Kirundi
ibwerekeza
ee-bweh-reh-KEH-zah
How to say it
Kirundiibwerekezaee-bweh-reh-KEH-zahsoon
Englishback end of a boatsoon
Frenchpoupe d'un bateausoon
Meaning
The rear or back end of a boat; the stern.
Good to know
nautical term used mainly by fishermen on Lake Tanganyika; rare word.
Examples
- Umworozi w'ubwato ari ku bwerekeza.The boat's owner is at the stern.
- Amato yavuye ku bwerekeza bw'ikiyaga.The boats left from the stern side of the lake.
- Ntitwashoboye kuyobora ibwerekeza mu mvura.We could not steer the stern in the rain.
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