Kirundi
abahimbiri
Word parts: aba-himbiri
ah-bah-heem-BEE-ree
How to say it
Kirundiabahimbiriah-bah-heem-BEE-reesoon
Englishstreet childrensoon
Frenchgamins des ruessoon
Meaning
homeless or abandoned children living on the streets.
Good to know
plural of umuhimbiri (umu-/aba- class); sympathetic register, used of children with no home.
Examples
- Abahimbiri baraba mu mihanda.The street children sleep in the streets.
- Abahimbiri bafise inzara?Are the street children hungry?
- Abahimbiri ntibafise aho baba.The street children have no home.
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