abapfu

How to say it

Meaning

People who have died.

Good to know

plural of umupfu (umu-/aba- class).

Examples

• Abapfu barizihizwa mu muhango w'urupfu.The dead are honored at the funeral ceremony.
• Ese abapfu bibukwa n'umuryango wabo buri mwaka?Are the dead remembered by their family every year?
• Abapfu ntibongera kugaruka mu bantu.The dead do not return among the living.
• Abapfu bazobikwa mu irimbi ryo mu ntara.The dead will be buried in the provincial cemetery.