Kirundi
ikinyota
Word parts: iki-nyota
ee-kee-NYOH-tah
How to say it
Kirundiikinyotaee-kee-NYOH-tahsoon
Englishdamp placesoon
Frenchendroit humidesoon
Meaning
a damp patch of ground, short of a full swamp.
Good to know
damp place (not really swamp)
Examples
- Ikinyota c'ico kibaya kiratuma haba ubwatsi bwiza.The damp patch in that valley makes for good grass.
- Ese ikinyota kiri hano kirakwiragiye?Is this damp patch here a wide one?
- Nta kinyota na kimwe twabonye ku musozi wumye.We didn't find a single damp patch on that dry hillside.
- Ibitungwa vyacu birakunda kuja mu kinyota kunywa amazi.Our livestock like to go to the damp patch to drink.
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