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Kirundi

gukankamwa

Word parts: gu-kankamwa

goo-kahn-KAH-mwah

How to say it

Kirundigukankamwagoo-kahn-KAH-mwahsoon
Englishto be cannibalisticsoon
Frenchêtre cannibale, vouloir nuiresoon

Meaning

to have a cruel, malicious streak, wanting to harm others without any reason.

Good to know

to be cannibalistic; to desire to harm another without reason

Examples

  • Bavuga ko uwo mugabo ari uwo gukankamwa, ashaka guhonyanga abandi ku busa.They say that man has that malicious streak, wanting to harm others for no reason.
  • Ntawushaka kuba uwo gukankamwa.No one wants to be that kind of malicious person.
  • Umutima wiwe warakankamwe, aragomba guhonyanga uwariwe wese amubonye.His heart turned malicious, he wants to harm anyone he comes across.

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