Kinyarwanda
amasake
Word parts: ama-sake
ah-mah-SAH-keh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamasakeah-mah-SAH-kehsoon
Englishroosterssoon
Frenchcoqssoon
Meaning
Adult male chickens, known for crowing; roosters.
Good to know
plural of isake (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amasake abiri yaraye avuga mu gitondo.Two roosters were crowing in the morning.
- Ese ufite amasake menshi mu rugo?Do you have many roosters at home?
- Nta masake asigaye kubera indwara.No roosters remain because of the disease.
- Tuzagura amasake mashya ku isoko rya kabiri.We will buy new roosters at the second market.
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