Kirundi
uruyige
Word parts: uru-yige
oo-roo-YEE-geh
How to say it
Kirundiuruyigeoo-roo-YEE-gehsoon
Englishlocustsoon
Frenchcriquetsoon
Meaning
a jumping, sometimes swarming insect that damages crops.
Good to know
locust, grasshopper
Examples
- Uruyige rwaraye rurya imbuto z'umurima.The locust spent the night eating the field's crops.
- Ese uruyige ruzogaruka uyu mwaka?Will locusts return this year?
- Ntitworonse imbuto nyinshi kubera uruyige.We did not get much harvest because of the locusts.
- Abahinzi bafise ubwoba bw'uruyige.Farmers are afraid of locusts.
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