Kirundi
inzige
een-ZEE-geh
How to say it
Kirundiinzigeeen-ZEE-gehsoon
Englishlocustssoon
Frenchcriquetssoon
Meaning
The plural of uruzige; swarming insects related to grasshoppers, known for devastating crops in large numbers.
Good to know
plural of uruzige (uru-/in- class).
Examples
- Inzige zaraye kuri iki gace zisenya imyaka.The locusts settled on this area, destroying the crops.
- Muhinzi yabonye inzige zingahe uyu munsi?How many locusts did the farmer see today?
- Inzige ntizigira impuhwe ku myaka y'abahinzi.Locusts have no mercy on farmers' crops.
- Tuzokora ivyo dushoboye vyose kugira ngo turwanye inzige.We will do everything we can to fight the locusts.
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