Kirundi
imihagatiro
Word parts: imi-hagatiro
ee-mee-hah-gah-TEE-roh
How to say it
Kirundiimihagatiroee-mee-hah-gah-TEE-rohsoon
Englishlarge shoulder clothssoon
Frenchgrands tissus nouéssoon
Meaning
Large pieces of cloth traditionally tied over the shoulder.
Good to know
plural of umuhagatiro (umu-/imi- class); traditional garment.
Examples
- Imihagatiro yambarwa mu minsi mikuru.Shoulder cloths are worn on special days.
- Ese imihagatiro yose iboshwe kumwe?Are all the shoulder cloths tied the same way?
- Imihagatiro ntyambarwa buri musi.Shoulder cloths are not worn every day.
- Abagore bazokwambara imihagatiro migari mu muganuro.The women will wear large shoulder cloths at Umuganuro.
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