| English,Kiembu |
| 1,ĩmwe |
| 10,ĩkũmi |
| 100,ĩgana |
| 1000,ngiri |
| 10000,ngiri ĩkũmi |
| 100000,ngiri ĩgana |
| 11,ĩkũmi na ĩmwe |
| 12,ĩkũmi na igĩrĩ |
| 2,igĩrĩ |
| 20,mĩrongo ĩri |
| 3,ithatũ |
| 30,mĩrongo ĩthatu |
| 4,inya |
| 40,mĩrongo ĩna |
| 41,mĩrongo ĩna na ĩmwe |
| 42,mĩrongo ĩna na igĩrĩ |
| 5,ithano |
| 50,mĩrongo ĩtanu |
| 6,ithathatũ |
| 60,mĩrongo ĩtandatũ |
| 7,mũngwaja |
| 70,mĩrongo mũngwaja |
| 8,inyanya |
| 80,mĩrongo ĩnana |
| 9,kenda |
| 90,mĩrongo kenda |
| A Kiembu name of God,Mwene- Njeru |
| A Kiembu name of God,Mwene- Nyaga |
| A Kiembu word for circumcised young men,Nthaka |
| A circumcised young man or reference to somebody‟s son.,Mwanake |
| A circumcised young woman who has not yet been married.,Mwĩrĩtu |
| A common socialization base where fire was lit,ĩtogi |
| A coward,Kĩtherenji |
| A derogatory word meaning one who had been rejected,Gĩcokio |
| A horn of cattle used as a musical instrument,Coro |
| A kitchen; a house where a man would carry out his courtship usually his –mother-in-law –to-be‟s kitchen. A man would pay a goat known as mburi ya ngucu in order to be allowed to use that particular place during courtship at night.,Ngũcũ |
| A male circumcision dance,Ndirũ |
| A man‟s special hut,Garũ |
| A person.,Mũndũ |
| A wedge shaped instrument,Kĩenji |
| A woman who has not yet recuperated after child birth,Mũciere |
| A word referring to a girl who has not undergone female circumcision,kĩrigũ |
| A word referring to girls who have not undergone female circumcision,ĩrigũ |
| A word used by men to refer to the children who bear their names; male children who are named after a certain man,Ngerana |
| A word used by women to refer to the children who bear their names; female children who are named after a certain woman,Rietawa |
| A young man or a young woman who has been circumcised and is in the process of healing,Gĩciere |
| Abrus schimperi (Plant species),Mukumbi |
| Acacia abyssinica (Plant species),Mugaa |
| Acacia ataxacantha (Plant species),Murangare |
| Acacia hockii (Plant species),Mugaa |
| Acacia mellifera (Plant species),Muthigira |
| Achyranthes aspera (Plant species),Mutegenye |
| Acokanthera oppositifolia (plant botanical name),kĩrũũrũ |
| Adansonia digitata (Plant species),Muramba |
| Advice and instructions to adulthood before the rite of circumcision,Kunithio |
| Age set,ĩrika |
| Age- mates,Andũ a rika |
| Ageratum conyzoides (Plant species),Mucuki wa ngigi |
| Ajuga remota (Plant species),Wanjiru-wa-Rurii |
| Albizia amara (Plant species),Muga-Nthegu |
| Albizia anthelmintica (Plant species),Mubarwa |
| Albizia gummifera (Plant species),Mukorwe |
| All,Yothe |
| Allium ampeloprassum (Plant species),Gitunguru |
| Aloe balyi (Plant species),Kithunju |
| Aloe lateritia (Plant species),Kiruma |
| Amaranth,rwoga |
| Amaranth,terere |
| An initiator‟s sponsor during initiation,Mutiri |
| An intiation candidate being sponsored during initiation,Mũtirwa |
| Ant,mũthũa |
| Ants,mĩthũa |
| Arm,njara |
| Arms,njara |
| Arrow (play toy),kooma |
| Arrow (play toy),ndiira |
| Arrow (play toy),ndiring’i |
| Arrow (simple type),mĩnyũũthũ |
| Arrow (simple type),mĩrũũthi |
| Arrow (simple type),mũgwĩ wa mĩnyũũthi |
| Arrow (type),mũgwĩ wa mũtatĩ |
| Arrow pouch,thiaka |
| Arrow roots,ndũma |
| Arrow roots,ndūma |
| Arrow slot,mbogo |
| Arrow storage,kiigo |
| Arrows,mĩgwĩ |
| Ask,ũria |
| Asparagus racemosus (Plant species),Karura |
| Azadirachta indica (Plant species),Mwarobaine |
| Baby/young child,Kaana |
| Back,mũrukuthu |
| Back,vufa |
| Backs,mĩrukuthu |
| Bamboo (local variety),ĩrangi |
| Basella alba (Plant species),Murerema |
| Basket,ciondo |
| Basket,kĩondo |
| Basket,kῑondo |
| Beans,Mboco |
| Beans,mboco |
| Bed,Gĩtanda |
| Bee hive (log hive),mĩatũ |
| Beehive,mĩatũ |
| Beehive,mῑatū |
| Being escorted to the circumcision arena,Kũmagaria thome |
| "Being shown out, a baby‟s first appearance in public after birth.",Kumagarua |
| Bidens pilosa (Plant species),Mucege |
| Big,Mũnene |
| Bird,kasoni |
| Bird trap,ĩkerenge |
| Birds,isoni |
| Blacksmith pipes,ngerwa na mũũgua |
| Blow,Vuva |
| Blowing horn,coro |
| Blunt arrow,ndiira |
| Blunt arrow,ndiring’i |
| Bow,ũta |
| Bow,ũta (plural: mata) |
| Bring closer,Nengereria |
| Buffalo,mbogo |
| Buffalos,mbogo |
| Butterflies,cĩenvurutia |
| Butterfly,kĩnvurutia |
| Caesalpinia volkensii (Plant species),Mubuthi |
| Cajanus cajan (Plant species),Njugu |
| Calabash,ciuga |
| Carica papaya (Plant species),Mubabai |
| Carphalea glaucescens (Plant species),Murema muthua |
| Cassava,mwanga |
| Castor oil,Mbarĩki |
| Cat,kanyau |
| Cats,tũnyau |
| Cattle,ng’ombe |
| Cave,ngurunga |
| Cave,ngurungu |
| Cave,ĩkurungu |
| Caves (plural),makurungu |
| Change,Cenjia |
| Cheetah,kĩtang'a |
| Cheetahs,itang'a |
| Chest,kĩthũri |
| Chests,ithũri |
| Chicken,ngũkũ |
| Chicken,ngūkū |
| Chickens,ngũkũ |
| Child,Mũrũkĩ |
| Child,mwana |
| Child / Baby,mwana |
