ikoro

How to say it

Meaning

A compulsory payment historically made to the state; a tax.

Good to know

noun class 7; historical/colonial-era term, used of the head tax under Belgian rule.

Examples

• Abagabo bo mu gihe c'abazungu bategekwa gutanga ikoro.Men in the colonial era were required to pay the tax.
• Ntawushobora kwanka gutanga ikoro.No one could refuse to pay the tax.
• Abakoloni bazokwaka ikoro ku mwaka.The colonizers would collect the tax every year.

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