Kirundi
abatasi
Word parts: aba-tasi
ah-bah-TAH-see
How to say it
Kirundiabatasiah-bah-TAH-seesoon
Englishspiessoon
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Meaning
the people who secretly gather information for another party; spies.
Good to know
plural of umutasi (aba- class).
Examples
- Abatasi barakusanya amakuru bayafatira ibanga.The spies gather information and keep it secret.
- Ni abatasi bangahe bafashwe ku mupaka?How many spies were caught at the border?
- Abatasi ntibigaragaza ubutumwa bwabo.Spies don't reveal their mission.
- Abatasi bazohanwa nibaramuka bafashwe.The spies will be punished if they are caught.
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