Kirundi
ababoyi
Word parts: aba-boyi
ah-bah-BOH-yee
How to say it
Kirundiababoyiah-bah-BOH-yeesoon
Englishhouse workerssoon
Frenchdomestiquessoon
Meaning
Domestic servants; people employed to work in a household.
Good to know
plural of umuboyi (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Ababoyi barasukura inzu buri gitondo.The house workers clean the house every morning.
- Ababoyi bakora izihe mirimo?What tasks do the house workers do?
- Ababoyi ntibaza ku wa gatandatu.The house workers do not come on Saturdays.
- Ababoyi bazoteka ifunguro ry'umugoroba.The house workers will cook the evening meal.
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