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Swahili uses the Arabic script while Kiga uses the Latin script. Swahili reads right-to-left while Kiga reads left-to-right, so the direction of the text flips during translation. 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.
Both Swahili and Kiga 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.
Swahili follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Kiga follows subject-verb-object (SVO). 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. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.
Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Kiga: Approximately 1.6 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Kiga — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Habari | Haro |
| Habari za asubuhi | Akasheeshe karungi |
| Habari za mchana | Omwabazyo murungi |
| Habari za jioni | Omwabazyo murungi |
| Usiku mwema | Ekiro kirungi |
| Kwaheri | Musibuure |
| Tuonane baadaye | Turareebana bwanyima |
| Tuonane kesho | Turareebana nyenkyakare |
| Karibu | Okwakira |
| Habari yako? | Ori ota? |
| Sijambo, asante | Ndigye, mwebare |
| Uwe na siku njema | Mugire eizooba rirungi |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Tafadhali | Hakyiri |
| Asante | Mwebare |
| Asante sana | Mwebare munonga |
| Mnakaribishwa | Oyakiirwe |
| Ndiyo | Eego |
| Hapana | Ngaaha |
| Samahani | Nsasira |
| Samahani | Nsasira |
| Hakuna tatizo | Tihariho buremeezi |
| Bila shaka | Buzima |
| Hongera sana | Nitubakuza |
| Bahati nzuri | Omugisha murungi |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Jina lako ni nani? | Eiziina ryawe ni riiha? |
| Nimefurahi kukutana nawe | Nikirungi kukubugana |
| Unatoka wapi? | Iwe norugahi? |
| Una umri gani? | Oine emiaka engahi? |
| Mimi ni mwanafunzi | Ndi omwegi |
| Niko hapa likizo | Ndi aha omukihuumuro |
| Niko hapa kwa kazi | Ndi aha ahabw'okukora |
| Huyu ni rafiki yangu | Ogu ni munywani wangye |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Moja | Omwe |
| Mbili | Babiri |
| Tatu | Bashatu |
| Nne | Ina |
| Tano | Ebitaano |
| Sita | Mukaaga |
| Saba | Mushanju |
| Nane | Munaana |
| Tisa | Mwenda |
| Kumi | Ikumi |
| Mia moja | Igana |
| Elfu moja | Orukumi rumwe |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Leo | Erizooba |
| Kesho | Nyenkyakare |
| Jana | Nyomwebazyo |
| Sasa | Hati |
| Baadaye | Bwanyima |
| Ni saa ngapi? | Ni shaaha zingahi? |
| Asubuhi | Omu kasheeshe |
| Wakati wa jioni | Omu mwabazyo |
| Jumatatu | Orwokubanza |
| Ijumaa | Orwakataano |
| Wiki ijayo | Esande erikwija |
| Saa moja | Eshaaha emwe |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Bafuni iko wapi? | Ekinabiro kiri nkahi? |
| Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? | Ekitebe ky'egaari y'omwika kiri nkahe? |
| Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? | Ekishaayi ky'enyonyi kiri nkahi? |
| Nitafikaje huko? | Ndahikayo nta? |
| Pinduka kushoto | Hindukira aha rubaju rwa bumosho |
| Geuka kulia | Hindukira aha rubaju rwa buryo |
| Nenda mbele moja kwa moja | Gyenda ogororokire omumaisho |
| Iko karibu | Kiri haihi |
| Ni mbali | Kiri hare |
| Nimepotea | Nyowe mbuzire |
| Nahitaji teksi | Ninyenda takisi |
| Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? | Ndabaasa kugura nkahi tikiti? |
| Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? | Tikiti eri zingahi? |
| Je, ni salama kutembea? | Kiine oburinzi kugyendera aha ruguuto? |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Nina njaa | Nyine enjara |
| Nina kiu | Nyine eiriho |
| Maji, tafadhali | Amaizi, nyabura |
| Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali | Emeeza y'abantu babiri, nyabura |
| Menyu, tafadhali | Eby'okurya, nyabura |
| Je, unapendekeza nini? | Iwe noohabura ki? |
| Ningependa hii | Nkayenzire eki |
| Ni ladha | Kinuzire munonga |
| Mswada, tafadhali | Ekiteiso, nyabura |
| Sili nyama | Tindikurya enyama |
| Nina mzio wa chakula | Nyine allergy ahabyokurya |
| Kahawa | Omwani |
| Chai | Amajaani |
| Mkate | Omugaati |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? | Eki nikitwara sente zingahi? |
| Ni ghali sana | Ni eky'obuguzi bwingi munonga |
| Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? | Nooikiriza kaada z’okugura ebintu? |
| Natafuta tu | Ndiyo ninreeba kwonka |
| Nitaichukua | Ndaza kukitwara |
| Fungua | Igura |
| Imefungwa | Kikingirwe |
| Kiingilio | Omuryango |
| Toka | Kuruga |
| Soko liko wapi? | Akatare kari nkahi? |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Msaada | Obuhwezi |
| Piga daktari | Yeta omushaho |
| Piga polisi | Teera poriisi |
| Nahitaji msaada | Ninyenda obuhwezi |
| Mimi ni mgonjwa | Ndi ndwaire |
| Hospitali iko wapi? | Eirwariro riri nkahi? |
| Duka la dawa liko wapi? | Eidaara ry'emibazi riri nkahe? |
| Inauma hapa | Nikishaasha aha |
| Nahitaji daktari | Ninyenda omushaho |
| Je, kuna hospitali karibu? | Hariho eirwariro haihi? |
| Swahili | Kiga |
|---|---|
| Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? | Nogamba Orujungu? |
| Sielewi | Tindakyetegyereza |
| Ninaelewa | Nyetegyereza |
| Tafadhali ongea polepole | Hakyiri gamba mpora |
| Tafadhali rudia hilo | Nyabura we garukamu ekyo |
| Tafadhali iandike | Nyabura we kihandiike ahansi . |
| Hii ina maana gani? | Eki nikimanyisa ki? |
| Unasemaje hili? | Eki nookigamba ota? |
| Ninajifunza | Ndiyo ndikwega |
| Naongea kidogo | Ndagamba kakye |
| Unaweza kunisaidia? | Noobaasa kunyamba? |
| Sijui | Tindamanya |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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