Kirundi
guhunguka
Word parts: gu-hunguka
goo-hoon-GOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundiguhungukagoo-hoon-GOO-kahsoon
Englishto return from fleeingsoon
Frenchrevenir de fuitesoon
Meaning
to return home after having fled, or for a kernel to fall from its stalk.
Good to know
to return from fleeing; to fall from stalk igi-hungur amabebe light rain that makes these seeds fall off just before rainy season reallystarts
Examples
- Abasize barahungutse nyuma y'intambara.Those who had fled returned after the war.
- Ibigori birahunguka iyo bishize.The maize kernels fall from the stalk when they ripen.
- Twarahungutse mu gihugu cacu twiyumvira amahoro.We returned from exile to our country hoping for peace.
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