Kirundi
amateka
Word parts: ama-teka
ah-mah-TEH-kah
How to say it
Kirundiamatekaah-mah-TEH-kahsoon
Englishlaws, decreessoon
Frenchlois, décretssoon
Meaning
official decrees, orders, or rulings issued by a governing authority.
Good to know
plural of iteka (ama- class).
Examples
- Amateka ya Perezida yasohotse ejo.The President's decrees were released yesterday.
- Amateka mashasha yasohotse mu kinyamakuru?Were new decrees published in the newspaper?
- Nta mateka mashasha yasohotse uku kwezi.No new decrees were released this month.
- Guverinoma izosohora amateka mashasha ku ntwaro y'igihugu.The government will issue new decrees on the country's administration.
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