Kirundi
ikirumbirane
Word parts: iki-rumbirane
ee-kee-roo-mbee-RAH-neh
How to say it
Kirundiikirumbiraneee-kee-roo-mbee-RAH-nehsoon
Englishfruitless thingsoon
Frenchplante rabougriesoon
Meaning
a fruitless thing; a stunted plant.
Good to know
fruitless thing, corn, etc; stunted plant
Examples
- Igiti kirya caciye ikirumbirane, nticatanga imbuto.That tree turned barren, it doesn't bear fruit.
- Ese ikigori kiriya ni ikirumbirane?Is that maize plant stunted?
- Nta kirumbirane na kimwe twabonye mu murima wacu w'ibigori uyu mwaka.We found no stunted plants at all in our maize field this year.
- Ubutaka bubi burashobora gutuma imyaka iciye ibirumbirane.Poor soil can cause crops to turn stunted.
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