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Kirundi

kwikinga

Word parts: kw-ikinga

kwi-KEE-nga

How to say it

Kirundikwikingakwi-KEE-ngasoon
Englishto hide behindsoon
Frenchse cacher derrièresoon

Meaning

to shelter or hide oneself behind something.

Good to know

to hide behind

Examples

  • Yikinze inyuma y'urukuta igihe imvura yatanguraga.He sheltered behind the wall when the rain started.
  • Ntukikinge inyuma y'ivyaha vy'abandi.Don't hide yourself behind others' faults.
  • Ese wikinze he igihe imvura yaje?Where did you shelter when the rain came?
  • Azokwikinga inyuma y'igiti kugira ngo atarasa n'imvura.He will shelter behind the tree so as not to be soaked by the rain.

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