| Church,kanitha |
| Circumcised young women,Erĩtu |
| Circumcision,ĩrua |
| Circumcision dance specifically done for girls on the circumcision day,Njai |
| Circumcision goat,Mbũri ya nduo |
| Cissus rotundifolia (Plant species),Ikothokotho |
| Clausena anisata (Plant species),Mutathi |
| Clay soil,Mũnyũ |
| Clerodendrum myricoides (Plant species),Muthuguni |
| Clerodendrum myricoides (plant botanical name),munjuga |
| Climb,Kũambata |
| Clothes,nguo |
| Cobra,gĩko |
| Cobra (Snake),gῑko |
| Coffee,Kaũwa |
| Coffee,kaũa |
| Coffee,kaũga |
| Combretum molle (Plant species),Murava |
| Commiphora africana (Plant species),Kigurugua |
| Cooking pot,Thavuria |
| Cooking stick,mĩko |
| Cooking stick,mĩndũri |
| Cooking stick,mῑko |
| Cooking stick,mῑndūri |
| Cooking stick,ndekethi |
| Cordia africana (Plant species),Muringa |
| Coriandrum sativa (Plant species),Ndania |
| Corpse,Cimba |
| Cow,Ng’ombe |
| Cow,ng'ombe |
| Cow pea leaves,nyanyi |
| Cow pea leaves,nyeni |
| Cow peas,nthoroko |
| Cows,ng'ombe |
| Crocodile,kĩng'angi |
| Crocodiles,ing'angi |
| Croton dichogamus (Plant species),Muthinia |
| Cultivate for someone,Mũremire |
| Cup,Gikombe |
| Cuscuta kilimanjari (Plant species),Thina |
| Cyathula polycephala (Plant species),Mutegenye |
| Dalbergia melanoxylon (Plant species),Muvingo |
| Dancing bells,ciĩgamba |
| Dark,ndũma |
| Day,Mũthenya |
| Day,mũthenya |
| Deep,Kĩndũĩ |
| Dioscorea minutifolia (Plant species),Gikwa kia ngima |
| Dog,ngui |
| Dogs,ngitī |
| Dombeya burgessiae (Plant species),Mukeu |
| Donkey,Nvuunda |
| Door,Mũrango |
| Dovyalis abyssinica (Plant species),Mukambura |
| Down,nthĩ |
| Down the valley,Ngurumo |
| Drink,Kũnyua |
| Drink,Kũnywa |
| Drum,ngũtha |
| Ear,gũtũ |
| Ears,matũ |
| Earth,Thĩ |
| Earth,nthĩ |
| East,ĩrathĩro |
| Ehretia cymosa (Plant species),Murembu |
| Elephant,njogu |
| Elephants,njogu |
| Emilia discifolia (Plant species),Gatukia |
| End,Mũthiro |
| Engleromyces goetzei (Plant species),Kieha kia Murangi |
| Enquire form the ancestors about an issue using cowrie shells.,Kũvũra mbũgũ |
| Entada leptostachya (Plant species),Mucaritha |
| Entada leptostachya (plant botanical name),mũcaritha |
| Enter,Tonya |
| Epilobium hirsutum (Plant species),Mucuki |
| Erythrina abyssinica (Plant species),Muuti |
| Eucalyptus globulus (Plant species),Munyua-mai |
| Eucalyptus saligna (Plant species),Muringamu |
| Euphorbia pseudograntii (Plant species),Mwerere |
| European / colonial person,mũcũngũ |
| European / colonial person,mũthũngũ |
| European / colonial person,mũthũngũ / mũcũngũ |
| Evil spirits,ngoma |
| Eye,ritho |
| Eyes,metho |
| Fagaropsis angolensis (Plant species),Mubindithindi |
| Families,mĩsiĩ yetũ |
| Family,mũsiĩ wetũ |
| Far,Kũraya |
| Farm,mũgũnda |
| Farmer,mũrĩmi |
| Farmers,alĩmi |
| Farming,kũlĩma |
| Farms,mĩgũnda |
| Feet,makinyo |
| Few,Cũnini |
| Field,Mũgũnda |
| Finger,kĩara |
| Finger millet,mũgĩmbĩ |
| Finger millet,mũkombi |
| Fingers,Ciara |
| Fish,nthamaki |
| Five ululations for a baby boy,Ngemi Ithano cia kĩvĩcĩ |
| Flies,magirũ |
| Flueggea virosa (Plant species),Mukururu |
| Fly,ĩgirũ |
| Food,irio |
| Foot,ĩkinyo |
| Forest,mũtitũ |
| Forest,mūtitū |
| Forests,mĩtitũ |
| Forever,tenenatene |
| Four ululations for a baby girl,Ngemi Inya cia kerĩtu |
| Front,mbere |
| Full,Hũngũ |
| Garden peas,minji |
| Girl,mwĩrĩtu |
| Girl,mwῑrῑtu |
| Girl / young lady,mwĩrĩtu |
| Girls who would have sex recklessly,Mĩkomanthi |
| Give me,Nva |
| Gnidia glauca (Plant species),Muthira |
| Goat,mbũri |
| Goat,mbūri |
| Goats,mbũri |
| God,Ngai |
| God,ngai |
| God’s pots,Nyũngũ cia Ngai |
| Good,Mwega |
| Gourd,inya |
| Gourd,kĩnya |
| Gourd,kῑnya |
| Gourd,mūngū |
| Grain silo,gĩtu |
| Grain silo,mũrũrũ |
| Grain-eating bird,gĩtangũro |
| Grain-eating bird,mũgũcũ |
| Grain-eating birds’,tũcunjui |
| Gravel,kagoto |
| Great offense,Mũgiro |
| Green grams,ngĩna |
| Green grams,ngῑna |
| Green mamba (Snake),mūrarū |
| Grewia rotundifolia (plant botanical name),mũvarũ |
| Grewia tembensis (plant botanical name),mũrũva |
| Grewia tichocarpa (plant botanical name),mũrenda |
| Grewia villosa (Plant species),Mubuu |
| Hair,Njuĩrĩ |
| Hair,rũswele |
| Hairs,njwele |
| Hand,Guoko |
| Hand,rũve |
| Hands,Moko |
| Hands,nve |
| Harrisonia abyssinica (Plant species),Mutagataga |
| Head,Mũtwe |
| Head,kĩongo |
| Heads,ciongo |
| Hear,Kũigua |
| Heart,Ngoro |
| Hermannia sp. (Plant species),Karundu |
| Hibiscus micranthus (Plant species),Mugere |
| Hill,karĩma |
| Hill,kĩrĩma |
| Hill,kῑrῑma |
| Hills,tũrĩma |
| Home,mũciĩ |
| Home,mūciῑ |
| Honey,ũũkĩ |
| Honey barrel,kῑthembe |
| Honey container,kĩthembe |
| Hope,mwĩfoko |
| Horse,mbarathi |
| Horses,mbarathi |
| Hoslundia opposita (Plant species),Mucobi |
| Hot,Mũhũũthũ |
| House,nyomba |
| Hunger,Nvota |
| Hydroelectric dam,damu ya Thitima |
| I,Nie |
| I,nie |
| I/me,Nie |
| Insect,kĩgunyũ |
| Insects,igunyũ |
| Investigate,Tuĩria |
