ingagi
ee-NGAH-gee
How to say it
Kirundiingagiee-NGAH-geesoon
Englishgorillasoon
Frenchgorillesoon
Meaning
A very large, strong ape of the forests of central Africa, living in family groups.
Good to know
An in noun, the same in the plural. Gorillas live in the mountain forests of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo, not in Burundi.
Examples
- Ingagi ziba mu mashamba y'imisozi miremire.Gorillas live in the forests of the high mountains.
- Twagiye kuraba ingagi mu Rwanda.We went to see gorillas in Rwanda.
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