Kirundi
umukeno
Word parts: umu-keno
oo-moo-KEH-noh
How to say it
Kirundiumukenooo-moo-KEH-nohsoon
Englishpovertysoon
Frenchpauvretésoon
Meaning
Extreme poverty, more severe than ordinary want.
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poverty
Examples
- Umukeno warabakoze bagenda basaba imfashanyo.Poverty forced them to go asking for aid.
- Nta muryango ushaka kuguma mu mukeno.No family wants to remain in poverty.
- Tuzorwanya umukeno mu bibare byacu vy'ubukungu.We will fight poverty in our economic plans.
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