Kirundi
igitangu
Word parts: igi-tangu
ee-ghee-TAHN-goo
How to say it
Kirundiigitanguee-ghee-TAHN-goosoon
Englishtick that causes feversoon
Frenchtique qui cause la fièvresoon
Meaning
a tick whose bite causes fever.
Good to know
a near-synonym of igitanga.
Examples
- Igitangu caruma inka mu gasozi.A fever-tick bites cattle in the bush.
- Ese hari imiti ivuye igitangu?Is there medicine that removes the fever-tick?
- Nta gitangu twabonye ku ngurube.We found no tick on the pig.
- Abahinzi barinda amatungo yabo ibitangu.Farmers protect their livestock from fever-ticks.
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