Kinyarwanda
kwarika
Word parts: kw-arika
kwah-REE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwarikakwah-REE-kahsoon
Englishto make a nestsoon
Frenchfaire un nidsoon
Meaning
to build a nest, as a bird does.
Good to know
to make a nest
Examples
- Inyoni yarikye ku ishami ry'igiti kinini.The bird built its nest on the branch of a big tree.
- Ese izo nyoni zarika he mu gihe cy'imvura?Where do those birds nest during the rainy season?
- Ntabwo iyi nyoni yarikye hano, yarikiye ahandi.This bird didn't nest here, it nested elsewhere.
- Izo nkware zizarika hafi y'urusenda.Those birds will build their nest near the reeds.
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