Kinyarwanda
ikigori
Word parts: iki-gori
ee-kee-GOH-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikigoriee-kee-GOH-reesoon
Englishcornsoon
Frenchmaïssoon
Meaning
a tall cereal plant bearing kernels on a cob; corn or maize.
Good to know
corn, maize
Examples
- Twateye ikigori mu murima wacu.We planted maize in our field.
- Ntabwo ikigori cyera vuba.Maize doesn't ripen quickly.
- Ese wasarudye ikigori cyawe cyose?Did you harvest all your maize?
- Ibigori byinshi byanduye kubera imvura nyinshi.A lot of the maize spoiled because of heavy rain.
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