Kirundi
abatinyi
Word parts: aba-tinyi
ah-bah-TEE-nyee
How to say it
Kirundiabatinyiah-bah-TEE-nyeesoon
Englishcowardssoon
Frenchlâchessoon
Meaning
the people who lack courage and avoid danger or confrontation; cowards.
Good to know
plural of umutinyi (aba- class); mildly critical register.
Examples
- Abatinyi barahunga igihe hari akaga.The cowards flee whenever there is danger.
- Ni abatinyi bangahe basigaye inyuma y'urugamba?How many cowards stayed behind from the fight?
- Abatinyi ntibemera guhagarara imbere y'ingorane.Cowards refuse to stand up to hardship.
- Abatinyi bazokwikura mu bibazo vy'umuryango.The cowards will pull out of the family's problems.
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