Kinyarwanda
kuva
Word parts: ku-va
KOO-vah
How to say it
KinyarwandakuvaKOO-vahsoon
Englishto come fromsoon
Frenchvenir de, sortir desoon
Meaning
to originate or come from a place or source, or to flow out, as blood or light.
Good to know
one root with several senses: origin (kuva i Kigali, "from Kigali"), bleeding, and the sun's shining/rising.
Examples
- Yavuye i Kigali ejo bwacya.He came from Kigali this morning.
- Aho uva ni he?Where are you coming from?
- Ntabwo amaraso yavaga ku gikomere gito.Blood was not flowing from the small wound.
- Izuba rirava mu burasirazuba.The sun rises in the east.
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