rora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rora"

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾɔɾa/

Verb

rora (infinitive kũrora)

  1. to see, to look

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Verbs)

(Proverbs)

  • kanyamũ koru karoragwo na kanua

References

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “rora” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 405. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Latin

Verb

rōrā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of rōrō

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

rora n

  1. definite plural of ror

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rora n

  1. definite plural of ror

Phuthi

Verb

-rora

  1. to purr

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *-dòda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾôɾa/

Verb

-rora (infinitive okurora) (ambitransitive)

  1. to see, to look

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rora
infinitives
affirmative okurora
negative okutarora
imperatives
affirmative rora
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -rora
person noun class singular plural
first person ndora turora
second person orora murora
third person 1/2 arora barora
3/4 gurora erora
5/6 lirora garora
7/8 kirora birora
9/10 erora zirora
11/10 rurora
12/14 karora burora
13 — turora
14/6 burora garora
15/6 kurora
16 harora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rora
person noun class singular plural
first person tindora titurora
second person torora timurora
third person 1/2 tarora tibarora
3/4 tigurora terora
5/6 tirirora tigarora
7/8 tikirora tibirora
9/10 terora tizirora
11/10 tirurora
12/14 tikarora tiburora
13 — titurora
14/6 tiburora tigarora
15/6 tikurora
16 tiharora —
subject concord + -tarora
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -rora
person noun class singular plural
first person nindora niturora
second person noorora nimurora
third person 1/2 naarora nibarora
3/4 nigurora neerora
5/6 nirirora nigarora
7/8 nikirora nibirora
9/10 neerora nizirora
11/10 nirurora
12/14 nikarora niburora
13 — niturora
14/6 niburora nigarora
15/6 nikurora
16 niharora —
subject concord + -rukurora
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukurora
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukurora titurukurora
second person torukurora timurukurora
third person 1/2 tarukurora tibarukurora
3/4 tigurukurora terukurora
5/6 tirirukurora tigarukurora
7/8 tikirukurora tibirukurora
9/10 terukurora tizirukurora
11/10 tirurukurora
12/14 tikarukurora tiburukurora
13 — titurukurora
14/6 tiburukurora tigarukurora
15/6 tikurukurora
16 tiharukurora —
subject concord + -tarukurora
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyarora
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyarora nitukyarora
second person nookyarora nimukyarora
third person 1/2 naakyarora nibakyarora
3/4 nigukyarora neekyarora
5/6 nirikyarora nigakyarora
7/8 nikikyarora nibikyarora
9/10 neekyarora nizikyarora
11/10 nirukyarora
12/14 nikakyarora nibukyarora
13 — nitukyarora
14/6 nibukyarora nigakyarora
15/6 nikukyarora
16 nihakyarora —
subject concord + -rukukyarora
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyarora
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyarora titukyarora
second person tokyarora timukyarora
third person 1/2 takyarora tibakyarora
3/4 tigukyarora tekyarora
5/6 tirikyarora tigakyarora
7/8 tikikyarora tibikyarora
9/10 tekyarora tizikyarora
11/10 tirukyarora
12/14 tikakyarora tibukyarora
13 — titukyarora
14/6 tibukyarora tigakyarora
15/6 tikukyarora
16 tihakyarora —
subject concord + -takyarora
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -arora
person noun class singular plural
first person narora twarora
second person warora mwarora
third person 1/2 yarora baarora
3/4 gwarora yarora
5/6 lyarora gaarora
7/8 kyarora byarora
9/10 yarora zaarora
11/10 rwarora
12/14 kaarora bwarora
13 — twarora
14/6 bwarora gaarora
15/6 kwarora
16 haarora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + arora
person noun class singular plural
