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DICTIONARY

Kinyarwanda-English

English-Kinyarwanda

by

BettyEllenCox,MyraAdamson

and

MurielTeusink

DICTIONARY

KINYARWANDA-ENGLISH

ENGLISH

-KINYARWANDA

PreparedbyMyraAdamson,BettyEllenCox,

andMurielH.Teusink vocabularyused othercommonlyusedwords. followingthewordsindicatethenumber ofthelessonintheCoxGrammarinwhichtheword wasintroduced.

Afewabbreviationsare:

n.=noun;sing.=singular;pI.=plural.

Afewnotes

ontheorthographyused: 2 ) sound, tryunderbothspellings.

3 )The

offoreignorigin. indicatesahigh,lengthenedtone,though inafewcasesitisalowlengthenedtone. need language.Thesemarkings

Theauthors

thisbookwill

ENGLlSH-KINYARWANDA

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action-umurimo,igikorwa aba-aga abandon,to-guhana,gutererana,kuzinukwa abcess-ikibyimba ability-ubushobozi able, tobe-gushobora,kubasha aboriginal-kavukire about(concerning)-ibya,ibyerekeye (approximately)-hafi, nka aboutto,tobe-kwenda above-hejuru,hejuruya absent, tobe-gusiba absolutely-rwose, pe abstain,to-gusiba abundant, tobe(crop)-kurumbuka accept, to-kwakira,kwemera,kwenda accident-igisida,akisida, ishyano,impanuka acclamation,cry of-impundu accompany, to-kugendana,kujyanana, gushagara,guherekeza accomplish, to-gusohoza according to-kubwa account(finance) -ibitaboby'amafaranga accusation-ikirego accuse, to-kurega accustomed, tobe-kumenyera across (abodyofwater,valley)-hakurya act, to-gukoraactions(habitual) -imigenzereze.imigirire adamant, tobe-kutavakuizima add, to-guterana(int.),guteranya(tr.), kongera addwords,to-kungamo administration -imitegekere admit, to-kwemera adore, to-kuramya adulterer-umusambanyi adultery-ubusambanyi adultery, tocommit-gusambana advance, to-kujyaimbere,gutambuka advice-inama advise, to-kuglrainama,guhanura advisor-umujyanama affair -urubanza e.g. deCllingwithacaseofmisconduct affirmstrongly, to-kwirenga afire, toset-gukongeza afraid, tobe-gutinya,kugiraubwoba after-inyuma,hanyuma afternoon- nimunsi afterwards -hanyuma,bukeye again, todo-gusubira,kongera again-ukundi again andagain-hatonahato against, totalk-guhinyura age-ano age-imyakay'amavuka old age- ubukuru,zabukuru middle (30-50)-ubukwerere, imikwerere allages-ikigerocyose ago,long-kera agree, to-kwemera

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am(Iam)-ndi amaze,to-gutangaza amazingthing-igitangaza ambush -igico lie inambush,to-kubikira

America,

U.S.of-Letazunzez'Amerika

agreement, tobein-gukiranuka aid,to-gufasha,kugoboka,gutabara,kuvuna aid,voluntary -umusanzu,ubuvunnyi onewho aids-umuvunnyi aimat,to-gufora aim, tohavefor--gamije(noinf.) air-umwuka,ikirere airplane-indege alarm,cry of-induru alert, tobe-kubamaso alive--zima(muzima,kizima, etc.) alive,tobe-kubaho all--ose(bose,byose,etc.) allow, to-gukundira,kureka almost -hafi alone--nylne(wenyine,etc.) -sa(musa,bisa, etc.) alone,tobe-kwiherera along- kuruhanderwa also-na,kandi although-nubwo,naho always-iteka,ubudahwema,iminsiyose always(do), to-kujya,guhoraamong-hagatiya, mu,muri amount-urugero amuseachild, to-kubeshyabeshya ancestor -sogokuruza ancestralspirit -umzimu ancestralspirit,harmful-igisigo and-na,no,kandi andnow-none,noneho,nonerero andso-none,noneho,nonerero,niko angel -(umu-)marayika anger-uburakari,umujinya(longlasting), ishavu (light) angry,tobe-kurakara angry, tobecome-kurubira anguish -impagarara animal -inyamaswa,igisimba animator-umukangurambaga announce, to-gutangaza,kuranga annoy, to-kurushya annually-ukoumwakautaha anoint, to-guS]9a another--ndi(undl,abandi, etc.) answer-igisubizo

