Kirundi
kurabana
Word parts: ku-rabana
koo-rah-BAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikurabanakoo-rah-BAH-nahsoon
Englishto put color on each othersoon
Frenchse mettre de la couleur l'un sur l'autresoon
Meaning
to put color or dye on one another.
Good to know
the reciprocal of kuraba.
Examples
- Abakobwa bararabana ku minsi mikuru.The girls paint each other's faces for the festival.
- Ntibarabana buri gihe.They don't paint each other like that all the time.
- Ese abakobwa bararabana ku minsi mikuru yose?Do the girls paint each other's faces at every festival?
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