Kinyarwanda
imitiba
Word parts: imi-tiba
ee-mee-TEE-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimitibaee-mee-TEE-bahsoon
Englishempty beehivessoon
Frenchruches videssoon
Meaning
empty beehives; beehives that have been abandoned or contain no bees or honey.
Good to know
plural of umutiba (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Imitiba yose yari iri ku giti kimwe.All the empty beehives were on one tree.
- Ese imitiba iri hariya ni iy'ubwoko ki?What kind are those empty beehives over there?
- Imitiba ntiyari ifite ubuki na buke.The empty beehives had no honey at all.
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