Kirundi
inyoya
een-YOH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiinyoyaeen-YOH-yahsoon
Englishinfants, newbornssoon
Frenchnourrissonssoon
Meaning
The plural of uruyoya; newborn babies, up to about three months old.
Good to know
plural of uruyoya (uru-/in- class).
Examples
- Inyoya ziri mu bitaro zirakingirwa neza.The newborns in the hospital are well protected.
- Zingahe inyoya zavutse muri iki gitongo?How many newborns were born in this village?
- Inyoya ntizirya ibindi bitandukanye n'amata.Newborns do not eat anything other than milk.
- Tuzokwitwararika inyoya zacu neza.We will take good care of our newborns.
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