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Kirundi

umutara

Word parts: umu-tara

oo-moo-TAH-ra

How to say it

Kirundiumutaraoo-moo-TAH-rasoon
Englishumbrellasoon
Frenchparapluiesoon

Meaning

an umbrella, or a makeshift shelter used against rain.

Good to know

umbrella; crude rain shelter

Examples

  • Fata umutara, imvura irashaka kugwa.Take an umbrella, it's about to rain.
  • Twubatse umutara w'ivyatsi kugira dukingirwe n'imvura.We built a grass shelter to protect us from the rain.
  • Umutara wanje waratembutse ejo.My umbrella broke yesterday.
  • Bicaye musi y'umutara bategereje ko imvura ihagarara.They sat under the shelter waiting for the rain to stop.

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