Kirundi
urubingo
Word parts: uru-bingo
oo-roo-BEEN-goh
How to say it
Kirundiurubingooo-roo-BEEN-gohsoon
Englishreedsoon
Frenchroseausoon
Meaning
A tall reed plant that grows in marshy ground, or a marsh where such reeds grow thickly.
Good to know
Class 11 noun (uru-); plant/wetland vocabulary.
Examples
- Urubingo rwaramennye ku nkombe y'umugezi.Reeds grew thick on the riverbank.
- Turatema urubingo tugakoresha mu gutunga imisego.We cut reeds to use for making mats.
- Nti abana bakwiye kwinjira mu rubingo, harimwo inzoka.Children should not go into the reeds, there are snakes there.
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