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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