Kirundi
ikijumba
Word parts: iki-jumba
ee-kee-JOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiikijumbaee-kee-JOOM-bahsoon
Englishsweet potatosoon
Frenchpatate doucesoon
Meaning
A starchy root vegetable with sweet orange or white flesh, eaten boiled or roasted; a sweet potato.
Good to know
noun class 7 (ibijumba, pl.); common food crop.
Examples
- Turarima ibijumba mu murima wacu.We are growing sweet potatoes in our field.
- Nzokora ikijumba kizize neza.I will cook a well-ripened sweet potato.
- Ntawurya ikijumba kibisi.No one eats a raw sweet potato.
- Abana barakunda ibijumba biteguwe n'umuriro.Children love sweet potatoes roasted over the fire.
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