Kirundi
kunigana
Word parts: ku-nigana
koo-nee-GAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikuniganakoo-nee-GAH-nahsoon
Englishto fightsoon
Frenchse battre (int.)soon
Meaning
to fight and strangle one another.
Good to know
reciprocal of kuniga.
Examples
- Abasore baraniganye ku mpaka z'ubutaka.The young men fought and grabbed each other by the throat over the land dispute.
- Ntibanigana buri gihe, iri ni ihindukira ry'inyuma.They don't usually come to blows, this is out of character.
- Ese ntibazongera kunigana nk'uko babigize kera?Won't they come to blows again like they did before?
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