kwibana

How to say it

Meaning

for people to steal from one another.

Good to know

the reciprocal form (-an-) of kwiba (to steal); used when theft happens mutually within a group, such as neighbors or coworkers.

Examples

• Abakozi bamwebamwe barashaka kwibana ku biro.Some employees want to steal from each other at the office.
• Ese abaturanyi barashobora kwibana muri iyi mudugudu?Do the neighbors steal from each other in this village?
• Ntibibana kuko bizera bagenzi babo.They don't steal from each other because they trust their friends.
• Baragiye kwibana nimba nta n'umwe abagenzura.They are going to steal from each other if no one supervises them.