| I | Pronomen | je | I am here now. Je ndi ngaha ubu. |
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| you | Pronomen | wewe | You are my friend. Wewe uri umugenzi wanje. |
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| he | Pronomen | we | He is at home. We ari muhira. |
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| we | Pronomen | twebwe | We work every day. Twebwe dukora buri musi. |
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| they | Pronomen | bo | They live in the city. Bo baba mu gisagara. |
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| what | Pronomen | iki | What is your name? Izina ryawe ni iki? |
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| where | Adverb | hehe | Where do you live? Ubaye hehe? |
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| when | Adverb | ryari | When will you come? Uzaza ryari? |
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| who | Pronomen | nde | Who is that person? Uwo muntu ni nde? |
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| why | Adverb | kuki | Why are you sad? Kubera iki ubabaye? |
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| how | Adverb | gute | How do you work? Ukora gute? |
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| to be | Verb | kuba | They are happy today. Barahimbawe uyu musi. |
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| to have | Verb | kugira | I have a book. Mfise igitabu. |
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| to do | Verb | gukora | We do our work well. Dukora akazi kacu neza. |
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| to go | Verb | kuja | I go to school. Ndaja kw'ishure. |
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| to come | Verb | kuza | They come every morning. Baza buri gitondo. |
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| to see | Verb | kubona | I see the mountain. Ndabona umusozi. |
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| to know | Verb | kumenya | I know that story. Ndazi iyo nkuru. |
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| to think | Verb | kwiyumvira | We think about life. Twiyumvira ku buzima. |
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| to want | Verb | gushaka | I want some water. Ndashaka amazi. |
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| to need | Verb | gukenera | We need more food. Dukenera ibifungurwa vyinshi. |
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| to make | Verb | gukora | They make good bread. Bakora umukate mwiza. |
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| to take | Verb | gutora | Take the book home. Tora igitabu uce ugitahana. |
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| to give | Verb | guha | Give me the money. Mpa amahera. |
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| to say | Verb | kuvuga | Please say your name. Vuga izina ryawe. |
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| to tell | Verb | kubwira | Tell me the truth. Mbwira ukuri. |
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| to ask | Verb | kubaza | I ask one question. Ndabaza ikibazo kimwe. |
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| to find | Verb | kuronka | We found the way. Twaronse inzira. |
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| to look | Verb | kuraba | Look at the sky. Raba ijuru. |
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| to use | Verb | gukoresha | I use this table. Nkoresha iyi meza. |
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| to work | Verb | gukora | They work in town. Bakora mu gisagara. |
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| to eat | Verb | kurya | We eat rice tonight. Turarya umuceri iri joro. |
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| to drink | Verb | kunywa | I drink tea every morning. Nnywa icayi buri gitondo. |
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| to sleep | Verb | gusinzira | The child sleeps now. Umwana asinziriye ubu. |
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| to walk | Verb | kugenda | We walk to school. Tugenda kw'ishure n'amaguru. |
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| to run | Verb | kwiruka | The boy runs fast. Uwo muhungu yiruka ningoga. |
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| to read | Verb | gusoma | I read this book. Nsomye iki gitabu. |
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| to write | Verb | kwandika | She writes a short story. |
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| to speak | Verb | kuvuga | They speak our language. Bavuga ururimi rwacu. |
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| to listen | Verb | kwumviriza | Listen to the teacher carefully. Umviriza umwigisha neza. |
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| to hear | Verb | kwumva | I hear the music. Numva umuziki. |
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| to buy | Verb | kugura | We buy fresh fruit. Tugura ivyamwa bishasha. |
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| to sell | Verb | kugurisha | They sell fish here. Bagurisha amafi ngaha. |
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| to pay | Verb | kuriha | I pay for the food. Ndariha ibifungurwa. |
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| to help | Verb | gufasha | Please help that child. Fasha uwo mwana. |
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| to love | Verb | gukunda | I love my family. Nkunda umuryango wanje. |
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| to live | Verb | kubaho | They live in this house. Baba muri iyi nzu. |
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| to die | Verb | gupfa | All people die someday. Abantu bose bazopfa umusi umwe. |
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| to learn | Verb | kwiga | Children learn at school. Abana bigira kw'ishure. |
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| to teach | Verb | kwigisha | They teach our language. Bigisha ururimi rwacu. |
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| to open | Verb | kwugurura | Open the door now. Uguruza umuryango ubu. |
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| to close | Verb | gufunga | Close the window, please. |
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| person | Substantiv | umuntu | That person is kind. Uwo muntu ni mwiza. |
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| man | Substantiv | umugabo | The man is tall. Uwo mugabo ni muremure. |
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| woman | Substantiv | umugore | The woman is here. Uwo mugore ari ngaha. |
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| child | Substantiv | umwana | The child is sleeping. Umwana ariko arasinzira. |
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| boy | Substantiv | umuhungu | The boy reads well. Uwo muhungu asoma neza. |
