indimi

Kirundi

icumu

ee-CHOO-moo

How to say it

Kirundiicumuee-CHOO-moosoon
Englishspearsoon
Frenchlancesoon

Meaning

a weapon with a long shaft and a pointed metal tip, thrown or thrust.

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spear

Examples

  • Umugabo yari afise icumu mu kuboko.The man had a spear in his hand.
  • Ese icumu ryakoreshwa gute kera?How was the spear used in the past?
  • Ntawukoresha icumu muri iki gihe.No one uses a spear these days.
  • Bazokwerekana icumu ry'abasokuru mu nzu ndangamurage.They will display the ancestors' spear in the museum.

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