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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