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| girl | Substantiv | umukobwa | The girl is happy. Uwo mukobwa arahimbawe. |
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| family | Substantiv | umuryango | My family lives here. Umuryango wanje uba ngaha. |
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| mother | Substantiv | umuvyeyi | |
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| father | Substantiv | data | My father works hard. Data akora cane. |
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| friend | Substantiv | umugenzi | My friend came yesterday. Umugenzi wanje yaje ejo. |
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| house | Substantiv | inzu | Their house is big. Inzu yabo ni nini. |
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| home | Substantiv | imuhira | We are going home. Turi kuja muhira. |
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| school | Substantiv | ishure | The school is nearby. Ishure riri hafi. |
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| city | Substantiv | igisagara | This city is large. Iki gisagara ni kinini. |
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| country | Substantiv | igihugu | Our country is beautiful. Igihugu cacu ni ciza. |
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| world | Substantiv | isi | The world is changing. Isi iriko irahinduka. |
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| street | Substantiv | ibarabara | The street is busy. Ibarabara ririmwo abantu benshi. |
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| room | Substantiv | icumba | This room is small. Iki cumba ni gitoyi. |
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| time | Substantiv | umwanya | Time goes very fast. Umwanya ugenda ningoga cane. |
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| day | Substantiv | umusi | Today is a good day. Uno musi ni umusi mwiza. |
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| night | Substantiv | ijoro | The night is cold. Ijoro rirakonja. |
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| morning | Substantiv | igitondo | This morning is beautiful. Iki gitondo ni ciza. |
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| evening | Substantiv | umugoroba | We walk in the evening. Tugenda ku mugoroba. |
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| week | Substantiv | indwi | I work every week. Nkora buri ndwi. |
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| month | Substantiv | ukwezi | This month is busy. Uku kwezi kurimwo akazi kenshi. |
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| year | Substantiv | umwaka | This year is new. Uno mwaka ni mushasha. |
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| today | Adverb | uyu musi | I am happy today. Ndahimbawe uyu musi. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | ejo | We will come tomorrow. Tuzaza ejo. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | ejo | He came yesterday morning. We yaje ejo mu gitondo. |
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| now | Adverb | ubu | Come here now. Ingo ngaha ubu. |
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| sun | Substantiv | izuba | The sun is hot. Izuba rirashushe. |
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| moon | Substantiv | ukwezi | The moon is bright tonight. Ukwezi kurakaye iri joro. |
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| star | Substantiv | inyenyeri | That star is bright. Iyo nyenyeri irakaye. |
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| sky | Substantiv | ijuru | The sky is blue. Ijuru ni ubururu. |
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| earth | Substantiv | isi | |
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| fire | Substantiv | umuriro | The fire is hot. Umuriro urashushe. |
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| water | Substantiv | amazi | Drink clean water daily. Nunywe amazi meza buri musi. |
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| rain | Substantiv | imvura | The rain is heavy. Imvura ni nyinshi. |
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| wind | Substantiv | umuyaga | The wind is strong. Umuyaga urakomeye. |
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| tree | Substantiv | igiti | That tree is tall. Cya giti ni kirekire. |
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| flower | Substantiv | ishurwe | This flower is beautiful. Iri shurwe ni ryiza. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | umusozi | That mountain is high. Uwo musozi ni muremure. |
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| river | Substantiv | uruzi | The river is long. Uruzi ni rurerure. |
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| sea | Substantiv | ikiyaga | |
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| food | Substantiv | ibifungurwa | The food is ready. Ibifungurwa birateguwe. |
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| bread | Substantiv | umukate | This bread is fresh. Uno mukate ni mushasha. |
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| rice | Substantiv | umuceri | We eat rice often. Turarya umuceri kenshi. |
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| meat | Substantiv | inyama | The meat is good. Inyama ni nziza. |
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| fish | Substantiv | ifi | The fish is fresh. Ifi ni nshasha. |
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| egg | Substantiv | irigi | I ate one egg. Nariye irigi rimwe. |
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| milk | Substantiv | amata | The child drinks milk. Umwana anywa amata. |
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| fruit | Substantiv | ivyamwa | Fruit is good for health. |
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| tea | Substantiv | icayi | I drink tea daily. Nnywa icayi buri musi. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | ikawa | The coffee is hot. Ikawa irashushe. |
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| head | Substantiv | umutwe | My head hurts today. Umutwe wanje urababara uyu musi. |
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| eye | Substantiv | ijisho | |
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| ear | Substantiv | ugutwi | |
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| mouth | Substantiv | umunwa | Open your mouth wide. Tamaza umunwa cane. |
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| nose | Substantiv | izuru | |
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| hand | Substantiv | ukuboko | Wash your hands now. Karaba amaboko yawe ubu. |
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| foot | Substantiv | ikirenge | My foot hurts badly. Ikirenge canje kirababara cane. |
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| heart | Substantiv | umutima | |
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| name | Substantiv | izina | My name is John. Izina ryanje ni John. |
