Kirundi
ibitoke
Word parts: ibi-toke
ee-bee-TOH-keh
How to say it
Kirundiibitokeee-bee-TOH-kehsoon
Englishbananassoon
Frenchbananessoon
Meaning
Bananas or plantains, or the banana plants themselves; the plural of igitoke.
Good to know
plural of igitoke (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibitoke biratotswa ku isoko rya kazoba.Bananas are sold at the weekly market.
- Ibitoke biboneka mu bwoko bungahe?How many kinds of bananas are there?
- Ibitoke ntibimera neza mu gihe c'amapfa.Bananas don't grow well during a drought.
- Tuzosarura ibitoke mu ndwi iza.We will harvest the bananas next week.
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