CEFR Level
B1
Kinyarwanda — Intermediate Vocabulary
288 words
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -guza | Noun | ||
| 2 | -igisha | Noun | ||
| 3 | -oza | Noun | ||
| 4 | -rusha | Noun | ||
| 5 | -rushya | Noun | ||
| 6 | -toya | Adjective | Young, as a child. | |
| 7 | -za- | Noun | Forms the future tense. | |
| 8 | agahawa | Noun | A serving of this beverage. | |
| 9 | aha- | Phrase | Class 16 noun prefix. | |
| 10 | akawa | Noun | The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape. | |
| 11 | aliko | Conjunction | ||
| 12 | alimu | Noun | ||
| 13 | ama- | Phrase | Class 6 noun prefix. | |
| 14 | amahera | Noun | A generally accepted means of exchange. | |
| 15 | amazuru | Noun | A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. | |
| 16 | andika | Verb | ||
| 17 | atsi | Noun | ||
| 18 | bare | Noun | ||
| 19 | bavu | Noun | ||
| 20 | bazo | Noun | ||
| 21 | beba | Noun | ||
| 22 | beho | Noun | ||
| 23 | bije | Noun | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. | |
| 24 | bili | Adjective | ||
| 25 | bingo | Noun | ||
| 26 | boko | Noun | ||
| 27 | bombo | Adjective | Not of a salty taste. | |
| 28 | buno | Noun | ||
| 29 | buto | Noun | ||
| 30 | buza | Verb | ||
| 31 | byeyi | Noun | ||
| 32 | caravan | Noun | A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a deser… | |
| 33 | celi | Noun | ||
| 34 | cocon | Noun | The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within. | |
| 35 | curuzi | Noun | ||
| 36 | cuti | Noun | ||
| 37 | cyane | Adverb | ||
| 38 | dege | Noun | ||
| 39 | dimu | Noun | ||
| 40 | dirimbo | Noun | ||
| 41 | dogobe | Noun | ||
| 42 | egera | Verb | ||
| 43 | ereka | Verb | ||
| 44 | faranga | Noun | ||
| 45 | fite | Verb | ||
| 46 | fulari | Noun | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. | |
| 47 | funga | Verb | ||
| 48 | furere | Noun | ||
| 49 | gagi | Noun | ||
| 50 | gani | Noun | ||
| 51 | gano | Noun | ||
| 52 | ganza | Noun | ||
| 53 | gari | Adjective | ||
| 54 | garyi | Noun | ||
| 55 | gatanu | Adjective | A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. | |
| 56 | gati | Noun | ||
| 57 | genda | Verb | ||
| 58 | gera | Verb | ||
| 59 | gereza | Noun | ||
| 60 | gezi | Noun | ||
| 61 | gira | Verb | ||
| 62 | gona | Noun | ||
| 63 | gongo | Noun | ||
| 64 | guca | Verb | ||
| 65 | gufi | Adjective | ||
| 66 | guge | Noun | ||
| 67 | guru | Noun | ||
| 68 | gusasa | Verb | To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the matt… | |
| 69 | gusosa | Adjective | Not of a salty taste. | |
| 70 | hamwe | Noun | ||
| 71 | handa | Noun | ||
| 72 | hanga | Noun | ||
| 73 | hembwa | Verb | ||
| 74 | hene | Noun | ||
| 75 | hengeri | Noun | ||
| 76 | hingwa | Noun | ||
| 77 | hinja | Noun | ||
| 78 | hinji | Noun | ||
| 79 | hinzi | Noun | ||
| 80 | hondo | Adjective | ||
| 81 | horo | Noun | ||
| 82 | hugu | Noun | ||
| 83 | humyo | Noun | ||
| 84 | hura | Verb | ||
| 85 | hwekera | Verb | ||
| 86 | ibiraya | Noun | ||
| 87 | ibuka | Verb | ||
| 88 | ibwira | Verb | ||
| 89 | ichuma | Noun | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s… | |
| 90 | ichuuma | Noun | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s… | |
| 91 | ichyuma | Noun | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s… | |
| 92 | icirori | Noun | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to… | |
| 93 | igicu | Noun | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. | |
| 94 | igicuku | Noun | Twelve o'clock at night exactly. | |
