VOCABULARY

 

HERE ARE A FEW WORDS WE LEARNED ON THE TRIP:

 

WORD MEANING
runyankole (run-yan-kol-ee) the name of this language
ankole (ann-kol-ee) the land
banyankole (bahn-yan-kol-ee) the people
munyankole (moon-yan-kol-ee) a person
agandi (ah-gan-dee) hello
webare   (way-bah-day) thank you
mononga (moan-own-gah) very much
wabare mononga thank you very much
tata (tah-tah) father
taata (taaah-ta) daddy
Mukama asiimwe (moo-kah-mah ah-seem-way) praise the Lord
Mukama asiimwe mononga praise the Lord very much
Yesu asiimwe (yes-oo ah-seem-way) praise Jesus
Omukundwa, omukundwa, omukundwa, taata wangye

(o-mu-kun-dwa)  (taaah-ta) (wahn-jay)

My dearest, dearest, dearest most beloved daddy
matoke (mah-toe-key) green, starchy plantains, usually prepared by boiling and mashing
chipote (chi-poe-tay) fried flat bread
mazoongoo (mah-zoon-goo) a white person (equivalent of "gringo" in Mexico)
Yesu (yes-oo) Jesus
Yesu nakakunda (yes-oo nah-kah-kun-dah) Jesus loves you
Chikulu nyo (chee-ku-lu nee-yo) "GREAT!!!"
Webare Jesu (way-bah-day Yes-oo) Thank you Jesus
amina (ah-mean-ah) Amen