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Kirundi

kubagabaga

Word parts: ku-bagabaga

koo-bah-gah-BAH-gah

How to say it

Kirundikubagabagakoo-bah-gah-BAH-gahsoon
Englishto loitersoon
Frenchflânersoon

Meaning

to walk around aimlessly, as if one has nothing else to do.

Good to know

to stroll about as if one had nothing else to do

Examples

  • Aho kwiga, abagabaga mu muhana.Instead of studying, he strolls aimlessly around the neighborhood.
  • Ese ubagabaga kubera iki?Why are you wandering about with nothing to do?
  • Ntiyari abagabaga, yari agenda gushaka akazi.He wasn't wandering aimlessly, he was going to look for work.
  • Abasore benshi barabagabaga mu gisagara.Many young men wander idly around the town.

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