guturira
goo-too-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguturiragoo-too-REE-rahsoon
Englishto live near, live around (a place)soon
Frenchhabiter près de, vivre aux abords desoon
Meaning
To live close to a particular place, such as a lake, a forest, a marsh or a park.
Good to know
Applied form of gutura, to live: the place is the object (guturira ikiyaga, to live by the lake). Abaturiye are the people living near a place: abaturiye pariki, the people who live near the park.
Examples
- Abaturiye ikiyaga bahinga umuceri.The people who live by the lake grow rice.
- Tuturiye ishyamba rya Nyungwe.We live near Nyungwe forest.
- Guturira ibishanga byongera ibyago byo kurwara malariya.Living near marshes raises the risk of getting malaria.
Forms
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