Kirundi
imizimu
Word parts: imi-zimu
ee-mee-ZEE-moo
How to say it
Kirundiimizimuee-mee-ZEE-moosoon
Englishspiritssoon
Frenchespritssoon
Meaning
Spirits or ghosts, especially of deceased persons.
Good to know
plural of umuzimu (umu-/imi- class).
Examples
- Ba sokuru bavuga ko imizimu igendera mu gasozi ijoro.Elders say that spirits wander in the forest at night.
- Ese abantu bakiri kwizera imizimu y'abapfuye?Do people still believe in the spirits of the dead?
- Ntabwo yizera imizimu nk'uko ba sokuru babyizeraga.He does not believe in spirits the way his ancestors did.
- Bazovuga inkuru z'imizimu igihe c'ijoro ry'inganda.They will tell stories of spirits during the night of storytelling.
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