Kinyarwanda
guhonoka
Word parts: gu-honoka
goo-hoh-NOH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhonokagoo-hoh-NOH-kahsoon
Englishto survivesoon
Frenchsurvivresoon
Meaning
to survive a disaster or calamity.
Good to know
used specifically of surviving something catastrophic, not everyday risk.
Examples
- Yahonotse mu mpanuka y'imodoka.He survived the car accident.
- Abantu benshi barahonoka mu myuzure.Many people survive the floods.
- Ntawahonotse muri iryo sibaniro.No one survived that disaster.
- Tuzahonoka niba twitondye.We will survive if we are careful.
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