agasusuruko kamaze gukwira
- Amanywa y’abashotsi
- Amaashoko y’inka
- Amahingura
- Amanywa arakambye
- Amakuka y’inka
- Ihene zahutse
- Inyana zisubiye iswa
- Izuba rihumbye
- Ku gicamunsi
- Izuba rya kiberinka ya nimunsi
- Izuba ry’igishukabaja
- Urutaha rw’inkoko
- Urutha rw’ihene
- Urutaha rw’inyana
- Urutataha rw’inka
- Inka zikamwa
- Inka zihumuje
- Mu matarama
- Kwezi guhumuje inka
- Abantu buriye amariri (bamaze kuryama)
- Abantu bashyizweyo (basinziriye)
- Igicuku kinishye
- Abantu bicuye bwa mbere
- Imbwa zirira
- Bujya gusa n’impongo
- Imbwa zikubuye mu bakannyi
- Igicuku gishyira inkoko
- Inkoko za mbere
- Imisambi ihiga
- Inkoko za kabiri
- Inkoko za gatatu
- Umuseke weya
o Umuseke w’abashotsi
o Umuseke w’urubungabungo
o Umuseke w’abannyi
- Urukerera
- Ruturuturu

By Gervais CONDO in 80’s Kinyamateka issue (unspecified).

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C. Iminsi y’Icyumweru (Days of the Week)
Notice that the Rwandan week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.

Amazina Ukundi bayita Iminsi

(Name) (Alternate Name) (Days)
Ku wa mbere Monday the first day
Ku wa kabiri Tuesday the second day
Kuwa gatatu Wednsday the third day
Kiwanuka Thursday the fourth day
Kuwa gatanu Ku wa nyuma Friday the fifth day
Kuwa gatandatu Isabato Saturday the sixth day
Ku cyumweru Sunday the seventh day

D. Amezi y’Umwaka (Months of the Year)

It is more common to mention the months of the year with the ordinal numbers than with their English names:

Izina rya Kinyarwanda Ukundi Bivugwa Amezi mu Cyongereza

(Kinyarwanda Classical Name) (Alternate Name) (English Month)
Mutarama Ukwa mbere January
Gashyantare Ukwa kabiri February
Werurwe Ukwa gatatu March
Mata Ukwa kane April
Gicurasi Ukkwa gatanu May
Kamena Ukwa gatandatu June
Nyakanga Ukwa karindwi July
Kanama Ukwa munani August
Nzeli Ukwa cyenda September
Ukwakira Ukwa cumi October
Ugushyingo Ukwa cumi na kumwe November
Ukuboza Ukwa cumi n'abiri December

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Ibirebana n’Umuco (Cultural notes)

Ibihe by’umwaka (Rwandan seasons of the year)

Ibihe by’umwaka byagendaga bikurikiza ingano y’imyaka. (The seasons of the year followed the size of the cultures in
the fields).

1. Irimira ry’ibishyimbo
2. Ibiba ry’ibishyimbo
3. Ibagara ry’ibishyimbo
4. Itonora ry’ibishyimbo
5. Isarura ry’ibishyimbo

Ingano y’ibishyimbo (the size of beans plants)

- Ibishyibo by’imigondoro
- Ibishyimbo bigeretse-bihuhwa n’umuyaga
- Ibishyimbo byandurutse
- Ibishyimbo by’urugoyi (bishobora gushogorwa-muri gashogoro)
- Ibishyimbo by’ururabo
- Ibishyimbo by’imiteja yijuse
- Ibishyimbo by’uruhisho-bigeze mu gihe cy’itonora
- Ibishyimbo bisarurwa-bihurwa-buhunikwa

6. Ibiba ry’amasaka
7. Ibagara ry’amasaka
8. Isukirwa ry’amasaka
9. Itemwa ry’amasaka
10. Ihunikwa ry’amasaa

Ingano y’amasaka (the size of sorghum plants)

- Amasaka amera
- Amasaka ahuhwa n’umuyaga
- Amasaka amaze guca ingingo
- Amasaka arenze ibagara
- Amasaka y’imibyuko
- Amasaka y’imiterera (icyo gihe abana bica inopfu)
- Amasaka y’imigengararo (abana biba imisigati, abantu bakanywa igikoma cy’inkamure)
- Amasaka y’igiheri
- Amasaka bayatema
- Amasaka bayatonda ku mirara (imvura y’impungiramirara)
- Amasaka bayasesa (bayaca)
- Amasaka ahunikwa (imvura y’insindagirabigega)

11. Inka zirisha ibisigati

12. Ku ruhira (imvura y’inkangabagisha)

Mu bishyimbo na none habaho iby’urugaryi ari byo bita iby’umuhindo, hakabaho iby’ibibambira batera mu masaka,
hakabaho iby’injagasha batera iruhande rw’amasaka.

