Kirundi
gutinyana
Word parts: gu-tinyana
goo-tee-NYAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundigutinyanagoo-tee-NYAH-nahsoon
Englishto fear each othersoon
Frenchse craindre l'un l'autresoon
Meaning
to fear one another.
Good to know
The reciprocal of gutinya.
Examples
- Abo bagabo baratinyana ejo bahoze ari abagenzi.Those men, who used to be friends, are now afraid of each other.
- Ese abantu bo mu miryango ibiri baratinyana?Are the people from the two families afraid of each other?
- Ntitwinyana, turaganira mu mahoro.We don't fear each other, we talk peacefully together.
- Nimba amakuru mabi akwiragiye, bazotinyana.If the bad news spreads, they'll come to fear one another.
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