first person tinarora titwarora
second person tiwarora timwarora
third person 1/2 tiyarora tibaarora
3/4 tigwarora tiyarora
5/6 tiryarora tigaarora
7/8 tikyarora tibyarora
9/10 tiyarora tizaarora
11/10 tirwarora
12/14 tikaarora tibwarora
13 — titwarora
14/6 tibwarora tigaarora
15/6 tikwarora
16 tihaarora —
subject concord + -taarora
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -rozire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndozire turozire
second person orozire murozire
third person 1/2 arozire barozire
3/4 gurozire erozire
5/6 lirozire garozire
7/8 kirozire birozire
9/10 erozire zirozire
11/10 rurozire
12/14 karozire burozire
13 — turozire
14/6 burozire garozire
15/6 kurozire
16 harozire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rozire
person noun class singular plural
first person tindozire titurozire
second person torozire timurozire
third person 1/2 tarozire tibarozire
3/4 tigurozire terozire
5/6 tirirozire tigarozire
7/8 tikirozire tibirozire
9/10 terozire tizirozire
11/10 tirurozire
12/14 tikarozire tiburozire
13 — titurozire
14/6 tiburozire tigarozire
15/6 tikurozire
16 tiharozire —
subject concord + -tarozire
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akarora
person noun class singular plural
first person nakarora twakarora
second person wakarora mwakarora
third person 1/2 yakarora baakarora
3/4 gwakarora yakarora
5/6 lyakarora gaakarora
7/8 kyakarora byakarora
9/10 yakarora zaakarora
11/10 rwakarora
12/14 kaakarora bwakarora
13 — twakarora
14/6 bwakarora gaakarora
15/6 kwakarora
16 haakarora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -karozire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkarozire titukarozire
second person tokarozire timukarozire
third person 1/2 takarozire tibakarozire
3/4 tigukarozire tekarozire
5/6 tirikarozire tigakarozire
7/8 tikikarozire tibikarozire
9/10 tekarozire tizikarozire
11/10 tirukarozire
12/14 tikakarozire tibukarozire
13 — titukarozire
14/6 tibukarozire tigakarozire
15/6 tikukarozire
16 tihakarozire —
subject concord + -takarozire
near past affirmative
subject concord + -rozirege
person noun class singular plural
first person ndozirege turozirege
second person orozirege murozirege
third person 1/2 arozirege barozirege
3/4 gurozirege erozirege
5/6 lirozirege garozirege
7/8 kirozirege birozirege
9/10 erozirege zirozirege
11/10 rurozirege
12/14 karozirege burozirege
13 — turozirege
14/6 burozirege garozirege
15/6 kurozirege
16 harozirege —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rozirege
person noun class singular plural
first person tindozirege titurozirege
second person torozirege timurozirege
third person 1/2 tarozirege tibarozirege
3/4 tigurozirege terozirege
5/6 tirirozirege tigarozirege
7/8 tikirozirege tibirozirege
9/10 terozirege tizirozirege
11/10 tirurozirege
12/14 tikarozirege tiburozirege
13 — titurozirege
14/6 tiburozirege tigarozirege
15/6 tikurozirege
16 tiharozirege —
subject concord + -tarozirege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -karora
person noun class singular plural
first person nkarora tukarora
second person okarora mukarora
third person 1/2 akarora bakarora
3/4 gukarora ekarora
5/6 likarora gakarora
7/8 kikarora bikarora
9/10 ekarora zikarora
11/10 rukarora
12/14 kakarora bukarora
13 — tukarora
14/6 bukarora gakarora
15/6 kukarora
16 hakarora —
subject concord + -arozire
negative
subject concord + -tarole
person noun class singular plural
first person ntarole tutarole
second person otarole mutarole
third person 1/2 atarole batarole
3/4 gutarole etarole
5/6 litarole gatarole
7/8 kitarole bitarole
9/10 etarole ziitarole
11/10 rutarole
12/14 katarole butarole
13 — tutarole
14/6 butarole gatarole
15/6 kutarole
16 hatarole —
subject concord + -tararozire
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -rarozire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndarozire turarozire
second person orarozire murarozire
third person 1/2 ararozire bararozire
3/4 gurarozire erarozire
5/6 lirarozire gararozire
7/8 kirarozire birarozire
9/10 erarozire zirarozire
11/10 rurarozire
12/14 kararozire burarozire
