indimi

Kirundi

ikibi

Word parts: iki-bi

ee-KEE-bee

How to say it

Kirundiikibiee-KEE-beesoon
Englishthat which is badsoon
Frenchce qui est mauvais, le malsoon

Meaning

that which is bad or evil.

Good to know

The nominalized form of the adjective root '-bi' (bad); paired with 'iciza' (that which is good).

Examples

  • Ntukore ikibi ku bandi.Don't do bad things to others.
  • Ese ico ni ikibi canke ni iciza?Is that a bad thing or a good thing?
  • Ntawuzi ikibi azokora ejo.No one knows what bad thing they'll do tomorrow.
  • Twese twagize ikibi mu buzima bwacu.We have all done bad in our lives.

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