kwikingira
kwee-kee-NGEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwikingirakwee-kee-NGEE-rahsoon
Englishto protect oneselfsoon
Frenchse protégersoon
Meaning
To take steps to keep oneself safe from a danger, most often a disease, for example by vaccination, a mask or a mosquito net.
Good to know
Reflexive of gukingira, to protect or to vaccinate. The danger is the direct object: kwikingira indwara, to protect oneself against a disease.
Examples
- Abaturage basabwe kwikingira malariya baryama mu nzitiramibu.People were asked to protect themselves against malaria by sleeping under mosquito nets.
- Kwikingira ni byiza kuruta kwivuza.Protecting yourself is better than seeking treatment.
- Yambaye agapfukamunwa kugira ngo yikingire ibicurane.She wore a mask to protect herself from flu.
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