Kirundi
kubaga
Word parts: ku-baga
ku-BA-ga
How to say it
Kirundikubagaku-BA-gasoon
Englishto butchersoon
Frenchabattresoon
Meaning
to kill and cut up an animal for meat, or to perform surgery on a person.
Good to know
Used both for animal slaughter and, in modern medical contexts, for surgical operations.
Examples
- Data araba mu kubaga inka.My father is busy butchering the cow.
- Ni ryari muganga azobaga uwo murwayi?When will the doctor operate on that patient?
- Nti mbaga inka nyene, ndayigurisha ku babaze.I don't butcher the cow myself, I sell it to butchers.
- Ejo bazobaga impene ku munsi mukuru.Tomorrow they will slaughter a goat for the celebration.
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