ikibando

How to say it

Meaning

a piece of wood used for beating beans or grain, or for barring a door; also a crutch.

Good to know

Covers both a threshing stick and a walking crutch; context makes the sense clear.

Examples

• Umukecuru agenda yishingikirije ikibando.The old woman walks leaning on a crutch.
• Twakoresheje ikibando mu gukubita ibishyimbo.We used a wooden beater to thresh the beans.
• Ese urugi rwarafunzwe n'ikibando?Was the door barred shut with the wooden bar?
• Ikibando ca sekuru caravunitse.Grandfather's crutch broke.