impinja

How to say it

Meaning

Very young babies, especially newborns.

Good to know

plural of uruhinja (uru-/in- class).

Examples

• Abavyeyi bitwaza impinja zabo ku bitaro kugira ngo babandikishe.Parents bring their newborns to the hospital to register them.
• Ese impinja zavutse ejo ziriho amagara meza?Are the babies born yesterday in good health?
• Ico gitaro ntigifise ivyumba bihagije ku mpinja.That hospital does not have enough rooms for newborns.
• Abaforomo bazobandikira impinja mu gitabo c'ivuko.The nurses will register the newborns in the birth records.