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Isombe

🇷🇼 Rwanda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Ibiribwa by'imyumbati n'amafi (Cassava leaves with fish)

"Mama ateka isombe nziza. (Mom cooks delicious cassava leaves.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇷🇼 Rwanda
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April 2026

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Isombe 🇧🇮 Burundi

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Sombe 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Imboga z'imyumbati (Cassava leaves)

"Sombe ya nyogokuru. (Grandmother's cassava leaves.)"

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Rwandan slang reflects the country's Kinyarwanda culture alongside French and English influences, shaped by Kigali's growing young urban population.

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Isombe 🇧🇮 Burundi

Isombe (Cassava leaves)

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