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| book | Substantiv | igitabu | This book is new. Iki gitabu ni gishasha. |
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| word | Substantiv | ijambo | That word is difficult. Iryo jambo riragoye. |
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| language | Substantiv | ururimi | This language is beautiful. Uru rurimi ni rwiza. |
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| money | Substantiv | amahera | I need more money. Nkeneye amahera menshi. |
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| work | Substantiv | akazi | This work is hard. Aka kazi karagoye. |
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| love | Substantiv | urukundo | Love is very important. Urukundo ni ngirakamaro cane. |
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| music | Substantiv | umuziki | The music is beautiful. Umuziki ni mwiza. |
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| story | Substantiv | inkuru | That story is true. Iyo nkuru ni y'ukuri. |
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| way | Substantiv | inzira | This is the way. Iyi ni yo nzira. |
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| thing | Substantiv | ikintu | That thing is mine. Ico kintu ni icanje. |
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| life | Substantiv | ubuzima | Life is beautiful. Ubuzima ni bwiza. |
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| door | Substantiv | umuryango | The door is open. Umuryango wuguruye. |
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| table | Substantiv | ameza | |
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| chair | Substantiv | intebe | The chair is small. Intebe ni ntoyi. |
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| car | Substantiv | imodoka | The car is new. Imodoka ni nshasha. |
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| good | Adjektiv | mwiza | This food is good. Ibi bifungurwa ni vyiza. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | bibi | |
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| big | Adjektiv | kinini | Their house is big. Inzu yabo ni nini. |
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| small | Adjektiv | gitoyi | This room is small. Iki cumba ni gitoyi. |
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| new | Adjektiv | mushasha | I have a new book. Mfise igitabu gishasha. |
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| old | Adjektiv | kera | That house is old. Iyo nzu ni ya kera. |
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| long | Adjektiv | rurerure | The river is long. Uruzi ni rurerure. |
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| short | Adjektiv | gito | This story is short. Iyi nkuru ni ngufi. |
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| high | Adjektiv | muremure | That mountain is high. Uwo musozi ni muremure. |
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| hot | Adjektiv | shushe | The tea is hot. Icayi kirashushe. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | konje | The water is cold. Amazi arakonje. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | himbawe | The child is happy. Umwana arahimbawe. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | babaye | |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | ciza | The flower is beautiful. Iryo shurwe ni ryiza. |
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| easy | Adjektiv | vyoroshe | This work is easy. Aka kazi karoroshe. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | gikomeye | |
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| fast | Adjektiv | ningoga | The boy runs fast. Uwo muhungu yiruka ningoga. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | bukebuke | The car is slow. Imodoka igenda bukebuke. |
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| right | Adjektiv | ukuri | |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | ikosa | |
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| important | Adjektiv | ngirakamaro | This book is important. Iki gitabu ni ngirakamaro. |
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| true | Adjektiv | ukuri | That story is true. Iyo nkuru ni y'ukuri. |
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| full | Adjektiv | cuzuye | |
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| empty | Adjektiv | kirimwo ubusa | |
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| young | Adjektiv | muto | That child is young. Uwo mwana ni muto. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | komeye | That man is strong. Uwo mugabo arakomeye. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | gojwe | |
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| red | Adjektiv | gitukura | The flower is red. Iryo shurwe ni ritukura. |
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| blue | Adjektiv | ubururu | The sky is blue. Ijuru ni ubururu. |
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| green | Adjektiv | gitoto | |
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| yellow | Adjektiv | gihondo | |
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| black | Adjektiv | wirabura | The car is black. Imodoka ni yirabura. |
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| white | Adjektiv | umweru | The milk is white. Amata ni yera. |
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| yes | Interjektion | ego | Yes, I am ready. Ego, nditeguye. |
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| no | Interjektion | oya | No, I do not know. Oya, sindabizi. |
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| not | Adverb | nti | I am not tired. Sindaruha. |
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| and | Konjunktion | na | Tea and bread are ready. Icayi n'umukate birateguwe. |
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| or | Konjunktion | canke | Tea or coffee is fine. Icayi canke ikawa ni vyiza. |
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| but | Konjunktion | ariko | I am tired, but happy. Ndaruha, ariko ndahimbawe. |
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| if | Konjunktion | nimba | If you come, we eat. Nimba uza, turarya. |
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| because | Konjunktion | kuko | I stayed home because rain fell. |
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| with | Präposition | na | I came with my friend. Nazanye n'umugenzi wanje. |
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| without | Präposition | ata | He left without money. Yagiye ata mahera. |
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| for | Präposition | ku bwa | |
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| from | Präposition | kuva | I come from Burundi. Nva i Burundi. |
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| to | Präposition | ku | We went to school. Tuje kw'ishure. |
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