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Kinyarwanda

impinja

eem-PEEN-jah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaimpinjaeem-PEEN-jahsoon
Englishinfantssoon
Frenchnourrissonssoon

Meaning

infants; newborn babies, especially in their first month of life.

Good to know

plural of uruhinja (uru-/in- class).

Examples

  • Impinja zikeneye kwitabwaho buri gihe.Infants need to be cared for at all times.
  • Ese impinja zaho zivuka gake cyangwa kenshi?Are infants born there rarely or often?
  • Impinja ntizishobora kwigaburira zonyine.Infants cannot feed themselves.
  • Ivuriro rizaba rifite icyumba cyihariye cy'impinja.The clinic will have a special room for infants.

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