Kirundi
umukankamyi
Word parts: umu-kankamyi
oo-moo-kahn-KAHM-yee
How to say it
Kirundiumukankamyioo-moo-kahn-KAHM-yeesoon
Englishcannibalsoon
Frenchcannibalesoon
Meaning
a person who eats human flesh.
Good to know
a rare, mostly legendary or folkloric term.
Examples
- Mu migani ya kera, hari inkuru z'umukankamyi.In old folktales, there are stories about a cannibal.
- Ese abantu bemera ko umukankamyi yariho koko?Do people believe the cannibal really existed?
- Nta muntu yigeze abona umukankamyi mu buzima busanzwe.No one has ever seen a cannibal in real life.
- Umukankamyi azosigara ari inkuru y'ubwoba mu migani.The cannibal will remain a scary figure in folktales.
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