Kirundi
injiji
een-JEE-jee
How to say it
Kirundiinjijieen-JEE-jeesoon
Englishignorant personsoon
Frenchignorantsoon
Meaning
A person who lacks knowledge or understanding; an ignorant person.
Good to know
noun class 9/10; can carry a mildly derogatory tone.
Examples
- Ntawukwiye kwitwa injiji ata kwiga akoze.No one should be called ignorant without ever having tried to learn.
- Nzokwigisha abo bafatwa nk'injiji kubaha ubumenyi.I will teach those seen as ignorant to gain knowledge.
- Nta njiji izokwiga ata cubahiro ifitiye umwarimu.No ignorant person learns without respect for the teacher.
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