Kirundi
abashinwa
Word parts: aba-shinwa
ah-bah-SHEE-nwah
How to say it
Kirundiabashinwaah-bah-SHEE-nwahsoon
EnglishChinese peoplesoon
FrenchChinoissoon
Meaning
the people who are from China or of Chinese ethnicity.
Good to know
plural of umushinwa (aba- class); ethnonym.
Examples
- Abashinwa bubatse umuhanda ugana i Gitega.The Chinese built the road going to Gitega.
- Ni abashinwa bangahe bakora muri ico gisagara?How many Chinese people work in that town?
- Abashinwa ntibavuga Ikirundi bose.Not all Chinese people speak Kirundi.
- Abashinwa bazoza gusura Uburundi umwaka utaha.Chinese people will come to visit Burundi next year.
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