Kirundi
ishyamba
ee-SHAHM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiishyambaee-SHAHM-bahsoon
Englishforestsoon
Frenchforêtsoon
Meaning
a large area covered densely with trees and wild vegetation; a forest.
Good to know
noun, class 5/6.
Examples
- Ishyamba riri hejuru y'umusozi.The forest is on top of the hill.
- Turahiga mu ishyamba rya hafi.We hunt in the nearby forest.
- Tuzotema ishyamba dukorere isambu.We will clear the forest to make farmland.
- Ntibemerewe gutema ishyamba ry'igihugu.They are not allowed to cut the national forest.
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