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@ -16,97 +16,98 @@ The “k” letter is sometimes read with a ch sound (need phonetic)
Pronunciations may vary depending on the region. As an example, in one area we were told Musana means sun, but in another region we were told it’s pronounced as Mushana.
# A tiny dictionary of words
Rukiga English
Webare Thank you (single person)
Webare kusiuma Response to webare
Mwebare Thank you (multiple people)
Engaji Gorilla 🦍
Kengaji Junior gorilla (used after Akana)
Akana Baby
Agandi How are you (used as greeting)
Nigye Good (response to Agandi)
Kache Small
Munonga A lot
Kihango Big
Byinji Many of something
Ruhanga wangye My Lord
Eshaha Time
Olaleje Good night (single person)
Mulaleje Good night (many people)
Olileje Good morning (single person)
Mulileje Good morning (multiple person)
Kunaaba Take shower
Twena All of us
Embwa Dog
Ahamuheru End
Hamwe And
Enyonyi Bird, airplane
Ekinyonyi Bird
Omunywani Friend
Omwojo omunywani Boyfriend
Omuhara Girl
Omwojo Boy
Omusheija Man
Ego Yes
Wapi No
Omujinya Jealous person
Omukundwa Sweetheart
Embuzi Goat
Echiroto Dream
Nyine enjara I’m hungry
Ndu hire I’m tired
Nikibi Ugly, a bad deed
Echiroto nkirungi Good dream
Wanji Response to someone calling you. Can be used when you don’t understand what they said, but also in general
Embuzi Goat
Akana Kembuzi Baby goat
Entama Sheep
Musana, Mushana (different pronunciation) Sun
Omwanya gobsinge Peaceful Place
Echirwa Island
Chine Have
Nyingyi A lot
Ruhanga eizina rye rehimbisibwe Hossana
Akasero Basket with handles
Akatebo Basket
Akibo Small basket
Musingirio A kind of bean that grow while twining (while connected to something, grows around it
Enyawawa The crying bird
Sawa I’m ok (be careful: this word means “something bitter” in Swahili)
Nimarungy I’m ok (response to Agandi)
Mwakora You have done great (multiple people)
Wakora You have done great (single person)
Etanuru Bricks arranged in a dome shape with fire under and inside them, to dry the bricks
Tutamuzongoza A person’s name, means someone who is not to be disturbed (or disturb others)
Akana Kente Calf
Omwana Human baby
Omuzeire Parent
Mama Mother
Taata Father
Buhunga A food made with maize flour mixed with hot water and sugar (called porridge in some areas)
Entuhe Crusted Crane
Ruhanga God
Amina Amen
Matooke Mashed green banana
Chinnurile Delicious
Bun Bread bun
Omugisha Blessing
Abatabani Sons
Yaabagirati Said
Ekibi Sins
Byona Everything
Ezitarikuzira Those which you can’t refuse
Nyamaishwa Animals
Aha This
Buri That
Muhango Great
Enshaija Male (animal)
Enkazi Female (animal)
Enshaija n’enkazi Male and female (animals)
Omusheija omukazi Male and female (humans)
Otwareho You will take (a part of something, not all)
Kare kare Goodbye
Ebinyugunyugu Butterfly
|Rukiga|English|
|-------|-----|
|Webare|Thank you (single person)|
|Webare kusiuma|Response to webare|
|Mwebare|Thank you (multiple people)|
|Engaji|Gorilla 🦍 |
|Kengaji|Junior gorilla (used after Akana)|
|Akana|Baby|
|Agandi|How are you (used as greeting)|
|Nigye|Good (response to Agandi)|
|Kache|Small|
|Munonga|A lot|
|Kihango|Big|
|Byinji|Many of something|
|Ruhanga wangye|My Lord|
|Eshaha|Time|
|Olaleje|Good night (single person)|
|Mulaleje|Good night (many people)|
|Olileje|Good morning (single person)|
|Mulileje |Good morning (multiple person)|
|Kunaaba|Take shower|
|Twena|All of us|
|Embwa|Dog|
|Ahamuheru|End|
|Hamwe|And|
|Enyonyi |Bird, airplane|
|Ekinyonyi|Bird|
|Omunywani|Friend|
|Omwojo omunywani|Boyfriend|
|Omuhara|Girl|
|Omwojo|Boy|
|Omusheija|Man|
|Ego|Yes|
|Wapi|No|
|Omujinya |Jealous person|
|Omukundwa|Sweetheart |
|Embuzi|Goat|
|Echiroto|Dream|
|Nyine enjara|I’m hungry|
|Ndu hire|I’m tired|
|Nikibi|Ugly, a bad deed|
|Echiroto nkirungi|Good dream|
|Wanji|Response to someone calling you. Can be used when you don’t understand what they said, but also in general|
||Give me water|
|Embuzi|Goat|
|Akana Kembuzi|Baby goat|
|Entama|Sheep|
|Musana, Mushana (different pronunciation)|Sun|
|Omwanya gobsinge|Peaceful Place|
|Echirwa|Island|
|Chine|Have|
|Nyingyi|A lot|
|Ruhanga eizina rye rehimbisibwe|Hossana|
|Akasero|Basket with handles|
|Akatebo |Basket|
|Akibo|Small basket|
|Musingirio|A kind of bean that grow while twining (while connected to something, grows around it|
|Enyawawa|The crying bird|
|Sawa|I’m ok (be careful: this word means “something bitter” in Swahili)|
|Nimarungy|I’m ok (response to Agandi)|
|Mwakora|You have done great (multiple people)|
|Wakora|You have done great (single person)|
|Etanuru|Bricks arranged in a dome shape with fire under and inside them, to dry the bricks|
|Tutamuzongoza|A person’s name, means someone who is not to be disturbed (or disturb others)|
|Akana Kente |Calf|
|Omwana|Human baby|
|Omuzeire|Parent|
|Mama|Mother|
|Taata|Father|
|Buhunga|A food made with maize flour mixed with hot water and sugar (called porridge in some areas)|
|Entuhe|Crusted Crane|
|Ruhanga|God|
|Amina|Amen|
|Matooke|Mashed green banana|
|Chinnurile|Delicious|
|Bun|Bread bun|
|Omugisha|Blessing|
|Abatabani|Sons|
|Yaabagirati|Said|
|Ekibi|Sins|
|Byona|Everything|
|Ezitarikuzira|Those which you can’t refuse|
|Nyamaishwa|Animals|
|Aha|This|
|Buri|That|
|Muhango|Great|
|Enshaija|Male (animal)|
|Enkazi|Female (animal)|
|Enshaija n’enkazi|Male and female (animals)|
|Omusheija omukazi|Male and female (humans)|
|Otwareho|You will take (a part of something, not all)|
# Numbers