Kinyarwanda
inyoni
i-NYO-ni
How to say it
Kinyarwandainyonii-NYO-nisoon
Englishsmall birdsoon
Frenchpetit oiseausoon
Meaning
a small flying creature with feathers and a beak; a bird.
Good to know
small bird
Examples
- Inyoni ziraririmba mu gitondo cya kare.Birds sing early in the morning.
- Umwana yareze inyoni yaguye mu kazu.The child raised a bird that had fallen from its nest.
- Ese uzi izina ry'iyi nyoni?Do you know the name of this bird?
- Nta nyoni zisigaye ku giti, zose ziraguruka.No birds remain on the tree, they have all flown off.
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