gushumbusha

How to say it

Meaning

To give someone something in place of what they lost, such as a cow that died or goods destroyed, so as to make up for the loss.

Good to know

The one compensated is the object and the thing given follows: gushumbusha umuntu inka, to replace someone's lost cow. Gutanga indishyi is the legal way of compensating.

Examples

• Ubwishingizi buzabashumbusha inka zapfuye.The insurance will replace the cows that died.
• Leta yiyemeje gushumbusha abahinzi bahombye.The government pledged to compensate the farmers who suffered losses.
• Inshuti ze zamuteranyirije amafaranga yo kumushumbusha.His friends collected money to make up his loss.

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