Kirundi
abagimbi
Word parts: aba-gimbi
ah-bah-GEEM-bee
How to say it
Kirundiabagimbiah-bah-GEEM-beesoon
Englishyoung childrensoon
Frenchenfantssoon
Meaning
Young children, roughly up to eight or ten years old.
Good to know
plural of umugimbi (umu-/aba- class); age-grade term.
Examples
- Abagimbi bakina imikino ya kera mu gitondo.The young children play traditional games in the morning.
- Abagimbi bize gusoma bakiri bato?Do young children learn to read while still small?
- Abagimbi ntibemererwa kuguma hanze igihe c'ijoro.Young children are not allowed to stay outside at night.
- Abagimbi bazokwinjira mu ishuri uno mwaka.The young children will start school this year.
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