indimi

Kinyarwanda

inshylmbo

een-SHYEEM-boh

How to say it

Kinyarwandainshylmboeen-SHYEEM-bohsoon
Englishclubsoon
Frenchclubsoon

Meaning

a heavy wooden weapon used for striking; a club or cudgel, an alternate spelling of inshyimbo.

Good to know

a variant spelling of inshyimbo, referring to the same traditional weapon.

Examples

  • Yafashe inshylmbo kugira ngo yirwanaho.He grabbed a club to defend himself.
  • Ese inshylmbo iracyakoreshwa mu buhigi?Is the club still used in hunting?
  • Nta nshylmbo twabonye mu nzu ye.We found no club in his house.
  • Bazayikoresha nk'inshylmbo yo kwirwanaho.They will use it as a club for self-defense.

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