Kirundi
akabuye
Word parts: aka-buye
a-ka-BU-ye
How to say it
Kirundiakabuyea-ka-BU-yesoon
Englishpebblesoon
Frenchcaillousoon
Meaning
a small stone or pebble.
Good to know
pebble, little stone
Examples
- Umwana yatawe akabuye mu mazi.The child threw a pebble into the water.
- Hari akabuye mu nkweto yanje.There's a pebble in my shoe.
- Ntugende ukubita akabuye ku bandi.Don't go around throwing pebbles at others.
- Twarondeye uduce bwiza tw'amabuye ku nkombe.We collected nice pebbles by the shore.
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