Kirundi
ibumba
ee-BOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiibumbaee-BOOM-bahsoon
Englishclaysoon
Frenchargilesoon
Meaning
a fine-grained earth that becomes soft and moldable when wet, used to make pots and bricks.
Good to know
clay
Examples
- Nyokuru yabumbye inzabya mu bumba.Grandmother molded a pot from clay.
- Ibumba ryiza riboneka ku nkombe y'uruzi.Good clay is found on the riverbank.
- Ibumba ry'aha ntiryiza gukoresha mu bwubatsi.The clay here is not good to use for building.
- Tuzokoresha ibumba mu gukora amasahani.We will use clay to make plates.
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