Kirundi
ubufafara
Word parts: ubu-fafara
oo-boo-fah-FAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiubufafaraoo-boo-fah-FAH-rahsoon
Englishpovertysoon
Frenchpauvretésoon
Meaning
extreme, destitute poverty.
Good to know
a stronger word than ordinary ubukene ('need, poverty'); compare the near-identical spelling ubufafare.
Examples
- Baba mu bufafara bukomeye.They live in extreme poverty.
- Ntawuzi ubufafara nk'ubwo yaciyemwo.No one knows the destitution he went through.
- Leta irashaka gukuraho ubufafara.The government wants to eliminate extreme poverty.
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