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rubazu
rubazu Pl: mbazu. n. speech; prepared
words to be said.
kugaba rubazu v. give a speech.
Syn: kubaliza.
rub̯uga Pl: mbuga. n. town; larger place
than a village with many houses, shops
or stores, where people live and work.
Syn: tawu̱ni̱.
rufu Pl: nfu. n. 1 • death; event of dying
or departure from life. Syn: b̯ugingo.
2 • funeral, burial; ceremony that is held
when s.b. dies in order to mourn him.
rugambu Pl: ngambu. n. rumour.
ruganga Pl: nganga. n. crowd; large
number of people gathered together in a
public place, e.g., at a sports game.
Syn: lugologombo, kyecooko.
rugondo From: Runyoro. n. inside part of
the stomach.
Ruhanga Pl: baruhanga. n. God; the
supreme being or spirit that is
worshipped and is believed to have
created the universe and who is believed
to have power over a particular part of
nature or who is believed to represent a
particular quality. Syn: Nyamuhanga.
ruharaara Pl: baruharaara. n.
courageous, brave person; s.b. with a
strong heart who does not mind about
anything. Syn: rumaama, nyantapara
mukyenu.
ruhondeere adv. continuously;
happening or existing repeatedly many
times for a long time. Syn: b̯u̱tei̱ciṟi̱iṟya.
ruhuumuro Pl: mpuumulo. n.
holiday, vacation; period off duty to
regain strength or relax the brain.
ruhuura Pl: baruhuura. n. glutton; s.b.
who eats too much. Syn: icaku, mu̱di̱.
rujagaara Pl: barujagaara. n.
extremely strong, energetic, brave
person. Syn: kiṟi̱maani̱.
rujumba Pl: marujumba. n. browncoloured
chicken.
rukaaga num. six hundred.
rukwe Pl: nkwe. n. conspiracy.
rumaama Pl: barumaama. n.
courageous, brave person; s.b. with a
strong heart who does not mind about
rwezo
anything. Syn: ruharaara, nyantapara
mukyenu.
runaanei num. eight hundred.
rundi conj. 1 • perhaps, maybe, could;
justification that is not yet there.
2 • or, either.
rusanju num. seven hundred.
rutege n. strength; ability to resist force
or hold heavy weights without breaking
or being damaged. Syn: raatiṟi̱,
rutwangu, b̯unyamaani.
waarutege Pl: baarutege. n. very
strong person.
ruto n. childishness; childish behaviours.
rutwangu n. strength; ability to resist
force or hold heavy weights without
breaking or being damaged. Syn: rutege,
b̯unyamaani, raatiṟi̱.
ruusi Pl: maruusi. n. young female goat
ready to conceive but that has not yet
reached the size of a fully grown goat.
ru̱foogo adv. recklessly.
ru̱gu̱u̱do Pl: ngu̱u̱do. n. road; wide
route that is made, esp. for vehicles to
travel on.
ru̱heiṟa Pl: baru̱heiṟa. n. long-winded,
verbose speaker; s.b. who speaks over
time.
ru̱ku̱mi ̱ num. one thousand.
ru̱nyu̱myo Pl: nyu̱myo. n.
conversation; informal talk, unprepared,
between people.
ru̱pi ̱ya Pl: mpi ̱ya. From: Hindi. n.
rupee; Indian money that was used in
the past before Uganda got its
independence.
ru̱u̱la Pl: ru̱u̱la. From: English. n.
measuring ruler.
Rwanda n. name of a country.
rwanju n. lust; excessive desire to
repeatedly want s.t. even to the extent of
disgusting others.
rwatu adv. openly, publically, overtly;
not hidden. Syn: hasyanu̱.
rwenda num. nine hundred.
rwezo From: Runyoro. n. humus; soil
nutrients made from decaying
organisms.
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