Kirundi
guswaganya
Word parts: gu-swaganya
goo-swah-GAH-nyah
How to say it
Kirundiguswaganyagoo-swah-GAH-nyahsoon
Englishto jokesoon
Frenchplaisanter, faire le clownsoon
Meaning
to joke around and say things meant to make others laugh.
Good to know
informal, sociable register; used of someone teasing or clowning rather than speaking seriously.
Examples
- Uwo musore araswaganya bagenzi biwe bakaseka cane.That young man jokes with his friends and they laugh a lot.
- Ntaswaganya iyo ari mu nama ikomeye.He does not joke around when he is in a serious meeting.
- Mbega urimwo uraswaganya canke uravugishije?Are you joking or are you being serious?
- Ntuswaganye none, dufise ikibazo gikomeye.Don't joke right now, we have a serious problem.
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