kwiyitaho
kwee-yee-TAH-hoh
How to say it
Kirundikwiyitahokwee-yee-TAH-hohsoon
Englishto take care of oneselfsoon
Frenchprendre soin de soisoon
Meaning
To look after one's own health, body and needs.
Good to know
Built on kwita ku, to take care of, with the reflexive i: umuntu akwiye kwiyitaho, one should look after oneself. Kinyarwanda uses the same word.
Examples
- Umuntu akwiye kwiyitaho igihe arwaye.One should take care of oneself when ill.
- Abakuze ntibashobora kwiyitaho bonyene.Old people cannot take care of themselves alone.
The same word in
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