indimi

Kirundi

ibihuna

Word parts: ibi-huna

ee-bee-HOO-nah

How to say it

Kirundiibihunaee-bee-HOO-nahsoon
Englishowlssoon
Frenchhibouxsoon

Meaning

Nocturnal birds of prey with large eyes; owls.

Good to know

plural of igihuna (igi-/ibi- class); a variant form is ibihunyira.

Examples

  • Ibihuna biravuga ijoro ryose.Owls call all night long.
  • Wumva ibihuna hafi y'imva?Do you hear owls near the graveyard?
  • Ibihuna ntibigaruka ku murima kenshi.Owls don't often return to the field.
  • Abana bazokwumva ibihuna nimugoroba.The children will hear owls in the evening.

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