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Kirundi

gutukana

Word parts: gu-tukana

goo-too-KAH-nah

How to say it

Kirundigutukanagoo-too-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto slander each othersoon
Frenchse calomnier l'un l'autresoon

Meaning

to hurl insults at one another.

Good to know

The reciprocal of gutuka.

Examples

  • Abagenzi bombi baratukana imbere y'abandi.The two friends are hurling insults at each other in front of others.
  • Ese abo bakenyezi baratukana ku isoko?Are those two women insulting each other at the market?
  • Ntitukana, dukorana neza.We don't insult each other, we work well together.
  • Nimba badasubiye amagara, bazotukana bakomeye.If they don't calm down, they'll hurl fierce insults at each other.

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