Kirundi
kwitiranya
Word parts: kw-itiranya
kwi-ti-RA-nya
How to say it
Kirundikwitiranyakwi-ti-RA-nyasoon
Englishto get names confusedsoon
Frenchconfondre les nomssoon
Meaning
to mix up or confuse the names of people or things.
Good to know
to get names confused
Examples
- Ndashaka kutokwitiranya amazina y'abana banje.I want to avoid mixing up my children's names.
- Ntashaka kwitiranya izina rya mukuru na ryo ry'umuto.I don't want to confuse the elder's name with the younger's.
- Urashaka kwitiranya amazina y'abanyeshuri bose?Do you want to mix up all the students' names?
- Yavuze ati: 'Ntitwokwitiranya amazina yabo, ni benshi.'He said: "We shouldn't mix up their names, there are many of them."
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