ibihere

How to say it

Meaning

Small, flat, blood-feeding insects that hide in bedding and bite at night; bedbugs.

Good to know

plural of igihere (igi-/ibi- class); a variant form is ibiheri.

Examples

• Ibihere biraturuma mu gitanda cacu.Bedbugs are biting us in our bed.
• Ubona ibihere kangahe mu cumba cawe?How often do you see bedbugs in your room?
• Ibihere ntibipfa vuba, birakomeye kwica.Bedbugs don't die easily; they are hard to kill.
• Tuzosukura igitanda kugira ibihere bidashika.We will clean the bed so the bedbugs won't get in.