Kirundi
umupanga
Word parts: umu-panga
oo-moo-PAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiumupangaoo-moo-PAHN-gahsoon
Englishmachetesoon
Frenchmachettesoon
Meaning
a large heavy knife used for cutting brush or crops; a machete.
Good to know
borrowed from Swahili panga.
Examples
- Yakoresheje umupanga mu gucamwo ibiti.He used the machete to cut wood.
- Umupanga wiwe waratemetse cane.His machete was very sharp.
- Ntawari afise umupanga wo kwikingira.He had no machete to defend himself.
- Abarimyi bose baragenda n'umupanga mu mirima.All the farmers carry a machete to the fields.
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