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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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