indimi

Kinyarwanda

guhungura

Word parts: gu-hungura

goo-hoon-GOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaguhunguragoo-hoon-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto marry brother's widowsoon
Frenchépouser la veuve de son frèresoon

Meaning

to shell corn or another grain crop.

Good to know

an agricultural verb for removing kernels from their husk.

Examples

  • Abagore barahungura ibigori nyuma y'isarura.The women shell corn after the harvest.
  • Twahunguye ibigori byose ejo hashize.We shelled all the corn yesterday.
  • Ntibaraheza guhungura ibigori byabo.They have not finished shelling their corn yet.

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