Kirundi
kubungira
Word parts: ku-bungira
koo-boo-NGEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikubungirakoo-boo-NGEE-rahsoon
Englishto search for a buyer forsoon
Frenchchercher un acheteursoon
Meaning
to look for a buyer for someone, or to move and settle near a particular chief or patron in order to be with him.
Good to know
applicative form of kubunga; combines two related senses of seeking out someone.
Examples
- Arabungira mukuru wiwe uwokwigura ishamba.He is finding his boss a buyer for the forest plot.
- Ntabungira uwo mutware, yaragabanutse.He no longer settles near that chief, he has moved away.
- Ese wabungiye nde iyo nka?Who did you find a buyer for that cow for?
- Bazobungira uwundi mutware kugira ngo babe kumwe.They will move to be with another chief so as to stay with him.
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