Amasaka na yo hari aya twese tuzi year ku mpeshyi bavuga ngo impeshyi yamenetse, icyi cyatangaje inyoni igiye
gutura nyirabukwe, hakabaho n’ayo bita amahore year muri Mutarama (bataramana ihundo).

By CONDO Gervais in 80’s Kinyamateka issue (unspecified here).

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E. Amatariki (Dates)

When telling dates, the word itariki, date, is always included:

Ni itariki zingahe? What date is it?
The answer is: Ni itariki cumi n'imwe/ya cumi n'imwe Mata 2004. April 11th 2004.

Note that the cardinal or ordinal numbers are used but remember that the use of cardinal numbers in
dates is uncommon:
Itariki cumi n’icyenda Nyakanga 1994 July 19th,1994.
Itariki ya gatandatu Mata 1994 April 6th, 1994.

F. Uko bavuga umwaka (Telling the year)

There is long and short way of telling the year:
1984 is umwaka wa 84 or umwaka w'igihumbi maganacyenda na mirongo inani n'ine

It is sometimes possible (when the century is not in doubt) simply to say umwaka wa mirongwinani
n'ine (For example 1940).

In Kinyarwanda, Dates are given in three forms:

day/month/year: written kuwa 6/4/2004 or 06/04/2004 or 6/4/04 or 06/04/04 is April
6, 2004.
day.month.year: written kuwa 5.6.1992 or 05.06.1992 or 5.6.92 or 05.06.92 is June 5,
1992.
or in full words: written kuwa 1 Ukwakira 2004 or Tariki ya mbere, Ukwakira (Ukwa
cumi), igihumbi bibiri na kane is October 1, 2004.
In a word: March 22, 2003 is written 22/3/2003 or 22/3/03 etc. can be written in words "Tariki
ya makumyabiri n'ebyiri Werurwe (Ukwa gatatu), ibihumbi bibiri na gatatu."

G. Amwe mu magambo y’ingenzi yo gufata mu twe

(Some Useful Phrases to memorise)

G.1. Iki gihe (Present)

Uyu munsi Today

Muri iki gitondo This morning
Kuri aya manywa This afternoon
Iri joro Tonight
Icyi cyumweru This week
Uku kwezi This month
Uyu mwaka This year
Ubu Now
Uyumwanya Immediately
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Ubungubu Just Now

G.2. Igihe cyashize (Past)

Ejo (hashize) Yesterday

Ejobundi hashize Day before yesterday
Ejo hashize mu gitondo Yesterday morning
Ejo hashize kumanywa Yesterday afternoon
Ejo hashize nijoro Last night
Mu cyumweru gishize Last week
Ukwezi gushize Last month
Umwaka ushize Last year
Hashize Ago

G.3. Igihe kizaza (Future)

Ejo hazaza Tomorrow

Ejo hazaza mu gitondo Tomorrow morning
Ejo hazaza nimugoroba Tomorrow evening
Ejobundi hazaza Day after tomorrow
Icymweru gitaha/kizaza Next week
Ukwezi gutaha/kuzaza Next Month
Umwaka utaha/uzaza Next year
Nyuma Later
Hanyuma After
Mu maguru mashya As soon as possible
Igihe gito gishize A while ago
Akanya A moment
Nyuma After
Burigihe Always
Mbere (ya) Before
Igisekuru, Imyaka ijana Century
Kare, mu rukerera Early
Buri munsi Everyday
Iteka ryose, Ubuziraherezo Forever
Kera na kare Long ago
Ukwezi Month
Ntibishoboka Never
Nta bundi Not any more
Ntibirabaho Not yet
Vuba aha Recently
Rimwe na rimwe Sometimes
Mu kanya, vuba aha Soon

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USEFUL KINYARWANDA WORDS, PHRASES AND

EXPRESSIONS
Here are a few basic words and phrases you may want to know. Surprise your self read more
Kinyarwanda and you will find out you already know so much of it. Most often sentence structure is
very simple just as in Basic English, so if you were translating word to word, and following the English
structure the sentence would still remain correct in Kinyarwanda.

