Kinyarwanda
igisimba
Word parts: igi-simba
ee-gee-SEEM-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigisimbaee-gee-SEEM-bahsoon
Englishwild animalsoon
Frenchanimal sauvage, insectesoon
Meaning
a small wild creature, especially one that bites or stings; a wild animal or insect.
Good to know
wild animal (esp. small that bites), insect
Examples
- Igisimba cyanyunguje ku kuguru.A biting creature stung me on the leg.
- Ntabwo iki gisimba aricyo cyamuze.This isn't the creature that bit him.
- Ese ibisimba byinshi biba muri iri shyamba?Do many wild creatures live in this forest?
- Yiyoberanyije kubera igisimba cyamugwiriye mu kirenge.He winced because a creature had bitten him on the sole of his foot.
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