Kirundi
umucuzi
Word parts: umu-cuzi
oo-moo-CHOO-zee
How to say it
Kirundiumucuzioo-moo-CHOO-zeesoon
Englishmetal workersoon
Frenchforgeron, ouvrier du métalsoon
Meaning
a craftsman who forges and shapes metal, a blacksmith.
Good to know
traditional occupational term; class 1/2, plural abacuzi.
Examples
- Sekuru wanje yari umucuzi w'ibirinda.My grandfather was a blacksmith of hoes.
- Umucuzi arakora imihoro n'ibindi bikoresho.The blacksmith makes machetes and other tools.
- Ntaho ndabona umucuzi mu gikari cacu.I can't find a blacksmith in our village anymore.
- Umwana yiga gucura kuri sekuru we, umucuzi.The child is learning to forge from his grandfather, the blacksmith.
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