Kinyarwanda
intama
i-nta-MA
How to say it
Kinyarwandaintamai-nta-MAsoon
Englishsheepsoon
Frenchmoutonsoon
Meaning
a woolly domesticated animal raised for meat, wool, and milk; a sheep.
Good to know
sheep
Examples
- Umworozi afite intama makumyabiri.The herder has twenty sheep.
- Intama yatakaye yongeye kuboneka ku musozi.The lost sheep was found again on the hill.
- Ese mwabagira intama ku munsi mukuru?Do you slaughter a sheep for the holiday?
- Nta ntama yasigaye idatunzwe neza.No sheep was left uncared for.
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