Kirundi

umukanyi

Word parts: umu-kanyi

oo-moo-KAH-nyee

How to say it

Kirundiumukanyioo-moo-KAH-nyeesoon

Englishtannersoon

Frenchtanneursoon

Meaning

A person who tans animal hides for a living.

Good to know

tanner

Examples

Umukanyi ararema impu z'ibitungwa.The tanner treats the hides of livestock.
Nta bakanyi basigaye mu mudugudu wacu.There are no tanners left in our village.
Tuzogura impu ku mukanyi wo hafi.We will buy hides from the nearby tanner.

The same word in

Kinyarwandaumukannyioo-moo-KAH-nyee

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