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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