Kirundi
uruhiza
Word parts: uru-hiza
oo-roo-HEE-zah
How to say it
Kirundiuruhizaoo-roo-HEE-zahsoon
Englishgrey cowsoon
Frenchvache grisesoon
Meaning
a cow with a grey-colored coat.
Good to know
Part of the traditional vocabulary describing cattle coat colors, which was once a rich, prized lexicon in Burundian herding culture.
Examples
- Twafise uruhiza rumwe mu bitungwa vyacu.We had one grey cow among our livestock.
- Ese uruhiza rwawe rurakomeye?Is your grey cow healthy?
- Nta ruhiza dufise ubu.We have no grey cow now.
- Tuzogura uruhiza ejo ku isoko.We will buy a grey cow tomorrow at the market.
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