Kirundi
kuyugayuga
Word parts: ku-yugayuga
koo-yoo-gah-YOO-gah
How to say it
Kirundikuyugayugakoo-yoo-gah-YOO-gahsoon
Englishto go from place to place to sitsoon
Frenchaller de place en placesoon
Meaning
to move restlessly from place to place, sitting first here then there out of fear or because others speak badly of you.
Good to know
to go from place to place to sit (because of fear, or because others speak evil of you), sit fidgeting
Examples
- Uwo musore ariko arayugayuga kubera ubwoba.That young man keeps shifting about restlessly out of fear.
- Ntukayugayuge gutyo, wicare hamwe.Don't keep fidgeting about like that, sit in one place.
- Ese ayugayuga iki iwabo?Why is he so restless at home?
- Yayugayuze igihe kirekire imbere yuko bamubwira ukuri.He kept shifting about restlessly for a long time before they told him the truth.
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