Kinyarwanda
ikirunga
Word parts: iki-runga
ee-kee-ROON-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikirungaee-kee-ROON-gahsoon
Englishvolcanosoon
Frenchvolcansoon
Meaning
a mountain with an opening through which lava can erupt; a volcano.
Good to know
volcano, high mountain
Examples
- Ikirunga cya Nyiragongo kiracyakora.Mount Nyiragongo volcano is still active.
- Ntabwo ikirunga cyaturikiye uyu mwaka.The volcano hasn't erupted this year.
- Ese wigeze wuzamuka ikirunga?Have you ever climbed a volcano?
- Ibirunga byinshi biri mu majyaruguru y'igihugu.Many volcanoes are in the north of the country.
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