Kirundi
umusiba
Word parts: umu-siba
oo-moo-SEE-bah
How to say it
Kirundiumusibaoo-moo-SEE-bahsoon
Englishearthwormsoon
Frenchver de terresoon
Meaning
a long thin worm that lives in soil; an earthworm.
Good to know
class 3/4 noun; plural imisiba.
Examples
- Umusiba warasohotse mu vyondo inyuma y'imvura.An earthworm came out of the mud after the rain.
- Abana bariko baratora imisiba yo kuroba.The children are collecting earthworms for fishing.
- Ntugatinye umusiba, ntagira akaga.Don't be scared of the earthworm, it's harmless.
- Umusiba uragira akamaro ku vyondo vy'imirima.Earthworms are beneficial to the soil of the fields.
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