Runyankore to English Dictionary – C

Runyankore to English Dictionary – C

c n. the third letter of the Roman alphabet.
caai n. Etym: Swahili.
cacaca n. sound made by footsteps.
cakucaku n. a sound made when eating with an open mouth. Okurya cakucaku. Eating with an open mouth.
canisi n. playing cards: a set of cards with numbers and pictures printed on one side which and used for playing various games. Etym: [].
cee int. to keep quiet: to be silent. Ku baareebire omwegyesa boona baagira ngu cee. When they saw the teacher, they all became silent.
ceeki n. cheque: a piece of printed paper that authorises a bank to pay a stated amount of money to someone from the drawer’s account. Etym: []. Pl: ceeki.
chapati n. a flat round cake made out of wheat flour, water, salt, onions and oil. Etym: [].
co int. used to express surprise, anger, happiness, etc. co! waaba ota shi? oh! what has happened to you? Usage: KG.
coo int. a sound made by hunters when hunting.
cooka n. Etym: []. 1) a type of soft substance used for writing or drawing on a blackboard. 2) a white substance used for painting walls.
curi int. used to gesticulate putting one’s head down or being subdued.
curucuru adv. See: CUUCUUCU.
cuucuucu adv. an expression used to describe a very bad smell. Ahu barikunaga kasasiro nihanuuka cuucuucu! The place where they throw gabbage smells.
cuucuucu adj. an expression used to describe a very dark. Nairagura cuucuucu. He is very dark.