Kirundi
amacumu
ah-mah-CHOO-moo
How to say it
Kirundiamacumuah-mah-CHOO-moosoon
Englishspearssoon
Frenchlancessoon
Meaning
Long-shafted weapons with pointed metal heads, used for hunting or fighting; spears.
Good to know
traditional weapon vocabulary.
Examples
- Abasirikare bacu bakoresheje amacumu.Our warriors used spears.
- Amacumu yabo yari amenyu.Their spears were sharp.
- Ntibazokwikorera amacumu ubu.They will not carry spears now.
- Amacumu yakoreshwa mu guhiga.Spears were used for hunting.
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