Bujumbura
Usage
Burundi's largest city and economic centre, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Bujumbura" (i Bujumbura)
Gitega
Usage
Burundi's political capital since 2019, in the centre of the country
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Gitega" (i Gitega)
Ngozi
Usage
A province in northern Burundi and its main town
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Ngozi" (i Ngozi)
Rumonge
Usage
A town on Lake Tanganyika, south of Bujumbura
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Rumonge" (i Rumonge)
Kayanza
Usage
A province and town in northern Burundi, known for growing coffee
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Kayanza" (i Kayanza)
Muyinga
Usage
A province and town in north-eastern Burundi
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Muyinga" (i Muyinga)
Makamba
Usage
A province and town in southern Burundi, close to Tanzania
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Makamba" (i Makamba). Tatoeba has the form i Makamba
Bururi
Usage
A province and town in south-western Burundi
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Bururi" (i Bururi)
Kirundo
Usage
A province and town in northern Burundi, home to Lake Rwihinda
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Kirundo" (i Kirundo)
Karuzi
Usage
A province and town in central-eastern Burundi
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Karuzi" (i Karuzi)
Cankuzo
Usage
A province and town in eastern Burundi, near the Tanzanian border
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Cankuzo" (i Cankuzo). The letter c sounds like English ch
Ruyigi
Usage
A province and town in eastern Burundi, known for growing rice
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Ruyigi" (i Ruyigi)
Rutana
Usage
A province and town in south-eastern Burundi, home to the Karera falls
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Rutana" (i Rutana)
Muramvya
Usage
A province and town in central Burundi, between Bujumbura and Gitega
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Muramvya" (i Muramvya)
Mwaro
Usage
A province and town in central Burundi
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Mwaro" (i Mwaro)
Bubanza
Usage
A province and town in north-western Burundi
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Bubanza" (i Bubanza)
Nyanza-Lac
Usage
A port town on the southern shore of Lake Tanganyika, in Makamba province near the Tanzanian border
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Nyanza-Lac" (i Nyanza-Lac). Signs keep the French word Lac
Rutovu
Usage
A town in Bururi province, known for a site called the source of the Nile
Grammar Note
A place name; put i before it to say "to/in Rutovu" (i Rutovu). Calling it the Nile's southernmost source is a local claim and is disputed
Ikiyaga Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Usage
The big lake along Burundi's western border, with beaches at Bujumbura
Grammar Note
ikiyaga means lake and Tanganyika is the name of the lake
Ikiyaga Rwihinda
Lake Rwihinda
Usage
A lake in Kirundo province in the north, also called the bird lake for its many wild birds
Grammar Note
ikiyaga means lake and Rwihinda is the name of the lake
Uruzi Ruvubu
Ruvubu River
Usage
One of the main rivers flowing through eastern Burundi
Grammar Note
uruzi means river and Ruvubu is the name of the river
Isumo rya Karera
Karera Falls
Usage
A waterfall in Rutana province, a well-known natural sight
Grammar Note
isumo means waterfall, rya means of and Karera is the place name. A phrase composed from dictionary-verified words
Ikibuga c'indege ca Bujumbura
Bujumbura airport
Usage
The country's international airport, about 10 km from the city
Grammar Note
ikibuga c'indege, literally "grounds of the plane", means airport; ca means of. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Isoko rikuru ryo mu gisagara ca Bujumbura
Bujumbura central market
Usage
The big market in the city centre, a place to shop and take in the atmosphere
Grammar Note
isoko is market, rikuru is big and ryo mu gisagara ca Bujumbura means in the city of Bujumbura. Same wording as the rn.wikipedia article title
Uburundi
Burundi
Usage
A landlocked country in East Africa. The country is Uburundi, a person is Umurundi (plural Abarundi)
Grammar Note
The country name starts with ubu-; ikirundi is the language and umurundi a person
More Kirundi phrases
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