Kirundi
kubukabuka
Word parts: ku-bukabuka
koo-boo-kah-BOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundikubukabukakoo-boo-kah-BOO-kahsoon
Englishto be very kind tosoon
Frenchêtre très gentil, prendre grand soinsoon
Meaning
to treat someone with great kindness and attentive care.
Good to know
reduplicated form; typically said of caring for a child, the sick, or the elderly.
Examples
- Umubyeyi ariko abukabuka umwana wiwe murwaye.The mother is tenderly caring for her sick child.
- Ntimbukabuka nk'uko yambukabuka.I don't care for people as tenderly as she cares for me.
- Ese uzobukabuka abakecuru bo mu muryango?Will you take good care of the elderly women in the family?
- Yavuze ati: Ndabukabuka abana b'inzererezi.She said: I take loving care of the orphaned children.
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