kwunga

How to say it

Meaning

to bring quarreling people back into peace, or to join broken pieces back together.

Good to know

used both for making peace between people and for physically repairing something broken, such as mending a pot or joining split wood.

Examples

• Umukuru w'umuryango arashaka kwunga abavukanyi babiri batavuga.The family elder wants to reconcile two siblings who are not speaking.
• Ntibashaka kwunga izo ngorane.They do not want to settle those disputes.
• Ushaka kwunga iki?What do you want to mend?
• Azookwunga abagabo babiri baharaniye itongo.He will reconcile the two men who fought over the land.