Kirundi
imvaho
eem-VAH-hoh
How to say it
Kirundiimvahoeem-VAH-hohsoon
Englishone who's been theresoon
Frenchtémoin oculairesoon
Meaning
an eyewitness, someone who was present and can testify to events.
Good to know
common in the phrase inkuru z'imvaho, eyewitness accounts.
Examples
- Yavuze inkuru z'imvaho ku ntambara.He told eyewitness stories about the war.
- Ntawundi mvaho asigaye kubivuga.No other eyewitness remains to tell of it.
- Twumviye imvaho y'ivyabaye.We listened to the eyewitness account of what happened.
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