Verb transitive

MEANING 1

To respect one another

Example of use

Shibo batatishenye nabaana MEANINGhis father and children respected one another

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Cindikana

MEANING 2

Reciprocate

OTHERRELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

FIGURATIVESPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLO QUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

 

 

PROVERBS

Butatakutatishanya

Literaltranslation

The duties of a father and son are reciprocal

MEANING

The son must help the father in his old age as thefather helped him in his child hood. A good turn deserves another.

 

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