Kirundi
ingobyi
ee-ngoh-BYEE
How to say it
Kirundiingobyiee-ngoh-BYEEsoon
Englishhammocksoon
Frenchhamac, civièresoon
Meaning
A cloth or skin sling used to carry a baby on the back, or by extension a hammock or stretcher.
Good to know
noun class 9/10; traditional carrying sling.
Examples
- Umubyeyi yikoreye umwana mu ngobyi.The mother carried the baby in a sling.
- Tuzokwubaka ingobyi yo gutwara indembe.We will make a stretcher to carry the sick person.
- Nta ngobyi ihagije yo gutwara abarwaye bose.There is no stretcher enough to carry all the sick.
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