amakamyo

How to say it

Meaning

large motor vehicles used for transporting goods; lorries or trucks.

Good to know

plural of ikamyo (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class.

Examples

• Amakamyo menshi yatwaye ibiribwa yerekeza i Bujumbura.Many lorries carried food heading to Bujumbura.
• Ese amakamyo yose yashoboye kurenga ku kiraro?Were all the lorries able to cross the bridge?
• Abasuku ntibemerera amakamyo kwinjira mu gisagara ku manywa.The authorities do not allow lorries to enter the city during the day.
• Isosiyete izooshiraho amakamyo mashasha ku murimo w'ubwikorezi.The company will add new lorries to the transport service.