Kirundi
guturingiga
Word parts: gu-turingiga
goo-too-reen-GEE-gah
How to say it
Kirundiguturingigagoo-too-reen-GEE-gahsoon
Englishto sleep sitting upsoon
Frenchdormir assis, dodeliner de sommeilsoon
Meaning
to sleep sitting up, nodding off.
Good to know
to sleep sitting up, to nod in sleep
Examples
- Umusaza yaraturingije ku ntebe akava ku kazi.The old man dozed off sitting on the chair after work.
- Ese uraturingiga iyo urushe?Do you nod off sitting up when you're exhausted?
- Ntiturungiga umuntu asinziriye neza mw'ijoro.A person who sleeps well at night doesn't nod off during the day.
- Nimba adasinzira, azoturingiga mu nama.If he doesn't get sleep, he'll nod off during the meeting.
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