Kirundi
umugabane
Word parts: umu-gabane
oo-moo-gah-BAH-neh
How to say it
Kirundiumugabaneoo-moo-gah-BAH-nehsoon
Englishpartsoon
Frenchpart (surtout la part reçue)soon
Meaning
a share or portion of something divided among people.
Good to know
class 3/4, plural imigabane; also used for 'continent' in modern usage.
Examples
- Buri wese yaronse umugabane we.Everyone got their share.
- Ese umugabane wanje uri he?Where is my portion?
- Twagabanije umugabane ku bantu bose.We divided the portion among everyone.
- Afrika ni umugabane munini.Africa is a large continent.
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