Kirundi
ibunduki
ee-boon-DOO-kee
How to say it
Kirundiibundukiee-boon-DOO-keesoon
Englishgunsoon
Frenchfusil (du sw. bunduki)soon
Meaning
a weapon that fires bullets, a firearm.
Good to know
a Swahili loanword (bunduki); used generally for any firearm.
Examples
- Umusirikare yari afise ibunduki mu maboko.The soldier had a gun in his hands.
- Ese ufise uruhusha rwo gutwara ibunduki?Do you have a permit to carry a gun?
- Ntamuntu yemerewe gutwara ibunduki ku mugenda.No one is allowed to carry a gun in public.
- Bamwakiriye ibunduki ku mupaka.They confiscated his gun at the border.
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