Kinyarwanda
amarenga
ah-mah-REH-ngah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamarengaah-mah-REH-ngahsoon
Englishsign languagesoon
Frenchlangage des signes, langage figurésoon
Meaning
communication through gestures rather than words, or indirect and figurative speech; sign language, or a veiled hint.
Good to know
often in the idiom 'guca amarenga' (to speak in a roundabout way, to hint).
Examples
- Yavuganaga n'ikiragi akoresheje amarenga.He communicated with the deaf person using sign language.
- Ntabwo yavuze ukuri, yagiye guca amarenga gusa.He didn't say it directly, he just spoke in hints.
- Twize amarenga kugira ngo tuvugane n'abatumva.We learned sign language so we could communicate with the deaf.
- Amarenga ye yatumye batekereza ko afite ikintu ahishe.His veiled hints made them think he was hiding something.
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