Kinyarwanda
urubingo
Word parts: uru-bingo
oo-roo-BEEN-goh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaurubingooo-roo-BEEN-gohsoon
Englishreedsoon
Frenchroseausoon
Meaning
a tall reed plant that grows in marshy ground, or a marsh where such reeds grow thickly.
Good to know
the reed stalks are traditionally cut for weaving mats and baskets.
Examples
- Twagiye gutema urubingo mu kiyaga.We went to cut reeds by the lake.
- Urubingo rukura ahantu hatose.Reeds grow in wet ground.
- Abakobwa bakoze ikiseke bakoresheje urubingo.The girls made a basket using reeds.
- Ese urubingo ruboneka kure y'aha?Are reeds found far from here?
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