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Kinyarwanda

umugogo

Word parts: umu-gogo

oo-moo-GOH-goh

How to say it

Kinyarwandaumugogooo-moo-GOH-gohsoon
Englishlogsoon
Frenchtroncsoon

Meaning

a log, or a simple footbridge made from a log laid across a stream.

Good to know

log, foot-bridge, small bridge

Examples

  • Twambutse umugezi tunyuze ku mugogo.We crossed the stream over the log bridge.
  • Umugogo waraboze ntiwongera gukoreshwa.The log had rotted and could no longer be used.
  • Ese umugogo ushobora kwikura umuntu umwe?Can the footbridge hold one person?
  • Bateye umugogo hejuru y'umugezi kugira ngo banyure.They laid a log over the stream so they could cross.

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