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Kirundi

umucokoranyi

Word parts: umu-cokoranyi

oo-moo-cho-koh-RAH-nyee

How to say it

Kirundiumucokoranyioo-moo-cho-koh-RAH-nyeesoon
Englishslanderersoon
Frenchcalomniateursoon

Meaning

a person who habitually mocks or belittles others in speech.

Good to know

a disapproving term for someone with a sharp, mocking tongue; class 1/2, plural abacokoranyi.

Examples

  • Uwo mugabo ni umucokoranyi, ahora atuka abandi.That man is a mocker, he is always insulting others.
  • Ntukagire umucokoranyi mu bagenzi bawe.Do not have a mocker among your friends.
  • Abacokoranyi ntibakundwa n'abaturage.Mockers are not liked by the people.
  • Yaje kuba umucokoranyi kubera ubuzima bubi yagize.He became a scorner because of the hard life he had.

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