| Irish potatoes,waru |
| Ironsmith,atũri |
| Joy,kĩkeno |
| Kaguma rock,Ithiga ria Kaguma |
| Karue Hill (proper noun),karũe |
| Khat (Miraa),mĩraa |
| Khat (variety),gatune |
| Khat (variety),gĩcheru |
| Khat (variety),kĩvugi |
| Khat (variety),mũgumo |
| Khat (variety),mũgwanthingi |
| Khat (variety),mũgũka |
| Khat (variety),mũrũtĩ |
| Khat (variety),mũta-mũciĩ |
| Khat (variety),mũtĩ-mũtĩĩrĩ |
| Kiambere Hill (proper noun),kĩambeere |
| Kiang’ombe Hill (proper noun),kĩang’ombe |
| Kianjiru Hill (proper noun),kĩanjirũ |
| Kigelia africana (Plant species),Muratina |
| Kirimiri Hill (proper noun),kĩrĩmĩri |
| Knee,ĩru |
| Knees,maru |
| Knife,Kaviũ |
| Knife,mviũ |
| Landolphia buchananii (Plant species),Muura |
| Lannea floccose (plant botanical name),ntharara |
| Lantana camara (Plant species),Mukenia |
| Launea cornuta (Plant species),Muthunga |
| Leg,kũgũrũ |
| Legs,magũrũ |
| Leopard,ngarī |
| Leopards,ngarī |
| Leucas mollis (Plant species),Mucii |
| Ligaments (Arrow Part used for strings),rũga (plural: nga) |
| Light,ũtheri |
| Lion,mũrũthi |
| Lions,mĩrũthi |
| Lit,Akia |
| Lonchocarpus eriocalyx (Plant species),Muthigiriri |
| Long,Mũraihu |
| Look,Roria |
| Loquat,macuca |
| Love,wendo |
| Maasai raids / attacks context,ũkavi |
| Maize,mbembe |
| Make for,Mũthodekere |
| Man,Mũthuuri |
| Mangifera indica (Plant species),Mwembe |
| Mango tree,Mũembe |
| Mangoes,Maembe |
| Mangoes,magembe |
| Many,Nyingĩ |
| Man’s bag,mbooro |
| Man’s bag,ĩthatwa |
| Man’s bag,ῑthatwa |
| Market,thoko |
| Maternal uncle,Mama |
| Mau Mau trench,mũcingi / mũkaro / mboci |
| Maytenus obscura (Plant species),Muraga |
| Maytenus senegalensis (Plant species),Muthunthi |
| Me,nie |
| Medicine man,Mũndũ Mũgo |
| Medicine men,Ago |
| Meeting,matῑῑri |
| Metal arrow heads,kĩano (plural: ciano) |
| Metal trap,gĩteng’ũ |
| Milk,ĩria |
| Milk,ῑria |
| Millet,mwere |
| Modern salt,cumbĩ |
| Modern salt,cumbῑ |
| Moon,Mweri |
| Mosquito,rwagĩ |
| Mosquitoes,rwagĩ |
| Mount Kenya,kĩrĩnyaga |
| Mountain,Kĩrĩma |
| Mountain,kĩrĩma |
| Mountain,kῑrῑma |
| Mountain / Hill,kĩrĩma |
| Mountain / Hill,kῑrῑma |
| Mountains,irĩma |
| Mouth,Kanua |
| Mouth,kanyuwa |
| Mouths,tũnyuwa |
| Musical instrument (general),ciῑgamba |
| Nail,rũkũnyũ |
| Nails,ng'ũnyũ |
| Natural salt,mūnyū |
| Ndangwa rock,Ithiga ria Ndangwa |
| Near,Harĩa ha kũhĩĩĩ |
| Neck,Ngingo |
| Neck,ngingo |
| Necks,ngingo |
| New,Mwerũ |
| Night,ũtũku |
| Nine,Kenda |
| No,Ici / aca |
| North,ĩgũrũ |
| Nose,ĩniũrũ |
| Noses,maniũrũ |
| Now,Rĩu |
| Ocean,ĩria |
| Oceans,maria |
| Ocimum basilicum (Plant species),Mataa |
| Ocimum gratissimum (Plant species),Makandu |
| Of,kῑa |
| Old,Mũkũrũ |
| Old man,mũthuri |
| Old man,mūthuri |
| Old man’s bag,mbooro ya mũthuri |
| Old man’s bag,ĩthatwa |
| Old woman,mwongia |
| Old woman / Wife,mwongia |
| Olea europaea ssp. africana (Plant species),Muthata |
| Ours,sietũ |
| Ovariodendron anisatum (Plant species),Ndonga |
| Overnight prayers.,Kesha |
| Palm,Nvĩ |
| Pappea capensis (Plant species),Muvaa |
| Path,Njĩra |
| Path,njĩra |
| Path / Road,njῑra |
| Peace,thayũ |
| Peagions,macia |
| Pebbles,ngengecũ |
| Pentas zanzibarica (Plant species),Mugirimura |
| Periploca linearifolia (Plant species),Mwonge |
| Person,mũndũ |
| Person,mūndū |
| Piercing of the ear lobes,Gũtura matũ |
| Pigeon peas,njũgũ |
| Pigeon peas,njūgū |
| Piliostigma thonningii (Plant species),Mukura |
| Pistacia aethiopica (Plant species),Mugegeti |
| Plectranthus barbatus (Plant species),Mwaraka |
| Poison,ĩvai |
| Police station,stasion ya polisi (loan term) |
| Pot,nyũngũ |
| Pot,nyūngū |
| Potting clay,yũmba |
| Potting clay,yūmba |
| Power conferring ceremony,ĩtuĩka |
| Praise,Goca |
| Pray,Voithia |
| Premarital conception,ĩvu ria riko |
| Primary school,cukuru ya primarῑ (loan term) |
| Proverbs,nthimo |
| Proverbs,nthumo |
| Prunus africana (Plant species),Muiria |
| Psidium guajava (Plant species),Mubera |
| Puff adder,kĩmbuva |
| Puff adder (Snake),kῑmbuva |
| Pumpkin,ĩrenge |
| Punica granatum (Plant species),Kungumanga |
| Python,ĩtaara |
| Python (Snake),ῑtaara |
| Rain,Mbura |
| Read for,Mũthomere |
| Red ochre soil,mbũgũ |
| Red ochre soil,mbūgū |
| Repair,Thinga |
| Rhino,njũe |
| Rhinos,njũe (munyi) |
| Rhus natalensis (Plant species),Muthigiu |
| Rib,rũparu |
| Ribs,mbaru |
| Riddles,ndaĩ |
| Riddles,ndaῑ |
| River,Rũĩ |
| River,rũnji |
| River,rũnjĩ |
| River,rūnji |
| Rivers,nyũnjĩ |
| Road,njĩra |
| Road,njῑra |
| Road / Path,njĩra |
| Rock,ĩthiga |
| Rock,ῑthiga |
| Rope,Mũkanda |
| Run,Tengera |
| Sacred burial grove,kῑthama |
| Sacred grove,gĩtitũ |
| Sacred grove,irĩ |
| Sacred grove,irῑ |
| Sacred grove,kĩthama |
| Sacred grove,ngindwa |
| Sacrificial grove,gῑtitū |
| Sacrificial grove,irῑ |
| Sacrificial grove,ngindwa |
| Sacrificial grove (forest),Gatitū |
| Salt,mũnyũ |
| Salt lick,kĩngenyo |
| Salt lick (animal salt),kῑngenyo |
| Salt water drinking gourd,tuuga twa mūnyū |
