Kirundi
kunobagura
Word parts: ku-nobagura
koo-noh-bah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikunobagurakoo-noh-bah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto pick upsoon
Frenchramassersoon
Meaning
to pick things up bit by bit, as birds do.
Good to know
an intensive extension of kunoba.
Examples
- Inkoko ziranobagura ibigori vyasakaye.The chickens pick up the scattered corn bit by bit.
- Ntinobagura vyose ku rugero rumwe.It doesn't pick everything up in one go.
- Ese inkoko ziranobagura ibigori vyose vyasakaye?Do the chickens pick up all the scattered corn bit by bit?
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