Kirundi
amabuye
Word parts: ama-buye
ah-mah-BOO-yeh
How to say it
Kirundiamabuyeah-mah-BOO-yehsoon
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Meaning
Hard pieces of rock, especially small ones that can be picked up.
Good to know
plural of ibuye (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amabuye menshi ari ku nkengera y'umugende.There are many stones by the edge of the path.
- Ni amabuye aki mwakoresheje mu kubaka uru rugo?Which stones did you use to build this compound?
- Amabuye ntagishobora gukurwa mu murima.The stones can no longer be removed from the field.
- Abakozi bazoshaka amabuye yo kwubakisha inzu.The workers will look for stones to build the house.
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