ibihangange

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Meaning

Persons or beings of extraordinary and unusually large size; giants.

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Plural of igihangange (igi-/ibi- class); used in folktales and figuratively for people of great strength or standing.

Examples

• Mu migani ya kera, ibihangange byarwanaga n'abantu basanzwe.In old folktales, giants fought against ordinary people.
• Ese ibihangange nk'ibivugwa mu migani byabayeho by'ukuri?Did giants like those told of in the tales really exist?
• Ibihangange ntibyigeze bitera ubwoba abantu bose.The giants did not frighten everyone.
• Ibihangange bizongera kuvugwa mu migani izajya ivugwa mu ishuri.The giants will be spoken of again in the tales told at school.

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