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Kinyarwanda

ibitoki

Word parts: ibi-toki

ee-bee-TOH-kee

How to say it

Kinyarwandaibitokiee-bee-TOH-keesoon
Englishbananassoon
Frenchbananessoon

Meaning

banana plants, their bunches of fruit, or the fruit itself, depending on context.

Good to know

plural of igitoki (ibi-/igi- class); a regional variant of ibitoke, heard in some areas.

Examples

  • Ibitoki by'iwacu byera vuba iyo imvura yaguye neza.Our bananas ripen quickly when the rains fall well.
  • Muzengurutse ibitoki byanyu iyi mpeshyi?Did you tend to your bananas this dry season?
  • Ibitoki ntibyasigaye ku giti nyuma y'umuyaga.No bananas remained on the plant after the wind.

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