Kinyarwanda
induru
i-NDU-ru
How to say it
Kinyarwandaindurui-NDU-rusoon
Englishcry of alarmsoon
Frenchcri d'alarmesoon
Meaning
a loud cry raised to alert others of danger or an emergency.
Good to know
cry of alarm
Examples
- Yavuze induru abona umwotsi mu nzu.She raised a cry of alarm when she saw smoke in the house.
- Induru yatumye abaturanyi bose basohoka.The alarm cry made all the neighbors come outside.
- Ese wumvise induru mu ijoro?Did you hear the cry of alarm in the night?
- Nta muntu wavuze induru igihe umwana yatakaraga.No one raised an alarm when the child went missing.
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