Kirundi
umwijima
Word parts: umw-ijima
oo-mwee-JEE-mah
How to say it
Kirundiumwijimaoo-mwee-JEE-mahsoon
Englishdarknesssoon
Frenchobscurité, foiesoon
Meaning
The liver, the organ in the abdomen that processes blood; the same word is also used for darkness or night.
Good to know
Class 3 noun; dual meaning shared with Kinyarwanda.
Examples
- Umwijima w'iyi nka urarwaye.This cow's liver is diseased.
- Umwijima warapfutse, nta muntu ashobora kubona neza.Darkness fell, no one could see well.
- Nti dushobora kugenda mu mwijima udafise itara.We cannot travel in the dark without a lamp.
- Umwijima uzogaruka mu masaha make.Darkness will return in a few hours.
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