Kirundi
basenaka
bah-seh-NAH-kah
How to say it
Kirundibasenakabah-seh-NAH-kahsoon
Englishheads of kraalssoon
Frenchchefs de kraalsoon
Meaning
The heads of kraals (cattle enclosures), considered together — those responsible for a homestead's cattle.
Good to know
plural of senaka (1a/2 class).
Examples
- Basenaka barinda amasaka mu gitondo n'umugoroba.The kraal heads guard the cattle in the morning and evening.
- Ese basenaka bo mu gace baraho?Are the kraal heads from this area present?
- Basenaka ntibareka inka zigenda zonyene.The kraal heads do not let the cattle wander alone.
- Basenaka bazoza guharura amasaka mu mpeshyi.The kraal heads will come to count the cattle in the dry season.
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