| Save,Vonokia |
| Schkuhria pinnata (Plant species),Karuria-Tatha |
| School,cukuru |
| Search,Caria |
| Secondary school,cukuru ya sekondarῑ (loan term) |
| Securinega virosa (Plant species),Muthaguta |
| Senecio succulent (Plant species),Mung'endia Nthenge |
| Senna didymobotrya (Plant species),Mwinu |
| Senna singuana (Plant species),Mukengeta |
| Sheep,ng'ondu |
| Sheep,ng’ondu |
| Shield,ngo |
| Shop,nduka |
| Short,Mũkuhĩ |
| Short,Thuruarĩ / kĩvandĩ |
| Shoulder,kĩturo |
| Shoulders,ĩturo |
| Sky,ĩgũrũ |
| Small,Mũnini |
| Small bird,ndiro |
| Small bird,ntiro |
| Small flower,Kauwa |
| Small wooden tips (Arrow Part),ndatĩ |
| Snail,ĩrumbo |
| Snail shell,ng’ari |
| Snails,marumbo |
| Snake,njoka |
| Snake (general),njoka |
| Snakes,njoka |
| Solanecio sp. (Plant species),Mumonjore |
| Solanum incanum (Plant species),Mutongu |
| Solanum nigrum (Plant species),Managu |
| Sonchus asper (Plant species),Iviuviu |
| Sorghum,mũvĩa |
| Sorghum,mūvῑa |
| Sorghum stems (Arrow Part),ĩvavĩa (plural: mavavĩa) |
| South,ĩtherero |
| Spear,ĩtumũ |
| Spider,mbũmbũĩ |
| Spiders,mbũmbũĩ |
| Spikes (Arrow Part),mbũrũ |
| Spirit,ngoma |
| Spirits,ngoma |
| Sponsors during initiation,Atiri |
| Sponsor‟s helper during the actual operation on circumcision day,Mũgwatanĩri |
| Spread,Tandĩka |
| Squirrel trap,ĩvarĩ |
| Stand,Rugama |
| Star,Njata |
| Start,Kĩambĩrĩria |
| Stomach,ĩvu |
| Stomachs,mavu |
| Stone,ĩthiga |
| Stone,ῑthiga |
| Stone / Rock,ĩthiga |
| Stone / Rock,ῑthiga |
| Stool,g ῑtῑ |
| Stool,itĩ |
| Stop,Tiga |
| Story telling,ng’ano |
| Story telling,rũgano |
| Story telling,rūgano |
| Strangler fig,Mũgũmo |
| Strombosia scheffleri (Plant species),Muthiringo |
| Strychnos henningsii (Plant species),Mutambi |
| Student,mũrutwa |
| Students,alutwa |
| Stupid,Cenji |
| Sugar,cukarĩ |
| Sugar,cukarῑ |
| Sugarcane,igwa |
| Sun,Rĩũa |
| Sweep,Nvata |
| Sweet potato,Gwacĩ |
| Sweet potatoes,ngwacĩ |
| Sweet potatoes,ngwacῑ |
| Tea,caai |
| Tea,manjani |
| Teach,kũthomithia |
| Teacher,mwalimũ |
| Teachers,alimũ |
| Teclea nobilis (Plant species),Muterendu |
| Teeth,Magego |
| Terminalia brownii (Plant species),Mururuku |
| Termite,nguia |
| Termites,nguia |
| The circumciser,Mũrwuithia |
| The first visit or outing carried out by male initiates after circumcision to the home of their sponsors,Mwĩcũgũno |
| The masses or many people,Mũgongo |
| Theirs,siao |
| Them,ho |
| Thigh,kĩaũ |
| Thighs,ciaũ |
| Tithonia diversifolia (Plant species),Kirurite |
| To be worn,Kanwa |
| To slaughter a goat for a person‟s in-laws before or after marriage,Kũthĩnja |
| To ululate,Kuga ngemi |
| Toe,kĩara kva magũrũ |
| Toes,ciara cia magũrũ |
| Tongue,Rũrĩmĩ |
| Tongue,rũrĩmĩ |
| Tongues,irĩmĩ |
| Tooth,Igego |
| Tortoise,nguru mathendo |
| Tortoises,nguru mathendo |
| Touch,Vutia |
| Traditional pot maker,mūmbi wa nyūngū |
| Tray,gĩtararũ |
| Tray,kῑtaararū |
| Tree,mũtĩ |
| Tree,mūtῑ |
| Trichilia emetica (Plant species),Mururi |
| Trichodesma zeylanicum (Plant species),Mucururi |
| Up,ĩgũrũ |
| Us,twue |
| Uvaria scheffleri (Plant species),Mucigara |
| Valley,kĩanda |
| Valleys,cianda |
| Vangueria madagascariensis (Plant species),Mubiru |
| Vernonia brachycalyx (Plant species),Mugirimura |
| Vernonia lasiopus (Plant species),Mucatha |
| Village,gĩcagi |
| Village,matũūra |
| Village,ndaki |
| Village elders justice system,athuri a kῑama |
| Viper,gĩtune |
| Viper (Snake),gῑtune |
| Vitex doniana (Plant species),Muburu |
| Waist,nth'ũnũ |
| Waists,nth'ũnũ |
| Wait,Eterera |
| Warburgia ugandensis (Plant species),Muthiga |
| Warriors,Njamba cia ita |
| Water,Maaĩ |
| Water,manjĩ |
| Water,manjῑ |
| Weaver bird nest,kĩomba kĩa nthoonjo |
| Well,kĩthima |
| Well,kῑthima |
| West,ĩthuĩro |
| When?,rĩ? |
| Where,Kũ |
| Where?,ku? |
| White decorative soil,ῑra |
| White soil,ĩra |
| White thorn acacia,Mĩga thorns |
| Win,Tuĩria |
| Wind,Rũhuho |
| Withania somnifera (Plant species),Murumbawe |
| Woman,Mũtumia |
| Wooden arrow point (Arrow Part),rũthunthi |
| Woven basket,ciondo |
| Woven basket,kῑondo |
| Woven tray,gĩtararũ kĩa mũũgũ |
| Xerophyta spekei (Plant species),Kianduri |
| Yams,ikwa |
| You,we |
| Young lady,mwĩrĩtu |
| Young lady / Girl,mwῑrῑtu |
| Young man,mwanake |
| Zanha africana (Plant species),Mwakia |
| Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Plant species),Mukenenga |
| acacia,Mũthandũkũ |
| age group,ĩrika |
| agreement,kwĩtikania |
| all,Yothe |
| all,onthe |
| amaranth,terere |
| ancestor,ngomi |
| ant,Muthua |
| ant,nthigiriri |
| ant hill,kĩthũa |
| antelope,nthia |
| apology,kuvera |
| arm,Njara |
| arm,njara |
| army ant,nthuraku |
| arrow,mũgwi |
| arrowroot,ndũma |
| arrows,mĩguĩĩ |
| ash,mũu |
| ashes,mũu |
| avocado tree,mũkondopia |
| avocados,Makondovia |
| axe,ĩthanwa |
| baboon,ngĩma |
| baboon (noun),ĩreri |
| back,Murukutho |
| back,Mũrukuthu |
| back,Vũfa |
| back,murukutho |
| back direction,Vũfa |
