Kirundi
imihemberwe
Word parts: imi-hemberwe
ee-mee-heh-MBEH-rweh
How to say it
Kirundiimihemberweee-mee-heh-MBEH-rwehsoon
Englishsalariessoon
Frenchsalairessoon
Meaning
Money paid regularly to employees for their work; salaries or wages.
Good to know
noun class 4; from guhemba, less common than umushahara but understood.
Examples
- Imihemberwe y'abakozi yararenze itariki.The workers' salaries were paid past the due date.
- Nzokwaka imihemberwe y'uku kwezi.I will collect this month's salary.
- Nta mihemberwe iva ata mirimo ikozwe.No salary comes without work done.
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