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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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