nshingiro
nshee-NGEE-roh
How to say it
Kirundinshingironshee-NGEE-rohsoon
Frenchfondamental, de basesoon
Meaning
Describes what everything else rests on, such as the fundamental law of a country or the first years of school.
Good to know
Follows its noun and does not change: ibwirizwa nshingiro, the constitution; ishure nshingiro, basic school; ingingo nshingiro, basic principles. From gushinga, to found.
Examples
- Abana bose bakwiye kwiga ishure nshingiro.All children should go through basic school.
- Ibwirizwa nshingiro ry'Uburundi ryahinduwe mu 2018.Burundi's constitution was changed in 2018.
- Ubwo ni uburenganzira nshingiro bwa muntu.That is a basic human right.
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