Kinyarwanda
igitsinagore
Word parts: igi-tsinagore
ee-gee-tsee-nah-GOH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitsinagoreee-gee-tsee-nah-GOH-rehsoon
Englishfemalesoon
Frenchfemellesoon
Meaning
a person of the female sex; a female.
Good to know
formal/clinical register; everyday speech usually says umugore (woman) or umukobwa (girl).
Examples
- Muri iri tsinda harimo igitsinagore kimwe gusa.There is only one female in this group.
- Ntabwo igitsinagore aricyo cyonyine gikora uwo murimo.It's not only females who do that job.
- Ese ubwo bwoko bw'inyamaswa, igitsinagore kigaragarira ku ki?For that animal species, how do you tell the female?
- Ibitsinagore byinshi byitabiriye inama y'ubuzima.Many females attended the health meeting.
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