ikirumirahabiri

How to say it

Meaning

in folklore, a legendary snake said to bite from both ends because its head and tail cannot be told apart.

Good to know

folkloric term, sometimes used figuratively for someone two-faced or a situation impossible to read.

Examples

• Basigaye babwira abana inkuru z'ikirumirahabiri.They still tell children stories about the snake that bites at both ends.
• Ntabwo ikirumirahabiri kibaho by'ukuri.The two-ended biting snake doesn't really exist.
• Ese wigeze wumva umugani w'ikirumirahabiri?Have you heard the tale of the snake that bites at both ends?
• Bamugereranyije n'ikirumirahabiri kubera uko yavuganaga impande zombi.They compared him to the two-ended snake because of how he spoke out of both sides.