Kirundi
ibitiko
Word parts: ibi-tiko
ee-bee-TEE-koh
How to say it
Kirundiibitikoee-bee-TEE-kohsoon
Englishfairy storiessoon
Frenchcontes de féessoon
Meaning
Fairy tales or folk stories; the plural of igitiko.
Good to know
plural of igitiko (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibitiko biratangwa ku bana ku mugoroba.Fairy stories are told to children in the evening.
- Ibitiko abakurambere bavuga ni ibihe?What fairy stories do the elders tell?
- Ibitiko bimwe ntibisubirwamwo umwaka wose.Some fairy stories are not repeated the whole year.
- Nyogokuru azotubwira ibitiko bishasha muri iri joro.Grandmother will tell us new fairy stories tonight.
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