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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