Kinyarwanda
ivunja
i-VU-nja
How to say it
Kinyarwandaivunjai-VU-njasoon
Englishjiggersoon
Frenchchiquesoon
Meaning
a tiny burrowing flea that lodges under the skin, especially of the feet, and causes irritation; a jigger.
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jigger
Examples
- Ivunja ryinjiye mu kirenge cy'umwana.A jigger burrowed into the child's foot.
- Bakuye ivunja mu rukumbi rw'umukobwa.They removed the jigger from the girl's toe.
- Ese uzi uburyo bwo kwirinda ivunja?Do you know how to prevent jiggers?
- Nta vunja rigaragara ku birenge by'abana bacu.No jigger is found on our children's feet.
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