umugwanyi
oo-moo-GWAH-nyee
How to say it
Kirundiumugwanyioo-moo-GWAH-nyee
Englishfighter, combatant, rebel
Frenchcombattant, rebelle
Meaning
A person who fights in a war, especially a member of an armed rebel group.
Good to know
Plural abagwanyi, from kugwana, to fight. Former fighters are called abahoze ari abagwanyi.
Examples
- Abagwanyi benshi bashize hasi ibigwanisho.Many fighters laid down their weapons.
- Yahoze ari umugwanyi mu ntambara.He used to be a fighter in the war.
- Umugwanyi umwe yakomerekejwe ku kuguru.One fighter was wounded in the leg.
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Forms
abagwanyi (plural of umugwanyi, fighter)
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