Kinyarwanda
imvubu
i-MVU-bu
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimvubui-MVU-busoon
Englishhippopotamussoon
Frenchhippopotamesoon
Meaning
a large, thick-skinned African mammal that lives in rivers and lakes and grazes on grass at night.
Good to know
Sometimes used informally to describe a very large or heavy person or thing.
Examples
- Imvubu ziba mu mazi ku manywa, zikajya kurisha nijoro.Hippos stay in the water by day and go out to graze at night.
- Umuntu yarumwe n'imvubu ageze ku mugezi.A man was bitten by a hippo when he reached the river.
- Wigeze ubona imvubu mu bwato?Have you ever seen a hippo from a boat?
- Imvubu ntizikunda kwegera abantu.Hippos do not like to get close to people.
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