Kirundi
imihanyu
Word parts: imi-hanyu
ee-mee-HAH-nyoo
How to say it
Kirundiimihanyuee-mee-HAH-nyoosoon
Englishindividual bananassoon
Frenchbananes individuellessoon
Meaning
Single units of a bunch, such as one banana or one head of grain.
Good to know
plural of umuhanyu (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Imihanyu y'ibitoke iragabuwe ku bana.The individual bananas were shared among the children.
- Ese imihanyu yose iryohe?Are all the individual bananas ripe?
- Imihanyu ntiboneka kimwe ku murama umwe.The individual bananas are not identical on one bunch.
- Umukobwa azogura imihanyu mike ku isoko.The girl will buy a few individual bananas at the market.
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