Kirundi
kuniga
Word parts: ku-niga
koo-NEE-gah
How to say it
Kirundikunigakoo-NEE-gahsoon
Englishto stranglesoon
Frenchétrangler, étouffersoon
Meaning
to strangle or choke someone, or tie the neck of a sack shut.
Good to know
used both for the literal act of choking a person or animal and for cinching a bag closed at the neck.
Examples
- Umwansi yaraniga umugwi we w'inkoko.The thief strangled his neighbor's chicken.
- Umukenyezi araniga umufuko w'ibigori.The woman ties the neck of the sack of maize shut.
- Ntaniga inyamaswa ku busa.I don't strangle animals for nothing.
- Ese icuma caramunigaga akaguru?Was the rope choking his leg?
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