Kirundi
kwigamba
Word parts: kw-igamba
kwi-GAHM-ba
How to say it
Kirundikwigambakwi-GAHM-basoon
Englishto bragsoon
Frenchse vantersoon
Meaning
to boast about oneself, to speak proudly of one's own deeds.
Good to know
to brag (about oneself)
Examples
- Yigamba ku bijanye n'intsinzi yagize.He boasts about the success he has had.
- Ntawigamba imbere y'abamwungutse.One doesn't boast in front of those who beat him.
- Ese ushobora kwigamba nk'uko yabigenje?Could you boast the way he did?
- Ntukigambe imbere yanje, ndazi ivyo wakoze vyose.Don't boast in front of me, I know everything you did.
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