Kirundi
kumijagira
Word parts: ku-mijagira
koo-mee-jah-GEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikumijagirakoo-mee-jah-GEE-rahsoon
Englishto sprinklesoon
Frenchaspergersoon
Meaning
to sprinkle something repeatedly or scatter it around.
Good to know
an intensive extension of kumija describing scattered, repeated sprinkling rather than a single splash.
Examples
- Umuhinzi aramijagira amazi ku mbuto.The farmer sprinkles water here and there over the seeds.
- Ntamijagire amazi hose, hazashira.Don't sprinkle water everywhere, it will run out.
- Ese baramijagira ivu ku murima?Are they scattering ash over the field?
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