ikiragi

How to say it

Meaning

a deaf and mute person.

Good to know

The main sense is muteness; sometimes used loosely of anyone who does not speak.

Examples

• Uwo mwana ni ikiragi, avugana n'intoke gusa.That child is mute, he communicates only with his hands.
• Ese ikiragi gishobora kwiga mu mashuri asanzwe?Can a mute child study in an ordinary school?
• Ntawuvuga ko ikiragi kidashobora kwiga.No one should say a mute person cannot learn.
• Amashuri amwe amwe yigisha ururimi rw'intoke ku biragi.Some schools teach sign language to the deaf-mute.