Kinyarwanda
ivuka
ee-VOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaivukaee-VOO-kahsoon
Englishbirthsoon
Frenchnaissancesoon
Meaning
the event of a person or animal being born; birth.
Good to know
noun, class 5/6; from the verb kuvuka (to be born).
Examples
- Ivuka ry'umwana ryishimishije umuryango.The birth of the child delighted the family.
- Ese ivuka rye ryabaye ryoroshye?Was his birth easy?
- Nta vuka ryagaragaye ryoroshye.No easy birth occurred.
- Bazizihiza ivuka ry'umwana ejo.They will celebrate the child's birth tomorrow.
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