viga
/ʋiɡ̤a/
- verb
- synonyms: yiga
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- bury
- To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.
- Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.
- English translation
- conceal
- To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| viga | bury (singular) |
| vigai | bury (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha viga | I will bury |
| ucha viga | you will bury (singular) |
| mucha viga | you will bury (plural) |
| acha viga | he/she will bury |
| ticha viga | we will bury |
| vacha viga | they will bury |
| chicha viga | it will bury |
last updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11:24:55 AM Central European Summer Time
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