Kirundi
ibikingi
Word parts: ibi-kingi
ee-bee-KEEN-gee
How to say it
Kirundiibikingiee-bee-KEEN-geesoon
Englishpostssoon
Frenchpoteauxsoon
Meaning
Large stakes or posts fixed upright in the ground, such as pillars or gateposts.
Good to know
plural of igikingi (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibikingi biri ku muryango w'urugo.The posts are at the gate of the homestead.
- Mwashinze ibikingi bingahe?How many posts did you plant?
- Ibikingi ntibigomba kuzunguruka.The posts must not wobble.
- Bazokwongera ibikingi mu nzitiro.They will add more posts to the fence.
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