Kirundi
umucanka
Word parts: umu-canka
oo-moo-CHAHN-kah
How to say it
Kirundiumucankaoo-moo-CHAHN-kahsoon
Englishgravelsoon
Frenchgraviersoon
Meaning
small loose stones, often used to surface roads or paths.
Good to know
(Sw.) gravel cānke or
Examples
- Bashize umucanka kuri iyo nzira.They put gravel on that path.
- Ese uyu mucanka waravuye hehe?Where did this gravel come from?
- Nta mucanka uri kuri uyu muhanda.There is no gravel on this road.
- Tuzokwikorera umucanka twubake urwo rubuga.We will carry gravel to build that field.
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