Kirundi
abakungu
Word parts: aba-kungu
ah-bah-KOON-goo
How to say it
Kirundiabakunguah-bah-KOON-goosoon
Englishrich peoplesoon
Frenchhommes richessoon
Meaning
rich people, especially those wealthy in produce or crops.
Good to know
plural of umukungu (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abakungu bafise imirima myinshi.The rich people have many fields.
- Abakungu basarura iki mu mwaka?What do the rich harvest each year?
- Abakungu ntibigera babura ivyokurya.The rich never lack for food.
- Abakungu bazogurisha amasaka menshi.The rich will sell a lot of sorghum.
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