bi

How to say it

Meaning

bad, dirty, or ugly, the Bantu adjective root -bi taking noun-class agreement.

Good to know

bad; dirty; ugly

Examples

• Iki gikorwa ni kibi cane.This deed is very bad.
• Ntibibi kwibaza ku vyagenze.It's not bad to reflect on what happened.
• Ico gitambara ni kibi, kirakozwe nabi.That cloth is ugly, it was made poorly.
• Ivyo yakoze si vyiza, ni bibi.What he did isn't good, it's bad.

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