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Kinyarwanda

kuvuga

Word parts: ku-vuga

koo-VOO-gah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakuvugakoo-VOO-gahsoon
Englishto speaksoon
Frenchparlersoon

Meaning

to produce words with one's voice in order to communicate, to speak or say something.

Good to know

the everyday verb for speaking; kuvuga ku means "to talk about", and kuvugana means "to converse with".

Examples

  • Perezida yavuze ijambo rikomeye mu iserukiramuco.The president gave an important speech at the cultural event.
  • Uvuga iki, sinakumva neza?What are you saying, I didn't hear you well?
  • Ntabwo yavuze ukuri kose ku byabaye.He didn't say the whole truth about what happened.
  • Reka tuvuge ku bibazo by'urubyiruko.Let's talk about the problems facing the youth.

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