Kirundi
guheka
Word parts: gu-heka
gu-HE-ka
How to say it
Kirundiguhekagu-HE-kasoon
Englishto carry on backsoon
Frenchporter sur le dossoon
Meaning
to carry a baby or a load on one's back, usually secured with a cloth.
Good to know
the everyday word for the way mothers carry infants; also used for any load strapped to the back.
Examples
- Mama arahēka umwana wiwe agenda ku isoko.Mother is carrying her baby on her back as she goes to market.
- Uzoheka umutwaro ku mugongo wawe?Will you carry the load on your back?
- Ntuheke uwo mwana, araremera cane.Do not carry that child on your back, he is too heavy.
- Yaheseshe umwana wiwe imyaka ibiri.She carried her child on her back for two years.
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