Kirundi
ikigaba
Word parts: iki-gaba
ee-kee-GAH-bah
How to say it
Kirundiikigabaee-kee-GAH-bahsoon
Englishstubborn personsoon
Frenchpersonne obstinée, extrémistesoon
Meaning
a headstrong person who is determined and stubborn, refusing to yield to others' wishes.
Good to know
Describes someone who is very set in their ways.
Examples
- Ikigāba ntakunda kwemera inama z’abandi.A headstrong person doesn't like to accept others' advice.
- Umwana wanjye ni ikigāba, arashaka gukora uko abishaka.My child is headstrong; he wants to do things his own way.
- Uwo mukobwa ni ikigaba, ntiyemera guhinduka.That girl is stubborn, she never agrees to change her mind.
- Ese uzi ko ari ikigaba mu byiyumviro vyiwe?Do you know he's headstrong about his opinions?
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