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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