Kirundi
impundu
eem-POON-doo
How to say it
Kirundiimpundueem-POON-doosoon
Englishcry of joysoon
Frenchcri de joiesoon
Meaning
a joyful ululating cry made by women at celebrations.
Good to know
chimpanzee is a secondary, less common sense.
Examples
- Abakenyezi bavuze impundu ku bukwe.The women ululated at the wedding.
- Twumvise impundu igihe umwana yavuka.We heard the joyful cry when the child was born.
- Impundu zaratewe mu muganuro.Ululations rang out at the harvest festival.
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