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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