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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