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Kirundi

gutonoza

Word parts: gu-tonoza

goo-toh-NOH-zah

How to say it

Kirundigutonozagoo-toh-NOH-zahsoon
Englishto cause to shellsoon
Frenchfaire écossersoon

Meaning

to make someone shell something.

Good to know

The causative of gutonora.

Examples

  • Nyina yatonoje umwana wiwe ibiharage.The mother made her child shell the beans.
  • Ese wontonoza ibinyoro nanje?Would you get me to shell the peanuts too?
  • Ntitonoza abantu badashaka gukora.One doesn't make people shell things when they don't want to work.
  • Umukenyezi azotonoza abakobwa biwe kugira ngo bize.The woman will have her daughters shell beans so they learn how.

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