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Rutooro Language Vocabulary


ENGLISH TO RUTOORO

Click a word to hear it in Rutooro. Each recording allows several seconds for you to repeat after the speaker.


People
Children
Daughter
Elders
Foreigner
Foreigners
Man, literally "one with thumb"
Mother
Older man, 25+ years
Older woman, 25+ years
Older women
Son
Teacher
Teachers
Visitor
Visitors
Younger man or boy
Younger woman or girl
Woman, literally "one who works"

Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
19
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
200
300
400

Time
Sun
Year
Month (also, moon)
Week
Morning, AM
Afternoon, PM
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Food and Drink
Bean sauce (esp. for akaro)
Bean, one
Beans
Chicken
Coffee
Cooking in general
Duck
Cream
Food in general
Meat in general
Meat, goat
Meat, cow (beef)
Meat, pork
Meat, pork (alternative)
Meat, roasted hard
Milk
Millet and cassava dough
Mushroom
Potatoes, sweet
Sauce
Soup, usually a bean paste
Tea leaves
Tea, black or plain without milk
Tea, with milk
Water
Water, boiled for drinking
Water, bottled

RUTOORO TO ENGLISH

Click a word or phrase to hear it in English. Each recording allows several seconds for you to repeat after the speaker.


Bantu
Abaana
Abagenyi
Abajungu
Abakulwe
Abasomesa
Bakaikuru
Mama
Omugenyi
Omugurusi
Omuhara
Omuisiki
Omujungu
Omukaikuru
Omukazi
Omusaija
Omusomesa
Omutabane
Omwoojjo

1, 2, 3, ...
Emu
Ibiiri
Isatu
Inna
Itaano
Mukaaga
Musaanju
Munaana
Mwenda
Ikuumi
Ikuumi na emu
Ikuumi na ibiiri
Ikuumi na mwenda
Abiire
Asaatu
Anna
Ataano
Nkaaga
Nsanju
Kinaana
Kyenda
Kikuumi
Bibiiri
Bisaatu
Biina

Saaha
Omusana
Omwaka
Omwezi
Weeki

Nyankyakara
Nyaomusana
Sande
Balaza
Kyakabiiri
Kyakasaatu
Kyakaana
Kyakataano
Kyamukaaga

Kulya na Kunyuwa
Agachumbiri
Akaro
Amaata
Amaizi
Amaizi go kunyuwa
Amaizi go omu chuupa
Amajani
Chai mukaro
Chai ya amaata
Ebita kuli
Ekihimba
Ebihimba
Ebyo kulya
Embaata
Enkoko
Enyama
Enyama ye embuzi
Enyama ye ente
Enyama ye empunu
Eshabwe
Firinda
Kawa
Kawa abooki
Obutuzi
Omukaaru
Omukubi
Orugabu

RUTOORO-TO-ENGLISH AUDIO PRACTICE

In this recording you will hear a series of Rutooro words and phrases, each followed after a few seconds by its English translation. Try to say each translation before you hear it.

Audio Practice(6:53, 6mb)