IBIMANUKA.
An archive of Rwandan knowledge.
Ways of speaking
guherekeza inka
guhérekeza inká
to accompany cows
to do good without seeking any reward
guhomerera iyonkeje
guhómerera iyoónkeje
to put chalk on the cows breasts to prevent calves from sucking
to waste ones' time
guhonyora
guhonyora
to kill
guhumuza
guhúumuza
to finish milking is to cause to smell good
guhumuza
guhúumuza
to cause to smell good
to finish milking
guhuruma
guhuruma
to die
guhurumura
guhurumura
to abort (animals)
guhurutura
guhuruutura
to give birth to many children
guhwema
guhweema
to rest
to fart (king)
gukamira ku nkungu
gukámira ku nkuungu
to milk on a hornless cow
to milk without lighting the ritual milking fire
gukamira mu kiva
gukámira mu kivá
gukamira umuntu mu kitoze
gukámira umuntu mu kitóoze
gukamisha
gukámiisha
to assist in milking
to put drums away (euphemism)
gukora akantu
gukóra akaantu
to do something remarkable (bad)
praise: to do something remarkable (good)
gukora mu za Mironko
gukóra mu za miroónko
to put hands in Mironko's cows
to provoke somebody who is more powerful
gukosha
gukóosha
to buy a milk gourd or milk wooden cup is to pay bridewealth
gukuba icyarire
gukúba icyaárire
to fold the cow's sleeping grass
to be given young cows by a cow's owner to create another troop
gukubira mu bw'inyana
gukúbira mu bw'inyana
to retire into the calves' quarters
to act deceitfully
gukubita icyansi
gukúbita icyaánsi
gukubita umuntu ishashi y'ururimi
gukúbita umuuntu isháashi y'úrurími
to hit somebody with a young cow of a tongue
to tell a great lie to somebody
gukubitwa n'inkuba
gukúbitwa n'ínkubá
to be thunderstruck
to be amazed
gukuka umutima
gukúuka umutíma
to have the heart pulled out
to be scared
gukura amata mu kanwa
gukúura amatá mu kanwa
to remove milk from somebody's mouth
to deprive somebody of his or her fortune
gukurikiza imfizi
gukúrikiza imfizi
to resemble a bull
to resemble the father