Kirundi
igituntu
Word parts: igi-tuntu
ee-ghee-TOON-too
How to say it
Kirundiigituntuee-ghee-TOON-toosoon
Englishchestsoon
Frenchpoitrinesoon
Meaning
the chest, or, as a disease, tuberculosis.
Good to know
the same word covers both the chest and the lung disease tuberculosis.
Examples
- Afise umubabaro ku gituntu.He has pain in his chest.
- Ese yaravuwe igituntu?Was he treated for tuberculosis?
- Nta gituntu afise, ni ubukonje gusa.He doesn't have tuberculosis, it's just a cold.
- Umuganga yamusuzumye ku bijanye n'igituntu.The doctor examined him regarding tuberculosis.
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