Kirundi
ibitero
Word parts: ibi-tero
ee-bee-TEH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiibiteroee-bee-TEH-rohsoon
Englishlegionssoon
Frenchlégionssoon
Meaning
Large groups or divisions of fighters, or armed assaults; the plural of igitero.
Good to know
plural of igitero (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibitero vy'abasirikare biratunganijwe ku mupaka.Legions of soldiers are stationed at the border.
- Ibitero vyatewe n'inzigo iyihe?What resentment triggered the armed assaults?
- Ibitero ntibyagira intsinzi kubera ubukene bw'ibikoresho.The assaults did not succeed because of a lack of equipment.
- Abasirikare bazorwanya ibitero vy'abanzi mu ntara y'uburaruko.The soldiers will fight off the enemy assaults in the northern province.
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