Kirundi
gutanaga
Word parts: gu-tanaga
goo-tah-NAH-gah
How to say it
Kirundigutanagagoo-tah-NAH-gahsoon
Englishto feather an arrowsoon
Frenchempenner une flèchesoon
Meaning
to fit feathers onto the shaft of an arrow.
Good to know
to feather an arrow gu-tanakw ibirake to accuse each other of spoiling a plan
Examples
- Umuhigi aratanaga imyampi mbere yo kuja gusasa.The hunter feathers his arrows before going hunting.
- Ntatanaga imyampi idafise ubwoko bwiza.He does not feather arrows of poor quality.
- Mbega uratanaga umwampi ute?How do you feather an arrow?
- Nzomufasha gutanaga iyo myampi mishasha.I will help him feather these new arrows.
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