kwiha
KWEE-hah
How to say it
KinyarwandakwihaKWEE-hah
Frenchse donner ; se servir ; se fixer
Meaning
To give something to oneself, or to take it for oneself. It is used for devoting one's life to God and for setting oneself goals.
Good to know
Reflexive of guha, to give: what one gives oneself is the object: kwiha intego, to set oneself a goal; kwiha Imana, to devote one's life to God. Kwiha agaciro is to have self-respect.
Examples
- Yahisemo kwiha Imana aba umubikira.She chose to give her life to God and became a nun.
- Buri wese akwiye kwiha intego z'umwaka.Everyone should set himself goals for the year.
- Umwana yihaye ibiryo atabajije.The child helped himself to food without asking.
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