Kinyarwanda
ibitoke
Word parts: ibi-toke
ee-bee-TOH-keh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibitokeee-bee-TOH-kehsoon
Englishbunches of bananassoon
Frenchrégimes de bananessoon
Meaning
bunches of bananas, or the banana plants that bear them.
Good to know
plural of igitoke (ibi-/igi- class); the everyday word for cooking bananas.
Examples
- Ibitoke byera neza mu majyepfo y'igihugu.Bananas grow well in the south of the country.
- Waguze ibitoke bingahe ku isoko?How many bunches of bananas did you buy at the market?
- Ntitugifite ibitoke mu bwiherero.We no longer have any bunches of bananas in the storeroom.
- Tuzatera ibitoke ku murima muto ejo.We will plant bananas on the small plot tomorrow.
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