ja

-ja (canonical)
kuja (infinitive)
-gīye (perfective)
-jya (alternative Rwanda)


amate

From Proto-Bantu *màtáì. Doublet of amata.


igi

igí (canonical class-5)
amagí (class-6 plural)

(Kinyarwanda, less common in Kirundi) egg


anka

rw-verb

-ânka (infinitive kwânka, perfective -ânse)

-ânka (canonical)
kwânka (infinitive)
-ânse (perfective)


incuti

incutí (canonical class-9)
incutí (class-10 plural)

(Kirundi, dialectal in Kinyarwanda) relative or close friend


icari

icǎri (canonical class-7)
ivyǎri (class-8 plural)


gaya

-gaya (infinitive kugaya, perfective -gaye)

-gaya (canonical)
kugaya (infinitive)
-gaye (perfective)


irima

(Kirundi) farming season, the time of year when plowing is done


isabune

rw-noun

isábuné class 9 (plural amasábuné class 6)

isábuné (canonical class-9)
amasábuné (class-6 plural)
isabuni (alternative)


umusi

umǔsi (canonical class-3)
imǐsi (class-4 plural)


Icongereza

(Kirundi) the English language or culture


isabuni

isábuní class 9 (plural amasábuní class 6)

isábuní (canonical class-9)
amasábuní (class-6 plural)


ishuri

ishūri class 5 (plural amashūri class 6)

ishūri (canonical class-5)
amashūri (class-6 plural)

Borrowed from an extinct Sog Eastern Sudanic language; compare with Proto-Kuliak *sore (“boy, youth”) and Proto-Northern Sudanic ṣò:r (light, slight of person)


ishure

ishǔre class 5 (plural amashǔre class 6)

ishǔre (canonical class-5)
amashǔre (class-6 plural)


umukate

umukâté class 3 (plural imikâté class 4)

umukâté (canonical class-3)
imikâté (class-4 plural)


umucungwa

umucûngwá class 3 (plural imicûngwá class 4)

umucûngwá (canonical class-3)
imicûngwá (class-4 plural)


igufa

igúfa (canonical class-5)
amagúfa (class-6 plural)

(Kirundi, less common in Kinyarwanda) bone


irigi

irigí (canonical class-5)
amagí (class-6 plural)


umunuta

umunutá class 3 (plural iminutá class 4)

umunutá (canonical class-3)
iminutá (class-4 plural)


idirisha

idírishá class 5 (plural amadírishá class 6)

idírishá (canonical class-5)
amadírishá (class-6 plural)


Ikidagi

(Kirundi) the German language or culture


icayi

icâyi (canonical class-7)
ivyâyi (class-8 plural)


imfyisi

imfyisí class 9 (plural imfyisí class 10)

imfyisí (canonical class-9)
imfyisí (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate with Swahili fisi.


Uburaya

Uburāya (canonical class-14)
Uburayá (canonical class-14)

(Kirundi, less common in Kinyarwanda) Europe (a continent)


umuriyoni

umuriyǒni class 3 (plural imiriyǒni class 4)

umuriyǒni (canonical class-3)
imiriyǒni (class-4 plural)
umuliyoni (alternative)


umubumvyi

umubûmvyi class 1 (plural ababûmvyi class 2)

umubûmvyi (canonical class-1)
ababûmvyi (class-2 plural)


urubiga

urubíga class 11 (plural imbíga class 10)

urubíga (canonical class-11)
imbíga (class-10 plural)


besha

rw-verb

-bêsha (infinitive kubêsha, perfective -bêshe)

-bêsha (canonical)
kubêsha (infinitive)
-bêshe (perfective)


umwansi

umwânsi (canonical class-1)
abânsi (class-2 plural)


umwivyi

umwîvyi (canonical class-1)
abîvyi (class-2 plural)


vyara

-vyâra (infinitive kuvyâra, perfective -vyâye)

-vyâra (canonical)
kuvyâra (infinitive)
-vyâye (perfective)


umuvyeyi

rw-noun

umuvyêyi class 1 (plural abavyêyi class 2)

umuvyêyi (canonical class-1)
abavyêyi (class-2 plural)


igitigu

igitigú class 7 (plural ibitigú class 8)

igitigú (canonical class-7)
ibitigú (class-8 plural)


umwampi

umwāmpi class 3 (plural imyāmpi class 4)

umwāmpi (canonical class-3)
imyāmpi (class-4 plural)


ravya

rw-verb

-rávya (infinitive kurávya, perfective -rávye)

-rávya (canonical)
kurávya (infinitive)
-rávye (perfective)

(Kirundi, by extension) to shine, to flourish


umuravyo

rw-noun

umurávyo class 3 (plural imirávyo class 4)

umurávyo (canonical class-3)
imirávyo (class-4 plural)


umurimyi

umurimyi class 1 (plural abarimyi class 2)


iragi

iragí (canonical class-5)
amaragí (class-6 plural)


igikere

igikeré class 7 (plural ibikeré class 8)

igikeré (canonical class-7)
ibikeré (class-8 plural)


igihere

igihere class 7 (plural ibihere class 8)


ikijumbu

ikijūmbu class 7 (plural ibijūmbu class 8)

ikijūmbu (canonical class-7)
ibijūmbu (class-8 plural)


icondo

icǒndo (canonical class-7)
ivyǒndo (class-8 plural)


ikinjana

ikinjana class 7 (plural ibinjana class 8)


icokurya

icókuryá class 7 (plural ivyókuryá class 8)

icókuryá (canonical class-7)
ivyókuryá (class-8 plural)

From -rya (“eat”), literally "that [thing] which is eaten".


igitekero

igitêkero class 5 (plural amagitêkero class 6)

igitêkero (canonical class-5)
amagitêkero (class-6 plural)


impene

impené (canonical class-9)
impené (class-10 plural)


uruvyino

uruvyíno class 11 (plural imvyíno class 10)

uruvyíno (canonical class-11)
imvyíno (class-10 plural)


vyina

rw-verb

-vyína (infinitive kuvyína, perfective -vyínnye)

-vyína (canonical)
kuvyína (infinitive)
-vyínnye (perfective)


umushatsi

rw-noun

umushatsi class 3 (plural imishatsi class 4)

alternative form of umusatsi (“hair (of a human head)”)


nandibu

nàndíbu class 9 (plural nàndíbu class 10)

nàndíbu (canonical class-9)
nàndíbu (class-10 plural)
-libu (alternative Kinyarwanda)
indibu (alternative Ha)

Borrowed from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *ribu (“wild banana”).


ngerengere

rw-noun

ngerengere class 9 (plural ngerengere class 10)

ngerengere ngerengere (canonical class-9)
ngerengere (class-10 plural)

Borrowed from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language; Compare Burunge geraʔi (“Grant's gazelle”).