Kirundi
amabango
Word parts: ama-bango
ah-mah-BAHN-go
How to say it
Kirundiamabangoah-mah-BAHN-gosoon
Englishplanting holessoon
Frenchtrous de plantationsoon
Meaning
holes dug for planting beans, marks made by a hoe or axe, or tasks assigned to someone.
Good to know
plural of ibango (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amabango yacimbwe mbere y'imvura.The planting holes were dug before the rain.
- Amabango menshi ariko ararimwa none?Are many planting holes being dug today?
- Nta mabango asigaye kurimwa mu murima.No planting holes remain to be dug in the field.
- Amabango azoterwamwo ibiharage ejo.The planting holes will be planted with beans tomorrow.
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