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Kirundi

ibikaju

Word parts: ibi-kaju

ee-bee-KAH-joo

How to say it

Kirundiibikajuee-bee-KAH-joosoon
Englishsugar canessoon
Frenchcannes à sucresoon

Meaning

Tall grasses with sweet juicy stalks, chewed or processed for sugar.

Good to know

plural of igikaju (igi-/ibi- class).

Examples

  • Ibikaju biraryoshe igihe bikuze neza.Sugar canes are sweet when fully grown.
  • Wateye ibikaju henshi mu murima?Did you plant a lot of sugar canes in the field?
  • Ibikaju ntibimera neza aho ata mazi ahari.Sugar canes don't grow well where there's no water.
  • Abana bazorya ibikaju nimugoroba.The children will chew sugar canes in the evening.

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