ikigoyi

How to say it

Meaning

an extreme and widespread scarcity of food; a famine.

Good to know

Recalls historical periods of severe food shortage, sometimes named for the year they occurred.

Examples

• Ikigoyi cari kibi mu myaka ya kera.The famine was severe in the old days.
• Ese ikigoyi kizogaruka niba imvura idatonya?Will famine return if the rain doesn't fall?
• Nta kigoyi kiriho uyu mwaka, imyaka yeze neza.There is no famine this year, the crops did well.
• Bazokwitegurira ikigoyi mu kubika ibiribwa.They will prepare for famine by storing food.