Kinyarwanda
abaja
Word parts: aba-ja
ah-BAH-jah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabajaah-BAH-jahsoon
Englishfemale servantssoon
Frenchservantessoon
Meaning
Female servants or maids who work in someone else's household.
Good to know
plural of umuja (aba- class).
Examples
- Abaja babiri bakoraga mu rugo rw'umutware.Two female servants worked in the chief's household.
- Ese abaja bahembwa neza mu gihe cya none?Are female servants paid well nowadays?
- Abaja ntibemewe gusiga urugo utabimenyeshejwe.Female servants are not allowed to leave the household without notice.
- Abaja bazaza gufasha gutegura ibiryo by'ubukwe.The female servants will come to help prepare the wedding food.
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