Kirundi
ibihume
Word parts: ibi-hume
ee-bee-HOO-meh
How to say it
Kirundiibihumeee-bee-HOO-mehsoon
Englishspiritssoon
Frenchespritssoon
Meaning
Malevolent spirits of folklore, also used as a strong insult for something monstrous or unnatural.
Good to know
plural of igihume (igi-/ibi- class); folkloric primary sense, also used pejoratively as a strong insult — examples restricted to the folkloric sense.
Examples
- Basigaye bavuga ibihume mu migani ya kera.They still talk about spirits in the old tales.
- Ntibemera ko ibihume vyibaho koko.They don't believe that spirits really exist.
- Abana batinya ibihume mu migani y'ijoro.Children fear the spirits in the night stories.
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