kwikinga
kwee-KEE-ngah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwikingakwee-KEE-ngah
Englishto shelter, to take cover
Frenchs'abriter, se mettre à l'abri
Meaning
To find cover from rain, sun, danger or someone's sight, for example under a roof, a tree or behind a wall.
Good to know
Aho kwikinga means a place to shelter, a roof over one's head. What one shelters from is the object: kwikinga imvura, to take shelter from the rain. The perfect is -ikinze.
Examples
- Twikinze imvura munsi y'igiti kinini.We sheltered from the rain under a big tree.
- Abasirikare bikinze inyuma y'urukuta.The soldiers took cover behind the wall.
- Imiryango yasenyewe ikeneye aho kwikinga.The families whose houses were destroyed need somewhere to shelter.
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