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Kirundi

umushakisha

Word parts: umu-shakisha

oo-moo-shah-KEE-shah

How to say it

Kirundiumushakishaoo-moo-shah-KEE-shahsoon
Englishexplorersoon
Frenchexplorateursoon

Meaning

a person who travels to discover unknown places; an explorer.

Good to know

plural abashakisha; from gushaka 'to seek'.

Examples

  • Umushakisha yagenze mu mashamba adasanzwe.The explorer traveled through unusual forests.
  • Ntawuzi ico umushakisha yaronse muri urwo rugendo.No one knows what the explorer found on that journey.
  • Abashakisha barashaka kumenya ivyari mu bishanga.The explorers wanted to know what was in the marshes.
  • Umushakisha azosubira mu rugendo ejo hazaza?Will the explorer go on another journey in the future?

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