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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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