Kirundi
itumba
ee-TOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiitumbaee-TOOM-bahsoon
Englishrain seasonsoon
Frenchsaison des pluiessoon
Meaning
the rainy season, roughly from February to May.
Good to know
rain season (about February to May)
Examples
- Itumba riraza n'imvura nyinshi.The rainy season brings heavy rain.
- Ese itumba rizotangura ryari uyu mwaka?When will the rainy season start this year?
- Ntitwabashije kubiba kubera ko itumba ritaraza.We couldn't plant because the rainy season hadn't come yet.
- Mu gihe c'itumba, imigezi irenga.During the rainy season, the streams overflow.
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