Kirundi
kwumira
Word parts: kw-umira
kwoo-MEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwumirakwoo-MEE-rahsoon
Englishto hold tosoon
Frenchtenir àsoon
Meaning
to hold firmly onto something.
Good to know
to hold to
Examples
- Yarumiye ku giti kugira ngo ataguye.He held onto the tree so as not to fall.
- Abana barumira ku maboko y'ababyeyi babo.The children hold tightly to their parents' hands.
- Ntawumira ku vyiyumviro vyiwe gusa.No one holds only to their own opinion.
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