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