ngiri¹

n. · class 9/10 · warthog

warthog; wild pig with prominent facial warts found in Kenyan bushland, hunted traditionally by Gĩkũyũ warriors for meat and tusks

ngiri²

n. · class 9/10 · thousand 2. silence

a thousand 2. silence; quietness 3. triangular bone ornament worn in the ear and on the forehead

Example: "Kuota ya mirioni ĩmwe ni ngiri magana merĩ" — One tenth of one million is two hundred thousand.

ũkĩrĩ — you who are; you being (relative)
mũkira — side, edge; by-paths, side-tracks, cross-tracks
mũkiro — a small quantity of gruel, prepared hurriedly; thin gruel or concoction used to
mũkiru — sterile male, impotent person
mũkĩrĩa — dance master; traditional dance supervisor who maintains order and proper conduc
gĩkiri — piece of sheet-iron with holes punched in it, used to grate sugar-cane for makin
gũkĩra — to exceed, be more than; 2. go beyond, pass, cross; 3. (of a girl) elope, go off
ikiru — struggle; intense effort or struggle to achieve something; the act of working ha
mikiri — mysteries; mysterious or uncertain matters; abstract concept referring to things
ngira — leather cap; traditional headwear, cap made from animal hide worn by Gĩkũyũ men,
ngĩrũa — jumping-stick; pole or stick erected for jumping