Kirundi
udubande
Word parts: udu-bande
oo-doo-BAHN-deh
How to say it
Kirundiudubandeoo-doo-BAHN-dehsoon
Englishdry valleyssoon
Frenchvallées sans eausoon
Meaning
The plural of akabande; small dry valleys with no water.
Good to know
plural of akabande (aka-/udu- class).
Examples
- Udubande dusanzwe muri iki gace nyuma y'amapfa.There are usually dry valleys in this area after droughts.
- Warabonye udubande dungahe kuri uru rugendo?How many dry valleys did you see on this trip?
- Udubande ntidufise amazi mu gihe c'ivu.The dry valleys have no water in the dry season.
- Tuzoraba udubande kugira ngo turabe uko dushobora kuvyimba amazi.We will look at the dry valleys to see how we can bring in water.
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