Kirundi
urudadi
Word parts: uru-dadi
oo-roo-DAH-dee
How to say it
Kirundiurudadioo-roo-DAH-deesoon
Englishsyllablesoon
Frenchsyllabesoon
Meaning
a syllable, a unit of pronunciation in a word.
Good to know
a grammar term used when teaching pronunciation.
Examples
- Iri jambo rifise urudadi rumwe gusa.This word has only one syllable.
- Umwarimu yaduhaye amabwirizwa yo kwigenza mu vyudadi.The teacher gave us instructions on splitting words into syllables.
- Urudadi rwa mbere ni rwo rukomerwaho mu ijambo.The first syllable is the one that's stressed in the word.
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