Kinyarwanda
amashuheri
Word parts: ama-shuheri
ah-mah-shoo-HEH-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamashuheriah-mah-shoo-HEH-reesoon
Englishwindstormssoon
Frenchtempêtes de ventsoon
Meaning
Sudden, violent storms of strong wind; windstorms.
Good to know
plural of ishuheri (i-/ama- class); a less common, somewhat literary term.
Examples
- Amashuheri yateje isenyuka ry'inzu nyinshi.The windstorms caused many houses to collapse.
- Ese amashuheri agaruka kenshi muri iyi ntara?Do windstorms return often in this province?
- Nta mashuheri twagize uyu mwaka.We had no windstorms this year.
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