umwimerere
oo-mwee-meh-REH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumwimerereoo-mwee-meh-REH-reh
Meaning
The natural, original state of something, not copied, changed or made artificially: ibiribwa by'umwimerere, natural food; inkuru y'umwimerere, an original story.
Good to know
Mostly used after the connective of the noun it describes: y'umwimerere, by'umwimerere, rw'umwimerere, all meaning original, genuine or natural. It has no plural.
Examples
- Izi ni inkweto z'umwimerere, si impimbano.These are genuine shoes, not fakes.
- Nkunda ubwiza bw'umwimerere butarimo ibirungo.I like natural beauty without makeup.
- Yanditse inkuru y'umwimerere ku buzima bwo mu cyaro.He wrote an original story about village life.
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