Kinyarwanda
iriba
Word parts: iri-ba
i-RI-ba
How to say it
Kinyarwandairibai-RI-basoon
Englishwellsoon
Frenchbiensoon
Meaning
a hole dug into the ground to reach underground water; a well.
Good to know
well (n.)
Examples
- Abaturage bavoma amazi ku iriba ry'umudugudu.The villagers fetch water from the village well.
- Iriba ryumye mu gihe cy'izuba ryinshi.The well dried up during the very hot season.
- Ese iriba ryanyu riri kure y'urugo?Is your well far from the house?
- Nta riba ryabonetse mu mudugudu wacu mbere y'uko baricukura.There was no well in our village before they dug it.
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