Kirundi
imburungu
eem-boo-ROON-goo
How to say it
Kirundiimburungueem-boo-ROON-goosoon
Englishround thingsoon
Frenchchose ronde, cerclesoon
Meaning
a round shape, a circle; or, in negative expressions, nothing at all.
Good to know
the 'nothing' sense appears in negative phrases, e.g. sinafise imburungu, I have nothing at all.
Examples
- Yakoze imburungu mu musenyi.He made a circle in the sand.
- Sinafise imburungu mu mufuko wanje.I have nothing at all in my pocket.
- Ntiyasize imburungu ngo dusangire.He didn't leave a single thing for us to share.
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