amajyepfo
ah-mah-JYEH-pfoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamajyepfoah-mah-JYEH-pfohsoon
Englishsouth
Frenchsud
Meaning
The south, the direction opposite north, and the southern part of a country or region: Intara y'Amajyepfo, the Southern Province.
Good to know
A plural ama noun: mu majyepfo, in the south; amajyepfo y'igihugu, the south of the country. The other directions are amajyaruguru, north, iburasirazuba, east, and iburengerazuba, west.
Examples
- Huye iri mu Ntara y'Amajyepfo.Huye is in the Southern Province.
- Umuyaga uturuka mu majyepfo.The wind is coming from the south.
- Afurika y'Epfo iri mu majyepfo y'umugabane.South Africa is in the south of the continent.
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