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Kirundi

kuzama

Word parts: ku-zama

koo-ZAH-mah

How to say it

Kirundikuzamakoo-ZAH-mahsoon
Englishto waversoon
Frenchvaciller, flotter (pas une personne)soon

Meaning

to sway or flutter, said of things rather than of people.

Good to know

used of flags, leaves, or cloth moving in the wind, not of a person swaying.

Examples

  • Ibendera rirazama mu muyaga.The flag flutters in the wind.
  • Amababi y'igiti arazama iyo umuyaga ukaze.The tree's leaves flutter when the wind is strong.
  • Ntibizama nk'uku iyo hataba umuyaga.It won't flutter like that when there's no wind.
  • Impuzu zari ku muhoro zarazamye igihe cose c'umuyaga.The cloth on the line fluttered the whole time the wind blew.

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