Kirundi
ibijumbu
Word parts: ibi-jumbu
ee-bee-JOOM-boo
How to say it
Kirundiibijumbuee-bee-JOOM-boosoon
Englishsweet potatoessoon
Frenchpatates doucessoon
Meaning
The sweet potato, cultivated as a staple food crop.
Good to know
plural of ikijumbu (iki-/ibi- class); a variant form is ibijumpu.
Examples
- Ibijumbu biraryoshe biteguwe n'amavuta.Sweet potatoes are delicious cooked with oil.
- Wateye ibijumbu vyinshi uno mwaka?Did you plant many sweet potatoes this year?
- Ibijumbu ntibimera neza mu butaka bukaze.Sweet potatoes don't grow well in hard soil.
- Tuzokweza ibijumbu mu kwezi gutaha.We will harvest the sweet potatoes next month.
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