Expressions.
Metaphors, idioms, greetings, and other forms of Kinyarwanda speech.
Ways of speaking
baranyiha
baranyíihá
they give-themselves-me
They are giving themselves to me; They are giving me to themselves
baraza bakanga umwana
baraaza bakaanga umwáana
they come and hate the child
they came and scared the child
bavuze ko bamugaye
bavuze kó baámugaye
they said that they lost respect for him/her
they said that they became handicapped
bavuze ko mu nzu hatatse
bavuze kó muu nzu hataatsé
they said the house is decorated inside
they said the house has no light inside
bizuru
bizuuru
big nose
surname for somebody who has a big nose or a pig
data se!
daáta sé!
Eh, father!
vocative exclamation
databukwe
daatábukwé
"father-in-law"
"father-in-law"
dore inka badaha amazi
dore inká badahá amáazi
here is the cow that they don't give water to
here is the cow that they're removing the water from
dore re!
dore ré!
look!
exclamation drawing attention to something
gitare
gitáre
white
personal name and cow's name
guca igikumba
gucá igikuúmba
to cut a temporary residency for cows
to multiply
gucana injishi
gucáana injíishi
to burn the rope to tie cows
to lose all the cows
gucika intege
gucíika integé
to have the hollow of the knee cut
to be tired/discouraged
gucika umugongo
gucíika umugóongo
to have a broken back
to become sad
gucunda
gucúunda
to churn milk
to start an intore dance
gufata injishi
gufáta injíishi
to own cows
gufata nk'amata y'abashyitsi
gufáta nk'ámatá y'ábashyitsi
to treat like guests' milk
to do things very carefully/to treat somebody like a prince
gufungura
gufuungura
to mix drinks
to eat
guhaka
guháka
to be pregnant (cow)
Ijuru riraháka imvúra 'the sky is cow-pregnant rain' > the sky is cloudy
guhaka
guháka
the cow does not get pregnant, it receives people as clients
guhaka
guháka
to have a client
to be very useful to somebody
guhambura
guháambuura
to defecate
guhenura
guhenuura
to wake up
guherekeza abashyitsi
guhérekeza abashyitsi
to walk away guests
to eat