ikiyovyabwenge
ee-kee-yoh-vyah-BWEH-ngeh
How to say it
Kirundiikiyovyabwengeee-kee-yoh-vyah-BWEH-ngeh
Englishdrug, narcotic
Frenchdrogue, stupéfiant
Meaning
A substance such as cannabis or heroin that people take to change how their mind works, and that harms their health.
Good to know
Plural ibiyovyabwenge. Literally what leads the mind astray (kuyovya and ubwenge). Kinyarwanda spells it ikiyobyabwenge; igiyayuramutwe is another Kirundi word for it.
Examples
- Ibiyovyabwenge vyonona amagara y'urwaruka.Drugs damage the health of young people.
- Igipolisi cafashe ibiyovyabwenge vyinshi.The police seized a lot of drugs.
- Ntuzokwigera ukoresha ikiyovyabwenge na kimwe.Never use any drug at all.
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