Kirundi
abagabekazi
Word parts: aba-gabekazi
ah-bah-gah-beh-KAH-zee
How to say it
Kirundiabagabekaziah-bah-gah-beh-KAH-zeesoon
Englishqueen motherssoon
Frenchreines mèressoon
Meaning
Women who rule or once ruled, often as the mother of a reigning king.
Good to know
plural of umugabekazi (umu-/aba- class); royal/historical term.
Examples
- Abagabekazi baragize uruhara runini mu bwami bwa kera.The queen mothers played a major role in the old kingdom.
- Abagabekazi bimikwa gute mu migenzo yacu?How were the queen mothers installed in our tradition?
- Abagabekazi ntibemera guhemuka ku muryango w'ubwami.The queen mothers did not accept betraying the royal family.
- Amateka azovuga ibijanye n'abagabekazi bo kera.History will speak of the queen mothers of old.
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