Kinyarwanda
ikiragi
Word parts: iki-ragi
ee-kee-RAH-gee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikiragiee-kee-RAH-geesoon
Englishdumb personsoon
Frenchpersonne muettesoon
Meaning
a person unable to speak; a mute person.
Good to know
dumb person (can't talk), mute
Examples
- Uwo mugabo ni ikiragi, avugana n'ibimenyetso.That man is mute, he communicates with signs.
- Ntabwo kuba ikiragi bibuza umuntu kumva.Being mute doesn't stop a person from understanding.
- Ese wamenye uburyo bwo kuvugana n'ikiragi?Do you know how to communicate with a mute person?
- Ibiragi byinshi byize ururimi rw'amaboko.Many mute people have learned sign language.
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