bambe    ▶ 1. excuse me (e.g. I said a wrong word, misspoke myself), 2. but rather (when correcting oneself)
 bambe : polite imperative of...
kubāmba (-bāmvye)     v   ▶ 1. to stretch out skin to dry by putting sharpened pegs around edges, 2. to crucify
excuse   ▶ urwītwazo
 (excuse me!, when interrupting) untūnge
 (excuse me!, when wrong word is spoken) bambe
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misspeak   ▶ (err in speaking) kuyoba
 ('excuse me, I said a wrong word, misspoke myself') bambe
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rather   ▶ (very) cane
(but ~) bambe
(would ~, to prefer) gupfuma
En-En dictionary 
 bambe found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 46  ▶ Adjective Chart