gusumbanya

How to say it

Meaning

to arrange a group of people or things in order from tallest to shortest, or longest to shortest.

Good to know

the causative of gusumbana; used for lining children up by height or sorting sticks by length.

Examples

• Umwarimu arasumbanya abanyeshuri imbere y'ishuri.The teacher lines up the students by height in front of the school.
• Ntasumbanya inkwi, azishira ahantu hamwe gusa.He doesn't sort the firewood by length, he just puts it in one pile.
• Mbega uzosumbanya aba bana uhereye ku muremure?Will you line up these children starting with the tallest?
• Sumbanya izo migozi uhereye ku miremure!Sort those ropes starting with the longest!