Kirundi
amajigo
Word parts: ama-jigo
ah-mah-JEE-goh
How to say it
Kirundiamajigoah-mah-JEE-gohsoon
Englishmolarssoon
Frenchmolairessoon
Meaning
the back teeth used for grinding food; molars.
Good to know
plural of ijigo (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class.
Examples
- Amajigo yanje araramba cane iyo ndiye ibitoke bikomeye.My molars hurt a lot when I eat hard bananas.
- Ese muganga w'amenyo yakuvanyeko amajigo?Did the dentist remove your molars?
- Abana batoya ntibarafise amajigo.Small children do not yet have molars.
- Nzoosuzumisha amajigo yanje ku muganga w'amenyo.I will have my molars examined by the dentist.
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