Kirundi
uruyoya
Word parts: uru-yoya
oo-roo-YOH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiuruyoyaoo-roo-YOH-yahsoon
Englishinfantsoon
Frenchnourrisson (jusqu'à un mois)soon
Meaning
a newborn baby, up to about three months old.
Good to know
infant, baby (up to 3 months)
Examples
- Uruyoya rwabo ruracaryamira nyina inda.Their newborn still sleeps against its mother's belly.
- Ese uruyoya rushobora kubona neza mu misi ya mbere?Can a newborn see well in its first days?
- Ntibarafata uruyoya hanze kubera izuba.They do not yet take the newborn outside because of the sun.
- Umuvyeyi yikoreye uruyoya rwiwe mu mugongo.The mother carried her newborn on her back.
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