Runyankore to English Dictionary – G

Runyankore to English Dictionary – G

g n. the seventh letter of the Roman alphabet.
ga n. a possessive adjective.
gaaju n. a brown cow. Var: kagaaju, rugaaju, egaaju.
gandangire n. a person who goes throughout the whole village looking for alcohol even if it is at the burial.
garagi n. Etym: []. 1) garage: a place where cars are parked on a building. **2) a place where motor vehicles are repaired from.
gata n. a rubber used in repairing inner tubing of bicycle or motor vehicle tyre.
gavana n. Etym: [].1) governor: a person who governs.** 2) administrative head of an organisation. **3) a miltary commandant.
gavana n. a device that regulates the operation of a
machine. Etym: [].
gavumenti n. Etym: [].1) government: governing body or organisation.** 2) the political administration of an area.** 3) a system of a political unit.
geheena n. hell: a place of condemned souls; the
place of punishment of the wicked after death. A place of evil, misery. Usage: religion.
gogori n. a toy vehicle made out of a banana stem.
gomesi n. a traditional dress of the Baganda women.g. Etym: []. gongo1 n. floods. See: OMUTUNGA. gongo2 n. a supernatural being like god.
gonja n. plantain: a type of banana eaten cooked or roasted.
goonya n. crocodile: a large reptile that lives especially in rivers and lakes in the tropical areas.
gotogoto adv. the sound made on the throat when one is gulping something quickly.
gudiiri adj. shoes: a high heeled shoe for men. Usage: obsolete.
gufu adj. adjectival stem for short or brief.
gunyweka n. a drunkard: a person who drinks a lot of alcohol.
guriini n. See: KIBABI. Etym: [].
guroofa n. a storied house.
gyambura n. plant: a tree with large leaves that produces fruits which turn purple when ripe. Pl: gyambura.
gye adv. well: to act in a satisfactory way. Nimukundira okugamba gye. I like her because she speaks well. See: KURUNGI.
gyenereta n. a machine that converts mechanical energy into electric energy. Etym: [].