gukena (-kennye)     v   ▶ 1. to need, 2. to be poor, 3. be in want
need   ▶ ubukene, ibikenewe
(to be in ~) gukena
 (to ~) gukenera
 (to be in, having lost one's possessions) gusurura
 (to have ~ of) kwōndera
 (to help one another in loaning what is needed) gutērēra
 (to relieve) gukenura
 (supplying of) ubukenuke
 (to have one's needs supplied) gukenuka
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poor   ▶ (man) nyarucari
(person) umufafara, umufafare, umwōro
(elders and rulers, esp. in regard to their function of helping the poor) barutungaboro
(to be) gukena
(to become ~ after wealth) gucobogora
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want   ▶ ubukene
 (to be in ~) gukena
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 gukena found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 52  ▶ Rules for Past Endings
lesson 100  ▶ Review 91 - 99