CEFR Level

Kinyarwanda — Beginner Vocabulary

561 words

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.

#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	ababaji	Izina		plural of umubaji.
2	abana	Izina		plural of umwana.
3	abantu	Izina		plural of umuntu (“person”).
4	abarimyi	Izina		plural of umurimyi.
5	abarozi	Izina		plural of umurozi.
6	abibyi	Izina		plural of umwîbyi.
7	abirabura	Izina		plural of umwirabura.
8	abivyi	Izina		plural of umwîvyi.
9	abuzukuru	Izina		plural of umwuzukuru.
10	ahantu	Izina		A location or position in space.
11	akabago	Izina		period (punctuation mark).
12	akabande	Izina		diminutive of umubande: small valley.
13	akabarankuru	Izina		newspaper, news magazine.
14	akabati	Izina		cupboard, cabinet.
15	akabuye	Izina
16	akanwa	Izina		inside of the mouth.
17	akazi	Izina		work, job.
18	amababa	Izina		plural of ibaba.
19	amabagiro	Izina		plural of ibagiro.
20	amabanga	Izina		plural of ibanga.
21	amabara	Izina		plural of ibara.
22	amabaruwa	Izina		plural of ibaruwa.
23	amacandwe	Izina
24	amacumi	Izina		plural of icumi.
25	amagambo	Izina		plural of ijambo.
26	amagana	Izina		plural of ijana.
27	amagi	Izina		plural of igi and irigi.
28	amahoro	Izina		A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
29	amajambo	Izina		plural of ijambo.
30	amakenga	Izina		suspicions.
31	amakumi	Izina		plural of icumi.
32	amakuru	Izina		news, information.
33	amaraso	Izina		A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates…
34	amariba	Izina		plural of iriba.
35	amasaka	Izina		plural of ishaka.
36	amasazi	Izina		plural of isāzi.
37	amase	Izina		dung (of a large animal, like a cow or elephant).
38	amashuri	Izina		plural of ishuri.
39	amaso	Izina		plural of ijisho.
40	amata	Izina
41	amate	Izina
42	amateka	Izina
43	amatwi	Izina		plural of ugutwí (“ear”).
44	amavuta	Izina	/amavúta/	Liquid fat.
45	amayira	Izina		plural of inzira.
46	amazi	Izina	/amáazi/
47	amazina	Izina		plural of izina.
48	amazu	Izina		plural of inzu.
49	amazutu	Izina		heating oil, oil for fuel.
50	ambara	Inshinga		wear (clothing).
51	amenyo	Izina		plural of iryinyo.
52	ameza	Izina		table, desk.
53	amezi	Izina		plural of ukwezi.
54	amoya	Izina		plural of iryoya.
55	anga	Inshinga		reject, refuse.
56	anka	Inshinga		reject, refuse.
57	babara	Inshinga		be in pain, hurt.
58	badata	Izina		plural of dātá.
59	banyina	Izina		plural of nyina.
60	banza	Inshinga		begin (by doing something) (usually followed by an infinitive).
61	bara	Inshinga		to count, calculate.
62	basha	Inshinga		can, be able.
63	baza	Inshinga		to do carpentry, carve or sculpt wood.
64	besha	Inshinga		lie, deceive.
65	beshya	Inshinga		lie, deceive.
66	bona	Inshinga		to find, get.
67	bumba	Inshinga		to mould (usually from clay).
68	byara	Inshinga		bear a child, give birth.
69	byina	Inshinga
70	cura	Inshinga		to forge from metal.
71	data	Izina		my paternal uncle.
72	era	Inshinga		be pure, be innocent.
73	fasha	Inshinga
74	fata	Inshinga		take, get.
75	gaya	Inshinga		be ungrateful.
76	goma	Inshinga		rebel, revolt.
77	gukura	Inshinga		infinitive of -kura.
78	gumbaha	Inshinga		be(come) sterile, infertile.
79	gupfa	Inshinga		infinitive of -pfa.
80	gura	Inshinga
81	gusangira	Inshinga		infinitive of -sangira.
82	guseka	Inshinga		infinitive of -seka.
83	gushima	Inshinga		infinitive of -shima.
