Kinyarwanda
abakumirizi
Word parts: aba-kumirizi
ah-bah-koo-mee-REE-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabakumiriziah-bah-koo-mee-REE-zeesoon
Englishguardssoon
Frenchgardessoon
Meaning
Guards stationed at a doorway or entrance, especially to protect an important person.
Good to know
plural of umukumirizi (aba- class), from gukumira 'to block'; a fairly rare, formal word for a doorkeeper-guard.
Examples
- Abakumirizi bahagaze ku muryango w'ikigo cy'ubutegetsi.The guards stood at the door of the government office.
- Ese abakumirizi bemerera buri wese kwinjira?Do the guards let everyone in?
- Abakumirizi ntibemera kwinjiza umuntu udafite icyemezo.The guards do not allow in a person without an ID.
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