Kirundi
agatuntu
Word parts: aga-tuntu
a-ga-TU-ntu
How to say it
Kirundiagatuntua-ga-TU-ntusoon
Englishchestsoon
Frenchpoitrinesoon
Meaning
the chest; by extension, tuberculosis.
Good to know
can refer to the illness tuberculosis by extension from the body part.
Examples
- Arababara agatuntu.His chest hurts.
- Umuganga yamubwiye ko afise agatuntu.The doctor told him he had tuberculosis.
- Yakoreye igipimo cy'agatuntu.He had a chest X-ray for tuberculosis.
- Agatuntu karamubuza guhumeka neza.Tuberculosis keeps him from breathing well.
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