Kirundi
gutika
Word parts: gu-tika
goo-TEE-kah
How to say it
Kirundigutikagoo-TEE-kahsoon
Englishto tell fairy talessoon
Frenchraconter des contessoon
Meaning
to tell traditional stories handed down from long ago, to tell fairy tales.
Good to know
Refers to the traditional evening practice of storytelling, most often done by grandparents for children.
Examples
- Nyogokuru aratika imigani ku bana buri mugoroba.Grandmother tells the children traditional stories every evening.
- Ese wamenyereye gutika imigani ya kera?Are you used to telling stories from long ago?
- Abasore b'ubu ntibakiga gutika nk'uko sekuru yabigira.Young people today no longer learn to tell stories the way their grandfathers did.
- Ejo nijoro tuzotika imigani hafi y'umuriro.Tonight we will tell stories by the fire.
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