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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