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Kirundi

urutete

Word parts: uru-tete

oo-roo-TEH-teh

How to say it

Kirundiuruteteoo-roo-TEH-tehsoon
Englishgrainsoon
Frenchgrainsoon

Meaning

a grain or seed of a crop.

Good to know

grain, seed

Examples

  • Yatoye urutete rumwe rw'amasaka.He picked a single grain of sorghum.
  • Ese urutete rurashobora kumera rukiri rumwe?Can a single seed sprout on its own?
  • Nta rutete rwasigaye ku giseke.No grain remained in the basket.
  • Umwana yashize urutete mu vu asuzuma uko rumera.The child put a seed in the soil to see how it grows.

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