13 — turarozire
14/6 burarozire gararozire
15/6 kurarozire
16 hararozire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -karoraga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkaroraga titukaroraga
second person tokaroraga timukaroraga
third person 1/2 takaroraga tibakaroraga
3/4 tigukaroraga tekaroraga
5/6 tirikaroraga tigakaroraga
7/8 tikikaroraga tibikaroraga
9/10 tekaroraga tizikaroraga
11/10 tirukaroraga
12/14 tikakaroraga tibukaroraga
13 — titukaroraga
14/6 tibukaroraga tigakaroraga
15/6 tikukaroraga
16 tihakaroraga —
subject concord + -takaroraga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aarozire
person noun class singular plural
first person naarozire twarozire
second person waarozire mwarozire
third person 1/2 yaarozire baarozire
3/4 gwarozire yaarozire
5/6 lyarozire gaarozire
7/8 kyarozire byarozire
9/10 yaarozire zaarozire
11/10 rwarozire
12/14 kaarozire bwarozire
13 — twarozire
14/6 bwarozire gaarozire
15/6 kwarozire
16 haarozire —
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -aroraga
person noun class singular plural
first person naroraga twaroraga
second person waroraga mwaroraga
third person 1/2 yaroraga baaroraga
3/4 gwaroraga yaroraga
5/6 lyaroraga gaaroraga
7/8 kyaroraga byaroraga
9/10 yaroraga zaaroraga
11/10 rwaroraga
12/14 kaaroraga bwaroraga
13 — twaroraga
14/6 bwaroraga gaaroraga
15/6 kwaroraga
16 haaroraga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + aroraga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaroraga titwaroraga
second person tiwaroraga timwaroraga
third person 1/2 tiyaroraga tibaaroraga
3/4 tigwaroraga tiyaroraga
5/6 tiryaroraga tigaaroraga
7/8 tikyaroraga tibyaroraga
9/10 tiyaroraga tizaaroraga
11/10 tirwaroraga
12/14 tikaaroraga tibwaroraga
13 — titwaroraga
14/6 tibwaroraga tigaaroraga
15/6 tikwaroraga
16 tihaaroraga —
subject concord + -taaroraga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raarora
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaarora turaarora
second person oraarora muraarora
third person 1/2 araarora baraarora
3/4 guraarora eraarora
5/6 liraarora garaarora
7/8 kiraarora biraarora
9/10 eraarora ziraarora
11/10 ruraarora
12/14 karaarora buraarora
13 — turaarora
14/6 buraarora garaarora
15/6 kuraarora
16 haraarora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aarole
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaarole titwarole
second person tiwaarole timwarole
third person 1/2 tiyaarole tibaarole
3/4 tigwarole tiyaarole
5/6 tiryarole tigaarole
7/8 tikyarole tibyarole
9/10 tiyaarole tizaarole
11/10 tirwarole
12/14 tikaarole tibwarole
13 — titwarole
14/6 tibwarole tigaarole
15/6 tikwarole
16 tihaarole —
subject concord + -taarole
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -lirora
person noun class singular plural
first person ndirora tulirora
second person olirora mulirora
third person 1/2 alirora balirora
3/4 gulirora erirora
5/6 lirirora galirora
7/8 kirirora birirora
9/10 erirora zirirora
11/10 rulirora
12/14 kalirora bulirora
13 — tulirora
14/6 bulirora galirora
15/6 kulirora
16 halirora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -lirora
person noun class singular plural
first person tindirora titulirora
second person tolirora timulirora
third person 1/2 talirora tibalirora
3/4 tigulirora terirora
5/6 tiririrora tigalirora
7/8 tikirirora tibirirora
9/10 terirora tizirirora
11/10 tirulirora
12/14 tikalirora tibulirora
13 — titulirora
14/6 tibulirora tigalirora
15/6 tikulirora
16 tihalirora —
subject concord + -talirora
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raaroraga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaaroraga turaaroraga
second person oraaroraga muraaroraga
third person 1/2 araaroraga baraaroraga
3/4 guraaroraga eraaroraga
5/6 liraaroraga garaaroraga
7/8 kiraaroraga biraaroraga
9/10 eraaroraga ziraaroraga
11/10 ruraaroraga
12/14 karaaroraga buraaroraga
13 — turaaroraga
14/6 buraaroraga garaaroraga
15/6 kuraaroraga
16 haraaroraga —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aarolege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaarolege titwarolege
