Kinyarwanda
inzara
i-NZA-ra
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzarai-NZA-rasoon
Englishhungersoon
Frenchfaim, faminesoon
Meaning
a severe and prolonged shortage of food; famine.
Good to know
Also used for ordinary hunger; context distinguishes a bad harvest year (famine) from being simply hungry.
Examples
- Inzara yagize ingaruka mbi ku baturage mu myaka ya za 90.The famine had a severe impact on the population in the 90s.
- Mfite inzara, reka turye.I am hungry, let's eat.
- Ese inzara yatewe n'amapfa?Was the famine caused by drought?
- Nta nzara ikiriho none, imyaka yeze neza.There is no famine now, the harvest was good.
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