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Kinyarwanda

uburo

Word parts: ubu-ro

oo-BOO-roh

How to say it

Kinyarwandauburooo-BOO-rohsoon
Englishmilletsoon
Frenchmilletsoon

Meaning

millet; a small-grained cereal crop grown in Rwanda, traditionally used to brew beer and porridge.

Good to know

millet

Examples

  • Uburo bukoreshwa mu gukora ikigage.Millet is used to make millet beer.
  • Ese uburo bwera hano?Does millet grow here?
  • Nta buro bwasaruwe uyu mwaka kubera amapfa.No millet was harvested this year because of drought.
  • Bazatera uburo mu gihe cy'imvura.They will plant millet during the rainy season.

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