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