Gikuyu

Gikuyu kana Kikuyu mutauro weChiBantu unotaurwa kuKenya.

• Kikuyu haishandise mabhii anonzi: f l p q s v x z, asi vanowedzera mabhii anonzi ĩ and ũ.

Mazwi Anotodza Shona

• VaGikuyu vanoti baba ndiro rimwechete kuGikuyu neShona.
• VaGikuyu vanoti muundu (person) kureva munhu.
• VaGikuyu vanoti ndaa (louse) kureva inda.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kindu (thing) kureva chinhu.
• VaGikuyu vanoti ng'ombe (cow) kureva mombe.
• VaGikuyu vanoti mbura (rain) kureva mvura yekunaya.
• VaGikuyu vanoti nyoota (thirst) kureva nyota.
• VaGikuyu vanoti nyama (meat) rimwechete mururimi rweGikuyu neShona.
• VaGikuyu vanoti nyina (his/her mother) kureva iAmai vake.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kikokora (elbow) rinotaurwa kuGikuyu kureva gokora.
• VaGikuyu vanoti korima (farming) vachireva kurima.
• VaGikuyu vanoti mugunda (n. farm) vachireva kurima.
• VaGikuyu vanoti ruara kana nduara (finger nail) vachireva nzara.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kyara kana chiara (finger) vachireva munwe.
• VaGikuyu vanoti thano (five) vachireva shanu.
• VaGikuyu vanoti mugeni (foreigner) vachireva munhu mupara.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kuanika (put out to dry) vachireva kuyanika.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kyura (frog) vachireva datya.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kokaranga (to fry) vachireva kukaringa.
• VaGikuyu vanoti mboyi (fox). Kune rwiyo runoti Mboi, mboi bereka - bereka mbudzi dzawanda. Dzanyanya kuwanda - pfunya rusero chirara, goo.o
• VaGikuyu vanoti murimi (farmer, gardener).
• VaGikuyu vanoti kochiara (give birth to).
• VaGikuyu vanoti -nene kana -kuru (great, grand).
• VaGikuyu vanoti onene (greatness).
• VaGikuyu vanoti gwoko kana moko (hand).
• VaGikuyu vanoti murugamiri (foreman, headman).
• VaGikuyu vanoti mbara (hostilities).
• VaGikuyu vanoti kyura (frog) vachireva datya.
• VaGikuyu vanoti nyumba (house) vachireva imba.
• VaGikuyu vanoti mundu (person) vachireva munhu.
• VaGikuyu vanoti muromo (gate, ingress) vachireva mukova.
• VaGikuyu vanoti muchiri (judge) vachireva jaji.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kochira (to judge) vachireva kutonga.
• VaGikuyu vanoti kotheka (to laugh) vachireva kuseka.
• VaGikuyu vanoti makwatano (league, coalition, alliance) vachireva chikwata.
• VaGikuyu vanoti ndaa (lice) vachireva inda.
• VaGikuyu vanoti maguta (fat, grease) vachireva mafuta.

Mamwe Mazwi

• VaGikuyu vanoti mbiro (soot) rinotaurwa kuGikuyu kureva chin'ayi. Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rinonzi Chimbiro?
• VaGikuyu vanoti koora (little frog) rinotaurwa kuGikuyu kureva kadatya. Kune zita rinonzi Kakora?
• VaGikuyu vanoti kira (cross-over) rinotaurwa kuGikuyu kureva kuyambukira.
• VaGikuyu vanoti marigu (bananas) rinotaurwa kuGikuyu kureva mabhanana. Kune zita rinonzi Mariga?
• VaGikuyu vanoti rowa kana njowa (goatskin).
• VaGikuyu vanoti Ngai kana Makai (God) vachireva Mwari.
• VaGikuyu vanoti Ngai kiyahudi (Jehovah) vachireva Mwari wemaJudha.
• VaGikuyu vanoti muoyo (life) vachireva hupenyu.