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argument-impaka,amakimbirane ans-ast answer,to-gusubiza answerwhencalled, to-kwitaba ant:pincherant-intozi smallfoodant-ubushishi white ant-umuswa antelope,small -impongo anxiety -amaganya,impungenge,inkeke anxious, tobe-guhangayika,guhagarika umutima,kubunzaumutima anybody-umuntu wese anyhow,todo-gupfaku anything-ikintucyose apart -ukwa apologize, to(beforeaccusation)-kwisegura apparent, tobe-kwihandagaza appeal tohighercourt,to-kujurira appear, to-kuboneka,kugaragara appearsuddenly andwithoutprecedent,to -kwaduka,gutunguka appear, tocauseto(asincourt) guhingutsa apprehension -umususu approach, to-kwegera approach, tocauseto-kwegereza April -Mata,ukwezikwakane

Arab-Umwarabu

are -ni,-ri(bari,biri,etc.) arenot-si,ntibari,etc. area -ikirere,intara arise,to(frombed,ground)-kubyuka (fromdead) -kuzuka arm-ukuboko armpit -ukwaha army-ingabo arouse, to-guhugura arrive, to-kugera,gusohora,guhinguka, gusesekara arrive, tocauseto-kugeza arrivebyboat, to-komokera arriveat, to-gushyika arrivebeforeanother, to-gutanga arrow -umwambi art-umwuga as-ko,uko,nk'uko,nka asfor-kubwa ashamed, tobe-gukorwan'isoni ashes -ivu ask(question),to-kubaza ask for(favor,article),to-gusaba asktheway,to-kuyoboza assessment -umusanzu assist, to-gufasha,kuvuna,gutabara, kugoboka assistance-ubuvunnyi astonish, to-gutangaza astonished, tobe-gutangara,kumirwa astonishingthing-akumiro,igitangaza astounded, tobe-kumirwa ast-bat astray,togo-kuzimira

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backendofboat-ibwerekeza at-i,ku,kuri,kwa attack,to-kujujubya attain, to-gushyika attempt,to-kugerageza attentionto, topay-kwita,kwitondera; notpayattention, to-kurangara attitudes-imiterere,imimerere,amatwara

August-

Kanama,ukwezikwamunani

aunt:mymaternal- mamawacu yourmaternal-nyokowanyu his,her,theirmaternal-nyinawabo mypaternal-masenge yourpaternal-nyogosenge his,her,theirpaternal-nyirasenge authority-ubutware automobile-imodoga,imodokari avenge, to-guhora awaken, to-gukanguka(int.) gukangura (tr.) away,toput-kubika away,far-kure axe-incabiti,indyankwi,interezo,ishoka B babble,to-kudedemanga baby -umwana,akana newborn-uruhinja back (ofperson)-umugongo back, bad--bi(mubi,kibi,etc.) that'stoo bad-n'ishyano badluck-ishyano,umwaku badfate-umwaku badly-nabi bag-isaho,igunira,umufuka,umupfuka balance(inaccount)-insagu ball-umupira banana:stalkof,tree-igitoki(e) ripe-umuneke beer-mazizi cooking-ikinyamunyu lady-fingers-akamaramasenge red -igisukari plantation of-urutoki(e) bananajuice(unfermented)-umutobe bank (ofriver,lake)-inkombe baptism-umubatizo baptize, to-kubatiza bargain, tobea-guhenduka baseoftree-igishitsi bashfulness-isoni bashful, tobe-kugiraisoni basin-ibesani basket:large-intonga madeofbamboostrips-inkangara tallpointed-igiseke small flat-icyibo deep, nolid-igitebo bathe(oneself), to-kwiyuhagira batheanother, to-kuhagira

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battle-intambara be,to-kuba,-ri,kumera(inacertainstate) beach-inkuka bead,to-gutakaamasaro beads, tiny-amasaro beans-ibishyimbo green-imiteja bear (fruit),to-kwera beat, to-gukubita beatdrum, to-kuvuzaingoma beautiful --iza(mwiza,cyiza,etc.) beautifulperson-umunyaburangabwiza, uw'igikundiro beauty-ubwiza extraordinarybeauty -ishyano physicalbeauty -uburanga because -kuko because of-kumpamvuza(z'uko), kubwa,kubera become, to-guhinduka,kuba,kumera bed-uburiri,igitanda (ofpolesandrope)-urutara makeabed, to-gusasauburiri bee -uruyuki(pI.inzuki) beehive-umutiba (empty)quotesdbs_dbs46.pdfusesText_46

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