imibonano
ee-mee-boh-NAH-noh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimibonanoee-mee-boh-NAH-noh
Meaning
The coming together of people; in everyday use it means sexual intercourse, above all in the phrase imibonano mpuzabitsina.
Good to know
Nearly always followed by mpuzabitsina: gukora imibonano mpuzabitsina, to have sex. Alone, gukora imibonano means the same in plain talk. Umubano, relations between people or countries, is a different word.
Examples
- Gukora imibonano idakingiye bishobora gutera indwara.Having unprotected intercourse can cause disease.
- Urubyiruko rugirwa inama yo kwifata ku mibonano mpuzabitsina.Young people are advised to abstain from sex.
- Imibonano mpuzabitsina ni ingingo ababyeyi batinya kuganiraho.Sex is a topic parents are afraid to discuss.
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