Kirundi
amajeri
Word parts: ama-jeri
ah-mah-JEH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiamajeriah-mah-JEH-reesoon
Englishcicadassoon
Frenchcigalessoon
Meaning
cicadas; loud, singing insects heard especially in the heat of the day.
Good to know
plural of ijeri (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class.
Examples
- Amajeri araririmba cane mu masaha y'umutwenzi.Cicadas sing loudly at midday.
- Ese wumva amajeri ari ku giti?Do you hear the cicadas in the tree?
- Abana ntibatinya amajeri nk'uko batinya inzoka.Children are not afraid of cicadas the way they fear snakes.
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