| bad,njũku |
| banana beer,karũgũ ka ndigũ |
| baobab fruit,Mabuyu |
| bark,ĩkoro |
| barter,cenjania |
| basket,gĩkapũ |
| bat,nvuvu |
| bathe,Kwithamba |
| beans,Mboco |
| bed,kĩtanda |
| bee,njukĩ |
| bee,njũkĩ |
| bee hive,mwatũ |
| bee hives,mĩatũ |
| beehive,mwatu |
| beekeeper (noun),mwanĩki |
| bees,Njuki |
| bees,Njũkĩ |
| bees (noun),njũki |
| beetle,ndigoingo |
| bell,Ngengere |
| belong to,cia |
| big,Mũnene |
| big,nene |
| binding rope / string (beekeeping),mũũgũ |
| bird,Giconi |
| bird,Kasoni |
| bird nest,kĩũmba |
| bite,rũma |
| black,mbirũ |
| black (animal),kavogo / mwirũ |
| blacksmith,mũturi |
| blanket,mũrengeti |
| blessing,irathimo |
| blessing,kĩrathimo |
| blood,Thakame |
| blood,nthakame |
| blood as food,Nthakame ya dundĩro |
| blood oath,muma |
| blow,vuva |
| blue,mbulu |
| bone,mavĩndĩ |
| bone,ĩvĩndĩ |
| book,Ivuku |
| book,ĩvuku |
| bow,ũta |
| bracelets,Mĩrĩnga |
| brain,ũtombo |
| bride,mũviki |
| bride price,rũracio |
| bridge,ndaraca |
| bruise,kũtivua |
| buffalo,Mbogo |
| buffalo,mbogo |
| buffalo (noun),njirũ |
| bull,Ndegwa |
| bull,ndegwa |
| bulrush millet,mwere |
| burn,via |
| bush thicket,kathaka |
| bushbuck (noun),namũ |
| butter,maguta |
| butterfly,Kĩnvurutia |
| butterfly,kĩmvurutia |
| butterfly,kĩnvurutia |
| buy,Kugura |
| buy,kũgũra |
| cabbage,mboga |
| calabash,kanya |
| camel,ngamĩra |
| canoe,ĩtaru |
| canoe,ĩtarũ |
| carrot,Karati |
| carrot,karati |
| cassava,mwanga |
| cat,Kanyau |
| cat,kanyau |
| cattle,ngombe |
| cattle,ng’ombe |
| cattle kraal,rwaga |
| cattle shed,rwaga |
| cave,ngurunga |
| chair,Giti |
| chair/seat,Gĩtĩ |
| chameleon,mũriũ |
| charcoal,makara |
| charcoal stove,jiko |
| cheetah,Kitang’a |
| chest,Kĩthori |
| chest,kithori |
| chicken,Nguku |
| chicken,ngũkũ |
| chicken coop,kwa ngũkũ |
| chief,civũ |
| child,Mwana |
| child,mwana |
| child / baby,mwana |
| child born by the roadside,Wanjĩra / Njĩra |
| child born during strong wind event,Ngũngi |
| child named after snake entering house safely,Njoka |
| child of a very active farmer,Karĩmi |
| child of excellent cook,Mũrugi |
| chili,nduru |
| chimpanzee,ĩguna |
| chimpanzee,ĩgũna |
| church,Kanitha |
| church,kanitha |
| circumcision,kũrua |
| classroom,kĩrathi |
| clay,mũnyũ |
| clay pot,nyũngũ |
| climb,Gutwa |
| climb,gũtwa |
| close (noun),vakuve |
| clot,kũganda |
| clothes,nguo |
| cloud,matu |
| cockroach,Nyenje |
| cockroach,nyenje |
| coconut palm,mũnathi |
| cold,nvoru |
| collide,Kuringana |
| collide,Kũringana |
| colobus monkey,ngoroi |
| come,Uka |
| come,Ũka |
| come,ũka |
| community,mũgongo |
| contract,kwandĩkanĩra |
| cook (female name),Mũrugi |
| cook (verb),Kuruga |
| cook (verb),kũrũga |
| cooking pot,Thapuria |
| cooking pot,nyũngũ |
| cow,Ng’ombe |
| cow,ngombe |
| cowhide bed,kĩugũ |
| cowpea,minji |
| cowpea leaves,kunde |
| crab,kangaurũ |
| cream,kĩrimũ |
| cricket,ndagarari |
| crocodile,King’angi |
| crocodile,kĩngangi |
| crop,mimera |
| crow,kĩgogo |
| cry,Kurira |
| cry,kũrĩra |
| cry,rĩra |
| curse,kĩrumi |
| custard apple,matimoko |
| custard apple tree,mũtimoko |
| cut,tiniaa |
| cyclone,ngoma cia aka |
| dance,katika |
| dance arena (not sacred grove),matῑῑri |
| dark,Ndũma |
| dawn,kĩa |
| day,Mũthenya |
| death,kĩkuũ |
| decay,kwora |
| deep,Kĩndũĩ |
| destroy,Kuthukia |
| destroy,kũthũkia |
| detention camp trench system,mboci |
| devils,ngoma |
| dew,ĩmee |
| die,kua |
| digging stick,mũro |
| divination,kũroterwa |
| dog,Ngui |
| dog,ngui |
| donkey,mvunda |
| donkey,nvuda |
| door,mũrango |
| door,ĩrĩgĩ |
| down,Nthĩ |
| dream,kũrota |
| dream vision,Kĩroto |
| drink,Kũnyua |
| drink,nyua |
| drought song,nyimbo cia rĩũra |
| drum,nduramu |
| drunkard (noun),kĩnyua |
| dry season,ĩvinda rĩa riũa |
| duck,mbata |
| dung beetle,ndingoingo |
| dust,rũkũngũ |
| eagle,nderi |
| ear,Guto |
| ear,Gũtũ |
| ear,guto |
| ear,gũtũ |
| earring,kwigua |
| earth,Nthĩ |
| earth,Thĩ |
| earth,nthĩ |
| earth road,njĩra ya mũthetu |
| earthquake,kĩthingithia |
| earthworm,mũnyongoro |
| east,Irathiro |
| eat,ria |
| egg,Itumbi |
| egg,ĩtumbĩ |
| eggplant,mbiringanya |
| eight,Inyanya |
| eight,inyanya |
| eighty,Mirungo inana |
| elder,mũkũrũ |
| elephant,Njogu |
| elephant,njogu |
| eleven,Ikumi na imwe |
| empty,ĩtikĩndu |
| end,Mũthiro |
| enemy,nthũ |
| evening,ivwaĩ |
| exam paper,karatathi ka kĩgeranio |
| exercise book,mbuku ya kwandĩka |
| expensive,Goro |
| eye,Ritho |
| eye,Rĩtho |
| eye,ritho |
| eyes,Metho |
| families,Misie yetu |
| family,Musie wetu |
| famine,rĩũra |
| far,Kuraca |
| far,Kũraya |
| far,kuraca |
| far (noun),Kũraca |
| farm,Mugunda |
| farm,Mũgũnda |
| farmer,Murimi |
| farmer,Mũrĩmi |
| farmer (male name),Mũrĩmi |
| farmer / active worker (female name),Karĩmi |
| farmers,Alimi |
| farming,Kulima |
| farms,Migunda |
| fasting,kwĩima |
| father,fafa |
| fear,ĩtigĩra |
| feast,ceree |
| feather,ĩvuta |
| fence,rwago |
| few,Cũnini |
| few,anini |
