indimi

Kirundi

imikingo

Word parts: imi-kingo

ee-mee-KEEN-goh

How to say it

Kirundiimikingoee-mee-KEEN-gohsoon
Englishpartition wallssoon
Frenchcloisonssoon

Meaning

walls built inside a building to divide one room from another.

Good to know

plural of umukingo (umu-/imi- class).

Examples

  • Imikingo igabanya inzu mu byumba bibiri.The partition walls divide the house into two rooms.
  • Ese imikingo yubatswe n'amatafari?Are the partition walls built of bricks?
  • Imikingo ntikomeye nk'urukuta rw'inyuma.The partition walls are not as strong as the outer wall.
  • Bazokwubaka imikingo mishasha muri iyi nzu.They will build new partition walls in this house.

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