Kirundi
abaja
Word parts: aba-ja
ah-BAH-jah
How to say it
Kirundiabajaah-BAH-jahsoon
Englishslavessoon
Frenchesclavessoon
Meaning
slaves or bonded servants.
Good to know
plural of umuja (umu-/aba- class); historical term for enslaved or bonded persons.
Examples
- Abaja bakoraga imirimo yose mu rugo.The slaves used to do all the work in the household.
- Abaja babayeho gute kera?How did slaves live in the past?
- Abaja ntibari bafise uburenganzira.Slaves did not have rights.
- Abaja ntibazokwongera kuboneka muri iki gihe.Slaves will no longer be found in this era.
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