kwiganza
kwee-GAH-nzah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwiganzakwee-GAH-nzahsoon
Frenchprédominer, être majoritaire ; dominersoon
Meaning
To be the largest part of a group, or to be stronger and more present than the others.
Good to know
Most used in the perfect: yiganje, dominant; biganjemo, mostly made up of (abitabiriye biganjemo urubyiruko, those present were mostly young people).
Examples
- Abagore biganje mu bahinzi bo muri aka gace.Women are the majority among the farmers in this area.
- Muri iri shyamba higanjemo ibiti by'inturusu.In this forest eucalyptus trees are the most common.
- Ikipe yacu yiganje mu mukino wose.Our team dominated the whole match.
Forms
abiganjemo, biganje, biganjemo, bwiganje, bwiganjemo, byiganje, byiganjemo, higanje, higanjemo, ryiganjemo, wiganjemo, yiganje
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