Kirundi
ikivi
Word parts: iki-vi
ee-KEE-vee
How to say it
Kirundiikiviee-KEE-veesoon
Englishpiece of landsoon
Frenchparcelle de terresoon
Meaning
a piece of land; a measure of time or space allotted for a task; a moment.
Good to know
piece of land; certain measure of time or place (e.g. that a person is to work, so long, or so big a place); moment
Examples
- Yampaye ikivi c'itongo ryiwe kugira ngo ndime.He gave me a plot of his land to farm.
- Ese ikivi cawe c'akazi kizorangira ryari?When will your allotted stint of work end?
- Nta kivi na kimwe twaronse mu masangwa yabo.We got no piece of land at all from their family plots.
- Bazogaba itongo mu bivi bitandukanye ku bana.They will split the land into different plots for the children.
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