kwunamisha

How to say it

Meaning

to cause someone else to bow the head or bend the body low, as a mark of respect or humility.

Good to know

a variant causative of kwunama (to bow); interchangeable with kwunamika in most speech.

Examples

• Data arashaka kwunamisha umuhungu we imbere y'abakuru.Father wants to make his son bow before the elders.
• Ntitwunamisha abashitsi bacu.We do not make our guests bow down.
• Ushaka kwunamisha nde muri iyi nzu?Whom do you want to make bow down in this house?
• Azookwunamisha abanyeshuri bose ku musi w'ishuri.He will make all the students bow their heads on school day.