Kirundi
umuvo
Word parts: umu-vo
oo-MOO-voh
How to say it
Kirundiumuvooo-MOO-vohsoon
Englishditchsoon
Frenchfossé, tranchéesoon
Meaning
a channel or gully cut by rainwater running downhill.
Good to know
ditch, path of water in heavy rain
Examples
- Amazi yaturutse mu muvo asenya inzira.Water flowing from the ditch is destroying the path.
- Twacimbye umuvo kugira ngo amazi atava mu rugo.We dug a channel so water wouldn't flood the compound.
- Umuvo waravuzemwo amazi menshi ku mvura nyinshi.The gully carried a lot of water after the heavy rain.
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