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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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