Vocab (Ciugo)

Go

Its a way of telling someone to leave.

people

Andũ

Elders

Elders are married men who have completed specific rites of passage and belong to a formal hierarchy.

Grandmother

Nyina wa Aciari aku

Grandfather

Ithe wa aciari aku

Hand

A part of the body

Spoon

Nĩ kĩ-indo Gĩtumĩkaga kũrĩa irio

Traditional gourd : Used to store porridge

Rhino

Rhino

Book

Book

A special choice meat given to respected family member

Nose

Kĩga kĩa mwĩrĩ gwa kũhuhia

Food

meals, mostly cooked food.

Father

mũciari wa Mũthuri

Young girl

mwana munini wa mũirĩtu utarĩ mũkinyu kuhika

Mouth

Kĩga kĩa mwĩrĩ gwa kũria

Shoulder

Shoulder

Chin

Kĩreru

Crocodile

Found in rivers and swamps

Teeth

Kĩga kĩa mwĩrĩ gwa gũtanuka irio

Our mothers

It is a respectful word used to call not only the biological mums but also other women as a sign of honoring and respecting them.

Water

Water

Money

money

Child /children

describes one's child or children-offspring

Young initiated unmarried man

Mũndũrũme mũnini vtari mũhikaniu

Bread

Bread mostly used for breakfast

wooden cooking/serving spoon

Gĩciko kĩnene gwa Kũruga

Grown girl/young woman

Mũndũ mũka ũkinyĩte kũhika

Person

Mũndũ

Man

Man

Door

Refers to a entrance used to get it or out of a house.

Friend

It implies loyalty, someone you can rely on.

Son

Mũrũ is a a male child

Day

Daytime

Woman

Mũndũ mũka mũhiku

Head

Mũtwe/Kĩongo

Beards

Njuĩrĩ cia Kĩreru

Ngakamano

Elephant

Njogu ni Nyamũ ya gĩthaka

Hair

Njuĩrĩ

Elderly

Mutumia kana Muthuri wina anake maruite

Mother

Mũciari wa Mũtumia

House

House, home or building

Eye/Eyes

Body part used for vision

Song

its a song or music

Aunt

Mwarĩ wa Nyina na nyina waku

cooking pot

Nĩ kĩ-indo gwa kũrugĩra

Plate

Nĩ kĩndũ gĩtumagirwo kurĩa kana gwĩkĩrira mũndũ irio

Grandchildren

Ciana cia Ciana ciaku