Kirundi
urukuta
Word parts: uru-kuta
oo-roo-KOO-tah
How to say it
Kirundiurukutaoo-roo-KOO-tahsoon
Englishwallsoon
Frenchmursoon
Meaning
An upright structure of brick, stone, or other material that encloses or divides a space; a wall.
Good to know
Class 11 noun; plural inkuta.
Examples
- Urukuta rw'inzu rwaragoyagoye kubera imvura.The wall of the house cracked because of the rain.
- Twarasize urukuta na langi nziza.We painted the wall a nice color.
- Nti inkuta zose zubatswe neza.Not all the walls were built well.
- Bazokwubaka urukuta rushasha hakurya y'iwacu.They will build a new wall next to our place.
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