Kirundi
umukevyi
Word parts: umu-kevyi
oo-moo-KEH-vyee
How to say it
Kirundiumukevyioo-moo-KEH-vyeesoon
Englishbutlersoon
Frenchmajordomesoon
Meaning
a trusted personal servant or favorite attendant, a butler.
Good to know
class 1/2, plural abakevyi.
Examples
- Umukevyi w'umukama yari afise icizere kinini.The lord's trusted servant was greatly trusted.
- Ese uzi umukevyi w'iyi ngoro?Do you know the butler of this palace?
- Umukevyi ntiyigeze asiga umukuru wiwe.The trusted servant never left his master.
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