Runyankore to English Dictionary – I

Runyankore to English Dictionary – I

ibiri n. two: a cardinal number equivalent to the sum of one and one.
igana n. one hundred, ten ten times.
ihinda n. a cow with large white patches on the face.
ijo adv. the day before yesterday.
ijweri adv. three days ago.
ijweriho adv. two days before yesterday. ikumi1 n. ten: the tenth numeral . ikumi2 n. to catch or to arrest.
ikuura n. exaggeration. Aine nyinazaara n’omurogi ikuura. She has a mother-in-law who is an outstanding witch.
imwe pron. you: used to refer to people that the speaker is addressing.
ina n. four: equivalent to the product of two and two, one more than three.
-ingi adj. an adjectivial root for many.
ira adv. formerly: long time ago.
-ire perfective aspect or the present perfect tense. twiz-ire, twari-ire. we have come, we eaten.
irooko v. go: move from one place or point to another.
Irooko oze aha ishomero. Go to shool.
ishabareeberezi n. archbishop: a bishop of the highest rank, responsible for all the churches belonging to a religious group in particular.Usage: Anglican Church.
ishatu n. three: equivalent to the sum of one and two, one more than two.
ishe n. his or her father.
ishe-abaramuzi n. chief justice: a public officer who heads those appointed to decide cases in law court.
ishebo n. their father.
ishe-butaka phr. a phrase used to mean down on the ground..
ishenkuru n. his or her grandfather.
ishento n. his her paternal uncle: a brother to one’s father. Akeeta ishento tareetsire nyinarumi. He invited his paternal uncle and did not invite his maternal uncle.
ishezaara n. father-in-law: the father of one’s husband or wife.
itaano n. five: equivalent to the sum of two and three, one more than four or half of ten.
itwe pron. we or us: the first person plural:.
iwe pron. you: second person pronoun singular.