– with Aime Irakoze

GREETINGS:

BGAKEYE – Good Morning (the day breaks)
MWIRIWE – Good Afternoon, Evening
BITE – How are things?
AMAKURU – How are you?
AMAKI – How are you?
(M) URAKOMEYE – Are you well?
NDAKOMEYE – I am well.
NI NEZA – It is good.
NI SAWA – It is good.
NA HEJO – See you tomorrow
AMAHORO – Peace
KARIBU (Swahili) – Welcome
MURISANZE – Be yourself, make yourself comfortable
MURAKOZE – Thank you
CANE (Murakoze Cane) – Very much
GOSE (Cane) – Much
NEZA – Good
NDARUSHE – I am tired
NAWE – and you
IJORO RYIZA – Good night
NI VYIZA KUBONANA NAWE – Nice to meet you
NAGASAGA – Good bye

ACTIONS:

TU GENDE – Let’s go – we go
NDAGENDA – I go
NDAGIYE – I am going
NDAGARUTSE – I am coming back
NAKAGARUKA – I am coming back later
INJIRA – Come in
INGO – Come close
GENDA – Go
NI MWICARE – Sit down
HAGURUKA – Stand up
UGURURA (urugi) – Open (the door)
UGARA (urugi) – Close (the door)
AKIRA – Come in
IMPA – Give me
SOHOKA – Outside / go outside
IRUKA – Run away
NYARUKA – Come quickly
TWENGA – Size or laugh
KUMWENYURA – To smile
RABA – Look at this
NUMA – Be quiet
VUGA – Speak
ITABA – Someone is calling you
BUHORO BUHORO – Slowly, slowly
BUKE BUKE – Slowly, slowly
HAGARARA – Stop
SUBIRA INYUMA – Step back

Answers, Pronouns, Locations, Conjunctions

ANSWERS:
EGO – Yes
OYA- No
SINDABIZI – I don’t know
NDIBAZA – Maybe
BIRAZIMVYE – Too Much (money)
BIRAZIMBUTSE – Less (money)

PROUNOUNS:
JEWE – Me
WEWE – You
WE – Him / Her
TWEBGE – Us
MWEBGE – You – all
BO – Them
BGANJE – Mine
BGAWE – Yours

LOCATIONS:
HANO, AHA – Here
HARYA – There
HARIA- Over there
HEJURU – Above, Top

CONJUNCTIONS
NI – NA – And
CANKE – Or
ARIKO – But

Days, Hours, Counting to 20

TIME WORDS:
ISAHA – Clock / Watch
UMWAKA – Year
IMYAKA – Years
HANYUMA – Later
EJO – Tomorrow
UBUNYENE – Right Now

DAYS OF THE WEEK:
KUWAMBERE – Monday
KUWAKABIRI – Tuesday
KUWAGATATU – Wednesday
KUWAKANE – Thursday
KUWAGATANU – Friday
KUWAGATANDATU – Saturday
KUWAMUNGU – Sunday

HOURS OF THE DAY:
7am – SAMOYA
8am – SAMBIRI
9am – SATATU
10am – SAYINE
11am – SATANU
12pm – SASITA
1pm – SANDWI (SAHINDWI)
2pm – SAMUNANI
3pm – SACENDA
4pm – SAKUMI
5pm – SAKUMIN’INWE
6pm – SAKUMINAZIBIRI

COUNT TO 20:

1. Rimwe
2. Kabiri
3. Gatatu
4. Kane
5. Gatanu
6. Gatandatu
7. Indwi
8. Umunani (or Munani)
9. Icenda (or Cenda)
10. Cumi
11. Cumi na rimwe
12. Cumi na kabiri
13. Cumi na gatatu
14. Cumi na kane
15. Cumi na gatanu
16. Cumi na gatandatu
17. Cumi n’ indwi
18. Cumi n’ umunani
19. Cumi n’ icenda
20. Mirongo ibir

You will notice that after ten (cumi) it is easy because you say cumi (ten) the na as a junction