Kirundi
ibipfamatwi
Word parts: ibi-pfamatwi
ee-bee-pfah-MAH-twee
How to say it
Kirundiibipfamatwiee-bee-pfah-MAH-tweesoon
Englishdeaf peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes sourdessoon
Meaning
people who cannot hear; deaf people; an informal term some speakers now consider disrespectful; the plural of igipfamatwi.
Good to know
plural of igipfamatwi (igi-/ibi- class); informal/pejorative register — 'abantu badatumva' is more neutral. No examples given because of the derogatory register.
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