Kinyarwanda
indembe
een-DEHM-beh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaindembeeen-DEHM-behsoon
Englishdying personsoon
Frenchmourantsoon
Meaning
a person who is close to death; a dying person.
Good to know
Use this word when discussing someone who is very ill or near death.
Examples
- Indembe akeneye ubufasha.The dying person needs help.
- Tugomba gufasha indembe.We must help the dying person.
- Umuryango wateraniye ku ndembe.The family gathered around the dying person.
- Ese uwo muganga yavuze ko ari indembe?Did the doctor say he is dying?
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