Kirundi
amatumwa
Word parts: ama-tumwa
ah-mah-TOOM-wah
How to say it
Kirundiamatumwaah-mah-TOOM-wahsoon
Englishmessagessoon
Frenchmessagessoon
Meaning
errands or messages, and in modern usage, text messages.
Good to know
plural of ubutumwa (ama- class); irregular class 14/6 pairing.
Examples
- Amatumwa yarungitswe kuri telefone yiwe.Messages were sent to his phone.
- Warasomye amatumwa yose?Have you read all the messages?
- Nta matumwa mashasha ashitse.No new messages have arrived.
- Tuzorungikirana amatumwa duhereye kuri iyi porogaramu.We will exchange messages using this application.
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