Kirundi
umusabisabi
Word parts: umu-sabisabi
oo-moo-sah-bee-SAH-bee
How to say it
Kirundiumusabisabioo-moo-sah-bee-SAH-beesoon
Englishbeggarsoon
Frenchmendiantsoon
Meaning
a person who habitually asks others for things; a beggar.
Good to know
plural abasabisabi; reduplicated form of kusaba 'to ask'.
Examples
- Umusabisabi yicaye imbere y'itorero asaba imfashanyo.The beggar sat in front of the church asking for help.
- Ntawuzi neza ico umusabisabi akeneye.No one really knows what the beggar needs.
- Abasabisabi barinjira mu masoko baza gusaba amafaranga.Beggars go into the markets asking for money.
- Umusabisabi azoza kuraba ejo?Will the beggar come around again tomorrow?
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