Kirundi
umukarani
Word parts: umu-karani
oo-moo-kah-RAH-nee
How to say it
Kirundiumukaranioo-moo-kah-RAH-neesoon
Englishclerical workersoon
Frenchemployé de bureausoon
Meaning
an office worker who handles records and correspondence, a clerk.
Good to know
class 1/2, plural abakarani.
Examples
- Umukarani yanditse amazina yacu yose.The clerk wrote down all our names.
- Ese uri umukarani muri iyi biro?Are you a clerk in this office?
- Abakarani benshi bakora ku bitabo vy'inyandiko.Many clerks work with record books.
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