Kirundi
kunyikiza
Word parts: ku-nyikiza
koo-nyee-KEE-zah
How to say it
Kirundikunyikizakoo-nyee-KEE-zahsoon
Englishto pack downsoon
Frenchtassersoon
Meaning
to pack something down or tamp it.
Good to know
the causative of kunyika.
Examples
- Umwubatsi aranyikiza ubutaka imbere yo kubaka.The builder tamps down the soil before building.
- Ntanyikiza ubutaka bufise amazi menshi.I don't tamp down soil that's too wet.
- Ese abubatsi baranyikiza ubutaka imbere yo kubaka?Do the builders tamp down the soil before building?
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