kwimanika
kwee-mah-NEE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwimanikakwee-mah-NEE-kahsoon
Englishto hang oneself
Frenchse pendre
Meaning
To kill oneself by hanging from a rope.
Good to know
Reflexive of kumanika, to hang up. Kwimanika mu mugozi is to hang oneself with a rope; the past is yimanitse.
Examples
- Polisi yatangaje ko umugabo yimanitse mu nzu ye.The police said the man had hanged himself in his house.
- Umuntu utekereza kwimanika akwiye gufashwa vuba.A person thinking of hanging himself needs help quickly.
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