| 95 | ijipo | Noun | An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cov… | |
| 96 | ijosi | Noun | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | |
| 97 | ikibero | Noun | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. | |
| 98 | ikigaga | Noun | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 99 | ikiyo | Noun | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to… | |
| 100 | ikiziga | Noun | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 101 | ikote | Noun | A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. | |
| 102 | ikyuma | Noun | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s… | |
| 103 | im-beba | Noun | Any small rodent of the genus Mus. | |
| 104 | imi- | Phrase | Class 4 noun prefix. | |
| 105 | imvuvu | Noun | scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis. | |
| 106 | in-dobo | Noun | The amount held in this container. | |
| 107 | indoto | Noun | ||
| 108 | ingezi | Noun | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. | |
| 109 | inkara | Noun | Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a… | |
| 110 | inkere | Noun | The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. | |
| 111 | inkima | Noun | A monkey of the species Cercopithecus mitis, native to central and eastern Africa. | |
| 112 | inkona | Noun | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and… | |
| 113 | inshi | Noun | ||
| 114 | intege | Noun | ||
| 115 | intore | Noun | ||
| 116 | intumbi | Noun | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 117 | inyana | Noun | ||
| 118 | ipfa | Noun | ||
| 119 | irabura | Adjective | ||
| 120 | iruka | Verb | ||
| 121 | isutiye | Noun | An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. | |
| 122 | itaba | Verb | ||
| 123 | itafari | Noun | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | |
| 124 | itegura | Verb | ||
| 125 | iteka | Adverb | ||
| 126 | izera | Verb | ||
| 127 | jangwe | Noun | ||
| 128 | jisho | Noun | ||
| 129 | joro | Noun | ||
| 130 | josi | Noun | ||
| 131 | jumba | Noun | ||
| 132 | juru | Noun | ||
| 133 | kanseri | Noun | The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention… | |
| 134 | karaba | Verb | ||
| 135 | keka | Verb | ||
| 136 | keli | Noun | ||
| 137 | kene | Noun | ||
| 138 | kenesha | Verb | ||
| 139 | kere | Noun | ||
| 140 | keretse | Conjunction | Except on a specified condition; if not. | |
| 141 | kimwe | Noun | ||
| 142 | kina | Verb | ||
| 143 | kinga | Verb | ||
| 144 | kira | Noun | Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark. | |
| 145 | kire | Adjective | ||
| 146 | kobwa | Noun | ||
| 147 | kokora | Noun | ||
| 148 | kombe | Noun | ||
| 149 | kondo | Noun | ||
| 150 | konje | Adjective | ||
| 151 | korwa | Noun | ||
| 152 | kuba | Noun | ||
| 153 | kumbura | Verb | ||
| 154 | kumwe | Noun | ||
| 155 | kurima | Verb | To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. | |
| 156 | kuva | Adverb | ||
| 157 | kwabele | Noun | ||
| 158 | kwabili | Noun | ||
| 159 | kwavu | Noun | ||
| 160 | kwintet | Noun | Any group of five members. | |
| 161 | kyangwa | Conjunction | ||
| 162 | mbere | Adverb | ||
| 163 | mizero | Noun | ||
| 164 | muhira | Noun | ||
| 165 | mukaso | Noun | The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother. | |
| 166 | naniro | Noun | ||
| 167 | nawe | Adverb | ||
| 168 | neke | Noun | ||
| 169 | nini | Adjective | ||
| 170 | none | Adverb | ||
| 171 | nshi | Adjective | ||
| 172 | ntabwo | Adverb | ||
| 173 | nyota | Noun | ||
| 174 | nyuma | Adverb | ||
| 175 | onko | Noun | ||
| 176 | oroshye | Adjective | ||
