Kinyarwanda
umubu
Word parts: umu-bu
oo-moo-BOO
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumubuoo-moo-BOOsoon
Englishmosquitosoon
Frenchmoustiquesoon
Meaning
a small flying insect whose bite can transmit diseases such as malaria.
Good to know
mosquito
Examples
- Umubu waranyuze mu ijoro.A mosquito bit me during the night.
- Umubu utera malariya.The mosquito that causes malaria.
- Ntabwo nashoboraga gusinzira kubera umubu.I couldn't sleep because of a mosquito.
- Twaryamye turi munsi y'umuzitiro kugira ngo umubu udatera.We slept under a net so mosquitoes wouldn't bite.
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