Kinyarwanda
amariba
Word parts: ama-riba
ah-mah-REE-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamaribaah-mah-REE-bahsoon
Englishwellssoon
Frenchpuitssoon
Meaning
Holes dug into the ground to reach underground water; wells.
Good to know
plural of iriba (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amariba y'umudugudu yumye mu cyi.The village wells dried up in the dry season.
- Ese hariho amariba yo kunywera hano?Are there wells for drinking here?
- Nta mariba masukuye tubona hafi yacu.We find no clean wells near us.
- Leta izacimba amariba mashya mu mwaka utaha.The government will dig new wells next year.
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