Kinyarwanda
ibice
Word parts: ibi-ce
ee-BEE-cheh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibiceee-BEE-chehsoon
Englishpiecessoon
Frenchmorceauxsoon
Meaning
Pieces, parts, or divisions of something whole, such as halves or chapters.
Good to know
Plural of igice (igi-/ibi- class); very common in everyday and academic Kinyarwanda, for book chapters or fractions.
Examples
- Iki gitabo kigizwe n'ibice bitanu.This book is made up of five parts.
- Ese twagabanya ikeke mu bice bibiri?Shall we divide the cake into two pieces?
- Ibice by'iyi nyandiko ntibyuzuye byose.The sections of this document are not all complete.
- Ibice bizasomwa buri wa mbere w'icyumweru.The chapters will be read every Monday.
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