Kinyarwanda
amagufwa
Word parts: ama-gufwa
ah-mah-GOOF-wah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamagufwaah-mah-GOOF-wahsoon
Englishbonessoon
Frenchossoon
Meaning
Hard structures making up the skeleton.
Good to know
plural of igufwa (ama- class).
Examples
- Amagufwa y'inka akoreshwa mu gutunganya isupu.Cow bones are used to prepare soup.
- Ese amagufwa y'uyu mwana araremye neza?Are this child's bones developing well?
- Amagufwa amwe ntiyavumbuwe ku rwibutso.Some bones were not discovered at the memorial site.
- Amagufwa azasuzumwa n'inzobere mu buvuzi.The bones will be examined by medical specialists.
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