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Kinyarwanda

akabande

Word parts: aka-bande

ah-kah-BAHN-deh

How to say it

Kinyarwandaakabandeah-kah-BAHN-dehsoon
Englishvalleysoon
Frenchvalléesoon

Meaning

a low area of land between hills, often with a stream; a small valley.

Good to know

diminutive noun, class 12.

Examples

  • Akabande karimo amazi menshi.The valley has a lot of water.
  • Ni akabande gaciriritse?Is it a narrow valley?
  • Nta kabande gasa n'ako.There is no valley like that one.
  • Tuzagenda muri ako kabande.We will walk through that valley.

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