Kirundi
malariya
mah-lah-REE-yah
How to say it
Kirundimalariyamah-lah-REE-yahsoon
Englishmalariasoon
Frenchpaludismesoon
Meaning
An infectious disease caused by a parasite transmitted through mosquito bites, causing fever and chills.
Good to know
Loanword, also spelled malariya.
Examples
- Umwana arwaye malariya.The child has malaria.
- Tuzirinda malariya dukoresheje umusegetera.We will protect ourselves from malaria by using a mosquito net.
- Ntibarwara malariya kenshi bakoresheje imiti myiza.They do not get malaria often when they use good medicine.
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