Kinyarwanda
ibigande
Word parts: ibi-gande
ee-bee-GAHN-deh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibigandeee-bee-GAHN-dehsoon
Englishrebels, defiant peoplesoon
Frenchrebellessoon
Meaning
Persons who habitually disobey rules, authority, or discipline; rebels or defiant people.
Good to know
Plural of igigande (igi-/ibi- class); an informal, disapproving term.
Examples
- Ibigande byo mu ishuri byahoraga bihanwa.The defiant ones at school were always being punished.
- Ese ibigande nk'ibi bishobora guhinduka?Can defiant people like these change?
- Ibigande ntibyumva impanuro z'ababyeyi babo.The defiant ones do not listen to their parents' advice.
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