Kirundi
igihu
Word parts: igi-hu
ee-GEE-hoo
How to say it
Kirundiigihuee-GEE-hoosoon
Englishfog, mistsoon
Frenchbrume, brouillardsoon
Meaning
A thick mist hanging near the ground; fog or haze.
Good to know
class 7 noun, common in the highlands.
Examples
- Igihu cyuzuye mu misozi mu gitondo.Fog covers the hills in the morning.
- Ntitwabashije kubona kure kubera igihu.We could not see far because of the fog.
- Igihu kizoshira izuba nirasa.The fog will clear once the sun rises.
- Nta gihu kiriho none, ijuru riraboneka neza.There is no fog today, the sky is clear.
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