Kirundi
ikibingo
Word parts: iki-bingo
ee-kee-BEEN-goh
How to say it
Kirundiikibingoee-kee-BEEN-gohsoon
Englishreedsoon
Frenchroseausoon
Meaning
a tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet or marshy ground; a reed.
Good to know
Used for weaving mats and baskets, or as building material.
Examples
- Twaboshye umukeka n'ibibingo.We wove a mat from reeds.
- Ese ibibingo biramera hafi y'iki kiyaga?Do reeds grow near this lake?
- Nta kibingo na kimwe twabonye ku nkombe.We found not a single reed on the shore.
- Tuzogena ibibingo tubohemwo agatebo.We will cut reeds to weave a basket.
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