Kirundi
imitanga
Word parts: imi-tanga
ee-mee-TAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiimitangaee-mee-TAHN-gahsoon
Englishriver depthssoon
Frenchlarges du lacsoon
Meaning
The deep, central parts of a lake or river, far from the shallow banks.
Good to know
plural of umutanga (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Abarobyi ntibemerewe kuja mu mitanga y'ikiyaga bidafise ubwato bukomeye.Fishermen are not allowed to go into the river depths without a sturdy boat.
- Ese hari amafi menshi mu mitanga y'iki kiyaga?Are there many fish in the depths of this lake?
- Abana ntibemerewe koga mu mitanga.Children are not allowed to swim in the river depths.
- Abarobyi bazoja mu mitanga bakaroba ijoro.The fishermen will go into the depths to fish at night.
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