indimi

Kirundi

ibiyara

Word parts: ibi-yara

ee-bee-YAH-rah

How to say it

Kirundiibiyaraee-bee-YAH-rahsoon
Englishwhite potatoessoon
Frenchpommes de terresoon

Meaning

Starchy round tubers, pale-skinned, eaten boiled or fried; a variant of ibiraya.

Good to know

plural of ikiyara (iki-/ibi- class); variant of ikiraya.

Examples

  • Ibiyara biratekwa hamwe n'imboga.White potatoes are cooked together with vegetables.
  • Mbega ibiyara biragurwa ku isoko rya kare?Are white potatoes bought at the morning market?
  • Ibiyara ntibimera hose mu gihugu.White potatoes do not grow everywhere in the country.
  • Tuzotera ibiyara mu murima mu kwezi guteguza.We will plant white potatoes in the field next month.

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