te

Hinde (1904) records kute as an equivalent of English throw in the “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

tũteaga


aria

Hinde (1904) records kuarria as an equivalent of English say and speak in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Njaragia Gĩkũyũ.


he

Hinde (1904) records kuha as an equivalent of English give in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kupa, etc. as its equivalents.


tiga

Tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ.

Stop teaching a leopard how to climb up a tree.


tema

Hinde (1904) records kutemma as an equivalent of English mutilate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ona

Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent.

to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)


iguana

Reciprocal form of kũigua (“to hear”); literally, “to hear each other”.

Nĩ mũiguanĩte ta gĩkwa na mũkũngũgũ.

You (plural) agree like David and Jonathan.


haka

Hinde (1904) records kuhaka as an equivalent of English paint in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ruta

Hinde (1904) records kurutta as an equivalent of English take off in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ.

One who hates another takes away his sniff from his nose.

Ndũgũ ĩrutagwo njĩra-inĩ.


koma

Hinde (1904) records kukoma as an equivalent of English sleep in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kukoma as its equivalent.

ng'aragu ya mũndũ ũngĩ ndĩgiria mũndũ ũngĩ akome


rega

Hinde (1904) records kurega as an equivalent of English refuse in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba gulea as its equivalent.


gera

Mũndũ ageraga maimwo, ndageraga maheo.

One counts refusals, does not count gifts.

Ĩgĩtithia gwĩciiria njĩra ĩrĩa ĩĩkũgera.

[The hyena (hiti)] stopped to consider which road he was going to take.


uma

mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma


ruga

mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega


iga

Hinde (1904) records kuiga as an equivalent of English put in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kwiya as its equivalent.

Nĩ ha ũigire mũkwa?

Warĩire athĩnirie waigire.

One who had eaten bothered one who had stored.


ina

Hinde (1904) records kuina as an equivalent of English sing in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kwina as its equivalent.


taha

Hinde (1904) records kutaha maii as the equivalent of English draw water in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kutapa maanzi as its equivalent.

mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua


nyua

kũnyua maaĩ


kua

Hinde (1904) records kukua (or kuite) as equivalents of English die in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kugua as its equivalent.

to break into pieces, to fall into pieces


enda

Hinde (1904) records “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu kwenda (“to like”) and kuenda (“to want”), listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwenda (“to like”) and gungwenda (“to want”), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba guenda (“to like”), and Swahili kupenda (“to like”) etc. as their equivalents.


onga

Hinde (1904) records kuonga as an equivalent of English suck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuonga as its equivalent.


hoya

Hinde (1904) records kuhoiya as an equivalent of English pray in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuvoiya as its equivalent.

kũhoya ũhoro

kũhoya ũhoro wa


handa

Hinde (1904) records kuhanda as an equivalent of English plant (v.) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kubanda and Swahili kupanda as its equivalents.

kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'


amba

From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”).


ciara

to bring forth, to give birth, to give rise


onia

Causative form of kuona (“to see, to find”).


geria

kũgeria kũũraga


endia

Hinde (1904) records kuendia as an equivalent of English sell in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Kanua kendagia kĩongo.


oya

Hinde (1904) records kuoiya as an equivalent of English pick (up) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Mũgambo ũrĩ kũgũa thĩ nduoyagwo; woyagwo na ũngĩ.

A falling voice is not picked up (by the speaker), but by others.

Yaarĩĩkia kuuga ũgwo ĩkĩoya magũrũ.

When he [a hyena (hiti)] had said that he started off. (lit. it just finished saying so lifted feet.)


giria

Gũthiĩ gũtigiragia mũndũ acoke

To go does not prevent a person from returning.


ambata

From kwamba (“to peg (out), to stretch out”).


ratha

Arathĩte mũrũthi.


uga

Ũroiga atĩa?

Mũhenia ago oigaga mũrimũ nĩwathira.

One who deceives medicine men says that the illness is cured.

kĩũra kĩaringio rũũĩ kiugaga nĩkĩo kĩeringia

mwagi maguta oigaga atĩ hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme


thiĩ

Hinde (1904) records kuthie as an equivalent of English go in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuthi as its equivalent.


andĩka

Andĩka rĩĩtwa rĩaku.


gũra

Hinde (1904) records kuūrra as an equivalent of English buy in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ũka

Hinde (1904) records kuka as an equivalent of English come in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuka as its equivalent.


