Kirundi
abanyubarabara
Word parts: aba-nyubarabara
ah-bah-nyoo-bah-rah-BAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiabanyubarabaraah-bah-nyoo-bah-rah-BAH-rahsoon
Englishroad workerssoon
Frenchcantonnierssoon
Meaning
People who build or maintain roads; road workers.
Good to know
plural of umunyubarabara (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abanyubarabara barasya amabuye ku barabara.The road workers crush stones on the road.
- Ese abanyubarabara barakora mu zuba rirurira?Do the road workers work under the burning sun?
- Abanyubarabara ntibaruhuka mu gihe c'imvura nke.The road workers don't rest during the dry season.
- Abanyubarabara bazosana umuhora waracitse.The road workers will repair the road that had collapsed.
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