indimi

Kinyarwanda

ibidasesa

Word parts: ibi-dasesa

ee-bee-dah-SEH-sah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaibidasesaee-bee-dah-SEH-sahsoon
Englishwoven grass matssoon
Frenchnattes tresséessoon

Meaning

Mats woven from dried grass, traditionally used as door mats or floor coverings; the same word is also used today for woven place mats.

Good to know

Plural of ikidasesa (iki-/ibi- class).

Examples

  • Ibidasesa byari byitwikiriye hasi mu nzu ya kera.Woven grass mats covered the floor in the old-style house.
  • Ese ibidasesa biracyakorwa n'intoki mu cyaro?Are woven mats still made by hand in the countryside?
  • Ibidasesa byera byakoreshejwe mu birori by'ubukwe.White woven mats were used at the wedding celebration.

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