Kirundi
kwibumba
Word parts: kw-ibumba
kwee-BOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundikwibumbakwee-BOOM-bahsoon
Englishto be roundsoon
Frenchêtre rondsoon
Meaning
to have a round, curved shape.
Good to know
a stative verb (kwi- class) describing shape; used of fruit, pots, and other round objects.
Examples
- Iyi mbuto ishobora kwibumba neza igihe yeze.This fruit can become perfectly round when it ripens.
- Ese iyi nzu y'ubudandaji irabumbye?Is this trading building round?
- Ntibumba iyo ntacumbagira neza.It is not round if it is not properly shaped.
- Iyo nkono iragiye kwibumba neza umubumvyi amaze kuyikora.That pot is going to be perfectly round once the potter finishes it.
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