Kirundi
ikiguruka
Word parts: iki-guruka
ee-kee-goo-ROO-kah
How to say it
Kirundiikigurukaee-kee-goo-ROO-kahsoon
Englishbirdsoon
Frenchoiseausoon
Meaning
a warm-blooded, egg-laying animal with feathers and wings, typically able to fly; a bird.
Good to know
A general word for bird, literally 'flying thing' (from kuguruka, to fly).
Examples
- Ikiguruka kiraririmba mu giti.A bird is singing in the tree.
- Ese ubona ibiguruka byinshi mu kibira?Do you see many birds in the forest?
- Nta kiguruka na kimwe twabonye uyu munsi.We saw not a single bird today.
- Ibiguruka bizoguruka bijya mu majyepfo mu gihe c'imbeho.The birds will fly south when it gets cold.
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