Kirundi
gucana
Word parts: gu-cana
goo-CHAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundigucanagoo-CHAH-nahsoon
Englishto make a firesoon
Frenchfaire du feusoon
Meaning
to kindle or make a fire.
Good to know
Also used figuratively for turning against someone one used to love.
Examples
- Umugore arashaka gucana umuriro.The woman wants to make a fire.
- Ntashobora gucana umuriro mu mvura.He can't kindle a fire in the rain.
- Yamaze gucana umuriro w'ifunguro.She has already lit the cooking fire.
- Bazogerageza gucana umuriro mbere y'uko bwira.They will try to make a fire before it gets dark.
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