amaragamo

How to say it

Meaning

dwelling places; places where one lives or resides.

Good to know

plural of uburagamo (ama- class); the singular is in the ubu- class. A somewhat literary term.

Examples

• Amaragamo y'abakurambere yari hafi y'umugezi.The dwelling places of the ancestors were near the river.
• Ese abahinga b'amateka bazi amaragamo ya kera?Do historians know the old dwelling places?
• Ivyanditswe vy'akaranga bivuga ku bijanye n'amaragamo y'imiryango ya mbere.The traditional writings speak of the dwelling places of the first families.