Kirundi
kubungwa
Word parts: ku-bungwa
koo-BOO-ngwah
How to say it
Kirundikubungwakoo-BOO-ngwahsoon
Englishto be wormysoon
Frenchêtre véreux, avoir des charançonssoon
Meaning
to be infested with weevils or worms, or for a tooth to have caries and decay.
Good to know
to be wormy; to have weevils uku-bungwa; caries; decay (of teeth) (from kubungwa)
Examples
- Ibiharage birabungwa mu bwato.The beans are getting wormy in the granary.
- Iryo shinama ntiribungwa vuba.That kind of grain does not get weevils quickly.
- Ese iryinyo ryawe ryarabunzwe?Has your tooth decayed?
- Ibigori bizobungwa nidupfa kubibika neza.The maize will get weevils if we fail to store it properly.
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