gutukana
goo-too-KAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutukanagoo-too-KAH-nahsoon
Meaning
To exchange insults with someone, or to speak with rude and abusive words in general.
Good to know
Reciprocal form of gutuka, to insult: the other party follows with na (gutukana n'abaturanyi, to trade insults with the neighbors). Alone it can mean to swear, to be foul-mouthed.
Examples
- Abaturanyi babiri batukanye bapfa umupaka w'isambu.Two neighbors insulted each other over the boundary of a plot.
- Ntibikwiye gutukana imbere y'abana.It is not right to use foul language in front of children.
- Abafana b'amakipe yombi batangiye gutukana ku mbuga nkoranyambaga.Fans of both teams began trading insults on social media.
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