Kirundi
umumalayika
Word parts: umu-malayika
oo-moo-mah-lah-YEE-kah
How to say it
Kirundiumumalayikaoo-moo-mah-lah-YEE-kahsoon
Englishangelsoon
Frenchangesoon
Meaning
a spiritual being who serves as a messenger of God; an angel.
Good to know
borrowed from Swahili malaika; plural abamalayika.
Examples
- Bavuga ko umumalayika yamubwiye inkuru nziza.They say an angel told him good news.
- Abamalayika barasengera abantu.Angels pray for people.
- Ntawabonye umumalayika kuri iyo tariki.No one saw an angel on that date.
- Mu gitabu twasomye ivy'umumalayika.In the book we read about an angel.
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