Kirundi
inkangara
een-kah-NGAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiinkangaraeen-kah-NGAH-rahsoon
Englishbamboo basketsoon
Frenchpanier fait de lamelles de bambousoon
Meaning
A large basket woven from strips of bamboo or cane, used for storage or carrying.
Good to know
noun class 9/10; traditional craft item.
Examples
- Umugore yuzuza inkangara y'ibinyampeke.The woman fills the bamboo basket with grain.
- Nzokugurira inkangara nziza y'ubwoko bwo mu misozi.I will buy you a fine mountain-style bamboo basket.
- Nta nkangara ihagije yo kubika imyaka yose.There is no bamboo basket big enough to store all the crops.
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