Kirundi
irungu
ee-ROON-goo
How to say it
Kirundiirunguee-ROON-goosoon
Englishlonelinesssoon
Frenchsolitudesoon
Meaning
the state of being alone with no company, loneliness or solitude.
Good to know
loneliness, solitude
Examples
- Afise irungu kuva umugabo we yapfuye.She has felt lonely since her husband died.
- Irungu ryamwishe mu gihugu kitari icabo.Loneliness overwhelmed him in a country not his own.
- Ntabwo akunda irungu, ashaka kuba n'abandi.He doesn't like solitude, he wants to be with others.
- Yashoboye kwirinda irungu akorana n'abandi.She managed to avoid loneliness by working with others.
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