Kirundi
imifunegi
Word parts: imi-funegi
ee-mee-foo-NEH-gee
How to say it
Kirundiimifunegiee-mee-foo-NEH-geesoon
Englishditchessoon
Frenchfosséssoon
Meaning
Long narrow trenches dug in the ground.
Good to know
plural of umufunegi (umu-/imi- class); variant imifuregi.
Examples
- Imifunegi iri hafi y'umuhanda irakwiye gusukurwa.The ditches near the road need to be cleared.
- Ese imifunegi yose yuzuye amazi?Are all the ditches full of water?
- Imifunegi ntiyimbitse kimwe.The ditches are not equally deep.
- Abakozi bazokwimba imifunegi mishasha uyu mwaka.The workers will dig new ditches this year.
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