| kiRundi | English | français |
| ic-ūya, urw-ūya | sweat | la sueur |
| uru-hu, uru-koba, uru-sāto | skin | la peau |
| umu-shatsi / imi-shatsi | hair | cheveu(x) |
| umu-twe | head | la tête |
| uru-hānga | forehead | le front |
| aha-hānga, aga-hānga | skull | le crâne |
| umu-saya / imi-saya, im-vuridahita |
temple(s) | tempe(s) |
| ubg-ōnko, ubwonko | brain | le cerveau, (la cervelle) |
| in-dōto, in-zozi | dream | le rêve |
| i-jīsho / amaso | eye(s) / face | l'œil / les yeux, le visage |
| im-bonero | eye pupil | la pupille |
| iki-gohe, iki-gohegohe | eyebrow | le sourcil |
| in-gohe | eyelash(es) | cil(s) |
| igi-henēhene | eyelid | la paupière |
| ugu-twi / ama-twi | ear(s) | oreille(s) |
| i-zūru | nose | le nez |
| i-tonde / ama-tonde | nostril(s) | narine(s) |
| musitashe | mustache | la moustache |
| ubg-ānwa, ubw-ānwa | beard | la barbe |
| i-tama / ama-tama | cheek(s) | joue(s) |
| umu-nwa / imi-nwa | lip(s) | lèvre(s) |
| aka-nwa | mouth | la bouche |
| ubw-aku | mouth odor | l'haleine |
| uru-rimi | tongue | la langue |
| amate | saliva | la salive, (la bave) |
| i-ryīnyo / amenyo | tooth / teeth | dent(s) |
| uru-sakanwa, urw-asakusaku, i-gwasakusaku |
chin | le menton |
| i-zosi | neck | le cou |
| umu-hogo, uru-hogo, aga-hogo | throat | la gorge |
| igi-kiriza | chest | la poitrine |
| i-bēre / ama-bēre | breast(s) | sein(s) |
| umu-tima | heart | le cœur |
| umu-tsi / imi-tsi | blood vessel(s) | vaisseau(x) sanguin(s) |
| umu-tsi mvomezi | artery | l'artère |
| ama-raso | blood | le sang |
| i-haha | lung | le poumon |
| umu-kōndo | navel | le nombril |
| in-da | belly | le ventre, (l'abdomen) |
| umu-shīshīto | stomach | l'estomac |
| ama-ra | intestines | les intestins |
| igi-tigu | liver | le foie |
| indurwe | gall | la bile |
| i-fyigo / ama-fyigo | kidney(s) | rein(s) |
| uruhago | bladder | la vessie |
| amasōba, inkari | l'urine | |
| umu-tsi / imi-tsi | nerve(s) | nerf(s) |
| umu-tsi, umurya | le tendon | |
| umu-soso / imi-soso | muscle(s) | " |
| i-nyāma y'umubiri | flesh [of the body] | la chair [du corps] |
| i-gufa / ama-gufa | bone(s) | l'os / les os |
| uru-tirigōngo, uruti rw'umugōngo |
back, backbone | le dos |
| uru-bavu / im-bavu | rib(s) | côte(s) |
| igi-tugu / ibi-tugu, uru-tugu |
shoulder(s) | épaule(s) |
| uku-boko / ama-boko | arm(s) | le/les bras |
| ukw-āha (am-) | armpit | les aisselles |
| in-kokora | elbow | le coude |
| igi-kōnjo / ibi-kōnjo | wrist(s) | poignet(s) |
| igi-pfūnsi / ibi-pfūnsi | fist(s) | poing(s) |
| iki-gānza / ibi-gānza | hand(s) | main(s) |
| urushi, umunwe | palm of the hand | la paume de la main |
| uru-kumu / in-kumu | thumb(s) | pouce(s) |
| uru-toke / in-toke | finger(s) | doigt(s) |
| urw-āra | fingernail, toenail | l'ongle |
| umusarani | faeces | les excréments, le "caca" |
| mu nyo | l'anus | |
| ibibuno | buttocks | les fesses |
| i-tako / ama-tako, iki-bero / ibi-bero |
thigh(s) | cuisse(s) |
| uku-guru / ama-guru | leg(s) | jambe(s) |
| i-vi / ama-vi | knee(s) | genou(x) |
| intege, inyāma y'akibitsi |
calf | le mollet |
| igi-tsīntsīri / ibi-tsīntsīri | heel(s) | talon(s) |
| i-jīsho ry'ikirēnge | ankle | la cheville |
| iki-rēnge / ibi-rēnge | foot / feet | pied(s) |
| i-no / ama-no | toe(s) | orteil(s) |
| kiRundi | English | français |
| ama-gara | health | la santé |
| ruseha abaniha | l'ambulance | |
| ibi-tāro, i-vūriro / ama-vūriro | dispensary / hospital(s) | l'hôpital / les hôpitaux |
| umu-foroma (aba-) | male nurse | l'infirmier |
| umu-foromakazi (aba-) | nurse | l'infirmière |
| umu-pfumu / aba-pfumu | traditional healer(s) | guérisseur(s) traditionnel(s) |
| umu-gānga / aba-gānga, umu-vūzi / aba-vūzi |
physician, medical doctor | le médecin, "docteur" |
| umu-gānga w'amenyo | dentist | le dentiste |
| ubuhinga bwo kubaga abantu |
surgery | la chirurgie |
| umu-gānga abaga abantu | surgeon | le chirurgien |
| i-faramasi | pharmacy, drugstore | la pharmacie |
| umu-ti / imi-ti | medication / medicines | médicament(s) |
| ubu-sazi umu-sazi / aba-sazi |
madness madman / madmen |
la folie fou(s) |
| impumyi | blind person | l'aveugle |
| igipfāmatwi | deaf person | le sourd |
| ikiragi | dumb person | le muet |
| ikigambati | giant | le géant |
| igikuri | dwarf | le nain |
| kiRundi | English | français |
| in-dwāra y'igisukari | diabetes | le diabète |
| kanseri, ikivyīmba | le cancer | |
| ikīza (ama-) | plague | la peste |
| tifusi | typhoid | le typhus |
| igi-tūntu, aga-tūntu | tuberculosis | la tuberculose |
| umusōnga | pneumonia | la pneumonie |
| umusōnga | pleurisy | la pleurésie |
| indwara yo mu mahaha | bronchitis | la bronchite |
| asima | asthma | l'asthme |
| akarānda | smallpox | la variole |
| ibihara, agasāma | measles, (chicken pox) | la rougeole |
| birariziyoze | billharcia | la bilharziose, (la schistosomiase) |
| igisigo, ukugumbiza, ukugumirwa |
la constipation | |
| ugucibwamwo, uguhitwa, ugucisha epfo |
diarrhea | la diarrhée |
| intandara | epilepsy | l'épilepsie |
| imisozi | elephantiasis | l'éléphantiasis |
| umwīngo | goiter | le goitre |
| inyonko | fever | la fièvre |
| kimputo [Swahili] | tick fever | la fièvre à tiques |
| igisokoro | gonorrhea | la blennorragie, la gonorrhée |
| imibēmbe | leprosy | la lèpre |
| marariya, inyonko | malaria | le paludisme |
| umugiga | meningitis | la méningite |
| amasambambwika | mumps | les oreillons |
| igikomere | ulcer | l'ulcère |
| igihute | boil, abscess | le furoncle, l'abcès |
| intongāngira | wart | la verrue |
| isunūnu | mole | le grain de beauté |
| ibinyoro | yaws | le pian |