Kirundi
amacumba
Word parts: ama-cumba
ah-mah-CHOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiamacumbaah-mah-CHOOM-bahsoon
Englishroomssoon
Frenchchambressoon
Meaning
Enclosed spaces within a house or building, used for a specific purpose such as sleeping.
Good to know
plural of icumba (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Iyi nzu ifise amacumba atanu.This house has five rooms.
- Amacumba yose yarasukuwe?Have all the rooms been cleaned?
- Amacumba abiri ntakiyabamwo umuntu.Two of the rooms are no longer occupied.
- Tuzokwubaka amacumba menshi mu nzu nshasha.We will build many rooms in the new house.
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