Kirundi
iminzenze
Word parts: imi-nzenze
ee-meen-ZEHN-zeh
How to say it
Kirundiiminzenzeee-meen-ZEHN-zehsoon
Englishwild olive treessoon
Frencholiviers sauvagessoon
Meaning
wild olive trees native to the region, valued for their hard wood.
Good to know
plural of umunzenze (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Iminzenze irakoreshwa mu kubaka amabaturo akomeye.Wild olive trees are used to build strong posts.
- Ese iminzenze iraboneka ku musozi wanyu?Are wild olive trees found on your hill?
- Iminzenze ntigira ibiti byoroshye, ifise igiti gikomeye.Wild olive trees don't have soft wood, their wood is hard.
- Bazogenza iminzenze mu kwubaka inzu nshasha.They will cut wild olive trees to build a new house.
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