indimi

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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