Kirundi
imvubu
eem-VOO-boo
How to say it
Kirundiimvubueem-VOO-boosoon
Englishhippopotamussoon
Frenchhippopotamesoon
Meaning
a hippopotamus.
Good to know
hippopotamus
Examples
- Twabonye imvubu mu ruzi rwa Rusizi.We saw a hippopotamus in the Rusizi river.
- Imvubu ni inyamaswa ikomeye kandi ikaze.The hippopotamus is a large and fierce animal.
- Abarobyi baratinya imvubu igihe barobera.Fishermen fear hippopotamuses when they go fishing.
- Imvubu yaraduhaguritse ubwato bwacu.The hippopotamus overturned our boat.
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