Kirundi
abakamakare
Word parts: aba-kamakare
ah-bah-kah-mah-KAH-reh
How to say it
Kirundiabakamakareah-bah-kah-mah-KAH-rehsoon
Englishold womensoon
Frenchvieilles femmessoon
Meaning
elderly women, addressed with respect.
Good to know
plural of umukamakare (umu-/aba- class); respectful term for elderly women.
Examples
- Abakamakare baraganira ku kibuga c'urugo.The old women chat in the homestead yard.
- Abakamakare bipfuza iki?What do the old women wish for?
- Abakamakare ntibigera baruhuka mu murimo wo mu rugo.The old women rarely rest from housework.
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