sakabaka

How to say it

Meaning

A large brown bird of prey with a forked tail that circles high overhead and swoops down to snatch chicks and scraps of meat.

Good to know

Used without a class prefix. The proverb ujya gutumira sakabaka aba yujuje inyama ibitebo says you invite a kite only with baskets full of meat: be ready for what you ask for. Sakabaka is also a film title.

Examples

• Sakabaka yatwaye umushwi w'inkoko.The kite carried off a chick.
• Twabonye sakabaka iguruka hejuru y'isoko.We saw a kite flying above the market.
• Abana birukanye sakabaka yashakaga gufata imishwi.The children chased away the kite that wanted to catch the chicks.

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