Kirundi
umuzungu
Word parts: umu-zungu
oo-moo-ZOON-goo
How to say it
Kirundiumuzunguoo-moo-ZOON-goosoon
Englishwhite personsoon
Frenchpersonne blanchesoon
Meaning
a white-skinned person, especially a European.
Good to know
literally 'one who goes around', a name given to the first European explorers.
Examples
- Umuzungu yaje gusura Uburundi umwaka ushize.A European visitor came to Burundi last year.
- Twabonye abazungu benshi ku kibuga c'indege.We saw many foreigners at the airport.
- Umuzungu wiwe akorera mu bijanye n'ubuvuzi.Her foreign husband works in medicine.
- Ntabwo abazungu bose bavuka mu Burayi.Not all foreigners are born in Europe.
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