Kinyarwanda
ibiyaga
Word parts: ibi-yaga
ee-bee-YAH-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibiyagaee-bee-YAH-gahsoon
Englishlakessoon
Frenchlacssoon
Meaning
large bodies of water surrounded by land; lakes.
Good to know
plural of ikiyaga (ibi-/iki- class).
Examples
- Ibiyaga byo mu Rwanda birazwi ku isi yose.Rwanda's lakes are known worldwide.
- Ibiyaga byo mu gihugu cyacu wigeze uyogeramo?Have you ever swum in the lakes of our country?
- Ibiyaga binini ntabwo biri mu Majyaruguru y'igihugu.There are no large lakes in the North of the country.
- Abashakashatsi bazasuzuma ibiyaga bitanu uyu mwaka.Researchers will study five lakes this year.
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