Kirundi
kuboroga
Word parts: ku-boroga
koo-boh-ROH-gah
How to say it
Kirundikuborogakoo-boh-ROH-gahsoon
Englishto wailsoon
Frenchgémir, se lamentersoon
Meaning
to wail or cry out loudly for help.
Good to know
also used of the stomach rumbling.
Examples
- Umukenyezi yaraborotse abonye umwana wiwe agwa.The woman wailed loudly when she saw her child fall.
- Ese inda yawe iraboroga?Is your stomach rumbling?
- Ntiyaborotse, yagumye atuje naho yari afise ubwoba.He didn't cry out, he stayed quiet despite his fear.
- Abagenzi baraborotse igihe imodoka yaguye mu muhora.The passengers cried out for help when the car fell into the ditch.
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