Kinyarwanda
igishanga
Word parts: igi-shanga
ee-gee-SHAHN-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigishangaee-gee-SHAHN-gahsoon
Englishmarshsoon
Frenchmarais, marécagesoon
Meaning
low-lying, permanently wet ground overgrown with reeds or grasses; a marsh or swamp.
Good to know
marsh, swamp
Examples
- Igishanga kirimo ibyondo byinshi none.The marsh is full of mud today.
- Ntabwo twashoboraga kunyura mu gishanga.We couldn't cross the marsh.
- Ese ibishanga byumye mu cyi?Do the marshes dry up in the dry season?
- Abahinzi bahinga umuceri mu gishanga.Farmers grow rice in the marsh.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.