Kirundi
kwigaba
Word parts: kw-igaba
kwi-GA-ba
How to say it
Kirundikwigabakwi-GA-basoon
Englishto rule oneselfsoon
Frenchse gouverner soi-mêmesoon
Meaning
to rule oneself and be independent, to do as one pleases without answering to another.
Good to know
to rule oneself, be independent; to do as one pleases
Examples
- Igihugu cigabye inyuma y'ubukoloni.The country governed itself after colonization.
- Ntiyigaba, ahora akurikira amabwirizwa y'abandi.He doesn't do as he pleases, he always follows others' orders.
- Ese abo bana bigaba mu mahera bahawe?Do those children do as they please with the money they're given?
- Ntashaka kwigaba, ashaka guhora akurikira amategeko.He doesn't want to be a law unto himself, he wants to always follow the rules.
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