Kinyarwanda
amashyo
Word parts: ama-shyo
ah-mah-SHYOH
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamashyoah-mah-SHYOHsoon
Englishherdssoon
Frenchtroupeauxsoon
Meaning
Herds, especially of cattle.
Good to know
plural of ubushyo (bu-/ama- class, irregular pairing).
Examples
- Amashyo y'inka yagendaga yerekeza ku ishyamba.The herds of cattle were heading toward the pasture.
- Ese ufite amashyo menshi y'inka?Do you have many herds of cattle?
- Nta mashyo asigaye ku muraba w'umusozi.No herds remain on the hillside.
- Umwaka utaha tuzagira amashyo mashya y'inka.Next year we will have new herds of cattle.
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