ikaze

How to say it

Meaning

welcome, a word of greeting to someone arriving.

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said upon greeting a visitor, roughly equivalent to 'welcome'; not related to the unconnected feminine suffix -kazi.

Examples

• Ikaze mu rugo rwacu!Welcome to our home!
• Ese baraguhaye ikaze igihe wagera?Did they welcome you when you arrived?
• Ntibamuhaye ikaze na kimwe.They gave him no welcome at all.
• Twahawe ikaze ryiza igihe twagera ku birori.We were given a warm welcome when we arrived at the celebration.

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