Kirundi
amatanure
Word parts: ama-tanure
ah-mah-tah-NOO-reh
How to say it
Kirundiamatanureah-mah-tah-NOO-rehsoon
Englishfurnacessoon
Frenchfourneauxsoon
Meaning
structures built to produce intense heat for firing bricks or metal, furnaces or kilns.
Good to know
plural of itanure (ama- class).
Examples
- Amatanure arakoreshwa mu guteka amatafari.The furnaces are used to fire bricks.
- Amatanure y'iki gisagara ni menshi?Are the furnaces of this town numerous?
- Nta matanure akora muri iki gihe.No furnaces are operating at this time.
- Bazokwubaka amatanure mashasha ku ruganda.They will build new furnaces at the factory.
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