Kinyarwanda
ibiragi
Word parts: ibi-ragi
ee-bee-RAH-gee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibiragiee-bee-RAH-geesoon
Englishmute peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes muettessoon
Meaning
Persons unable to speak; mute people.
Good to know
Plural of ikiragi (iki-/ibi- class); a traditional, blunt term for people who cannot speak.
Examples
- Ibiragi bivugana n'abandi bakoresheje ibimenyetso by'amaboko.Mute people communicate with others using hand gestures.
- Ese ibiragi byo mu ishuri ryacu byungukira ku myigire idasanzwe?Do the mute pupils at our school benefit from special teaching methods?
- Ibiragi ntibyabuze uburyo bwo kwiga nk'abandi.Mute people were not denied a way to study like others.
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