indimi

Kirundi

ibihangange

Word parts: ibi-hangange

ee-bee-hahn-GAHN-geh

How to say it

Kirundiibihangangeee-bee-hahn-GAHN-gehsoon
Englishgiantssoon
Frenchgéantssoon

Meaning

persons or beings of extraordinary and unusually large size.

Good to know

plural of igihangange (igi-/iki- class).

Examples

  • Ibihangange biboneka mu migani ya kera cane.Giants appear in very old folktales.
  • Ibihangange vyari vyiza cyangwa vyabi mu migani?Were giants good or bad in the folktales?
  • Ibihangange ntibibaho mu vy'ukuri.Giants don't really exist.
  • Abavyeyi bazobwira abana ibihangange mu migani y'ijoro.Parents will tell children about giants in bedtime stories.

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