ubuhinzi
oo-boo-HEE-nzee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubuhinzioo-boo-HEE-nzee
Englishfarming, agriculture
Frenchagriculture
Meaning
The work of growing crops on the land, and agriculture as a sector of the economy.
Good to know
An ubu noun without a plural. A farmer is umuhinzi, to farm is guhinga, and ubuhinzi n'ubworozi means crop and livestock farming.
Examples
- Abaturage benshi batunzwe n'ubuhinzi.Many people live off farming.
- Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi yatanze imbuto nshya.The Ministry of Agriculture handed out new seeds.
- Ubuhinzi bw'ikawa bwinjiriza igihugu amadovize.Coffee farming brings the country foreign currency.
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