Kirundi
imigabane
Word parts: imi-gabane
ee-mee-gah-BAH-neh
How to say it
Kirundiimigabaneee-mee-gah-BAH-nehsoon
Englishshares, portionssoon
Frenchpartssoon
Meaning
Shares or portions of something divided among people.
Good to know
plural of umugabane (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Imigabane y'itongo yaragabuwe ku bana bose.The portions of land were shared among all the children.
- Ese imigabane yose ingana?Are all the shares equal?
- Imigabane ntiyagabuwe uku ari kwo mu miryango yose.The shares are not divided the same way in all families.
- Bazogabura imigabane mishya y'umutungo uyu mwaka.They will divide new shares of the wealth this year.
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