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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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