Kirundi
kwerera
Word parts: kw-erera
kweh-REH-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwererakweh-REH-rahsoon
Englishto be about to deliversoon
Frenchêtre sur le point de mettre bassoon
Meaning
to be about to give birth, said only of a cow.
Good to know
used exclusively of cattle nearing calving.
Examples
- Iyi nka irerera, ivuke mu ndwi zizaza.This cow is about to calve, it will give birth in the coming weeks.
- Ntukayikoreshe iyo nka irerera.Don't put that cow to work, it's about to calve.
- Ese izi nka zirerera zose?Are all these cows about to calve?
- Umwungere yabonye ko inka yiwe yerereye.The herder noticed that his cow was about to calve.
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