1. LET’S START WITH VERY SIMPLE EVERY DAY WORDS AND PHRASES:
HERE ARE SOME WORDS AND PHRASES YOU MIGHT FIND RATHER
USEFUL, EITHER AS A TOURIST OR JUST AS A BEGINNER

Uburezi Education
Imyenda/Imyambaro Cloth(es)
Ipasi Iron(s)
Ubugenge Physics
Ubutabire Chemistry
Amatariki Date(s)
Ikiruhuko Vacation
Umubumbe (ugaragiye izuba) Planet(s)
Umunsi mukuru Party(ies)
Uburayi Europe
Ubwarimu Teaching profession
Iki ni iki? / Iki ni igiki? What is this?
Iki ni igitabo. This is a book.
Urashaka iki? What do you want?
Ndiga Ikinyarwanda. I am learning Kinyarwanda.
Ikinyarwanda kirakomeye. Kinyarwanda is difficult.
Mfasha kwiga Ikinyarwanda. Help me learn Kinyarwanda.
Simbyumva. I don't understand that.
Sindabyumva. I don't understand that yet.
Ni ukuvuga iki? What does that mean?
Buhoro buhoro ni rwo rugendo. Little by little, such is the journey.
(i.e. Things are accomplished bit by bit. )
Sinumvise neza. I didn't hear it very well (or, understand).
Subiramo. Repeat it.
Ongera umbwire/Subira umbwire. Tell me that again.
Nsubiyemo. I am repeating it.
Nta kinyarwanda cyinshi ndamenya I don't know much Kinyarwanda yet.
Abanyarwanda benshi turaganira I chat with many Banyarwanda
Babonye twinshi mu rugendo They saw a lot of things on there trip
Shyira ahangaha Put it right here
Erege birakomeye See here, that's difficult
Erega si jye/njye wabigize You're all wrong. I am not the one who did it.
Erega ntiyaje Don't you realize, he didn't come.
Icyiga kuvugiriza gikobora umunwa Leaning to whistle skins the mouth
(i.e. Acquiring a skill is painful)

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b. SOME HOUSEHOLD TERMS

Zana inkwi Bring wood (firewood)
Nshaka kugura amagi I want to buy some eggs
Oza hasi Wash the floor
Oza amasahani Wash the dishes
Tegura ameza Set the table
Soroma imiteja Pick some green beens.
Jya kwanika imyenda Go hang up the clothes
Harura (hata) ibirayi Peel the potatoes
Hamagara Bwana Call Bwana
Umwana ari he? Where is the child?
Muzane hano Bring him hire
Kubura hasi Sweep the floor
Jya mu murima Go to the garden/field
Ha Petero urwandiko Give Peter the letter
Mpa igitabo Give me the book
Gura inyama z'ingurube Buy some pork
Gura inyama z'inka Buy some beef
Gura ibiro bibiri by'inyama Buy two kilos of meat

c. SOME PROVERBS
Ahakize hitwa inkovu
Buhoro buhoro ni rwo rugendo
Agatatu gatatira ibibi
Akaje karemerwa
Amasunzu si amasaka
Gira so yiturwa indi
Imana igira amaboko maremare
Inganza irakenya Victory kills (Too much intellectual effort is bad for the health).
Inshuti iruta inshuro
Inkuru mbarirano iratuba
Inshuti uyibona mu byago
Intege nke zitera imico myiza
Izibika zari amagi
The place that's healed is called a scar.
Little by little, such is the journey.
Three times predicts evil.
What has arrived is accepted
(i.e. An accept whatever comes).
The tassel isn't the grain
(i.e. Good appearance isn't necessarly riches).
One good turn deserves another.
God has long arms (i.e. He is powerful).
A friend is worth more than a day's wage (when a
friend's visit hinders your work).
The "they-say" s are dubious
(Can't believe all you hear).
You see a friend in time of trouble (i.e. you know
your real friends when in trouble).
Physical weakness produces good character.
All that crow (i.e. roosters) were once eggs (i.e.
Respect a child, he will be a man).

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