Kirundi
ijanja
ee-JAHN-jah
How to say it
Kirundiijanjaee-JAHN-jahsoon
Englishpawsoon
Frenchpattesoon
Meaning
the paw or foot of an animal, also used of a person carrying something clumsily in one hand.
Good to know
urafashe mwijanja describes carrying something awkwardly with one hand when it needs both.
Examples
- Imbwa yakomeretse ku ijanja.The dog was hurt on its paw.
- Ese ijanja ry'intare ni rikomeye?Is the lion's paw powerful?
- Nta janja na rimwe ry'igisimba twabonye mu nzira.We saw no animal paw print on the path.
- Urafashe mwijanja, ushobora kubirekura.You're carrying it clumsily with one hand, you might drop it.
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