Kirundi
ibisaga
Word parts: ibi-saga
ee-bee-SAH-gah
How to say it
Kirundiibisagaee-bee-SAH-gahsoon
Englishsurplusessoon
Frenchsurplussoon
Meaning
Amounts left over beyond what is needed, such as extra cloth remaining after a garment is made; the plural of igisaga.
Good to know
plural of igisaga (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibisaga vy'imyenda biragabuwe ku bakene.The leftover pieces of cloth were distributed to the poor.
- Ibisaga vy'ivyimyaka biragenda he nyuma y'isarura?Where do the surplus crops go after the harvest?
- Ibisaga ntibisigara kuko vyose bigurishwa.There are no surpluses left because everything is sold.
- Tuzokoresha ibisaga vy'imyenda mu kudoda impuzu nshasha.We will use the leftover cloth to sew new clothes.
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