Kirundi
ibigagara
Word parts: ibi-gagara
ee-bee-gah-GAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiibigagaraee-bee-gah-GAH-rahsoon
Englishdeep baskets, corpse-carrierssoon
Frenchpaniers profondssoon
Meaning
deep, open baskets or bundles, used especially to wrap and carry a corpse.
Good to know
plural of ikigagara (igi-/iki- class); tied to older funeral customs.
Examples
- Ibigagara vyakoreshwa mu miziro ya kera.Deep carrying-baskets were used in old burial customs.
- Ibigagara bigikoreshwa muri iki gihe?Are these carriers still used today?
- Muri iki gisagara, ibigagara ntibigikoreshwa.In this village, these carriers are no longer used.
- Abakurambere bazosigurira urwaruka ico ibigagara ari co.The elders will explain to the youth what the ibigagara are.
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