Kinyarwanda
ibyana
Word parts: iby-ana
ee-BYAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibyanaee-BYAH-nahsoon
Englishcoltssoon
Frenchpoulainssoon
Meaning
the young of animals, such as colts or calves.
Good to know
plural of icyana (ibi-/icy- class).
Examples
- Ibyana by'amafarasi byavutse muri iki cyumweru.The horses' colts were born this week.
- Mwabonye ibyana byiza kuri uyu murima?Did you see nice colts on this farm?
- Ibyana ntabwo byabuze mu matungo yacu uyu mwaka.We lost no young animals in our herd this year.
- Tuzagurisha ibyana bibiri isoko ritaha.We will sell two colts at the next market.
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