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Kinyarwanda

kwirabura

Word parts: kw-irabura

kwee-rah-BOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakwiraburakwee-rah-BOO-rahsoon
Englishto be blacksoon
Frenchêtre noirsoon

Meaning

to be dark in color, especially black.

Good to know

to be black

Examples

  • Umukara w'ijoro warabuye igihe cy'amazu.The blackness of the night was total at the darkest hour.
  • Ese iyi mpu irabura cyangwa ni umuhondo?Is this cloth black or is it brown?
  • Ntabwo iyo modoka irabura, ni umweru.That car is not black, it's white.
  • Igicu kizarabura mbere y'inkuba.The cloud will turn dark before the thunder.

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