Kinyarwanda
ubugingo
Word parts: ubu-gingo
oo-boo-GEE-ngoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubugingooo-boo-GEE-ngohsoon
Englishlifesoon
Frenchviesoon
Meaning
life; the state of being alive, or one's existence.
Good to know
used especially in religious speech, as in ubugingo bw'iteka ('eternal life').
Examples
- Ubugingo ni impano y'agaciro.Life is a precious gift.
- Ese wizera ubugingo bw'iteka?Do you believe in eternal life?
- Nta bugingo buboneka nta mwuka.There is no life without breath.
- Imana izaduha ubugingo buhoraho.God will give us everlasting life.
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