Kirundi
inkongoro
een-koh-NGOH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiinkongoroeen-koh-NGOH-rohsoon
Englishmilk potsoon
Frenchpot à laitsoon
Meaning
A traditional wooden vessel used for storing or serving milk.
Good to know
noun class 9/10; iconic pastoral item.
Examples
- Umukecuru yuzuza inkongoro amata mashasha.The old woman fills the milk pot with fresh milk.
- Nzokwoza inkongoro mbere yo kuyishira amata.I will wash the milk pot before putting milk in it.
- Nta nkongoro isigaye itaravamwo amata.No milk pot was left without milk poured out of it.
- Inkongoro zacu zirakozwe n'abakerebuzi b'inzobere.Our milk pots are made by skilled carvers.
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