Sample translations of words from English to Kiembu. Note: Accented characters or diacritical mark are not shown[why?] in the following two tables.
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Kiembu |
mouth |
kanyua |
eye; eyes |
ritho; metho |
head; heads |
kiongo; ciongo |
hair |
njuiri (no plural) |
tooth; teeth |
igego; magego |
tongue; tongues |
rurimi; irimi |
nose; noses |
inyiuru; manyiuru |
ear; ears |
gutu; matu |
neck; necks |
ngingo (no plural) |
hand; hands |
njara (no plural) |
throat; throats |
mumero; mimero |
breast; breasts |
nyondo |
arm; arms |
kivi;ivi |
claw; claws |
ngunyu |
nail; nails |
ngunyu |
leg; legs |
kuguru; maguru |
foot; feet |
kuguru; maguru or gitende; itende |
buttock; buttocks |
itina; matina |
belly, stomach |
nda, ivu |
navel |
ikonye |
intestines |
mara |
blood |
nthakame |
urine |
mathugumo |
bone; bones |
ivindi; mavindi |
skin |
ngothi |
wing; wings |
ithagu; mathagu |
feather; feathers |
ivuta; mavuta |
school |
cukuru |
church |
kanitha |
horn; horns |
ruvia; ivia, mvia |
tail; tails |
mukia; mikia |
human being(s)/person(s) |
mundu; andu |
man; men |
mundu murume; andu arume |
woman; women |
mutumia; atumia or mundu muka; andu aka |
husband; husbands |
muthuri; athuri |
child; children |
mwana; ciana |
name; names |
riitwa; mariitwa |
sky |
matu/iguru |
night |
utuku |
moon |
mweri |
sun |
riua |
wind |
ruvuvo |
cloud; clouds |
itu; matu |
dew |
ime |
rain |
mbura |
ground |
nthi |
sand |
muthanga |
path/road |
gacira/njira |
water |
manji or mai |
stream/river |
karunji/runji |
sweat |
nthithina |
hill/mountain |
karima/kirima |
house; houses |
nyomba |
fire |
mwaki |
firewood |
ruku (singular); nguu (plural) |
smoke |
ndogo |
ash |
muu |
knife; knives |
kaviu; tuviu |
rope; ropes |
mukanda; mikanda |
spear; spears |
itumu; matumu |
war |
mbaara |
animal; animals |
nyamu |
meat |
nyama |
dog; dogs |
ngui |
elephant; elephants |
njogu |
goat; goats |
mburi |
bird; birds |
giconi; iconi |
tortoise |
nguru |
snake |
njoka |
fish |
nthamaki |
louse; lice |
muthui; mithui |
egg; eggs |
itumbi; matumbi |
tree; trees |
muti; miti |
bark |
ikoni |
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English |
Kiembu |
lake/sea/ocean |
iria |
lakes/seas/oceans |
maria |
leaf; leaves |
ithangu; mathangu |
root; roots |
muri; miri |
salt |
cumbi |
oil/fat |
maguta |
hunger(general) |
ng’aragu |
hunger for meat |
ngumba |
iron (metal) |
cuma |
one |
Imwe |
two |
Igiri |
three |
Ithatu |
four |
Inya |
five |
Ithano |
six |
Ithathatu or Ithanthatu |
seven |
Mugwanja |
eight |
Inyanya |
nine |
Kenda |
ten |
Ikumi |
come |
uka |
send |
tuma |
walk |
thii |
fall |
gua |
leave |
uma |
fly |
guruka |
pour |
iturura |
strike |
ringa |
bite |
ruma |
to strike |
kugoma |
wash (tr.) |
thambia |
split |
atura |
give |
va |
steal |
iia |
squeeze |
vivinya |
cultivate |
rima |
bury (tr.) |
thika |
burn (tr.) |
vivia |
eat |
ria |
drink |
nyua |
vomit I |
tavika |
vomit II |
mataviko |
suck I |
onga |
suck II |
onga |
spit (saliva) |
tua |
blow (on) |
vuva |
swell |
imba |
give birth |
ciara |
die |
kua |
kill |
uraga |
push |
tindika |
pull |
gucia |
sing |
ina |
play (game) |
thaaka |
be afraid |
itigire |
want |
enda |
say |
uga |
smell (something) |
nungira |
see |
ona |
show |
onia |
hear |
igua |
know |
menya |
count |
tara |
advice |
utaro |
advise |
taara |
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