Kirundi
ikirunga
Word parts: iki-runga
ee-kee-ROON-gah
How to say it
Kirundiikirungaee-kee-ROON-gahsoon
Englishvolcanosoon
Frenchvolcansoon
Meaning
a mountain with an opening through which lava, ash and gases erupt.
Good to know
class 7/8 noun; also used generally for a very high mountain.
Examples
- Ikirunga c'i Nyiragongo kirarasa umuriro.The Nyiragongo volcano is erupting fire.
- Waragiye ku kirunga?Have you been to the volcano?
- Ntawubaho hafi y'ikirunga gikaze.No one lives close to an active volcano.
- Abahinga bazokwiga ikirunga uyu mwaka.Scientists will study the volcano this year.
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