Kirundi
abakama
Word parts: aba-kama
ah-bah-KAH-mah
How to say it
Kirundiabakamaah-bah-KAH-mahsoon
Englishlordssoon
Frenchseigneurssoon
Meaning
lords, masters, or monarchs who hold authority over others.
Good to know
plural of umukama (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abakama bategekaga ibihugu kera.Lords used to rule kingdoms long ago.
- Abakama baba he none?Where are the lords nowadays?
- Abakama ntibakiriho muri iki gihe.Lords no longer exist in this era.
- Abakama bazokwibukwa mu makuru y'akahise.The lords will be remembered in the accounts of history.
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