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Kirundi

ibibando

Word parts: ibi-bando

ee-bee-BAHN-doh

How to say it

Kirundiibibandoee-bee-BAHN-dohsoon
Englishbeating stickssoon
Frenchbâtons à battre le grainsoon

Meaning

Pieces of wood used for beating beans or grain, or for barring a door, considered together; also crutches.

Good to know

plural of ikibando (class 7/8).

Examples

  • Ibibando biratunganirizwa mu gukubita ibiharage.The beating sticks are used to thresh beans.
  • Ese ibibando biri mu bwatsi?Are the beating sticks in the grass?
  • Ibibando ntibikwiye gukoreshwa ku bantu.The sticks should not be used on people.
  • Ibibando bizokoreshwa mu gusarura amasaka.The sticks will be used in threshing the sorghum.

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