kwiyakira

How to say it

Meaning

After a ceremony such as a wedding, to share drinks and food with the guests at a reception; also to accept oneself or come to terms with a hard situation.

Good to know

Often used as a noun for the party itself: kwiyakira kuzabera muri hoteli, the reception will be at a hotel. In the second sense: kwiyakira nyuma yo gupfusha, to come to terms with a loss.

Examples

• Nyuma y'ubukwe habaye kwiyakira muri hoteli.After the wedding there was a reception at a hotel.
• Abatumirwa bose bajyanywe kwiyakira mu busitani.All the guests were taken to the reception in the garden.
• Byamutwaye igihe kwiyakira nyuma yo gupfusha umwana.It took her time to come to terms with losing her child.