second person tiwaarolege timwarolege
third person 1/2 tiyaarolege tibaarolege
3/4 tigwarolege tiyaarolege
5/6 tiryarolege tigaarolege
7/8 tikyarolege tibyarolege
9/10 tiyaarolege tizaarolege
11/10 tirwarolege
12/14 tikaarolege tibwarolege
13 — titwarolege
14/6 tibwarolege tigaarolege
15/6 tikwarolege
16 tihaarolege —
subject concord + -taarolege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + role
person noun class singular plural
first person ndole turole
second person orole murole
third person 1/2 arole barole
3/4 gurole erole
5/6 lirole garole
7/8 kirole birole
9/10 erole zirole
11/10 rurole
12/14 karole burole
13 — turole
14/6 burole garole
15/6 kurole
16 harole —
negative
subject concord + -tarora
person noun class singular plural
first person ntarora tutarora
second person otarora mutarora
third person 1/2 atarora batarora
3/4 gutarora etarora
5/6 litarora gatarora
7/8 kitarora bitarora
9/10 etarora zitarora
11/10 rutarora
12/14 katarora butarora
13 — tutarora
14/6 butarora gatarora
15/6 kutarora
16 hatarora —
—
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + rolege
person noun class singular plural
first person ndolege turolege
second person orolege murolege
third person 1/2 arolege barolege
3/4 gurolege erolege
5/6 lirolege garolege
7/8 kirolege birolege
9/10 erolege zirolege
11/10 rurolege
12/14 karolege burolege
13 — turolege
14/6 burolege garolege
15/6 kurolege
16 harolege —
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakurora
person noun class singular plural
first person naakurora twakurora
second person waakurora mwakurora
third person 1/2 yaakurora baakurora
3/4 gwakurora yaakurora
5/6 lyakurora gaakurora
7/8 kyakurora byakurora
9/10 yaakurora zaakurora
11/10 rwakurora
12/14 kaakurora bwakurora
13 — twakurora
14/6 bwakurora gaakurora
15/6 kwakurora
16 haakurora —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakurora
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakurora titwakurora
second person tiwaakurora timwakurora
third person 1/2 tiyaakurora tibaakurora
3/4 tigwakurora tiyaakurora
5/6 tiryakurora tigaakurora
7/8 tikyakurora tibyakurora
9/10 tiyaakurora tizaakurora
11/10 tirwakurora
12/14 tikaakurora tibwakurora
13 — titwakurora
14/6 tibwakurora tigaakurora
15/6 tikwakurora
16 tihaakurora —
subject concord + -taakurora
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakurozire
person noun class singular plural
first person naakurozire twakurozire
second person waakurozire mwakurozire
third person 1/2 yaakurozire baakurozire
3/4 gwakurozire yaakurozire
5/6 lyakurozire gaakurozire
7/8 kyakurozire byakurozire
9/10 yaakurozire zaakurozire
11/10 rwakurozire
12/14 kaakurozire bwakurozire
13 — twakurozire
14/6 bwakurozire gaakurozire
15/6 kwakurozire
16 haakurozire —
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakurozire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakurozire titwakurozire
second person tiwaakurozire timwakurozire
third person 1/2 tiyaakurozire tibaakurozire
3/4 tigwakurozire tiyaakurozire
5/6 tiryakurozire tigaakurozire
7/8 tikyakurozire tibyakurozire
9/10 tiyaakurozire tizaakurozire
11/10 tirwakurozire
12/14 tikaakurozire tibwakurozire
13 — titwakurozire
14/6 tibwakurozire tigaakurozire
15/6 tikwakurozire
16 tihaakurozire —
subject concord + -taakurozire
object concords
person noun class singular plural
first person -ndora -turora
second person -kurora -barora
third person 1/2 -murora
3/4 -gurora -girora
5/6 -lirora -garora
7/8 -kirora -birora
9/10 -girora -zirora
11/10 -rurora
12/14 -karora -burora
13 — -turora
14/6 -burora -garora
15/6 -kurora
16 -harora —

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -rorra
    • Short causative: -roza
    • Intensive: -rolerra
    • Passive: -rorwa
    • Long reciprocal: -rorangana
    • Reflexive: -erora
  • Nominal derivations:
    • omurozi (“one who sees”)
  • dora (interjection)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 238
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 335
  • Entry 1094 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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