Kinyarwanda
gukinda
Word parts: gu-kinda
goo-KEEN-dah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukindagoo-KEEN-dahsoon
Englishto rapesoon
Frenchviolersoon
Meaning
to rape, to force sex on someone against their will.
Good to know
names a serious crime; legal Kinyarwanda more often uses the phrase gufata ku ngufu (to take by force).
Examples
- Uwakinze umwana arafungwa burundu.Whoever rapes a child is imprisoned for life.
- Amategeko ahana cyane icyaha cyo gukinda.The law punishes the crime of rape severely.
- Ntawe ugomba gukinda undi muntu.No one may rape another person.
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