umuraperi
oo-moo-rah-PEH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiumuraperioo-moo-rah-PEH-reesoon
Englishrappersoon
Frenchrappeursoon
Meaning
A singer who performs rap music, speaking rhymed words to a strong beat.
Good to know
Plural abaraperi. Borrowed from English through French; Kinyarwanda writes it the same way.
Examples
- Umuraperi azwi cane yaririmvye i Bujumbura.A very famous rapper sang in Bujumbura.
- Murumuna wanje ashaka kuba umuraperi.My younger brother wants to be a rapper.
- Abaraperi b'Abarundi bararirimba mu Kirundi.Burundian rappers sing in Kirundi.
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