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Kinyarwanda

ibitebo

Word parts: ibi-tebo

ee-bee-TEH-boh

How to say it

Kinyarwandaibiteboee-bee-TEH-bohsoon
Englishbasketssoon
Frenchpanierssoon

Meaning

deep woven baskets without lids, used for carrying produce.

Good to know

plural of igitebo (ibi-/igi- class).

Examples

  • Ibitebo by'imboga byari byuzuye ku isoko.The vegetable baskets were full at the market.
  • Wazanye ibitebo bikwiye kubika ibirayi?Did you bring baskets big enough to hold the potatoes?
  • Ntitugisigaranye ibitebo byo kwikorera imbuto.We have no baskets left to carry the fruit.
  • Tuzabaka ibitebo bishya mu mpeshyi.We will weave new baskets in the dry season.

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