diyabete
dee-yah-BEH-teh
How to say it
Kirundidiyabetedee-yah-BEH-teh
Englishdiabetes
Frenchbanane sucrée
Meaning
A long-lasting disease in which the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood.
Good to know
From French diabète. Burundians also call it ingwara y'igisukari, the sugar disease; Kinyarwanda writes diyabete too.
Examples
- Sogokuru arwaye diyabete kuva kera.My grandfather has had diabetes for a long time.
- Diyabete isaba kwirinda ibifungurwa birimwo isukari nyinshi.Diabetes means avoiding food with a lot of sugar.
- Umuganga yamupimye asanga afise diyabete.The doctor tested him and found he has diabetes.
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