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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