Kirundi
umusonga
Word parts: umu-songa
oo-moo-SOHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiumusongaoo-moo-SOHN-gahsoon
Englishpointsoon
Frenchpoint de côtésoon
Meaning
a sharp stabbing pain in the chest, or the illness that causes it, such as pneumonia.
Good to know
class 3/4 noun; also the everyday word for pneumonia.
Examples
- Umwana afise umusonga akaba yatawe mu bitaro.The child has pneumonia and was taken to the hospital.
- Umusonga waramutera ububabare bukaze mu gikiriza.The sharp pain struck him hard in the chest.
- Ntawuzi ico gitera umusonga.No one knows for sure what causes pneumonia.
- Umuganga yamuhaye imiti y'umusonga.The doctor gave him medicine for the pneumonia.
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