Kirundi
iburasirazuba
ee-boo-rah-see-rah-ZOO-bah
How to say it
Kirundiiburasirazubaee-boo-rah-see-rah-ZOO-bahsoon
Englisheastsoon
Frenchestsoon
Meaning
The direction from which the sun rises; east.
Good to know
compound noun from kurasa ("to rise") + izuba ("sun").
Examples
- Izuba rirasira iburasirazuba.The sun rises in the east.
- Turagenda iburasirazuba y'igihugu.We are traveling to the east of the country.
- Tuzokwimuka tuje iburasirazuba.We will move toward the east.
- Ntabwo ari iburasirazuba, ari iburengero.It is not the east, it is the west.
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