Kirundi
kurengwa
Word parts: ku-rengwa
koo-REH-ngwah
How to say it
Kirundikurengwakoo-REH-ngwahsoon
Englishto slander a superiorsoon
Frenchcalomnier un supérieur, briser un tabousoon
Meaning
to unintentionally slander a superior who takes offense at it, or to break a taboo.
Good to know
to slander a superior (not intentionally but he interprets it that way); to break taboo
Examples
- Umukozi ararengwa n'umukuru wiwe kubera ijambo ridakwiye.The worker unwittingly offends his boss with an ill-chosen word.
- Ntarengwa umuntu wubaha imico.A person who respects custom doesn't break taboos.
- Ese waremgwe n'iryo jambo?Did that word unintentionally offend him?
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