Kirundi
kwiyama
Word parts: kw-iyama
kwi-YA-ma
How to say it
Kirundikwiyamakwi-YA-masoon
Englishkwīyama isazi to switch off fliessoon
Frenchchasser les mouches (vache)soon
Meaning
to flick or swish at flies, as cattle do with their tails.
Good to know
used specifically of cattle driving away flies.
Examples
- Inka irakunda kwiyama isazi ku mugongo.The cow often flicks off the flies on its back with its tail.
- Ntizishobora kwiyama isazi zose ku izuba rirenze.They (the cows) cannot flick off all the flies at midday sun.
- Inka igomba kwiyama isazi buri gihe mu gitondo.The cow needs to swish off flies every morning.
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