Kirundi
ikoperative
ee-koh-peh-rah-TEE-veh
How to say it
Kirundiikoperativeee-koh-peh-rah-TEE-vehsoon
Englishcooperativesoon
Frenchcoopérativesoon
Meaning
a cooperative, an association of people jointly owning and running an enterprise.
Good to know
from French coopérative; common in agricultural associations.
Examples
- Abarimyi bashinze ikoperative y'ivuguto.The farmers formed a milk cooperative.
- Ikoperative yacu ifise abanywanyi mirongo itanu.Our cooperative has fifty members.
- Ntushaka kwinjira mu ikoperative?Don't you want to join the cooperative?
- Bagurishije amahera y'ikoperative bibi.They misused the cooperative's money.
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