Kirundi
ibipawa
Word parts: ibi-pawa
ee-bee-PAH-wah
How to say it
Kirundiibipawaee-bee-PAH-wahsoon
Englishspadessoon
Frenchbêchessoon
Meaning
spades or shovels used for digging; the plural of igipawa.
Good to know
plural of igipawa (igi-/ibi- class); near-synonym of ibipahu.
Examples
- Ibipawa vyacu birakoreshwa mu guhinga umurima.Our spades are used to work the field.
- Ibipawa biracaruta ibipahu mu gucukura ivyondo?Are spades better than shovels for digging clay?
- Abahinzi bazogura ibipawa bishasha imbere y'impeshi.The farmers will buy new spades before the dry season.
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