ikibaho
ee-kee-BAH-hoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikibahoee-kee-BAH-hoh
Englishblackboard, board; plank
Frenchtableau noir, planche
Meaning
A flat board, above all the blackboard on which a teacher writes in class. It also means a plank of wood.
Good to know
Plural ibibaho. Kwandika ku kibaho is to write on the board. Do not confuse it with kibaho, it exists, from kubaho.
Examples
- Mwarimu yanditse imibare ku kibaho.The teacher wrote the sums on the blackboard.
- Umubaji yakoze intebe mu bibaho.The carpenter made a bench out of planks.
- Ishuri ryacu ryaguze ikibaho gishya.Our school bought a new blackboard.
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