Kirundi
inkwari
een-KWAH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiinkwarieen-KWAH-reesoon
Englishpartridgesoon
Frenchperdrixsoon
Meaning
A small, plump game bird known for its short bursts of flight; a partridge.
Good to know
noun class 9/10.
Examples
- Umupfizi yafashe inkwari mu mutego.The hunter caught a partridge in a trap.
- Tuzokwiruka inkwari zisohotse mu bisiga.We will chase the partridges that came out of the bushes.
- Nta nkwari zisigaye mu gasozi nyuma y'ubwoba.No partridges remained on the hillside after the scare.
- Inkwari zirongera kwiyubaka amazu mu masaka.The partridges are nesting again in the sorghum fields.
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