Kirundi
kwigunga
Word parts: kw-igunga
kwi-GOO-nga
How to say it
Kirundikwigungakwi-GOO-ngasoon
Englishto be selfishsoon
Frenchêtre égoïste, avaresoon
Meaning
to keep everything for oneself, to be selfish, or to do something alone rather than with others.
Good to know
to be selfish, keep things for oneself; to do something alone
Examples
- Yigunga ivyokurya ntabahe abandi.He keeps the food to himself and doesn't share with others.
- Ntukigunge, dusangire iki gikorwa twese.Don't be selfish, let's share this work among all of us.
- Ese kubera iki yigunze mu murima ata wundi we?Why did he go off alone to the field, with no one else?
- Azokwigunga niba akomeje kwanka ubufasha bw'abandi.He will end up isolated if he keeps refusing others' help.
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