| field,Mũgũnda |
| field,kivaro |
| fifty,Mirungo itanu |
| fig tree,mũthapipũ |
| finger,Kiara |
| finger,kiara |
| finger millet,mũgĩmbĩ |
| fire,Mwaki |
| fish,Nthamaki |
| fish,nthamaki |
| fisherman,mũteginthamaki |
| fishhook,gitegithamaki |
| five,Ithano |
| five,ĩthano |
| flag,penera |
| flea,mũthũi |
| floor,nthĩ |
| flowers,Maua |
| flowers,Maũa |
| fly,Igiro |
| food,irio |
| foot,Ikinyo |
| foot,Kũgũrũ |
| foot,ikinyo |
| footpath,gacangiri |
| forest,Mũtitu |
| forest,Mũtitũ |
| forest,mũtitu |
| forest,mũtitũ |
| forever,Tenenatene |
| forty,Mirungo ina |
| forty one,Mirungo ina na imwe |
| forty two,Mirungo ina na igiri |
| four,Inya |
| four,ĩnya |
| fracture,kunĩka |
| friend,mũrata |
| friendship oath,muma wa ũrata |
| frog,kĩũra |
| front,Mbere |
| full,Hũngũ |
| full,mbĩcuru |
| games,ntakanio |
| garlic,kĩtũngũrũ saumu |
| gazelle,nthia |
| ghee,alenya |
| ghosts,ngoma |
| giant rock of Cianduri,Ruciara rwa Cianduri |
| ginger,tangauthi |
| giraffe,ndwiga |
| giraffe,ndwĩga |
| giraffe (noun),ndwiga |
| girl associated with Chuka area / marriage link,Chuka / Wacuka |
| girl associated with Mbeti area / naming origin,Wambeti |
| girl born in upland area / named after upland woman,Rũgũrũ / Ciarũgũrũ |
| girl named after maternal grandmother,Mũthoni |
| girl named after paternal grandmother,Wanja |
| girls/young ladies,Eritu |
| girls/young ladies,erĩtu |
| give,Nengera |
| give,nengera |
| give,va |
| gizzard,kaigangio |
| goat,Mburi |
| goat,Mbũri |
| goat,mbũri |
| goat pen,rwaga rwa mbũri |
| goats,Mbũri |
| good,Mwega |
| good,mbega |
| good person / helper (male name),Mũtugi |
| goose,mbata mũzinga |
| gourd,kĩnya |
| grain storage silo,gĩtũ |
| granary,ĩkũmbĩ |
| grandmother,Cucu |
| grandmother,cũcũ |
| grass,Gitima |
| grass,kĩtima |
| grass,nyaki |
| grasshopper,mvandi |
| gratitude,kusokia ngatho |
| grave,mbĩrĩra |
| gravel road,njĩra ya maramu |
| green,Ngirini |
| green,ngirini |
| green gram,ndengũ |
| greeting,ngethi |
| grinding stone,ĩthiga |
| groom,mũvikania |
| guava,mbera |
| guava tree,mũpeera |
| hair,Njuĩrĩ |
| hair,ruswele |
| hand,Guoko |
| hand,Njara |
| hand,ruve |
| handshake,ngethi cia njara |
| hardworking (female name),Wawĩra |
| hardworking woman reference name,Wawĩra |
| hare,kapũkũ |
| hartebeest (noun),nthiga |
| harvest,ketha |
| hawk,kĩgĩ |
| head,Kĩongo |
| head,Mũtwe |
| head,kiongo |
| headteacher,mwarimũ munene |
| hear,Kũigua |
| hear,ĩgua |
| heart,Ngoro |
| heart,ngoro |
| herbalist,mũndũ mũgo |
| herder (male name),Mũrĩthi |
| herder / livestock keeper (noun),mũrĩthi |
| herdsman,mũrĩthi |
| here,Hava |
| here,ava |
| here,hava |
| hill,Karima |
| hill,karĩma |
| hippopotamus,nguũ |
| hit,ringa |
| hoe,ũma |
| hold,nyita |
| hole / ridge,Irima |
| hole/ridge,ĩrima |
| holy hill,kĩrĩma kĩtheru |
| home,Mũcĩĩ |
| home,mũciĩ |
| homestead,mũciĩ |
| honey,ukĩ |
| honey,ũũkĩ |
| honey barrel container,kĩthembe |
| honey container (skin barrel),kĩthembe |
| honeycomb,mago |
| honeycomb,mwatũ |
| hoof,nvungũ |
| hope,Mwifoko |
| horn,Nvĩa |
| horse,Mbarathi |
| horse,mbarathi |
| hospital,Thivitari |
| hospital,Thivitarĩ |
| hot,Mũhũũthũ |
| hot,nviũ |
| house,Nyomba |
| house,nyomba |
| housefly,ngi |
| how,atia |
| how are you,Uvoro |
| how are you,ũvoro |
| hungry,mũvũtu |
| hunter,mũgwĩmi |
| hunter (dog name),kathi |
| hut,nyomba |
| hyena,mviti |
| hyena,nviti |
| hyena (noun),njerũ |
| initiation,ĩrua |
| ink,rangi |
| insect,Kigunyo |
| internet,mũtandao |
| intestine,mara |
| iron ore smelter / ironsmith,mũturi |
| jackal,mbue |
| jackfruit tree,mũpenesi |
| joy,Gikeno |
| joy,Gĩkeno |
| judge,janji |
| kale,sukuma |
| keys,Savi |
| kidney,mbigo |
| kitchen,Riiko |
| kitchen hut,ngucu / garũ |
| knee,Iru |
| knee,iru |
| knife,kaviũ |
| know,menya |
| lady,Redi |
| lake,ĩria |
| land,Mugunda |
| land,Mũgũnda |
| lantern,katandĩka |
| laugh,theka |
| leaf,ĩthangũ |
| leaves,Mathangu |
| leaves,Mathangũ |
| leg,Kuguru |
| leg,kuguru |
| legend,njorua |
| legs,Maguru |
| legs,Magũrũ |
| lemon tree,mũtimũ |
| leopard,Ngarĩ |
| leopard,ngari |
| leopard (noun),ngarĩ |
| lie,mama |
| light,Ũtheri |
| light,Ūtheri |
| lightning,rũveni |
| line,mũkanda |
| lion,Muruthi |
| lion,simba |
| lion (dog name),cimba |
| listen,Thikiriria |
| listen,thikĩrĩria |
| liver,Itema |
| liver,ĩtema |
| lizard,mũrikathi |
| long,Mũraihu |
| long,ndaca |
| loquat,macuca |
| love,Wendo |
| lung,mavũri |
| mad animal,ngũrũki |
| maize,Mbembe |
| maize,mbembe |
| maize and beans mix,Githeri |
| maize meal staple,Ugali |
| making,Kuthondeka |
| making,Kũthondeka |
| man,Muthuri |
| man,MũndũMũrume |
| man,mũthuri |
| mango tree,Mugende |
| mango tree,Mũgembe |
| mango tree,mũgembe |
| manure,thumu |
| many,Nyingĩ |
| many,engĩ |
| market,thoko |
| market day,thoko |
| marketplace,thokorĩ |
| marriage,gũrana |
| marriage oath,muma wa ũviki |
| "mashed mixture of maize, potatoes, beans/peas, vegetables",Mũkimo |
