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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