irengero
ee-reh-NGEH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiirengeroee-reh-NGEH-roh
Englishwhereabouts; trace
Frenchtrace, endroit où l'on se trouve
Meaning
The place where a person or thing has gone; used above all in kubura irengero or kuburirwa irengero, to disappear without a trace.
Good to know
An i/ri noun used mostly with kubura: yaburiwe irengero, he went missing; nta wuzi irengero ryiwe, no one knows where he is. Kinyarwanda has the same phrase.
Examples
- Umwana yaburiwe irengero kuva ku wa gatanu.The child has been missing since Friday.
- Nta wuzi irengero ry'uwo mugabo.No one knows that man's whereabouts.
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