Kirundi
indabe
een-DAH-beh
How to say it
Kirundiindabeeen-DAH-behsoon
Englishbarkcloth with painted spotssoon
Frenchétoffe d'écorce peintesoon
Meaning
a piece of barkcloth decorated with painted spots, used in ritual worship.
Good to know
a traditional/ceremonial term, rarely used today.
Examples
- Umupfumu yakoresheje indabe mu gikorwa co gusenga.The ritual specialist used the spotted barkcloth in the ceremony.
- Indabe yari yubitswe mu rusengero rwa kera.The ritual barkcloth was kept in the ancient shrine.
- Abasizi bavuga ivy'indabe mu ndirimbo zabo za kera.Poets speak of the spotted barkcloth in their ancient songs.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.