Kirundi
kuvungagura
Word parts: ku-vungagura
koo-voo-ngah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikuvungagurakoo-voo-ngah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto crush grainsoon
Frenchécraser le grainsoon
Meaning
to crush grain into smaller pieces.
Good to know
to crush grain
Examples
- Yavungaguye ibigori mu gasekuru.He crushed the maize in the mortar.
- Ndavungagura ibinyampeke imbere yo kubisya.I'm crushing the grain before grinding it.
- Ntukavungagure ibirongo, tuzobihinga.Don't crush the seeds, we're going to plant them.
- Twavungaguye ibigori vyose muri iyi minsi.We crushed all the maize these past few days.
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