IBIMANUKA.

An archive of Rwandan knowledge.

Ways of speaking

452 expressions

kuvuna umugongo

kuvúna umugóongo

to break the back

to have first periods

Euphemism

kuvura

kuvura

to foam (milk)

to recuperate

Metaphor

kuyoka

kuyooka

to leave

Vulgar

kuyomba

kuyoomba

to finish/disappear very slowly

to make a slow rhythmic sound

Homonym

kuziba

kuziba

to be quiet

Vulgar

kuzika

kuziika

to bury

Vulgar

kuzimya igicaniro

kuzimya igicaniro

to have the kraal extinguished

to lose one's cows

Idiom

kuzindaza

kuziindaaza

to scream

Vulgar

kuzira inka

kuzira inká

to be victim of cows

to have periods

Euphemism

kuzira inzuki

kuzira inzúki

to be victims of bees

to have periods

Euphemism

kwaka

kwaaka

to light

to shine

Metaphor

kwiba

kwíiba

to steal

to rob

Metaphor

kwica

kwíica

to kill

to pick (used of mushrooms, ibyoobo)

Bipolar

kwicisha umuntu amatsiko

kwíiciisha umuuntu amatsiko

to kill somebody with curiosity

to make somebody curious

Hyperbole

kwicisha umuntu imbeho

kwíiciisha umuuntu imbého

to kill somebody with the wind

to cause somebody to get cold

Hyperbole

kwicisha umuntu imyotsi

kwíiciisha umuuntu imyóotsi

to kill somebody with smoke

to expose somebody to smoke

Hyperbole

kwicwa n'agahinda

kwíicwa n'ágahiinda

to be killed by sorrow

to be sad

Hyperbole

kwicwa n'amatsiko

kwíicwa n'ámatsiko

to be killed by curiosity

to be curious

Hyperbole

kwicwa n'inyota

kwíicwa n'ínyóota

to be killed by thirst

to be thirsty

Hyperbole

kwicwa n'inzara

kwíicwa n'ínzara

to be killed by hunger

to starve

Hyperbole

kwihagarika

kwíihagarika

to stand up by oneself

to urinate

Euphemism

kwikurura

kwíikurura

to stay for a long time where one is not wanted

Vulgar

kwima

kwíima

the cow doesn't conceive, it goes on the throne

Euphemism

kwima

kwíima

to mate

to go to the throne

Homonym
313–336 of 452
enrw