Kirundi
kubangikana
Word parts: ku-bangikana
koo-bahn-gee-KAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikubangikanakoo-bahn-gee-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto be nearsoon
Frenchêtre près, être parallèlesoon
Meaning
to be positioned close beside something, or to run parallel to it.
Good to know
to be near, adjacent, beside; to be parallel
Examples
- Inzu yanje irabangikana n'iyabo.My house is right next to theirs.
- Ese imirima yanyu irabangikana?Are your fields next to each other?
- Ntibirabangikana, biri kure.They aren't adjacent, they're far apart.
- Imigezi ibiri irabangikana mu kibaya.Two streams run parallel in the valley.
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