Kirundi
abagurano
Word parts: aba-gurano
ah-bah-goo-RAH-noh
How to say it
Kirundiabaguranoah-bah-goo-RAH-nohsoon
Englishslavessoon
Frenchesclavessoon
Meaning
People owned and forced to work for another; slaves.
Good to know
plural of umugurano (umu-/aba- class); historical term.
Examples
- Abagurano bakoreshwaga ku ngufu mu bihe vya kera.Slaves were made to work by force in ancient times.
- Abagurano bakomotse he mu mateka?Where did slaves come from historically?
- Abagurano ntibigeze baronka uburenganzira bungana n'abandi.Slaves never had equal rights with others.
- Amateka azokwibutsa ico abagurano bararaze.History will remind us of what slaves endured.
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