imyaka

How to say it

Meaning

plants cultivated for food or other uses; agricultural produce.

Good to know

note imyaka also means 'years' (plural of umwaka)—context distinguishes the meaning.

Examples

• Abahinzi bimye imyaka myinshi uyu mwaka.Farmers harvested many crops this year.
• Ese imyaka yanyu yeze neza?Did your crops ripen well?
• Nta myaka twabuze kubera amapfa.We lost no crops because of the drought.
• Tuzatera imyaka mishya mu gihembwe gitaha.We will plant new crops next season.

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