Kirundi
umunzenze
Word parts: umu-nzenze
oo-moon-ZEHN-zeh
How to say it
Kirundiumunzenzeoo-moon-ZEHN-zehsoon
Englishwild olive treesoon
Frencholivier sauvagesoon
Meaning
A wild olive tree native to the region, valued for its hard wood.
Good to know
wild olive tree
Examples
- Umunzenze urakura ku misozi yacu miremire.The wild olive grows on our high hills.
- Nta munzenze mwinshi usigaye mu ishamba ryacu.There aren't many wild olives left in our forest.
- Tuzokoresha ivyuma vy'umunzenze mu kwubaka inzu.We will use wild-olive wood to build the house.
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