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Kiga uses Latin while Swahili uses Arabic. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it. Swahili also reads right-to-left, so the translated text appears mirrored compared with the Kiga input.
Both Kiga and Swahili belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Kiga follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Kiga: Approximately 1.6 million speakers. Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Everyday phrases translated from Kiga to Swahili — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Haro | Habari |
| Akasheeshe karungi | Habari za asubuhi |
| Omwabazyo murungi | Habari za mchana |
| Omwabazyo murungi | Habari za jioni |
| Ekiro kirungi | Usiku mwema |
| Musibuure | Kwaheri |
| Turareebana bwanyima | Tuonane baadaye |
| Turareebana nyenkyakare | Tuonane kesho |
| Okwakira | Karibu |
| Ori ota? | Habari yako? |
| Ndigye, mwebare | Sijambo, asante |
| Mugire eizooba rirungi | Uwe na siku njema |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Hakyiri | Tafadhali |
| Mwebare | Asante |
| Mwebare munonga | Asante sana |
| Oyakiirwe | Mnakaribishwa |
| Eego | Ndiyo |
| Ngaaha | Hapana |
| Nsasira | Samahani |
| Nsasira | Samahani |
| Tihariho buremeezi | Hakuna tatizo |
| Buzima | Bila shaka |
| Nitubakuza | Hongera sana |
| Omugisha murungi | Bahati nzuri |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Eiziina ryawe ni riiha? | Jina lako ni nani? |
| Nikirungi kukubugana | Nimefurahi kukutana nawe |
| Iwe norugahi? | Unatoka wapi? |
| Oine emiaka engahi? | Una umri gani? |
| Ndi omwegi | Mimi ni mwanafunzi |
| Ndi aha omukihuumuro | Niko hapa likizo |
| Ndi aha ahabw'okukora | Niko hapa kwa kazi |
| Ogu ni munywani wangye | Huyu ni rafiki yangu |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Omwe | Moja |
| Babiri | Mbili |
| Bashatu | Tatu |
| Ina | Nne |
| Ebitaano | Tano |
| Mukaaga | Sita |
| Mushanju | Saba |
| Munaana | Nane |
| Mwenda | Tisa |
| Ikumi | Kumi |
| Igana | Mia moja |
| Orukumi rumwe | Elfu moja |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Erizooba | Leo |
| Nyenkyakare | Kesho |
| Nyomwebazyo | Jana |
| Hati | Sasa |
| Bwanyima | Baadaye |
| Ni shaaha zingahi? | Ni saa ngapi? |
| Omu kasheeshe | Asubuhi |
| Omu mwabazyo | Wakati wa jioni |
| Orwokubanza | Jumatatu |
| Orwakataano | Ijumaa |
| Esande erikwija | Wiki ijayo |
| Eshaaha emwe | Saa moja |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Ekinabiro kiri nkahi? | Bafuni iko wapi? |
| Ekitebe ky'egaari y'omwika kiri nkahe? | Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? |
| Ekishaayi ky'enyonyi kiri nkahi? | Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? |
| Ndahikayo nta? | Nitafikaje huko? |
| Hindukira aha rubaju rwa bumosho | Pinduka kushoto |
| Hindukira aha rubaju rwa buryo | Geuka kulia |
| Gyenda ogororokire omumaisho | Nenda mbele moja kwa moja |
| Kiri haihi | Iko karibu |
| Kiri hare | Ni mbali |
| Nyowe mbuzire | Nimepotea |
| Ninyenda takisi | Nahitaji teksi |
| Ndabaasa kugura nkahi tikiti? | Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? |
| Tikiti eri zingahi? | Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? |
| Kiine oburinzi kugyendera aha ruguuto? | Je, ni salama kutembea? |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Nyine enjara | Nina njaa |
| Nyine eiriho | Nina kiu |
| Amaizi, nyabura | Maji, tafadhali |
| Emeeza y'abantu babiri, nyabura | Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali |
| Eby'okurya, nyabura | Menyu, tafadhali |
| Iwe noohabura ki? | Je, unapendekeza nini? |
| Nkayenzire eki | Ningependa hii |
| Kinuzire munonga | Ni ladha |
| Ekiteiso, nyabura | Mswada, tafadhali |
| Tindikurya enyama | Sili nyama |
| Nyine allergy ahabyokurya | Nina mzio wa chakula |
| Omwani | Kahawa |
| Amajaani | Chai |
| Omugaati | Mkate |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Eki nikitwara sente zingahi? | Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? |
| Ni eky'obuguzi bwingi munonga | Ni ghali sana |
| Nooikiriza kaada z’okugura ebintu? | Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? |
| Ndiyo ninreeba kwonka | Natafuta tu |
| Ndaza kukitwara | Nitaichukua |
| Igura | Fungua |
| Kikingirwe | Imefungwa |
| Omuryango | Kiingilio |
| Kuruga | Toka |
| Akatare kari nkahi? | Soko liko wapi? |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Obuhwezi | Msaada |
| Yeta omushaho | Piga daktari |
| Teera poriisi | Piga polisi |
| Ninyenda obuhwezi | Nahitaji msaada |
| Ndi ndwaire | Mimi ni mgonjwa |
| Eirwariro riri nkahi? | Hospitali iko wapi? |
| Eidaara ry'emibazi riri nkahe? | Duka la dawa liko wapi? |
| Nikishaasha aha | Inauma hapa |
| Ninyenda omushaho | Nahitaji daktari |
| Hariho eirwariro haihi? | Je, kuna hospitali karibu? |
| Kiga | Swahili |
|---|---|
| Nogamba Orujungu? | Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? |
| Tindakyetegyereza | Sielewi |
| Nyetegyereza | Ninaelewa |
| Hakyiri gamba mpora | Tafadhali ongea polepole |
| Nyabura we garukamu ekyo | Tafadhali rudia hilo |
| Nyabura we kihandiike ahansi . | Tafadhali iandike |
| Eki nikimanyisa ki? | Hii ina maana gani? |
| Eki nookigamba ota? | Unasemaje hili? |
| Ndiyo ndikwega | Ninajifunza |
| Ndagamba kakye | Naongea kidogo |
| Noobaasa kunyamba? | Unaweza kunisaidia? |
| Tindamanya | Sijui |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and noun class systems.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
Spoken primarily in southwestern Uganda, particularly in the Kigezi region.
Uses the Latin alphabet with adaptations to represent Bantu phonemes.
Tonal language with high and low tones; prenasalized consonants and vowel harmony are key features.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; features noun class system, verb conjugation for tense, mood, and aspect.
Includes words from English, Luganda, and Swahili due to regional interaction and education.
Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch.
Latin script, standardized for educational use in Uganda.
Introduced during colonial and missionary influence; modern orthography is regulated by local language bodies.
Approximately 1.6 million speakers.
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