indimi

Kirundi

ibinebwe

Word parts: ibi-nebwe

ee-bee-NEH-bweh

How to say it

Kirundiibinebweee-bee-NEH-bwehsoon
Englishvery lazy peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes très paresseusessoon

Meaning

people who habitually avoid work or effort; very lazy people; the plural of ikinebwe.

Good to know

plural of ikinebwe (iki-/ibi- class); informal, mildly disparaging.

Examples

  • Ibinebwe ntibitsimbataza akazi k'umuryango.Lazy people don't sustain the family's work.
  • Mbega koko abo ni ibinebwe cane?Are those people really such lazybones?
  • Nimba udakoze, uzoba mu binebwe.If you don't work, you will become one of the lazy ones.

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