Kirundi
isega
ee-SEH-gah
How to say it
Kirundiisegaee-SEH-gahsoon
Englishearly cornsoon
Frenchmaïs précocesoon
Meaning
corn that ripens early in the season.
Good to know
early corn
Examples
- Turyye isega rya mbere ry'umwaka.We ate the season's first early corn.
- Isega riratunganirwa mbere y'ibindi bigori.Early corn is harvested before the other corn.
- Ntabwo isega ryera ku gihe kimwe n'ibigori bisanzwe.Early corn doesn't ripen at the same time as ordinary corn.
- Umuryango wateye isega ku gace k'umurima.The family planted early corn on a section of the field.
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