Kirundi
ibaruwa
ee-bah-ROO-wah
How to say it
Kirundiibaruwaee-bah-ROO-wahsoon
Englishlettersoon
Frenchlettresoon
Meaning
a letter, a piece of written correspondence.
Good to know
Borrowed from Swahili barua.
Examples
- Yandikiye umugenzi wiwe ibaruwa ndende.He wrote his friend a long letter.
- Ese warakiriye ibaruwa yanje?Did you receive my letter?
- Sindanditse ibaruwa muri iyi ndwi.I haven't written a letter this week.
- Nzokwandikira nyina ibaruwa ejo.I will write my mother a letter tomorrow.
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