gutungwa
goo-TOO-ngwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutungwagoo-TOO-ngwahsoon
Frenchvivre de, être nourri par ; appartenir àsoon
Meaning
To get one's living from something or someone, or, said of a thing, to belong to someone.
Good to know
Passive of gutunga, to own, to feed: gutungwa n'ubuhinzi, to live off farming. Gutungwa agatoki or urutoki, to have a finger pointed at one, means to be accused.
Examples
- Abaturage benshi batunzwe n'ubuhinzi.Many people live off farming.
- Uyu murima utunzwe n'umuryango umwe.This field is owned by one family.
- Yatunzwe agatoki mu rubanza rwa ruswa.He was pointed at in the bribery case.
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