Kirundi
guhambwa
Word parts: gu-hambwa
gu-HAM-bwa
How to say it
Kirundiguhambwagu-HAM-bwasoon
Englishto be buriedsoon
Frenchêtre enterrésoon
Meaning
to be placed in the ground and covered over after death, to be buried.
Good to know
passive of guhamba (to bury); used specifically for the burial of a person.
Examples
- Umugabo yarahambwe ejo.The man was buried yesterday.
- Azohambwa he?Where will he be buried?
- Ntiyarahambwa kuko umuryango utaraza.He has not been buried yet because the family has not arrived.
- Bazohambwa ku gicaniro kimwe.They will be buried at the same burial ground.
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