Kirundi
kumwana
Word parts: ku-mwana
koo-MWAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikumwanakoo-MWAH-nahsoon
Englishto cut each other's hairsoon
Frenchse couper les cheveux l'un l'autresoon
Meaning
to cut each other's hair.
Good to know
the reciprocal of kumwa.
Examples
- Abahungu baramwana umusatsi ku wa gatandatu.The boys cut each other's hair on Saturdays.
- Ntibamwana umusatsi buri gihe, rimwe na rimwe bajya ku muhungu.They don't always cut each other's hair, sometimes they go to a barber.
- Ese muzamwana umusatsi ku wa gatandatu uzaza?Will you cut each other's hair next Saturday?
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