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Kinyarwanda

kwikunda

Word parts: kw-ikunda

kwee-KOO-ndah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakwikundakwee-KOO-ndahsoon
Englishto love oneselfsoon
Frenchs'aimer soi-mêmesoon

Meaning

to hold oneself in high regard, loving oneself, sometimes to a fault.

Good to know

to love oneself

Examples

  • Uwo musore yikunda cyane, ntiyumva ibyo abandi bamubwira.That young man loves himself so much he doesn't listen to what others tell him.
  • Ese kwikunda ari byiza cyangwa bibi?Is loving oneself a good thing or a bad thing?
  • Ntabwo yikunda kurusha uko yikunda abandi.He doesn't love himself more than he loves others.
  • Wikunde ariko wubahe n'abandi.Love yourself, but respect others too.

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