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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| English |
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 |
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| 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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