Kirundi
ijwi rirenga
EE-jwee ree-REHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiijwi rirengaEE-jwee ree-REHN-gahsoon
Englishloud voicesoon
Frenchvoix fortesoon
Meaning
A voice spoken or raised well above the normal volume.
Good to know
phrase, ijwi ("voice") + rirenga ("that exceeds").
Examples
- Yavuze mu jwi rirenga imbere y'abantu bose.He spoke in a loud voice in front of everyone.
- Ijwi rirenga ryamuteye ubwoba.The loud voice frightened him.
- Ntabwo akwiye kuvugana ijwi rirenga mu nama.He should not speak with a loud voice in the meeting.
- Nta jwi rirenga twumvise none.We heard no loud voice today.
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