| mat,Mũgeka |
| me,Nie |
| meat,Nyama |
| medicine,Ndawa |
| medicine man,mũgo |
| middle,Gatagati |
| middle,Gatagatĩ |
| midnight,ũtukũ |
| milk,ĩria |
| milk (verb),Gukama |
| milk (verb),gũkama |
| milk gourd,kĩnya |
| molar,makamburu |
| mole,mbuko |
| money,Mbia |
| mongoose,njagĩ ceee |
| monkey,ngĩma |
| moon,Mweri |
| moon,mweri |
| moringa tree,mũringa |
| mortar,ngimi |
| mosque,mũthigiti |
| mosquito,Ruagi |
| mosquito,Rwagi |
| mosquito,rwagi |
| mosquito,rwagĩ |
| mother,Mami |
| motorcycle taxi,boda boda |
| mountain,Kĩrĩma |
| mountain,kĩrĩma |
| mountain / hill,kĩrĩma |
| mountain forest,mũtitũ |
| mouse,Ngara |
| mouth,Kanua |
| mouth,Kanyua |
| mouth,kanywa |
| mouth,mũromo |
| much,Muno |
| much,Mũno |
| mud wall,nthingo |
| mudfish,ĩkũ |
| multi-coloured,gacarũ |
| muscle,mĩkiva |
| mushroom,makunũ |
| my/mine,Ciakwa |
| my/mine,ciakwa |
| myth,ngano |
| nail,Rukunyu |
| nail,rukunyu |
| name,ritwa |
| natural swimming pool,ndia |
| near,Harĩa ha kũhĩĩĩ |
| near,Vakuve |
| near,vakuvi |
| neck,Ngingo |
| neck,ngingo |
| net,neti |
| new,Mwerũ |
| new,jerũ |
| newspaper,ngatheti |
| night,Ũtukũ |
| night,ũtukũ |
| night,Ūtukũ |
| nile perch,mbuta |
| nine,Kenda |
| nine,kenda |
| ninety,Mirungo kenda |
| nock,mbogo |
| noise,Inegene |
| noise,ĩnegene |
| north,Iguru |
| north,Igũrũ |
| nose,Iniuru |
| nose,iniuru |
| nose,ĩniũrũ |
| not,ka |
| now,Rĩu |
| oath,muma |
| ocean,Ĩria |
| offering,kuruta |
| offering,ĩruta |
| oil lamp,taa |
| old,Mũkũrũ |
| old,ngũrũ |
| old man,mũthuri |
| old woman / wife,mwongia |
| omen,mũgiro |
| one,Imwe |
| one,ĩmwe |
| one hundred,Igana |
| one hundred thousand,Ngiri igana |
| one thousand,Ngiri |
| onion,gĩtũngũrũ |
| orange tree,mũcungwa |
| ornament,Mathaga |
| ostrich,nyaga |
| ostrich (noun),nyaga |
| ours,Sietu |
| owl,ndundu |
| ox,ndegwa |
| padlock,Kuvuri |
| palm wine,njovi |
| papaya tree,mũvavai |
| paper,Karatathi |
| passionfruit vine,mũtunda mwirũ |
| path,Njĩra |
| path,njira |
| path,njῑra |
| path / road,njĩra |
| pawpaw,Mavavai |
| pawpaws,Mavavaĩ |
| peace,Thayu |
| peace,thayũ |
| pearl millet,mũkombi |
| pen,kalamu ka rangi |
| pencil,kalamu ka mata |
| people,Andu |
| people,andũ |
| person,Mundu |
| person,mũndũ |
| person from lowland area / named after lowland resident,Weveti |
| pestle,ndĩrĩ |
| pig,ngurũe |
| pigeon pea,njavĩ |
| pipeline,Mũverethi |
| plant (verb),Kuvanda |
| plant (verb),kũvanda |
| plate,Thaani |
| play,thakania |
| player,mũthaki |
| poor,Muthini |
| poor,Mũthĩni |
| posho mill,Kĩthĩi |
| pot,nyũngũ |
| potatoes,Waru |
| potatoes,Warũ |
| potter,Mwaki nyũngũ |
| prayer,mavoya |
| praying mantis,cũcũ wa njoka |
| prophecy,kũrara |
| proverb,nthimo |
| public minibus transport,matatũ |
| pumpkin,ĩrenge |
| pumpkin leaves,kaũrũra |
| python,ĩtaara |
| rabbit,mbũkũ |
| radio,radiũ |
| rain,Mbura |
| rain song,nyĩmbo cia mbura |
| rainbow,mũkũnga mbura |
| rainy season,ivinda ria mbura |
| rat,ĩkĩndũ |
| red,ndune |
| red / brown,gatune |
| respectful female name,Mũkami |
| rhino,Njue |
| rhino (noun),njũe |
| rhinoceros,munyi |
| rib,Rũparu |
| rib,ruparu |
| riddle,ndaĩ |
| ring,kũrĩra |
| river,Rũnji |
| river,Rũĩ |
| river,rũnji |
| river,rũnjĩ |
| riverbank,kĩandarĩ |
| riverine forest,kĩthaka |
| road,njĩra |
| roasted meat,Nyama choma |
| rock,Ithiga |
| rock of shouting / war calling,Kathiga ka Mbu |
| rock of the child,Ithiga ria Kaana |
| rocks (plural),Mathiga |
| rocks of the council / spirit beings (kirimu),Mathiga ma Kirimu |
| rocks used for testing virginity,Mathiga ma Kwamutuangako |
| rogue animal,gakondi |
| roof,ĩtara |
| roof thatch,ĩtara |
| root,Mũri |
| rope,mũkanda |
| round,kĩthũrũrũ |
| run,ngaria |
| rural access roads,tũchangiri |
| sacred forest grove,irĩ / gĩtitũ / kĩthama |
| sacrifice,kwirutira |
| salt,cumbĩ |
| salt lick,ĩthiga ria cumbĩ |
| sand,mũthanga |
| savannah plain,werũ |
| say,uga |
| scar,Kirema |
| scar,kĩrema |
| scar (noun),Kĩrema |
| school,cukuru |
| school,sukuru |
| school bell,ngengere |
| scorpion,kanagurũ |
| scorpion,kangaurũ |
| sea,ĩria |
| season,kĩmera |
| season,mavinda |
| see,ona |
| seed,mbegũ |
| sesame,njahĩ |
| seven,Mungwaja |
| seven,mugwanja |
| seventy,Mirungo mungwaja |
| shade,mwĩgunyĩ |
| shadow,kĩruru |
| sharp,kaũgĩ |
| sharp carving tool (bee hive tool),cienji |
| shed / store,kĩreeria |
| sheep,Ng’ondu |
| sheep,ngondu |
| sheep,ng’ondu |
| shield,ngo |
| shirt,Sati |
| shock,Kumaka |
| shock,kũmaka |
| shoes,Iratu |
| shoes,iratũ |
| shoot,Kumia |
| shop,nduka |
| short,Mũkuhĩ |
| short,nguvi |
| short (noun),Mukuvi |
| short (noun),Mũkuvĩ |
| shoulder,Gituro |
| shoulder,gituro |
| shower/bath,kwĩthamba |
| shrine,ĩvoero |
| sing,Kuina |
| sing,ina |
| sing,kwina |
| sit,ĩkara |
| six,Ithathatu |
| six,ithathatu |
| sixty,Mirungo itandatu |
| skin,Ngothi |
| skin,ruo |
| sky,Igũrũ |
| sky,maturĩ |
| sleep,Kumama |
| sleep,Kũmama |
| sleep,mama |
