Kirundi
imivo
Word parts: imi-vo
ee-mee-VOH
How to say it
Kirundiimivoee-mee-VOHsoon
Englishditchessoon
Frenchfosséssoon
Meaning
Channels or gullies cut into the ground by rainwater running downhill.
Good to know
plural of umuvo (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Imvura yaremye imivo myinshi ku muhanda.The rain has cut many ditches into the road.
- Ese imivo yasenye umurima wanyu?Have the ditches damaged your field?
- Uwo muhanda ntugira imivo mibi ubu kubera imirimo yakozwe.That road no longer has bad ditches thanks to the work that was done.
- Abakozi bazokwuzuza imivo y'umuhanda ku wa mbere.The workers will fill in the road's ditches on Monday.
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