Kinyarwanda
igitutsi
Word parts: igi-tutsi
ee-gee-TOOT-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitutsiee-gee-TOOT-seesoon
Englishslandersoon
Frenchcalomniesoon
Meaning
a scornful remark meant to belittle someone; slander or an insult.
Good to know
from the verb gututsa, "to insult"; despite the surface resemblance it is unrelated in meaning to the ethnonym Umututsi.
Examples
- Yamubwiye igitutsi imbere y'abantu bose.He insulted him in front of everyone.
- Ntabwo nakwihanganira igitutsi nk'icyo.I wouldn't put up with an insult like that.
- Ese ibyo ni igitutsi cyangwa ni ukuri?Is that an insult or is it the truth?
- Ibitutsi ntibigira icyo bimarira ikiganiro cyiza.Insults have no place in a good conversation.
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