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# 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)|
| Agandi / Ni gaahe | How are you (used as greeting) |
| Nooruga he / hi? | Where are you coming from? |
| Ninduga Rusoorooza | I am coming from Rusoorooza |
| Nooza he / hi? | Where are you going? |
| Ninza Muhahinga | I am going to Muhahinga |
| Nokoora ki aha? | What are you doing here? |
| Nimpandiika ebi ncondoize ahari Nyabingi | I am writing what I have researched about Nyabingi |
| Ka tugyendane omu tawuni | Let us go together to the town |
| Ke mbanze njware gye | Let me first dess up properly |
| Reka tubanze twarya | Let us first eat |
| Ekyo kihikire | That's right |
| Waariire? | Have you eaten? |
| Tinkariire | I haven't eaten |
| Waahaaga? | Have you had enough food |
| Ingaaha, nyongyera | No, give me more |
| Ezi noobaasa kumpingaaniramu shiringi za Yuganda? | Can you change this into Uganda shillings please? |
| Pawunda / doora emwe neechingaana zingahe? | What is the exchange rate for a pound / dollar? |
| Nigye | Good (response to Agandi) |
| I am very well, thank you | Ni marungi / N'amahooro |
| Kare kare / Ogumeho | Goodbye |
| Naiwe ogumeho | Goodbye to you too (response to Goodbye) |
| Kache | Small |
| Munonga | A lot |
| Kihango | Big |
| Byinji | Many of something |
| Ruhanga wangye | My Lord |
| Eshaha | Time |
|Olaleje|Good night (single person)|
| Osiibe gye | Good day |
| Yee/ee/yeego/naiwe osiibe gye | The same to you (Good day response) |
| Olaleje / Oraare gye | Good night (single person) |
| Yee/ee/yeego/naiwe oraare gye | The same to you (Good night response) |
| Mulaleje | Good night (many people) |
|Olileje|Good morning (single person)|
| Osiibire gye / Osiibire ota | Good afternoon |
| Olileje / oraire gye / oraire ota | Good morning (single person) |
| Eego / yeego / ee / mm Ndaire gye | Good morning to you (response to good morning) |
| Mulileje | Good morning (multiple person) |
| Kunaaba | Take shower |
| Twena | All of us |
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| 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|
| Mpa ameizi | Give me water |
| Embuzi | Goat |
| Akana Kembuzi | Baby goat |
| Entama | Sheep |
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| 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 |
| Ekirabo | Gift |
| Esati | Shirt |
| Eshero | Hippo |
| Emporogoma | Lion |
| Eizina ryangye Mahdi | My name is Mahdi |
|Ndaruga Iran| I’m from Iran|
|Nashemererwa kubanimwe| I’m happy to be here|
|Webare munonga| Thank you very much|
|Aha nyamaishwa eztarikuzira| Those animals you can’t refuse (ritually clean)|
|Yesu asimwe| Praise God|
|Asimwe munonga, amen| Response to Yesu asimwe|
|Ruhanga ni muhango| God is great|
|Ruhanga ny mulingi| God is good|
|Ekibi kya Noa| Sins of noah|
|Mwije murye| Come and eat|
|Ndakukunda munonga| I love you a lot|
|Neshaha zokurya| Time to eat|
|Neshaha zokuzakubyama| Time to sleep|
|Orakundachi| What do you prefer?|
|Embwa hamwe na pusi| Dog or cat|
|Nishahazingahe| What time is it?|
|Eizina ryawe niriha| What is your name?|
|Eizina rye niriha| What is his/her name?|
|Kunaaba twena| All of us take a shower|
|Kafumbo| Village with people with good ideas|
|Oyinihre omujinya omunwani wange omwojo| You are jealous of my boyfriend|
|Echirwa chine emitti nyingyi| Island with a lot of trees|
|Murikuza bunyonyi erizooba| We are going to bunyonyi today|
|Ekibo kyebichiga chiga| Basket of chiga beans|
|Aha obuhunga bunnurile| This buhunga is delicious|
|Mwebare ahabwakujira omitima murungi| thank you for your kindness|
# Numbers
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|Emitwaro ebiri|Twenty thousand|
# Phrases
Eizina ryangye Mahdi: My name is Mahdi
Ndaruga Iran: I’m from Iran
Nashemererwa kubanimwe: I’m happy to be here
Webare munonga: Thank you very much
Aha nyamaishwa eztarikuzira: Those animals you can’t refuse (ritually clean)
Yesu asimwe: Praise God
Asimwe munonga, amen: Response to Yesu asimwe
Ruhanga ni muhango: God is great
Ruhanga ny mulingi: God is good
Ekibi kya Noa: Sins of noah
Mwije murye: Come and eat
Ndakukunda munonga: I love you a lot
Neshaha zokurya: Time to eat
Neshaha zokuzakubyama: Time to sleep
Orakundachi: What do you prefer?
Embwa hamwe na pusi: Dog or cat
Nishahazingahe: What time is it?
Eizina ryawe niriha: What is your name?
Eizina rye niriha: What is his/her name?
Kunaaba twena: All of us take a shower
Kafumbo: Village with people with good ideas
Oyinihre
omujinya omunwani wange omwojo: You are jealous of my boyfriend
Echirwa chine emitti nyingyi: Island with a lot of trees
Murikuza bunyonyi erizooba: We are going to bunyonyi today
Mpa ameizi: Give me water
Ekibo kyebichiga chiga: Basket of chiga beans
Aha obuhunga bunnurile: This buhunga is delicious
Mwebare ahabwakujira omitima murungi: thank you for your kindness
# How to say beautiful
The adjective changes based on what we are talking about, and based on letters of previous words or context, in a way they try to rhyme words when possible.