Kinyarwanda
ikirago
Word parts: iki-rago
ee-kee-RAH-goh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikiragoee-kee-RAH-gohsoon
Englishgrass matsoon
Frenchnatte d'herbe (pour dormir)soon
Meaning
a mat woven from grass or reeds, used for sleeping on; a sleeping mat.
Good to know
grass mat (for sleeping)
Examples
- Yaryamye ku kirago mu ijoro.He slept on the mat at night.
- Ntabwo ikirago cyanjye cyari cyagutse.My mat wasn't wide.
- Ese wabambitse ibirago hanze kugira ngo byumye?Did you hang the mats outside to dry?
- Umukecuru abaza ibirago akoresheje ubwatsi.The old woman weaves mats using grass.
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