Kirundi
kuvunga
Word parts: ku-vunga
koo-VOO-ngah
How to say it
Kirundikuvungakoo-VOO-ngahsoon
Englishto crush with handssoon
Frenchécraser avec les mainssoon
Meaning
to crush something with the hands.
Good to know
to crush with hands
Examples
- Ndavunga ibigori bikeya.I am crushing a small amount of maize by hand.
- Yavunze uruganda rw'imbuto n'amaboko.He crushed the handful of seeds with his hands.
- Ntukavunge iyi mbuto, tuzoyihinga.Don't crush this seed, we're going to plant it.
- Twavunze ibinyampeke duhereye ku ntoke.We crushed the grain starting with our fingers.
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