ururimi

How to say it

Meaning

the movable muscle in the mouth used for tasting and speaking, and by extension a language.

Good to know

also the ordinary word for a language, as in Ikirundi.

Examples

• Yakomeretse ururimi arya ivyokurya bishushe.He burned his tongue eating hot food.
• Ese ururimi rw'Ikirundi ruragoye kwiga?Is the Kirundi language hard to learn?
• Ntavuga ururimi rw'abansi bacu.He does not speak the language of our neighbors.
• Umwana yerekanye ururimi rwiwe aseka.The child stuck out his tongue laughing.

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