Kinyarwanda
ubutindi
Word parts: ubu-tindi
u-bu-TI-ndi
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubutindiu-bu-TI-ndisoon
Englishmiserysoon
Frenchmisère, dénuement, pauvretésoon
Meaning
misery, destitution, or extreme poverty.
Good to know
misery, destitution, poverty
Examples
- Yabanye mu butindi bukabije.He lived in extreme destitution.
- Ubutindi bwabo bwatumye batagira icyo barya.Their misery left them with nothing to eat.
- Guverinoma igerageza kurwanya ubutindi.The government tries to fight destitution.
- Ntabwo ubutindi bwamubujije kwizera ejo hazaza.Poverty did not stop him from believing in the future.
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