EXPRESSIONS – Runyankore to English

EXPRESSIONS – Runyankore to English

Kukunda ;To love/like
Tukunda ;We love
Nkunda; You love
Mukunda; You love
Akunda; He loves
Bakunda; They love
Agandi; what is the news
Ni; marungi it is good, well
Eego;Yes
Ngaaha; No
Omuka ;Home, at home
-ta ;How?
Ndyaho ;I am there, I am okay
Turyaho; We are there, we are okay
iwe ;You (singular)
Ndigye; I am fine
Oriyo ;Are you there?
Niiwe ;It is you (singular)
Niinye ;It is me
Ryangye; My/mine
Ryawe; Yours (singular)
Oha?; Who?
Owaanyu; Your home
Owaitu; Our/my home
-ti ;That (when reporting)
Baranyeta; They are calling you
barakweta; They call me
Ogumeho; Stay well, bye bye
kare;okay
Turimu; We are in
Wangye; Mine
Haihi; near
Kodi kodi; Knock at the door
Omu/omuri ;Is in, into
Waawe; Yours
Buri; Every
Bingi ;Many
Munonga ;Very much
Ka ngyende; Let me go
Naanye; And me/I
Eriho; It is there (N class)
Harimu; In which there is
Nikwo; It is (emphatic ku class)
Obwo ;Then; when
Kaije!; Welcome! (let you come)
Buhooro?; Are you well? (safety; well-being)
Hoona; Even; yet
Ninyetwa ;They call me (my name is…)
Na mbwenu; And now
Tikwo?; Isn’t it: is it now so?
Turiyo ;We are there
Bambe!; Dear me! Please!
Ngu ;That (when reporting)
Bambe; Please, dear you
Nyaabura’we ;(pl. nyaabura’mwe, please)
Tikiine ; it doesn’t have
Webare ; thank you
Munonga ; very, very much
Ahabw’enki;why?