kugona
koo-GOH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugonakoo-GOH-nah
Englishto snore
Frenchronfler
Meaning
To make a rough, loud noise with the breath while asleep.
Good to know
Said of a sleeper: aragona, he is snoring; kugona cyane, to snore loudly.
Examples
- Data agona cyane iyo asinziriye.My father snores loudly when he sleeps.
- Sinashoboye gusinzira kuko yagonaga ijoro ryose.I couldn't sleep because he snored all night.
- Kugona bishobora kuba ikimenyetso cy'uburwayi.Snoring can be a sign of illness.
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