Kirundi
kudeha
Word parts: ku-deha
koo-DEH-hah
How to say it
Kirundikudehakoo-DEH-hahsoon
Englishto be lazysoon
Frenchêtre paresseuxsoon
Meaning
to be lazy, or to refuse out of taboo to speak the name of someone who has died.
Good to know
two distinct senses share this form.
Examples
- Uwo muhungu aradeha, ntashaka gukora.That boy is lazy, he doesn't want to work.
- Ntadeha izina ry'uwapfuye.He avoids saying the name of the deceased.
- Ese uradeha kubera iki, wa mwana?Why are you being so lazy, child?
- Ntibazodeha kuvuga izina ryiwe imbere y'umuryango.They will avoid saying his name in front of the family.
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