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.
Good to know
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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