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Kirundi

intenderi

in-tehn-DEH-ree

How to say it

Kirundiintenderiin-tehn-DEH-reesoon
Englishgourdsoon
Frenchcalebassesoon

Meaning

a hollowed gourd used as a ritual object in traditional worship.

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gourd (used as object of worship)

Examples

  • Bakoresheje intenderi mu gusenga imizimu.They used the gourd in worshipping the ancestral spirits.
  • Intenderi yari iy'inde?Whose gourd was it?
  • Nta ntenderi ikoreshwa muri iyi migenzo ubu.No such gourd is used in this custom anymore.

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