indimi

Kirundi

ibiraya

Word parts: ibi-raya

ee-bee-RAH-yah

How to say it

Kirundiibirayaee-bee-RAH-yahsoon
Englishwhite potatoessoon
Frenchpommes de terresoon

Meaning

starchy, round tuber vegetables, pale-skinned, eaten boiled or fried; white potatoes; the plural of ikiraya.

Good to know

plural of ikiraya (iki-/ibi- class).

Examples

  • Ibiraya vyo mu murima wacu vyerekana neza uyu mwaka.The potatoes from our field are looking good this year.
  • Ibiraya vyateka gute mu kiganza c'iwacu?How are potatoes cooked at our home?
  • Nta biraya bisigaye ku isoko iki gitondo.No potatoes are left at the market this morning.
  • Abahinzi bazorima ibiraya ku murima mushasha.The farmers will plant potatoes in the new field.

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