Kirundi
gukacakaca
Word parts: gu-kacakaca
goo-kah-chah-KAH-chah
How to say it
Kirundigukacakacagoo-kah-chah-KAH-chahsoon
Englishto walk stealthilysoon
Frenchmarcher furtivementsoon
Meaning
to walk stealthily, without making noise.
Good to know
The opposite of gukacagira.
Examples
- Yarakacakaje yinjira mu nzu ata muntu amubonye.He crept in stealthily without anyone seeing him.
- Umwana yakacakaje asegera inyoni.The child crept quietly, sneaking up on the bird.
- Ntukacakace mu bwiza, uzobamenywa.Don't sneak around like that, you'll be noticed.
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