umupira w'amaguru
oo-moo-PEE-rah wah-mah-GOO-roo
How to say it
Kirundiumupira w'amaguruoo-moo-PEE-rah wah-mah-GOO-roo
Englishfootball, soccer
Frenchfootball
Meaning
The team game played with the feet and a ball, the most followed sport in Burundi.
Good to know
Literally 'ball of the feet'. Basketball is umupira w'amaboko, ball of the hands; a player is umukinyi.
Examples
- Abana bakina umupira w'amaguru ku kibuga.The children play football on the pitch.
- Nkunda kuraba umupira w'amaguru kuri televiziyo.I like watching football on television.
- Umupira w'amaguru uhuza abantu benshi.Football brings many people together.
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