Kirundi
amaduka
Word parts: ama-duka
ah-mah-DOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundiamadukaah-mah-DOO-kahsoon
Englishlittle shopssoon
Frenchpetites boutiquessoon
Meaning
Small shops, especially ones selling everyday goods.
Good to know
plural of iduka (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amaduka menshi ari ku muhora munini.Many little shops are along the main road.
- Amaduka yose afunguye ku wa mungu?Are all the little shops open on Sunday?
- Amaduka make ntakigurisha ibiribwa kuko yahagaritswe.A few little shops no longer sell food because they were shut down.
- Bazokwubaka amaduka mashasha ku isoko rishasha.They will build new little shops at the new market.
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