Kinyarwanda
inzovu
een-ZOH-voo
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzovueen-ZOH-voosoon
Englishelephantsoon
Frenchéléphantsoon
Meaning
a very large grey mammal with a long trunk and tusks, native to Africa; an elephant.
Good to know
noun, class 9/10; also used idiomatically for something huge or powerful.
Examples
- Twabonye inzovu muri pariki.We saw an elephant in the park.
- Ese inzovu ziba mu ishyamba?Do elephants live in the forest?
- Nta nzovu turabona uyu munsi.We haven't seen any elephants today.
- Tuzareba inzovu tugiye muri pariki.We will see elephants when we go to the park.
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