Kirundi
ikigirwamana
Word parts: iki-girwamana
ee-kee-gee-rwah-MAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundiikigirwamanaee-kee-gee-rwah-MAH-nahsoon
Englishidolsoon
Frenchidolesoon
Meaning
an idol, an object of worship.
Good to know
idol, object of worship
Examples
- Kera abantu bamwe bagenda basenga ikigirwamana.Long ago some people used to worship an idol.
- Ese ico ni ikigirwamana c'aba sokuru?Is that an idol that belonged to the ancestors?
- Ntawusenga ikigirwamana muri iyi kanisa.No one worships an idol in this church.
- Bagiye gusenya ibigirwamana vyabo bakemera ukwizera gushasha.They went and destroyed their idols when they took up the new faith.
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