Kinyarwanda
amakanya
Word parts: ama-kanya
ah-mah-KAH-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamakanyaah-mah-KAH-nyahsoon
Englishforks, rakessoon
Frenchfourchessoon
Meaning
Hand tools with pronged tines used for eating food or tilling soil.
Good to know
plural of ikanya (ama- class).
Examples
- Amakanya akoreshwa mu kurya ifunguro ryo mu mugoroba.Forks are used for eating the evening meal.
- Ese amakanya yose asukuye mbere yo gukoreshwa?Are all the forks clean before being used?
- Amakanya amwe ntakiri meza yo guhinga.Some rakes are no longer good for tilling.
- Amakanya mashya azagurwa ku iduka ry'ibikoresho by'ubuhinzi.New forks and rakes will be bought at the farm supply shop.
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