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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