84	gwa	Inshinga
85	ha	Inshinga
86	hanura	Inshinga		to warn, advise, prophesy.
87	heta	Inshinga
88	higa	Inshinga
89	hinga	Inshinga		cultivate, plow.
90	hisha	Inshinga		hide, conceal.
91	hora	Inshinga		to be(come) quiet, be(come) calm.
92	hunga	Inshinga
93	iba	Inshinga
94	ibaba	Izina
95	ibabi	Izina
96	ibagiro	Izina		butcher's shop, slaughterhouse.
97	ibahasha	Izina
98	ibanga	Izina
99	ibanki	Izina		bank (financial institution).
100	ibara	Izina		colour, color.
101	ibarura	Izina
102	ibaruwa	Izina		letter (written communication).
103	ibere	Izina		breast, teat.
104	ibibabi	Izina		plural of ikibabi.
105	ibibambasi	Izina		plural of ikibambasi.
106	ibiganza	Izina		That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
107	ibihugu	Izina		plural of igihugu.
108	ibintu	Izina		plural of ikintu.
109	ibiro	Izina		office(s).
110	ibiryo	Izina
111	ibitaro	Izina		hospital(s).
112	ibombo	Izina		faucet, tap.
113	ibumba	Izina		pottery clay.
114	ibuye	Izina		stone, rock.
115	ibwami	Izina		at the royal court.
116	ica	Inshinga
117	icana	Izina		augmentative of umwana: young of any large animal: cub, colt, etc.
118	icari	Izina
119	icayi	Izina
120	icokurya	Izina
121	icondo	Izina
122	icuma	Izina		something made of metal.
123	icumi	Izina
124	icunga	Izina		orange (fruit).
125	icyana	Izina		augmentative of umwana: young of any large animal: cub, colt, etc.
126	icyari	Izina
127	icyatsi	Izina
128	icyayi	Izina
129	icyokurya	Izina
130	icyondo	Izina
131	icyuma	Izina		something made of metal.
132	idakika	Izina
133	idirisha	Izina		An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building…
134	idirishya	Izina		An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building…
135	ifaranga	Izina
136	ifi	Izina		fish, fish hook.
137	iga	Inshinga		learn, study.
138	igare	Izina		any wheeled vehicle that holds a single person, like a wheelchair.
139	igi	Izina
140	igicumuro	Izina		crime, transgression, sin.
141	igihembo	Izina		salary, wage, reward.
142	igihere	Izina
143	igiheri	Izina
144	igihugu	Izina
145	igihumbi	Izina
146	igikere	Izina		frog, toad.
147	igikeri	Izina		frog, toad.
148	igikona	Izina		a crow; (in particular) a pied crow (Corvus albus).
149	igikori	Izina
150	igikoro	Izina
151	igisha	Inshinga		Causative of -iga: teach.
152	igishanga	Izina		marsh, swamp.
153	igitabo	Izina		A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, e…
154	igitabu	Izina		alternative form of igitabo.
155	igitekero	Izina
156	igiti	Izina		A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having…
157	igitigu	Izina
158	igitunguru	Izina
159	igituntu	Izina		tuberculosis.
160	igufa	Izina
161	igufwa	Izina
162	ihasa	Izina
163	ihene	Izina		Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
164	ihinga	Izina		farming season, the time of year when plowing is done.
165	ijambo	Izina
166	ijana	Izina
167	ijisho	Izina
168	ijuru	Izina		heavens, sky.
169	ikanzu	Izina		a sort of robe, the kanzu.
170	ikara	Izina
171	ikaramu	Izina		pen, pencil.
172	ikaravati	Izina
173	ikawa	Izina		A serving of this beverage.
174	ikibabi	Izina
175	ikibambasi	Izina		wall (usually exterior).
176	ikibanza	Izina		building site, site for construction.
177	ikibazo	Izina
178	ikibuye	Izina		augmentative of ibuye: boulder, large stone.
179	ikigagara	Izina		a basket on which one stretches clothes to be perfumed, and beneath which one places a vase containing a fire of aromati…
180	ikiganiro	Izina		conversation, dialogue.
