Kirundi
inyige
een-YEE-geh
How to say it
Kirundiinyigeeen-YEE-gehsoon
Englishlocustssoon
Frenchcriquetssoon
Meaning
The plural of uruyige; jumping, sometimes swarming insects that damage crops.
Good to know
plural of uruyige (uru-/in- class).
Examples
- Inyige zaraye mu murima wacu w'ibigori.Locusts settled in our maize field.
- Warabonye inyige nyinshi mu ntara yanyu?Did you see many locusts in your province?
- Inyige ntizisiba umurima igihe zavuye kera.Locusts do not spare a field once they descend.
- Tuzorwanya inyige kugira ngo turinde igitoke cacu.We will fight the locusts to protect our banana crop.
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