| 177 | panga | Noun | ||
| 178 | papuro | Noun | ||
| 179 | peshyi | Noun | ||
| 180 | pfakazi | Noun | ||
| 181 | pongo | Noun | ||
| 182 | pyisi | Noun | ||
| 183 | rabo | Noun | ||
| 184 | rama | Verb | ||
| 185 | raso | Noun | ||
| 186 | renge | Noun | ||
| 187 | rimi | Noun | ||
| 188 | rimo | Noun | ||
| 189 | rimwe | Adjective | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number. | |
| 190 | rira | Verb | ||
| 191 | ririmba | Verb | ||
| 192 | risha | Verb | ||
| 193 | rizo | Noun | ||
| 194 | ruhuka | Verb | ||
| 195 | ruma | Verb | ||
| 196 | ryango | Noun | ||
| 197 | sabuni | Noun | ||
| 198 | safiro | Noun | Azure, when blazoning by precious stones. | |
| 199 | saha | Noun | ||
| 200 | saine | Noun | ||
| 201 | saka | Noun | ||
| 202 | sakumi | Noun | ||
| 203 | sakuza | Verb | ||
| 204 | samagwe | Noun | ||
| 205 | sambili | Noun | ||
| 206 | samojya | Noun | ||
| 207 | sanani | Noun | ||
| 208 | sano | Noun | ||
| 209 | sasaba | Noun | ||
| 210 | sasita | Noun | ||
| 211 | satanu | Noun | ||
| 212 | satatu | Noun | ||
| 213 | satsi | Noun | ||
| 214 | sazi | Noun | ||
| 215 | semura | Noun | ||
| 216 | senga | Verb | ||
| 217 | shiki | Noun | ||
| 218 | shinga | Noun | ||
| 219 | shoboka | Verb | ||
| 220 | shobora | Verb | ||
| 221 | shumba | Noun | ||
| 222 | shuti | Noun | ||
| 223 | shyamba | Noun | ||
| 224 | shyimbo | Noun | ||
| 225 | shyuha | Verb | ||
| 226 | simbura | Verb | ||
| 227 | sinzira | Verb | ||
| 228 | sombe | Noun | ||
| 229 | sozi | Noun | ||
| 230 | sura | Verb | ||
| 231 | tabo | Noun | ||
| 232 | taka | Noun | ||
| 233 | tama | Noun | ||
| 234 | tanga | Verb | ||
| 235 | tanu | Adjective | ||
| 236 | tapfuna | Verb | ||
| 237 | tare | Noun | ||
| 238 | tatu | Adjective | ||
| 239 | tegeko | Noun | ||
| 240 | tegura | Verb | ||
| 241 | teme | Noun | ||
| 242 | tima | Noun | ||
| 243 | toki | Noun | ||
| 244 | tondo | Noun | ||
| 245 | toranya | Verb | ||
| 246 | tugu | Noun | ||
| 247 | tuku | Adjective | ||
| 248 | tumba | Noun | ||
| 249 | tunguru | Noun | ||
| 250 | tura | Verb | ||
| 251 | turo | Noun | ||
| 252 | ubu- | Phrase | Class 14 noun prefix. | |
| 253 | ubumwe | Noun | ||
| 254 | ubuntu | Noun | A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. | |
| 255 | uburubu | Noun | An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm. | |
| 256 | ubutare | Noun | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s… | |
| 257 | ubwoko | Noun | ||
| 258 | umu- | Phrase | Class 1 noun prefix. | |
| 259 | umugote | Noun | A number of plants of the genus Syzygium. | |
| 260 | umuyaga | Noun | One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air. | |
| 261 | umwenge | Noun | ||
| 262 | umweyo | Noun | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | |
| 263 | unyu | Noun | ||
| 264 | uru- | Phrase | Class 11 noun prefix. | |
| 265 | vuba | Adverb | ||
| 266 | vubi | Noun | ||
| 267 | vuna | Verb | ||
| 268 | vura | Noun | ||
| 269 | vuta | Noun | ||
| 270 | yaga | Noun | ||
| 271 | yama | Noun | ||
| 272 | yandiko | Noun | ||
| 273 | yanya | Noun | ||
| 274 | yego | Adverb | ||
| 275 | yemera | Noun | ||
| 276 | yenyeli | Noun | ||
| 277 | yiko | Noun | An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. | |
| 278 | yobora | Verb | ||
| 279 | yuma | Noun | ||
| 280 | zahabu | Adjective | Made of gold. | |
| 281 | zana | Verb | ||
| 282 | zima | Adjective | ||
| 283 | zira | Noun | ||
| 284 | zoga | Noun | ||
| 285 | zoka | Noun | ||
| 286 | zovu | Noun | ||
| 287 | zuba | Noun | ||
| 288 | zuru | Noun |