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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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