Kirundi
abaturage
Word parts: aba-turage
ah-bah-too-RAH-geh
How to say it
Kirundiabaturageah-bah-too-RAH-gehsoon
Englishresidentssoon
Frenchhabitantssoon
Meaning
The people who live in a particular place; residents, inhabitants, or citizens.
Good to know
class 2 plural of umuturage; common in civic/political speech.
Examples
- Abaturage baraza mu nama y'umurenge.Residents are coming to the sector meeting.
- Abaturage benshi barakora ubuhinzi.Many residents farm.
- Abaturage ntibazokwemera ivyo.The residents will not accept that.
- Abaturage b'iki gisagara baragowe.The residents of this town are struggling.
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