indimi

Kirundi

kugangara

Word parts: ku-gangara

ku-ga-nga-RA

How to say it

Kirundikugangaraku-ga-nga-RAsoon
Englishto dry upsoon
Frenchse tarirsoon

Meaning

to dry up, as a mother's milk stopping, or a baby being weaned off breastfeeding.

Good to know

Used specifically for a mother's milk drying up or a child being weaned off the breast.

Examples

  • Amabere ya nyina yaragangaye nyuma yo kwonsa igihe kirekire.The mother's milk dried up after nursing for a long time.
  • Ni ryari umwana agangara ku bere?When is a child weaned off the breast?
  • Ntagangara vuba nk'uko wari witeze.It doesn't dry up quickly as you expected.
  • Ejo amabere azogangara aramutse ataronse.Tomorrow the milk will dry up if she doesn't nurse.

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