Kirundi
ikibibi
Word parts: iki-bibi
ee-kee-BEE-bee
How to say it
Kirundiikibibiee-kee-BEE-beesoon
Englishbirthmarksoon
Frenchtache de naissancesoon
Meaning
a mark, usually colored, present on the skin from birth; a birthmark.
Good to know
Purely descriptive, though some families attach traditional meaning to the shape or location of a birthmark.
Examples
- Afise ikibibi ku kuboko.She has a birthmark on her arm.
- Ese ikibibi cawe kiri he?Where is your birthmark?
- Nta kibibi mfise ku mubiri wanje.I have no birthmark on my body.
- Umwana yavutse afise ikibibi ku gitugu.The baby was born with a birthmark on the shoulder.
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