Kinyarwanda
kubumba
Word parts: ku-bumba
koo-BOOM-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubumbakoo-BOOM-bahsoon
Englishto mold claysoon
Frenchfaçonner l'argilesoon
Meaning
to shape wet clay into bricks, pots, or other forms; to mold or make bricks from clay.
Good to know
verb; also used for a plant, such as cabbage, 'heading up' as it grows.
Examples
- Umubumbyi arabumba ibibindi bye.The potter is molding his clay pots.
- Ese mukibumba amatafari?Are you still making bricks?
- Ntabwo dukibumba amatafari nk'uko byahoze.We no longer make bricks like before.
- Tuzabumba amatafari menshi ejo.We will mold many bricks tomorrow.
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