181	ikiganza	Izina	/ikiɡaːnza/	That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
182	ikigori	Izina		Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
183	ikiguzi	Izina		cost, price.
184	ikijigo	Izina
185	ikijumba	Izina		sweet potato.
186	ikijumbu	Izina		sweet potato.
187	ikilo	Izina
188	ikimasa	Izina		cattle that has not produced young.
189	ikime	Izina
190	ikimera	Izina		An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous org…
191	ikinini	Izina		pill (medicinal).
192	ikinjana	Izina
193	ikintu	Izina		That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
194	ikinyejana	Izina
195	ikinyobwa	Izina		drink, beverage.
196	ikinyugunyugu	Izina		butterfly.
197	ikirenge	Izina
198	ikirundo	Izina		heap, pile.
199	ikivura	Izina		augmentative of imvura: downpour, heavy rain.
200	ikiyaga	Izina
201	ikiyiko	Izina		An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
202	ilitiro	Izina
203	imanza	Izina		plural of urubanza.
204	imanzi	Izina		a fallen hero.
205	imari	Izina
206	imbabazi	Izina		forgiveness, pardon.
207	imbaga	Izina
208	imbaho	Izina		plural of urubaho.
209	imbaraga	Izina
210	imbaragasa	Izina
211	imbeba	Izina		Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
212	imbogo	Izina
213	imboro	Izina
214	imbwa	Izina
215	imbwakazi	Izina		bitch, female dog.
216	imbyino	Izina
217	imfyisi	Izina
218	imibabaro	Izina		plural of umubabaro.
219	imibare	Izina		plural of umubare.
220	iminyago	Izina		booty, plunder.
221	imiriro	Izina		plural of umuriro.
222	imiryango	Izina		plural of umuryango.
223	imitima	Izina		plural of umutíma.
224	imitwe	Izina		plural of umutwé.
225	imodoka	Izina
226	impano	Izina		gift (something freely given).
227	impene	Izina		Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
228	impu	Izina		plural of uruhu.
229	impyisi	Izina
230	imva	Izina		grave, tomb.
231	imvubu	Izina		hippopotamus.
232	imvura	Izina		Condensed water falling from a cloud.
233	imyaka	Izina		plural of umwaka.
234	inaga	Izina		earthen pot, cooking pot.
235	inazi	Izina
236	incuti	Izina		relative or close friend.
237	inda	Izina
238	indege	Izina
239	indiga	Izina		a kind of knife.
240	indimi	Izina		plural of ururimi.
241	indimu	Izina		lemon, lime.
242	indogoba	Izina		A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
243	indogobe	Izina		alternative form of indogoba (“donkey”).
244	indoko	Izina		cow with black and white colored neck.
245	indwara	Izina
246	ingagi	Izina		An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and stre…
247	ingobyi	Izina		cradle or cloth used to carry a baby.
248	ingohe	Izina		One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
249	ingoma	Izina		reign, kingship.
250	ingona	Izina		crocodile.
251	ingovyi	Izina		cradle or cloth used to carry a baby.
252	ingufu	Izina
253	ingurube	Izina
254	inguvu	Izina
255	ingwe	Izina
256	injangwe	Izina
257	inka	Izina		cow, cattle.
258	inkanga	Izina		guinea fowl.
259	inkigo	Izina		logs arranged above the smelting pit.
260	inkoko	Izina		chicken, fowl.
261	inkono	Izina		clay cooking pot.
262	inkuba	Izina
263	inkura	Izina		Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and…
264	inkwano	Izina		bride price.
265	inoti	Izina		bill, cash.
266	insakara	Izina		guineafowl.
267	inshuti	Izina		A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one f…
268	intama	Izina
269	intare	Izina
270	intebe	Izina		chair, seat.
271	interahamwe	Izina		Interahamwe (Hutu paramilitary organization).
272	intorezo	Izina
273	inyama	Izina
274	inyanja	Izina		One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
275	inyanya	Izina
276	inyenyeri	Izina
277	inyoni	Izina
278	inyundo	Izina		A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
279	inzara	Izina
280	inzira	Izina		road, path.
