Kirundi
ibikwerere
Word parts: ibi-kwerere
ee-bee-kweh-REH-reh
How to say it
Kirundiibikwerereee-bee-kweh-REH-rehsoon
Englishbachelorssoon
Frenchcélibatairessoon
Meaning
Unmarried, middle-aged men; bachelors.
Good to know
plural of igikwerere (igi-/ibi- class); informal, sometimes mildly disapproving register.
Examples
- Ibikwerere biracari benshi mu gisagara cacu.There are still many bachelors in our village.
- Ni kubera iki ibikwerere bidashaka kwubaka?Why don't the bachelors want to marry?
- Ibikwerere ntibitegerezwa kubura urugo rw'iteka.Bachelors are not expected to remain without a home forever.
- Bazoterana ibikwerere kugira babigane inama.They will gather the bachelors to advise them.
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