Kirundi
uruzige
Word parts: uru-zige
oo-roo-ZEE-geh
How to say it
Kirundiuruzigeoo-roo-ZEE-gehsoon
Englishlocustsoon
Frenchcriquetsoon
Meaning
A swarming insect related to grasshoppers, known for devastating crops in large numbers; a locust.
Good to know
Class 11 noun; plural inzige.
Examples
- Inzige zaramennye imirima yose.The locusts destroyed all the fields.
- Nti uruzige rumwe rushobora gukora ingaruka nini.A single locust cannot do much damage.
- Abaturage bararwanya inzige mu mirima yabo.The residents fight the locusts in their fields.
- Inzige zizoza mu gihe c'ivuriro.The locusts will come during the dry season.
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