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Kirundi

gukama

Word parts: gu-kama

goo-KAH-mah

How to say it

Kirundigukamagoo-KAH-mahsoon
Englishto milksoon
Frenchtrairesoon

Meaning

to milk an animal, or for a source of something to dry up and decrease.

Good to know

to milk; to dry up; evaporate; decrease

Examples

  • Umworozi arakama inka zose mu gitondo.The herder milks all the cows in the morning.
  • Amazi y'iyo mugezi arakama mu gihe c'ubushuhe.The stream's water dries up in the dry season.
  • Ntiyarakamye iyo nka.He hasn't milked that cow yet.
  • Ubukungu bwabo burakama uko imyaka igenda.Their wealth is dwindling as the years go by.

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