indimi

Kinyarwanda

ibirema

Word parts: ibi-rema

ee-bee-REH-mah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaibiremaee-bee-REH-mahsoon
Englishdisabled peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes handicapéessoon

Meaning

people with physical impairments that limit movement, especially crippled or invalid people; a dated term now considered offensive.

Good to know

plural of ikirema (ibi-/iki- class); dated and derogatory — the respectful modern term is 'abantu bafite ubumuga'.

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