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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