Kirundi
umusirikare
Word parts: umu-sirikare
oo-moo-see-ree-KAH-reh
How to say it
Kirundiumusirikareoo-moo-see-ree-KAH-rehsoon
Englishsoldiersoon
Frenchsoldatsoon
Meaning
a member of the armed forces; a soldier.
Good to know
borrowed from Swahili askari; plural abasirikare.
Examples
- Umusirikare yararindiye umupaka ijoro ryose.The soldier guarded the border all night.
- Ese umusirikare wa mbere yaje ryari?When did the first soldier arrive?
- Abasirikare bagiye ku rugamba mu gitondo.The soldiers went to the battlefield in the morning.
- Umusirikare azogaruka iwabo ryari?When will the soldier return home?
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