ikirari
ee-kee-RAH-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikirariee-kee-RAH-ree
Englishtrail, track; trace, origin (of a story)
Frenchpiste, trace ; origine
Meaning
The trail or track left where people, animals or a vehicle have passed; figuratively, the trace or origin of a story or a custom.
Good to know
Plural ibirari. Gukurikira ikirari is to follow the trail; kutamenya ikirari cy'inkuru is not to know where a story comes from.
Examples
- Abahigi bakurikiye ikirari cy'impongo.The hunters followed the antelope's trail.
- Imvura yasibye ikirari cy'imodoka.The rain erased the car's tracks.
- Nta wamenya ikirari cy'iyo nkuru.No one can tell where that story came from.
Forms
ibirari (plural of ikirari, trail, trace)
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