Vocabulary of Kikuyu (Gĩkũyũ)

1.    mother           maĩtu
2.    father           baba
3.    sister           mwarĩ


Tondũ Ngai nĩguo endire kĩrĩndĩ gĩa gũkũ thĩ, agĩkĩruta Mũrũ wake wa mũmwe,
nĩ getha mũndũ o wothe ũmwĩhokete ndakore, no agĩe muoyo wa tene na tene.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           mai
2.    fire           mwaki
3.    sun           riũa

1.    cat           mbaka
2.    dog           gui
3.    horse           mbarathi


Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Jesu Kristo, Mũrũ wa Ngai.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           -erũ
2.    black           ũirũ
3.    red           -tune

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