amikoro

How to say it

Meaning

The money and resources a person, a family or an institution has to live on and pay for things. Amikoro make, 'few means', describes poor people or a tight budget.

Good to know

Used in the plural: abafise amikoro make, people of modest means; abadafise amikoro, those who cannot afford it. Kinyarwanda uses the same word.

Examples

• Umuryango wacu ufise amikoro make.Our family has few means.
• Leta irafasha abana badafise amikoro yo kwiga.The state helps children who cannot afford school.
• Ntituzi aho tuzokura amikoro yo kwubaka inzu.We do not know where we will find the means to build a house.

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