Kirundi
inyonzo
ee-NYOHN-zoh
How to say it
Kirundiinyonzoee-NYOHN-zohsoon
Englishhunch on backsoon
Frenchbosse sur le dos, protubérance, bossusoon
Meaning
a hump or lump on the back, or by extension a hunchbacked person.
Good to know
Blunt if used to describe a person to their face; safer to describe the condition than to label someone with it.
Examples
- Uyu mugabo afise inyonzo iboneka ku mugongo.This man has a visible hump on his back.
- Inyonzo yiwe ntiyamubuza gukora.His hunch did not stop him from working.
- Ntukagire ico uvuze ku nyonzo y'uwundi.Don't comment on someone else's hunch.
- Baramubajije niba inyonzo imubabaza.They asked him whether the hump hurts him.
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