Kirundi

uburohame

Word parts: ubu-rohame

oo-boo-roh-HAH-meh

How to say it

Kirundiuburohameoo-boo-roh-HAH-mehsoon

Englishshipwrecksoon

Frenchnaufrage, pertesoon

Meaning

Shipwreck, or by extension a great loss or disaster.

Good to know

also used figuratively for great loss.

Examples

Uburohame bwabaye ku kiyaga.A shipwreck happened on the lake.
Ntibashobora kwirinda uburohame.They cannot avoid the disaster.
Tuzobabarira abacumukiwe n'uburohame.We will comfort those hit by the disaster.

The same word in

Kinyarwandauburohameu-bu-ro-HA-me

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