Kinyarwanda
ubuhura
Word parts: ubu-hura
u-bu-HU-ra
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubuhurau-bu-HU-rasoon
Englishwild beesoon
Frenchabeille sauvagesoon
Meaning
small insects said to produce honey, a kind of wild bee.
Good to know
little insects that supposedly make honey
Examples
- Ubuhura bwubatse akazu mu giti.The little bees built a nest in the tree.
- Twabonye ubuhura bwinshi ku muzi w'igiti.We saw many small bees at the base of the tree.
- Ubuki bw'ubuhura burashaje kuboneka.Honey from these little bees is getting rare to find.
- Umwana yaratewe n'ubuhura.The child was stung by the little bees.
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