Kirundi
kugobwa
Word parts: ku-gobwa
ku-GO-bwa
How to say it
Kirundikugobwaku-GO-bwasoon
Englishto have speech impedimentsoon
Frenchavoir un défaut d'élocutionsoon
Meaning
to have a speech impediment, to be tongue-tied.
Good to know
to have speech impediment, be tongue-tied
Examples
- Uwo mwana aragobwa, ntavuga neza.That child has a speech impediment, he doesn't speak clearly.
- Yagobwa akiri muto ariko ubu araruhutse.He was tongue-tied when he was young but has since improved.
- Ntibavuga ko agobwa, bavuga ko atinya gusa.They don't say he has an impediment, they say he's just shy.
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