IBIMANUKA.
An archive of Rwandan knowledge.
Ways of speaking
kuvuna umugongo
kuvúna umugóongo
to break the back
to have first periods
kuvura
kuvura
to foam (milk)
to recuperate
kuyoka
kuyooka
to leave
kuyomba
kuyoomba
to finish/disappear very slowly
to make a slow rhythmic sound
kuziba
kuziba
to be quiet
kuzika
kuziika
to bury
kuzimya igicaniro
kuzimya igicaniro
to have the kraal extinguished
to lose one's cows
kuzindaza
kuziindaaza
to scream
kuzira inka
kuzira inká
to be victim of cows
to have periods
kuzira inzuki
kuzira inzúki
to be victims of bees
to have periods
kwaka
kwaaka
to light
to shine
kwiba
kwíiba
to steal
to rob
kwica
kwíica
to kill
to pick (used of mushrooms, ibyoobo)
kwicisha umuntu amatsiko
kwíiciisha umuuntu amatsiko
to kill somebody with curiosity
to make somebody curious
kwicisha umuntu imbeho
kwíiciisha umuuntu imbého
to kill somebody with the wind
to cause somebody to get cold
kwicisha umuntu imyotsi
kwíiciisha umuuntu imyóotsi
to kill somebody with smoke
to expose somebody to smoke
kwicwa n'agahinda
kwíicwa n'ágahiinda
to be killed by sorrow
to be sad
kwicwa n'amatsiko
kwíicwa n'ámatsiko
to be killed by curiosity
to be curious
kwicwa n'inyota
kwíicwa n'ínyóota
to be killed by thirst
to be thirsty
kwicwa n'inzara
kwíicwa n'ínzara
to be killed by hunger
to starve
kwihagarika
kwíihagarika
to stand up by oneself
to urinate
kwikurura
kwíikurura
to stay for a long time where one is not wanted
kwima
kwíima
the cow doesn't conceive, it goes on the throne
kwima
kwíima
to mate
to go to the throne