kũkomerera

v.

1. to brood, incubate. To brood, incubate eggs. A verb describing the action of a hen sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch, an important behavior in poultry management.

Example: Hihi ingĩtungata atia ngũkũ ikomereirie? (How to manage a brooding hen?); Ikoragwo ikomereirie mĩtwe na kũhinga maitho (Drop their head and close their eyes); Rĩrĩa ũkũngania matumbĩ, ndũkamakie ngũkũ nĩũndũ cingĩmakio kaingĩ noitiganĩrie matumbĩ marĩa ikomereirie. (When collecting eggs, do not frighten the chicken as a chicken being disturbed constantly may abandon the nest and not brood the remaining eggs)