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Kirundi

iragi

ee-RAH-gee

How to say it

Kirundiiragiee-RAH-geesoon
Englishpromisesoon
Frenchpromessesoon

Meaning

a solemn statement that one will do something, a promise, or property left behind for others, an inheritance.

Good to know

promise; heritage

Examples

  • Yatanze iragi ryo kudusigira ubutaka.He made a promise to leave us the land.
  • Iragi ry'ababyeyi barya ntiryoroshye kubungabunga.Their parents' inheritance isn't easy to preserve.
  • Ntabwo yashoboye kubahiriza iragi ryiwe.He couldn't keep his promise.
  • Twahawe iragi ry'imirima n'umukurambere wacu.Our ancestor left us the fields as an inheritance.

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