Kirundi
ikinyabwoya
Word parts: iki-nyabwoya
ee-kee-nyah-BWOH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiikinyabwoyaee-kee-nyah-BWOH-yahsoon
Englishcaterpillarsoon
Frenchchenillesoon
Meaning
the wormlike larval stage of a butterfly or moth, often covered in tiny hairs.
Good to know
class 7/8 noun; from -bwoya (fur/hair), describing its hairy body.
Examples
- Ikinyabwoya kiriko kirya ibiterwa.The caterpillar is eating the plants.
- Waravyibonye ikinyabwoya kinini?Did you see the big caterpillar?
- Ibinyabwoya ntibica.Caterpillars don't bite.
- Ikinyabwoya kizohinduka igihurhutsi.The caterpillar will turn into a butterfly.
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