CEFR Level
A2
Kinyarwanda — Elementary Vocabulary
56 words
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aka | Noun | ||
| 2 | amakuru | Interjection | how are you. | |
| 3 | ano | Adverb | ||
| 4 | ayi | Noun | ||
| 5 | bu | Noun | ||
| 6 | bwa | Noun | ||
| 7 | cu | Noun | ||
| 8 | ejo | Adverb | /eʒó/ | On the day after the present day. |
| 9 | ese | Pronoun | ||
| 10 | ezi | Noun | ||
| 11 | fi | Noun | ||
| 12 | fu | Noun | ||
| 13 | gwe | Noun | ||
| 14 | hagati | Preposition | ||
| 15 | he | Conjunction | ||
| 16 | ifu | Noun | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoe… | |
| 17 | ira | Noun | ||
| 18 | ire | Noun | ||
| 19 | ke | Adjective | ||
| 20 | ki | Adjective | ||
| 21 | ko | Conjunction | ||
| 22 | ku | Preposition | ||
| 23 | kubera | Preposition | ||
| 24 | mu | Preposition | ||
| 25 | mu- | Phrase | Augmentless form of umu- (“class 1 or 3 noun prefix”). | |
| 26 | murabeho | Interjection | ||
| 27 | muraho | Interjection | ||
| 28 | mva | Verb | ||
| 29 | mwaramutse | Interjection | ||
| 30 | mwe | Adjective | ||
| 31 | mwiriwe | Interjection | ||
| 32 | na | Conjunction | ||
| 33 | ndi | Adjective | ||
| 34 | ne | Adjective | ||
| 35 | nsi | Noun | ||
| 36 | nta | Adverb | ||
| 37 | ntu | Noun | ||
| 38 | nwa | Noun | ||
| 39 | oba | Noun | ||
| 40 | oya | Adverb | ||
| 41 | sa | Noun | ||
| 42 | sha | Noun | ||
| 43 | swa | Noun | ||
| 44 | ta | Noun | ||
| 45 | ti | Noun | ||
| 46 | to | Adjective | ||
| 47 | twe | Noun | ||
| 48 | twi | Noun | ||
| 49 | ugi | Noun | ||
| 50 | ugu | Noun | ||
| 51 | uka | Noun | ||
| 52 | urakoze | Interjection | An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. | |
| 53 | uza | Verb | ||
| 54 | va | Verb | ||
| 55 | zi | Noun | ||
| 56 | zu | Noun |