Kinyarwanda
ibirunga
Word parts: ibi-runga
ee-bee-ROON-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibirungaee-bee-ROON-gahsoon
Englishvolcanoessoon
Frenchvolcanssoon
Meaning
mountains with openings through which lava can erupt; volcanoes.
Good to know
plural of ikirunga (ibi-/iki- class); the root of the name of the Virunga mountain range.
Examples
- Ibirunga by'u Rwanda birakurura ba mukerarugendo benshi.Rwanda's volcanoes attract many tourists.
- Wigeze usura ibirunga byo mu Majyaruguru?Have you ever visited the volcanoes in the North?
- Ibirunga ntibikirasa muri iki gihe.No volcanoes are currently erupting.
- Tuzazamuka hejuru y'ibirunga bibiri muri uku kwezi.We will climb two volcanoes this month.
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