Kirundi
kugwira
Word parts: ku-gwira
ku-GWI-ra
How to say it
Kirundikugwiraku-GWI-rasoon
Englishto multiplysoon
Frenchmultipliersoon
Meaning
to multiply or increase in number, or to be abundant.
Good to know
the applicative form of kugwa; kugwira isari means 'to faint with hunger'.
Examples
- Amatungo yiwe aragwira umwaka ku wundi.His livestock keeps multiplying year after year.
- Ivyamwa vyagwiye uyu mwaka kubera imvura nziza.Fruit was abundant this year because of good rain.
- Ntibashoboye kugwira nk'uko bipfuza.They haven't been able to multiply their numbers as they wish.
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