Kirundi
ibicotero
Word parts: ibi-cotero
ee-bee-choh-TEH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiibicoteroee-bee-choh-TEH-rohsoon
Englishaltarssoon
Frenchautelssoon
Meaning
places where a ritual fire is built, especially ones associated with altars or cattle rites.
Good to know
plural of icotero (igi-/iki- class).
Examples
- Ibicotero vy'abakurambere biracariho mu bishanga bimwe.The altars of the ancestors still exist in some marshes.
- Ibicotero vyakoreshwa gute kera?How were the altars used long ago?
- Muri iki gihe, ibicotero ntibigikoreshwa cane.These days, altars aren't used much anymore.
- Abashakashatsi bazosuzuma ibicotero vya kera.Researchers will study the old altars.
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