Language/Kinyarwanda/Vocabulary/Animals

Kinyarwanda Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some Kinyarwanda words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table with some of the most common Kinyarwanda words related to animals.

Kinyarwanda	Pronunciation	English
ibyaha	/i.bja.ha/	dog
ibirunga	/i.bi.ruŋ.ga/	cat
ibitari	/i.bi.ta.ri/	bird
ibisaka	/i.bi.sa.ka/	fish
ibihugu	/i.bi.hu.gu/	cow
ibigabane	/i.bi.ga.ba.ne/	goat
ibikombe	/i.bi.ko.mbe/	sheep
ibinyamakuru	/i.bi.nya.ma.ku.ru/	chicken
ibinyamakara	/i.bi.nya.ma.ka.ra/	duck
ibinyamahanga	/i.bi.nya.ma.haŋ.ga/	rabbit
ibinyamashuri	/i.bi.nya.ma.shu.ri/	mouse
ibinyamaboko	/i.bi.nya.ma.bo.ko/	pig
ibinyamabugingo	/i.bi.nya.ma.bu.gi.ŋo/	horse
ibinyamabutare	/i.bi.nya.ma.bu.ta.re/	turtle

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above:

• Urugero rw'ibyaha? ( /u.ru.ge.ro ɾwʼi.bja.ha/ ) – What is the name of the dog?
• Ndabizi ibirunga. ( /n.da.bi.zi i.bi.ruŋ.ga/ ) – I have a cat.
• Ndabona ibitari. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.ta.ri/ ) – I see a bird.
• Ndabona ibisaka. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.sa.ka/ ) – I see a fish.
• Ndabona ibihugu. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.hu.gu/ ) – I see a cow.
• Ndabona ibigabane. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.ga.ba.ne/ ) – I see a goat.
• Ndabona ibikombe. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.ko.mbe/ ) – I see a sheep.
• Ndabona ibinyamakuru. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.ku.ru/ ) – I see a chicken.
• Ndabona ibinyamakara. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.ka.ra/ ) – I see a duck.
• Ndabona ibinyamahanga. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.haŋ.ga/ ) – I see a rabbit.
• Ndabona ibinyamashuri. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.shu.ri/ ) – I see a mouse.
• Ndabona ibinyamaboko. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.bo.ko/ ) – I see a pig.
• Ndabona ibinyamabugingo. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.bu.gi.ŋo/ ) – I see a horse.
• Ndabona ibinyamabutare. ( /n.da.bo.na i.bi.nya.ma.bu.ta.re/ ) – I see a turtle.

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