amajwi

How to say it

Meaning

votes; also the sounds produced by people speaking or singing, extended to mean ballots cast in an election.

Good to know

plural of ijwi (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class and also means 'voice'.

Examples

• Umukandida yaronse amajwi menshi mu matora.The candidate received many votes in the election.
• Ese amajwi yose yarabazwe neza?Were all the votes counted properly?
• Abatoye ntibaharuye amajwi mabi.The voters did not count invalid votes.
• Komisiyo izoosohora amajwi y'amatora mu masaha arindwi z'umugoroba.The commission will release the election votes at seven in the evening.