Kirundi
ikigara
Word parts: iki-gara
ee-kee-GAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiikigaraee-kee-GAH-rahsoon
Englishmat made of split papyrussoon
Frenchnatte en papyrus fendusoon
Meaning
a mat woven from split papyrus.
Good to know
mat made of split papyrus
Examples
- Twaryamiye ku kigara mu kiraro.We slept on a papyrus mat in the shelter.
- Ese ikigara caboshwe n'abakobwa b'iwanyu?Was the papyrus mat woven by the girls of your household?
- Nta kigara na kimwe twagurishije ku isoko uyu munsi.We haven't sold a single papyrus mat at the market today.
- Bazokwambika inzu ibigara bishasha.They will line the floor of the house with new papyrus mats.
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