Kirundi
ingata
een-GAH-tah
How to say it
Kirundiingataeen-GAH-tahsoon
Englishhead padsoon
Frenchcoussinetsoon
Meaning
a coiled pad of grass or cloth placed on the head to cushion a load being carried.
Good to know
noun; used when carrying pots or bundles on the head.
Examples
- Yashize ingata ku mutwe imbere yo gutwara inkono.She placed the head pad before carrying the pot.
- Ufise ingata yo gutwaza ibintu?Do you have a head pad for carrying things?
- Nta ngata yakoresheje mu gutwara amazi.She used no head pad to carry the water.
- Abagore bazokoresha ingata mu gutwara imizigo.The women will use head pads to carry loads.
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