Kinyarwanda
abakene
Word parts: aba-kene
ah-bah-KEH-neh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabakeneah-bah-KEH-nehsoon
Englishpoor peoplesoon
Frenchpauvressoon
Meaning
People lacking financial resources or material means.
Good to know
plural of umukene (aba- class); very common word.
Examples
- Abakene benshi bakenera ubufasha bw'ibiryo.Many poor people need food assistance.
- Ese abakene bazahabwa inguzanyo zoroshye?Will poor people be given easy loans?
- Abakene ntibashobora kwishyura amashuri makuru.Poor people cannot afford to pay for university.
- Guverinoma izafasha abakene kubona amazu.The government will help poor people get houses.
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