ũra

Mũũria njĩra ndooraga.


ragũrĩra

Applicative form of kũragũra (“to divine”).


haica

Ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe.

A young bull mounts a cow from her head.


igana

to be sufficient, to be enough, to come up to a point, to be up to


theka

Hinde (1904) records kutheka as an equivalent of English laugh in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gutheka and Swahili kucheka as its equivalents.


enja

Hinde (1904) records kuenja as an equivalent of English dig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kuendzema and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kuenza as its equivalents.

kwenja marima


enja

Hinde (1904) records kuinja as an equivalent of English shave in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwendza as its equivalent.

kwenja nderu


rĩma

Hinde (1904) records kurimma as an equivalent of English cultivate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuimu and Swahili kulima as its equivalents.


rĩa

mũikari mũtĩ gĩtina nĩwe ũĩ kĩrĩa thambo ĩrĩaga


raaria

Causative form of kũraara (“to spend the night”).

to protect, to keep company (through the night)


menya

Hinde (1904) records kumenya as an equivalent of English know in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kumanya as its equivalent.

ndiramenya


ũkĩra

Ũkĩra!


coka

Hinde (1904) records kushoka as an equivalent of English return in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba gujoka as its equivalent.


cokia

Causative form of gũcoka.
Hinde (1904) records kushokia as an equivalent of English return (give back) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kusokia as its equivalent.


hĩtũka

Hinde (1904) records kuhitukka as an equivalent of English pass in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kubita and Swahili kupita as its equivalent.


hĩtũkĩra

Applicative form of kũhĩtũka (“to pass”).


remwo

Mũremwo nĩ ndũũgo egwatagia nja ĩrĩ mahiga.

He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance attributes his failure to stones on the field.


atũra

(transitive) to split, to divide, to part


tinia

Hinde (1904) records kutinnia as an equivalent of English cut in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


hanyũka

Hinde (1904) records kuhanyuka as an equivalent of English run in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


igua

Hinde (1904) records kwiwa as an equivalent of English hear in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kwewa as its equivalent.


ikara

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.


korora

Hinde (1904) records okorrora as an equivalent of English cough in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba gukoa and Swahili kukohoa as its equivalent.


rũũga

Hinde (1904) records kurugaruga as an equivalent of English jump in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuruka as its equivalent.


rũgama

Hinde (1904) records kurugamma as an equivalent of English stand in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ĩka

marekire


ĩrorera

Reflexive and applicative form of kũrora (“to look, to see”).


ikia

Ndaikia mbugi manjarara... - And I have thrown a bell down on a rocky surface? (riddle; the answer is Mũiti wa njahĩ ikũmbĩ (“one who puts lablab beans into a store”).)


hũra

andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe


rĩra

Hinde (1904) records kurera as an equivalent of English cry in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gwier and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kwier as its equivalents.


gwata

Hinde (1904) records kwatta as an equivalent of English catch in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kwatta as its equivalent.


ĩtigĩra

Ndũgetigĩre.


ĩta

Njĩtagwo...


ikia ngono

to arrest, to lay one's hands on, to give one's hands on


ririkania

Causative form of kũririkana (“to remember”).


rũmĩrĩra

kũrũmĩrĩra watho


nyamaria

Causative form of kũnyamara (“to suffer”).

2001, John Kamenyi Wahome, Mũkiingo: (HIV-AIDS) Na Mĩrimũ Ĩngĩ Ĩrĩa Yanathĩĩnia Rũũrĩrĩ Rwitũ, Jemisik Cultural Books, p. 20.
Naguo waarĩ ũmwe wa mĩrimũ ya kũnyamaaria ngoothi ya mũũndũ o hamwe na kũreehe ruo rũingĩ.
It [Chickenpox (mũthandũkũ)] was one of the diseases of plaguing human skin even together with bringing much pain.

to inflict suffering upon, to afflict, to distress, to plague, to pester, to persecute, to worry