281	inzoga	Izina
282	inzoka	Izina
283	inzovu	Izina		A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
284	inzozi	Izina
285	inzu	Izina
286	inzuki	Izina		plural of uruyúki.
287	ipikipiki	Izina		motorcycle.
288	iragi	Izina		inheritance.
289	iriba	Izina		well, spring.
290	irigi	Izina
291	irima	Izina		farming season, the time of year when plowing is done.
292	iryinyo	Izina
293	iryoya	Izina
294	isabune	Izina
295	isabuni	Izina		alternative form of isabune.
296	isaha	Izina		A time clock.
297	isahane	Izina		alternative form of isahani.
298	isahani	Izina
299	isarura	Izina		harvest time.
300	isazi	Izina		fly (insect).
301	isekurume	Izina		male goat.
302	ishaka	Izina
303	isheja	Izina		dignity, pride.
304	isho	Izina		herd (of cattle).
305	ishu	Izina
306	ishure	Izina
307	ishuri	Izina		young bull (Kirundi).
308	ishyo	Izina		herd (of cattle).
309	isi	Izina		earth, the world.
310	isoko	Izina		spring, fountain, source (of flowing water).
311	isoni	Izina		modesty, shyness.
312	isuka	Izina		Any of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials.
313	isukari	Izina		Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
314	ita	Inshinga		to call, name.
315	itabi	Izina
316	itako	Izina
317	itara	Izina
318	itariki	Izina		date (specific day).
319	itekero	Izina
320	ityazo	Izina		whetstone.
321	ivubi	Izina		Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
322	izina	Izina
323	izuba	Izina	/izúùba/	A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
324	izuru	Izina	/izúùru/	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
325	ja	Inshinga
326	jenerali	Izina		general (military rank).
327	jya	Inshinga
328	kama	Inshinga
329	kamatali	Izina		given name (meaning spear).
330	kaminuza	Izina		An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degree…
331	kena	Inshinga		to be poor, be destitute.
332	kenga	Inshinga		to distrust, be suspicious of.
333	kiriya	Izina		customer, client.
334	kora	Inshinga
335	koresha	Inshinga		Causative of -kora: use, make work.
336	kubita	Inshinga		hit, strike.
337	kubona	Inshinga		infinitive of -bona.
338	kubyina	Inshinga		infinitive of -byina.
339	kugwa	Inshinga		infinitive of -gwa.
340	kujya	Inshinga		infinitive of -jya.
341	kunda	Inshinga		like, love.
342	kunywa	Inshinga		infinitive of -nywa.
343	kura	Inshinga		remove, take away.
344	kuroga	Inshinga		To cast a spell upon.
345	kurya	Inshinga		infinitive of -rya.
346	kuvyina	Inshinga		infinitive of -vyina.
347	kwa	Inshinga		pay bride price.
348	kwiba	Inshinga		infinitive of -iba.
349	leta	Izina		government.
350	mama	Izina		my maternal aunt.
351	manika	Inshinga		hang up, suspend.
352	marume	Izina		my maternal uncle.
353	mera	Inshinga		be in a certain state, feel a certain way.
354	mesa	Inshinga		wash clothing, launder.
355	miliyari	Izina
356	miliyoni	Izina		alternative spelling of miriyoni.
357	miriyoni	Izina
358	nandibu	Izina		variety of wild banana (Kirundi).
359	nesha	Inshinga		conquer, triumph.
360	ngerengere	Izina		gazelle (Kirundi).
361	niha	Inshinga
362	nuka	Inshinga		stink, smell bad.
363	nyaga	Inshinga		plunder, take by force.
364	nyina	Izina		his/her maternal aunt.
365	nyobwa	Inshinga		Passive form of -nywa: be drunk.
366	nyoko	Izina		your maternal aunt.
367	nywa	Inshinga
368	oga	Inshinga		bathe, immerse.
369	ogosha	Inshinga		cut hair: shave, shear, etc.
370	onka	Inshinga		suckle, nurse at a breast.
371	ota	Inshinga		warm oneself, get warm.
372	otsa	Inshinga		roast, burn, bake.
373	oza	Inshinga		Causative of -oga: clean, wash.
374	papa	Izina
375	perezida	Izina		president.
