IBIMANUKA.
An archive of Rwandan knowledge.
Ways of speaking
umwana w'umukobwa
umwáana w'úmukoóbwa
child of girl
a young girl; a girl's child
umwijima
umwíijimá
darkness
liver
umwobo
umwoobo
stomach
urakabyara
urakabyaara
a curse so that you have problems
blessing: "may you bear children"
uraramuke(ho)
uraramuke(hó)
survive the night!
equivalent to "Goodnight!", variant of Muraaré aharyáana
urufunzo
urufúunzo
papyrus
swamp
urugamba
urugaámba
a battalion on the battlefield
a lot of people
uruhago
uruhago
shoulder/back pack
bladder
uruhimbi
uruhiimbi
milk cups table
altar
uruhongore
uruhoóngore
calf stable
calves of the same age
uruhungu
uruhuúngu
big boy
the augmentative class marker reads as big/ugly or likeable, depending on tone
urunero
uruneero
anus
ururama
ururáma
from kurama "to live long"
from kurama "to live long"
ururiba
ururiba
big well
a huge amount/size
ururimi
ururími
tongue
language
urushashi
urusháashi
a group of young cows
a group of young ladies
urusizi
urusiízi
River Rusizi
a huge amount/size
uti: iki?
uti: iki?
what did you say?
what do you throw away?
wari wabona atumira
wari wáabóna atúmira
have you ever seen him/her inviting people
have you ever seen him/her swallowing us
zarahinze
zaárahíinze
the animals roared when we were in the forest
the animals cultivated when we were in the forest