Kirundi
ikibaya
Word parts: iki-baya
ee-kee-BAH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiikibayaee-kee-BAH-yahsoon
Englishplainsoon
Frenchclairsoon
Meaning
A broad, flat area of low land, typically near a river or lake; a plain.
Good to know
class 7 noun, geography.
Examples
- Ikibaya c'Imbo giherereye ku nkengera y'ikiyaga.The Imbo plain lies along the shore of the lake.
- Turima imyaka mu kibaya.We grow crops in the plain.
- Tuzogenda tuja mu kibaya kurondera ubutaka.We will go to the plain to look for land.
- Nta kibaya kiboneka hafi y'imisozi yacu.No plain is found near our hills.
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