Kirundi
umurizi
Word parts: umu-rizi
oo-moo-REE-zee
How to say it
Kirundiumurizioo-moo-REE-zeesoon
Englishguardsoon
Frenchgardesoon
Meaning
a person who keeps watch over a place or people; a guard (variant of umurinzi).
Good to know
guard, watchman
Examples
- Umurizi yaricaye ku muryango wose umutaga.The guard sat at the gate all afternoon.
- Ntawuboneye umurizi kuri iyo saha.No one found a guard at that hour.
- Abarizi bararinze igisagara ijoro n'umutaga.The guards watched over the town day and night.
- Umurizi azogenda ryari?When will the guard leave?
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