Kinyarwanda
abagaragu
Word parts: aba-garagu
ah-bah-gah-RAH-goo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabagaraguah-bah-gah-RAH-goosoon
Englishservantssoon
Frenchserviteurssoon
Meaning
Male servants, especially in the traditional patron-client relationship of pre-colonial Rwanda.
Good to know
plural of umugaragu (aba- class); historical/feudal-era term — modern employees are called abakozi.
Examples
- Mu bwami bwa kera, abagaragu bakoreraga abatware babo.In the old kingdom, servants worked for their chiefs.
- Ese abagaragu b'umwami bahabwaga inka nk'ingororano?Were the king's servants given cows as a reward?
- Abagaragu ntibashoboraga kwanga icyifuzo cy'umutware wabo.Servants could not refuse their patron's wish.
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