Kirundi
ishamba
ee-SHAHM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiishambaee-SHAHM-bahsoon
Englishbrushsoon
Frenchbrousse, jungle, forêt tropicalesoon
Meaning
an area of dense uncultivated vegetation, brush, jungle, or rain forest.
Good to know
brush, jungle, rain forest
Examples
- Bahigira mu ishamba.They hunt in the forest.
- Ishamba ryagabanutse kubera abantu bariba imbaho.The forest has shrunk because people cut down trees.
- Ntabwo bemerewe gutema ishamba ryihariwe.They aren't allowed to cut the protected forest.
- Twanyuze mu ishamba rikomeye kugira ngo tugere iwabo.We passed through dense forest to reach their home.
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