| sleepy,wina toro |
| slowly,Kavora |
| small,Mũnini |
| small,nini |
| small rock,Kathiga |
| smell,nungira |
| smoke,ndogo |
| snail,Irumbo |
| snake,Njoka |
| snake,njoka |
| soil,Muthetu |
| soil,Mũthetu |
| song,nyiĩmbo |
| song,rwĩmbo |
| sorghum,mũvia |
| sorghum beer,karũgũ ka mwere |
| sour milk,ĩria ra kũgandithua |
| soursop,matimoko |
| south,Itherero |
| spark,nthande |
| spear,itumũ |
| spear,ĩtumũ |
| special grain silo,gĩkuĩko |
| spider,Mbumbui |
| spider,mbũmbũĩ |
| spider plant,Thageti |
| spirit,ngoma |
| spit,tiniaa |
| spoon,Giciko |
| spoon,kĩciko |
| spotted animal,gatũmba |
| spring,karũnji |
| spring,karũnjĩ |
| sprouting,kuthundũka |
| stand,tirama |
| star,Njata |
| star,njata |
| start,Kĩambĩrĩria |
| steep slope / waterfall,Rwara |
| steep slope of Gakindu,Rwara rwa Gakindu |
| stick,kamũti |
| stomach,Ivu |
| stomach,ivu |
| stomach,ĩvu |
| stone,ĩthiga |
| stone or rock,ĩthiga |
| stones linked to historical raid group (Nthukumu),Nthukumu stones |
| stool,njũngwa |
| storm,marurumo |
| story,rũgano |
| storytelling,kũgana ngano |
| storytelling,ngano |
| stream,karũnjĩ |
| student,Murutwa |
| student,mũrutwa |
| students,Alutwa |
| study,Kuthoma |
| study,kũthoma |
| stump,Kithuki |
| stump,Kĩthukĩ |
| suck,mumunya |
| sugar,cukarĩ |
| sugarcane,Igwa |
| sugarcane,kĩgwa |
| sugarcane,ĩgwa |
| sun,Rĩũa |
| sun,riũa |
| sunflower,Marũrũ |
| sunset,gũtuka |
| swear,kwĩvĩta |
| sweet,Murio |
| sweet (adjective),Mũrĩo |
| sweet potato,ngwacĩ |
| swim,ĩthambĩra |
| sword,Rũviũ |
| sycamore,mũkũyũ |
| taboo,mũgiro |
| tail,Mũkia |
| tail,mũkia |
| take,oca |
| tamarind,nthithi |
| tamarind tree,mũthithi |
| tarmac road,njĩra ya rami |
| taro,ndũma |
| tea,caai |
| teach,Kuthomithia |
| teacher,Mwalimu |
| teacher,mwarimũ |
| teachers,Alimu |
| teat,thondeka |
| teeth,Magego |
| television,tivi |
| ten,Ikumi |
| ten,ĩkumi |
| ten thousand,Ngiri ikumi |
| termite,Nguia |
| termite,Thua |
| termite,nguya |
| termite mound,kĩthũa |
| termites,nguya |
| textbook,mbuku ya kũthoma |
| thanksgiving,kucokia ngatho |
| thatched house,nyomba ya nyaki |
| theirs,Siao |
| them,Ho |
| there,Varia |
| there,varia |
| there,varĩa |
| thicket,kĩtitũ |
| thigh,Kiao |
| thigh,kiao |
| think,ĩciria |
| thirsty,mũnyondu |
| thirty,Mirungo ithatu |
| thorn bush,mĩguarĩ |
| three,Ithatu |
| three,ĩthatũ |
| three-stone fire,ĩtogi |
| throat,mũmero |
| throw,ikia |
| thunder,ngũa |
| tick,ngũva |
| time,mathaa |
| to cohabit,kwĩkarania |
| to grind,kũkira |
| to harvest,kũketha |
| to initiate/circumcise,kũruithia |
| to loosen,kũregeria |
| to love,kwenda |
| to marry,kũgũrana |
| to nurture,kũrera |
| to pay dowry,kũracia |
| to plough,kũrima na mũro |
| to preach,kũvunjia |
| to scrub,kũkumtha |
| to sow,kũvanda |
| to till,kũrima |
| to trap,kũtega |
| to weed,kũrĩmĩra |
| toe,Kiara kia maguru |
| toe,kiara kia maguru |
| together,Vamwe |
| together,vamwe |
| tomato,nyanya |
| tomato-onion salad,Kachumbari |
| tongue,Rũrĩmĩ |
| tongue,rurimi |
| tongue,rũrĩmi |
| tongue,rũrĩmĩ |
| tooth,Igego |
| tooth,ĩgego |
| tortoise,Nguru mathendo |
| tortoise,Nguru mathendu |
| tortoise,Nguru mathendũ |
| tortoise,nguru mathendũ |
| trade,kwendia |
| traditional blowing instrument (bellows),ngerwa na mũũgua |
| trap,mũtego |
| tree,Mũtĩ |
| tree,mũtĩ |
| trees,Miti |
| trees,Mĩtĩ |
| trench (defensive ditch),mũcingi / mũkaro |
| trouser,Muvuto |
| trouser,Mũvuto |
| truth oath,kaurugo |
| turmeric,murende |
| twelve,Ikumi na igiri |
| twenty,Mirungo iri |
| two,Igiri |
| two,ĩgarĩ |
| up,Iguru |
| up,Igũrũ |
| us,Tue |
| valley,Kĩanda |
| valley,kĩanda |
| vehicle,Ngari |
| very large rock,Ruciara |
| village,gĩcagi |
| village (colonial forced settlement),icagi / ndaki |
| villages,matũũra |
| vision,kwona |
| visitors,Ageni |
| visitors,ageni |
| waist,Nthũnu |
| waist,nth'unu |
| walk,thiĩ |
| war,mbara |
| war oath,muma wa mbara |
| warthog,ngĩrĩ |
| wasp,ĩgu |
| water,Maaĩ |
| water,Mai |
| water,maaĩ |
| water,manjĩ |
| watering hole,karia ka kunyuithiria |
| wax,mabaki |
| weaver,Mũtumi ciodo |
| wedding,Uviki |
| wedding,ũviki |
| wedding chant,ngemi cia ũviki |
| well,kĩthima |
| west,Ithuiro |
| what,ndwi |
| when,Ri |
| when,rĩ |
| where,Ku |
| where,kũ |
| whisker,nderu |
| whistle,mũrũri |
| whistle,mũturi |
| white,gacerũ |
| white,njerũ |
| white sacred stone,Kathigagaceru |
| who,ũũ |
| wild miniature bee honey (ndomba bees),ũũkĩ wa ngurĩ |
| wind,Rũhuho |
| wind,rũkũngi |
| witness,mwira |
| woman,Mutumia |
| woman,MũndũMũka |
| woman,mũtumia |
| wood stove,mwaki wa ngũũ |
| word referring to a boy who is not circumcised,Kĩvĩĩcĩ |
| work,Wira |
| work (noun),Wĩra |
| wound,kĩronda |
| woven basket,kĩondo |
| yam,gĩkũa |
| yellow,yellũ |
| you,We |
| young lady,mwῑrῑtu |
| young lady / girl,mwĩrĩtu |
| young man,mwanake |
| zebra,wambũi mĩsore |
| zebra (noun),njagĩ |
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