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Kirundi

gupfusha

Word parts: gu-pfusha

goo-PFOO-shah

How to say it

Kirundigupfushagoo-PFOO-shahsoon
Englishto lose one's childsoon
Frenchperdre son enfant (par la mort)soon

Meaning

to lose a child to death.

Good to know

a specific, somber word, distinct from the more general gupfisha (to lose a relative to death).

Examples

  • Uwo mugore yarapfushije umwana wiwe w'imfura.That woman lost her firstborn child.
  • Nta muvyeyi ashaka gupfusha.No parent wants to lose a child.
  • Wigeze wumva ababyeyi bapfushije?Have you ever heard of parents who lost a child?
  • Imana iradukingira kugira ngo ntidupfushe.God protects us so that we do not lose our children.

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