Kirundi
impaka
eem-PAH-kah
How to say it
Kirundiimpakaeem-PAH-kahsoon
Englishdiscussionsoon
Frenchdiscussion, disputesoon
Meaning
a heated dispute or argumentative discussion.
Good to know
the phrase kubigira ku mpaka means to do something on purpose or out of spite.
Examples
- Impaka zabo zaramaze amasaha abiri.Their dispute lasted two hours.
- Ntitwashaka kwinjira mu mpaka na we.We did not want to get into a dispute with him.
- Yabigize ku mpaka kugira andakaze.He did it on purpose to make me angry.
- Ese impaka zanyu zarangiye neza?Did your dispute end well?
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