kanyanga
kah-NYAH-ngah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakanyangakah-NYAH-ngah
Englishillicit home-distilled liquor
Frenchalcool fort distillé illégalement
Meaning
A strong, illegally distilled spirit, often smuggled in from neighboring countries; in Rwanda it is banned and treated as a drug.
Good to know
An n class noun with no plural. It is usually named with urumogi, cannabis, among ibiyobyabwenge, drugs: gucuruza kanyanga, to deal in illicit liquor.
Examples
- Polisi yafashe amajerekani icumi ya kanyanga.The police seized ten jerrycans of illicit liquor.
- Kunywa kanyanga byangiza ubuzima.Drinking illicit liquor damages your health.
- Yafunzwe azira gucuruza kanyanga.He was jailed for selling illicit liquor.
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