Question Words
Who, what, where, how...
Ani?
Who?
Kiki?
What?
Wa?
Where?
Lwaki?
Why?
Ddi?
When?
Otya?
How?
Mmeka?
How much? / How many?
Luli?
Which day? (Past)
Gani?
Which ones? (Class 6)
Biki?
What things?
Gwe ani?
Who are you?
Bya ani?
Whose? (Things)
Kya ani?
Whose? (Singular thing)
Ng'ani?
Like who?
N'ani?
With whom?
Ku ssaawa mmeka?
At what time?
Lunaku ki?
What day?
Mwezi ki?
What month?
Mwaka ki?
What year?
Mpema mmeka?
How much? (measure/weight)
Mirundi emeka?
How many times?
Kyenkana wa?
How far? / How big?
Ova wa?
Where are you from?
Ogenda wa?
Where are you going?
Obeera wa?
Where do you live?
Ngeri ki?
What kind? / Which way?
Nsonga ki?
What is the reason/matter?
Kigambo ki?
What word? / What news?
Bbaluwa ki?
Which letter?
Kintu ki?
What thing?
Langi ki?
Which color?
Siringi mmeka?
How many shillings? (Price)
Amannya go gwe ani?
What are your names?
Kitabo ki?
Which book?
Muyimbi ki?
Which singer?
Ssente mmeka?
How much money?
Bantu bameka?
How many people?
Nnyumba ki?
Which house?
Mmeeza ki?
Which table?
Kkubo ki?
Which road/path?
Oli otya?
How are you? (Greeting)
Muli mutya?
How are you all?
Kigenda kitya?
How is it going?
Wasuze otya?
How did you sleep? (Good morning)
Osiibye otya?
How has your day been? (Good afternoon)
Ky'ekyo?
Is that it? / Really?
Kituufu?
Is it true?
Sikyo?
Isn't it? (Don't you agree?)
Si kituufu?
Is it not true?
Otitegeera?
Do you understand?
Mitegeera?
Do you all understand?
Oyagala ki?
What do you want?
Tokyagala?
Don't you want it?
Ky'okozeemu ki?
What have you done about it?
Aliko vva?
Is there anything?
Oyogera otya?
What are you saying? / How dare you?
Otegeeza ki?
What do you mean?
Nkola ntya?
What should I do?
Ekizibu kiki?
What is the problem?
Olina mmeka?
How many do you have?
Ofunye?
Have you got it? / Did you receive?
Mukoze ki?
What have you (pl) done?
Olabye?
Have you seen?
Onzijukira?
Do you remember me?
Obuwulidde?
Have you heard?
Kibuuzo
Question
Okubuuza
To ask (a question)
Okuddamu
To answer / To reply
Ekiddibwamu
Answer / Reply (Noun)
Okwekenneenya
To investigate / Examine
Okwebuuza
To wonder / To ask oneself
Okuwakana
To argue / To dispute
Okubuuza ebibuuzo
To question / Interrogate
Okuweereza
To request / To send
Okulowooleza
To think about (usually asked: What are you thinking?)
Okitegedde?
Have you really understood it?
Obikakasa?
Are you sure? / Do you confirm?
Olimba?
Are you lying?
Ojja?
Are you coming?
Mugenda?
Are you (pl) going?
Ofumbye?
Have you cooked?
Omaze?
Have you finished?
Tugende?
Shall we go?
Tufumbe?
Shall we cook?
Tunyumyeeko?
Shall we chat?
Oli mwavu ng'ani?
Are you poor like who?
Ng'olina ye ki?
What do you have there?
Ndabyeko ki?
What have I just seen?
Kiki ekikulumye?
What is hurting you?
Lwakuba ki?
Because of what?
Ojja kwagala kano?
Will you want this one?
Omukwano guli gye guli?
Is love over there?
Ekiseera kituuse?
Is it time? / Has the time arrived?
Wano wa?
Where is here? / What place is this?
Gye ndiwa?
Where am I?
Eyakola kino ani?
Who did this?
Biki ebigenda mu maaso?
What is going on?
Gwe asinga okugamba y'ani?
Who are you to say? / Who is he to say?
Oyagala ng'amba ki?
What do you want me to say?
Kiki ekikuletera okukola ekyo?
What brings you to do that? / Why do that?