nyakanga
nyah-KAH-ngah
How to say it
Kirundinyakanganyah-KAH-ngah
EnglishSeptember
Frenchseptembre
Meaning
The ninth month of the year in the Burundian calendar, when the dry season ends and the new school year begins.
Good to know
Written with a capital after the day: itariki 24 Nyakanga. A false friend: in Kinyarwanda Nyakanga is July, and September there is Nzeri.
Examples
- Amashure atangura mu kwezi kwa Nyakanga.Schools begin in September.
- Urukino ruzoba ku wa 10 Nyakanga.The match will be on 10 September.
- Mu kwezi kwa Nyakanga imvura iratangura kugwa.In September the rain starts to fall.
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