kwibaruka

How to say it

Meaning

To give birth to a child; the usual polite word for a woman bringing a baby into the world.

Good to know

Takes the child as object: kwibaruka umwana w'umuhungu, to give birth to a boy. Kuvyara also means to give birth, or to beget; a woman who has just given birth is called umuvyeyi.

Examples

• Mushiki wanje yibarutse umwana w'umukobwa.My sister gave birth to a baby girl.
• Yibarukiye mu bitaro vya Kamenge.She gave birth at Kamenge hospital.
• Abakenyezi benshi bibarukira mu mavuriro.Many women give birth in health centers.

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Forms

abamwibarutse, cabibarutse, camwibarutse