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icyiyumviro

ee-chee-yoo-MVEE-roh

How to say it

Kinyarwandaicyiyumviroee-chee-yoo-MVEE-rohsoon
Englishfeeling, emotion; sensesoon
Frenchsentiment, émotion ; senssoon

Meaning

What a person feels inside, such as joy, fear or love, or one of the senses through which the body perceives the world.

Good to know

Plural ibyiyumviro, the more common form: ibyiyumviro bye, his feelings; ibyiyumviro bitanu, the five senses. From kwiyumva, to feel.

Examples

  • Buri cyiyumviro gifite agaciro kacyo.Every feeling has its own value.
  • Yambwiye icyiyumviro yagize amaze kumva iyo nkuru.He told me what he felt when he heard that news.
  • Abana bakwiye kwigishwa kuvuga ibyiyumviro byabo.Children should be taught to express their feelings.

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