Kinyarwanda
malariya
ma-la-RI-ya
How to say it
Kinyarwandamalariyama-la-RI-yasoon
Englishmalaria auntsoon
Frenchpaludisme, tantesoon
Meaning
malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and chills.
Good to know
a loanword from French/English, used alongside the more traditional term "ubuganga".
Examples
- Umwana afite malariya kandi arembye cyane.The child has malaria and is very sick.
- Twirinda malariya dukoresha inzitiramibu.We prevent malaria by using mosquito nets.
- Wagiye kwivuza malariya?Did you go get treated for malaria?
- Malariya irica abantu benshi muri Afurika.Malaria kills many people in Africa.
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