zone
ZOH-neh
How to say it
KirundizoneZOH-nehsoon
Englishzone (part of a commune)soon
Frenchzonesoon
Meaning
An administrative unit of Burundi between the commune and the hill, used above all for the urban districts of Bujumbura such as Bwiza or Gatumba.
Good to know
Borrowed from French, with the name after it: zone Bwiza, muri zone Gatumba. Plural amazone; the unit below it is the umutumba (colline).
Examples
- Aba muri zone Bwiza i Bujumbura.He lives in the Bwiza zone of Bujumbura.
- Umukuru wa zone yaganiriye n'abanyagihugu.The head of the zone talked with the residents.
- Iyo komine igizwe n'amazone atatu.That commune is made up of three zones.
Forms
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