Kirundi
guhangaza
Word parts: gu-hangaza
gu-ha-NGA-za
How to say it
Kirundiguhangazagu-ha-NGA-zasoon
Englishto close entrance with branchessoon
Frenchfermer l'entrée avec des branchessoon
Meaning
to block an entrance with branches, or, in an older sense, to protect or defend.
Good to know
mainly the practical sense of barricading a gateway with thorny branches to keep animals in or out; the 'defend' and 'about time to' senses are now dated.
Examples
- Umworozi arahangaza umuryango w'uruhongore n'amashami.The herder blocks the pen entrance with branches.
- Twarahangaje irembo imbwa kugira ntizive.We barricaded the gate so the dog would not get out.
- Ntuhangaze urwo ruzitiro, dukeneye kwinjiza inka.Do not block that fence, we need to bring the cows in.
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