Kinyarwanda
ishyamba
i-SHYA-mba
How to say it
Kinyarwandaishyambai-SHYA-mbasoon
Englishforestsoon
Frenchforêtsoon
Meaning
a large area covered densely with trees and wild vegetation; a forest.
Good to know
forest, jungle, bush
Examples
- Twinjiye mu ishyamba dushaka inkwi.We entered the forest looking for firewood.
- Ishyamba rya Nyungwe rifite inyamaswa nyinshi.Nyungwe forest has many animals.
- Ese wigeze utakara mu ishyamba?Have you ever gotten lost in the forest?
- Nta shyamba risigaye hafi y'umujyi kubera ubutaka bwakoreshejwe mu buhinzi.No forest remains near the town, the land was used for farming.
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