Kirundi
igipawa
Word parts: igi-pawa
ee-ghee-PAH-wah
How to say it
Kirundiigipawaee-ghee-PAH-wahsoon
Englishspadesoon
Frenchbêchesoon
Meaning
a spade or shovel, used for digging.
Good to know
a near-synonym of igipahu; both mean shovel or spade.
Examples
- Ndagura igipawa gishasha.I am buying a new spade.
- Ese igipawa canyu kirahari?Is your spade here?
- Nta gipawa twashoboye kuronka.We could not find a spade.
- Yakoresheje igipawa mu kwimba umurima.He used a spade to dig the field.
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