376	pfa	Inshinga
377	rabya	Inshinga		to shine, to flourish.
378	raga	Inshinga		bequeath, give an inheritance.
379	rambarara	Inshinga		to stretch out.
380	rasa	Inshinga		to shoot (with a weapon).
381	ravya	Inshinga		to shine, to flourish.
382	remera	Inshinga		be(come) heavy.
383	rima	Inshinga		cultivate.
384	roba	Inshinga
385	roga	Inshinga		bewitch, enchant.
386	rota	Inshinga
387	ruha	Inshinga		tire, be tired.
388	ruka	Inshinga		to vomit, to puke.
389	runda	Inshinga
390	rusha	Inshinga		Used as a polite formula when making a request, followed by an infinitive.
391	rushya	Inshinga		Causative of -ruha: make tired, annoy.
392	rwara	Inshinga		be sick, be ill.
393	rya	Inshinga
394	saa	Izina
395	sangira	Inshinga		to share food or drink; to eat or drink together.
396	sara	Inshinga		be insane, be crazy.
397	sarura	Inshinga
398	saza	Inshinga		be old, be worn out.
399	se	Izina		his/her paternal uncle.
400	seka	Inshinga		laugh, smile.
401	shaka	Inshinga		look for, seek.
402	shima	Inshinga		to thank; praise; admire; be content with.
403	siga	Inshinga		smear (something onto a surface).
404	so	Izina		A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his ow…
405	soma	Inshinga
406	sonza	Inshinga		be hungry.
407	subiza	Inshinga		to answer, reply, respond.
408	tangara	Inshinga		to marvel, to wonder.
409	teka	Inshinga
410	tera	Inshinga		to be shaped (a certain way).
411	tuma	Inshinga
412	tunga	Inshinga		own, possess.
413	twara	Inshinga		drive (a vehicle).
414	tyaza	Inshinga		Causative of -tyara: sharpen, whet.
415	ubugali	Izina		A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.
416	ubugari	Izina		a kind of porridge, traditionally made from cassava but now commonly made with maize.
417	ubuhanuzi	Izina
418	ubuki	Izina		A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
419	ubukungu	Izina
420	uburo	Izina		A plant of species Eleusine coracana, grown as a cereal in parts of Africa and Asia.
421	uburozi	Izina		sorcery, witchcraft.
422	ubururu	Izina
423	ubushagama	Izina		cattle blood that is set aside when slaughtering.
424	ubusitani	Izina		orchard(s), garden(s).
425	ubutunzi	Izina		possessions, riches.
426	ubwami	Izina
427	ubwato	Izina		boat, ship.
428	ubwonko	Izina
429	ugutwi	Izina	/[uɡútkwi]/
430	ukuboko	Izina		strength, might.
431	ukuguru	Izina	/ukuɡuru/
432	ukuntu	Izina		method, means.
433	ukuri	Izina
434	ukwaha	Izina
435	ukwezi	Izina
436	umubabaro	Izina		sorrow, sadness, grief.
437	umubaji	Izina		carpenter.
438	umubare	Izina		mathematics.
439	umubu	Izina
440	umubumbyi	Izina
441	umubumvyi	Izina
442	umubyeyi	Izina
443	umucamanza	Izina
444	umuceri	Izina		Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
445	umucungwa	Izina		orange (fruit).
446	umucuzi	Izina		blacksmith.
447	umudigi	Izina		swollen belly.
448	umugabo	Izina
449	umuganga	Izina	/umuɡaːnɡa/
450	umugati	Izina
451	umugezi	Izina		small river.
452	umugi	Izina		alternative form of umujyi.
453	umugome	Izina		rebel, insurgent.
454	umugore	Izina
455	umuhanuzi	Izina
456	umuheto	Izina		bow (weapon used with arrows).
457	umuhigi	Izina
458	umuhinzi	Izina		farmer, cultivator.
459	umujyi	Izina		town, city, municipality.
460	umukamyi	Izina		milker (person who milks animals).
461	umukarani	Izina		clerk, secretary.
462	umukate	Izina
463	umukene	Izina		pauper, poor person.
464	umukire	Izina		wealthy person.
465	umukono	Izina		handwriting.
