Kinyarwanda
amashami
Word parts: ama-shami
ah-mah-SHAH-mee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamashamiah-mah-SHAH-meesoon
Englishbranchessoon
Frenchbranchessoon
Meaning
Parts of a tree or bush growing out from the trunk or main stem, or departments of an organization; branches.
Good to know
plural of ishami (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amashami y'igiti yari yaranyanyagiye hasi.The tree's branches were scattered on the ground.
- Ese uruganda rufite amashami menshi mu gihugu?Does the company have many branches in the country?
- Nta mashami masigaye ku giti nyuma y'umuyaga.No branches remain on the tree after the wind.
- Tuzafungura amashami mashya y'ibanki mu ntara.We will open new bank branches in the province.
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