Expressions.
Metaphors, idioms, greetings, and other forms of Kinyarwanda speech.
Ways of speaking
inkono
inkóno
cooking pot
smoking pipe
inkotanyi
inkootanyi
great fighter
inkundwakazi
inkuúndwaakazi
the cherished one
inkuyo
inkuyo
cow coat brush
good physical state
intaganzwa
intágaanzwá
the one that cannot be defeated
intarindwa
intáriindwá
the one that cannot be guarded against
intege
integé
hollow of the knee
energy
inyamamare
inyamámare
the famous one
inyangamugayo
inyaangamugayo
the one who hates scorn
inyundo
inyuundo
hammer
king's leg
inzobe
inzóbe
swamp antelope
light skin
inzoga y'umushumba
inzoga y'umushuumba
herder's beer
beer offered to somebody who took care of the bride
inzoka
inzóka
snake
intestinal worms
inzukira
inzuukira
bees
a lot of people
isaha
isáahá
watch
hour
isembe
iseembe
the drum bottom
the king's behind
ishashi
ishaáshi
a mature young cow
a young plant ready to reproduce or to bring flowers
ishyano ryose
ishyano ryóose
whole calamity
a huge amount/size
ishyo
ishyó
group of cows
a big group of people or objects
isi n'ijuru
isí n'íjuru
earth and sky
everything, a huge amount
isibo
isibo
tumult of cows running to the watering place
energy
isoko
isoko
flea market
a lot of people
iteka
itéeká
law
news; always
itonde
itoónde
from gutóonda "to be an appendix"
from gutóonda "to be an appendix"