466	umukozi	Izina
467	umukunzi	Izina		a beloved friend.
468	umuliyoni	Izina		alternative spelling of umuriyoni.
469	umuniho	Izina
470	umunota	Izina
471	umunsi	Izina
472	umuntu	Izina		person, human.
473	umunuta	Izina
474	umunwa	Izina		The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
475	umupfu	Izina		corpse, dead person.
476	umupira	Izina		something made of rubber: eraser, tire, etc.
477	umurabyo	Izina		lightning.
478	umurage	Izina		inheritance.
479	umurambararo	Izina
480	umuravyo	Izina		lightning.
481	umurima	Izina		garden, cultivated plot.
482	umurimo	Izina		job, work, task.
483	umurimyi	Izina		farmer, cultivator.
484	umuriro	Izina
485	umuriyoni	Izina
486	umurozi	Izina		sorcerer, witch.
487	umurwayi	Izina		ill person, sick person.
488	umuryango	Izina		clan, family, lineage.
489	umusaraba	Izina
490	umusarani	Izina		toilet, latrine.
491	umusatsi	Izina		hair (of a human head).
492	umusazi	Izina		madman, insane person.
493	umusenyi	Izina		sand, grain of sand.
494	umuserebanya	Izina
495	umushatsi	Izina		alternative form of umusatsi (“hair (of a human head)”).
496	umushwi	Izina		chick (baby bird).
497	umusi	Izina
498	umusigiti	Izina		A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
499	umusirimu	Izina		a stylish person.
500	umusore	Izina		young man, youth.
501	umusozi	Izina
502	umuswa	Izina		fool, idiot.
503	umuswi	Izina		chick (baby bird).
504	umutetsi	Izina
505	umuti	Izina		medicine, drug.
506	umutima	Izina		A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
507	umutsima	Izina
508	umutunzi	Izina		wealthy person.
509	umutware	Izina		chief, leader.
510	umutwaro	Izina		burden, load.
511	umutwe	Izina	/umutwé/ [umútkwɛ]/
512	umuvyeyi	Izina
513	umuzinga	Izina
514	umuzungu	Izina		white person.
515	umva	Inshinga
516	umvira	Inshinga		Applicative of -umva.
517	umwaka	Izina
518	umwambaro	Izina		garment, piece of clothing.
519	umwambi	Izina
520	umwami	Izina
521	umwampi	Izina
522	umwana	Izina
523	umwansi	Izina
524	umwanzi	Izina
525	umwarimu	Izina
526	umwenda	Izina
527	umwera	Izina		white person.
528	umweru	Izina		something bright white, a completely white object.
529	umwibyi	Izina
530	umwigisha	Izina
531	umwijima	Izina
532	umwirabura	Izina		A person of black African ancestry.
533	umwivyi	Izina
534	umwotsi	Izina		The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
535	umwuzukuru	Izina		The daughter of someone's child.
536	urubaho	Izina
537	urubanza	Izina		trial, litigation, court case.
538	urubiga	Izina		edge of a container.
539	urubogobogo	Izina		clean, clear.
540	urubu	Izina		yogurt, sour milk (clabbered), sour taste.
541	urugenya	Izina		roulettes made by twining two small ropes around each other, doubling the resultant cord, twining again, and then tying…
542	urugohe	Izina
543	uruhu	Izina		hide, leather, animal skin.
544	urukwavu	Izina		hare, rabbit.
545	urunyanya	Izina
546	urupapuro	Izina		paper, page.
547	ururimi	Izina		…
548	urusato	Izina		animal skin, hide.
549	uruvyino	Izina
550	uruyuki	Izina
551	uruzi	Izina		A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, often…
552	utubago	Izina		plural of akabago.
553	utubande	Izina		plural of akabande.
554	utubarankuru	Izina		plural of akabarankuru.
555	vuga	Inshinga		speak, say.
556	vumbika	Inshinga		cover the fire with ash.
557	vumbuka	Inshinga		rush out, be roused.
558	vumbura	Inshinga		remove from fire.
559	vyara	Inshinga		bear a child, give birth.
560	vyina	Inshinga
561	za	Inshinga

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