Kirundi
ingovyi
in-GOH-vyee
How to say it
Kirundiingovyiin-GOH-vyeesoon
Englishplacentasoon
Frenchplacentasoon
Meaning
the organ that nourishes a baby in the womb, or by extension the cloth or skin used to carry a baby on the back.
Good to know
placenta; skin for carrying baby
Examples
- Ingovyi yaravuye inyuma y'uko umwana avutse.The placenta came out after the baby was born.
- Yaboheye umwana mu ngovyi.She tied the baby onto her back with the carrying cloth.
- Nta ngovyi bakoresheje kuri uyu mwana.They didn't use a carrying cloth for this baby.
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