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Kirundi

ubutindi

Word parts: ubu-tindi

oo-boo-TEEN-dee

How to say it

Kirundiubutindioo-boo-TEEN-deesoon
Englishmiserysoon
Frenchmisère, dénuement, pauvretésoon

Meaning

Misery, destitution, or extreme poverty.

Good to know

misery

Examples

  • Baba mu bukene n'ubutindi.They live in poverty and misery.
  • Tuzorwanya ubutindi mu gihugu.We will fight destitution in the country.
  • Ntibashobora gukira ubutindi bwabo.They cannot escape their misery.
  • Ubutindi burahangayikisha rubanda.Poverty worries the public.

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