Kirundi
ingando
een-GAH-ndoh
How to say it
Kirundiingandoeen-GAH-ndohsoon
Englishtemporary campsoon
Frenchabri temporaire, huttesoon
Meaning
A temporary camp or shelter set up for a short stay.
Good to know
noun class 9/10; generic camp/shelter sense (the specific Rwandan reeducation-camp institution is not a Kirundi usage).
Examples
- Abasirikare bagwikiye mu ngando y'igihe gito.The soldiers stayed at a temporary camp for a while.
- Tuzokwubaka ingando ku bapfakazi bataye amazu.We will build a temporary shelter for those who lost their homes.
- Nta ngando ihamye aho abantu bagomba kuba imyaka.No temporary camp is meant for people to stay for years.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.