Kirundi
ikigwati
Word parts: iki-gwati
ee-kee-GWAH-tee
How to say it
Kirundiikigwatiee-kee-GWAH-teesoon
Englishfamily kraalsoon
Frenchenclos familialsoon
Meaning
a kraal or cluster of homesteads belonging to members of one extended family.
Good to know
Reflects the traditional pattern of extended-family compounds living close together.
Examples
- Umuryango wacu wose uba mu kigwati kimwe.Our whole family lives in one family kraal.
- Ese ikigwati canyu kirimwo inzu zingahe?How many houses are in your family kraal?
- Nta kigwati na kimwe gisigaye ku musozi uwo.Not a single family kraal remains on that hill.
- Bazokwubaka ikigwati gishasha hafi y'uwa data.They will build a new family kraal near my father's.
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