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Kirundi

kunenana

Word parts: ku-nenana

koo-neh-NAH-nah

How to say it

Kirundikunenanakoo-neh-NAH-nahsoon
Englishto scorn each othersoon
Frenchse mépriser l'un l'autresoon

Meaning

to scorn one another.

Good to know

the reciprocal of kunena.

Examples

  • Bene wabo baranenana kuva imyaka myinshi.The siblings have scorned each other for years.
  • Ntibanenana nka mbere, baragiye baseruka.They no longer scorn each other like before, they've made peace.
  • Ese muzobandanya kunenana nk'uko mwahora mubigira?Will you two keep scorning each other like you used to?

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