Kinyarwanda
ingando
i-NGA-ndo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaingandoi-NGA-ndosoon
Englishtemporary sheltersoon
Frenchabri temporaire, huttesoon
Meaning
a temporary camp or shelter set up for a short stay.
Good to know
In modern usage, ingando also refers to government-organized civic education camps.
Examples
- Abasirikare bubatse ingando ku ruzitiro rw'ishyamba.The soldiers built a temporary camp at the edge of the forest.
- Twaraye mu ngando igihe twari mu rugendo.We slept in a temporary shelter while on the journey.
- Ese ingando yanyu yari iteye ite?What was your camp like?
- Nta ngando yagumanye n'imvura nyinshi.No temporary shelter survived the heavy rain.
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