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Kinyarwanda

inshinge

een-SHEEN-geh

How to say it

Kinyarwandainshingeeen-SHEEN-gehsoon
Englishneedlessoon
Frenchaiguillessoon

Meaning

needles; thin pointed metal tools used for sewing, or the sharp hollow instruments used to give injections.

Good to know

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

Examples

  • Umuforomo yakoresheje inshinge nshya kuri buri murwayi.The nurse used a new needle for every patient.
  • Ese inshinge zo kudoda ziri he?Where are the sewing needles?
  • Inshinge ntizigomba gusubirwamo kabiri ku barwayi batandukanye.Needles must not be reused on different patients.
  • Ivuriro rizahabwa inshinge nyinshi zijyanye n'inkingo.The clinic will be supplied with many needles for the vaccinations.

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