Kirundi
umumanuko
Word parts: umu-manuko
oo-moo-mah-NOO-koh
How to say it
Kirundiumumanukooo-moo-mah-NOO-kohsoon
Englishdescentsoon
Frenchdescentesoon
Meaning
a downward slope of a hill or road.
Good to know
class 3/4 noun; plural imimanuko.
Examples
- Umumanuko w'iyi nzira uragoye kwambuka mu gitondo.The descent of this path is hard to cross in the morning.
- Twaramanutse umumanuko tugenda buhoro.We went down the slope slowly.
- Umumanuko urarehe hano?How steep is the slope here?
- Imodoka yaraciye ku mumanuko vuba vuba.The car went down the slope quickly.
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