Kirundi
inyanja
een-YAHN-jah
How to say it
Kirundiinyanjaeen-YAHN-jahsoon
Englishsea, oceansoon
Frenchmer, océansoon
Meaning
a very large body of water, such as a sea or ocean.
Good to know
noun, class 9/10.
Examples
- Inyanja irafise amazi menshi cane.The ocean has a great deal of water.
- Tuzogenda ku nyanja mu ci gitaha.We will go to the sea next dry season.
- Amato menshi araca kuri iyo nyanja.Many boats pass on that sea.
- Ntitwigeze tubona inyanja imbere y'uno mwaka.We had never seen the sea before this year.
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