Kirundi
itongo
ee-TOHN-goh
How to say it
Kirundiitongoee-TOHN-gohsoon
Englishcultivated fieldsoon
Frenchchamp cultivésoon
Meaning
a piece of cultivated land or property that belongs to someone.
Good to know
compounded with other nouns for related places, e.g. itongo ry'abapfuye, a burial ground.
Examples
- Itongo ryacu riri hafi y'umugezi.Our field is near the stream.
- Waraguze itongo mu gace kanyu?Did you buy land in your area?
- Nta tongo bafise mu mujyi.They own no property in the city.
- Itongo rya sekuru ryarasangijwe abana biwe.Grandfather's land was divided among his children.
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