Kirundi
inzuzi
een-ZOO-zee
How to say it
Kirundiinzuzieen-ZOO-zeesoon
Englishgrass poisonous to cowssoon
Frenchherbe toxique pour les vachessoon
Meaning
a type of grass or wild plant that poisons cattle if eaten.
Good to know
A herding term learners rarely need outside farming contexts.
Examples
- Inka ntizemererwa kurisha aho hari inzuzi.Cows aren't allowed to graze where there's inzuzi grass.
- Inzuzi yishe inka zabo eshatu.The poisonous grass killed three of their cows.
- Umwungere azi kumenya inzuzi mu bwatsi busanzwe.The herder knows how to spot inzuzi among ordinary grass.
- Ntabwo bari bazi ko iyo nzuzi ari umuti mubi.They didn't know that plant was poisonous.
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