indimi

Kirundi

ikinyabuzima

Word parts: iki-nyabuzima

ee-kee-nyah-boo-ZEE-mah

How to say it

Kirundiikinyabuzimaee-kee-nyah-boo-ZEE-mahsoon
Englishliving beingsoon
Frenchêtre vivantsoon

Meaning

a living being, a living thing.

Good to know

The plural, 'ibinyabuzima', is the modern word for biology as a school subject.

Examples

  • Umuntu ni ikinyabuzima gitandukanye n'ibindi.A human being is a living thing unlike any other.
  • Ese ibinyabuzima vyose bikeneye amazi?Do all living things need water?
  • Nta kinyabuzima na kimwe gishobora kubaho kitagira amazi.No living thing can survive without water.
  • Twiga ibinyabuzima mu ishuri rya kabiri.We study biology in secondary school.

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