Kirundi
igikoma
Word parts: igi-koma
ee-gee-KOH-mah
How to say it
Kirundiigikomaee-gee-KOH-mahsoon
Englishporridgesoon
Frenchbouilliesoon
Meaning
a thick porridge made by boiling ground maize, sorghum, or cassava flour in water.
Good to know
A common breakfast or snack food, eaten hot, sometimes sweetened or salted.
Examples
- Twafunguye igikoma mu gitondo.We ate porridge in the morning.
- Ese ukunda igikoma cy'amasaka?Do you like sorghum porridge?
- Nta gikoma gisigaye mu nzu.There is no porridge left in the house.
- Nzokwosa igikoma mbere yo kuja ku kazi.I will cook porridge before going to work.
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