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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