Kinyarwanda
utubande
Word parts: utu-bande
oo-too-BAHN-deh
How to say it
Kinyarwandautubandeoo-too-BAHN-dehsoon
Englishvalleyssoon
Frenchvalléessoon
Meaning
small valleys; low areas of land between hills, often with a stream.
Good to know
plural of akabande (aka-/utu- class).
Examples
- Utubande twinshi turimo amashyamba mato.Many small valleys contain small forests.
- Ese utubande two aho dukoreshwa mu buhinzi?Are those small valleys there used for farming?
- Utubande ntitworoshye kubaka amazu kubera ubutaka bunanutse.Small valleys are not easy to build houses on because of the soft soil.
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