umwambi

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Meaning

a thin pointed shaft shot from a bow.

Good to know

a traditional hunting and fighting weapon, class 3 (umwambi/imyambi).

Examples

• Umusore yaraswe n'umwambi.The young man was shot with an arrow.
• Abasore ba kera bakoreshaga umwambi mu guhiga.Young men of old used arrows for hunting.
• Yafashe umwambi maze arasa inyamaswa.He took an arrow and shot the animal.
• Ese uzi gukora umwambi w'uburozi?Do you know how to make a poisoned arrow?

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