Kirundi
ikirohe
Word parts: iki-rohe
ee-kee-ROH-heh
How to say it
Kirundiikiroheee-kee-ROH-hehsoon
Englishdirt in watersoon
Frenchsaleté, sédimentsoon
Meaning
dirt or debris that falls into water, sediment.
Good to know
dirt in water, anything that falls in water roho; spirit; soul (from Sw. roho)
Examples
- Amazi yacu yarimwo ikirohe kinini, ntiyanyweka.Our water had a lot of sediment in it, it wasn't drinkable.
- Ese ikirohe kirakurwa gute mu mazi?How is sediment removed from water?
- Nta kirohe na kimwe twabonye mu mazi twavuye ku soko.We didn't find any sediment at all in the water we fetched from the spring.
- Bazokoresha akayunguruzo ngo bakure ikirohe mu mazi.They will use a filter to remove the sediment from the water.
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