Kirundi
ubutayu
Word parts: ubu-tayu
oo-boo-TAH-yoo
How to say it
Kirundiubutayuoo-boo-TAH-yoosoon
Englishwildernesssoon
Frenchbroussesoon
Meaning
A wilderness; an empty or uninhabited place with no trees or houses, often remote or barren.
Good to know
common in biblical usage.
Examples
- Yesu yaciye mu butayu.Jesus went into the wilderness.
- Ntibashaka kuba mu butayu.They don't want to live in the wilderness.
- Tuzogenda mu butayu tuja gushakisha amazi.We will go into the wilderness to look for water.
- Ubutayu burarangwa n'ubusa.The wilderness is marked by emptiness.
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