Kirundi
kurundarunda
Word parts: ku-rundarunda
koo-roo-ndah-ROO-ndah
How to say it
Kirundikurundarundakoo-roo-ndah-ROO-ndahsoon
Englishto pile upsoon
Frenchempiler, accumulersoon
Meaning
to pile things up in great quantity, amassing a large heap.
Good to know
an intensive, reduplicated form of kurunda (to pile up), used for amassing a lot rather than just a little.
Examples
- Yarundarunze ibitoke mu bwato.He piled up a huge heap of bananas in the boat.
- Ndarundarunda inkwi kugira ngo mfise izo mbandanya.I am stockpiling firewood so I'll have plenty.
- Ntukarundarunde ivyanditswe aha, birazoyagatika.Don't heap up papers here, they'll get lost.
- Barundarunze amabuye kubaka urugo.They piled up huge amounts of stone to build the compound.
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