Kinyarwanda
ibizenga
Word parts: ibi-zenga
ee-bee-ZEHN-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibizengaee-bee-ZEHN-gahsoon
Englishpoolssoon
Frenchbassinssoon
Meaning
small bodies of still water; pools.
Good to know
plural of ikizenga (ibi-/iki- class); rare, mostly descriptive.
Examples
- Ibizenga byari ku ruzi nyuma y'imvura nyinshi.There were pools by the river after heavy rain.
- Hari ibizenga by'amazi ku muhanda uyu munsi?Are there pools of water on the road today?
- Ibizenga ntibisigaye nyuma y'izuba rirakaze.No pools remained after the intense sun.
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