Kirundi
abanyabintu
Word parts: aba-nyabintu
ah-bah-nyah-BEEN-too
How to say it
Kirundiabanyabintuah-bah-nyah-BEEN-toosoon
Englishstewardssoon
Frenchintendantssoon
Meaning
People entrusted with managing another person's property or belongings; stewards.
Good to know
plural of umunyabintu (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abanyabintu barungika ivyegeranyo ku mukuru wabo.The stewards send the reports to their master.
- Ese abanyabintu bazi neza uko bacunga ibintu?Do the stewards know well how to manage the property?
- Abanyabintu ntibemerewe kwigwizako ibintu vy'uwo bakorera.Stewards are not allowed to keep for themselves the belongings of the one they serve.
- Abanyabintu bazoshikiriza raporo mu kwezi gutaha.The stewards will submit the report next month.
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