Kirundi
umututsi
Word parts: umu-tutsi
oo-moo-TOO-tsee
How to say it
Kirundiumututsioo-moo-TOO-tseesoon
EnglishTutsisoon
Frenchtutsi (personne)soon
Meaning
a member of the Tutsi ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region.
Good to know
an ethnonym, used neutrally to name a person's ethnic identity.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo ni umututsi wo mu majyaruguru y'igihugu.That man is a Tutsi from the north of the country.
- Abatutsi n'Abahutu n'Abatwa baba mu Burundi.Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa people all live in Burundi.
- Umututsi n'umuhutu barashobora kuba abavandimwe.A Tutsi person and a Hutu person can be relatives.
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