Kinyarwanda
kunya
Word parts: ku-nya
KOO-nyah
How to say it
KinyarwandakunyaKOO-nyahsoon
Englishto defecatesoon
Frenchdéféquersoon
Meaning
to pass solid waste from the body.
Good to know
a blunt bodily-function verb; polite conversation often prefers softer phrasing.
Examples
- Umwana agiye kunya.The child has gone to defecate.
- Ese abana bato bakwiye kunya ahantu hagenewe?Should small children defecate in a designated place?
- Ntabwo anya ahantu hose.He does not defecate just anywhere.
- Uwo mwana azanya nyuma yo kurya.That child will defecate after eating.
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