Kirundi
ingumba
in-GOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiingumbain-GOOM-bahsoon
Englishsterile femalesoon
Frenchfemelle stérile (humain ou animal)soon
Meaning
a female, human or animal, unable to bear offspring.
Good to know
sterile female (human or animal) ubu-gūmba sterility, barrenness
Examples
- Iyo nka ni ingumba.That cow is barren.
- Kubera iki bamwise ingumba?Why did they call her barren?
- Si ingumba, arafise abana babiri.She's not barren, she has two children.
- Ingumba ntizovyara.A barren female will not give birth.
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