ubumuga

How to say it

Meaning

A lasting condition of the body or the mind that limits what a person can do, such as being unable to walk, see or hear. Abafite ubumuga, people with disabilities, is the respectful term.

Good to know

A bu class noun with no plural. Ubumuga bw'ingingo is physical disability and ubumuga bwo kutabona is blindness. Say umuntu ufite ubumuga rather than older words like ikimuga.

Examples

• Iri shuri ryakira abana bafite ubumuga.This school takes in children with disabilities.
• Impanuka yamusigiye ubumuga bw'ukuguru.The accident left him with a disabled leg.
• Leta ifasha abafite ubumuga kubona akazi.The government helps people with disabilities to find work.

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