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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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