uduntu

How to say it

Meaning

Small things or little objects; also, informally, a person's manners or ways of behaving.

Good to know

plural of akantu (aka-/udu- class); also used idiomatically for manners (e.g. kugira uduntu, "to have manners").

Examples

• Uduntu tw'umwana turi ku meza.The child's little things are on the table.
• Ese ufise uduntu dukeya nagusabye?Do you have the small things I asked you for?
• Nta uduntu asigaje mu gikapu ciwe.He left no little things in his bag.
• Uwo mwana azokwigwa uduntu twiza.That child will be taught good manners.

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