umurwanyi
oo-moo-RWAH-nyee
How to say it
Kirundiumurwanyioo-moo-RWAH-nyee
Englishfighter, combatant
Frenchcombattant
Meaning
A person who fights in a war or an armed movement; in Burundi it often means a former fighter of a liberation movement.
Good to know
Plural abarwanyi. From kurwana, to fight. umusi w'umurwanyi is a party's day honoring its former fighters.
Examples
- Sogokuru yahoze ari umurwanyi.My grandfather was once a fighter.
- Abarwanyi benshi bashize intwaro hasi.Many fighters laid down their weapons.
- Umurwanyi umwe yafashwe n'abasoda.One fighter was caught by the soldiers.
Forms
abarwanyi (plural of umurwanyi, fighter, combatant)
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