Kirundi
ibibembe
Word parts: ibi-bembe
ee-bee-BEHM-beh
How to say it
Kirundiibibembeee-bee-BEHM-behsoon
Englishleprosysoon
Frenchlèpresoon
Meaning
leprosy, a chronic infectious skin and nerve disease.
Good to know
medical/traditional term; can carry stigma in everyday speech.
Examples
- Ibibembe ni indwara ikomeye igendera ku mubiri.Leprosy is a serious disease affecting the body.
- Abaganga barakingira ibibembe mu gihugu cose.Doctors treat leprosy across the whole country.
- Iyo ndwara y'ibibembe ntiyandura vuba.That disease, leprosy, is not quickly contagious.
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