Kirundi
ibijumba
Word parts: ibi-jumba
ee-bee-JOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiibijumbaee-bee-JOOM-bahsoon
Englishsweet potatoessoon
Frenchpatates doucessoon
Meaning
Sweet potatoes, a starchy root vegetable eaten as a staple food.
Good to know
class 8 plural noun; singular is igijumba.
Examples
- Turarya ibijumba ku manywa.We eat sweet potatoes at midday.
- Dawe yarimye ibijumba mu murima.My father planted sweet potatoes in the field.
- Tuzotwara ibijumba ku isoko ejo.We will bring sweet potatoes to the market tomorrow.
- Ntidufise ibijumba muri iki gihe.We do not have sweet potatoes right now.
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