Kirundi
ingabo
in-GAH-boh
How to say it
Kirundiingaboin-GAH-bohsoon
Englishsoldiersoon
Frenchsoldatsoon
Meaning
a member of an armed force, or collectively the armed forces of a country.
Good to know
soldier; army
Examples
- Se ni ingabo yo mu gihugu.His father is a soldier of the country.
- Ingabo zarageze ku mupaka.The army arrived at the border.
- Si ingabo, ni umusivili.He's not a soldier, he's a civilian.
- Yinjiye mu ngabo afise imyaka cumi n'itandatu.He joined the army at sixteen.
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