Kirundi
amagufa
Word parts: ama-gufa
ah-mah-GOO-fah
How to say it
Kirundiamagufaah-mah-GOO-fahsoon
Englishbonessoon
Frenchossoon
Meaning
Hard parts that make up the skeleton of a person or animal.
Good to know
plural of igufa (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amagufa y'inyama arafasha gukora isupu iryoshe.Meat bones help make delicious soup.
- Amagufa y'igikanka yabonetse hehe?Where were the skeleton's bones found?
- Amagufa ntakigira umusaya kuko yumye.The bones no longer have marrow because they have dried out.
- Umuganga w'amagufa azosuzuma amagufa y'umurwayi ejo.The bone specialist will examine the patient's bones tomorrow.
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