Kirundi
guhanayambu
Word parts: gu-hanayambu
gu-ha-na-YA-mbu
How to say it
Kirundiguhanayambugu-ha-na-YA-mbusoon
Englishto shake handssoon
Frenchserrer la mainsoon
Meaning
to shake hands with someone as a greeting.
Good to know
a specific, older word for the handshake gesture; most speakers today simply say guhobera intoke or gucana intoke.
Examples
- Twarahanayambu igihe twahuye ku muhana.We shook hands when we met at the gathering.
- Uzohanayambu umushitsi wacu?Will you shake hands with our visitor?
- Ntibahanayambu abo batazi.They do not shake hands with people they do not know.
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