Numbers
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| Rimwe one |
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| Kabiri two |
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| Gatatu three |
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| Kane four |
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| Gatanu five |
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| Gatandatu six |
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| Indwi seven |
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| Munani eight |
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| Icenda nine |
Parts of the body
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| kububamfu left |
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| kubumwe right |
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| ukuguru leg |
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| umubiri skin |
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| umugongo back |
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| kunda belly |
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| munda stomach |
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| igufa bone |
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| amagufa bones |
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| inzoka intestines |
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| breast ibere |
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| shoulder urutugo |
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| blood amaraso |
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| head umutwe |
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| neck izosi |
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| hair (head/body) umushatsi |
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| nose izuru |
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| mouth umunwa |
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| tooth iryinyo |
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| tongue ururimi |
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| eye ijisho |
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| ear ugutwi |
Family terms
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| umubabo man/husband |
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| umugore woman/wife |
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| umwana child |
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| mawe mother |
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| data father |
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| izina name |
Everyday objects
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| Umuhanda road |
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| Inzu house |
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| Igisenge roof |
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| Umugozi rope |
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| Urushinge needle |
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| Inkoni stick |
Animals
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| imbwa dog |
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| inyna bird |
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| amagi egg |
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| iryoyo feather |
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| ibaba wing |
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| imbeva rat |
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| inyama meat/flesh |
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| akarizo tail |
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| inzoka snake |
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| umusiba earth worm |
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| umubu mosquito |
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| initangurirwa spider |
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| ifi fish |
Natural objects and phenomena
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| ishami branch |
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| ibabi leaf |
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| umuzi root |
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| ishugwe flower |
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| ivyamna fruit |
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| ivyatsi grass |
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| isi earth |
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| ivu soil |
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| ibuye stone |
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| kumusenyi sand |
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| amazi water |
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| uruzi sea |
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| umnu salt |
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| mukibira woods/forest/jungle |
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| kirere sky |
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| izuba sun |
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| ukwezi moon |
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| inyenyeri star |
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| igieu cloud |
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| imvura rain |
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| umuturagaro thunder |
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| umuravyo lightning |
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| umuyanga wind |
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| umucanwa fire |
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| umumwotsi smoke |
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| ijoro night |
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| umusi day |
Verbs of the body
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| gucira to spit |
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| to eat kurya |
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| guhekenya to chew |
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| guhema to breath |
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| kumota to smell |
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| gutwenga to laugh |
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| kurira to cry |
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| kudahwa to vomit |
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| kwumva hear |
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| kubona to see |
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| kwayura to yawn |
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| kuryama to sleep |
Verbs of action
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| kutambuka to walk |
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| kwoga to swim |
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| kumenya to know |
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| kwiyumvira to think |
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| kutinya to fear |
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| Kuvuga to say |
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| guteka to cook |
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| kwicara to sit |
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| guhagarara to stand |
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| kuryama hasi to lie down |
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| kurira to climb |
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| kurasa to shoot |
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| gukuwita to hit |
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| kwicha to kill |
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| gutsa to die/to be dead |
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| kubaho to live/to be alive |
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| kwiyagaza to scratch |
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| ugukata to cut/hack |
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| gukora to work |
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| gukera to plant |
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| gutora to choose |
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| gukura to grow |
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| gukanya to squeeze |
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| gufuta to hold |
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| kurima to dig |
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| kugurura to open |
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| guta to throw |
Adjectives
| Listen | Kirundi English |
| umucafu dirty |
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| Isuku clean |
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| karishe sharp |
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| kushuha warm |
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| gukanya cold |
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| gatoyi small |
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| kinini big |
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| bugufi short |
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| ndende long |
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| kironze thin |
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| kuvyibuha thick |
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| hato narrow |
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| hanini wide |
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| kwirabura black |
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| kwera white |
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| kutukura red |
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| umuravyo yellow |
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| gatoto green |
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| kubabara painful/sick |
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| kusaza old (object) |
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| kishasha new |
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| ciza good |
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| kibi bad |
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| ico correct/true |