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Kirundi

abatutsi

Word parts: aba-tutsi

ah-bah-TOO-tsee

How to say it

Kirundiabatutsiah-bah-TOO-tseesoon
EnglishTutsi peoplesoon
FrenchTutsisoon

Meaning

the members of the Tutsi ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region.

Good to know

plural of umututsi (aba- class); ethnonym.

Examples

  • Abatutsi baba mu Burundi, mu Rwanda no mu bindi bihugu vya kure y'ikuzimu.The Tutsi live in Burundi, Rwanda, and other neighboring countries.
  • Ni abatutsi bangahe biyandikishije ku ishirahamwe ry'imico?How many Tutsi registered for the cultural association?
  • Abatutsi n'Abahutu n'Abatwa bose ni Abarundi.The Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa are all Burundians.
  • Abatutsi bazoza mu muganda w'umuco w'igihugu.The Tutsi will come to the national cultural festival.

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