Kirundi
ubura
Word parts: ubu-ra
oo-BOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundiuburaoo-BOO-rahsoon
Englishof same bloodsoon
Frenchdu même sang, intestinssoon
Meaning
close blood kinship; in the plural, the intestines.
Good to know
singular sense refers to being of the same blood/family; the plural amara refers to the intestines as organs.
Examples
- Turi ubura, ntidushobora kwanana.We're of the same blood, we can't be enemies.
- Umuganga yamwibaze mu mara.The doctor examined his intestines.
- Ntawuvuna ubura bw'umuryango wiwe.No one abandons the ties of blood in their family.
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